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A man plays the saxophone on the Andy Warhol Bridge as Pittsburgh Pirates fans walk across to get to PNC Park on Friday, April 7th, 2023. (Photo by Amaya Lobato-Rivas)

Community storytelling

For a time, it seemed the 31st Street Bridge was all mine. Why not give a Pittsburgh bridge to the people?

by First-person essay by Laura Walsh April 13, 2023April 16, 2023

Sheriff’s sales take place on the first Monday of every month in the Gold Room at the Allegheny County Courthouse. (Photo by Ryan Loew/PublicSource)

EXECUTIVE DECISION

Tough questions await candidates for Allegheny County exec at next week’s town hall debate

by Jason Phox, NEXTpittsburgh April 12, 2023April 13, 2023

EXECUTIVE DECISION

Allegheny exec candidates promise to shed more light on county government

by Charlie Wolfson April 10, 2023April 10, 2023

Police shut down Fifth Avenue for hours outside of Central Catholic High School after false alarms of active shooter events there and at nearby Oakland Catholic High School on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, in Oakland. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)

Complaints against Pittsburgh police dropped in 2022, and this year could set a long-term tone

by Rich Lord April 3, 2023April 4, 2023

Mayor Ed Gainey, center, takes the podium surrounded by elected officials to answer questions about challenging the tax-exempt status of 26 Pittsburgh properties in a press conference at his office on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, in the City-County Building in Downtown. The push is part of a new legal strategy to root out tax-exempt properties in Pittsburgh that shouldn’t qualify for exemption under Pennsylvania law. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)

Local Government

Gainey lines up tax-exempt challenges, including bid to tax some UPMC-owned properties

by Charlie Wolfson March 28, 2023March 29, 2023

John Weinstein stands at a podium, speaking, while Will Parker stands to his right.

EXECUTIVE DECISION

John Weinstein’s ties to judge, staff emerge in lawsuit amid exec race

by Charlie Wolfson March 15, 2023March 15, 2023

Pottstown Hospital, in Pennsylvania (Photo by Harold Brubaker/Philadelphia Inquirer)

The Exempt Dilemma

A Pa. hospital’s revoked property tax exemption is a ‘warning shot’ to other nonprofits, expert says

by Ashad Hajela March 13, 2023March 13, 2023

A portion of an Allegheny County property tax bill overlaid with two houses on a beige background

EXECUTIVE DECISION

To reassess or not to reassess? Property tax mess awaits next Allegheny County exec

by Julia Zenkevich and Charlie Wolfson March 13, 2023March 15, 2023

A county police officer chasing someone on a busy Downtown street.

EXECUTIVE DECISION

Safety — not police accountability — a focus in Allegheny County exec race

by Charlie Wolfson March 8, 2023March 8, 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