Rich Lord | PublicSource

A year ago, residents of a McKeesport complex thought landlord PNC would bow out and write a check. They're still fighting for improvements.

With Allegheny County’s property tax appeal system now recalculated in favor of owners, schools and municipalities large and small are preparing to take hits.

Thousands of homeowners in Allegheny County may have a shot at reduced property taxes. Are you among them? Everything you need to know.

The one-room library branch in the City of Duquesne is just reaching state standards for opening hours. But help may be on the way for libraries serving distressed communities.

Hi View Gardens, purchased by PNC in 2018, suffered years of decline before its low-income tenants rallied to demand improvements. Now they have management’s ear — but the bank plans to sell.

The Regional Asset District board voted to move $5 million from reserves to a new fund that could be a carrot for cooperation between libraries.

While some libraries are flush, others are trying to survive or rebuild as funding streams remain flat or creep toward equity.

Even PNC Bank’s resources haven’t cured all that ails two affordable McKeesport apartment properties, but 2022 may see major efforts there, plus new rental-housing quality initiatives by Pittsburgh and Allegheny County government.

The Allegheny County Health Department’s enforcement tools haven’t helped to fix one McKeesport family’s faulty furnace.

The Allegheny County Health Department is weighing new housing enforcement measures next year, as data shows that some of the worst violators pay nothing.