Monroeville Mayor Nick Gresock said efforts to save the Monroeville Convention Center have reached all the way to the highest levels of state government. Gresock said he was joined by Lt. Gov. Austin Davis, state Sens. Jay Costa and Jim Brewster, state Rep. Brandon Markosek, a representative from the Allegheny
The owner of the center, Oxford Development, said in a statement Monday that events at the center after June 1 have been provided notice of the closure.
Hotel and hospitality industry leaders are seeking to establish a fund dedicated to marketing the local tourism industry by applying a 2% assessment fee to hotel rooms in the county.
When Greensburg police charged two men with a downtown shooting outside The Rialto bar, in which a bystander was wounded in late January, video footage helped investigators identify one of the suspects. “Without the surveillance video, that may not have been the outcome,” police Chief Shawn Denning said. “With the