Julia Felton stories, Page 45
Trib Total Media co-sponsoring Republican U.S. Senate debate
Five candidates running in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate primary election for the Republican nomination will participate Tuesday evening in a debate hosted by Spotlight PA and its founding members. Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by the Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and WITF Public...
Candidates for 17th Congressional district debate in virtual forum hosted by RMU
Candidates running in the 17th Congressional District in the upcoming May primary outlined their platforms on various topics during a virtual debate hosted by Robert Morris University and the League of Women Voters. Republican candidate Jeremy Shaffer did not participate in the event. Republicans Kathy Coder and Jason Killmeyer and...
Pittsburgh awarded $56.8M for parks, infrastructure, affordable housing
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey on Monday announced that the city was awarded $56.8 million in state Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program funds, which will be used to improve city parks and recreation centers, expand affordable housing and upgrade infrastructure. The community development grants from the state will go towards a total...
Pittsburgh implements new parking zones for delivery drivers
Pittsburgh on Monday launched its first smart loading zones, which aim to make it easier for delivery drivers and others to find on-street parking spaces outside of businesses. The pilot program is being funded through a $100,000 grant from Los Angeles-based Automotus, which is implementing the program in Pittsburgh and...
Gainey announces nominations for various City of Pittsburgh departments
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey on Monday announced his latest nominations to lead various city departments, as well as his appointment for city treasurer. Gainey has nominated Kathryn Vargas, current acting director of the Department of Parks and Recreation, Chris Hornstein, current acting director of Public Works and Kim Lucas, current...
Trib Total Media co-sponsoring Democratic Senate debate
Spotlight PA and its members, including Trib Total Media, are sponsoring a debate Monday among Democratic candidates running for U.S. Senate. The four candidates running in Pennsylvania’s primary election for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination — John Fetterman, Malcolm Kenyatta, Alexandria Khalil and Conor Lamb — are scheduled to appear...
Pittsburgh receiving $1.76 million from state Multimodal Transportation Fund for new link in pedestrian, bike trail
Pittsburgh has received $1.76 million from the state to establish a pedestrian and bicycle path linking the city’s Hazelwood and Greenfield neighborhoods with the job centers in Oakland and elsewhere. Announced Thursday, the project is one of 56 highway, bridge, transit, bike and pedestrian projects in 28 counties that will...
Pittsburgh council hears debate on possible historic designation of Tito House
Pittsburgh City Council on Wednesday listened to community members debate the future of the Tito House, a building in the city’s Uptown neighborhood that is nominated for historic designation. If it doesn’t earn historic designation, the building will likely be torn down for new development on the site. Dallas-based Fountain...
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey tests negative for covid, plans to return to office
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey on Thursday announced he tested negative for covid-19 after contracting the virus last week. “I look forward to getting back into the office to continue the work of making Pittsburgh the most welcoming, safe and thriving city in the country,” Gainey said in a Tweet announcing...
Pittsburgh collecting yard waste, giving away mulch from recycled Christmas trees
Pittsburgh’s Department of Public Works Environmental Services Bureau will collect yard waste this weekend and begin giving away mulch from recycled Christmas trees next week. The city is encouraging residents to leave out branches, leaves, grass and brush on Saturday for city crews to collect curbside. Yard waste must be...
Troy Hill Fire House nominated for historic designation
The Troy Hill Fire House, which dates to the 1890s, has been nominated for historic designation. The historic nomination has earned the recommendation of the Planning Commission and Historic Review Board, though City Council will make the final decision. The fire station is located on Ley Street. “When you talk...
More than 100 gather to pray for peace in wake of Pittsburgh’s Airbnb shooting
More than 100 people gathered Wednesday afternoon at Allegheny Center Alliance Church on Pittsburgh’s North Side to pray for peace and call for an end to gun violence. The gathering came just three days after a deadly shooting at a nearby Airbnb rental property left two 17-year-old boys dead and...
Team of North Allegheny students competing in final round of StellarXplorers National Space Design Competition
A team of five North Allegheny High School students is competing in the final round of a national contest that allows students to explore rocket science. The StellarXplorers National Space Design Competition, which is organized by the Air Force Association, began with more than 350 teams. The North Allegheny Air...
Pittsburgh places Airbnb legislation on hold in wake of deadly North Side shooting
Pittsburgh City Council did not act Wednesday on proposed legislation to regulate Airbnb and other short-term rental properties, opting to slow down the process so it can look at possible changes to the proposal and seek public comment. Legislation introduced Tuesday was expedited to appear on the agenda for Wednesday’s...
Pine Creek wastewater treatment facility in McCandless expanding
A $21 million expansion of the Pine Creek wastewater treatment facility will allow the site to enlarge its capacity and make the facility more environmentally friendly. The McCandless Township Sanitary Authority broke ground on the expansion project in early April, said William Youngblood, director of MTSA. The authority hopes the...
Report suggests new ways for Pittsburgh to levy additional taxes without raising earned income, property taxes
A report prepared by the Pittsburgh Budget and Policy Center has proposed new ways for the city to bring in added revenue without raising property or earned income taxes. In a presentation unveiling the findings of the report, Stephen Herzenberg, executive director of the Keystone Research Center, said that the...
Council approves formal partnership between Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Public Schools
Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a measure to create a formal partnership between the city and Pittsburgh Public Schools. The legislation, sponsored by Councilman Ricky Burgess, aims to bring the city and school district together to address the learning gap resulting from the covid pandemic and racial achievement...
Pittsburgh council votes to expand inclusionary zoning to Bloomfield, Polish Hill
Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to expand inclusionary zoning into the city’s Bloomfield and Polish Hill neighborhoods. Inclusionary zoning requires that market-rate housing developments with 20 or more units incorporate affordable housing into their plans. In Bloomfield and Polish Hill, developers now will be required to earmark 10%...
Pittsburgh council looks to quickly implement Airbnb rental regulations after shooting
Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday introduced legislation to quickly regulate short-term rental properties, days after a shooting at a North Side Airbnb left two teenage boys dead and eight others wounded. Legislation introduced would require anyone operating an Airbnb or similar short-term rental unit to get a license from the...
Pittsburgh City Council looks to regulate Airbnb, other short-term rentals after deadly weekend shooting
Legislation that will be introduced to Pittsburgh City Council Tuesday aims to regulate Airbnb and other short-term rental units in the city, after two teenage boys were killed and eight others were injured in a shooting at an Airbnb rental property in the city’s North Side over the weekend. The...
Pittsburgh Scholar House names former Urban Redevelopment Authority official as inaugural CEO
The Pittsburgh Scholar House — a new nonprofit that aims to increase support for single-parent families in pursuit of higher education — announced Thursday that it has appointed Diamonte Walker as its inaugural CEO. Walker previously served as the deputy executive director for Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority. In her new...
Ed Gainey marks 100 days as Pittsburgh’s mayor, learns to ‘fall in love with adversity’
Ed Gainey adjusted his suit and tie and knocked on the front door of a home in Pittsburgh’s Hill District that was riddled with bullet holes. “My name is Ed Gainey. I’m the mayor,” he said when a woman opened the door. “I heard what happened yesterday. I just wanted...
Pittsburgh plans to repave 39 miles of streets; work starts Monday
Pittsburgh’s Department of Mobility and Infrastructure plans to begin its 2022 paving program next week. The city is spending more than $12.5 million on street resurfacing and other improvements such as curb ramp upgrades. The city, which is responsible for maintaining more than 1,000 miles of roadway, plans to resurface...
URA to partner with RIDC on $39M warehouse project in Pittsburgh’s Fairywood
Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority on Thursday entered into an agreement with the Regional Industrial Development Corp. of Southwestern Pennsylvania to build warehouses on a 25-acre site in the city’s Fairywood neighborhood. The proposed two-phase development would begin with construction of a 150,000-square-foot warehouse. RIDC said it is in talks with...
Pittsburgh Opens events aim to draw people back to Downtown
Pittsburgh is holding a series of events aimed at bringing people back to the city’s Downtown as it looks to bounce back from the covid-19 pandemic. The events, dubbed Pittsburgh Opens, look to build on efforts to reconnect returning workers with the Downtown neighborhood and revitalize the area with live...
