Niles computer classes

Niles computer classes
NILES -- The McKinley Memorial Library will offer free computer classes for adults throughout February.
"Beginning Internet" meets at 10 a.m. Saturday, "Intermediate Internet" is set for noon Saturday, "Beginning Microsoft Word" is scheduled for 2 p.m. Feb. 10, and "Beginning Microsoft Publisher" is slated for 10 a.m. Feb. 26.
Classes are held in the new computer room at the McKinley Birthplace Home and Research Center, 40 S. Main St.
Registration is required for the classes because space is limited. To register, visit the library, 40 N. Main St., or call (330) 652-1704, Ext. 212.
Bristol library tax help
BRISTOLVILLE -- Free tax help will be available for senior citizens and the disabled at Bristol Public Library on a first-come, first-served basis Mondays through April 12.
People seeking help should arrive at the library between 9 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
Scenic point still closed
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Despite $2 million in improvements, including an arched trellis, sandstone benches and lighting, a pavilion intended to make one of the city's popular vantage points more welcoming remains closed months after its grand opening.
Pittsburgh officials say they have been unable to find anyone to take care of the pavilion at the West End Overlook, which offers views of gleaming downtown buildings, framed by the three rivers winding off toward the hills and crowned by more than a dozen bridges.
The pavilion once looked like a rest stop but now has a rooftop observation deck and 8-foot-tall windows offering a clear view of the city.
But the pavilion has remained closed since its grand opening in July because no one can afford to run it.
A group tapped by city council to manage the pavilion, the West Pittsburgh Partnership, says it laid off three of its five employees and lacks the money and staff to manage the overlook.
Meanwhile, city officials have told a neighborhood group that volunteered to run the pavilion that it needs to buy liability insurance, which could prove too expensive for volunteers who raise money mainly through hot-dog sales.