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Step inside one of the last mansions on Pittsburgh’s Millionaire’s Row
Location: Mansions on Fifth on Fifth Avenue in Shadyside. Featured guests: Marissa Musico, director of event sales at Mansions on Fifth. 1. Marissa explained that this impressive mansion was built for Willis McCook, who was legal counsel to Henry Clay Frick, in the early 1900s. Willis and his wife Mary had 10 children, and they built a grand structure that included a billiards room, lounges for both the men and women and even a personal chapel where they attended Mass every weekend. Before construction was finished, their daughter Bessie got engaged. They built an additional, slightly-more-modest house on the property as her wedding gift.
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PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
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Virginia-based developer to purchase Pittsburgh Mills mall in Frazer
A Virginia-based development firm has been announced as the intended buyer of the Galleria at the Pittsburgh Mills in Frazer. Frazer Supervisors Chair Matthew Beacom confirmed Tuesday night the Mills is under contract to be sold to Comstock Holding Cos. He declined to comment further, saying nothing is official with any sale.
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Magick is brewing at Hocus Pocus on Meyran Avenue
Tucked away on Meyran Avenue, Hocus Pocus is Oakland’s occult emporium that has specialized in selling magick supplies and occult objects for over 28 years. Owners of Hocus Pocus, Kali Vee and her husband Paul Hughes, run the oldest witch shop in Pittsburgh. The couple connected through their shared love for magick and ritual before opening Hocus Pocus in 1998.
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Greensburg Holiday Market stimulates local economy ahead of holiday season
Getting holiday shopping done early could be good for both customers and local vendors. Westmoreland County patrons and artisans didn’t wait long after Halloween to dust of their holiday spirit for the Greensburg Holiday Market on Sunday. Many vendors said early holiday sales are a boost during the chillier months to come.
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Union accuses new Post-Gazette owners of discriminating against striking workers in hiring
An unfair labor practice charge filed by the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh/CWA Local 38061 claims that the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s successor discriminated against striking employees in hiring and failed to restore the prior agreement’s terms. The dispute was filed with the National Labor Relations Board on Thursday against the...
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This Former Uptown Church Now Contains Luxury Condos
In Uptown, Epic Development has spent the last decade completing nearly 100 residences. Owner Michael McAllister says his company has been working on new construction and rehabilitation because they want to help Pittsburgh move forward with building — while honoring what has shaped the region. “At the heart of...
Centre Daily Times
Nittany Antique Machinery Association looking to raise $800K to buy its own property
The Nittany Antique Machinery Association is looking to raise at least $800,000 to purchase its own property because the nonprofit said it no longer feels comfortable having the future of the organization depend on land it does not own. The association said Monday that its long-term arrangement with Penn’s Cave has become so uncertain that it’s concerned it could lose access to the grounds it has called home for more than 50 years. “What has happened to NAMA has shown us how vulnerable organizations can be when their future depends entirely on property they do not own,” the association said in a written statement. “We don’t want other organizations to find themselves in that same position.” In addition to finding a long-term home for itself, the association said it also hopes to create an affordable community event space for families, nonprofits and other groups throughout central Pennsylvania. The organization said its effort is about “building something that benefits more than just our membership.” Attorney William Burnett, who represents NAMA, told the Centre Daily Times a suitable property for the association and the events it puts on is expected to cost about $4 million. In order to make a down payment
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Pushback confronts unearned income tax proposal at Pittsburgh City Council
A proposal to tax various forms of unearned income Pittsburghers make on things like dividends and capital gains was met Monday with skepticism by several City Council members. “Personally, I’m not sure where I’m going to land, but I do think we need to make it easier to invest here,...