‘This is our moment’: Corey O’Connor elected as Pittsburgh’s 62nd mayor

Josh Imhof & Charlotte Shields-Rossi | features editor and a&e editor After being elected mayor in 2005, Bob O’Connor stood on a corner in Squirrel Hill holding signs that thanked Pittsburghers for their support. Two decades later, his son, Corey O’Connor, returned to Squirrel Hill on Wednesday to hold up signs of his own as the new Pittsburgh mayor-elect. On Nov. 4, O’Connor was elected … Continue reading ‘This is our moment’: Corey O’Connor elected as Pittsburgh’s 62nd mayor

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Kraus heads diverse Pittsburgh City Council

By Julian Routh | News Editor On the fifth floor of the City-County Building on Grant Street, within feet of Mayor Bill Peduto’s office, the most diverse Pittsburgh City Council in the city’s history operates. There are four councilwomen – Natalia Rudiak, Deborah Gross, Darlene Harris and Theresa Kail-Smith – for the first time ever there are also two black councilmen – the Rev. Ricky … Continue reading Kraus heads diverse Pittsburgh City Council

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