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The Tito house in Uptown, in a photo submitted to the City Planning Commission on Feb. 8, 2022.

Economy & Housing

A drug store can go, but a bootlegger’s house should stand, city’s planning panel finds

by Rich Lord February 8, 2022March 18, 2022

An artist's conception of a proposed apartment building that would be constructed next to, and above, the Kelly Strayhorn Theater (right), as presented to the City Planning Commission on Jan. 25, 2022.

Economy & Housing

Supporters of the Kelly Strayhorn Theater win delay of encroaching development

by Rich Lord January 25, 2022January 27, 2022

Sade Swan sits next to the thermostat in the Homewood North duplex she has rented since August 2020. Her landlord told her to move out and failed to fix the furnace, but has not started the legal eviction process. (Photo by Jay Manning/PublicSource)

Economy & Housing

Steady rise in eviction filings shows stresses in the Pittsburgh-area rental market

by Rich Lord January 10, 2022January 10, 2022

From left, Allegheny County Economic Development Director Lance Chimka, Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey and Pittsburgh Councilwoman Deb Gross are among local officials facing issues including redevelopment of industrial sites and housing quality. (Photos by Kaycee Orwig, Ryan Loew, Nick Childers, Rich Lord, Allegheny County and Hazelwood Green development team. Collage by Natasha Vicens/PublicSource)

Economy & Housing

Nine housing and development issues facing the Gainey administration

by Rich Lord January 5, 2022December 23, 2021

Hi View Gardens in McKeesport is part of PNC Bank’s real estate portfolio. “The No. 1 issue in every single market that I’ve talked to people in has been the need for affordable housing, period, end of sentence,” said Richard Bynum, the bank’s chief corporate responsibility officer. (Photo by Ryan Loew/PublicSource)

In McKeesport and throughout Allegheny County, no quick fixes for rental housing woes

by Kate Giammarise and Rich Lord December 29, 2021January 3, 2022

Rebecca Mercatoris, the first director of the Allegheny County Department of Children Initiatives, at a press conference announcing her selection, at the County Courthouse on May 25, 2021. (Photo by Quinn Glabicki/PublicSource)

Economy & Housing

Allegheny County’s ‘small and mighty department’ plans to fight the staffing shortage through child care

by Rich Lord December 17, 2021December 16, 2021

This artist's conception of Esplanade, the development which Millcraft Investments plans for Pittsburgh's Chateau neighborhood, was presented to the Urban Redevelopment Authority board on Dec. 16, 2021.

Economy & Housing

URA sells land for use in half-billion-dollar Esplanade development

by Rich Lord December 16, 2021December 16, 2021

Patricia LaChoppa of McKeesport fights tears as she considers the prospect of another winter without a working furnace. (Photo by Kaycee Orwig/PublicSource)

‘I have nowhere to go with my family.’

by Kate Giammarise and Rich Lord December 13, 2021December 20, 2021

Patricia LaChoppa sits on the front porch of the duplex she rents in McKeesport. While the Allegheny County Health Department has imposed $15,500 in penalties on her landlord, she continues to live without heat. (Photo by Kaycee Orwig/PublicSource)

Tenant Cities: Unpaid housing health fines leave some Allegheny County tenants cold

by Kate Giammarise and Rich Lord December 13, 2021December 20, 2021

Part of the Lower Hill District site formerly occupied by the Civic Arena(Photo by Kaycee Orwig/PublicSource)

Economy & Housing

Lower Hill’s management panel looks for assurances from pending Penguins owners

by Rich Lord December 10, 2021December 10, 2021