The red brick Kaufman House restaurant sat at Zelienople's busiest intersection Thursday as it has for more than 100 years, its well-maintained exterior showing no signs of Wednesday's kitchen fire. But the building that serves as a literal cornerstone of the Zelienople community will likely be closed for at least six weeks as its kitchen is entirely rebuilt. (Today)

On Jan. 1, for the first time in a generation, the Community College of Allegheny County will not have a presence Downtown. Trustees voted Thursday not to renew the lease for its satellite facility at 625 Stanwix St., a move that they said would save taxpayers nearly $500,000 a year. (Today)

Henry Kacprzyk is about to attempt something he's never done before: trap an alligator in a Westmoreland County lake. The reptile, estimated at about 5 feet long, remains very much a mystery to the people in charge of his fate. (Today)

Another tenant is abandoning the former Alcoa Building Downtown. The city-Allegheny County Sports & Exhibition Authority plans to move out of the 30-story skyscraper, now known as the Regional Enterprise Tower, when its lease expires in August. The agency will be moving to a building it owns, the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. (Today)

Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl on Thursday unveiled efforts to channel some of Oakland's high-tech energy to neighborhoods struggling with vacant storefronts and other signs of decay. Joined by university leaders and economic-development officials, Mr. Ravenstahl announced PowerUp Pittsburgh, an initiative that grew out of a breakfast meeting on his visit to China last year. (Today)