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The Allegheny Land Trust (ALT) has purchased an 11.3-acre parcel in the West End and added it to the Grandview Scenic Byway Park. According to an article by Post-Gazette writer Diana Nelson Jones, an area developer was eyeing it to use as a dumping ground for fill from a local construction project. Instead this parcel […]

We got wind of something percolating with The Edge property at One Grandview Avenue from some concerned residents. I suspect the the photograph of it that accompanied the Post-Gazette series of last week had a little something to do with it.

We’ve discussed The Edge on this site before. It’s an eyesore. It’s an embarrassment. It’s […]

We have decided to create some weekly features on 15211.org. This is our first stab at it.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME WITH …The lights in the Foodland Parking lot. Or should I say THE LIGHT.
I noticed the other day that the Foodland Parking lot is very, very dark. After looking up to see why I was […]

Steven and Peter, of the “jaw-dropping, Modernist” home that house tour enthusiasts clamber to see, are featured in the February issue of Pittsburgh Magazine. The piece entitled “Together 24/7″ focuses on five area couples who live and work together and somehow manage to happily stay together.
“We’re just two kids from the suburbs who got lucky. […]

Previously, we posted links to articles about Mt. Washington development projects that never came to be. We think it would be interesting to hear about those projects from the people that were directly involved…in their own words. It’s no secret that 15211.org comes down more on the pro-development side of the debate, but there must […]

Part II of Bill Toland’s piece on the years-long development struggles in Mt. Washington ran in today’s Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Perhaps more than his article yesterday, it illuminates the issues that layer on top of one another to make this debate so complex. It’s the haves versus the have nots, the neighborhood elders versus newer residents, […]

It seems that the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has picked up on some of the buzz surrounding Mt. Washington, the re-zoning initiative on Virginia Avenue, and the struggle to rejuvenate a once vibrant neighborhood. We’re hoping that the issues we’ve raised and the subsequent discussions 15211 readers have had about them had a little something to do […]

The flag was indeed replaced this morning on Grandview Ave. I don’t know who is directly responsible for this, I just know that two Pittsburgh Public Works employees were spotted putting up the new flag.
Thanks to Circusvue for pointing the condition of the flag out to us and calling someone about it and thanks to […]

There has been some discussion in the comments regarding the tattered flag flying above Grandview Avenue near Shiloh Street. The plaque in front of the flag attributes “The Youth of the Leo Club of Grandview”, which is affiliated with the Pittsburgh Grandview Lions Club. Perhaps contacting them directly about the flag will yield some results.
Officers: […]

As those in the 15211 area know, Ethan Raup resigned as Executive Director of the Mt. Washington CDC months ago. Interim Director, Andi Sharp, left as well. If anyone knows of an appropriately qualified individual, please pass this along.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
MOUNT WASHINGTON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
The MWCDC is seeking an Executive Director (ED). The ED of the […]