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Leaders at Pittsburgh’s housing authority boast that a renewed Section 8 department is addressing problems with the Housing Choice Voucher program that had contributed to tenant displacement and homelessness, but some housing activists and landlords continue to question the extent of these improvements.

Immigrant restaurateurs are spicing up the region’s food scene with their cuisine, but also with their tenacity, creativity and collaboration.

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Pittsburgh authority placing more housing vouchers, but not placating some landlords

A year after the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh pledged to improve its Section 8 program, the numbers are up, but landlord concerns persist.
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