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Two weeks ago, Pittsburgh City Council balked on paying a $1,200 credit card charge linked to a contractor scandal. On Wednesday, council members changed their minds and voted 7-1 to approve the payment even as an investigation continues into the circumstances surrounding the controversial charge. Council initially halted the payment
A bill introduced to Pittsburgh City Council Wednesday would award $125,000 to the Poise Foundation aimed at supporting William "B" Marshall's Juneteenth festival.
Pittsburgh has figured out a way to defuse a controversy over dueling Juneteenth celebrations: Give money to both. The city is now poised to help fund two separate Juneteenth events next month after a longtime event organizer last week condemned Mayor Ed Gainey’s administration for initially proposing to steer cash
Pittsburgh is poised to launch a city-run Juneteenth event this year. City Council preliminarily approved a $125,000 contract with Bounce Marketing and Events to put on a festival next month. But the organizer of a long-running Juneteenth festival says he should have been given that money.
For years, Pittsburgh City Council members have gathered behind closed doors to talk in private about public policy. No one keeps a log of who attends. No minutes are maintained of what is said. And council members, desperate to ensure they don’t have too many people present, sometimes duck out