Eco-Goats taking over Polish Hill today. No kid-ding.
Tree Pittsburgh, which normally employs human volunteers, will turn work over to alternative mammals who are sure-footed, indiscriminate and always hungry.
07 Jul 2014
BOOM Concepts brings community-focused shared space to Garfield
BOOM Concepts, part art gallery, part community workshop, is a joint venture of art collective Magic Organs and Jenesis Magazine. Don't miss the grand opening on July 3-4 with a cookout and a chance to learn about the many ways they plan to engage the youth community.
24 Jun 2014
Wilkinsburg notes: Main Street designation, new housing on the way
For the first time in over five decades, Wilkinsburg’s population has grown, residential real estate sales are up, and workforce numbers have increased.
23 Jun 2014
Placemaking workshop scheduled in advance of Walk/Bike/Place Conference
The workshop will provide an overview of the principles of Placemaking, examples of best practices, and tools for evaluating public spaces, including a participatory on-site audit exercise for a public space near the workshop site. The workshop will conclude with a facilitated discussion about how to create more and better places in Pittsburgh.
19 Jun 2014
Pittsburgh education task force will convene Tuesday
A group of 23 academics, elected officials, teachers, parents and students will participate in a Pittsburgh education task force starting on Tuesday.
16 Jun 2014
In brief: Hot Metal Flats, green design awards and more
Hot Metal Flats will break ground this week
Oxford Development will break ground on the Hot Metal Flats—a new 115-unit apartment building—this Friday, according to Oxford’s Mark Grasso.
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16 Jun 2014
Pittsburgh Botanic Garden will be fifth-largest in U.S.
The 640-acre space in Pittsburgh's South Hills will feature a variety of different resources, including plants and animals which were native to the region when it was settled in the late 1700s.
09 Jun 2014
Market Square Place wins New Urbanism award
The apartment-and-retail complex designed by Strada took home a top honor during the Congress for New Urbanism in Buffalo last week.
10 Jun 2014
Repair the World opens new office in East Liberty
Repair the World, a service organization with a focus on social justice, will hold an open house at its new East Liberty space this weekend.
10 Jun 2014
Port Authority rolls out real-time bus tracking
"The days of standing there not knowing what’s going on with a bus not showing up on time are over."
04 Jun 2014