Pittsburgh Public Source December 23, 2017 by Mark Kramer and Juliette Rihl Todd Griffin, a 45-year-old single dad, has lived in Homewood his entire life. But he fears his time in […]
NACA Home Buyers and Realtors workshop seeks to impact Black communities
The New Pittsburgh Courier December 22, 2017 by Diane I. Daniels With the belief that we must rebuild our communities, Pittsburgh Councilman Rev. Ricky Burgess earlier this month provided […]
Pittsburgh City Council takes steps to approve realty tax increase, unveils plan to put money into affordable housing fund
Pittsburgh Public Source December 13, 2017 by J. Dale Shoemaker Pittsburgh’s City Council with a preliminary vote on Wednesday supported the 0.5 percent increase of the Realty Transfer Tax [RTT] […]
Recent events in Pittsburgh have residents ‘Buying Black’
December 8, 2017 Pittsburgh Courier by Diane I. Daniels Holidays the perfect time for Black business owners to display their products The past few weeks have been saturated with […]
Pittsburgh councilman’s bill would create ‘warning list’ of problematic HUD properties
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette October 24, 2017 Kate Giammarise As more than 100 low-income East End tenants are facing possible relocation from their federally subsidized homes, Pittsburgh Councilman Rev. […]
There is fresh produce out there — and a new guide helps Homewood residents find it
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette September 8, 2017 by Kate Giammarise A full-color, 33-page guide aims to connect Homewood residents with healthy fresh food in their community. The Homewood Healthy Food and […]
Pittsburghers protest Charlottesville violence; others push to build police-community relations
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette August 20, 2017 by Dan Majors and Adalberto Toledo An aborted attempt to organize an alt-right protest in Larimer on Saturday instead gave birth to a peaceful […]
Peddling fresh fruit to build life skills in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette August 16, 2017 by Rebecca Sodergren A fruit cart provided three high school students with work experience and underserved neighborhoods with fresh fruit this summer — and the program […]
New Community Engagement Center shows Pitt’s commitment to community
Pittsburgh Courier August 11, 2017 by Diane L. Daniels Last month the University of Pittsburgh announced that Daren Ellerbee had been appointed as the Homewood Community Engagement Center director. The […]