Post Tagged with: "Pittsburgh"

For Pitt’s sake! Fix the Jones Act! – How Pittsburgh’s economic future hangs in the balance of an 100-year-old law

For Pitt’s sake! Fix the Jones Act! – How Pittsburgh’s economic future hangs in the balance of an 100-year-old law

Photo Courtesy of pixabay.com By Ed Walsh, Blog Editor For most of its history, Pittsburgh has been a center of industry and commerce. From its early days as a trading post along the early American frontier to its industrial boom days as the steel capital of the world, Pittsburgh’s has […]

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Pittsburgh’s Shopping Mall Predicament

Pittsburgh’s Shopping Mall Predicament

By Simon Jaronski, Staff Writer Photo Courtesy of Unsplash.com The golden age of shopping malls has long since passed, and Americans have transitioned to a more cynical form of consumerism. Today, Amazon and other online retailers have displaced the multi-faceted mall experience, complete with dining options, idle browsing, and socialization. […]

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City of Pittsburgh Sued Over Inclusionary Zoning

City of Pittsburgh Sued Over Inclusionary Zoning

By Natasha Patel, Staff Writer  On May 12, 2022, the Builders Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh (“BAMP”), a Pennsylvania non-profit trade association, filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania against the City of Pittsburgh claiming that the City’s inclusionary zoning ordinances are unconstitutional and […]

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Pittsburgh Approves E-Scooter Ordinance

Pittsburgh Approves E-Scooter Ordinance

By Nathan Polacek, Staff Writer On July 9th, 2021, the City of Pittsburgh launched an electric scooter partnership with Spin, a unit of Ford Motor Company, to provide easily accessible, app-based e-scooters throughout the city.[1]  Since the launch, these e-scooters have been popping up all over the city; on streets, sidewalks, […]

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Pittsburgh City Council Passes Rent Moratorium

Photo provided courtesy of Pixabay.com. By Stephen Hodzic, Blog Editor On March 2, 2021 the Pittsburgh City Council passed legislation that extended the moratorium on tenant evictions in the city of Pittsburgh.[1] The ordinance states, in part, that a landlord may not evict a tenant/household for non-payment of rent due […]

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Coronavirus and the Residential Real Estate Market

Coronavirus and the Residential Real Estate Market

Photo provided courtesy of Unsplash.com By Elizabeth Fitch, Feature Editor   When asked how he envisions the real estate market will change over the course of the next few months, Sam Chaudhry, real estate broker and managing partner at Remax, confidently stated, “real estate is still on fire.” [1] While […]

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Pittsburgh’s Effort to Curb Gun Violence

By: Rachel Pressdee, Feature Editor On October 27, 2018, 11 people were murdered when a man opened fired inside the Tree of Life Synagogue in Squirrel Hill.  According to the Gun Violence Archive, there were 340 reported mass shootings in, making this close-to-home incident one of many gun related acts […]

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President Trump’s Numerous Fiscal Allies in Pittsburgh

By Katherine Mannion, Staff Writer The actions taken in the early days of President Donald Trump’s administration already has numerous Pittsburgh connections. Pennsylvania residents have a unique knowledge of Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos. DeVos, who worked for the American Federation for Children prior to her nomination, […]

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