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A person experiencing homelessness is silhouetted across from the Smithfield United Church of Christ shelter where they sometimes stay, as photographed on March 2, 2023. As the Smithfield shelter closes, people working with displaced people are trying to find them new shelter, or when possible, more permanent housing. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)

Pittsburgh’s mayor asked for expert advice on homelessness. Here’s what the mayor — and you — should know

by Eric Jankiewicz May 23, 2023May 23, 2023

Increasing homelessness in Pittsburgh brings challenges, but experts offer potential strategies in the fight for affordable housing and systemic change.

Violet Scott of Veez Decadent Brownies stands for a portrait with some of her baked goodies in the commercial kitchen in St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church where she bakes for her business on April 12, 2023, in Wilkinsburg. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)

Points of Pride Wilkinsburg

Come for the brownies. Stay for the opportunity.

by Rich Lord April 25, 2023April 25, 2023

Aim Comperatore wears a black suit and a tie with the stripes of the transgender pride flag while posing for a portrait at Comperatore's Pressley Street High Rise apartment.

Pittsburgh: Why I love you

by First-person essay by Aim Comperatore January 27, 2023January 27, 2023

Three tall, narrow homes with gray siding, black roofs and wooden accents by the front doors sit side by side. A red car is parked in the driveway of the rightmost home. Each home has a mix of concrete and metal stairs leading up to the front door.

ECONOMY & HOUSING

City looks to ‘in-law suites’ to shrink affordable housing deficit

by Jack Troy October 20, 2022October 18, 2022

Melvin Court along Lindberg Avenue as photographed on Sept. 9, 2022, in Penn Hills. The property was designated affordable housing under a tax credit requirement that recently expired. Nonprofit ACTION-Housing tried to buy it in hopes of preserving it as affordable housing but a private buyer offered more. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)

ECONOMY & HOUSING

Will the rent rise? When affordability rules expire, agencies can be outbid and out-hustled by private firms

by Eric Jankiewicz September 29, 2022September 29, 2022

Hi View Gardens resident Bianca Dobbs demonstrates the unreliability of the door to her two bedroom apartment, Thursday, July 28, 2022, in McKeesport. The Hi View resident says she’s worried for the safety of herself and her 11 year old daughter as broken key fob readers mean entry to her building is no longer secure. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)

With PNC preparing to sell, a McKeesport housing complex’s residents hope hard-won improvements continue

by Rich Lord and Kate Giammarise September 19, 2022September 19, 2022

Local Government

After eight years, Peduto’s record is a mix of bold plans and frustrating endings

by Charlie Wolfson December 22, 2021December 21, 2021

Bedford Dwellings in the Hill District is one of the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh's aging properties. File photo. (Photo by Maranie Rae Staab/PublicSource)

Develop PGH Bulletins: Proposed Hazelwood Green parking could ‘look like the Waterfront,’ Planning Commission fears

by Rich Lord November 9, 2021December 21, 2021

September 2021 Develop PGH Bulletins: Rejected as historic, bank branch could face demolition

by Rich Lord September 28, 2021November 5, 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