Monday 8 September 2008
Homestead, Pa. Photograph by Brian Cohen |
Pop City Features
Changemakers: Glen Meakem and Dave Becker
Venture Capitalists Glen Meakem and Dave Becker take us into the secret world of deal flow, along the way telling us why they’re bullish on Pittsburgh. The future, they say, is bright for any number of reasons.
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Neighborhoods:
West Homestead: A Legacy to Build On
West Homestead is a striking blend of old and new, with a rich and fascinating history of steelmaking and a modern waterfront shopping center built on the brownfield where the mill once stood. Trust us: there's a lot more here than meets the eye.
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Neighborhoods:
W. Homestead
Pop Filter: Arts & Culture This Week
What six arts and cultural events has Pop City chosen this week? To read your go-to event guide this week and every week, click on Pop Filter.
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cityLIVE!: What do the numbers really mean?
While Pittsburgh sails towards the future we hear statistics that are daunting: Not enough immigration. 50,000 jobs with no one to fill them. Are they for real? How do we make sense of the numbers to determine where we should go next?

At this cityLIVE! event, learn about John Craig’s Indicator Project (see Pop City story in Pittsburgh Innovates) and how analysts use the numbers and build on them. To rsvp, click here.
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Neighborhoods:
North Side
Pittsburgh Innovates Pittsburgh Regional Indicators reports strong July job performance Pittsburgh’s Mechanimal brings museums to life, hiring Pitt scientist receives national lifetime achievement award for preeclampsia research Pittsburgh celebrates region's global diversity all month Carnegie Mellon’s ETC developing new genre of calorie burning video games Landmark Green Chemistry conference comes to Pittsburgh Development News $30M production studio poised to give Pittsburgh film industry a big boost $10M in renovations underway at Downtown Pittsburgh's landmark Union Trust building $3.2M townhome project under development in Downtown Jeannette Palate Bistro set to expand, initiate block beautification in Downtown Pittsburgh Projects in Pittsburgh, Washington County to receive preservation awards Hip kids' boutique joins Shadyside's Ellsworth Ave. commercial district Pittsburgh in the News Forbes: Aethon's robots changing health care
Forbes.com
Western Pennsylvania irresistible stop on road to White House
Beaver County Times
Rail advocates urge closer look at high-speed train travel
USA Today
Carnegie Mellon researchers offer new way to avoid bogus Web sites
The Associated Press
Robot 250 featured in Creative Class and Wall Street Journal articles and video
Creative Class
Brady's Smile expands programs to Pittsburgh
The Progress
The Wizard of the Wii: CMU grad's 'tinkering' leads to innovator award
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Featured Place to Live

Washington Park condos
400 Washington Road
Bower Hill and Washington Road
412-343-1620
www.thewashingtonparkcondos.com
Priced from $360,000 to $975,000
Size: 1,239 -2,602 sq. ft
40 Luxury Condos
Neighborhood: Mt. Lebanon
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Strip District W. Homestead

Featured Neighborhood W. Homestead
The dozen striking red brick smoke stacks looming tall at the edge of the Waterfront are all that’s left of the U.S. Steel Homestead Works. The stacks stand on the cusp of the massive development along the Mon River, a mixed-use complex that includes a lavish Loew’s theater complex, scads of restaurants of all kinds and the latest offerings for retail therapy.

On the other side of the river, rising up the hillside, stands West Homestead where, more than than two decades after the decline of steel, the community seeks to redefine itself while maintaining its heritage.

And there is much to maintain in this historical neighborhood: from the Bost Building and the Pump House to the Bulgarian Macedonian National Educational and Cultural Center, once a local gathering sport for the eastern Europeans who congregated in what was known as the “Steel Valley.” The center continues to draw crowds and tour buses for its ethnic delights, from the hall that is the site of weekly folk dances to the basement which serves as a museum. Every Saturday the BMNECC women gather for Soup Sega creating concoctions so delicious and fragrant all you can really do is sigh.

The old and the new converge in the W. Homestead area moreso than perhaps any other neighborhood in Pittsburgh. Take our word for it: It's worth the trip for more than just shopping.


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