Pittsburgh Homes Daily

I’m going out of town for the weekend so I probably won’t be posting.  I was going to post about the events going on in Pittsburgh on the Fourth but the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review has a good list so I won’t repeat it. 
Have a safe and happy 4th!

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
West Hills Shopping Center in Moon to be revamped.
Expansion plans for Allegheny County Airport.
North Huntingdon discussing housing boom.
Fight over Walgreens plans at Penn and South Braddock.
Controversy over expansion of SouthSide Works.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Cranberry Township booming.
Allegheny County Airport is accepting public comments on its redesign.
Residents turned out over Walgreens drive-through request.
New homes planned along Colonial Manor [...]

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It looks like the series on why Charlotte is better than Pittsburgh in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette came to an end on Wednesday with an article about Pittsburgh expatriates in Charlotte.  It’s a bit ironic that it ended the day before the Pittsburgh Business Times covered the announcement that a brokerage and investment banking firm opened an [...]

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I’m not the only blogger in Pittsburgh that loves the beautiful old homes and unique architecture.  Yummy Wakame has a wonderful story about Shadyside churches and homes. 
What do you enjoy about Pittsburgh homes? The views?  The neighborhoods?  The hardwood floors?  I’d love to hear your stories!

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Cranberry Woods Office Park, home to the Pittsburgh Marriott North hotel and the Regional Learning Alliance, is getting a fourth office building.
The Murrysville Parks and Recreation Department is seeking input on the development of components to the Murrysville Community Park, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
There is going to be a fight over a drive-through for a Walgreens in [...]

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It’s all about how you manipulate the numbers.  That seems to be the lesson from the Pittsburgh Business Times coverage of the recently released Pittsburgh area unemployment statistics.  On one hand, the seasonally adjusted unemployment statistic was up .1% from April.  On the other hand, that was down .2% from last May.  Butler County was the lowest [...]

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It looks like there is more money to board up vacant and broken down homes in Pittsburgh then there is to provide a TEMPORARY shelter for the homeless during the All-Star Game.  What a shame!  The plans for a temporary shelter, which according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review have received lukewarm support, still aren’t finalized. 
On that [...]

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Bummed about the Pittsburgh Pirates record-tying 12 straight loss (Pittsburgh Tribune Review coverage here)?  Let’s all think some positive thoughts to help break their string of bad luck:
1. Looks like Jason Bay is going to play in the All-Star Game!
2. It only took the Tigers 2-3 years to go from worst to first.
3. It’s almost time for [...]

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Pittsburgh natives Mark Cuban and Dan Marino have joined up in the bidding war for the Pittsburgh Penguins in order to keep the team in Pittsburgh, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.  I guess I’m not reading Blog Maverick close enough because I haven’t seen anything about it there.  Or, maybe buying a sports team like the [...]

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The Urban Design Associates plan for Fifth & Forbes / Market Square is available at the Urban Redevelopment Authority website.  The draft is open for public comment for the next two weeks.  Early news articles have focused on the rerouting of downtown buses and the development of two transit centers.  It has been covered by both [...]

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