Monday, September 27, 2010 By Jon Schmitz, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Three years ago, the stately 19th-century sandstone church at Friendship and South Pacific avenues in Bloomfield lay in ruins and was targeted for demolition. "Can this church be saved?" a newspaper article asked at the time. The answer, borne out by a leaking roof, ... Read More
Paramount building was empty for years Thursday, September 23, 2010 By Diana Nelson Jones, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [caption id="attachment_7248" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Greg Pierce, assistant film curator at The Warhol, left, talks with Rick Schweikert in front of the film vaults at Paramount's film exchange, 1727 Blvd. of the Allies, Uptown. Darrell Sapp/Post-Gazette "]... Read More
The Carnegie struggles with honoring the past while serving the present and future Sunday, March 02, 2003 By Patricia Lowry, Post-Gazette Architecture Critic From Fiji to Florida to Fresno, Calif., Andrew Carnegie built 2,509 libraries between 1881 and 1917, mostly in America, the British Isles and Canada. To this day, ... Read More
Thursday, September 30, 2010 By Tina Calabro The name of Sister Thea Bowman may not be widely recognized, but within the Catholic education community, she is celebrated for her commitment to the education of underprivileged children, especially those of African-American descent. Sister Thea, a Mississippi native and granddaughter of a slave, converted to ... Read More
By Liz Hayes VALLEY NEWS DISPATCH Thursday, September 16, 2010 Congregants who oppose the demolition of a historic Poke Run Presbyterian Church building believe a county judge has granted them access to the tools they need to save the structure. Nine members of the Washington Township church last week filed a lawsuit in ... Read More
By Stacey Federoff TRIBUNE-REVIEW Wednesday, September 15, 2010 The Great Allegheny Passage trail generates $40 million a year in economic spending, and a preservation plan is intended to use historic preservation in six trail towns to harness that spending power. A meeting Tuesday night in West Newton hosted by the Progress Fund's Trail ... Read More
By Craig Smith
PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Monday, September 27, 2010
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Grace Rothmeyer worries about her home of 23 years in Etna, even though one ... Read More
CCAC campus and medical clinic planned for site Thursday, September 16, 2010 By Deborah M. Todd, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette During an emotional meeting, at which the death of Councilwoman Millie Devich was marked with a moment of silence and a bouquet of flowers behind her nameplate in council chambers, motions designed to address Braddock's ... Read More
By Jeremy Boren PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Monday, September 13, 2010 Federal money intended to plug an unsightly concrete gap next to Interstate 579 might be used at Consol Energy Center instead. At the request of the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh, Sen. Bob Casey proposed redirecting the $974,000 earmark to pay for most of ... Read More
By Chuck Biedka, VALLEY NEWS DISPATCH Friday, September 10, 2010 Last updated: 7:11 am [caption id="attachment_7147" align="alignnone" width="150" caption="From left, Emma and Jim Dunmire, of Washington Township; Jack and Eleanor Zerbini, of Salem Township; Maynard Miller, of Kiski Township; and Kathy Moneymaker, of Washington Township, all gather together in front of the ... Read More
The house on the southwest corner of 38th St. and Charlotte Street in Lawrenceville is up for sale. It was bult a decade after Lawrenceville became a town in 1814. We know this because house historian Carol Peterson, a denizen of Larryville, researched the records. The house you see now -- ... Read More
By Tom Yerace, VALLEY NEWS DISPATCH Tuesday, September 7, 2010 Natrona's history is forever linked to industry, and that is the focus of a new park being planned there. "We've been working with Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation, and one of the focuses of Natrona Comes Together is to preserve the history ... Read More
Offers due Oct. 22; tour set Thursday Monday, September 06, 2010 By Joe Smydo, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [caption id="attachment_7121" align="alignnone" width="160" caption="The Engine No. 16 firehouse in North Point Breeze is up for sale. Proposals for use of the space are due Oct. 22 and guidelines are posted for would-be purchasers. Rebecca Droke/Post-Gazette"]... Read More
Thursday, September 09, 2010
By Candy Woodall, freelance
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Summer may be winding down but Ray Dougherty already is preparing for next season at McKees Point Marina ... Read More
Thursday, September 09, 2010 By Brian David, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The Miles Bryan School building is beautiful in a way modern schools seldom are, with a Gothic flavor and spires and gargoyles carved into its stone. It's also in a beautiful spot, on six wooded acres atop a hill jutting up in ... Read More
By Jeffrey Widmer BRIDGEVILLE AREA NEWS Thursday, September 9, 2010 [caption id="attachment_7105" align="alignnone" width="150" caption="The old Ryerson Steel Building on Arch Street in Carnegie is the new home of the Envirosafe Stripping Corp., owned by George M. Vorel, who purchased it for $3 million. Anticipating expansion and growth with the addition of ... Read More
By Al Lowe FOR THE TRIBUNE-REVIEW Thursday, September 9, 2010 History buffs got some good news at the Dormont Council meeting. Although Dormont's South Hills Theater along West Liberty Avenue has been razed and will be replaced by a CVS store, its memories will live on because of plans to reassemble the theater's ... Read More
By Adam Brandolph PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Thursday, September 9, 2010 Last updated: 10:22 am [caption id="attachment_7097" align="alignnone" width="150" caption="A former firehouse and Pittsburgh police training center at the corner of Penn and North Lang avenues was opened up this morning for potential buyers to get a look in Point Breeze. James Knox/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review"]... Read More
Wednesday, September 08, 2010 Pop City Media If you haven't been to the Pittsburgh Public Market in the Strip District, which opened softly on September 3rd, be sure to check it out this Friday, September 10th for the official grand opening. The 10,000 square foot space, which hosts over 40 vendors, ... Read More
Wednesday, September 08, 2010
Pop City Media
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On August 31, a sales agreement was reached between the Denis Theatre Foundation, and the previous owners, D. and Neeta Raja for $668,750. The sales agreement is good cause for celebration, ... Read More
By Margaret Harding PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Tuesday, September 7, 2010 [caption id="attachment_7072" align="alignnone" width="150" caption="Rosemary Miller, left, of Baldwin and Kelly Miller of Polish Hill, center, talk to Nathan Holmes at his Clarion River Organics booth at the new public market in the Strip on Friday afternoon. Justin Merriman/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review"]... Read More
By Rick Wills PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Thursday, September 2, 2010 A group working to renovate and reopen the Denis Theatre in Mt. Lebanon signed a sales agreement Wednesday to buy the building. The Denis Theatre Foundation agreed to pay $668,750 for the theater on Washington Road. The theater, which opened 72 years ago, closed ... Read More
By Jewels Phraner
LIGONIER ECHO
Thursday, September 2, 2010
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Saving Sleepy Hollow hasn't gone exactly the way owner Fred Haeflein expected.
He's had a ... Read More
By Adam Brandolph PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Thursday, September 2, 2010 [caption id="attachment_7056" align="alignnone" width="150" caption="Linda Nelson, chairwoman of the Manchester Citizens Corporation, inspects one of the properties being restored on Columbus Avenue in Manchester. The home was purchased as part of the Great House Sale. Jasmine Goldband | Tribune-Review"]... Read More
'Recapitalization' shinier than selling Wednesday, September 01, 2010 By Mark Belko, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The owner of one Downtown building has removed its "for sale" sign. Rather than sell, New York-based Blackstone Group has decided to retain ownership of EQT Plaza, formerly known as Dominion Tower, and refinance its debt. "They just decided with the way ... Read More
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
By Diana Nelson Jones, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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When the Pittsburgh Public Market in the Strip opens Friday, patrons will see some tried-and-true faces -- La Prima ... Read More
By Michael Machosky, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Tuesday, August 31, 2010 [caption id="attachment_7038" align="alignnone" width="150" caption="Siblings (from left), Xanthe Schandelmeier, 5; Coco, 9; and Vivienne, 7, of Squirrel Hill, sample sweets at Prasad Potluri's Spice by Tamarind booth in the Pittsburgh Public Market. More than 40 vendors will showcase their wares in a ... Read More
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
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E Properties and Development is nearing completion on the transformation of two blighted properties on 38th Street in Lawrenceville, contributing to the major revitalization efforts taking place on the hill between Butler ... Read More
Thursday, July 29, 2010 By Brian David, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette When Andrew Hieber saw a "for sale" sign on the Roxian Theater in McKees Rocks, he had an instant vision. A musician, he knew the local concert scene. A longtime restaurant worker, he knew entertainment. As the owner of a martial arts and ... Read More
Thursday, July 29, 2010 By Candy Woodall - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Robert Carter drives past it every day. He sees the blemish on the city landscape and questions the fate of the old Jeannette Glass plant. A city firefighter for the past 36 years and the mayor for the past six months, ... Read More
Saturday, July 17, 2010
By Kevin Kirkland, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Even by North Side standards, 621 Tripoli St. was a challenge.
The original 1890s brick townhouse was intact, but the later ... Read More
By Mary Pickels TRIBUNE-REVIEW Thursday, July 22, 2010 [caption id="attachment_6728" align="alignnone" width="230" caption="Fayette County Historical Society President Jeremy Burnworth is in the restored main room on the second floor of the former Abel Colley Tavern, which will is the society's headquarters. Barry Reeger | Tribune-Review"]... Read More
By Bill Vidonic PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Tuesday, July 20, 2010 The owner of a central North Side business only wanted to hear one issue addressed Monday about the redevelopment of the block surrounding the vacant Garden Theater. "Parking, parking, parking," said Irene Karavolos, co-owner of Steve's New York Hot Dogs on Federal Street. "You ... Read More
dBy Matthew Santoni, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Saturday, July 17, 2010
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Allegheny County officials are hoping ... Read More
Thursday, July 15, 2010 By Candy Woodall McKeesport's 7th Ward is getting a face-lift. Despite a poor economy, McKeesport continues to attract stimulus dollars to improve its neighborhoods. Using a $100,00 from Allegheny County, Mayor James Brewster said the city will raze another 15 blighted homes along Bailey Avenue, beginning on July 27. "We're tearing ... Read More
