Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, Oct. 1:
22nd annual Gingerbread House Competition accepting entries
The CitiParks Office of Special Events said it will begin accepting registrations Tuesday for the 22nd annual City of Pittsburgh Gingerbread House Competition. Registration will open online at 10 a.m. at pittsburghpa.gov/gingerbread and remain open through 11:59 p.m. Nov. 10. Individuals, schools, communities, nonprofits and professionals are eligible to enter displays.
The city’s Office of Special Events is partnering with Clearview Federal Credit Union to present Pittsburgh’s official holiday events, including the gingerbread house display and 109th tree-lighting ceremony.
This year’s display at the City-County Building will open with a ceremony Nov. 22. Entries will remain on display from Light Up Night (Nov. 23) through early January. In addition to 19 categories, participants will be eligible for overall awards such as the “Clearview Choice,” voted on by Clearview representatives, and “Curator’s Choice,” selected by Carnegie Museum of Art.
The competition began in 2002 with Downtown Pittsburgh hotels to benefit the Children’s Hospital Free Care Fund, and since has seen thousands of entries and visitors to PPG Place before moving to the City-County Building in 2019.
For more information on the Gingerbread House Display and Competition, please visit pittsburghpa.gov/gingerbread, email specialevents@pittsburghpa.gov or follow @pgheventsoffice on social media.
Police investigate reported stabbing Downtown
Pittsburgh police reported to the city’s Highland Park neighborhood early Monday morning after receiving a report of a man with a stab wound.
Police said just after 7:30 a.m., a Pittsburgh Regional Transit driver told dispatch a passenger was requesting a police and EMS response to Bunkerhill and St. Clair streets to report an aggravated assault.
Responding units spoke with a man in his 20s with a stabbing injury to his heel. Police said he was largely uncooperative with officers. He reportedly told officers the stabbing happened somewhere Downtown, but did not provide a time or exact location.
He was transported to the hospital in stable condition. The investigation is ongoing.
Caliente’s Pizza set to open North Hills location, launch sauce line
Caliente’s Pizza and Draft House will mark the grand opening of its new location along Babcock Boulevard on Oct. 4.
The pizza chain will be taking up residence in the previous site of Silvioni’s Restaurant.
In conjunction with the grand opening, the restaurant franchise said it will be launching the sale of its sauces in Giant Eagle Market Districts. The sauce list includes Caliente Original Pizza Sauce, New York Pizza Sauce, Vodka Sauce, Caliente Hot Pepper Spread, Caliente Mild Pepper Spread, Caliente Tomato Jam, Caliente Mild and Hot Pepper Rings, Caliente General Tso Sauce, Caliente Bloody Mary Mix, Caliente Hot Pepper Oil.
Haley Daugherty is a TribLive reporter covering local politics, feature stories and Allegheny County news. A native of Pittsburgh, she lived in Alabama for six years. She joined the Trib in 2022 after graduating from Chatham University. She can be reached at hdaugherty@triblive.com.