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What The Reporter means to me - What about you?
Recently, I was sitting in a coffee shop having a conversation about what was happening with The South Pittsburgh Reporter. They had noticed, as most of our readers, the number of pages has gone down and we occasionally take a week off. I explained...
Zoning Board hearings
Pittsburgh’s Zoning Board of Adjustment Board meetings will be hosted on Zoom and streamed on YouTube Live on the Pittsburgh City Planning YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/user/planpghvideo. To join the Zoom webinar, use the link:...
SSCC hosting development via Zoom
South Side Community Council (SSCC) will host a Development Activities Meeting (DAM) on Thursday, July 2, 6 p.m., to review two development projects in South Side. The first project will be presented...
By City relaxes permit fees, looks for ways businesses can return
Permit fees for outdoor dining have been waived in the city as most of southwestern Pennsylvania entered Governor Tom Wolf’s “green phase” for reopening businesses on June 5. Fees for sidewalk retail permits have also been waived. “We are...
Community updated at South Side Planning Forum meeting
A city update by Councilman Bruce Kraus and city nighttime economy coordinator Allison Harnden kicked off the March 10 meeting of the South Side Planning Forum. Block by Block, or the Clean Team retained to keep the E. Carson St. corridor maintained,...
E. Carson Street streetscaping begins with lighting, greening
The City of Pittsburgh Department of Mobility and Infrastructure (DOMI) has begun construction of the East Carson Streetscaping Project. The $3,000,000 project will provide aesthetic consistency along the East Carson corridor between 10th and 25th...
Hugh Brannan has influenced more than Brashear during his 36-year career
Sitting in Brashear's Museum Room, where much of South Side's history took place over the last 36 years and the Association's namesake is chronicled, it seemed appropriate Hugh Brannan was discussing...
Preparations made for St. Patrick's Day celebrations
Calling 2018's St. Patrick's Day celebration in South Side the "most successful ever," District 3 Councilman Bruce Kraus is hoping to build on that success this year. The councilman focused planning...
Security added after incident at Foxtail on E. Carson Street
large fight at the Foxtail bar, 1601 East Carson Street, on Feb. 3 drew club management, police, and city officials to the February 12 meeting of the South Side Planning Forum to discuss the incident...
Planning Forum updated on status of outpatient center
Updates on the East Carson St. business district strategy, UPMC Mercy South Side Outpatient Center, and the South Side Parking Enhancement District (PED) were presented at the Jan. 8 meeting of the South Side Planning Forum. On Jan. 24, from 6-8 p.m....
Planning forum is updated on upcoming projects in South Side
Project updates were the primary news from the Nov. 13 meeting of the South Side Planning Forum. With no scheduled presentations, the meeting began with the report of the Development Review Committee (DRC) from chair Tracy Myers. A pet resort is...
S.S. Planning Forum history, mission and purpose explained
The history and function of the South Side Planning Forum and the South Side Neighborhood Plan were at the heart of the special annual meeting of the Planning Forum on Sept. 11. There were also brief updates on the South Side Parking Enhancement...
Real estate transactions for the issue of Sept. 4
16th Ward Albert Kozusko Jr. to Jennifer Denk and Kristin Catasso at 2336 Carey Way for $150,000. James Szalla to Jami Szalla and Daniel Gladis at 1216 Eleanor St. for $80,000. Hajjah Holdings LLC to...
South Side Soup Contest another souper day in the neighborhood
The 2018 South Side Soup Contest wowed and challenged everyone as the weather became a force to be reckoned with. Anxious soup taster-judges queued up in warm weather gear at SouthSide Works Cinema...
District judge works to make sure problems are abated in neighborhood
Focusing on code enforcement issues affecting quality of life issues in the South Side Flats and Slopes, South Watch each month brings residents together with local stakeholders, government, educational and more, to advocate for remediation and to...
South Shore Riverfront Park renovations reveiled
Robert Rubinstein, executive director of the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh (URA), was joined by County Executive Rich Fitzgerald along with government, development and community...
Division 4 building to be demolished, workers, responsibilities reassigned
Next month's demolition of Public Works' 4th Division facility was a focus of the Oct. 10 meeting of the South Side Planning Forum. City operations director Guy Costa said the building will be razed...
S.S. Chamber annual meeting, board election on Wednesday
The South Side Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual membership meeting and board of directors election on Wednesday, Oct. 11, from 5-7 p.m. SouthSide Works City Apartments, 2626 South Tunnel Boulevard, will host an appetizers reception. Chamber...
South Side learns more about RFP for business district plan
An update on the status of a request for proposal (RFP) for an East Carson St. business district strategy was the lead presentation at the combined July-August meeting of the South Side Planning Forum. The project will be focused on the development o...
Here's the problem
Here’s what’s going on at SouthSide Works. The owners think this is becoming a wealthy side of town. Wrong! Most of the area, near and far, around the SouthSide Works are middle class, low middle class and low income. The residents on South Side...
Parking meters will fund city programs in South Side Flats
South Side’s Parking Enhancement District (PED) is a little over two and a half months old and is meeting the goals set for its success. The PED, a one-year pilot program in the City of Pittsburgh, extends on-street parking meter enforcement until...
What's going on at SSW
Will the last person to visit SouthSide Works (SSW) please turn off the lights? What is going on with that place? There are far too many empty retail stores. Each time one visits it seems another store closes. The place is starting to look...
SS Neighborhood Plan has been 33 years in the making and counting
The next South Side Planning Forum at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 13 will include a discussion on the Infrastructures and Maintenance Policies in the ninth update to the South Side Neighborhood Plan (SSNP). South Side was the first neighborhood in...
Business plan for South Side
A Parking Enforcement District (PED) update, the city's new fireboat, and a future business plan for East Carson St. were among the topics at the May 9 meeting of the South Side Planning Forum. The...
