Jun
21
The Incredible Shrinking City
June 21, 2006 | Leave a Comment
Looks like Pittsburgh dropped another 1.3% in population, from 320,000 to 316,000… Allegheny County dropped as well. This means Pittsburgh is in 10th place among those losing population the fastest, behind such destinations like Cleveland, Cincinnati, Boston, Detroit and Norfolk, VA.
Bob O’Conner, meanwhile, hopes to fight better over the remaining population by subsidizing new [...]
Jun
21
The Best Landlord of All
June 21, 2006 | Leave a Comment
So, this a.m. I read that a Rhonda Johnson had complained to the Pittsburgh Housing Authority since May 4 that something was amiss in the apartment above: she asked them to get rid of the source of tons of maggots and the foul odor. After a few visits to the apartment, the PHA gave [...]
