Pittsburgh Homes Daily

The link is here. It may be behind a premium content wall, but all I had to do was go to the home page and view an ad to get to it.
For whatever reason, I think there is a midwest curve on this survey. Cleveland is tied at #26. And Detroit, pretty [...]

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I guess I am going to have to do some research to learn more about the Pittsburgh tax abatements which just passed city council, unless someone stumbles upon this article that knows more than I do and can help me out. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review article here.
Let’s take a specific example:
Charlie Batch is doing [...]

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Last night, the Urban Design Associates and the Pittsburgh Penguins held a meeting to get input from residents on the development of the new Penguins arena. Architect Don Carter, President of Urban Design Associates, indicated to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that the doors are wide open for public participation.
Sounded nice.
Until I started thinking about my [...]

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The Post-Gazette celebrates the announcement of the move of the Downtown YMCA from 330 Blvd. of the Allies to Millcraft’s Market Square Project.  The editorial says, “It will be a boost to the heart of the Golden Triangle.”
Total distance the facility is moving: ~ 1/4 mile.  I mapped it on Google and if you go [...]

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Mike Madison of Pittsblog is looking for a logo for the Pittsburgh Manifesto.  Here’s a few ideas and slogans for development:

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Just the other day I said to someone that Pittsburgh is a very walkable city.  Now, it has gotten just a little bit easier for those in Pittsburgh without cars to get around - thanks to Flexcar.
Flexcar is a car sharing program that charges members by the hour for use of a vehicle.  According to the Flexcar website, [...]

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Traditionally, apartment hunters must search through hundreds of listings by landlords and rental companies in order to find the perfect apartment. Tenant Market is trying to change that process to make it easier for both landlords and tenants.
Jeremy Bencken from TenantMarket.com kindly agreed to answer a few of my questions about how it works. [...]

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Places Rated Almanac has named Pittsburgh America’s Most Livable City again!
Check out the news in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 
Pittsburgh’s top ranking in 1985 brought a lot of controversy with it.  But the ranking shouldn’t come as a surprise to Pittsburgh residents and other followers of the ranking.  Pittsburgh is the only city to be ranked in the top [...]

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Roboburgh: I like it!
 2 robotics firms sell for $9.2 million: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.

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Beautiful weather in Pittsburgh this weekend and people have been out and about!
Today, I attended Bootcamp PGH and had a great time.  I will definitely be attending Podcamp in August.
Two highlights of the event that especially stick in my mind.  The first was a startup ice breaker in a session led by Guru.  30 words [...]

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