Pittsburgh is looking for Experienced Dreamers™ – people with a bit of experience under their belts and a desire to do something different with their lives. If that sounds like you, this is your once-in-a-lifetime chance to win $100,000 to move here and realize your dream!more >NICOLE AND MIKE'S TROY HILL STORY
“Mike and I were living in Lawrenceville when we began looking for a home to buy together. We knew what we wanted - a brick house built in the early 1900s with architectural integrity intact, like trim work that had not been painted, and original windows, in an affordable, safe neighborhood.
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Purchase or build a new home or make home improvements on your existing residence in the City of Pittsburgh, and your Allegheny County, City of Pittsburgh and District School taxes can be abated for three years. If your home is located within a Targeted Growth Zone*, your City of Pittsburgh and School District taxes can be abated for up to 10 years after the property is reassessed.
more >PITTSBURGH PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
The Pittsburgh Promise is a visionary scholarship program to help students graduating from the Pittsburgh Public Schools to pursue further education after high school, and to enhance the growth, stability, and economic development of the Pittsburgh Region.
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The Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh (URA) is the City of Pittsburgh's economic development agency. The URA’s goals are to create jobs, increase the city's tax base, and improve the vitality of businesses, neighborhoods, and the City's livability as a whole.
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Why Pittsburgh?
When the G20 Summit came to Pittsburgh in late 2009, the national press corps wondered aloud, “Why Pittsburgh?” We’ve been home to the birth of industries that built America, the bedrock of the labor movement, the home to rough and tumble sports legends. All true. A smoky, dirty, industrial city? Well, wrong. Pittsburgh has been reborn. From our heritage as a steel town, to the Most Livable City – how did that happen? What is it about Pittsburgh that made it rebound into a cool, green, beautiful place for families to prosper in the 21st Century?
Being Close to Everything
If you're always on the go and need to get to where you're going quickly and easily, then this top 10 is for you. These neighborhoods are walkable and have easy access to public transportation and major roadways. If you want to be close, there's no closer than this top 10!
City News
New report shows growth in Downtown PittsburghPittsburgh’s busways ranked among best in country
37 homes may be built in Larimer
Neighborhood watch making difference in city neighborhoodCity offering residents Block Watch in a Box kit
Buying Here: Observatory Hill
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Neighborhood Events
Hazelwood General Membership Meetingevery month/2nd Tuesday 6:30-8:30
Everyone is invited to these Hazlewood meetings. These are held on the 2nd Tuesday of the month. Refreshments are provided.
Hazelwood Planning Committee Meeting
every month/1st Tuesday 6:30-8:30
If you are interested in planning for Hazlewoods future, then you are welcome to attend this meeting.
Beautification & Recreation Committee
September/28 7:00 PM
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Schools & Libraries
Pittsburgh Prides itself on education and higher learning with a diverse mix of schools and libraries. Learn more by visiting the links below.Pittsburgh Public Schools >
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Fun facts and insight from our
friendly urban pigeon.
With gritty steel mills long gone, Pittsburgh has truly transformed itself into a leading technological, social and cultural region. more >
With gritty steel mills long gone, Pittsburgh has truly transformed itself into a leading technological, social and cultural region. more >