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Sarah Samms Velázquez left Portland, Oregon after prices shot up. She eventually landed in Pittsburgh ([link removed]) , drawn by the river views and anchored by the kindness of its residents.
Now, she watches uneasily as the forces of gentrification that marred her hometown threaten the Pittsburgh she left it for.
“While other homeowners in the neighborhood are excited, I can’t help but be uneasy,” she writes in a first-person essay ([link removed]) . “Knowing that I play a (small) role in the incoming gentrification in Pittsburgh just by moving here, I try my best to keep my footprint as harmless as possible and encourage other newcomers to do the same.”
** I couldn’t forget the terrain, the nature, the rivers — but it’s the kindness that kept me in Pittsburgh ([link removed])
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** What this moment means for Pittsburgh’s news ecosystem — and our role in it ([link removed])
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** Pittsburgh Post-Gazette says it will cease operations in May ([link removed])
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** Slur accusation against city employee tests human relations panel’s clout ([link removed])
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** As Pa. energy prices rise, advocates skeptical that lawmakers will put aside partisan differences ([link removed])
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** O’Connor orders review of permitting delays, signals support for city developers ([link removed])
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** O’Connor asks city to ‘redd up’ for NFL Draft in inaugural address ([link removed])
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** Brookline teens put down the phones and get grounded at outreach center ([link removed])
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Hemingway’s Cafe in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood is closing ([link removed]) (WTAE)
Gov. Shapiro kicks off long-expected reelection bid in Pittsburgh ([link removed]) (WESA)
Hiring slows in December to end the weakest year of job growth since the pandemic ([link removed]) (NPR)
Mike Tomlin and the Steelers look to end a long run of playoff futility against the streaking Texans ([link removed]) (AP)
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🏈 Steelers pep rally ([link removed]) 12 p.m. Monday | County Courthouse courtyard, Downtown
🌭 Pittsburgh Tailgate ([link removed]) 3:30-7:30 p.m. Monday | 1103 Western Avenue, North Side | $20-$40
📸 ‘Picture This’ exhibition ([link removed]) Through Feb. 1 | August Wilson African American Cultural Center, Downtown
🪄 Harry Potter in concert ([link removed]) Jan. 10 and 11 | Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Heinz Hall
🍽️ Pittsburgh Restaurant Week ([link removed]) Jan. 12-18 | Various locations
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