Pittsburgh URA's old Downtown HQ may become affordable housing

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Happy Lunar Year! As we head into the Year of the Dragon 🐲, we are revisiting the conversation PublicSource photojournalist Stephanie Strasburg had with Pittsburgh Asian American and Pacific Islander artist collective JADED last year. They chose loudness and radical joy and embraced risk amid racism following their jam-packed Moon Rabbit Rave Lunar New Year event in January 2023.

This week at PublicSource:

We wrote about happenings of the Urban Redevelopment Authority board meeting, including its recommendation to sell its former Downtown office building to potentially become affordable housing.
We delved into debates in McKees Rocks, ahead of a federal grant application deadline, regarding the redevelopment of a public housing complex.
We highlighted a City Council proposal to create tiny house villages for Pittsburghers facing homelessness, with a public hearing scheduled for Feb. 20.

Take a look back at our week. ⬇️

Former URA HQ may become affordable Downtown housing, as Avenues of Hope nears end

Shapiro pitches legal cannabis, regulated skill games in budget that bumps education spending by $2.2B

Tiny house village proposal for homelessness headed for hearing

Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures welcomes Jennifer Egan to the Carnegie Library Lecture Hall on Feb. 12. Egan returns to Ten Evenings with her latest novel, “The Candy House,” intellectually dazzling and a moving testament to the tenacity and transcendence of human longing for connection, family, privacy and love.

In-person tickets to see Egan may become available on a rolling basis. For in-person availability, call 412-622-8866 between 10 a.m.– 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Enjoy Ten Evenings from the comfort of your home. Livestream individual lectures or purchase a subscription at pittsburghlectures.org.

A Pa. bill aimed at protecting children involved in custody battles awaits House action

Updated: Allegheny County housing agency supports more market-rate units in McKees Rocks — eventually

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ICYMI FROM LAST WEEK

Former City of Asylum resident Tuhin Das recounts attacks he endured in Bangladesh for his writings against Islamists and continues his fight for free expression from Pittsburgh.
The Pittsburgh Public Schools Gifted Center is largely white in a mostly Black district. Critics say the unfair metrics set the stage for racial skew in other classroom opportunities. This story is part of Uneven Scales, a series on PPS' balance of resources and its effects on students' futures during a difficult budget season.

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