by KDKA HOMEWOOD (KDKA) — A Pittsburgh park has received a major makeover. There is a new playground and improved sidewalks at Baxter Parklet in Homewood. Those improvements cost about […]
‘Avenues of Hope’ for Pittsburgh’s Black and diverse neighborhood business districts
by Pittsburgh Action News 4 PITTSBURGH — They’re calling it “Avenues of Hope.” The City of Pittsburgh is launching the new effort with the goal to bring new life and […]
Homewood Comprehensive Community Plan Adopted by Planning Commission housing
PITTSBURGH, PA (June 9, 2020) The City of Pittsburgh Planning Commission last week unanimously adopted the Homewood Comprehensive Community Plan. The development of the Homewood Comprehensive Community Plan was a collaborative […]
Homewood Pedestrian Improvement Project Debuts
February 3, 2020Press Release Mayor William Peduto joined URA Executive Director Greg Flisram, Deputy Executive Director Diamonte Walker, staff from Representative Ed Gainey’s office and Councilman Reverend Ricky Burgess’s office, […]
Passport to Homewood
The Homewood-Brushton Business Association (HBBA) just launched the Passport to Homewood. It is a deal and discount book with 19 Homewood based businesses participating!!! All coupons are good from now through January […]
Bringing business back to a blighted neighborhood
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteNovember 4, 2019by Joyce Gannon After a Sunday morning shooting in 2013 left two people dead at an after-hours club in Homewood, the building was shuttered and its windows boarded […]
Homewood residents get first glimpse of ‘comprehensive community plan’ to tackle housing, development, transit and more
Public Source by Dave Shoemaker April 24, 2019 Homewood will be the second Pittsburgh neighborhood to have a comprehensive, city-approved development plan to address issues like affordable housing, mobility and […]
Change Is On The Horizon For Homewood
Pittsburgh April 23, 2019KDKA’s Rachele Mongiovi reports People living in Homewood are taking steps to enhance the footprint of their neighborhood. Video courtesy of KDKA: https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/video/4071667-change-is-on-the-horizon-for-the-neighborhood-of-homewood/
Nonprofit takes healthy homes initiative to 20 households in Homewood
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette December 31, 2017 by Diana Nelson Jones Carl Talbott knew his house was drafty, but he was blown away by the evidence: wind, like a hair […]
Uptick in Hill District health, food security followed grocery store’s opening, study says
TribLive December 19, 2017 by Matthew Santoni Hill District residents’ health and food security appear to have improved since the long-awaited opening of a full-service supermarket, especially compared […]