Latest Reporting
Recent reporting on preservation, redevelopment, demolition, public decisions, and the places changing across the region.
Watchlist Blog
McDonald’s Park is under construction, but its 2028 opening target and the larger district’s evolution remain distinct milestones.
McDonald’s Park is under construction, but its 2028 opening target and the larger district’s evolution remain distinct milestones.
Watchlist Blog
September 17, 2026
September materials show the proposed maintenance corridor while neighborhood questions focus on what its operation would mean nearby.
September materials show the proposed maintenance corridor while neighborhood questions focus on what its operation would mean nearby.
Watchlist Blog
September 5, 2026
The September proposal connects a possible riverfront ballpark to a separate maintenance move and an unsettled future at Rate Field.
The September proposal connects a possible riverfront ballpark to a separate maintenance move and an unsettled future at Rate Field.
Watchlist Blog
April 25, 2026
The exhibition’s own website now lists a run through November 8, offering an autumn reason to return to the former central library.
The exhibition’s own website now lists a run through November 8, offering an autumn reason to return to the former central library.
Watchlist Blog
The theater’s published plan separates a 2027 Grand Hall target from full auditorium activation in 2028.
The theater’s published plan separates a 2027 Grand Hall target from full auditorium activation in 2028.
Watchlist Blog
November 4, 2026
Little Shop of Horrors is scheduled for November at the Biograph, followed by two more mainstage productions in Porchlight’s 2026–27 season.
Little Shop of Horrors is scheduled for November at the Biograph, followed by two more mainstage productions in Porchlight’s 2026–27 season.
Location Posts
Public place records with maps, source notes, historical context, current status, and related reading.
Research Record
Updated 2026
Amtrak’s proposed Midwest Maintenance Facility brings federal rail investment, a changed industrial use, and neighborhood concerns into the same narrow corridor.
Research Record
Updated 2026
A September 2026 ballpark concept places baseball on Amtrak’s current riverfront yard, linking a possible move by the White Sox to a separate rail...
Research Record
Updated 2026
The museum’s Strip District building began in the commercial ice trade, linking today’s cultural institution to an earlier network of rail shipments, storage, and...
Research Record
Updated 2026
The incline’s two stations preserve a working connection between the river level and Mount Washington, with a history of neighborhood transport and community rescue.
Research Record
Updated 2026
The observatory in Riverview Park carries forward an institution whose astronomical observations once helped organize industrial time.
Research Record
Updated 2026
Pittsburgh’s 1893 conservatory joins a changing historic glasshouse to a newer landscape designed around energy, water, and environmental education.