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PNC Park’s all-you-can-eat seats: binge or bliss?

The cost of a family trip to PNC Park can quickly add up. The tickets and parking alone can cost some serious coin, and that’s before buying a hotdog and soda from the concession stand.

Missing bison a load of bull?

Sewickley — Earlier this week, fliers lined the streets of Sewickley asking for aid in finding a lost pet.
A 1,100-pound pet named Lenny. Oh, and Lenny’s a bison.
It is a story greeted with amusement by some area residents and skepticism by most, especially since no local authorities were contacted to help search for an animal [...]

Airline’s retreat hits township hard

As US Airways has cut flights from Pittsburgh International Airport, it’s left behind more than just empty gates along Concourse A.

The daily flights, as many as 550 six years ago, now total 68. Jobs with the airline have also dwindled in the same period, dropping from 12,000 at the airport to 1,800.

That combination has proved costly for the municipality the airport calls home.

Bar owners consider what new tax will do

In Crescent Township’s Tinkers Tavern, ire over Allegheny County’s new drink tax flows as freely as the libations.

The opinions mirror the feelings of bar and restaurant owners across the county.

The drink tax, approved last week by the Allegheny County Council to fill a $30 million budget gap and provide dedicated funding for the Port Authority, has riled restaurateurs, diners, bar owners and alcohol aficionados.

The tax, which adds a 10 percent charge on alcohol from bars and restaurants, will dramatically cut profits, drive business across county lines and, in some cases cause businesses to close, they say.