Pittsburgh Homes Daily

The Elmhurst Group announced Thursday that it plans to construct an office building at Bigelow and Ruskin in Oakland, adjacent to First Baptist Church.  The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review said that the building was opposed by local historical groups and residents, who sought a smaller building.
According to the Pittsburgh Business Times article, the market for office space in [...]

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Amid rumors of a slowing housing market, the recent auction of an old National City bank branch in Bethel Park was a seller’s dream!  With eleven bidders, the property sold for more than $1 million and the buyer doesn’t even know what he wants to do with the property, according to the Pittsburgh Business Times.
There seem [...]

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Newsweek released its list of the top 1,200 public high schools in the U.S. measured by the number of AP (Advanced Placement) tests taken by all students divided by the number of graduating seniors.  Although I’m not sure that this is the best measure of a quality high school (the Newsweek defense seems to be here), [...]

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Feel like you are spending too much of your life waiting in the grocery store checkout line?  Now you can make that grocery store feel like home at the Shadyside Giant Eagle.  Technically, I guess, you will be under your home.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has the details about Market House, 54 condos on top of the [...]

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Next weekend should be a busy one for those in Pittsburgh who love to see great homes (or just spy on their neighbors!) and add color to their own home’s exterior.
On Saturday, June 3rd, the South Side is hosting the 15th Historic South Side Home Tour.  The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review coverage can be found here.  The [...]

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For those that didn’t know, I’m getting my house ready to put on the market.  I’ve spent the last few days gardening and everything is blooming nicely today, the first sunny day since Wednesday here.  Now that the outside is looking nice, it is time to turn to the inside of the home.  I’ll try to [...]

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The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported today that the Cordish Company hopes to get started “in the not too distant future” with North Shore Live!, a new “entertainment district” between Heinz Field and PNC Park.  It will include an open air concert venue, restaurants, and shops.  A Pittsburgh Tribune-Review article from April has a PDF map with the location.

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Search engine news has been in the air this week, with Yahoo announcing a partnership with Ebay (USA Today link; Washington Post link) and Google announcing a partnership with Dell (NYT link).  But what you probably haven’t heard of is GoodSearch.
Following The Burr in the Burgh, I am going to start all of my internet searching at GoodSearch.  [...]

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Check out the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette guide to Summer 2006 or the events calender.
Wind down at Wine Down at La Casa Nacisi this afternoon from 4 pm to 7 pm. 
Watch a baseball game at PNC Park.  The Pittsburgh Pirates host Houston.
Quack! at a Just Ducky tour and learn about Pittsburgh.
Find a ticket to the sold out [...]

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Construction is set to begin at The Village at Pittsburgh Mills with a Best Buy and Pet Smart, according to a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article today.

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