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A view of part of the former Civic Arena site, which was slated for redevelopment led by the Pittsburgh Penguins -- until the team announced Thursday that it was ceasing Lower Hill development. (Photo by Ryan Loew/PublicSource)

Despite the Penguins’ decision to walk from Lower Hill, URA board will meet Thursday about development terms

by Rich Lord May 15, 2020November 5, 2021

The site near the corner of Washington Place and Bedford Avenue, on which the Pittsburgh Penguins and developer Buccini/Pollin Group had planned to build FNB Tower, photographed May 13. (Photo by Ryan Loew/PublicSource)

Pittsburgh Penguins stop Lower Hill development, citing frustration over URA’s pace

by Rich Lord May 14, 2020November 5, 2021

Friendship resident Trieste Devlin is one of 21 JJ Land Company tenants who signed an April 30 letter asking the East Liberty-based company to suspend rent "for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic,” to waive back rent and late fees and to agree to monthly meetings to address concerns including "unsolved maintenance problems." (Photo by Ryan Loew/PublicSource)

With evictions paused in Allegheny County but rent still due, tenants are joining forces. Will landlords listen?

by Rich Lord May 7, 2020November 5, 2021

The Lemington Home for the Aged construction site, where, in the pandemic's early months, earth-moving equipment served only to deter trespassers. (Photo by Jay Manning/PublicSource)

As Pittsburgh developers restart projects, future worries loom

by Rich Lord May 1, 2020November 5, 2021

Many Pittsburgh businesses are trying to get by with online sales or takeout, while weighing whether federal and state rescue programs can save them. (Photo by Ryan Loew/PublicSource)

From bras to bars to daycare centers, ‘tremendous pain’ in the Pittsburgh region’s small business sector

by Rich Lord April 21, 2020November 5, 2021

Once a foil of the city’s master builders, Sam Williamson now guides the URA while leading a union, advocates and a political ‘army’

by Rich Lord April 20, 2020November 5, 2021

Construction workers pour dirt near the Produce Terminal in Pittsburgh's Strip District in late February 2019. (Photo by Kat Procyck/PublicSource)

The URA in the Williamson era

by Rich Lord April 20, 2020November 5, 2021

Greg Flisram, executive director of the Urban Redevelopment Authority, talks via Zoom to the URA board at its April 16, 2020 meeting.

Latest news from the Urban Redevelopment Authority board

by Rich Lord April 16, 2020July 21, 2023

Greg Flisram (center), executive director of the Urban Redevelopment Authority, at his first board meeting in January. Also pictured are Diamonte Walker (left), the URA's deputy executive director, and board president Sam Williamson (right). (Photo by Juliette Rihl/PublicSource)

Changing course in a crisis: Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority looks to refocus while fighting the pandemic’s effects

by Rich Lord April 16, 2020November 5, 2021

A woman wearing a face mask passes Forbes Street Market on Pitt's Oakland campus on an otherwise pedestrian-free sidewalk on April 6. (Photo by Kimberly Rowen/PublicSource)

Planning amid the pandemic: An effort to steer Oakland’s development may have to reflect the new reality

by Rich Lord April 8, 2020November 5, 2021