A $1.75 million Mellon Foundation gift has revived the long-stalled restoration of Pittsburgh’s National Negro Opera House, pushing work on the historic Homewood site forward. Local leaders say the money will go toward permanent exterior repairs and help attract more funding.

A restored 560‑seat Canon Theatre will open this fall in the former Canonsburg Middle School, anchored by Little Lake Theatre and backed by local grants.

A local artist says Primanti Bros. reproduced a Market Square mural he painted in 1997 without permission and is suing under the Visual Artists’ Rights Act.