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 […]
Teens Earn And Learn While Educating Their Neighbors About Lead Exposure
99.5 WESA August 17, 2017 by Kara Holsopple / Allegheny Front It’s a hot, sunny day in August, and high school students Mckayla Dixon, Anesa Reed, and Keith Jamison are […]
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 […]
Emergency day care in Larimer provides support for hundreds
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette August 14, 2017 by Arturo Pineda Who do you trust to watch your children when there’s a crisis? Is it a family member, a close friend or a […]
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 […]
Returning to the land: Urban gardeners hope to put vacant lots to good use in Homewood
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette August 4, 2017 Jake Flannick A grass-roots group of gardeners and community activists is turning two overgrown lots in Homewood into an urban farm, seeking to expand […]
Public Hearing on Affordable Housing Trust Fund
On Tuesday, July 18, at 6:00pm, Councilmen Lavelle and Burgess will be hosting a public hearing to discuss legislation to raise the realty transfer tax by 1%, invest 10 million […]
Rev. Ricky Burgess is focused on ‘transformational’ development in Pittsburgh’s District 9
The Incline May 29, 2017 by M J Slaby “I want to do things that are transformational, not transaction or treatment.” In the decade he’s been on Pittsburgh City Council, […]
Refugees have a friend in Pittsburgh thanks to Sloane Davidson and Hello Neighbor
Next Pittsburgh May 18, 2017 Amanda Waltz After living away from her native Pittsburgh for 15 years, long-time nonprofit professional and community activist Sloane Davidson saw an opportunity to make […]