Pittsburgh/ Community & Society
Published on March 18, 2020
Top Pittsburgh news: American Eagle to close all stores; emergency fund to help arts community; morePhoto: Allie_Caulfield/Flickr

Here's the most recent top news you may have missed in Pittsburgh.

Activists call for release of inmates from county jail

Conditions at the Allegheny County Jail create "the perfect storm for a potential COVID-19 outbreak," local activists said in an online statement that calls for the mass release of people held at the jail.

Read the full story on WESA.

Pittsburgh-based American Eagle to close all stores

In a message posted to its website, American Eagle says it will temporarily close all of its retail store locations in the U.S. 

Read the full story on CBS Pittsburgh.

PGH Artists Emergency Fund to provide financial relief to arts community

The fund was created to provide immediate financial relief to artists who lost gigs, venue workers who lost shifts and anyone else in the arts and events community who is in need because of the effects of the coronavirus.

Read the full story on Pittsburgh City Paper.


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