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A view of Oakland, from the Cathedral of Learning across Central and South Oakland, where new towers may soon rise. (Photo by Lucas Zheng/PublicSource)

Plans for Oakland move forward

by Rich Lord March 22, 2022March 22, 2022

A lawn sign seen along Graham Boulevard in Churchill. (Photo by Ryan Loew/PublicSource)

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Amazon nixes its plan to build a distribution center in Churchill

by Mila Sanina March 18, 2022March 21, 2022

reducing blight card with words reducing blight in pittsburgh

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Eyesores, nuisances and hazards. What can residents do about blight?

by Amelia Winger March 15, 2022March 16, 2022

Formerly known as "the dog house," this building on Larimer Avenue is under renovation, and may house a coffee shop with pastries in the future. The URA's new venture capital program could help seed businesses along Larimer Avenue and other Avenues of Hope. (Photo by Kaycee Orwig/PublicSource)

URA picks new chair, dives into venture role

by Rich Lord March 10, 2022March 10, 2022

A rendering of a proposed new hospital tower, brought by UPMC to the City Planning Commission on March 8, 2022.

ECONOMY & HOUSING

Oakland Crossings gets warmer Planning Commission reception … but no vote

by Rich Lord March 8, 2022March 8, 2022

Quinn Kobelak, right, a Housing Court Help Desk clerk, provides information to a tenant. (Photo by Lucas Zheng/PublicSource)

ECONOMY & HOUSING

Rent relief will end within months, and Allegheny County Housing Court wants to avoid mass displacement

by Rich Lord February 28, 2022February 28, 2022

Stephen Shriane, left, a musician and educator with the nonprofit 25 Carrick Ave, reviews a projection of an audio mixing program on a screen in which student Marcus Jones’ face is reflected. (Photo by Kaycee Orwig/PublicSource)

ECONOMY & HOUSING

‘Fill the hill with music’: 25 Carrick Ave aims to connect people to careers and amplify a neighborhood’s future

by Rich Lord February 28, 2022February 24, 2022

Boxes full of items suggesting Black ownership, removed from Shirley Salmon-Davis' East Liberty house, are the centerpiece of an installation art exhibit by Harrison Kinnane Smith at the Mattress Factory in Central Northside. The house was appraised twice — once with a Black person presenting as the owner, and with the African American-themed items, and once with a white person and without the items. The difference was $36,000. (Photo by Ryan Loew/PublicSource)

Unbalanced: An artist takes on the racial tilt of Allegheny County’s aging property assessments

by Rich Lord February 16, 2022March 25, 2022

Matthew Craig, executive director of the Young Preservationists Association of Pittsburgh, stands in front of the north wing of the Penn McKee Hotel building in McKeesport. (Photo by Lucas Zheng/PublicSource)

ECONOMY & HOUSING

Saving McKeesport’s Penn McKee Hotel would cost millions, but the mayor wants to give it a try

by Rich Lord February 15, 2022February 17, 2022

Debbie McClinton, a McKeesport resident whose father used to take her for brunch at the city's landmark Penn McKee Hotel, stands before the now-vacant building. (Photo by Lucas Zheng/PublicSource)

In McKeesport, a demolition drive pauses at the door of a once-glamorous hotel

by Rich Lord February 14, 2022February 17, 2022