A U.S. District Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit by the Builders Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh challenging the City of Pittsburgh’s “inclusionary zoning” law. Judge Robert Colville ruled that the...
Perhaps the best news to come out of this week’s agreement to finally give birth to a new and long overdue state budget is the death of the Regional Greenhouse...
Something missing in gushing ‘adaptive reuse’ report
RentCafe.com, which bills itself as “a nationwide apartment search website,” is out with a fawning report on the number of buildings – hotels, offices, industrial buildings and schools, among others...
It was with the greatest fanfare last month that Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announced a nearly $353 million “investment” by EOS Energy Enterprises to not only relocate the headquarters of...
A local newspaper editorial goes all-out all-a-ga-ga over the federal government’s $80 billion “investment” in Westinghouse Energy Company’s nuclear energy program. It “is a milestone in the U.S. government’s embrace...
Should Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) seriously be giving the concept of free bus fares a whirl – as some “activists” long have advocated — it should look no further than...
As the continuing federal government shutdown stands to suspend the nation’s “food stamp” program beginning Saturday, it’s important to recount two of the standard misrepresentations of the debate. “Food stamps,”...
“Confidence is the most important single factor in this game,” goes the worn golfing aphorism. But when it comes to the United States Golf Association (USGA), “confidence men” appear to...
The good, nay, great, news is that the Pittsburgh Penguins have ceded sweetheart development rights that they never should have been granted 18 years ago to the expansive former Civic...
It appears to be the in vogue thing to do when applying for Pennsylvania Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) grants these days: Whether it be a government agency or quasi-government...
It was a year ago this month that Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announced, as the Post-Gazette reported it, “a $62 million investment in an ambitious 10-year plan to give Downtown...
A Pyrrhic victory, Britannica reminds us, is “a success that brings such significant harm to the victor that it differs little from defeat.” “Although the triumphant party in a Pyrrhic...
The plaudits are coming out in some circles over a “compromise affordable housing” proposal by Pittsburgh City Councilor Erika Strassburger. Hold the applause, please. As the Post-Gazette reports it, the...
The firing of Penn State head football coach James Franklin is yet another giant black eye for the commonwealth’s first land-grant university. But it’s not for the firing itself of...
The former chief administrative officer (CAO) of Kraft Heinz says it’s time to bring back the Heinz side of the iconic food company to Pittsburgh. With an exclamation point, no...
