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October 27, 2015: “The Wilkinsburg School Board voted Tuesday night to approve a plan that will send its students to Westinghouse Academy in the Pittsburgh Public School District. Education officials …

September 26, 2015: Wilkinsburg needs a shot, some of its business proponents say. Since residents voted to lift an 80-year ban on retail alcohol sales in May, some wonder if it …

September 24, 2015: A midcentury neighborhood with a suburban feel will be the focus of the third annual Wilkinsburg House and Garden Tour, set for Sept. 26. The self-guided tour …

Ron and Jody Kotun didn’t love this 1940 house in the Wilkinsburg section of Blackridge when they bought it 10 years ago. It was closer than their old house to …

Neighborhood Eats is a monthly feature in which LOCALpittsburgh highlights great food that you may have not known about in neighborhoods all over the city. Check out the highlighting three great …

August 11, 2015: Locally grown produce AND golden fried chicken? Yes, please! Minette Seate and the WQED crew joined Elise Miranda, of the Wilkinsburg Community Development Corp/Chatham University, for a …

August 3, 2015: Forty out of the 150 buildings in Wilkinsburg’s central business district are vacant, but borough officials are hoping that a new tool will help spur development in that …

Summer 2015: Localpittsburgh covers the Vacant Home Tour in their Summer 2015 issue. .

July 2015: Wilkinsburg is full of rich history and beauty, but has been hurt throughout the years by a bad reputation for crime and poverty. Fortunately, members of the Wilkinsburg Community …

July 15, 2015: I’ve driven through Wilkinsburg on my way to and from work four times a day for 17 years. I’ve watched the landscape change. Old buildings torn down. New …

May 1, 2015: Citing new developments like restaurants, hotels and other venues that sell alcohol in neighboring communities of East Liberty and Braddock, the Wilkinsburg Community Development Corporation wants liquor …

April 22, 2015: Stately front porches, columns, Victorian architecture and history are all elements of a successful home tour. And, Wilkinsburg’s tour will highlight five homes with these coveted features, though …

April 13, 2015: It’s a home tour visitors don’t typically take: overgrown gardens leading to homes with boarded-up windows, peeling paint and broken stairs. The Wilkinsburg Community Development Corporation and …

April 8, 2015: But the Wilkinsburg Vacant Home Tour might also benefit from something not every place has: proximity to a newly affixed “up-and-comer” in Pittsburgh, which is doing well after …

March 25, 2015: From a Main Street designation, to a proposed liquor license referendum, to renovating the historic train station, Wilkinsburg is abuzz with business and development lately. .

March 15, 2015: Groups in Wilkinsburg and Bellevue, both of which have been “dry towns” since 1935, are working to overturn laws prohibiting retail alcohol sales. In towns burdened by …

Spring 2015: DEVELOPING Pittsburgh, a regional magazine geared toward developers and investors, featured four communities on the rise in its Spring 2015 issue. Wilkinsburg was among the communities selected for …

February 27, 2015: There was lots of excitement in Wilkinsburg Friday night over the rebirth of a neighborhood institution. It’s nothing fancy, not a major enterprise, but very much the …

February 25, 2015: Markie Maraugha always has adored cooking and baking, but what she loves most about the food biz is customer service. The 22-year-old Ohio native says, “What makes …

February 16, 2015: Wilkinsburg has been a dry borough for all but two years since 1870, but the past 40 have been particularly sobering. With half its heyday population of …