News Archive of December 2007

Local, Pens Officials Make Plans For Hill District
Released Date: 18 Dec 2007

Press: KDKA

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) ― It was 45 years ago when bulldozers leveled the lower Hill District to make way for the Civic Arena, but the promise of economic development did not follow.

Now, with a new arena planned for across the street - the city, the county and the Penguins don't want history to repeat itself. So in the next few days they will present a plan to a coalition of Hill District leaders.

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In the Blogosphere
Released Date: 16 Dec 2007

Press: The Pittsburgh Comet

The Mayor's Position on the Hill
The P-G and Rich Lord tell us just about everything we did not know or care to speculate upon concerning the mayor's neighborhood gathering.

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Mayor reiterates arena will benefit Hill District
Released Date: 14 Dec 2007

Press: Pittsburgh Post Gazette

The Hill District should get a grocery store, a community center and jobs as part of the new arena deal, but not a development fund to spend as residents see fit, said Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl yesterday.

His comments during and after the taping of "KD/PG Sunday Edition" mirrored the position Penguins' representatives outlined Tuesday, after some 50 Hill residents and advocates packed a city planning commission hearing on the arena.

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North Side concerns take center stage at casino meeting
Released Date: 12 Dec 2007

Press: Pittsburgh Tribune Review

Feedback from North Side residents will top the agenda of a meeting tonight on Pittsburgh's slots casino.

Northside United, a campaign of the group Pittsburgh United, will host the meeting, which starts at 6 p.m. at Martin Luther King School, North Side. Music and entertainment will be provided.

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Hill District residents: No deal, no arena
Released Date: 11 Dec 2007

Press: Pittsburgh Post Gazette

In meeting with planning commission, they again demand a community benefits agreement between Penguins, city and county
No arena without a deal was the battle cry of some 50 Hill District residents and their supporters yesterday, as they urged the Pittsburgh City Planning Commission to hold off on giving the Penguins approval to build until there's a written agreement with the community in place.

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In the Blogosphere
Released Date: 11 Dec 2007

Press: Bram Reichbaum

The Planning Commission Meeting [Overture]
The undercard (the event coming before or supporting the main event) was a consideration of the old Garden Theater of the Central Northside for historic review.

Every single member of the Pittsburgh City Planning Commission was seen to giggle.

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Hill residents accuse city of stalling on arena benefits
Released Date: 11 Dec 2007

Press: Pittsburgh Tribune Review

A coalition of Hill District residents Tuesday accused city officials of stalling on signing a deal that would guarantee jobs, a grocery store and other amenities to neighbors of a planned $290 million hockey arena.

"What we have seen so far shows an arena that turns its back on the Hill District neighborhoods," said Carl Redwood Jr., chairman of the One Hill Coalition.

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News Archive of December 2007

The Mayor's Position on the Hill

In meeting with planning commission, they again demand a community benefits agreement between Penguins, city and county

The Planning Commission Meeting [Overture]