Bloomfield and Polish Hill seek Inclusionary Zoning requirement to create affordable housing
“There are census tracts in Lawrenceville where the housing prices went up tenfold. Yeah, a $40,000 house becomes a $400,000 house.”
14 Jul 2021
7 affordable Pittsburgh neighborhoods right next to the one you want
Priced out of a certain neighborhood? A more affordable option might be just across the way, quite literally.
10 Jul 2017
Pittsburgh’s Mind Cure Records preserves the local punk scene
Find out why Mind Cure Records owner Mike Seamans is helping to unify, document and build Pittsburgh's punk and hardcore scene in this report by Noisey.
28 Jul 2014
Polish Hill
Head a few blocks east out of downtown, then make a sharp climb upward, and you’ll find yourself in Polish Hill, a nearly vertical quarter-mile expanse in a prime location between the Strip District and the Hill District. It’s a neighborhood in transition: Newcomers armed with outside-the-box renovation ideas and shoestring budgets settle in next to the great-grandchildren of Polish Hill’s earliest settlers. A cluster of artists adds to the mix in this affordable haven of creativity and community.
03 Jun 2014