Brandon McGinley

I'm temperamentally more of a night owl, but as part of a fitness regimen that has stuck long enough that I'm comfortable mentioning it in print, I've

I remember, just barely, the period of blessed innocence before I became educated about the nature of property assessment and taxation in Allegheny County.

The only two times I've seen Gov. Josh Shapiro in the flesh, he was extolling AI and data centers as critical to Pennsylvania's — and in particular Pittsburgh's — economic future.

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — The only two times I’ve seen Gov. Josh Shapiro in the flesh, he was extolling AI and data centers as critical to Pennsylvania’s economic future. First it was at the inaugural AI Horizons conference in 2024 in Bakery Square, then it was at U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick’s Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit last summer at CMU. Now he condemns data center developers as “bullies” and “speculators,” while...

Cities and their surroundings are like solar systems. There's typically one major center of gravity — the star at the core of the system — around which all other communities revolve.

“I'm sick and tired of losing to friggin' Ohio!” Thus exclaimed Gov. Josh Shapiro during his 2024 budget address, repeating a refrain from his

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — “I’m sick and tired of losing to friggin’ Ohio!” Thus exclaimed Gov. Josh Shapiro during his 2024 budget address, repeating a refrain from his campaign and a sentiment expressed frequently in Pennsylvania political and business circles. The Buckeye State is consistently rated one of the most hospitable to business in America and is frequently touted for its innovative economic development programs. These include an Ohio-focused investment fund...

Flat places are defective. Well, maybe “defective” is too strong. Let’s say they feel incomplete, like whoever or whatever designed...

The mechanism behind last week's catastrophic glacial flooding in Nepal and China is all too familiar for Western Pennsylvanians: the release of a

Pittsburgh is often said to have one of the most robust philanthropic and nonprofit ecosystems in America.