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In Partnership with Allegheny County Human Service Advisory Board - Communication Education Committee Allegheny County’s Point in Time homeless...

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Diversity in the Arts

Diversity in the Arts

Maggie Medoff, , 07/12/2019, Arts, Downtown, Immigration/Refugees, North Oakland, Oakland, Race and Ethnicity, Social Service, University of Pittsburgh

On June 21, 2019, smells of tabouli salad and Tanzanian samosas filled Market Square as Pittsburgh residents from all...

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Mother’s Milk
Dana Getz, , 02/14/201807/20/2018, Children & Family, Early Childhood Development, Foster & Adoption, Pediatric Health

Bethany Schad’s 2-year-old daughter climbs upon her lap, asking in a tiny voice, “Boob?” It is her simple way...
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Stories of Our Elders
webadmin, , 01/22/201901/22/2019, Chatham University, Elderly, Personal Story, Squirrel Hill

Carrie Tippen © Chatham University I have to do math to remember my age now. I was born in...
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Equity Café – Dream and Design
Alyse, , 08/20/201609/26/2017, Allentown, Hilltop, Housing and Neighborhood Development

At the beginning of New Sun Rising’s second Equity Café, Jorinda Bullitt from NSR turned on relaxing music, asked...
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Diversity in the Arts
Maggie Medoff, , 07/12/201907/12/2019, Arts, Downtown, Immigration/Refugees, North Oakland, Oakland, Race and Ethnicity, Social Service, University of Pittsburgh

On June 21, 2019, smells of tabouli salad and Tanzanian samosas filled Market Square as Pittsburgh residents from all...
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Drag is for Everybody
Gabrielle Keane, , 08/25/201808/31/2018, Beyond Pittsburgh, Children & Family, Hazelwood, LGBTQIA, Performing Arts, University of Pittsburgh, Uptown

Owl Hollow sits on a hill surrounded by trees in Hazelwood. With rubble from demolished row houses scattered around...
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Rachel’s Journey
Dana Getz, , 10/22/201810/24/2018, Beyond Pittsburgh, Swissvale, Treatment & Prevention, Women's Issues & Stories

Cozy pockets of Rachel Steigerwalt’s Swissvale home are scattered with encouraging cards gifted from friends and family. Bright, personalized...
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Be Our Guest
Brian Conway, , 08/13/201609/26/2017, Early Childhood Development, Food Bank Pantry and Distribution, Homelessness, Social Service

Tavia Ramsey receives anywhere between 30-60 calls a day. As Intake Coordinator at Community Human Services, Ms. Ramsey is the...
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Ultimate Diversity
Neil Strebig, , 07/19/201807/20/2018, Immigration/Refugees, Neighborhood Story, Northside, Race and Ethnicity

The 19-year-old Kylian Mbappe scored for the French national team during World Cup 2018 Final (photo: FIFA) It’s just...
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Sister Janice
Jennifer Szweda Jordan, , 01/14/201709/26/2017, Brookline, Immigration/Refugees, Religious Activities

When Sister Janice Vanderneck was at that impressionable age, her mother signed her up for dance lessons. On recital...
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Equity Café – Discover the Strengths
Brian Conway, , 09/13/201609/26/2017, Allentown, Hilltop, Housing and Neighborhood Development

Saturday, August 27, the Equity Cafe reached its conclusion. Once a month since June, New Sun Rising hosted Allentown...
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Escaping homeland, a refugee’s story
Rebecca Peters, , 12/21/201706/30/2018, Immigration/Refugees, Shadyside

My name is Israa Abdulmuttaleb. I am 16 years old and a junior at Taylor Allderdice high school. I...
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Charles Tate – The Tuskegee Airmen Story
Alyse, , 04/15/201609/26/2017, Manchester, Neighborhood Story, Northside, Veterans Issues

The Tuskegee Airmen were the military’s first black pilots, created by the US Army Air Corps in 1941 after...
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“In this house there isn’t chaos”
Amy Whipple, , 10/13/201609/26/2017, Children & Family, Foster & Adoption, Social Service

To say the least, Tracy has a lot going. When Shacoya Bates from Every Child, Inc. arrives for a...
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The Roboburgh Dilemma
Richard Xu, , 05/07/201806/30/2018, Bedford Dwellings, Crawford-Roberts, Hill District, Housing and Neighborhood Development, Middle Hill, Strip District, Terrace Village, University of Pittsburgh, Upper Hill

Robotic and artificial intelligence startups have taken over the Strip District. Historically a steel and electricity producer, the Strip...
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Concamo
Alyse, , 05/14/201806/30/2018, Advocacy & Education, Baldwin, Beyond Pittsburgh, Cranberry Township, Downtown, Health Disorder, Morningside, Munhall, Wilkinsburg

Downtown Map of Pittsburgh. Click to participate. Jason McKoy of Wilkinsburg (pictured above) spearheaded the effort for Storytellers to...
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Lead Laden Soil
Alyse, , 05/30/201706/30/2018, Advocacy & Education, Conservation, Treatment & Prevention

Jonathan Burgess , senior agriculture conservationist at Allegheny County Conservation District, said studies show the majority of lead poisoning comes...
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The Map of James
Amy Whipple, , 03/13/201609/26/2017, Braddock, Neighborhood Story

What’s weird about the Rankin town mural is that James Milton stands alone. The mural itself isn’t even a...
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Humanitarian Spotlight of 2017
Alyse, , 11/30/201711/30/2017, Allentown, Brookline, Children & Family, Foster & Adoption, Immigration/Refugees, Uptown

Read their stories in our publishing partner Steel This Magazine, a free publication distributed in select neighborhoods in Pittsburgh three...
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Navigating Adolescence – A Mentorship Story
Alyse, , 01/23/201807/11/2019, Advocacy & Education, Children & Family, Education, Manchester, Northside

It’s Friday afternoon at Manchester PreK-8 on the Northside and students are flowing through the hallways on their way to lunch or...
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New Theatrical Worlds, Hidden on the Streets of Pittsburgh
rootadmin, , 02/15/201709/26/2017, Performing Arts

On the evening of June 23, an unprecedented theatrical experience reached its conclusion at the north end of the...
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More Than Medicine
Caroline Ward, , 12/15/201812/17/2018, Children & Family, Lawrenceville, Treatment & Prevention, University of Pittsburgh

In the Lawrenceville neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, brick and grey restaurants, shops, and condos cover the landscape, bordered on...
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Building Pittsburgh Community
webadmin, , 03/18/201907/11/2019, Immigration/Refugees, North Oakland, Oakland, Religious Activities, Social Service, University of Pittsburgh

Spring-green leaves bursting from buckled boughs frame Bigelow Boulevard in the Schenley Farm Historic District. And the once scrawny...
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Hoperation Pittsburgh
Alyse, , 03/15/201808/31/2018, Agriculture, Beltzhoover, Beyond Pittsburgh, Housing and Neighborhood Development, Larimer, Stanton Heights

Last summer marked the first year for the Lots of Pride Gardens in Beltzhoover, where, among other projects, South...
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Smoke
Michaelina McGee, , 12/16/201610/27/2017, Health Disorder, Personal Story, Squirrel Hill, Women's Issues & Stories

My name is Michaelina McGee. I am curious I am impulsive I am human The professionals say that I...
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Wonder Writers from the Heights
Rebecca Peters, , 06/29/201706/30/2018, Housing and Neighborhood Development, Media & Journalism, Northview Heights, Women's Issues & Stories

After nearly two years of writing, editing and rewriting, the group is finally working towards publication. Originally the women...
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Equity Café in Allentown
Alyse, , 07/14/201609/26/2017, Allentown, Hilltop, Housing and Neighborhood Development

With the mission of extracting and discovering what residents would like to see in their neighborhood, the event took...
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Train Like A Champion
Pamela A Monk, , 03/15/201706/30/2018, Housing and Neighborhood Development, Neighborhood Story, Spring Hill

What makes a neighborhood more than a collection of houses? This is a question that occupies much of Bob...
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Life continues
Michaelina McGee, , 10/26/201706/30/2018, Health Disorder, Personal Story, Squirrel Hill, Treatment & Prevention, Women's Issues & Stories

(prequel to Smoke, a story of bipolar disorder) Énouement -Urban Dictionary- I was that girl, the girl who escaped...
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Loving a “24-hour” child
Amy Whipple, , 10/13/201609/26/2017, Children & Family, Foster & Adoption, Social Service

The school year is just beginning as Susanna and George spend a late-summer afternoon with their caseworker Shacoya Bates...
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“One Man’s Search for Acceptance”
Tony Chen, , 08/15/201706/30/2018, Immigration/Refugees, LGBTQIA, Northside, Personal Story, Race and Ethnicity

Michael Lu is a double minority. As a gay Chinese man in the United States, Lu has not found...
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The North Shore Story: Walking Bob
Willy James, , 06/13/201610/22/2017, Neighborhood Story, North Shore, Northside, Street Personality

"No, I'll let you know. Not ready yet, I'll let you know." - Walking Bob Walking Bob is a...
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Our Neighbors Outside
Gabrielle Keane, , 06/28/201907/11/2019, Advocacy & Education, Beyond Pittsburgh, General Health, Health Disorder, Homelessness, Social Service, Southside Flats, Treatment & Prevention, Veterans Issues

If you choose to start your hike through Ohiopyle State Park at the top of the mountain, near Kentuck...
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Once Bullied Now a Surgeon, an Immigrant’s Story
Kimberly Rowen, , 09/20/201809/20/2018, Beyond Pittsburgh, Education, Immigration/Refugees, Northside, Race and Ethnicity, Strip District, Women's Issues & Stories

Daniel Murariu at one year old, Iasi, Romania. 1981 Daniel Murariu was 13 years old when he stepped off...
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Dancing Alone – Interview with Victoria Watford
Megan St-Esprit McKivigan, , 04/24/201806/30/2018, Children & Family, Education, Performing Arts, Race and Ethnicity

Victoria Watford, Corps de Ballet dancer for the Pittsburgh Ballet Theater since 2016 and the only Black female dancer...
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Initiating Inclusive Innovation
Alyse, , 06/29/201806/29/2018, Allentown, innovation, South Oakland, Technology

In the weeks after the third Inclusive Innovation Week concluded, individuals involved in the tech industry were left asking...
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The Power to Save Lives
Alyse, , 04/22/201707/20/2018, Beautification, Beltzhoover, Housing and Neighborhood Development, Neighborhood Story

Founded in 2015, the South Hilltop Men’s Group began with the idea of providing opportunities and guidance to adolescents growing...
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To Drink, or Not To Drink
Pamela A Monk, , 11/13/201606/30/2018, Conservation, Landmark Preservation, Neighborhood Story, Spring Hill

Water sources create community; without clean fresh water to drink, humans can’t survive. We naturally gather where it can...
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Making the Right Moves
Rebecca Peters, , 07/18/201706/30/2018, Children & Family, Hazelwood, Neighborhood Story, Personal Story

David Shifren is a knight. His life moves in one direction, shifts 90 degrees, continues on, then shifts again....
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Hilltop Men’s Group
Martha Rial, , 02/13/201609/26/2017, Beltzhoover, Hilltop, Housing and Neighborhood Development

“Someone called and said, ‘Someone was shot on Freeland Street,’ so I walked down to Freeland Street to see...

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