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A wave of construction by multiple utilities and the City of Pittsburgh has business owners on Penn Avenue in Garfield searching for answers and worried for the economic health of the neighborhood. 

Gas and water authorities regularly dig up the streets with no apparent coordination, and a city-run rebuild looms on the horizon.

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Penn Avenue businesses in ‘survival mode’ amid construction disruptions

Shop owners and restaurateurs say business is down, and many didn’t survive a similar period a decade ago.
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Explore habitats and learn about nature’s diversity through the art of Charley Harper and its iconic birds and animals.

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A $10 billion power plant 50 miles east of Pittsburgh would transform a former coal town — but into what?
Celebrate the North Side through stories, art and community at the launch of PublicSource’s new zine! Enjoy drinks and refreshments, make your own mini-zine, add to a community collage in MuseumLab’s creative spaces — and take home your copy of “Pittsburgh’s North Side: The people, the places, the stories.” Register here.

A brief history of Homer City’s energy transformation

Sponsored: Kelly Strayhorn Theater reimagines the future of BIPOC cultural spaces May 15-18
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On May 15, get outdoors, reduce traffic congestion and improve our air quality in Pittsburgh!

Walk or ride to BikePGH's Commuter Cafés for free coffee & bagels at breakfast, a free beverage at happy hour, and free gifts when you join. Click for details!

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  • Amy Whipple details the wrenching decision to move her son out of her home and into residential care in this first person essay, and describes how looming Medicaid cuts could impact her family and many others.

  • University and city leaders are trying to cut down on pedestrian hazards on Oakland's Terrace Street, but work remains to be done.
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Join Prevention Point Pittsburgh on May 17 to celebrate their 30th anniversary at the WBU event venue with a night of history, food and a '90s dance party. Get your ticket today to celebrate 30 years of harm reduction in Western PA!

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