New Oakland Career Center Opens Doors
A once shuttered building in Oakland has been given new life as a place that residents can go if they are looking to launch a career or improve on the one they already have. The Oakland Planning and...
View ArticleSoldiers and Sailors Unveils Medal of Honor Exhibit
If you’ve ever wondered what a Congressional Medal of Honor looks like but have never had a close up look, now’s your chance.The Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum in Oakland opens an...
View ArticleUnderage Drinking in Oakland Target of $70K in Grants
A total of $70,000 will be flowing into the residential portions of Oakland over the next two years to help combat underage and so-called nuisance drinking.“We’re going to measure success over two...
View ArticlePARK(ing) Day Returns to Pittsburgh
If you’re noticing parking spaces around the city being taken up by art installations, sitting areas and small “parklets,” it’s because Friday is international PARK(ing) Day.This is Pittsburgh’s sixth...
View ArticleThe Community Fights Illegal Housing In Oakland
For most of its existence, Oakland was known as a neighborhood that happened to have a university in it. But over the last few decades, as the enrollment at the University of Pittsburgh expanded, so...
View ArticleLocal Businesses Set for Small Business Saturday
Local business owners have high hopes heading into Small Business Saturday.Across Pittsburgh, hundreds of locally owned restaurants and retailers are offering specials, events and giveaways the day...
View ArticleVenturing Inside Oakland's 'Cloud Factory'
Nestled into a hillside not far from the Schenley Bridge, the Bellefield Boiler Plant provides steam heat to most of Oakland’s major institutions.Built in 1907 to heat the library and museum Andrew...
View ArticlePublic Hearing Held on Prospective Bus Rapid Transit Corridor Connecting...
On Tuesday, the city of Pittsburgh and the Port Authority of Allegheny County held the first of two public meetings to gather input on the proposed Forbes-Fifth Corridor.About a hundred people attended...
View ArticleWhy Panther Hollow Has Its Own Dialect
Boundary Street runs through Panther Hollow in the shape of an inverted L. The houses cluster on the northern and western sides of the street and all face inward toward a stretch of grass and trees....
View ArticleSome Pitt Students Say They're Underrepresented In University’s Planning Process
When several student leaders at the University of Pittsburgh attended an open meeting on the school's strategic plan, they all agreed that something felt wrong.
View ArticleGreen Building Alliance Recognized For Energy Reduction Program
An effort launched by the Green Building Alliance in 2012 to lower the environmental impact of buildings in Downtown Pittsburgh and Oakland has been recognized by the International Downtown Association...
View ArticleUsing An Informal Look At Traffic Speed In Oakland Starts A Conversation
Pitt graduate student Matt Bauman is studying bio-engineering. However an informal look at the speed of traffic in Oakland is garnering a lot of attention. Matt Bauman joins us to discuss his findings...
View ArticleWeekly Farmers Market Coming To Oakland’s Carlow University
Oakland residents looking to buy groceries might not have to drive or ride a bus to the nearest supermarket anymore.
View ArticleNew Oakland Career Center Opens Doors
A once shuttered building in Oakland has been given new life as a place that residents can go if they are looking to launch a career or improve on the one they already have. The Oakland Planning and...
View ArticleSoldiers and Sailors Unveils Medal of Honor Exhibit
If you’ve ever wondered what a Congressional Medal of Honor looks like but have never had a close up look, now’s your chance. The Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum in Oakland opens an...
View ArticleUnderage Drinking in Oakland Target of $70K in Grants
A total of $70,000 will be flowing into the residential portions of Oakland over the next two years to help combat underage and so-called nuisance drinking. “We’re going to measure success over two...
View ArticlePARK(ing) Day Returns to Pittsburgh
If you’re noticing parking spaces around the city being taken up by art installations, sitting areas and small “parklets,” it’s because Friday is international PARK(ing) Day. This is Pittsburgh’s sixth...
View ArticleThe Community Fights Illegal Housing In Oakland
For most of its existence, Oakland was known as a neighborhood that happened to have a university in it. But over the last few decades, as the enrollment at the University of Pittsburgh expanded, so...
View ArticleLocal Businesses Set for Small Business Saturday
Local business owners have high hopes heading into Small Business Saturday. Across Pittsburgh, hundreds of locally owned restaurants and retailers are offering specials, events and giveaways the day...
View ArticleVenturing Inside Oakland's 'Cloud Factory'
Nestled into a hillside not far from the Schenley Bridge, the Bellefield Boiler Plant provides steam heat to most of Oakland’s major institutions. Built in 1907 to heat the library and museum Andrew...
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