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The nearly 150-year-old buildings at 4, 6 and 8 W. North Ave., seen here to the right of the Garden Theater on the North Side, once thrived with activity. Today, they sit vacant. The Garden Theater building also has a lengthy history and is undergoing a historical redevelopment. (Photo by Maranie Rae Staab/PublicSource)

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North Siders want the Garden Theater block to be developed. They just can’t agree on how to get there.

by Stephanie Hacke April 23, 2018November 5, 2021

Billie Vaughn, 29, of Allentown, poses for a portrait at the Community College of Allegheny County's campus on Jan. 25, 2018, on the North Side. Vaughn, an advocate for affordable housing, is a single mother who lives in Section 8 housing and wants to dispel the stigma. (Photo by Justin Merriman/PublicSource)

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How Billie Vaughn is trying to help others overcome the Section 8 stigma in Pittsburgh

by Juliette Rihl April 16, 2018November 5, 2021

(Photo by Heather Mull/PublicSource)

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Activists call on Pittsburgh officials to release Amazon bid, include residents in economic development decisions

by J. Dale ShoemakerApril 11, 2018November 5, 2021

The Penn Plaza apartment complex in East Liberty before it was demolished in 2017. (Photo by Maranie Rae Staab/PublicSource)

Key moments in the Penn Plaza displacement saga

by Jason Vrabel April 10, 2018July 25, 2025

Vivian Campbell looks out the window of her home at the Penn Plaza Apartments on March 13, 2017. (Photo by Maranie Rae Staab/PublicSource)

Displaced from Penn Plaza, Vivian Campbell now faces an uncertain future

by Jason Vrabel April 10, 2018November 5, 2021

Mark Kelly looks out over "The Run," where he has lived for nearly his entire life. (Photo by Ryan Loew/PublicSource)

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The city has plans for a futuristic transit connector between Oakland and Hazelwood but residents of Four Mile Run fear disruption to their neighborhood

by Nick Keppler March 22, 2018November 5, 2021

Six key video clips on gentrification, East Liberty and Amazon from our interview with filmmaker Chris Ivey

by Jeffrey BenzingMarch 14, 2018November 5, 2021

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Some Hill District residents see new developments as a threat to plans for a cultural corridor

by Brittany Hailer March 8, 2018November 5, 2021

Jourdan Hicks, 27, lives in Hazelwood. (Photo by Ryan Loew/PublicSource)

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Hazelwood holds the largest “redevelopment opportunity” in Pittsburgh. How talk of Amazon and change is affecting residents.

by Stephanie Hacke February 26, 2018November 5, 2021

Nearly 50 Munhall residents crammed into the borough's council meeting Tuesday night to hear their elected officials debate the sale of seven acres of land to a private company. Council tabled the bill of sale unanimously. (Photo by Stephen Caruso/PublicSource)

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Munhall council votes to advance plans for a public park instead of selling the Waterfront-adjacent parcel

by Stephen Caruso February 22, 2018November 5, 2021