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The owner of scores of properties with hundreds of units has lost court cases involving failed heat, air conditioning and leaks. Now its tenants are getting organized.
Council amended a plan to pull new tax revenue from the Strip, North Shore and Downtown, to invest in Golden Triangle improvements around transit hubs. The amendments favor unionized building workers.
While Pittsburgh and Allegheny County experiment with AI tools, many of the townships and boroughs in which most area residents live don’t yet have the knowledge or expertise to adopt time-saving tech. Some are relying on guidance from the City of Pittsburgh.
Carnegie Mellon University has seen heightened debate over expression since President Donald Trump visited campus in 2025. University President Farnam Jahanian’s comments following that visit come amid renewed campus discussions of The Fence and national concern about academic freedom.
A proposed nine-story building at Fifth and Ruskin avenues would add 420 dormitory beds as the University of Pittsburgh looks to break main campus enrollment records without further tightening the Oakland housing market.
Pennsylvania’s nation-leading online gambling industry brings in billions, but also contributes to a growing addiction problem, according to a report to legislators. Should the state collect data, or take prompt measures that could curb revenue?
In audio of a Carnegie Mellon staff council meeting a year ago, university President Farnam Jahanian called the administration in D.C. “toxic” and characterized students as naive while detailing his efforts to protect the school by painting The Fence.
A new community hall will soon be under construction at the same time as a charter school sets out to expand its operations beyond learning.
Terminated federal grants left ARYSE, the region’s only organization dedicated solely to refugee and immigrant youth, with a significant gap. Its leaders are working to keep PRYSE Academy and year-round programming intact.
Local experts say automation may ease burnout and dangerous tasks, but its gains depend on training, labor power and employer choices.
Oakland-born tech has helped transform sites from the North Shore to Hazelwood Green. To build on that momentum through 2076, the city will need new business-building infrastructure.
Downtown has languished in the post-COVID virtual work environment. A plan to buoy it with tax revenue from new construction faces questions about transparency and equity.
Corey O’Connor’s administration shares his public schedule daily. Here’s what it says about where he’s been and what he’s working on.
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