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Pittsburgh Councilor Bob Charland is in the unusual position of trying to legislate fixes to the city’s housing issues while struggling as a resident to navigate them. He is the only city elected official who is not a homeowner. ([link removed])
Cleveland may not put up much competition on the football field, but wins big in converting vacant properties to homeowner options. Cleveland’s land bank ([link removed]) has renovated more than 2,600 homes in the last 15 years, compared to just eight sales by the Pittsburgh Land Bank in 2024.
These stories are part of our ongoing series “The Homeownership Wall,” ([link removed]) exploring barriers to homeownership in Pittsburgh.
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** City Council’s lone renter is among growing group boxed out of homeownership in Pittsburgh ([link removed])
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Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures ([link removed]) welcomes Jess Walter to the Carnegie Music Hall on Oct. 27 for the third Ten Evenings lecture of the season at the Carnegie Music Hall. Jess Walter will present his lecture on his latest book, "So Far Gone."
Tickets and subscriptions for the Ten Evenings Lecture Series can be purchased at pittsburghlectures.org ([link removed]) or by phone 412-622-8866 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
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** Where does Cleveland clobber Pittsburgh? Its land bank. ([link removed])
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** From Clairton to Climate Week: How a Pittsburgh pollution tracker went global ([link removed])
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** Sponsored: Achieva connects people with disabilities to careers matching their skills and interests. ([link removed])
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AIM HIGH ([link removed]) : Soaring with the Tuskegee Airmen. Don’t miss our latest exhibit inspired by the tools and tasks of airplanes and flying! Children of all ages can imagine themselves as future aviators through hands-on imaginative play and inspirational real artifacts and stories from the past.
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* Local 20- and 30-somethings ([link removed]) find themselves saddled with debt and competing with corporate buyers. Check out our maps exploring the geography of homeownership ([link removed]) in the city.
* Election Day is a chance for Pittsburgh-area voters to express how they feel about the above and shape Pennsylvania’s response in the short and long term. We’ve produced an easy-to-use voter guide ([link removed]) with Pittsburgh City Paper.
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🏠 The Scandinavian Home: Landscape and Lore ([link removed]) 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily through October | The Frick Pittsburgh
🎨 JustART show and fundraiser ([link removed]) 6:30 p.m. Oct. 16 | Irma Freeman Center for Imagination, Garfield | $39
🚴 Pittsburgh Vision Zero Summit ([link removed]) 10:00 a.m. Oct. 17 | University Club, University of Pittsburgh | $150
🍎 Soergel Fall Festival ([link removed]) Weekends through October | Soergel Orchards, Wexford
🎃 Trax Farms Fall Festival ([link removed]) Weekends through October | Trax Farms, Finleyville
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** Housing advocates, hosts split on bill to regulate short-term rentals in Pittsburgh ([link removed])
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