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Now a parking lot, the future of the 28-acre site of the former Civic Arena continues to be a bone of contention between the Pittsburgh Penguins' development team, and the Hill Community Development Corp. (Photo by Ryan Loew/PublicSource)

Where the sausage is made: A nine-member panel privately plots a course for the Hill

by Rich Lord September 17, 2021November 5, 2021

Six icons of electric buses in a colorful grid

Electric buses are the future for Allegheny County. But progress depends on funds.

by Matt Petras September 13, 2021November 5, 2021

City of Allentown Housing Inspector Modesto Medina shows an example of the certificate property owners receive when their buildings pass inspection. Unlike Allentown and Erie, Pittsburgh has no routine rental unit inspection program. (Photo by Rich Lord/PublicSource)

Expect the inspector: Unlike Pittsburgh, the state’s No. 3 city examines every rental home — eventually

by Kate Giammarise and Rich Lord September 7, 2021December 13, 2021

The blast furnace on the Carrie Furnace redevelopment site would not be affected by plans to redevelop 75 of the 168 acres around it. (Photo by Jay Manning/PublicSource)

August 2021 Develop PGH Bulletins: Plan emerging to start building on Allegheny County’s big former mill site

by Rich Lord August 31, 2021November 5, 2021

Dispute in Downtown’s Gateway Towers divides condo residents

by Bill Zlatos August 26, 2021December 22, 2021

Economy & Housing

2020 Census: Pittsburgh’s slight decline came with ‘massive’ demographic shifts in 2010s

by Charlie Wolfson August 13, 2021November 9, 2021

Beatrice Román, a tenant of Hi View Gardens whose former apartment was inspected by the Allegheny County Health Department four times this year — for mice and roaches, leaks, no heat and holes in wall — uses her phone's flashlight to show the inside of a kitchen cabinet. (Photo by Ryan Loew/PublicSource)

Hundreds of violations, few penalties: Allegheny County’s health enforcers frequently inspected — but rarely fined — two McKeesport properties

by Kate Giammarise and Rich Lord August 6, 2021January 12, 2022

State Rep. Austin Davis, D-McKeesport, stands in front of Hi View Gardens, an affordable housing complex purchased in 2018 by PNC Bank. “They need to address the safety concerns immediately,” said Davis. “After reading your story, my initial question is: Is it safe for the people who live here to live here?” (Photo by Ryan Loew/PublicSource)

PNC Bank pledges to address ‘completely unacceptable’ conditions as officials demand changes at its McKeesport properties

by Kate Giammarise and Rich Lord August 2, 2021January 5, 2022

The former Croatian Federal Union of America building at 3441 Forbes Ave., in an image provided to the City Planning Commission on July 27, 2021. The University of Pittsburgh seeks to demolish it, but then to rebuild the historic facade.

July 2021 Develop PGH Bulletins: Pitt brings case for Oakland building’s demolition to commission

by Rich Lord July 31, 2021November 5, 2021

Beatrice Román carries belongings to a new apartment in Hi View Gardens on June 10, 2021. (Photo by Ryan Loew/PublicSource)

‘We can’t sleep since then.’ How faulty heating and a bullet meant months of conflict and heartache for one of PNC Bank’s McKeesport tenants

by Kate Giammarise, Rich Lord and Ryan Loew July 26, 2021January 5, 2022