Pittsburgh Homes Daily

Development on Pittsburgh’s North Shore continues.
The Pittsburgh Planning Commission approved the Hyatt Place hotel near PNC Park despite the opposition of Pittsburgh United, which will have an opportunity to air its concerns in front of the Pittsburgh City Council.
The nearby Marriott Residence Inn on the North Shore broke ground this month and is scheduled for [...]

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Tonight at 6 PM:
Charles Landry speaks at the Children’s Museum as part of the Charm Bracelet Project. 
Friday night:
Gallery Crawl in the Cultural District.
Saturday:

Sunday:
 Earth Day!

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I missed the news yesterday in the paper that the URA is going to take possession of the Garden Theatre on Wednesday. Thanks Doug for bringing it to my attention. Here is the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review article on the news.
Now the question is whether the request for developer proposals that have been released [...]

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Megan from Trulia dropped me an email today with a link to Truila’s new housing heat maps.  Here’s the link for the Pittsburgh heat map and the Allegheny County heat map.
As you can see on their heat map, the North Shore, East End (Shadyside/Squirrel Hill/Highland Park) and South Side / Mt Washington are all popular places [...]

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Last night I attended the Central Northside Neighborhood Council meeting which had on its agenda two important (and current) topics for the North Side: the casino and the Federal-North corridor redevelopment.
It was interesting to hear the concerns of the citizens of the neighborhood and their thoughts on the impact of the casino.  There were alot [...]

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You’ve got to know a good thing when you see it.  That’s my conclusion after a couple days of thought concerning this week’s editorial in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Negative Pittsburgh.
The editorial takes aim at those around Pittsburgh who are criticizing efforts to build the North Shore Connector, a new Stadium for the Pittsburgh Penguins, and a few other projects around town.  [...]

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Just days after the announcement that the new Pittsburgh casino will be located on the North Shore, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court handed the North Shore another victory.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported today that the URA was vindicated in its efforts to seize an adult theater on the North Side by eminent domain nearly ten years ago; it did [...]

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A Candlelight House Tour will be held on Thursday, November 2, 2006 as part of the National Preservation Conference from 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM.  Get your tickets!

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The new Allegheny Branch of Carnegie Library on the north side will be built on vacant land at 1210 Federal St.
The URA is looking to revive lower Brighton Road between North Avenue and Kirkbride Street on the North Side.
Finally, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette wants critics to make their peace with the North Shore Connector.  It can only enhance [...]

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Pittsburgh leaders unveiled a 3 year, $3 million marketing campaign to showcase the region’s attractions.  Ads with the slogan “Pittsburgh.  Imagine what you can do here.” will run in both local and national media online and off, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.  Previously, each county handled its own marketing, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.  Now, [...]

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