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1.13.21
Meet the Artist Behind New Sculptures in East Liberty: Thaddeus Mosley
New public art coming to Eastside Bond Plaza, January 15, 2021
1.6.21
Important Notice: The URA Will No Longer Use Public Purchase
Register for the URA’s new bidding service!
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1.12.21
URA and Local Workforce Partners to Present Free, Virtual Opportunity Fair Event
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12.29.20
City of Pittsburgh Receives $7.5 Million in State Redevelopment Grants
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12.28.20
URA and City of Pittsburgh Complete 2020 Welcoming Economies Technical Assistance Pilot Program
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12.21.20
City of Bridges Awarded $750,000 Grant for Community Affordable Housing Development in Polish Hill
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12.10.20
URA Receives $600,000 in Funding for Equitable Development and COVID Relief Programs
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12.8.20
URA Announces Virtual December 2020 Regular Board Meeting
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12.7.20
Shop the Catapult Virtual Shop
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12.4.20
End of Year Reflection from Greg and Diamonte
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12.3.20
Emerald Huggins’ Journey to Homeownership
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1.12.21
URA and Local Workforce Partners to Present Free, Virtual Opportunity Fair Event
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1.8.21
Welcoming Pittsburgh and URA Complete National Welcoming Economies Pilot Program
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12.29.20
City of Pittsburgh Receives $7.5 Million in State Redevelopment Grants
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12.21.20
City of Bridges Awarded $750,000 Grant for Community Affordable Housing Development in Polish Hill
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12.8.20
URA Announces Virtual December 2020 Regular Board Meeting
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11.24.20
Shop Local - Two-Day Virtual Shopping Experience Happening this Small Business Weekend
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11.12.20
URA Board to Approve Over $850,000 for Affordable Housing Projects
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11.10.20
URA Announces 2020 Biz Buzz Grants
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11.10.20
URA Announces Virtual November 2020 Regular Board Meeting
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10.14.20
City and URA Launch Avenues of Hope Initiative to Advance Revitalization of Historically Diverse Business Districts
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10.8.20
URA Announces Housing Stabilization Program Update
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10.6.20
URA Announces Virtual October 2020 Regular Board Meeting
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9.29.20
City, Urban Redevelopment Authority Investing $250,000 in Three Hill District Community-Driven Projects
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9.23.20
City, Urban Redevelopment Authority Investing $100,000 in the Revitalization of Esser's Plaza
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9.22.20
URA Announces Affordable Housing Public Survey Is Open
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9.16.20
City, Urban Redevelopment Authority Investing $72,000 in Community-Driven Project at Former Beltzhoover Elementary School
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9.8.20
URA Announces Virtual September 2020 Regular Board Meeting
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8.26.20
URA to Co-host Free, Virtual Clean Slate and Expungement Clinic this Thursday, August 27
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8.25.20
Unprecedented Public-Private Partnership Brings Innovative Homeless Shelter to Downtown Pittsburgh
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8.13.20
PNC Foundation Awards $10 Million Investment to URA to Support Equitable Initiatives Citywide
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8.13.20
Pittsburgh Awarded Record Number of Low-Income Tax Credits, Bringing More Affordable Housing to the City
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8.12.20
URA and Center that CARES Propose Cafe and Learning Space in Hill District
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8.11.20
Mayor William Peduto, City Council President Kail Smith and URA to Invest $626,000 in District 2
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8.10.20
URA Board to Approve Over $4 Million in Affordable Housing Funds
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8.10.20
URA Announces Virtual August 2020 Regular Board Meeting
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7.31.20
URA Requesting Proposals for 1602-1606 Broadway Avenue in Beechview
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7.16.20
URA Announces Additional Housing Stabilization Program Administrators are Up and Running
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7.14.20
URA Announces Housing Opportunity Fund 2019 Annual Report is Now Online
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7.9.20
URA July Board Meeting Wrap Up
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7.7.20
The URA Announces Virtual July 2020 Regular Board Meeting
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7.7.20
24 Local Homeowners Get New Roofs through First Housing Opportunity Fund Roof-A-Thon
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6.15.20
URA's Down Payment and Closing Cost Assistance Program Helping to Make Home Ownership a Reality
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6.11.20
URA and Citizens Bank Partner to Donate $15,000 to Cocoapreneur’s Pittsburgh Black Business Relief Fund Campaign
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6.9.20
The URA Announces Virtual June 2020 Regular Board Meeting
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5.21.20
URA Board Votes to Approve Moving Lower Hill Development Forward
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5.20.20
Statement by Mayor William Peduto on URA Meeting on Lower Hill Development
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5.15.20
URA Board Stands Ready to Deliver Equitable Deal
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5.14.20
City Launches Online Housing Assistance Resource Portal (HARP) for Housing Needs
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5.12.20
The URA Announces Virtual May 2020 Regular Board Meeting
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4.28.20
Mayor William Peduto Announces COVID-19 Funding for Residents and Small Businesses
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4.21.20
Pittsburgh Going Green on Earth Day's 50th Anniversary with the Help of Direct Energy
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4.20.20
URA’s Housing Stabilization Program is Available to Assist with Financial Hardships
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4.16.20
Mayor William Peduto Addresses Pittsburgh on COVID-19 Pandemic
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4.16.20
URA April Board Meeting Recap: COVID-19 Funding Update
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4.14.20
The URA Announces Virtual April 2020 Regular Board Meeting
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4.7.20
Citizens Bank Donates $200,000 to URA’s Small Business Emergency Loan Fund
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4.2.20
URA, Circles Greater Pittsburgh and Paramount Pursuits Partner to Create Gallery on Penn – Gone Virtual
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4.2.20
URA Announces Neighborhood Initiatives Fund Program Round 2; Application Process Now Open
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3.30.20
Coronavirus Threatens Small Businesses – Here’s What the URA Is Doing About it and How You Can Help
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3.28.20
URA Announces Waiving All Fees for Administration of the COVID-19 Working Capital Assistance Program
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3.19.20
URA Partners with City and Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh to Provide Short Term Rent/Mortgage/Utility Financial Assistance to City Residents
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3.18.20
URA Releases Round 2 of Request for Qualifications for the Community-Informed Revitalization of Centre Avenue in the Hill District
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3.18.20
URA Announces Additional Steps to Help Mitigate Potential Ramifications of COVID-19 to Small Business Community
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3.17.20
The URA Announces Virtual March 2020 Annual/Regular Board Meeting
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3.16.20
A Message from Greg Flisram, Executive Director of the Urban Redevelopment Authority Of Pittsburgh on COVID-19 Impact
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3.13.20
URA Offering Resources to Help Small Businesses Potentially Impacted by Coronavirus
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3.2.20
URA Issues Request for Interested Tenants (RFI) for Centre Heldman Plaza
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2.24.20
City of Pittsburgh and Government Partners Launch Buying Plan for Businesses
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2.20.20
City Celebrates First Affordable For-Sale Residential New Markets Tax Credit Project
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2.18.20
New Opportunity Zones Marketplace To Help Pittsburgh Produce More Equitable Development Projects
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2.12.20
URA Board Considering Projects in Homewood, Beechview, Lincoln Place and Downtown
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2.11.20
URA to Host Connections: A Black History Month Networking Event
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2.11.20
URA Supporting Affordable Housing in Homewood and Garfield/Friendship
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2.10.20
URA Board to Vote on Advancing Six Redevelopment Projects on Centre Avenue in Hill District
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2.4.20
Green Grocer Launches New Hill District Location at the Old Shop ‘n Save
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2.4.20
URA Announces Neighborhood Initiatives Fund Projects Ready to Move Forward
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2.3.20
Homewood Pedestrian Improvement Project Debuts
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1.23.20
Home Rehab Helps Resident Stay in Her Home
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1.16.20
URA Board to Vote on Funding for North Side Affordable Housing and Hill District Art Gallery
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1.14.20
URA Adopting Small Business Line of Credit Program
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12.19.19
URA Board to Vote on Credit Building Program for Pittsburgh Small Businesses
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11.19.19
URA Announces Meeting for Community Feedback on Future Centre Avenue Redevelopment
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11.14.19
New Urban Redevelopment Authority Leadership Announced
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10.23.19
New Public Art Project Installation At McKinley Park In Beltzhoover
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10.9.19
Mayor Peduto, Councilman Lavelle and URA to Catalyze Investments in the Lower and Greater Hill District
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10.9.19
URA Board to Vote on Preserving Affordable Housing in Highland Park and Homewood
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9.24.19
Second Cohort Chosen for Catapult Business Incubation Program
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9.17.19
URA Releases Request for Proposals for Former Carnegie Library in Hazelwood
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9.13.19
Work to Begin on Forbes Avenue Sidewalk Extension and Streetscape Improvements
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9.9.19
URA Program Invests $35 Million in 250 Small Businesses
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8.1.19
City of Pittsburgh Receives State RACP Funding for Redevelopment Projects in Neighborhoods Citywide
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7.25.19
Applications Open for PGH Lab Program Linking Startup Firms to Government
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7.25.19
URA Releases Request for Proposals Along Second Avenue in Hazelwood
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7.23.19
URA Releases Request For Qualifications for the Community-Informed Revitalization of Centre Avenue in the Hill District
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7.15.19
URA Announces Pilot Program Making its Funding More Accessible and Visible for Community Projects
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7.11.19
Five Pittsburgh Affordable Housing Developments Awarded Low-Income Tax Credits
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7.11.19
New Locally-Based Public Art Project Planned for McKinley Park in Beltzhoover
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7.11.19
Applications Being Accepted for Catapult Small Business Incubation Program
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7.10.19
New Affordable Housing Proposals Go Before URA Board
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6.20.19
Statement by Mayor William Peduto and URA Board on Leadership Changes
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6.12.19
URA Board to Consider Several Affordable Housing Initiatives
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5.31.19
City and URA Celebrate First-Time Homeowner with Help of HOF Funding
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5.24.19
URA and a.m. Rodriguez Partner to Preserve Affordable Housing in South Side Flats
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5.7.19
More Than 50 Affordable Housing Units Coming to East Liberty, Larimer and Garfield
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4.9.19
Rubinstein Stepping Down as URA Executive Director
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4.9.19
URA to Adopt Environmentally Friendly Clean Construction Guidelines
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4.8.19
Micro Loan Program Assisting Minority and Women-Owned Businesses to be Extended
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3.13.19
Park Construction Moving Forward at Liberty Green in East Liberty
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3.12.19
New Affordable Housing Planned for East Liberty
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3.1.19
Community-Driven Development in Uptown Seeking Proposals
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2.8.19
URA to Boost City's One Step Program for Business Accessibility
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2.7.19
Housing Opportunity Fund Recommends Funding for Hundreds of Affordable Housing Units
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12.17.18
City of Pittsburgh Granted $2 Million to Rehab Blighted Structures and Develop Affordable Housing
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12.12.18
East Carson Street Strategy Released by URA
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12.11.18
Housing Opportunity Fund Supporting Affordable Housing Developments in Hill District and Squirrel Hill
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12.11.18
Major Improvements Planned for Homewood Neighborhood Business District
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11.29.18
City Welcomes Fourth Cohort of PGH Lab Program Supporting Local Startup Firms
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9.13.18
Redevelopment Planned for Hill District Site
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8.15.18
NEXT 3 Days is Now NEXTneighborhood and Will Celebrate Historic Homewood August 18-19
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6.14.18
Summerset at Frick Park and Woods House Redevelopments Before URA Board Today
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5.8.18
New Park with Green Infrastructure Planned for Larimer and East Liberty Neighborhoods
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4.10.18
Mayor William Peduto Supports URA Micro Loan Program for Small Businesses
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3.7.18
Urban Redevelopment Authority Invests $7 Million in Small Businesses Citywide
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9.30.17
URA Receives Excellence in Economic Development Award For East Liberty Station Transit Oriented Development
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5.9.17
URA Board to Advance Proposals on Land Bank, Affordable Housing, and Small Businesses
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4.13.17
Urban Redevelopment Authority Board Set to Vote on Lead Service Line Replacement, Land Bank and Affordable Housing Initiatives Today
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1.10.17
URA Announces Early Dissolution of Fulton Building TIF District and Expiration of Penn Liberty Plaza TIF District
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11.16.16
Pittsburgh Urban Initiatives Awarded $50M in New Markets Tax Credits to Drive Economic Development
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7.30.20
News Guild exclusive: ‘We’re fighting for the soul of the Post-Gazette’
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7.30.20
12 more great places for outdoor dining in Pittsburgh
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7.30.20
Social gatherings, bars and restaurants still contributing to local COVID-19 infections, says Allegheny County Health Department
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7.30.20
3,500 Boxes of Joy are helping to make summer more fun for Pittsburgh kids
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7.30.20
Google, Gwen’s Girls and Krystal Biotech are hiring. See more Pittsburgh jobs — 7/30/20
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7.29.20
How the COVID Field Response Team is keeping restaurants in check while Safe Service PGH asks them to take the pledge
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7.29.20
Talk about can-do spirit: 5 local breweries make artistic statements with labels
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7.29.20
Great getaway trips from Pittsburgh for trails, lakes and beaches
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7.29.20
Helicon Brewing is now serving hot dogs to meet COVID-19 state guidelines. All proceeds go to the local fire dept.
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7.29.20
Things to do this weekend, from drive-in movies to the City of Steel Virtual Walk/Run
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