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North Braddock has more than 300 vacant homes, many of which are beyond repair. About 100 of those are not secured, meaning they have doors or windows…
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With plenty of vacant lots and green space, people in the Garfield neighborhood have come up with a plan to revitalize the area. Could tiny homes attract…
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With plenty of vacant lots and green space, people in the Garfield neighborhood have come up with a plan to revitalize the area. Could tiny homes attract…
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A housing advocate says Pennsylvania is falling behind neighboring states in its efforts to combat blight.Nearly two years ago, the state passed…
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Johnstown’s Tribune-Democrat, in Western Pennsylvania, recently conducted an online survey to evaluate progress on local issues. Johnstown is a shrinking…
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Maura Kennedy is Pittsburgh's new Bureau of Building Inspection Chief. She came to the job four months ago from Philadelphia, where she led a strategic…
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With the heavily boarded up community of Homestead as a backdrop, the Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania released a toolkit to fight blight today.The event,…
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Six months ago, the vacant lot next door to Linda Piso’s house in Knoxville was overgrown with weeds and was a haven for drug activity.But Piso has since…
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Special series: This week we're exploring legislative action taken recently in Harrisburg on important bills that were overshadowed by the passage of the…
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Blight is a major problem in Pittsburgh, and the city is pursuing several big-picture initiatives to deal with it.The city’s 17,000 tax delinquent and…