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Pittsburgh planners approve proposal for affordable housing development geared for LGBTQ+ seniors in South Oakland
Pittsburgh’s Planning Commission on Tuesday approved plans for an affordable housing development that will cater to LGBTQ+ seniors in the city’s South Oakland neighborhood. Dubbed Oakland Pride, the six-story apartment complex is set to be built on Forbes Avenue with 48 housing units, 24 off-street parking spaces and 22 bicycle...
100 affordable homes coming as part of community benefits deal in Bakery Square expansion
Pittsburgh-based Walnut Capital is committing to help build 100 affordable for-sale houses as part of a community benefits deal attached to a proposal that would nearly double the size of its Bakery Square development. The Bakery Square office and commercial development opened in 2009. It expanded to include housing and...
Pittsburgh council votes to bar most development in city parks, greenways
Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday voted to ban most development in the city’s parks and greenways. “The essence of this bill is that it would prohibit any kind of development in city parks that is not directly related to the public’s enjoyment of the park,” said Councilwoman Barb Warwick, D-Greenfield,...
Land transfers from Urban Redevelopment Authority to Land Bank look to bolster affordable housing, small businesses
For three years, Raynise Kelly and her sister have operated a small business in Pittsburgh’s Beltzhoover neighborhood where they produced food for their community. They’ve hosted garden supply giveaways and summer camps since launching Soil Sisters, a seedling business “growing garden vegetable plants that focuses on food production,” Kelly said....
‘Pittsburgh Potty’ project adds public restrooms Downtown
Public restrooms are being added Downtown as part of what officials are calling the Pittsburgh Potty Initiative. Mayor Ed Gainey and the nonprofit Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership on Friday announced the six-month pilot project to provide the temporary public bathrooms. The first public bathroom opened early Friday afternoon at the Gateway...
Puerto Rican students visit Pittsburgh to honor Roberto Clemente through volunteerism
A group of six Puerto Rican students is visiting Pittsburgh this week to celebrate national hero Roberto Clemente and honor the baseball legend and humanitarian’s legacy through volunteerism. The Pittsburgh nonprofit Amizade (named for the Portuguese word for friendship) and Puerto Rican nonprofit Caras con Causa (which translates to ‘faces...
Uptown apartment project receives $1.6M loan from URA
A $26.7 million project to build mixed-income housing in Uptown is receiving a $1.6 million loan from Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority, shoring up financing for a project expected to begin by the end of the year. The URA’s board unanimously approved the loan Thursday to help pay for construction of...
$9 million in federal grant money to fund Pittsburgh forestry efforts
The city of Pittsburgh and a coalition of local nonprofits received a combined $9 million in federal grants to support forestry efforts. The U. S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service awarded a $1 million grant to Pittsburgh’s vacant lots tree planting project. The $1 million granted to the city of...
Hazelwood Initiative plans to build 3 houses to sell to lower-income residents
A Hazelwood nonprofit is looking to build three affordable, for-sale houses in the Pittsburgh neighborhood. Hazelwood Initiative will build three, three-bedroom houses with one-and-a-half bathrooms on Flowers Street, with a goal of selling them to low-income residents. The Urban Redevelopment Authority on Thursday unanimously approved a $245,000 grant to help...
North Side residents offer mixed opinions on Allegheny General Hospital’s proposed development plan
People in Pittsburgh’s North Side expressed mixed opinions about Allegheny General Hospital’s potential development plans for the next decade during a City Council public hearing Wednesday. The potential development plans, contained in AGH’s proposed 10-year institutional master plan, earned the support of the city’s Planning Commission in June. None of...
Greenfield Elementary students help design schoolyard proposal
Students at Greenfield Elementary often play in a parking lot or on a grass field during recess and after school. Soon, they’ll have a new community schoolyard with playground equipment, a turf field, trees and other amenities. Students on Wednesday helped unveil designs for the schoolyard, which were crafted, in...
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy looks to expand youth environmental programs
The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy is looking to create young naturalists with the help of a $100,000 federal grant. The nonprofit said Tuesday that the Environmental Protection Agency grant will help it develop a Junior Young Naturalist program for middle schoolers across the city. Participants will learn about environmental careers and...
Pittsburgh to become sanctuary city for gender-affirming care
Pittsburgh is on its way to becoming a sanctuary city for gender-affirming health care, under legislation approved Tuesday by City Council. Councilwoman Barb Warwick, D-Greenfield, sponsored a measure that will shield gender-affirming health care providers, recipients and legal guardians from out-of-state prosecution or investigation. A second, related bill will deprioritize...
Pittsburgh begins improving trail linking Three Rivers Heritage Trail, Riverview Park
Pittsburgh crews on Monday began the first phase of a project that will better link the Three Rivers Heritage Trail to Riverview Park. City officials said they are improving a trail that will connect the Three Rivers Heritage Trail and Riverview Park via the Mairdale Neighborway in Marshall-Shadeland and Brighton...
Pittsburgh’s Housing Stabilization Program to expend a year’s worth of funding in about 3 months
Pittsburgh’s Housing Stabilization Program is expected to use a full year’s worth of funding in roughly three months, according to information presented last week to the city’s Housing Opportunity Fund advisory committee. The Housing Opportunity Fund allocated $525,000 to the Housing Stabilization Program for rent assistance during the fiscal year...
From 2021: Teachers rely on Flight 93 Memorial, personal experiences to teach about 9/11
As we remember the losses felt on Sept. 11, 2001, TribLive published a story in 2021 about how the Flight 93 National Memorial near Shanksville in Somerset County teaches the history and lessons from that day. For those who were alive on Sept. 11, 2001, the memories are often vivid....
Pittsburgh’s Calera Street Bridge to be replaced, California Avenue Bridge to undergo repairs
Pittsburgh’s Calera Street Bridge is set to be replaced, and the city’s California Avenue Bridge is expected to see a major rehabilitation. Maria Montaño, a spokeswoman for Mayor Ed Gainey, said work on both projects is expected to start in 2026. The Calera Street Bridge in Hays was rated in...
Legislation would prohibit most development in Pittsburgh’s city parks
Legislation before Pittsburgh City Council would prohibit most development in the city’s parks and greenways. Sponsored by Councilwoman Barb Warwick, D-Greenfield, the measure would bar nonrecreational development — including most roads — in city-owned parks and greenways. “What this ordinance does is make it abundantly clear that our city parks...
Pittsburgh approves limited deer hunting program in city parks
Limited archery hunting will be permitted in two Pittsburgh parks this year. City Council on Wednesday approved legislation that will clear the way for limited deer hunting to address a deer population that officials have said has grown too large. Mayor Ed Gainey’s administration will host a pilot program in...
Proposed affordable housing development to cater to LGBTQ+ seniors in South Oakland
An affordable housing development proposed in Pittsburgh’s South Oakland would cater to LGBTQ+ seniors. The proposed six-story apartment complex on Forbes Avenue would include 48 units, 24 off-street parking spaces and 22 bicycle parking spots, according to plans presented Tuesday to the city’s planning commission. All of the units would...
Planning commission approves plan to renovate Upper Lawrenceville firehouse plus mixed-income housing, retail
Pittsburgh’s planning commission on Tuesday approved plans for a development that will revitalize a former firehouse and bring mixed-income housing and other amenities. Illinois-based Albion Residential is planning to bring to new life a former firehouse on Butler Street and add a new 354,000-square-foot apartment complex on a site that...
Duquesne Light to move transmission towers in Pittsburgh’s Hays Woods to more stable ground
Construction crews working in Pittsburgh’s Hays Woods are moving Duquesne Light’s transmission towers to a more stable area within the park, according to the utility company. “There’s a bunch of Duquesne Light transmission towers, and one of them is on unstable ground and is starting to move,” said City Councilwoman...
Spotlight PA, Color & Culture hosting event to promote equity, democracy in Pennsylvania
An October event in Harrisburg aims to promote equity and democracy in Pennsylvania. “The Path to Equity: Empowering Pennsylvanians through Democracy Initiatives” will be co-hosted by Spotlight PA and Color & Culture. Spotlight PA is an independent non-partisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh...
Pittsburgh officials offer resources, support on International Overdose Awareness Day
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey said he’s met a lot of powerful people. “I’ve met governors, senators and presidents. But the strongest person I’ve ever met is someone who came through addiction,” Gainey said. The mayor joined dozens of local organizations, officials and residents Thursday at a resource fair on the...
Opinions mixed on allowing limited hunting in some Pittsburgh parks to control deer population
Christine Graziano said deer run freely through the Squirrel Hill North neighborhood where she lives near Pittsburgh’s Schenley Park. She told City Council members Wednesday that she loves the animals, but supports a proposal to allow limited deer hunting in Pittsburgh parks to get the city’s growing deer population under...
