Pittsburgh City Council

Nearby EMS crews collect $27,000 for the NFL Draft while the Larimer Consensus Group prepares to paint its asphalt.

Glen Hazel’s Burgwin Recreation Center holds another two weeks as the city brings its computers and network in-house.

A $58,283 bill in overlooked interest is all that's left to own 2,000 Dell devices.

Pittsburgh is $58,283 away from owning over 2,000 Dell devices used by city employees.

Glen Hazel families turn out to back afterschool programs at Burgwin Recreation Center.

Sixteen residents — including six children — turned out to support programming at Glen Hazel’s Burgwin Recreation Center, as council considered whether Stop the Violence (STV) dollars should foot the…

School violence prevention funded, Hill District seniors get new home, and fleet repairs keep climbing.

Vehicle repair bills on track to reach $5.3 million this year.

The repair budget for the city’s aging vehicle fleet is breaking down as quickly as its trucks.

Macedonia FACE will provide senior meals and programs to Ammon Recreation Center.

Free recreation center space will mean continued senior services for the Hill District.

$250,000 allotted for violence prevention in six high schools this fall.

Violence prevention and intervention services will continue at six Pittsburgh Public high schools this fall.

The last ARPA dollars run dry as a $44.6 million deficit lands, Learn and Earn gains $1 million to run all year, and a $200,000 request for Glen Hazel’s rec center gets held.

A projected $24 million shortfall in 2026 could leave one year before state financial control.

Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Rea Price’s assessment of 2026 thus far — and projections for its remainder — fared only marginally better.

After running Glen Hazel’s youth programs for free, volunteers say they can’t continue.

Discussion about supporting children and youth through the Stop the Violence (STV)  fund continued as council members considered issuing a request for proposals for programming at the Burgwin…

A $1 million Mellon grant could turn Learn and Earn into a year-round program.

Come fall, teens and young adults will be able to take part in the Learn and Earn program year-round.

With ARPA aid gone, 2025 closed with a $44.6 million deficit.

As Pittsburgh spends the last of its American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars, the reckoning of the effect of inflation on the city’s financial health — and spending priorities — is now.

Street outreach program looks at an $800,000 boost to reach more homeless residents.

A city program to help homeless residents obtain services may soon have its staffing increase by more than 60% which will allow for additional hours of services.

Nine people hurt in the Fern Hollow Bridge collapse may share $445,000.

More than four years after the Fern Hollow Bridge collapsed in Jan. 2022, nine people who filed lawsuits against the city may soon receive settlements totaling $445,000.

Road scans save money on projects, but using the data costs $1,300 a month.

After paying nearly $770,000 for a company to photograph and measure city streets, the city is now looking at a 3-year, $46,590 subscription to use the data.

Pittsburgh City Council boosts homeless street outreach, advances $445K in Fern Hollow settlements, and weighs the cost of keeping its road data.

Three new or improved programs invite neighbors to garden, farm and adopt forgotten lots.

Neglected hillsides may become permanently protected open spaces.

New greenways would be designed to create a green ribbon to tie neighborhoods to each other.

City Farms Garden Program would let residents grow food in parks and greenways.

If the package passes, urban gardening and farming could continue to grow.