Pittsburgh Homes Daily

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette had an article on Sunday about the problems with housing in Oakland, home of the University of Pittsburgh.

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The Good: The South Side was awarded the Urban Pioneer award by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.  Congratulations are in order!
The Bad: There were 4 times more foreclosures in the Pittsburgh area in the first quarter of 2006 than in the first quarter of 2005, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.

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If you’re looking to buy or sell a loft in Pittsburgh, check out Pittsburgh Lofts!

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The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that the opening of a casino in Pittsburgh could be delayed up to a year.  The delay would leave plans for a new stadium in limbo and hurt Pittsburgh’s ability to retain the Penguins, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
Pennsylvania is considering selling the State Office Building on Liberty Avenue.  (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [...]

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If there’s no agreement for additional funding between federal, state, and local officials in the next month (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review says June 23, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette says July 15), then the plans for the T extension to the North Shore will probably be scrapped.
It seems a shame to lose $320 million in federal grants and a tool to [...]

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Sounds like a home in Pittsburgh but it’s not!  It’s Animal Planet’s new show about Meerkats in Africa.  We just watched it on the DVR last night and it was awesome!  They have a cool website for the show as well.  It is on tonight at 8 PM!

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The Penn Brewery is holding Weinerschinitzel Bark n’ Brew III today (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette link) to benefit Animal Friends.
BikeFest, run by Free Ride and Bike Pittsburgh runs today through July 4th (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article here).  Check out the BikeFest 2006 blog.
Gretchen Wilson will be at the Post-Gazette Pavilion on Saturday.
The Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens is letting dads with kids [...]

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The National Trust for Historic Preservation will be holding a home tour in Pittsburgh in November to coincide with its National Preservation Conference 2006.  They have also put together a list of resources for members visiting Pittsburgh called “Pittsburgh on your own.”  The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported on the initial preparations for the home tour.

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Millcraft Industries and the Urban Redevelopment Authority teamed with Carl Walker Construction Co. to build a parking garage for The Crossroads in Washington County, according to the Pittsburgh Business Times.
The plans for a Lincoln-Lemington strip mall will be before City-Council on Tuesday after gaining initial approval yesterday, reports the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
The Monroeville Planning Commission is [...]

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I’ve heard about camping outside for sports tickets. But camping outside a hospital because a player is injured?  Now that’s dedication. 
If you didn’t know, you have to be a Steelers fan (link to Pittsburgh Tribune-Review article about the Ben Roethlisberger vigil) to live in Pittsburgh.
The Steelers training camp also delays construction around Pittsburgh, and many [...]

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