Downtown NewsLocal news for Downtown (Pittsburgh, PA) continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Feds looking into dealings of URA's Ford- July 18, 2008 Federal investigators have started asking questions about a range of city of Pittsburgh and city authority dealings related to Urban Redevelopment Authority Executive Director Pat Ford, who is on paid leave ...http://www.topix.net/city/pittsburgh-pa-downtown/2008/07/feds-looking-into-dealings-of-ura... Federal appeals court strips Downtown firm of $85 million award- July 16, 2008 A federal appeals court in Washington this week stripped a Downtown company of nearly $85 million it was awarded last year in a patent infringement case, saying a Wall Street company did not steal its idea for ...http://www.topix.net/city/pittsburgh-pa-downtown/2008/07/federal-appeals-court-strips-down... Construction projects abound in Pittsburgh- July 15, 2008 Description: A two-story, 65,000-square-foot building dedicated to the cultural achievements of African Americans.http://www.topix.net/city/pittsburgh-pa-downtown/2008/07/construction-projects-abound-in-p... Controversy brews over another billboard- July 13, 2008 A Rolling Rock beer sign should never have been hung in a Downtown historic district without the required approvals, and should be removed or at least reviewed, advocates of the Penn-Liberty corridor have told ...http://www.topix.net/city/pittsburgh-pa-downtown/2008/07/controversy-brews-over-another-bi... Downtown Tunnel-Boring Machine's Reaches Downtown- July 11, 2008 The Port Authority's tunnel-boring machine was set to break through the receiving pit under Stanwix Street in downtown Pittsburgh on Thursday morning but an equipment failure has delayed the celebration.http://www.topix.net/city/pittsburgh-pa-downtown/2008/07/downtown-tunnel-boring-machines-r... $200M mixed-use Gardens development planned for Downtown Pittsburgh- July 10, 2008 Millcraft Industries has unveiled its plans for The Gardens, a $200 million development that will span one block along the south side of Forbes Ave.http://www.topix.net/city/pittsburgh-pa-downtown/2008/07/200m-mixed-use-gardens-developmen... $25M Hilton Garden Inn coming to Downtown Pittsburgh, designs unveiled- July 9, 2008 A new $25 million Hilton Garden Inn planned for Downtown Pittsburgh will bring much-needed hotel rooms to the Golden Triangle.http://www.topix.net/city/pittsburgh-pa-downtown/2008/07/25m-hilton-garden-inn-coming-to-d... Prime market: Pittsburgh's historic square is taking off- July 8, 2008 Downtown Pittsburgh's newest renaissance is hard to miss. Head to lunch in Market Square and it's all around you.http://www.topix.net/city/pittsburgh-pa-downtown/2008/07/prime-market-pittsburghs-historic... Hilton Garden Inn- July 7, 2008 A 156-room Hilton Garden Inn hotel could rise on the former site of the Allegheny County Jail Annex in Downtown Pittsburgh by the end of the year.http://www.topix.net/city/pittsburgh-pa-downtown/2008/07/hilton-garden-inn?fromrss=1 Non-traditional venues can inspire art- July 7, 2008 Not all theater takes place in theaters. Area companies such as Quantum Theatre, Bricolage, barebones productions have moved beyond the confining frame of proscenium stages and other purpose-built performing ...http://www.topix.net/city/pittsburgh-pa-downtown/2008/07/non-traditional-venues-can-inspir... |