Margaret Fleming
-
The Henry Hornbostel-designed Skibo Gym hosted Louis Armstrong, the Glenn Miller Orchestra and Hillary Clinton. Construction began this summer on a new arena in the old building’s place, but the old court will remain.
-
Pittsburghers can swim at city pool prices with the new coupon voucher program.
-
More than two dozen Pennsylvania natives or athletes who call the commonwealth home will compete in the games, including three raised in Pittsburgh.
-
The City of Pittsburgh’s My Brother's Keeper initiative will award 16 mini-grants to community organizations supporting violence reduction and intervention. While the city has supported gang violence intervention in the past, these grants address spontaneous violence by those not affiliated.
-
The Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and the city selected 15 minority food-based entrepreneurs for a new incubation program. Catapult Culinary will support the businesses for 12 months with technical training, mentorship and access to new kitchen spaces.
-
The Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix returns July 15 for 10 days of races, parades and car shows. The annual event raises funds for charities serving people with autism and intellectual and developmental disabilities.
-
Pittsburgh youth are fighting the isolating effects of the pandemic on senior citizens through an intergenerational nonprofit.
-
PWSA says thanks to a new water treatment, lead testing levels are the lowest they’ve been in 20 years. The agency also will continue to reimburse some residents if they choose to hire their own plumber to do the work.
-
Grow Pittsburgh donated around 3,000 pounds of produce to local food banks and sold more than 20,000 seedlings in 2020, a new record for the group.
-
The City of Pittsburgh has launched a new interactive website to identify which buildings are unsafe and need to be torn down.