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Pittsburgh’s Up-and-Coming Communities

Posted on July 14, 2015 by marlee

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 …

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Wilkinsburg Community Welcomes Back Beloved Diner

Posted on July 14, 2015 by marlee

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 …

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Nancy’s East End Diner reopens in Wilkinsburg

Posted on July 14, 2015 by marlee

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 …

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Wilkinsburg Community Development Corp. wants referendum to allow liquor licenses in borough

Posted on July 14, 2015 by marlee

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 …

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For the First Time Since 1870, You May Soon Be Able to Order a Beer in Wilkinsburg

Posted on July 14, 2015 by marlee

February 13, 2015: Like many towns in Southwestern Pennsylvania, Wilkinsburg is slowly emerging from the combined effects of the 2008 economic recession and the steel industry’s demise in the late …

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Study: Liquor ban turns off would-be Wilkinsburg restaurateurs

Posted on July 14, 2015 by marlee

February 10, 2015: The liquor license ban in Wilkinsburg is discouraging potential restaurateurs from opening up shop in the borough, according to the Urban Partners Market Study of Wilkinsburg. From the study: …

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East End community looks to shake 235-year booze ban

Posted on July 14, 2015 by marlee

February 10, 2015: While aspiring brewers, distillers and chefs are buying and overhauling properties in areas like Braddock, Millvale and Carnegie, one East End neighborhood has remained untouched. That’s not …

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Nonprofit seeks to lift liquor license ban in Wilkinsburg

Posted on July 14, 2015 by marlee

February 5, 2015: Diners in Wilkinsburg may soon enjoy a beer or glass of wine. The Wilkinsburg Community Development Corp., a nonprofit that works closely with the business community, is …

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Downtown Wilkinsburg awarded Main Street designation

Posted on July 14, 2015 by marlee

January 26, 2015: “We are thrilled to have been selected for Main Street designation by the PA Department of Community and Economic Development and the PA Downtown Center,” said WCDC Executive …

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Main Street designation OK’d for Wilkinsburg

Posted on July 14, 2015 by marlee

January 18, 2015: State economic development officials selected Wilkinsburg for a program that will make the municipality eligible to obtain financial assistance for business improvements. .

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Acceptance into PA’s Main Street Program Expected to Aid in Wilkinsburg’s Revitalization

Posted on July 14, 2015 by marlee

January 16, 2015: Wilkinsburg is a community in transition, and now it’s getting help to implement change. The Wilkinsburg Community Development Corporation (WCDC) has announced that the borough has been …

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Wilkinsburg gets state Main Street designation

Posted on July 14, 2015 by marlee

January 14, 2015: Wilkinsburg has been accepted into the Pennsylvania Downtown Center’s Main Street Program. A program of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, the Main Street designation …

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Grant supports minority business owners in Wilkinsburg

Posted on July 14, 2015 by marlee

December 12, 2014: The Wilkinsburg Community Development Corporation recently secured funding to implement a Business Image Improvement Fund, which will offer support to African American business owners within Wilkinsburg’s Central Business District. …

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Rent-free Wilkinsburg storefront up for grabs for interested arts nonprofit

Posted on July 14, 2015 by marlee

December 5, 2014: PMC Management Company, LLC, a firm that owns commercial property in Wilkinsburg, has offered to temporarily donate a storefront at 811 Wood St. to a 501(c)(3) nonprofit or …

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Free home-buying workshop: making housing work

Posted on July 14, 2015 by marlee

November 2, 2014: To rent or to buy? For many residents, home ownership might seem out of the question. A free home-buying workshop from the non-profit Pittsburgh Housing Development Association (PHDA) …

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Group Hoping To Have Frank Conrad’s Garage Rebuilt As Broadcasting Museum

Posted on July 14, 2015 by marlee

October 17, 2014: Broadcasters and radio buffs gathered in Wilkinsburg Friday afternoon where Rick Harris, of the National Museum of Broadcasting, continued the fight to rebuild Dr. Frank Conrad’s garage as a …

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Wilkinsburg house tour shows the glory of the neighborhood

Posted on July 14, 2015 by marlee

September 27, 2014: Wilkinsburg holds its second annual house and garden tour today. For those who think there isn’t much to see, just ask Brian Hill. He and his wife Janis Tucker …

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Wilkinsburg ceremony to commemorate world’s first wireless broadcast

Posted on July 14, 2015 by marlee

September 25, 2014: An unassuming, two-story, red brick garage on the border of Pittsburgh and Wilkinsburg was the site of an important contribution to broadcast history — the world’s first wireless …

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Wilkinsburg notes: Main Street designation, new housing on the way

Posted on July 14, 2015 by marlee

June 23, 2014: “If you’re designated, you have an ability to get higher grants,” says WCDC Executive Director Tracey Evans. “It will give us access to enterprise zone credits for business, …

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With Main Street Program Application, Wilkinsburg Plans To Make Improvements

Posted on July 14, 2015 by marlee

June 3, 2014: The WCDC will be reapplying for Main Street Program designation this year. .

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