John Farley, Pop City Media
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
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The Madonna del Castello Church at 7416 Duquesne Avenue in Swissvale has sat vacant for ... Read More
Here's your chance to explore one of Pittsburgh's most elegant private clubs. Join us Wed. evening, Feb. 2, 2011, from 5:30 to 9:00 p.m., at the Pittsburgh Athletic Association, 4215 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (Oakland).
Evening Agenda
5:30: Cash bar
6:00: Illustrated lecture by David ... Read More
Sunday, December 26, 2010 By Mark Belko, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The city is looking to brighten up some "dark corners" Downtown. Aided by a $4 million state redevelopment assistance grant, the Urban Redevelopment Authority hopes to target rundown buildings Downtown and work with property owners to upgrade them. The project is designed to supplement a ... Read More
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Wednesday, December 15, 2010
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The Urban Redevelopment Authority has agreed to lease--with an option to sell--the 130,000-square-foot Fruit Auction Terminal Produce Building on Smallman Street in the Strip District. The ... Read More
Saturday, December 04, 2010
By Rosa Colucci, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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"It takes my breath away every time I walk through the front door. ... Read More
Saturday, December 04, 2010
By Patricia Lowry, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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On Thanksgiving eve, when I called Alex Watson about previewing his house for next weekend's Allegheny West Victorian ... Read More
By Matthew Santoni PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Thursday, December 2, 2010 A cluster of former fairground buildings along Brownsville Road in South Park could get a green makeover, under three plans officials presented Wednesday night as part of Allegheny County's effort to revitalize the park. Titled the "modified," "campus" and "picturesque" concept plans, each ... Read More
By Bob Karlovits, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Monday, November 22, 2010 Many small towns have rich stories, but few tell them as well as Vandergrift. Part of that tale is in the layout of the historic area of the 115-year-old town. Designed by the firm of Frederick Law Olmsted, the creator of New York ... Read More
By Deborah Deasy, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Monday, November 29, 2010 t's easy to overlook the oldest churches in Pittsburgh. "Then, you come inside and see how beautiful it is," says Sean O'Donnell, secretary at Smithfield United Church of Christ, one the city's four oldest houses or worship. The others -- all soaring stone structures ... Read More
Saturday, November 20, 2010
By Patricia Lowry, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Cambria County's Benjamin Franklin Jones cottage may have found ... Read More
Saturday, November 20, 2010 By Gretchen McKay, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [caption id="attachment_7859" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Heavenly Vision Ministries and parsonage, formerly known as the Our Lady Help of Christians in the Larimer section of Pittsburgh, has a 6,000-square-foot rectory and a banquet hall in the lower level. It's on the market for $169,900. ... Read More
Sunday, November 14, 2010 By Marylynne Pitz, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [caption id="attachment_7755" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="The former Abel Colley Tavern, five miles west of Uniontown in Fayette County, has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1995. It was recently restored. Marylynne Pitz"]... Read More
Saturday, November 13, 2010 By Kevin Kirkland, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [caption id="attachment_7705" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="The city's Urban Redevelopment Authority has foreclosed and put on the market four buildings -- 1600, 1601, 1602 and 1619 Broadway Ave. == with hopes of enticing developers to invest in this business district and begin its turnaround. ... Read More
Saturday, November 06, 2010
By Marylynne Pitz, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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By next summer, Madonna ... Read More
Saturday, November 06, 2010 By Marylynne Pitz, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [caption id="attachment_7644" align="alignnone" width="330" caption="A model replica of the Agnew-Anderson House, built in 1808, is among the exhibits in "Bricks, Mortar and Charm," an exhibition at the Beaver Area Heritage Museum. Bob Donaldson / Post-Gazette"]... Read More
By Bob Bauder PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Sunday, October 31, 2010 [caption id="attachment_7625" align="alignnone" width="450" caption="Thelma J. Smith's home on Andover Terrace in the Upper Hill District bears a swastika in concrete above the entrance. Before fascism, the swastika was viewed as a good-luck symbol. Justin Merriman | Tribune-Review"]... Read More
Friday, November 05, 2010 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The Washington County Commissioners have approved a $971,000 federal grant application to refurbish the Fredericktown Ferry, better known as Fred, which links two tiny towns separated by the Monongahela River. Fayette County officials signed off on the application last year. The Port of Pittsburgh Commission recommended repairing the ... Read More
Friday, November 05, 2010 By Len Barcousky, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Paul Orange hasn't given up hope that he will be able to buy and relocate the historic William Smith House in Mercersburg, despite a setback Thursday. The house is on land owned by the MMP&W Volunteer Fire Co., which acquired the property in 2009 ... Read More
Thursday, November 04, 2010
By Janice Crompton, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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The historic county courthouses of Western Pennsylvania are clearly more than mere buildings: ... Read More
Wednesday, November 03, 2010
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Abandoned for over 25 years and once the location of Mt. Washington's highest crime rates, the former South Hills High School building at ... Read More
By Adam Brandolph PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Tuesday, November 2, 2010 An Allegheny County judge put a temporary halt on the city's plan to demolish a condemned property in Larimer after a Sharpsburg man said he wants to restore it. John Cobb plans to rehabilitate a 110-year-old building at 16 Shetland St. to use ... Read More
Tuesday, November 02, 2010 By Len Barcousky, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [caption id="attachment_7509" align="alignnone" width="506" caption="The Smith House is located next to the MMP&W Volunteer Fire Co. The board that oversees the fire company says it needs the land to expand its aging facilities. Len Barcousky/Post-Gazette"]... Read More
Monday, November 01, 2010
By Diana Nelson Jones, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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South ... Read More
Thursday, October 28, 2010 By Norm Vargo Will the Lamp shine again? The once-popular movie theater in downtown Irwin closed in 2005. Its marquee still boldly predicts "the Lamp will shine again." But $500,000 is needed for that to happen. Westmoreland Cultural Trust acquired ownership from Irwin-based KCS Real Estate Services in 2007. KCS purchased ... Read More
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Youth friendly music venue The Red Theater makes noise in historic Polish Hill building
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
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A beautiful piece of Polish Hill history is experiencing a second life as an all ages performance venue. ... Read More
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
By Mary Thomas, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Residents often know of special places in their towns that don't make it into tour books, from the eye-popping taxidermy in the ... Read More
By Brian C. Rittmeyer, VALLEY NEWS DISPATCH Sunday, October 24, 2010 [caption id="attachment_7364" align="alignnone" width="372" caption="Linda Alworth of Gilpin points out a portion of a common area in the second floor of the future Lingrow Inn on Market Street in Leechburg. Jason Bridge | Valley News Dispatch"]... Read More
By Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Monday, October 25, 2010 Last updated: 5:41 am Six local communities were chosen for a pilot project of the Pennsylvania Environmental Council to revitalize river towns with free professional services, work plans and tips on finding money to pay for the urban makeovers. Millvale, Etna, Sharpsburg, Aspinwall, O'Hara and Blawnox are ... Read More
Thursday, October 21, 2010 By Karen Kane, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette As the community prepares to shine a headlight on the historic pairing of the jeep and Butler, efforts have been ongoing to promote the preservation of the site where the jeep was manufactured: the Bantam building off Hansen Avenue in Pullman Center Business ... Read More
Thursday, October 21, 2010 By Mark Belko, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette A former porn theater would become a food market and apartments would anchor the upper floors of buildings under a plan to redevelop a rundown block of North Avenue on the North Side. The team of Zukin Development Corp. and Collaborative Ventures is proposing ... Read More
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 By Mark Belko, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The future of the Civic Arena, the iconic silver-domed structure that has graced Pittsburgh's skyline for nearly half a century, could be decided Thursday. City-Allegheny County Sports & Exhibition Authority members are scheduled to vote that day on whether to demolish the 49-year-old landmark ... Read More
Saturday, October 16, 2010
By Mary Thomas, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Never overlook the potential of a small lot.
Pittsburgh artist Rose Clancy's ... Read More
Tuesday, October 12, 2010 By Mark Belko, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette May the best burrito win. Chipotle Mexican Grill is the latest restaurant headed for Market Square, claiming about 2,300 square feet of space on the first floor of the former G.C. Murphy store. It will compete against another Market Square Mexican-style restaurant, Moe's Southwest Grill. Chipotle ... Read More
Monday, October 18, 2010 By Marylynne Pitz, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The Friends of Old Economy Village will receive a $241,000 grant from the state of Pennsylvania to upgrade facilities, develop a marketing plan and hire education staff for tours at Old Economy Village in Ambridge, Beaver County. Sen. Elder Vogel Jr., who announced the ... Read More
