[Originally posted to LinkedIn on December 16, 2025 and reposted here for archival purposes.]
Certain corners of Pittsburgh jumped for joy, proverbially speaking, reacting to news that Phat Bagel has opened a storefront in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood. Huzzah! “Baked Phresh.
[Originally posted to LinkedIn on January 14, 2026 and reposted here for archival purposes.]
What’s new? What’s news?
Let me say at the outset that I do not have the answer. I only have a question. This essay is my
In a unanimous decision issued on September 25, 2025, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court invalidated the City of Pittsburgh’s controversial Nonresident Sports Facility Usage Fee (commonly referred to as the “Jock Tax”), a 3% levy imposed solely on nonresident athletes and
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On June 10, 2025, the City of Pittsburgh enacted amendments to its Paid Sick Days Act (PSDA), which will take effect on January 1, 2026. Since March 2020, Pittsburgh has required employers with 15 or more employees to provide at
Schedule A defendant (SAD) anti-counterfeiting lawsuits tend to be filed in the Northern District of Illinois and the Southern District of Florida. Judge Ranjan, noting an “uptick in such cases” in the W.D. Penn (home to the city of Pittsburgh)
In June 2025, the Pittsburgh City Council approved an ordinance that amends the Pittsburgh Paid Sick Days Act (“PSDA”) to significantly increase the number of hours of paid sick leave employers must provide to eligible employees annually and increase the
Local news in Pittsburgh focused on efforts by the Mayor to challenge the exemptions of large nonprofits in the community. Appears those efforts have been unsuccessful.From the story:"It's been nearly two years since Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey vowed to challenge
In Zubik v. City of Pittsburgh, (WD PA, Feb. 11, 2025), a Pennsylvania federal district court enjoined the city of Pittsburgh from designating a closed Catholic church building that is in substantial disrepair as a historic structure. When a
Early last year, we told you that the City of Pittsburgh was embarking on a large-scale effort to review property tax exemptions for many of the largest nonprofits in that town of Champions. That’s right, the Steelers. Anyway, I also
