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Sharon Gregory, left, of Penn Hills, wipes tears at the conclusion of the Restorative Justice Rededication Ceremony for Bethel AME Church as she stands arm in arm with Janet Lee Patterson, right, who was married at the site, on Friday, April 14, 2023, at the former location of the legendary Lower Hill District church. “To see a time such a this warms my heart, to hear it is time, the time is now to address all the issues that are before us,” said Gregory, whose family lived in the Hill as she grew up and played there. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)

Penguins, developer and Pittsburgh’s oldest Black church announce deal, but not details

by Eric Jankiewicz April 14, 2023April 16, 2023

The new Salem’s Food Market will be opening in the former Shop ‘n Save at Centre Heldman Plaza (Photo by Rich Lord/PublicSource)

Market known for multi-ethnic food to buy Hill District site for nearly $2 million

by Eric Jankiewicz April 13, 2023April 16, 2023

A man plays the saxophone on the Andy Warhol Bridge as Pittsburgh Pirates fans walk across to get to PNC Park on Friday, April 7th, 2023. (Photo by Amaya Lobato-Rivas)

COMMUNITY STORYTELLING

For a time, it seemed the 31st Street Bridge was all mine. Why not give a Pittsburgh bridge to the people?

by First-person essay by Laura Walsh April 13, 2023April 16, 2023

Kendall Pelling, left, Rising Tide Partners’s executive director, and Dee Levy, one of the organization’s Section 8 clients, stand outside of Ms. Levy’s Hazelwood home on Saturday, April 1, 2023. Rising Tide, a non-profit assisting people in low-income housing, is trying to work with the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh to secure back payments on Section 8 vouchers for their clients like Levy. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)

Section 8 sold short: Pittsburgh housing authority’s mishandling of vouchers repels landlords, imperils tenants

by Eric Jankiewicz April 5, 2023April 6, 2023

Bethlehem Haven women’s shelter seeks to expand and renovate

by Eric Jankiewicz April 4, 2023April 4, 2023

Mayor Ed Gainey, center, takes the podium surrounded by elected officials to answer questions about challenging the tax-exempt status of 26 Pittsburgh properties in a press conference at his office on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, in the City-County Building in Downtown. The push is part of a new legal strategy to root out tax-exempt properties in Pittsburgh that shouldn’t qualify for exemption under Pennsylvania law. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)

Local Government

Gainey lines up tax-exempt challenges, including bid to tax some UPMC-owned properties

by Charlie Wolfson March 28, 2023March 29, 2023

The apartments and homes of Central Oakland as seen from the Schenley Bridge, on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/Public Source)

Pittsburgh’s push for rental registration nixed by appeals court

by Eric Jankiewicz March 17, 2023March 21, 2023

Lucas, left, in a football jacket, and Jamar, center, in a hoodie, play chess atop Jamar's grill together in an alley across from the Smithfield United Church of Christ shelter on Thursday, March 2, 2023, in Downtown. As the shelter closes at 7 a.m., Jamar sweeps the alley and sets up the chessboard he bought at the neighboring toy store, S.W. Randall Toyes & Gifts. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)

Allegheny County’s first season with two ‘low-barrier’ shelters included wintry mix of problems and challenges, accounts and emails show

by Amelia Winger, Eric Jankiewicz and Stephanie Strasburg March 15, 2023April 5, 2023

Houses of various heights made of parts of U.S. currency enmeshed in green stripes. (Illustration by Natasha Vicens/PublicSource)

Assessing the odds: This year’s unusual property tax appeal season, explained

by Rich Lord February 23, 2023February 23, 2023

Two houses, one high and one low, and some U.S. currency. (Illustration by Natasha Vicens/PublicSource)

Tables turn on Allegheny County assessments, as new math favors owners over tax collectors, schools

by Oliver Morrison and Julia Zenkevich February 23, 2023February 23, 2023