PITTSBURGH \u2014 The signs have been taken down from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette\u2019s North Shore office ahead of the newspaper\u2019s anticipated shuttering.<\/p>\n
Channel 11 cameras saw the building, now just a bare facade, missing the iconic lettering that marked it as the two-century-old publication<\/a>\u2018s home.<\/p>\n Back in January, the Post-Gazette announced that it would publish its final edition and cease operations<\/a> on May 3.<\/p>\n RELATED COVERAGE >>> Community leaders respond to Pittsburgh Post-Gazette\u2019s announcement that it will cease operations<\/a><\/p>\n Our partners at the Pittsburgh Business Times reported<\/a> this week that the Steelers have taken a portion of the Post-Gazette building\u2019s office space. <\/p>\n The team said the new office space was needed due to a new fan club being built in Acrisure Stadium, the 1933 Club<\/a>.<\/p>\n The paper\u2019s closure announcement came shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an attempt from the Post-Gazette\u2019s owner, Block Communications Inc., to change health insurance coverage for union workers.<\/p>\n Workers had begun returning<\/a> in November after a three-year-long strike<\/a> over contract issues.<\/p>\n In the announcement\u2019s wake, some Post-Gazette workers have called for new leadership<\/a> at the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh, claiming the union had misrepresented the majority of members\u2019 opinions.<\/p>\n A group of journalists, labor leaders and community members has announced an initiative<\/a> to research and pursue a daily news alternative to the Post-Gazette: the Pittsburgh Alliance for People-Empowered Reporting, also known as PAPER.<\/p>\n Download the FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n Follow Channel 11 News on Facebook<\/a> and Twitter<\/a>. | Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n \u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n