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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

The case is a clash of laws dating back to an ordinance passed by Pittsburgh City Council in 2015.

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, 2023March 15, 2023

Alex Tabor sits in a chair, looking out the window.

At Pitt, CMU, ‘We’re workers when they want us to be, but then we’re graduate students when they don’t want to pay us’

by Emma Folts March 2, 2023March 6, 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

Rent to a homeless person, get a check: Allegheny County sweetens pot for receptive landlords

by Eric Jankiewicz February 14, 2023February 20, 2023

Susheela Nemani-Stanger in the Urban Redevelopment Authority's office on Feb. 7, 2023. She became the URA's executive director earlier this year. (Photo by Eric Jankiewicz/PublicSource)

New URA director faces enduring problems with fresh-faced staff

by Eric Jankiewicz February 9, 2023February 9, 2023

Aim Comperatore wears a black suit and a tie with the stripes of the transgender pride flag while posing for a portrait at Comperatore's Pressley Street High Rise apartment.

Pittsburgh: Why I love you

by First-person essay by Aim Comperatore January 27, 2023January 27, 2023

Light shines on a parcel known as “Block E” in a much-debated section of the Lower Hill on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, in Pittsburgh. Decades after the Lower Hill was demolished to build the Civic Arena, plans to redevelop the former site into a music venue have some community members claiming that the Hill is not benefiting enough. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)

Plan for Lower Hill concert venue passes crucial step

by Eric Jankiewicz January 24, 2023January 26, 2023

Signs hang on the fence blocking access to the piece of lawn that used to house the Stockton Avenue encampment on Jan. 6, 2023, in Allegheny Center. The camp was swept by the Department of Public Works on Dec. 14, 2022, moving the people living there into other spaces including the newly opened Second Avenue Commons. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)

Tent camp closure marks shift in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County homelessness policies

by Amelia Winger, Eric Jankiewicz and Stephanie Strasburg January 20, 2023March 8, 2023