Pittsburgh’s Planning Commission on Tuesday approved a document that is intended to guide development in the city’s Oakland neighborhood for years to come. In the same meeting, planners recommended a package of hotly debated zoning changes to City Council with several conditions. Before voting on what is known as the
Back-to-back shootings on and near Pittsburgh’s busy East Carson Street last weekend have prompted at least one business to close its doors permanently and left other owners struggling to understand why authorities cannot seem to keep control of the entertainment district. “One hundred percent of South Side residents and businesses