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Pa. travelers urged to take precautions in Mexico

Sen. Dave McCormick urges travelers to enroll in STEP and monitor flight updates.

Politics & Policy

U.S. Sen. <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Dave McCormick" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2025/04/28/mccormick-urges-review-of-research-grants" data-vars-content-id="e3a13e27-9aa3-4f7e-9f9e-b03ebb6b7c91" data-vars-headline="Pa. travelers urged to take precautions in Mexico" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2025/04/28/mccormick-urges-review-of-research-grants" target="_self">Dave McCormick</a> is advising Pennsylvanians in Mexico to stay in close contact with the U.S. State Department.The big picture: Violence following the killing of a Mexican cartel leader has erupted in Mexico, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="leaving some Americans" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/02/23/chicagoans-caught-mexico-drug-violence-el-mencho-death" data-vars-content-id="e3a13e27-9aa3-4f7e-9f9e-b03ebb6b7c91" data-vars-headline="Pa. travelers urged to take precautions in Mexico" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/02/23/chicagoans-caught-mexico-drug-violence-el-mencho-death" target="_self">leaving some Americans</a> — and potentially Pittsburghers — stuck in a tough situation.

Climate pressures hit Pittsburgh farms and tables

Farmers and restaurant owners say extreme weather is raising costs and risks.

Climate

Small <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="restaurant" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2025/11/13/pittsburgh-restaurant-survival-doordash-2025" data-vars-content-id="2b4dfdb3-36cb-462e-ab7d-3b25f32dd1d6" data-vars-headline="Climate pressures hit Pittsburgh farms and tables" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2025/11/13/pittsburgh-restaurant-survival-doordash-2025" target="_self">restaurant</a> owners and farmers in Western Pennsylvania are bracing for escalating climate change disruptions that could further strain their bottom lines.Why it matters: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Record heat" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2025/01/30/pittsburgh-breaks-heat-record-2024" data-vars-content-id="2b4dfdb3-36cb-462e-ab7d-3b25f32dd1d6" data-vars-headline="Climate pressures hit Pittsburgh farms and tables" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2025/01/30/pittsburgh-breaks-heat-record-2024" target="_self">Record heat</a>, sharp temperature swings, and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="extreme weather" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2025/04/30/severe-storms-kill-3-cut-power-pennsylvania" data-vars-content-id="2b4dfdb3-36cb-462e-ab7d-3b25f32dd1d6" data-vars-headline="Climate pressures hit Pittsburgh farms and tables" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2025/04/30/severe-storms-kill-3-cut-power-pennsylvania" target="_self">extreme weather</a> hit small agricultural producers and businesses hard, as many operate on razor-thin margins.

Pittsburgh homebuyers score big discounts

Nearly 62% of homes sold under asking, with average discounts outpacing the national rate.

Real Estate

It&#x27;s a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="good time to buy a home" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/02/02/pittsburgh-homebuyers-down-payment-time" data-vars-content-id="6dae687f-dafc-4761-8fe6-b72556aa7095" data-vars-headline="Pittsburgh homebuyers score big discounts" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/02/02/pittsburgh-homebuyers-down-payment-time" target="_self">good time to buy a home</a> in Pittsburgh.Why it matters: Though high mortgage rates are still <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="sidelining many buyers" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/01/mortgage-rates-home-prices-predictions-2026" data-vars-content-id="6dae687f-dafc-4761-8fe6-b72556aa7095" data-vars-headline="Pittsburgh homebuyers score big discounts" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/01/mortgage-rates-home-prices-predictions-2026" target="_self">sidelining many buyers</a>, Pittsburgh home sales have one of the biggest discounts in the nation, according to a new Redfin <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="report" data-vars-click-url="https://www.redfin.com/news/homebuyer-discounts-below-list-price-2025/" data-vars-content-id="6dae687f-dafc-4761-8fe6-b72556aa7095" data-vars-headline="Pittsburgh homebuyers score big discounts" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.redfin.com/news/homebuyer-discounts-below-list-price-2025/" target="_blank">report</a>.

Pa.'s first passive house debuts in Wilkinsburg

The 700-square-foot home meets rigorous energy standards and runs on all-electric utilities.

News

A home in Wilkinsburg practically powers itself.Why it matters: Known as the Wilkinsburg Residence, it is the first single-family home in the state to earn a Passive House EnerPHit certification, and it debuted last month.

WDVE sign comes down from Parkway perch

The WDVE sign in Green Tree is gone, but the station is still rocking from its new home.

Music

<figure><img alt="The number 2 being removed from the 102.5 WDVE sign off of a gold-glass building outside of Pittsburgh, PA" height="450" id="791cbb85-d3e6-4dc9-b30e-dad4f185db1d" src="https://images.axios.com/PpGFDGpsEVtPLGxm4WYJzI0KrFU=/2025/09/04/1757016808521.gif" width="800"/><figcaption>So long to a Parkway West landmark, but WDVE is still broadcasting. GIF: Courtesy of Chad Tyson of WDVE</figcaption></figure>The 102.5 WDVE sign on a gold-glass building in Green Tree is coming down.Why it matters: The sign is a landmark for drivers on the Parkway West (I-376 west of Downtown) heading into the city.

More older adults in Pittsburgh are choosing to rent

Renting gives some older adults more freedom and less upkeep.

Roughly 18% of Pittsburgh-area renters were 65 or older in 2023, up from about 16% a decade earlier, per a new report by rental listing site <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Point2Homes" data-vars-click-url="https://www.point2homes.com/news/research/senior-age-group-up-over-2-million-renters-in-a-decade.html" data-vars-content-id="e26af73f-d1f7-4288-9c2a-c5395d2e9179" data-vars-headline="More older adults in Pittsburgh are choosing to rent" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.point2homes.com/news/research/senior-age-group-up-over-2-million-renters-in-a-decade.html" target="_blank">Point2Homes</a>.Why it matters: More older Americans are <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="renting" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/08/06/apartment-rent-prices" data-vars-content-id="e26af73f-d1f7-4288-9c2a-c5395d2e9179" data-vars-headline="More older adults in Pittsburgh are choosing to rent" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/08/06/apartment-rent-prices" target="_self">renting</a>, trading ownership for flexibility.

This Mount Washington house has a "one-in-a-million" view

A buildable parcel overlooking Pittsburgh's skyline is on the market.

Pittsburgh&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="skyline view" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2025/02/18/fnb-center-pittsburgh-skyscraper-opens" data-vars-content-id="c635dea2-c495-41b6-b955-38c8588d7de0" data-vars-headline="This Mount Washington house has a &quot;one-in-a-million&quot; view" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2025/02/18/fnb-center-pittsburgh-skyscraper-opens" target="_self">skyline view</a> is craved by many and you have a rare chance to buy it, but it will cost you.The intrigue: A parcel at <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="316 Cola Street" data-vars-click-url="https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/316-Cola-St-Pittsburgh-PA-15203/164389313_zpid/?view=public" data-vars-content-id="c635dea2-c495-41b6-b955-38c8588d7de0" data-vars-headline="This Mount Washington house has a &quot;one-in-a-million&quot; view" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/316-Cola-St-Pittsburgh-PA-15203/164389313_zpid/?view=public" target="_blank">316 Cola Street</a> in Mount Washington is up for sale, and the property has breathtaking views of PPG Place, the Steel Tower, and the rest of the city&#x27;s iconic skyline.

New Pittsburgh apartments are much smaller

New Pittsburgh apartments are smaller than they were a decade ago, but rents per square foot remain cheaper than the U.S. average.

New <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="apartments" data-vars-click-url="https://link.axios.com/click/39614216.115/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXhpb3MuY29tLzIwMjQvMDkvMjMvYXBhcnRtZW50LWJ1aWxkaW5nLWNvbnN0cnVjdGlvbi1yZW50LXByaWNlcz91dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249c2VuZHRvX2xvY2FsbmV3c2xldHRlcnRlc3Qmc3RyZWFtPXRvcA/677cf8069128d2417d079074Bc8adbaca" data-vars-content-id="33e98d68-1036-463d-a495-1ebe420bcc8a" data-vars-headline="New Pittsburgh apartments are much smaller" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://link.axios.com/click/39614216.115/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXhpb3MuY29tLzIwMjQvMDkvMjMvYXBhcnRtZW50LWJ1aWxkaW5nLWNvbnN0cnVjdGlvbi1yZW50LXByaWNlcz91dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249c2VuZHRvX2xvY2FsbmV3c2xldHRlcnRlc3Qmc3RyZWFtPXRvcA/677cf8069128d2417d079074Bc8adbaca" target="_self">apartments</a> in Pittsburgh are 12% smaller than they were in the last decade, RentCafe <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="found" data-vars-click-url="https://link.axios.com/click/39614216.115/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucmVudGNhZmUuY29tL2Jsb2cvcmVudGFsLW1hcmtldC9tYXJrZXQtc25hcHNob3RzL25hdGlvbmFsLWF2ZXJhZ2UtYXBhcnRtZW50LXNpemUvP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1zZW5kdG9fbG9jYWxuZXdzbGV0dGVydGVzdCZzdHJlYW09dG9w/677cf8069128d2417d079074C4400cc29" data-vars-content-id="33e98d68-1036-463d-a495-1ebe420bcc8a" data-vars-headline="New Pittsburgh apartments are much smaller" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://link.axios.com/click/39614216.115/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucmVudGNhZmUuY29tL2Jsb2cvcmVudGFsLW1hcmtldC9tYXJrZXQtc25hcHNob3RzL25hdGlvbmFsLWF2ZXJhZ2UtYXBhcnRtZW50LXNpemUvP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1zZW5kdG9fbG9jYWxuZXdzbGV0dGVydGVzdCZzdHJlYW09dG9w/677cf8069128d2417d079074C4400cc29" target="_self">found</a>.Why it matters: The size of apartments has shrunk in most of the 100 U.S. cities researchers analyzed, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="squeezing" data-vars-click-url="https://link.axios.com/click/39614216.115/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXhpb3MuY29tLzIwMjUvMDMvMTEvYWZmb3JkYWJsZS1ob3VzaW5nLWNyaXNpcz91dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249c2VuZHRvX2xvY2FsbmV3c2xldHRlcnRlc3Qmc3RyZWFtPXRvcA/677cf8069128d2417d079074Be01ed619" data-vars-content-id="33e98d68-1036-463d-a495-1ebe420bcc8a" data-vars-headline="New Pittsburgh apartments are much smaller" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://link.axios.com/click/39614216.115/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXhpb3MuY29tLzIwMjUvMDMvMTEvYWZmb3JkYWJsZS1ob3VzaW5nLWNyaXNpcz91dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249c2VuZHRvX2xvY2FsbmV3c2xldHRlcnRlc3Qmc3RyZWFtPXRvcA/677cf8069128d2417d079074Be01ed619" target="_self">squeezing</a> many renters who already pay steep prices.

Cash home sales increase

The share of cash home purchases in Pittsburgh hit its highest level in a decade.

More Pittsburgh homes are being paid for in cash, according to a new report.Why it matters: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="On a national level, cash buyers" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/03/10/covid-home-prices-trends" data-vars-content-id="72bb2946-a3d1-4dc8-a290-205a092e0608" data-vars-headline="Cash home sales increase" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/03/10/covid-home-prices-trends" target="_self">On a national level, cash buyers</a>, many of them investors, have pulled back after a pandemic <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="shopping spree" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2022/02/18/investors-homes-wealth-families" data-vars-content-id="72bb2946-a3d1-4dc8-a290-205a092e0608" data-vars-headline="Cash home sales increase" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2022/02/18/investors-homes-wealth-families" target="_self">shopping spree</a>.

Downtown skyscraper to get luxe makeover

A piece of Downtown's skyline is about to get a fresh look.

A signature piece of Downtown&#x27;s skyline is about to get a fresh look.Why it matters: New owners of the 45-story One Oxford Centre tower on Grant Street — Downtown&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="third-largest" data-vars-click-url="https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/subscriber-only/2024/10/11/largest-downtown-pittsburgh-office-buildings.html" data-vars-content-id="e6a0f826-bdb4-46d7-9242-893035ad3044" data-vars-headline="Downtown skyscraper to get luxe makeover" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/subscriber-only/2024/10/11/largest-downtown-pittsburgh-office-buildings.html" target="_blank">third-largest</a> office building — want to restore its status as a &quot;premier business address&quot; after pandemic-era workforce shifts slashed <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="office" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2025/02/20/metro-pittsburgh-office-vacancy-2024" data-vars-content-id="e6a0f826-bdb4-46d7-9242-893035ad3044" data-vars-headline="Downtown skyscraper to get luxe makeover" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2025/02/20/metro-pittsburgh-office-vacancy-2024" target="_self">office</a> occupancy rates in the city&#x27;s core.

AI company expands headquarters in Bakery Square

A new tenant in Bakery Square is joining the city's budding artificial intelligence scene.

A new tenant in Bakery Square is joining the city&#x27;s budding artificial intelligence scene with an eye on expansion.Why it matters: It&#x27;s the latest push by Pittsburgh&#x27;s new <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="AI Strike Team" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2025/02/10/ai-boom-strike-team-data-center" data-vars-content-id="35b80b5b-461b-48c8-9949-9d9688e2fac0" data-vars-headline="AI company expands headquarters in Bakery Square" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2025/02/10/ai-boom-strike-team-data-center" target="_self">AI Strike Team</a> to make the region a top AI tech hub by 2028, hoping to attract tens of thousands of jobs as the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="federal government" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/02/06/stargate-openai-states-data-center-buildout" data-vars-content-id="35b80b5b-461b-48c8-9949-9d9688e2fac0" data-vars-headline="AI company expands headquarters in Bakery Square" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/02/06/stargate-openai-states-data-center-buildout" target="_self">federal government</a> drives private investment in data center buildout.

Steel City to open new shop in the Strip

Pittsburgh-inspired apparel brand Steel City will open its fifth location this spring.

Pittsburgh-inspired apparel brand <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Steel City" data-vars-click-url="https://shopsteelcity.com/?srsltid=AfmBOorQzcfHKgmqWWfbDtV9VBnligjk08MC9qD0WWMu4fwQvPfFW4Na" data-vars-content-id="66dee72a-2b10-4b92-a8a4-5597be375b9b" data-vars-headline="Steel City to open new shop in the Strip" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://shopsteelcity.com/?srsltid=AfmBOorQzcfHKgmqWWfbDtV9VBnligjk08MC9qD0WWMu4fwQvPfFW4Na" target="_blank">Steel City</a> will open its fifth location this spring at The Terminal in the Strip District.Why it matters: It&#x27;s the second new lease announced at the shopping destination in less than two weeks, with news that <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Orr&#x27;s Jewelers" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2025/02/21/orrs-jewelers-headed-strip" data-vars-content-id="66dee72a-2b10-4b92-a8a4-5597be375b9b" data-vars-headline="Steel City to open new shop in the Strip" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2025/02/21/orrs-jewelers-headed-strip" target="_self">Orr&#x27;s Jewelers</a> is opening its third location this fall in an 8,700-square-foot space across the street at 1600 Smallman St.

Orr's Jewelers headed to the Strip District

The company is opening its third location this fall.

Business

Family-owned <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Orr&#x27;s Jewelers" data-vars-click-url="https://orrsjewelers.com/" data-vars-content-id="a58bd872-a640-4a3f-b9a9-c57b33faa285" data-vars-headline="Orr&#x27;s Jewelers headed to the Strip District" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://orrsjewelers.com/" target="_blank">Orr&#x27;s Jewelers</a> is opening its third location this fall at <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="The Terminal" data-vars-click-url="https://www.stripdistrictterminal.com/directory" data-vars-content-id="a58bd872-a640-4a3f-b9a9-c57b33faa285" data-vars-headline="Orr&#x27;s Jewelers headed to the Strip District" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.stripdistrictterminal.com/directory" target="_blank">The Terminal</a> in the Strip District.Why it matters: The luxury jewelry retailer is the latest addition to a bustling, five-block retail and entertainment destination housed in a former produce terminal.

Real Estate 🏠

Pittsburgh homebuyers score big discounts

Homeowners are staying put in Pittsburgh

WDVE sign comes down from Parkway perch

More older adults in Pittsburgh are choosing to rent

This Mount Washington house has a "one-in-a-million" view