Posted by Jennifer Swartz in : Events, News, Safe Neighborhoods, Vacant Property Working Group (VPWG) ,
The 12th Ward Democratic Committee is inviting residents to discuss the recent sale of the Lemington Elementary School building at a meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church, 7060 Lemington Ave.
Last month, the Pittsburgh Public Schools board sold the building to Destiny International Ministries for $125,000. The 7-year-old ministry, now [...]
Posted by Jennifer Swartz in : Advocacy, News, Safe Neighborhoods, Vacant Property Working Group (VPWG) ,
“NICE, CLEAN, Nicer!” shouts the eBay offer, boasting of a century-old duplex with great hardwood floors in a quiet Cleveland neighborhood. At this East 72nd Street house, “nice” means windows boarded, siding stripped, kitchen counters missing. “Quiet” means deserted, with half the neighboring homes boarded up and stripped, and one house just a pile of [...]
