A preliminary report from the FBI has noted a slight decrease in violent crime in Pittsburgh and a dramatic decrease in property crimes in 2007. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review coverage is here.
Entries from June 2008
Pittsburgh Crime Down
June 11th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Why Pittsburgh · crime rates
Ahhh - Hacked
June 10th, 2008 · No Comments
So I discovered that someone dumped some code linking to a bunch of spammy sites into my last two posts. I’ve since eliminated it and upgraded wordpress - so - here’s my TEST POST to see if I’ve got it fixed or if I’ve got to go back to the drawing board.
Tags: Personal
Upper St Clair Best for Intellectual Retirees.
June 8th, 2008 · No Comments
The U.S. News & World Report named Upper St. Clair one of “The 10 Brainiest Places to Retire.” USNWR was looking for thriving intellectual and cultural centers where retired individuals who want to keep on learning can stay as busy as they want to be - and with Pittsburgh’s thriving downtown area and 29 [...]
Tags: Pittsburgh · Why Pittsburgh
RiverParc Suspended
June 2nd, 2008 · No Comments
The downtown Pittsburgh cultural district project that was once called one of the linchpins of the revitalization of the City of Pittsburgh and a project without equal in the United States was indefinitely suspended last month by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust blamed the poor economy and credit markets as the [...]
Tags: Commercial Real Estate · Downtown · Financing · Pittsburgh · Real Estate · Theater District