Downtown Pittsburgh Block Rezoned to Allow High-Density Housing as City Rewrites Outdated Zoning Code
Pittsburgh rezoned a downtown block from office-focused GT-D to GT-C to allow higher-density housing as part of a Phase 1 zoning rewrite.
Gunfire hits 4 vehicles, apartments in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh police are searching for multiple suspects after a burst of overnight gunfire damaged several vehicles and occupied apartment buildings, prompting a large investigation into the late night shooting. Authorities said the incident unfolded late Friday in the city’s Hill District after officers were alerted to
McKeesport Man Shot During Failed Robbery Attempt
A failed robbery attempt in McKeesport ended with a man hospitalized after he was shot early Saturday morning. The brief report from CBS Pittsburgh says the shooting happened during the attempted robbery and that the victim was taken to a hospital. The report did not identify the man, provide an exact location, describ
Young Man of Pittsburgh – circa 1911
This is the third anonymous postcard photograph that I have shared recently – a testament to the widespread lack of diligence in adding names, dates, or locations to photographs. People do not seem to understand that photographs last far linger than the lives of those that first shared them.
Take ‘The Long Walk’ in nature through art
When was the last time you slowed down? A new exhibit of landscape paintings at The Frick Environmental Center in Pittsburgh’s Frick Park invites visitors to examine “the quiet spaces that exist beyond the pace and noise of everyday life.”. The relatively small works – most are 11...
Vacant Upper Floors: Unlocking Downtown Housing
In 2004, I managed the Vacant Upper Floors Project, bringing together architects, lenders, contractors, lawyers, building owners and public officials to explore one of downtown Pittsburgh’s greatest untapped opportunities: the thousands of square feet sitting vacant above active storefronts. Rather than producing anoth
Mike Kelly tours employee owned companies in Butler County
CRANBERRY TWP — Cindy Austin was 26 years old and looking for a job when she found Nicklas Supply in the newspaper. Thirty-four years later, she is one of the many owners of the company in Cranberry Township, which opted into an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) a few years ago.
Family, friends of woman shot, killed in Penn Hills hold balloon release in her...
Balloons filled the sky to remember a mother who died in a shooting and a crash.
Nonprofit says city refused permit for annual event; mayor’s office says it’s working on...
A Pittsburgh nonprofit says what’s meant to be a night of “building community” is now at the center of a battle with City Hall.
Man shot in McKeesport while trying to rob another person, police say
According to the Allegheny County Police Department, the shooting on Jenny Lind Street between Spring and Olive streets was reported soon before 1 a.m. Sunday.

















