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Byline: Mike White Jan. 12--Dane Jackson has one closet in his home with Cornell shirts and sweatshirts. He has another closet for Quaker Valley shirts and sweatshirts. But no matter [...]

Byline: Stephanie McFeeters Aug. 16--Summer break is winding down, but as children across the city celebrate their last few days of freedom, they probably are sporting sweatshirts rather than swimsuits. [...]

Byline: Teresa F. Lindeman July 26--Two years ago, fans bought $80 million worth of Penn State licensed merchandise, loading up on sweatshirts, key chains and paw print window stickers to [...]

Byline: Sara Bauknecht What's the difference between men's and women's clothing? These days, the lines are blurred. On runways around the world, designers are shaking up long-held societal and sartorial [...]

Byline: Sara Bauknecht While millions tuned in Sunday to watch the New England Patriots take on the Atlanta Falcons, the Big Apple is getting ready for a Super Bowl of [...]

Byline: Sara Bauknecht Feb. 06--In romance or retail, breaking up is hard to do. For a number of chains, 2017 has gotten off to a rocky start, with Macy's, J.C. [...]

Byline: Molly Born Oct. 09--The Penn Hills School District announced a short-term lifting of its ban on hoodies in class that had resulted in 41 recent suspensions for violating the [...]

Byline: Sara Bauknecht NEW YORK _ You name it, we saw it. The latest New York Fashion Week, which wrapped earlier this month, was everything and the kitchen sink, as [...]

Byline: Sara Bauknecht Sept. 26--NEW YORK -- You name it, we saw it. The latest New York Fashion Week, which wrapped earlier this month, was everything and the kitchen sink, [...]

Byline: Dan Majors Jan. 02--The savvy revelers who rang in the new year on East Carson Street went there Thursday night with a plan. Reservations in one of the clubs, [...]

Byline: Sara Bauknecht Dec. 20--The countdown to Christmas is on! (Seriously, even for present procrastinators it's crunch time.) If finding an ugly holiday sweater for a party this week has [...]

Byline: Peter Smith Sept. 26--PHILADELPHIA -- It's Rome on the Schuylkill, only with more barricades. In a scene reminiscent of the Eternal City, pilgrims from many states and lands trooped [...]

Byline: Kim Lyons May 29--Dan Rugh started Commonwealth Press in 2002. ... He thinks. 'I'm not too great with dates, but that sounds about right,' Mr. Rugh said with a [...]

Byline: Sara Bauknecht A change of season means it's time to change up your look. Are you ready? Trends for this time of year mimic the tone of the season: [...]

Byline: Sara Bauknecht April 27--A change of season means it's time to change up your look. Are you ready? Trends for this time of year mimic the tone of the [...]

Byline: Marylynne Pitz April 14--As rain dampens another gray April morning, Valerie Bacharach paces inside a Swissvale building while leading a poetry writing workshop for 13 women. Her classroom is [...]

Byline: Sara Bauknecht March 08--Fields of flowers and warmer temperatures (we hope!) aren't all that will be in bloom this spring. In fashion, designers are churning out limited-edition capsule collections [...]

Byline: Liz Navratil Jan. 16--A judge today dismissed homicide and other charges filed against a teenager in connection with a killing in the Hill District this summer. Jameel Porter, 17, [...]

Byline: Audrey Snyder Oct. 24--UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- In 2012, Andrew Nelson looked to his left and right and the then-Hershey High School standout saw a sea of people. White [...]

Byline: Michael Sanserino Aug. 10--College sports fans can now buy Jell-O molds in the shape of their favorite team's logo, pet beds modeled to look like their favorite team's football [...]

Byline: Sara Bauknecht May 25--In 1988, a job at Diane Merrick boutique in Los Angeles brought Pamela Skaist-Levy and Gela Nash-Taylor together. A love of fashion made them friends. Their [...]

Byline: Linda Wilson Fuoco Oct. 21--As 40 motorcycles pulled out Sunday afternoon onto Washington Boulevard, the man in the purple topcoat and striped pants stood out, his brassy blond wig [...]

Byline: Teresa F. Lindeman Oct. 05--Talk about pent-up demand. Suffering through two decades of playoff exile is an agony that only faithful Pittsburgh Pirates fans can really describe -- the [...]

Byline: Kaitlynn Riely Sept. 25--Alongside yinzer, gumband and nebby, add another word to the lexicon known as Pittsburghese. Buctober, noun. 1: The month that, for the first time in 21 [...]

Byline: Molly Born Sept. 24--The Majestic Clubhouse Store will begin selling special merchandise this morning to celebrate the Pirates' first trip to the playoffs in 21 years. The store, outside [...]

Byline: Mike Vernon and Michael Sanserino July 15--The Pirates don't anticipate shutting down former top-pick Gerrit Cole this season, using a systematic analysis of Cole's innings pitched and frequent communication [...]

Byline: Michael A. Fuoco June 15--An independent diamond dealer told Pittsburgh police he believes he was targeted by thieves who robbed him of diamonds at knifepoint in the parking garage [...]

Byline: Michael A. Fuoco June 14--An independent diamond dealer told Pittsburgh police he believes he was targeted by thieves who robbed him of diamonds at knifepoint in the parking garage [...]

Byline: Brian O'Neill May 02--As I flipped through the remarkably sturdy pages of Joseph H. Larwill's 19th century workbook at the University of Pittsburgh's archives in North Point Breeze, it [...]

April 10--No one can justify spray painting political graffiti on the Cathedral of Learning to protest sweatshops or anything else. The building is private property, the act is vandalism and [...]

Byline: Michael A. Fuoco March 17--The weather was brisk and biting Saturday, unlike last year when temperatures climbed into the 70s, but the spirit was equally willing and warm for [...]

Byline: Scott Mervis Feb. 21--Kenny Vance was working a cruise ship when the hurricane hit. A friend had called him while it was still a warning and told the musician [...]

Byline: Sara Bauknecht Feb. 19--NEW YORK -- The world got a peek at the trends that will dominate racks next fall and winter during New York Fashion Week, which wrapped [...]

Byline: Sara Bauknecht Feb. 13--NEW YORK -- The fashion world didn't know if it would see this day again -- Betsey Johnson at the tents at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. In [...]

Byline: Sam Werner Jan. 06--BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Minutes before kickoff Saturday, Pitt announced senior running back Ray Graham would miss his final college game with a hamstring injury. Graham had [...]

Byline: Sean D. Hamill Dec. 09--When you're 6 years old and it's 2 1/2 weeks until Christmas, sometimes it's pretty easy to tell why several men in Santa hats are [...]

Byline: Annie Siebert Nov. 21--Gateway school board members last week voted down a resolution that would have decreased fees to rent district facilities. The board increased the rental fees this [...]

Byline: Moriah Balingit May 11--The death of a 17-year-old Florida boy, who was fatally shot by a neighborhood watchman Feb. 25, has drawn the attention of congressmen, NBA stars and [...]

Byline: Moriah Balingit March 31--The death of a 17-year-old Florida boy, who was fatally shot by a neighborhood watchman Feb. 25, has drawn the attention of congressmen, NBA stars and [...]

Byline: Sadie Gurman March 20--Three men captured after a heist at a Shaler McDonald's were charged Monday with 12 similar holdups in which police said they fired gunshots, doused victims [...]

Byline: Moriah Balingit Feb. 17--North Versailles police said two armed men made off with cash and a bottle of Crown Royal whiskey after robbing a Primanti Bros. restaurant early today. [...]

Byline: Sadie Gurman Jan. 30--New Kensington police have told agencies in surrounding communities to be on the look out for a pair of gunmen who robbed a bank this afternoon. [...]

Byline: Sadie Gurman Jan. 03--A man who was killed on the back porch of his Brighton Heights apartment Monday night was ambushed, Pittsburgh police said today. Chaz Anger, 21, of [...]

Byline: Sadie Gurman Dec. 25--Pittsburgh police have arrested a pair of men who they said held a sawed-off shotgun to the head of a 12-year-old boy during a Saturday home [...]

Byline: Sadie Gurman Dec. 22--Police said a pair of masked men in a stolen flatbed truck tried to rob a man and successfully carjacked a woman within minutes late Wednesday [...]

Byline: Laura Olson Aug. 31--One of two teenagers accused of attempting to rob state Sen. Tim Solobay in Harrisburg was acquitted today by a Dauphin County Common Pleas Court jury. [...]

Byline: Sadie Gurman April 08--The attorney for a man charged with shooting a Clairton police officer said witnesses misidentified his client when they pegged him from a photo lineup as [...]

Byline: Moriah Balingit March 29--Two men robbed a Lawrenceville convenience store at gunpoint late Monday night, making off with cash from the register, a city dispatch supervisor said. The robbery [...]

Byline: Tracie Mauriello Feb. 19--HARRISBURG -- Two teens accused of trying to rob a state lawmaker were held for trial after a preliminary hearing in Harrisburg this morning. Thomas Evans [...]

Byline: Rich Lord Jan. 27--Don't play games with the Steelers ... logo. That was the clear message in federal court Wednesday, when the team and the National Football League took [...]