Many businesses, churches, schools and other organizations around the Pittsburgh region are shutting down as a record-setting snowfall continues to accumulate.
A broad list of closings and delays is available from TribLive news partner WTAE. The list includes school districts, churches, cultural institutions and attractions such as the National Aviary, which is closed through Tuesday.
While some school districts are going to remote instruction for Monday, the Plum School District is among those closed fully. It declared that Monday will be a “traditional snow day,” with no remote or virtual classes, and students will not need to make up the day. All athletic practices and events are also canceled.
With authorities advising residents to stay off roads unless they absolutely have to travel, it may be safe to presume most businesses are closed on Sunday. Some are announcing closures or changes in hours for Monday into Tuesday, as well.
A sampling of notable announcements:
• Giant Eagle closed all corporate Giant Eagle and Market District locations at 4 p.m. Sunday. The company said it intends to reopen stores for normal business hours on Monday.
• Golden Dawn, a grocery store in New Kensington, is closed Sunday. It plans to reopen at 8 a.m. Monday.
• Community Supermarkets in Penn Hills and Lower Burrell are closed Sunday. They were scheduled to reopen at 7 a.m. Monday.
• Walmart stores at the Pittsburgh Mills in Frazer and Highlands Mall in Harrison are closed. Updates on Walmart stores are available online.
• The Heinz History Center is closed Sunday.
• The Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium will be closed on Sunday and Monday. It is scheduled to open on Thursday for regular off-season hours.
• The Boyce Park ski slopes and the North and South Park ice rinks will be closed on Monday, Allegheny County announced. All pre-registered participants will automatically receive a refund back to their original payment method within 3-5 days. Programming scheduled for Monday will be rescheduled to a later date. Participants will receive email communications with further information.
• Allegheny County offices, including non-essential functions such as administrative offices, will be closed Monday. County facilities, including parks, will be closed to the public.
The Sherriff’s Office will be open except for real estate, civil process and firearms divisions, which are closed.
The Controller’s Office, Treasurer’s Office, and District Attorney’s Office will all be closed to the public.
The Allegheny County Jail will be closed to visitors.
• In Allegheny County, all divisions of the Court of Common Pleas, all magisterial district courts and Pittsburgh Municipal Court will be closed Monday. Arraignment court will remain open.
• In Westmoreland County, the courthouse in Greensburg will be closed Monday, the commissioners decided, after previously announcing a two-hour delay. Courts and public meetings of the county’s retirement board and prison board will be rescheduled.
• In Washington County, all offices and courts are closed to the public Monday with remote work in place for those employees who can.
• In Fayette County, all county buildings are closed to the public Monday. In addition, FACT buses will not be operating on Monday.
• At Duquesne University, all classes on Monday will be held remotely and university offices will be staffed remotely. Essential personnel will report as scheduled. Students in the Schools of pharmacy and nuursing, the Rangos School of Health Sciences, the Nasuti College of Osteopathic Medicine and others who are participating in clinical rotations will follow instructions provided by their school or clinical sites regarding attendance and reporting.
• All PennDOT driver license and photo centers will be closed Monday through Tuesday. Customers who have road tests scheduled will be contacted by PennDOT staff to reschedule them, or they may go online to reschedule their road test.
What’s open?
But any number of businesses are remaining open Sunday. For example, Bortz Hardware in downtown Greensburg (119 South Pennsylvania Ave., 724-834-3770) was open today.
In Pittsburgh’s Morningside neighborhood, Bulldog Pub opened at 9 a.m. Sunday, as it usually does for soccer fans watching games played overseas. Digital creator Johnny Pittsburgh spoke this morning to the manager, who said that “anybody who can make it out, we’re going to be here for, and once the neighborhood wakes up, they might need a place to go.”