Beehive Announces Closing, Wiggin Retires, Nover Dies: 2018 Wrap

PITTSBURGH, PA - There was no shortage of memorable events in and around Pittsburgh in 2018. Which ones did Patch readers find the most interesting?

Between now and year’s end, Patch is counting down 2018’s most-read stories. Let’s start with numbers 50 through 41:

50. Beehive Coffeehouse Ending 28-Year Pittsburgh Run

After nearly three decades in the South Side, the owners of the Beehive decide to call it a day. The shop’s unique decor and eclectic atmosphere provided a stark contrast to corporate-owned coffee shops such as Starbucks.

49. WTAE’s Sally Wiggin Retires
Wiggin, 66, joined WTAE in 1980, and in January 1981 became co-anchor of the weekend news, a position she held until November 1986, when she was named anchor on the weeknight newscasts. She anchored the 11 p.m. news for 16 years and the 6 p.m. news for 22 years.

48. Pittsburgh Restaurant’s Burger Wins National Award
The James Beard Foundation named Lawrenceville’s Burgh'ers is one of five winners in its fourth annual Blended Burger Project competition. The competition features chefs from all restaurant categories developing their take on a mushroom and meat blended burger.

47. Dick’s Sporting Goods Ends Sale Of Assault-Style Weapons
The nation's largest sporting goods retailer stopped selling assault-style weapons like the one used in the Parkland, Florida, high school mass shooting.

46. Sam Nover, Longtime WPXI-TV Sports Anchor, Dies At 77
The sports anchor, who spent nearly three decades at WPXI, also spent several years as a network announcer.

45. Pittsburgh Newspaper's Editorial On Trump, Racism Prompts Uproar
A Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial defended a vulgarity allegedly made by President Trump and compared calling someone a racist to McCarthyism.

44. 4 Women Illegally Obtained 17,000-Plus Pills, State AG Says
Three of them worked in the medical field, according to Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro.

43. Terminally Ill Teen Wants Your Christmas Cards
The teen, who has been treated at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, had one wish for what likely will be his last holiday season.

42. Ex-Steelers Doc To Serve 10 Years For Dealing Opioids, Steroids
Richard Rydze was convicted of crimes that included illegally prescribing more than 21,000 Vicodin tablets.

41. The Yard Expand To Robinson
The popular gastropub opened its first location in Pittsburgh's western suburbs.

Coming next: Stories 40-31.

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