Rosa Colucci

Pittsburgh is a city rich with parks and that makes it the perfect place to celebrate Earth Day, and ground yourself in nature.

National Solar Appreciation Day took place on March 14. Celebrated annually on the second Friday in March, citizens are urged to learn more about solar technology and share knowledge on social media channels.

Originally built as a single-family home at the turn of the century, this stunning repurposed Neoclassical mansion is the perfect setting for a romantic experience. Share a lover’s kiss beneath its grand columns, surrounded by preserved beauty.

HOW TO GREEN YOUR HOME Sustainable Pet Care: Tips for Our Furry Friends We love our furry friends. It’s easy to get carried away with food, toys, and even clothes as they proliferate the marketplace with an endless variety of choices. In the U.S.,…

HOW TO GREEN YOUR HOME Renovation 101: Building a Green Future One Project at a Time By Rosa Colucci June 3, 2024 Believe it or not, humans extract more than 100 billion tons of raw material of the planet in a single year. Of that, over 75 percent is…

Chris Waraks is an urban warrior of a different kind, using hammer and nails to transform neighborhoods. Now, the North Side resident is using those same tools to change lives. Nearly two decades ago, Waraks was living in Greensburg and working as a…

I grew up on Pittsburgh’s East End in Highland Park. I attended the local schools, played with the neighbors on my street and, like most other kids, had no idea how beautiful it was until I visited Miami Beach. Shortly after I returned, I keenly…

I met Chris Waraks eight years ago, when I toured a Spring Garden home he renovated that won an award for a local renovation contest. Waraks worked with investor/owner Kim Basick on that home and six others on Peralta Street. Across the street from…

Pittsburgh is where Drs. Maureen and Leo Bidula may have come to begin their professional careers, but it was upon visiting Oakmont for the first time where they had an epiphany. “We decided right then it’s the place you never want to leave,” Maureen…

It’s impossible to miss the purple-painted exterior and murals of the bungalow along Route 8 in Richland. Sometimes a Hot Property isn’t one that’s torn from the pages of a magazine, but it’s the right house for the right time. That’s the story of…

When Melissa Sommers moved four years ago from Colorado to Pittsburgh, she had no idea she would be falling in love — with the city. “I travel a lot with work and I have traveled everywhere, even internationally,” she says. “It just blew me away how…

Bartley says she advised the owner on picking out the home’s trending colors and farmhouse chic accents before it went on the market. Following six months of renovations, the home could now pass for something out of a Pottery Barn catalog. “It is a…

The most important amenity Min Leamon and her husband, Steven, were looking for when they moved to Pittsburgh seven years ago was a good school district. They found that — and so much more —in Mt. Lebanon. “We came from Wilmington Island, Georgia,”…

Racheallee Lacek, global real estate advisor with Piatt Sotheby’s International Realty and one of the region’s top agents, has her eye on other areas that residents are rediscovering. Just cast as host of the Pittsburgh version of TV’s “The American…

Beth Littleton got her first glimpse of her home-to-be in Highland Park via video from a Sony Camcorder. The year was 2001, and Littleton was living in Virginia and expecting her second baby, when her then-husband, Chris Schunn, accepted a job as a…

NYSB Construction business partners Mike Edwards and Ryan Klimovic have a passion for renovating and restoring old Pittsburgh homes; among the finest of them is 6354 Aurelia St. The partners recently spent eight months restoring the Shadyside…

Any property that you purchase this year is definitely a Hot Property. As we enter summer, housing inventory around the region continues to be scarce — and that’s a trend that won’t be changing anytime soon. The National Association of Realtors…

When friends decided to sell their Dormont home, Maggie Kuchera saw it as an opportunity to own her own home before she reached the age of 30. At the time, Kuchera was living in Shadyside, but couldn’t afford to purchase a home there. “Dormont was…

Hidden by mature trees, the two-bedroom, two-bath unit that’s part of a complex nestled on the edge of Chatham University on a private lane in Squirrel Hill North also has the good fortune of the campus’ lush greenspace as its backyard. Kimberly…

If you’ve ever wondered what a homebuilder’s personal residence is like, look no further than 310 Mingo Road in Marshall. Mel Wann — a premier custom home builder who dominated the Pittsburgh market in the 1980s and ‘90s, built the luxe —…