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Pittsburgh's Juneteenth Festival Is the Biggest in North America — Here's the Weekend

Jun 18, 2026

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Pittsburgh's Juneteenth Festival Is the Biggest in North America — Here's the Weekend

Plus: the Fern Hollow settlement, the schools' competitive-bidding problem, mortgage rates tick down, and a Squirrel Hill Victorian worth the click.

Tim Pettigrew
Tim Pettigrew
Pittsburgh and the 2026 World Cup: Free Watch Parties, Riverhounds, and a City That Chooses Itself

Jun 11, 2026

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7 min read

Pittsburgh and the 2026 World Cup: Free Watch Parties, Riverhounds, and a City That Chooses Itself

he tournament skipped us. The city's throwing a party anyway — plus UPMC's layoffs, a 27-year-old cold case solved, and the week's market read.

Tim Pettigrew
Tim Pettigrew
Pittsburgh Pride 2026: Existence Is Resistance, and a Parade That Crosses the River

Jun 5, 2026

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4 min read

Pittsburgh Pride 2026: Existence Is Resistance, and a Parade That Crosses the River

The new Clemente Bridge march route, the free Allegheny Commons festival, a Carnegie Museum dinosaur, the ParkScore gap — and the best of June 5–7.

Tim Pettigrew
Tim Pettigrew
Pittsburgh Is Growing. The Board Just Closed Nine Schools.

May 28, 2026

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8 min read

Pittsburgh Is Growing. The Board Just Closed Nine Schools.

First real population gain in seven decades. Nine schools voted closed. Your electric bill up Monday. The Pittsburgh Pulse for May 28, 2026.

Tim Pettigrew
Tim Pettigrew
Pittsburgh Just Posted the Biggest Year-Over-Year Home Price Jump in the Country (+8.4%)

May 21, 2026

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9 min read

Pittsburgh Just Posted the Biggest Year-Over-Year Home Price Jump in the Country (+8.4%)

Plus: the rate climb that's eating buyer power, what 260 affordable bedrooms looks like at the URA, and a 1938 brick Cape Cod in New Kensington with the rare Pittsburgh luxury — a flat yard.

Tim Pettigrew
Tim Pettigrew
Pittsburgh’s Affordability Asterisk: Property Taxes, RTO, and the Cost of Living Reset

May 15, 2026

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7 min read

Pittsburgh’s Affordability Asterisk: Property Taxes, RTO, and the Cost of Living Reset

Pittsburgh still looks affordable on paper. But this week, reassessment talk, return-to-office mandates, paid leave proposals, and a looming Parkway East shutdown showed how quickly the fine print can change.

Tim Pettigrew
Tim Pettigrew
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