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The Vacant Property Recovery Program (VPRP) helps to provide viable reuses for abandoned houses and lots. In Wilkinsburg, one organization is planning new uses for problem properties in order to …
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Green Space & Housing Projects
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A vacant lot can be a catalyst for growth. The Wilkinsburg Community Development Corporation (WCDC) is leading efforts to transform several vacant parcels in the borough’s business district into greener, …
736 North Ave. Condos
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Suzanne Nuss saw an opportunity in 736 North Avenue. The c. 1910 building offered a spacious, light-filled unit, with tiger-oak wainscoting in the dining room and other period details. The …
Al’s Fish & Chicken
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Alaa Aqra, proprietor of Al’s Fish and Chicken, has operated a small take-out restaurant at the corner of Penn Ave. and Coal St. in Wilkinsburg since 2010. As part of …
‘Mad Dads’ to celebrate fatherhood in Wilkinsburg
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June 19, 2015: The local chapter of a group that goes by the name “Mad Dads” will hold its ninth celebration of fatherhood from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at …
Pretty, Vacant: Recapping the Vacant Home Tour
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June 6, 2015: The Vacant Home Tour through Wilkinsburg took place on a hot Saturday, May 9th. 88 degrees was too hot to bike from Millvale comfortably, but I didn’t know …
Wilkinsburg Lifts the Ban on Liquor Licenses
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During February & March 2015, the WCDC held a petition drive & collected the necessary number of signatures to place a Liquor License Referendum on the primary ballot — over …
Turnout light, but alcohol votes draw attention in Bellevue, Wilkinsburg
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May 19, 2015: Spirits are high in Bellevue and Wilkinsburg, where voters today are deciding whether their communities should allow liquor sales. If exit interviews with voters are any indication, it …
Bellevue, Wilkinsburg seek to end dry runs
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May 15, 2015: On the other side of Pittsburgh, Wilkinsburg near the East End also is pursuing a referendum to end its more than 80 years as a “dry town.” While …
Essential Pittsburgh: Wilkinsburg Attracts Residents With Tour of Vacant Homes
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May 5, 2015: If walls could talk could be the premise for a tour of vacant homes taking place this weekend in Wilkinsburg. The Wilkinsburg Community Development Corporation and Carnegie Mellon University students are combining their efforts …
‘Vacant House Tour ‘ showcases Wilkinsburg’s historical housing stock
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May 2, 2015: When engineer Vernon Covell bought a red-brick, two-story house at 816 South Ave. in Wilkinsburg in 1906, he set about making it a home with the same …