Mel Packer News Today

It took Bruce Spiegel nearly seven years to complete his documentary, “City of Steel,” from 2015 until its premiere at the AMC Waterfront 22 in Homestead in 2022. Spiegel joined three former steelworkers for a screening and Q&A at the William Pitt Union on Monday to explore the decline of the Pittsburgh steel industry through...

A proposed air quality permit that’s been two years in the making is dividing Mon Valley residents over whether the Edgar Thomson Works is primarily a source of good jobs or bad air. Residents, environmental activists and supporters of industry testified on these themes during a June 29 hearing for determining the plant's new federal emissions permit.

At a Jan. 25 meeting, the city of Pittsburgh's City Planning Commission has voted for a continuance on McKnight Realty Partners’ application to build a...