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The Pittsburgh Urban Redevelopment Authority suspended plans last week to choose a developer to revive the Greater Pittsburgh Coliseum in Homewood. As the agency prepared to restart the process, its board chair said it must make a better effort to balance community wishes with financial realities.
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Located in the heart of Homewood, the Greater Pittsburgh Coliseum has stood vacant for years. City officials had weighed two very different visions to redevelop it, but they found weaknesses in both plans, meaning the Coliseum will remain empty for some time to come.
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On today’s episode of The Confluence: The Penn Hills School District will be forming a police force in an effort to boost security; we speak to a high school senior and adult working in violence prevention about the results of a survey that asked Pittsburgh area youth what impact gun violence is having on their lives; and a look at how a Homewood garden is seeking to combat food apartheid.Today’s guests include: Nancy Hines, superintendent of school at Penn Hills School District; Cierra Guest, a senior at Woodland Hills School District, and Rev. Eleanor Williams, founder of the North Side Partnership Project.
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The Sankofa Community Garden, founded and directed by Vikki Jones, has become a central part of the Homewood neighborhood as inflation and food insecurity increase. The garden provides programs that educate locals on gardening methods and food injustice.
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Researchers hope to learn how structural racism has impacted the cognitive health of Pittsburgh residents in two historically Black communities.
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In a study released this week about the experiences of more than 200 local people who were abruptly displaced from housing four years ago, researchers said the dislocation was a "traumatic experience" — even for those who ultimately ended up in a better living situation.
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The group Homewood Experience will host an event this weekend, including an artwalk and documentary screening.
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Some Homewood residents say they have dealt with persistent flooding and sewage backup in the basements of their homes since 2017. They say the problems started after the Wilkinsburg-Penn Joint Water Authority and Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority fixed a sinkhole in the area. Now, residents are asking PWSA to help fix the issue.
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On today's program: Nina Esposito-Visgitis, the president of the Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers, explains what she’s hearing from members now that…
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Nationally known artist Vanessa German has vowed to rebuild the ArtHouse, the grassroots community center she founded in Homewood that was extensively…