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Neighborhood spotlight: North Oakland
Recipe for a perfect farmers market a work in progress
It’s not just about the produce. Some farmers markets are increasingly selling community. For farmers, participation is not always an easy sell, and issues of standardization and resale are part of the landscape.
CMU to give Pittsburgh $3 million over five years
The university is the latest tax-exempt nonprofit to announce a contribution to the city.
Golf course in Schenley Park aims for the green financially as neighborhood seeks input
A program in Squirrel Hill that helps school students and others toward empowerment through golf has a $10 million plan to improve its course, but neighbor concerns have it scaling back its revenue models.
Two years after Gaza encampment, expelled Pitt student awaits his day in court
Muhammad Ali is among the last two participants in the 2024 encampments on Pitt’s campus facing unresolved criminal charges. Judges rejected his arguments of selective prosecution, and his plans are in limbo pending a September trial date.
Pittsburgh planners swing behind optional affordable housing proposal
The City Planning Commission endorsed an approach that incentivizes, but doesn’t mandate, affordability in sizable new housing developments.
Affordable housing plans in Fairywood, Hazelwood, Hill District get new funding
Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority board approved millions for plans across the city that will focus on households earning less than the area median income, including seniors and public housing residents.
Pittsburgh cosmetology school teaches on despite state probes, complaints
Students of Fountain of Youth Academy, in Squirrel Hill and Bellevue, have long complained to state regulators, but their accounts are largely hidden from the public and almost always result in mediation, not sanction.
Pittsburgh’s comprehensive plan, explained
Pittsburgh’s planners will spend the summer drafting a blueprint for the city’s next 25 years of development. It could guide which neighborhoods are stabilized, strengthened or transformed.
Hungry to garden in Pittsburgh? Here’s where to start.
When crises mount, Americans garden. From greenhouses to educational workshops, Pittsburgh offers bountiful resources for the urban gardener looking to get dirty, calm nerves and eat affordably.
Pittsburgh residents call for action on rising costs
Grappling with unstable housing, increasing utility bills and inflation at the pump and grocery store, residents call on representatives for more affordability.
Shadyside apartment proposal, long-stalled, heading for a vote
The proposed 10-story residential, office and retail building proposed for Aiken Avenue has been scaled down from a plan first put forth in 2021.
Affordable housing plan for Hazelwood Green aired for Pittsburgh planners
Trek Development is asking for Planning Commission approval for one of several planned residential projects on the former mill site in Hazelwood, which has so far largely attracted university activities.
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