Pittsburgh’s new ‘housing project’
“It seems to be a housing project, not an economic development project,” quipped one wag with whom this scrivener regularly converses. She was referring to
“It seems to be a housing project, not an economic development project,” quipped one wag with whom this scrivener regularly converses. She was referring to
In the end, Pittsburgh Police Chief Larry Scirotto did the right thing: On Friday, he announced that he would “retire,” effective this Friday, Nov. 1.
Pittsburgh’s latest brilliant plan to attempt to tax its way to prosperity appears to have died on the vine. And Pittsburghers will be richer for
In a refreshing rebuke of the money-grubbing cartel that is the National Football League, the mayor of Cleveland just said “NO!” The Browns want a
The optics are not good: The City of Pittsburgh’s handsomely paid police chief has cut a deal with Mayor Ed Gainey to return to part-time
Stick a fork in it. This dog won’t hunt. It is as dead as a doornail. Whatever adage, aphorism or idiom you choose, it’s quite
Allegheny County Chief Executive (ACE) Sara Innamorato has proposed a massive property tax increase of 46.5 percent. Inflation, declining office tower valuations and other tax
And herein lies the problem. Only, it’s not the problem more than a few observers ‘round these climes say it is. The Post-Gazette, citing the
You just can’t make this stuff up: A certain national political candidate has intimated that the federal government would “save” steel jobs in Greater Pittsburgh
Allegheny County Council, the Post-Gazette reports, will “consider massive fee hikes for U.S. Steel and other air quality violators.” “In some instances, the increases are