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Councilwoman Smith recently met with Mr. Craig Cozza of Grandview Avenue vacant lot fame and representatives from the MWCDC and was kind enough to share a synopsis of the meeting with us. (If you’re not familiar with Mr. Cozza’s role in the development story in our neighborhood, you can check out some of the media coverage [...]

A little over a year ago, a request for an occupancy permit for a strip club on Carson Street was rejected unanimously by the City Planning Commission. That would have been the end of the story save for the fact that Pittsburgh City Council failed to hold a public hearing on the matter, which led Judge James of the [...]

If your comments and e-mails are any indication of the larger population, most people are directing any anger they have about the City’s response to this winter’s snow storms at the Mayor. I think this simplifies a complex issue, but I’m just reporting what we hear here at 15211. Although yesterday someone did send an [...]

Impassable streets in 19 neighborhoods were attended to by the City yesterday. Here’s the list. I can’t hold the suspense any longer–Mt. Washington isn’t on it. No one has reported why these neighborhoods were chosen. I don’t think these decisions were politically motivated. At least I hope they weren’t.  I had started to map each neighborhood back to [...]

So apparently we’re getting smacked with snow again this afternoon neighbors and I’m a little worried about more muck piling on top of what we already have now. Part of me remains patient and understanding with the City because I cant imagine it’s easy to manage 2+ feet of snow, but the other part is a little [...]

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 [...]

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 would like to [...]

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 [...]

So let’s start the New Year off right friends and neighbors and get involved. First opportunity? A January 20th hearing for finalizing zoning at One Grandview.
What: A public hearing scheduled in City Council Chambers for a Zone Change Petition for One Grandview Avenue. (From GPR-C, Grandview Public Realm Subdistrict C; R2-H, Residential Two-Unit, High Density [...]