A year after the Italian Sons & Daughters of America sued the City of Pittsburgh over its proposed removal of a statue of Christopher Columbus at Schenley Park, the case remains in limbo — and the 13-foot-tall statue remains covered. An Allegheny County Common Pleas judge who is presiding over
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While the owner of the Kiski Junction Railroad is finalizing its closure, a Gilpin supervisor is proposing converting the railroad corridor into a recreational trail.
Rosebud Mining, which owns the 165-year-old short line, is closing the railroad for good, according to the company’s president, Jim Barker. The railroad has been a popular tourist attraction for years in the fall with its antique locomotive and cherry red riding cars. But its main business hauling freight was spotty in recent years.
The national day of recognition celebrating the American flag — June 14 — has roots in the Pittsburgh region and Pennsylvania. On this day in 1777, the Continental Congress adopted a resolution approving the design for the first flag of the United States, which at that time was “thirteen stripes