MONROEVILLE DOUBLETREE HOTEL SHUTTING DOWN

The DoubleTree hotel next to the Monroeville Convention Center is shutting down today. Employees who spoke with WPXI-TV say they received notices just this week that the operation was permanently closing at 10:00 o’clock this morning. The owners of the convention center have announced plans to end events there within months and lease the space to Hobby Lobby. Monroeville Mayor Nick Gresock says he is “heartbroken” about the decision to close the hotel and is now “more determined than ever” to preserve the convention center as an event venue.