Wine Glass, a Creative Commons Attribution (2.0) image from Martin Cathrae’s photostream Please join me and County Executive Rich Fitzgerald on Saturday, January 26th for an evening of wonderful food and drink! The event is being hosted by Chef Kevin Sousa, Barebones Productions’ Patrick Jordan and Mayor John Fetterman. Engine House 25 wine, beer, hors [...]

Image courtesy of East Liberty Come out to the Kelly Strayhorn Theater this Saturday for an evening of dance, illusion and film to benefit autism. Join Bill Peduto and city council candidate, Dan Gilman, as they share MC duties for An Evening of Arts for Autism — the proceeds of which will go to the Joey [...]

January 3, a Creative Commons Attribution (2.0) image from Jeremy Jenum’s photostream FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 15, 2013 CONTACT: Eric Hagarty 412-254-4506 eric@billpeduto.com PITTSBURGH – In just the final three months of 2012, Pittsburgh City Councilman Bill Peduto raised $329,671.38, for an average of nearly $110,000 per month – a haul that far outpaces Ravenstahl, [...]

HOW DO YOU WIN? BY MAKING HISTORY! Photo courtesy of Mark Knobil People always ask me the same question: How do you beat an incumbent? There is only one answer: You build the stronger team. In Pittsburgh Democratic politics, that requires an army of committed volunteers, other elected leaders as well as leaders from labor [...]

Untitled, a Creative Commons Attribution (2.0) image from ZackW’s photostream The Office of Public Art (OPA) was founded in 2005 as a public private partnership between the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council and the City of Pittsburgh Department of City Planning. OPA provides both educational programs and technical assistance about public art. As part of its [...]

Still image from video by Chris Ivey PITTSBURGH – Pittsburgh City Councilman Bill Peduto today released the cover page of his 2012 end-of-year finance report and announced that in just three months, he has raised a total of $329,671.38. The end-of-year total breaks former Mayor Bob O’Connor’s 2001 record of $279,623 for most money raised [...]

East Allegheny Skyline View, a Creative Commons Attribution (2.0) image from joseph a’s photostream PCRG (Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group) dedicates itself to the revitalization of urban neighborhoods. Since 1988, this coalition of nonprofit community-based organizations and their partners has worked to build complete communities that are safe and stable and that have fair access to [...]

Candles, a Creative Commons Attribution (2.0) image from Luca Bruno Photographer’s photostream On Tuesday, January 8th, CeaseFirePA will host their second annual “Too Many Victims Lost to Gun Violence” candlelight vigil at the Wesley A.M.E. Zion Church in Pittsburgh’s Hill District. The date marks the day that former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was shot along with [...]

Ben, a Creative Commons Attribution (2.0) image from Chewonki Semester School’s photostream Happy New Year, Pittsburgh! If you’re looking for something new to do in 2013, or if you’ve resolved to go more green, or even if you just want to save some money, then a trip to the Pittsburgh Green House should be on [...]

On Thursday, Pittsburgh City Council voted to suspend nighttime parking meter enforcement, but only for the next six months.