Pittsburgh Homes Daily

Sewage filled property assessed at $120,000 by borough.  The rundown from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:
Sewage has been leaking into backyard for five years.
Boy played in backyard.
House might collapse.
Baldwin Borough (closest working website I could find) wants to study the problem.  
Baldwin doesn’t like its options: $50,000 legal bill or $100,000 repair bill.
Homeowner doesn’t want to sue.
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WPXI reported yesterday that Mayor O’Connor signed a pledge to make Pittsburgh streets safer (from guns).  While crime control is important, perhaps he should have been focused on a different safety concern: Falling concrete from Rankin bridge onto Maple Street. 
But don’t worry — the Allegheny County Public Works Director was on that one.  Repairs are scheduled [...]

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Shadyside has something for everyone.  If you are looking for old world charm, you can find it in one of Shadyside’s elegant Victorian homes.  Young professionals find modern, convenient living in Shadyside condos or townhomes (under construction are The Metropolitan Shadyside and Market House).  Students find great apartments just a short walk from some of Pittsburgh’s best dining [...]

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After three long years, construction of an office park on a Canonsburg brownfield (formerly the site of the Fort Pitt Bridgeworks) is set to begin by the end of the year, according to the Pittsburgh Business Times.  The prospect of the office park has kicked off a number of projects to revitalize Canonsburg.  Canonsburg is also home to [...]

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The head of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission asked lawmakers to decide the fate of the project, according to a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review article Mon-Fay plea: Build it or kill it.  Neighborhoods in the path of the project are in limbo.

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Anyone have an extra $3.515 billion?
A new report discussed in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette here concludes that the cost of the Mon-Fayette Expressway has jumped $1.4 billion over the past five years and there may not be enough money to complete it.  $3.5 billion is still needed for the project.
This report was released on the heels of a [...]

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The Pittsburgh Business Times reported today that Trader Joe’s and Fresh Market are both coming to Pittsburgh.  The speculation is that Trader Joe’s is looking in East Liberty, while Fresh Market is looking in the suburbs north and south of the city.  
The biggest grocery store in Pittsburgh (in my unscientific opinion) is Giant Eagle.  Trader Joe’s and Fresh Market [...]

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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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… 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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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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