Pittsburg, PA
Pittsburgh community concerned about pause on parking lot construction at former Civic Arena site
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It looks like we may be one step closer to seeing development at the former Civic Arena site in Pittsburgh’s Lower Hill District.
Developers are hoping to move forward with a music venue in the coming months, but there are concerns about promises made to the Hill District neighbors.
A community meeting on Tuesday with the site developers and Hill District talked about progress on what is currently just parking lots in the Lower Hill. The hope is to have an indoor Live Nation music venue built.
“Live Nation has been very interested in building a venue within the city of Pittsburgh. They’ve been focused on the Lower Hill as a central location for that,” said Craig Dunham, vice president of development for the Penguins.
It would hold about 4,500 people and a 900-space garage. The garage has been put on hold, and that has concerns from the Hill Community Development Corporation, as the garage’s parking taxes were going to neighborhood needs. It said in a statement, it said the lack of a parking garage will “pause desperately needed funds for the Ammon Recreation Center and housing development.”
The group is calling on the city, URA, and Sports and Exhibition Authority to address this. The group feels it’s a promise that is not coming to fruition.
“The venue is ready to move forward. The garage has some work ahead of still relative to finances given our current climate,” Dunham said.
This all comes as the FNB Financial Center is finishing up, but there are still questions about when plans for housing on the site will be done, some of which are slated to be affordable housing. That has been an ongoing battle for years. It is still in the early stages of planning and figuring out the finances to make it happen.
“Until we have that figured out, we don’t have a specific timeline,” Dunham said.
The Hill CDC said it is still closely following this development and wants its needs met.
The Penguins said Bethel AME Church, which got its land back in the Lower Hill, should be moving forward with some development of housing soon.
Pittsburgh-area natives Joe Manganiello and Caitlin O’Connor are returning to their roots.
Manganiello, from Mt. Lebanon, and O’Connor, from Uniontown, have bought a home in the South Hills after getting engaged this summer.
On Pittsburgh Today Live on Thursday, O’Connor talked about the couple’s move from Hollywood to Mt. Lebanon.
“It’s so nice to be home,” she said.
While Manganiello and O’Connor are happy to be back in southwestern Pennsylvania, O’Connor said it’ll be a bigger adjustment for the beloved chihuahua Bubbles. From the Pittsburgh Steelers fashion show to the gala celebrating the new airport terminal, the tiny dog is seemingly always in Manganiello’s arms.
“Bubbles is a California girl. She really doesn’t like the cold. We wrap her in a blanket and she has many, many puffy coats. I bought her a Steelers puffy to put in her stocking, so we’re going to see how she does over the next few months. But it’s not that long. It’s not forever. Winter will come and go,” O’Connor said.
And they all got quite the Pittsburgh welcome. O’Connor said it snowed when they were moving in, and Manganiello was outside shoveling for over two hours. She said she’s getting him a snowblower for Christmas.
The couple won’t be braving the Pittsburgh winter for too long. O’Connor said they’ll soon be off to South Africa, where Manganiello will film “One Piece” for Netflix. He’ll star as the villain Crocodile in the popular Japanese manga series.
“Bubbles will be in a better state,” O’Connor joked, saying it’s currently summer in South Africa. “I just bring Bubbles to set and hang out. It’s really the best job.”
Police in Westmoreland County are investigating a late-night shooting that happened at an apartment complex in Irwin Borough.
Irwin Police Chief Daniel Wensel confirmed to KDKA-TV that the department, along with Westmoreland County detectives are investigating a shooting that happened at the Bevington Building along Sweetbriar Drive within the Villages of Easton Apartment Complex.
Dispatchers said the first call related to the incident came in around 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Details are limited but Chief Wensel said there is no danger to the public.
It’s unclear if any injuries have been reported or if any arrests have been made.
Chief Wensel said that more information is expected to be released once detectives and the department get further along in the investigation.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are re-signing veteran running back Trey Sermon, the team announced today. Sermon has had multiple on-and-off stints with the Steelers since signing with the team rookie mini-camp. He’s appeared in three games for the Steelers in 2025.
Sermon was drafted in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers. In 46 career games, Sermon has 505 yards on 134 carries and three touchdowns with the 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles, Indianapolis Colts, and Steelers.
The Steelers have the chance to put the Baltimore Ravens on the ropes this Sunday. If they defeat the Detroit Lions, the Ravens would have to defeat one of the New England Patriots or Green Bay Packers for the Week 18 matchup between the Steelers and Ravens to have any stakes. The Steelers can also clinch the division before Week 18 if they win their next two games and the Ravens go 1-1 or 0-2.
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