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Commonwealth Court sends Christopher Columbus statue removal debate back to Allegheny County Court

The fate of the Christopher Columbus statue in Pittsburgh’s Schenley Park must once again be debated before an Allegheny County judge. On Friday, a Commonwealth Court ruling, in its primary effect, reversed an Allegheny County Common Pleas judge’s dismissal of a lawsuit the Italian Sons and Daughters of America (ISDA) ....

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Laurels & lances: Grass and granite

Laurel: To acknowledging a problem. Brittni Bair, 33, of Springdale was cited by the municipality for not mowing her lawn. To be fair, it’s been growing unchecked for a while now. Bair hasn’t cut the grass since before June 2. She knows the date because that was when the Cheswick ....

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Court must decide if Schenley Park Columbus statue stays or goes

For the Italian Sons and Daughters of America, their fight over the removal of the Columbus statue from Schenley Park is about process as much as it is about preserving heritage. “The mayor can’t wake up one morning and decide he’s king, he’s a tyrant and he can do whatever ....

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Fate of Schenley Park Columbus statue unknown as legal case continues

More than three years after the Pittsburgh Art Commission voted to remove it, a large statue of 15th-century Italian explorer and navigator Christopher Columbus still stands, partially shrouded in tattered plastic sheeting in a plaza at Schenley Park. The fate of the hotly debated statue remains unknown pending the conclusion ....

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Pittsburgh Art Commission reorganized, city fund for public art created

Pittsburgh’s Art Commission and the percentage given to the city’s art program are set to be reorganized. City Council voted unanimously last week to approve changes proposed by Mayor Ed Gainey. This comes about a month after the mayor removed all prior Art Commission members with little explanation. He then ....

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