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The development plan for a three-acre park that will cover the I-579 / Crosstown Boulevard Corridor near downtown was approved by Pittsburgh’s planning…
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Flanked by children as he walks the perimeter of the Ammons Community Recreation Center in the Hill District, Charles Bonner makes his way to the…
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The Hill District is now home to a green stormwater infrastructure project at the intersection of Centre and Herron avenues. The system will collect water…
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August Wilson's plays have sold out theaters across the world, earned Pulitzer Prizes and Tony Awards, and most recently transitioned to the silver screen…
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By the time Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was shot and killed on a Memphis balcony in April 1968, Pittsburgh's black community had been simmering for years…
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Normally, playing on a highway is a bad idea, but a project to physically reconnect Pittsburgh’s Hill District to Downtown will soon install a walkable,…
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A rehabilitation effort in the commercial corridor of the Hill District is one step closer to opening its doors.Once a performance hub for artists like…
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Cities like Harlem and Chicago are often associated with “The Great Black Renaissance,” but for a brief time in the 20th century, Pittsburgh was an…
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The Pittsburgh Urban Redevelopment Authority unanimously approved a measure Thursday to help fund new affordable housing units near PPG Paints Arena. The…
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Renowned composer Kathryn Bostic first worked with Pittsburgh-born playwright August Wilson in 2003, scoring the Broadway production of “Gem of the…