Authorities are working to take on problems facing Pittsburgh s South Side neighborhood and business district from more than one angle.Pennsylvania State Senator and Democratic leader Jay Costa said he s hopeful state and city leaders, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board and state Liquor Control Enforcement may confer about South Side issues on Thursday.Pittsburgh s Action News 4 spoke Monday with people who live and work in South Side about a pilot program of traffic pattern changes the city and PennDOT has instituted for Friday and Saturday nights. As a resident, I appreciate the effort. I also just feel bad for the local businesses on South Side as well, because there s less Ubers and Lyfts allowed to go through (under the traffic restrictions), so I feel like that might affect their business, too, Alyssa Rein, who lives and works in South Side, said. I completely understand where it s coming from. I live here so I m glad that they re trying to come up with a plan to fi
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And just like that, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s stay-at-home order magically disappeared, seven weeks after it was decreed.
I’ll have more on that in a moment, but in case Newsom changes his mind again in the time it takes you to read this, I want to be sure to refer you to Noozhawk’s newest section, Shop Local, where you can keep up with Santa Barbara County’s retail community.
The brainchild of Kim Clark, Noozhawk’s business development vice president, and her sales and marketing team, the section provides insight and locals only-type information about great area businesses, including sweet deals and custom items.