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The NAACP is calling for the firing of the three police officers that tasered and beat Jordan Miles in January. In interviews with the Post-Gazette and on KDKA, a spokesperson for the Fraternal Order of Police continues to cite the police officers’ stellar record at getting guns off of the streets as reasons for not [...]

Police officers face more heat over beating Wednesday, January 27, 2010 By Rich Lord, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pittsburgh Councilman Ricky Burgess today demanded that officers involved in the Jan. 11 incident that has brought police brutality accusations by Homewood resident Jordan Miles be placed on paid leave while the Office of Municipal Investigations conducts its probe. [...]

Pittsburgh’s Got Sole describe themselves as “a group of Pittsburghers who have watched the horror, devastation, and human indignities suffered by the people of Haiti” and they’re asking for your help. They’ve joined forces with Soles4Souls.org to launch the biggest shoe drive in Pittsburgh history. You can donate your gently used shoes (gym shoes, sandals and [...]

I guess I’ve been so wrapped up in zoning and mudslides lately, that I haven’t been paying enough attention to other news. I hadn’t absorbed the gravity of what happened to a CAPA high school student on January 11th while he was walking between his mother and grandmother’ house until this week. If you’re unaware [...]

City denied millions in stimulus funds Pittsburgh’s long-term decline wasn’t considered in HUD application Tuesday, January 26, 2010 | By Diana Nelson Jones, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pittsburgh officials are reeling from the blow of being turned down for a second round of stimulus money for neighborhood stabilization. The city applied for $29 million and believed itself [...]

UPDATE: The Post Gazette wrote an article about this, it’s on the front page as of right now here. Interesting quote from the article: Rob Kaczorowski, city public works director, said the slide occurred on the upper part of the road, just below the Grandview Avenue intersection. “The area was not part of the major [...]

The public hearing regarding the Zone Change Petition for One Grandview Avenue lasted for two hours yesterday and drew a crowd of about 50 people. Both the developer and the architect talked about their vision for the project and their continued commitment to soliciting community input. Five people spoke out against the project and about [...]

If you cannot attend the public hearing today at 2pm regarding the zoning petition for One Grandview Avenue, but would like to support the zoning adjustment, please e-mail mary.doheny@city.pittsburgh.pa.us. Why don’t we make things even easier? Just paste this into the body of your e-mail and add your name. Done. Thanks. Dear Ms. Doheny: I [...]

Have you seen the Remax ‘For Sale’ sign on the front porch of the The Shiloh? No one seems to know for sure why it closed, but it doesn’t much matter. What matters is that we’ve got an empty storefront in a highly visible spot in our business district. My anxiety about it exists on two levels. I worry that [...]

If you’re off on Monday and looking for a way to honor Dr. King’s life and contributions, here are some family-friendly events to check out. The Union Project Partners, along with Open Door Church, MGR Foundation and PGH TASK, will host “Building the Beloved Community,” an interactive, all-day event at the Union Project (801 N. Negley [...]