Legislative & Advocacy
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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"]
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Wednesday, September 01, 2010
By Diana Nelson Jones, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
[caption id="attachment_7045" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="The new Pittsburgh Public Market in the Strip District. Robin Rombach/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 ...
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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 ...
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Tuesday, August 31, 2010
By Patricia Lowry, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
[caption id="attachment_7009" align="alignnone" width="330" caption="The Cresson house built by Pittsburgh steelmaker B.F. Jones in 1887-88. Patricia Lowry"]

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Sad news from Cambria County: Cresson Township supervisors plan to demolish the Benjamin Franklin Jones Cottage sometime after ...
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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 "]
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By
Richard Gazarik
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Monday, August 30, 2010
[caption id="attachment_6996" align="alignnone" width="150" caption="Mayor Robert Carter plans to meet today in New York with developer Abraham Zion to try to come up with a plan to redevelop the former Jeannette Glass property. Sean Stipp | Tribune-Review"]
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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," ...
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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 ...
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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"]...
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Tuesday, August 24, 2010
By Diana Nelson Jones, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
[caption id="attachment_6966" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Stay of demolition was ordered for this property at 2628 E. Carson St. on the South Side. Matt Freed/Post-Gazette"]

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Panel challenged over sudden switch to allow demolition
The future of a ...
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