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Posted: Mar 21, 2013, 4:05pm PDT |
The Pittsburgh region's population rose by 4,448 in the past two years, according to a new estimate released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.The region's population was 2.36 million in July, ranking it as the 22nd most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. and the second-biggest in Pennsylvania behind Philadelphia. The population was 2.356 million in July 2010, the last time the data was collected.The population includes the entire metro region of Pittsburgh, including surrounding counties.MORE:…
Not only did Florida continue to lead the nation with the highest rate of foreclosure activity in February, but Osceola County took the top spot among U.S. counties in foreclosure-related legal filings, according to the latest report by RealtyTrac, the Orlando Sentinel reports.In addition, metro Orlando ranked second among all U.S. metropolitan areas last month, with a reported 4,144 foreclosure-related filings — a 7 percent jump from January and a 32 percent increase from the year-ago period,… 
Carolina Brewery is the oldest brewery in the Triangle. Its Copperline Amber Ale earned a gold medal at the World Beer Championships.
A bill approved by a state House committee would stop cities across North Carolina from putting too many curbs on the look and design of new homes. Raleigh Mayor Nancy MacFarlane and all other Wake County mayors oppose the bill, saying it could result in the construction of homes in single-family neighborhoods that are built as multifamily, boarding-type homes.“We have some serious concerns about restrictions on interior placement of rooms. This opens the door to a four bedroom, four bath single… 
RALEIGH – Renters in Raleigh-Cary need to earn $16.88 an hour in order to afford a basic apartment.As things stand nowadays, however, the typical renter earns $12.98 an hour, $3.90 below the basic housing wage.Such are the conclusions of a new report, “Out of Reach 2013,” by the Washington-based National Low Income Housing Coalition and the North Carolina Housing Coalition.“More people in the Raleigh-Cary area are renting now because they see it as a less expensive option than owning… 
A North Buffalo church that sits at a busy Lincoln Parkway intersection may be the latest religious building to be renovated into a residential project.Representatives from Peyton Barlow Co. will be meeting with the Buffalo Zoning Board of Appeals on March 20 to discuss plans to renovate the former Plymouth United Church of Christ into a six-apartment complex. The proposal is the latest for the church including several previous ones that were scuttled because of neighborhood opposition.The 9.288-square-foot… 
