The monthly update to indexpgh showed a slight uptick in total monthly visitors downtown in November compared with October, even as cooler weather slowed outdoor events held at Mellon Square and Market Square.
Mayor Ed Gainey has a host of policy goals and ambitions for the remainder of his first term, but underpinning many of them is a simple message: "Diversity is good."
Local leaders expressed optimism Tuesday about the state of Downtown Pittsburgh, pushing back against criticism that the Golden Triangle has become unsafe, dirty and plagued by office vacancies and business closures. “Our Downtown is doing well,” Mayor Ed Gainey said during a forum at Point Park University’s University Center. Gainey