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Preservation Magazine OnlineBy 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
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
A Richard King Mellon Foundation grant aims to begin the process of restoring Panther Hollow and its lake Tuesday, August 31, 2010 By Diana Nelson Jones, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [caption id="attachment_7003" align="alignnone" width="160" caption="An overall view of the Lake in Panther Hollow Lake in Schenley Park. Darrell Sapp / Post-Gazette "]... Read More
Wednesday, August 25, 2010 It may seem unusual for a neighborhood pool to win a statewide preservation award – until you hear what it means to the community, and how successful they've been at keeping and improving it. "With my grandson there this year, this is [our] fifth generation to swim there," ... Read More
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
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Anyone who's ever driven over the Rankin Bridge has seen the towering behemoth in the distance, and a quick image search of "Carrie Furnace" provides evidence that the former iron ore site, since it ... Read More
By Jeremy Boren PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Tuesday, August 24, 2010 [caption id="attachment_6977" align="alignnone" width="150" caption="Lisa Haabestad (left) of Shadyside and Diana Ames of Friendship show their support for reuse of the Civic Arena during the Sports and Exhibition Authority board meeting in the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. Jasmine Goldband | Pittsburgh Tribune-Review"]... Read More
By Jeremy Boren
PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
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Market Square survived its extreme makeover. Now cue the customers.
Downtown's eatery-laden plaza reopened Tuesday to Forbes Avenue traffic for ... Read More
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
By Diana Nelson Jones, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Panel challenged over sudden switch to allow demolition
The future of a ... Read More
Thursday, August 19, 2010 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Bridge aficionados will gather in Pittsburgh for the 2nd annual Historic Bridge Weekend starting Friday. "This event will bring visitors and money into Pittsburgh, as well as raising the awareness of the historic bridges and countless other attractions and hospitality that Pittsburgh has to offer," said Nathan ... Read More
Thursday, August 19, 2010
By Diana Nelson Jones, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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The road to the Carrie Furnace is a busted up concrete and dirt track. Crickets bounce like popcorn over ... Read More
By Chris Ramirez PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Thursday, August 19, 2010 [caption id="attachment_6932" align="alignnone" width="255" caption="A prototype of Wilkinsburg's new trash receptacle has been placed at the intersection of Penn and Wood in the borough. The recepticle was made by Technique Architectural Products of Wilkinsburg. Philip G. Pavely/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review"]... Read More
By Chris Ramirez PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Thursday, August 19, 2010 [caption id="attachment_6924" align="alignnone" width="278" caption="August "Augie" Carlino, president and CEO of the Steel Industry Heritage Corp., outlines proposed development at the Carrie Furnaces site. The site is a 168-acre brownfield that spans Munhall, Rankin, Swissvale and Whitaker boroughs, as well as the city ... Read More
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
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On Friday August 13, Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato dedicated an 8,400 square foot green roof that's been constructed on top of the Allegheny County Office Building at ... Read More
Wednesday, August 18, 2010 By Diana Nelson Jones and Joe Smydo, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [caption id="attachment_6912" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Architects Jerry Morosco, left, and Bob Russ, who serves on the South Side's East Carson Committee, stand in front of 2628 E. Carson St., the building that could be demolished to make way for a ... Read More
By Matthew Santoni PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Friday, August 13, 2010 Allegheny County plans to revitalize the old fairgrounds in South Park, which haven't hosted a county fair since the late 1970s. "This is a really worthwhile, historic community asset with a lot of value to the people who'd attended the fairs," said Jeaneen Zappa, ... Read More
Supper Club added at Train Station
Thursday, August 12, 2010
By Amanda Gillooly
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Since The Supper Club opened at The Greensburg Train Station in June, Deb Driggers ... Read More
PHLF News
August 12, 2010
Nineteen college students and/or graduates and one high school student volunteered this summer with the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation.
"Our summer interns were outstanding," said Louise Sturgess, PHLF's executive director, "helping with our Main Street, Elm Street, ... Read More
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 By Diana Nelson Jones, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The Fineview Citizens Council has nominated for historic status the retaining wall that served as part of the foundation of an incline that ran from the hilltop neighborhood to a base station where Henderson and Federal streets meet. At Wednesday's Historic ... Read More
By Michael Aubele, Tribune-Review News Service Tuesday, August 10, 2010 Pier No. 5 won an eleventh-hour stay of execution late Monday. "We are going to leave it in the river," Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission CEO Joseph G. Brimmeier said about the old Allegheny River Bridge pier standing between Harmar and 14-Mile Island. Tom Fox, ... Read More
Friday, August 06, 2010 10:52 AM Written by Diana Nelson Jones, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Last night in Manchester, about 15 Tree Tenders showed up to help Friends of the Pittsburgh Urban Forest prune two blocks worth of young trees on the sidewalks of Liverpool Street. For me, it was a refresher course, the ... Read More
Burning coal is a dirty job, one that Andrew Carnegie’s smokestack did for 102 years. It is now being disassembled.
The Allegheny County Health Department ordered a switch from coal to gas at the Bellefield Boiler Plant last year, and at the same time, the 1907 ... Read More
By Michael Aubele, TRIBUNE-REVIEW NEWS SERVICE/VALLEY NEWS DISPATCH Sunday, August 8, 2010 If a pedestrian bridge is built to connect Harmar and 14-Mile Island, it won't use an old Pennsylvania Turnpike bridge pier as a support, turnpike and construction officials said. "The pier is coming down," turnpike spokesman Tom Fox said about ... Read More
Thursday, August 05, 2010 By Diana Nelson Jones, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The Aldi supermarket chain has been given the go-ahead to demolish a historic building on East Carson Street despite opposition from local preservationists, who walked out in protest during a meeting Wednesday. The approval from the city Historic Review Commission was ... Read More
Saturday, July 31, 2010
By Patricia Lowry, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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CRESSON, Cambria County
In the late 1880s, when ... Read More
Tuesday, August 03, 2010 By Andrea Iglar, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette McDonald council Monday night awarded $45,000 in facade improvement grants to historic properties in the business district. Five owners were approved for seven buildings, containing 17 storefronts on McDonald Street and Lincoln Avenue. The money will help the owners paint, install awnings, ... Read More
Thursday, July 29, 2010
By Diana Nelson Jones, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Margaret Hagan knew Broadway Avenue in passing as ... 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
By Rossilynne Skena VALLEY NEWS DISPATCH Monday, July 26, 2010 Borough residents who cut down trees between the sidewalk and the curb could face a fine. Those trees are borough property, officials say. A new ordinance would enforce that by prohibiting residents from trimming or removing trees along the street -- even those in ... Read More
Thursday, July 22, 2010 By Deborah M. Todd, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette With parts of the Regent Square neighborhood's brick-paved Macon and Trevanion avenues in shambles following a recent water main break, residents' efforts to make sure the street is repaired in its original condition have paid off. Swissvale council President David Petrarca ... Read More
By Rossilynne Skena and Dale Mann, VALLEY NEWS DISPATCH Monday, July 19, 2010 The borough received $15,000 for opening its streets in June to crews filming "I am Number IV," an action-packed thriller. Of the money received from DreamWorks, $5,400 has be allocated to parking meters. There are about 250 parking meters ... Read More
By Eric Heyl
PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
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Consider it a textbook example of how to transform a dilapidated eyesore into a potential community jewel.
For nearly a quarter-century, the former South ... Read More
By Tom Yerace VALLEY NEWS DISPATCH Tuesday, July 20, 2010 Last updated: 7:41 am The mural project for the wall behind the Tarentum Station restaurant is picking up steam, according to borough officials. Borough Manager Bill Rossey said he has been contacted by five local artists who want to volunteer their services for the ... Read More
dBy Matthew Santoni, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Saturday, July 17, 2010
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Allegheny County officials are hoping ... Read More
