A parcel of land in Pittsburgh’s Lower Hill District neighborhood is one note closer to becoming a music venue after the Urban Redevelopment Authority voted to approve the $64 million project on Thursday.
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Swanson had initially not intended to stay long at Action Housing. Now 75, he will step down as the organization’s executive director later this year.
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Pennsylvania’s historic preservation tax credit program has an annual cap of $5 million. Legislation moving through Harrisburg would change that.
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Ed Nusser, the county's new housing strategy director, sat down with WESA last week to discuss Allegheny County’s housing challenges and opportunities.
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Sharpsburg borough has received a 25-million-dollar federal grant that will help provide access to a soon-to-be redeveloped brownfield along the Allegheny River.
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National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy says Norfolk Southern repeatedly tried to interfere with the investigation into the East Palestine, Ohio, derailment and shape its conclusions about what the agency called a flawed decision to blow open five tank cars and burn the vinyl chloride inside.
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A new federal rule finalized Monday aims to ensure first responders can find out what hazardous chemicals are on a train almost immediately after a derailment so they can respond appropriately.
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In a gleeful and pun-filled ruling, the City of Pittsburgh zoning board has granted post-hoc permission to the Heinz History Center to display a giant bottle of ketchup in the front of its Strip District building. At the center of the dispute was an argument about whether the bottle was a sign or a historical artifact.
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Developers often complain about the time and expense of complying with local zoning rules, but as one local developer on the North Side found out, building without that approval can cost time as well, not to mention money.
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The Pennsylvania Turnpike is getting rid of the toll booths that require drivers to slow down when entering or exiting the toll road.
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The stage is set for work to begin this September on a new live music venue at the former Civic Arena site in the Lower Hill District.