‘Being a good neighbor’: Pitt announces $5 million investment in city-wide initiatives in partnership with Mayor O’Connor

By Amanda Buchman, Staff Writer • April 14, 2026

Pitt is investing $5 million in the city of Pittsburgh to revitalize neighborhood business districts, enhance public safety and support city parks, a move that reinforces Pitt’s longstanding partnership with the city.

‘You’re the talent we want to keep in Pittsburgh’: Mayor Corey O’Connor encourages students to engage with local government 

By Amanda Buchman, Staff Writer  • March 25, 2026

Mayor Corey O’Connor visited Pitt on Tuesday evening to meet students and encourage their engagement in the broader Pittsburgh community.

Mayor O’Connor’s push to speed up permits could reshape development in Oakland

By Delaney Pipon, Senior Staff Writer • January 26, 2026

Mayor Corey O’Connor signed an executive order on Jan. 6, his first full day in office, directing City departments to speed up Pittsburgh’s building permit process. 

Mayor-elect Corey O’Connor, Pitt community talk hopes and expectations for new city administration

By Amber Medved, Staff Writer • November 12, 2025

On Nov. 4, Pittsburgh residents elected Democratic candidate Corey O’Connor to become the city’s 62nd mayor. Students and community members want the new administration to address concerns about affordable housing, the city budget and public safety.

College Democrats endorse mayoral challenger Corey O’Connor in primary

By Kyra McCague, Senior Staff Writer • March 18, 2025

Last month, both College Democrats at Pitt and Young Democrats of Allegheny County endorsed Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor in the Democratic primary for mayor.

Mayor Ed Gainey, County Controller Corey O’Connor face off in mayoral forum

By Kyra McCague, Senior Staff Writer • February 3, 2025

Mayor Ed Gainey and his challenger, Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor, addressed key issues such as public safety, affordable housing, city finances and Donald Trump’s return to the presidency in a mayoral forum at Chatham on Sunday afternoon.

‘Concerning’: Anderson Bridge in Oakland plagued by ‘poor’ ratings for nearly a decade

By Neena Hagen and Jon Moss • February 1, 2022

Soaring high above Junction Hollow, the Charles Anderson Bridge ferries more than 20,000 vehicles between Oakland and Schenley Park every day.

Elected officials, community leaders push for gun control at Oakland event

By Jon Moss, Editor-in-Chief • June 3, 2021

Elected officials and community leaders joined together Thursday afternoon at Oakland’s Schenley Plaza to call on the Republican-led General Assembly to pass gun control legislation.