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The Holiday Season Starts This Weekend

Plus: Lawrenceville's first cat crawl, Fleury goes into the Hall, and a Friendship house with oak nobody ever painted.

Tim Pettigrew

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Nov 12, 2026

Who Pays for 2027

The mayor's first budget, a wage tax that doubled, and a war memorial on its side.

Tim Pettigrew

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Nov 9, 2026

The Suburbs Moved. Harrisburg Flipped.

Plus: council's staff question loses, the 28th Street Bridge goes to one lane, a Larimer record, and a Victorian the Frick used to own.

Tim Pettigrew

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Nov 5, 2026

Everybody’s Home This Weekend. Start With Pitt.

Plus: the county’s first measles case, $200 bus-lane tickets in Oakland, and a Downtown condo with a $65,000 stove.

Tim Pettigrew

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Oct 8, 2026