CP photo: Jared Wickerham State Rep. Ed Gainey Last week, Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto officially announced his re-election efforts with a virtual event, and on Tue., Jan. 19 Peduto has received his most formidable challenger in the form of state Rep. Ed Gainey (D-Lincoln-Lemington). Gainey has served as state representative for the 24th Pennsylvania House District since 2013 and has become a well-known progressive ally on issues like criminal justice reform, marijuana policy, labor, public transit, and the Black Lives Matter movement. If Gainey were to win, he would become the first Black mayor in Pittsburgh history. “I m running for Mayor because I know that the working people of Pittsburgh need opportunities for good union jobs with a living wage and benefits, affordable housing, genuine public safety, and a city where
CP Photo: Jared Wickerham Lea Bickerton, owner of The Tiny Bookstore Lea and Bill Bickerton, the husband and wife team behind The Tiny Bookstore in Pittsburgh’s North Hills, have a running joke that the store is Lea’s baby. Bill is just the hired help. At just under 300 square feet, and tucked away in the center of Pines Plaza shopping center in Ross, patrons at The Tiny Bookstore won’t find an aisle devoted to popular novels or
New York Times bestsellers. Lea, who curates the store’s selection, chooses only to carry and promote books that appeal to her.
20 January 2021
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Pregnant singer and actress Paloma Faith spent Monday night in the hospital after suffering with lower abdominal cramps.
The star took to Instagram on Tuesday to update fans on her health, sharing a new snap of her growing baby bump, and revealed she d spent the night in the Maternal Fetal Assessment Unit. We were in the MFAU last night cause I ve had some lower abdominal cramps, Faith wrote. bl dy praying this one doesn t come early like the last! she added.
The singer welcomed her first child with partner Leyman Lahcine in 2016.
Earlier this month, Faith announced she is determined to remain a homebody until she has given birth, after hitting her COVID breaking point following an unexpected encounter in the park.
20 January 2021
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Megan Thee Stallion has reluctantly cleared out all the junk food from her home as she embarks on her healthy eating bootcamp .
The Savage hitmaker enjoyed her last cheat meal over the weekend and on Sunday, she documented her struggles as she was forced to rid her pantry and refrigerator of any unhealthy snacks and treats. Throwing out thee junk food (sic), she captioned footage of the task, explaining: Today I cleaned out the fridge to the best of my abilities. Megan assured her Instagram followers she was donating any untouched food to those in need.
The rapper received some words of support from actress Taraji P. Henson, who appeared in the rapper s recent Body video.
By the time he tested positive for covid-19 on Jan. 12, Gary Herritz was feeling pretty sick. He suspects he was infected a week earlier, during a medical appointment in which he saw health workers who were wearing masks beneath their noses or who had removed them entirely.