Pittsburgh Homes Daily

Young Preservationists of Pittsburgh, a group that provides assistance to individuals seeking to save historical properties, named the top 10 endangered historical properties in Southwest Pennsylvania on Monday.  The list of properties can be found at the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review article.  If you have some time, I’m sure they could use volunteers to help.  Don’t let these properties be torn [...]

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The Business Week blog Hot Property mentioned an example of adaptive reuse in The Mercury Rising. 
Nowhere is the need for adaptive reuse more visible than in Pittsburgh, a city that rose and fell with the steel industry.  It is only fitting that the revitalization of Pittsburgh is occuring through the transformation of its historical icons.  The sheer [...]

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The Pittsburgh Planning Department ranked the proposal for locating a casino at Station Square as the best option for Pittsburgh, according to a Pittsburgh Tribune Review article.  The written Gaming Assessment is available in pdf format from the City of Pittsburgh Planning Department website.  Three locations are competing for the single license available to operate a casino [...]

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There have been several good stories in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette this weekend. Links: 
For the Pittsburgh Region, change is busting out all over.
Brighton Heights Home Tour today! (article here)
Pittsburgh area house tours on tap for June.
Dwellers find Downtown living offers numerous advantages.
Editorial: City Resurgence / A new developer means hope for Downtown
Those who love Fairview plan for its next incantation.

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The Pittsburgh Tribune Review has an article today titled “New eminent domain law will help renewal effort.“  I’ve been trying for an hour to figure out exactly how making it tougher to condemn properties will help the renewal effort.  I don’t really see it.  But that isn’t why I’m writing.
I am concerned that the bill [...]

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… are provided by this Pittsburgh Tribune-Review article.  It calls Washington County “a growing force,” a “major player,” and a “brewing community.”  New economic development, lower housing costs, a short commute, and lower taxes are included among the benefits of living in Washington County.

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I received a comment on my blog from Chad last night and I decided to visit the emongoo blog and check it out.  After reading his message, and dying over the FrankK comment (who is lovingly FankK here), I decided to reconsider my earlier analysis of emongoo.  It’s still young and perhaps this is an [...]

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Wilmerding Renewed announced in the Pittsburgh Tribune Review a major fundraising effort to make George Westinghouse’s The Castle in Turtle Creek valley into a community center.

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The 17th Annual River Sweep will be held on June 17th, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune review article calling for volunteers.  Be a part of the largest organized volunteer river clean up in the country.  More details about the 2006 River Sweep can be found at the PA Department of Environmental Protection website.

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I haven’t received a postcard from anyone other than a real estate agent (or other marketer) in a while.  Today, however, there are a few postcards worth checking out.
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports that a new book, “Jeannette,” is available that celebrates the postcards of the area.  The article is titled Postcards tell Jeannette’s history in new book. 

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