Dec 16, 2024 · May 2023. County data showed a pandemic-era upward swing in the number of people ages 14 to 25 using homelessness services. The county announced that the Smithfield shelter would close the following month. Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey asked advocates for advice on homelessness, and some told PublicSource what they thought local leaders should know.. People wait to get into the Smithfield United ...

Update: Ahead of Esplanade, Manchester now has two groups with development standing. Pittsburgh’s Department of City Planning has approved an application from Manchester Neighbors, a group that applied for the RCO designation last year to push for a community impact study and deeper affordable housing in connection with the Esplanade project.

Dec 3, 2024 · Allegheny County Council ended a two-month budget stalemate Tuesday, voting to raise the county property tax by 1.7 mills, or $1.70 per $1,000 in assessed value, to fund a $1.17 billion operating budget for 2025.

Oct 21, 2024 · Allegheny County will reopen the central homeless shelter in Downtown Pittsburgh later this month, less than half a year after a fire led authorities to close Second Avenue Commons, officials announced while outlining winter shelter plans.

Dec 23, 2024 · The partisan jockeying started early, with a Republican’s effort to purge thousands from Allegheny County’s voter rolls. That failed, and ultimately the county voted roughly as it did in 2020, even as many other areas trended red. In between, we endured many a misleading ad and two of the campaign’s final rallies.When the results …

The Esplanade development plan spurred two organizations to file with Pittsburgh’s Registered Community Organization Program, and a neighbors group that has seen its bid shelved now plans to “agitate, agitate, agitate.”

Oct 24, 2019 · The new AOT law. Pennsylvania was the 47th state to adopt AOT standards with less strict criteria. According to the memo of the Pennsylvania bill, sponsored by state Rep. Thomas Murt, R-Montgomery, its goal was to allow for less restrictive treatment settings and the chance to intervene sooner “before someone becomes dangerous and tragedy strikes.”

Dec 18, 2023 · It is a fitting end for United States Steel that its long history as a corporate behemoth ends with plans to be acquired whole by Japan’s Nippon Steel.Once a world leader, the steelmaker has long been in decline, and locally it has long been more a part of the region’s self-image than a partner in regional development.

Nov 19, 2024 · SAVE (for Students Against Violence Everywhere), which is affiliated with the Sandy Hook Promise, organizes community service events and projects, including a food pantry at the high school.. For students like Zech Barge, 16, and Jameela Jenkins, 14, the club offers a way to get involved in their school community and raise awareness for issues they are passionate about — particularly youth ...

Oct 4, 2024 · In 1994, I moved into the historic Hill District, a neighborhood often considered to be the cultural soul of Black Pittsburgh. I lived a short walk from Freedom Corner, an inspiring monument at Centre Avenue and Crawford Street.