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Pittsburgh businesses gearing up for St. Patrick’s Day

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March 13, 2024

Pittsburgh businesses gearing up for St. Patrick’s Day

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — In early March, WalletHub named Pittsburgh among the best cities in the country for celebrating St. Patrick’s Day.

This proclamation only confirmed what many Pittsburghers already knew, and every company KDKA spoke with in the Strip District on Wednesday said the same thing. This weekend is always huge for both crowds and sales.

David Regan, the owner of the Harp and Fiddle Irish Pub, says that all of March is busy for the pub, but he says it kicks up for this weekend’s festivities.

“There is a lot of extra ordering and a lot of extra beer,” Regan said. “We just order as much as we can hold here and just keep having them bring more.”

And if you are wondering what the most popular beer is on Saint Patrick’s Day weekend, well, it shouldn’t be that hard to guess.

“It’s Guinness, by far,” Regan said. “It’s 40 to 50 barrels of Guinness in the two-day period, plus everything else. It’s a lot.”

Just down Penn Avenue from the Harp and Fiddle, clothing store Yinzers In The Burgh has been prepping for this weekend since the Steelers season ended.

Yinzers has three locations in the Strip, and Darlene Sciulli says there is a wide variety of green apparel for purchase, for whatever weather may come this Saturday and Sunday.

“We have crewnecks, we have sweatshirts,” said Sciulli. “We have some beautiful embroidered sweatshirts. And then what is really popular is some of the funny sayings like, ‘Let’s day drink,’ ‘Lepriclaw.’”

But if you are looking to maybe stay in and cook a traditional Irish meal, Strip District Meats has got you covered with its top-selling Irish holiday favorite: corned beef.

“For Saint Patrick’s Day, the biggest seller we have is the corned beef briskets,” said Christie Bengele, whose family has owned Strip District Meats for three generations. “We usually have those in stock all year round, but we double those orders around this time of year. People are just trying to eat like the ancestors and celebrate.”

Now, both Yinnzers and Harp and Fiddle said that they will open early on Saturday before the parade at 8a.m. to facilitate all of your celebrating needs.

Christopher DeRose

Chris DeRose is a reporter for KDKA-TV. He has been a reporter, producer, host and actor for over 15 years, starting his professional career in Chicago back in 2007.

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Winter storm to usher in up to 5 inches of snow in Pittsburgh

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December 13, 2025

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Winter storm to usher in up to 5 inches of snow in Pittsburgh

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Pennsylvania hunter charged after nearly shooting person, police say

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December 13, 2025

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Pennsylvania hunter charged after nearly shooting person, police say

Updated on: December 12, 2025 / 7:12 PM EST
/ CBS Pittsburgh

A hunter in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, was charged after nearly shooting a person, according to police.

Karen Gaus, 42, was arrested and charged with recklessly endangering another person and disorderly conduct in connection with the incident, officials said.

The Susquehanna Regional Police Department said in a news release that officers responded to Beattys Tollgate Road in East Donegal Township on Nov. 29 for a hunting complaint. Police said a homeowner was outside their residence when they heard multiple gunshots and a bullet passing by.

Officers began investigating and found Gaus nearby, who admitted that she was hunting and fired two shots at a deer in the direction of the victim’s home, according to the news release.

Gaus, according to court documents, is awaiting her preliminary hearing, which is scheduled for Jan. 12, 2026.

Pennsylvania’s firearms deer season ends on Saturday. It opened on Nov. 29 and included two Sundays: Nov. 30 and Dec. 7. Earlier this summer, Gov. Josh Shapiro signed a bill that reversed what state lawmakers called the “outdated” ban on Sunday hunting.

Before the firearms deer season began, the Game Commission said it expected more than 500,000 hunters would be out and about.

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Giants release former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver

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December 12, 2025

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Giants release former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver

The New York Giants have released former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Ray-Ray McCloud, the team announced. McCloud was on their practice squad.

McCloud was released from the Atlanta Falcons earlier this season after being sent home by head coach Raheem Morris in a mysterious exit.

“I sent him home,” Morris said. “Excused absence — home. Working through some things right now that are private with my young man, and we’ll figure those things out as we go.”

The former Falcons wide receiver room has gone through ups and downs. They fired wide receivers coach Ike Hilliward in Week 3, a coach that McCloud is close with from his time with the Steelers. Hilliard coached McCloud for two seasons.

Morris said that McCloud’s issues have nothing to do with the fact that Hilliard was fired.

“This is between Ray-Ray, the organization and us and dealing with those things,” Morris said. “Nothing to do with that. It is just more a football thing and what we got to get straightened out.”

The former Steelers wide receiver is a valuable slot receiver who can also be a key cog on returns, but has floated around the NFL over the years trying to find a long-term home.

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