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The free clinic had operated in the cramped basement of the former YMCA building since 2007; that building was severely damaged by an explosion in August. The clinic is now seeing patients on the third floor of the Painter Building at UPMC McKeesport.
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"Death of the Daily News" author Andrew Conte reports on what happened when the town of McKeesport lost its 131-year-old paper — and what might come next
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Even PNC Bank’s resources haven’t cured all that ails two affordable McKeesport apartment properties, but 2022 may see major efforts there, plus new rental-housing quality initiatives by Pittsburgh and Allegheny County government.
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The 25-year-old housing health code doesn’t include progressive fines or re-inspection charges, and the county hasn’t yet adopted data-driven enforcement or environmental courts — all measures taking hold in other areas of the country.
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Elected officials from the local to federal level have joined residents in calling for immediate improvements to conditions that have spurred a surge in housing health code violations and 911 calls.
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On today’s program: Attorney David Shrager explains why some case proceedings were postponed during the pandemic, and how courts are now getting around to the backlog. COVID-19 cases are going up in the county, with unvaccinated people at risk; Dr. Maya Ragavan with the Pittsburgh Community Vaccine Collaborative explains efforts to understand why people are vaccine-hesitant. And an investigation into McKeesport apartments where residents say conditions are unlivable.
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For a family that came to Hi View Gardens in a search for safety and affordability, 2021 has been a year of housing turmoil.
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Three years ago, PNC bought housing complexes in McKeesport, intent on improving them and keeping them affordable. But health violations and 911 calls surged, and residents are organizing to demand better from the nation’s seventh-largest bank.
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McKeesport is one of the largest municipalities in Allegheny County after Pittsburgh, but has taken longer to bounce back from de-industrialization. Once…
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Ieesha Rajab tries to stay positive. Her conversation is peppered with laughter; she doesn't want to bring everyone around her down, and reminds friends…