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Starting Business During COVID - Hilltop
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2020 OPDC Storytelling - Ty Williams
2020 NSR Vibrancy - Dr Edda L Fields-Black
IN AND AROUND PGH
#GeorgeWashington statue (erected in 1891) near #LakeElizabeth in #Northside #Pittsburgh few clicks away from @pghkids @national_aviary
Jul 14 2020
#Cicada ! Before they go back hibernating for another 17 years.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicada
Aug 29 2021
Never tired of seeing this every year.
#spring #dogwood #cherryblossom
#squirrelhill #Pittsburgh
Apr 11 2021
Good morning, #Pittsburgh !
Perfect temperature and humidity to stroll around the green 💚
Apr 9 2021
Lead Laden Soil "People are worried about water, and they should be, but water is not the main driver of lead poisoning among children.” It’s soil.
In the Steel City, groups like ACCD, DECO Resources, and Grow Pittsburgh have been able to conduct studies on soil lead levels in neighborhood vacant lots using an X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometer, also known as the XRF. This handheld machine can test soil for lead and receive results in about 60 seconds. “We affectionately call it the soil ray gun,” said Anthony Stewart, president and environmental director of DECO Resources.
The XRF can be used to test lead levels in soil if the soil is processed properly. With a grant from the Hillman Family Foundation, the ACCD purchased an XRF.
To properly test the soil in a vacant lot for lead, Stewart said the lot is first broken up into areas that are usually 10 square feet and five samples are taken from each section. The soil must then be dried and processed into fine granules before being tested by the XRF. With this level of analysis, Stewart said they have been getting “laboratory grade results.” “We do send out 10 to 15 percent of our samples off to a lab for confirmation, and we are finding that we are spot on,” Stewart said.
Stewart said he would like to see collaboration between the organization and the City so “vetted scientists” would be allowed to access the City’s soil data that is currently internal and private. “It would be incredibly helpful… to use that data to drive policy and decision making,” Stewart said. “That’s kind of where I see the shortcoming right now.” Read the rest @ www.storyburgh.org
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#storyburgh #pittsburgh #lead #soil #water #hillmanfamilyfoundatation #steelcity #safety #environment #earth #keepitclean #leadpoisoning #children #activism #plants #city #xrf #dirt #mud #plants #drinkingwater #growpittsburgh #ACCD #DECO
Jun 11 2017
View from the 4th floor on top of @f45_training_pittsburghstrip
In front of @orchardhillchurch with the background of @upmcnews @highmark
#pittsburgh
Nov 6 2020
The massive "The Strip Mural" by Carley Parrish and Shannon Pultz with neighbors in the strip (October 2010)
#stripdistrict #Pittsburgh
Nov 13 2020
It's hard to find a flat surface here in #Pittsburgh 😁
#solitude #fallingleaves #autumn #pennsylvania
Nov 11 2020
St.Mary Catholic Cemetery near @childrenspgh @aptekapgh, taken from @silvereyecenter @assemblepgh sidewalk
Nov 1 2020
@orchardhillchurch previously known as #AltarBar previously known as #StElizabethChurch in #stripdistrict #pittsburgh
Oct 28 2020
Enjoying live #jazz performance while dining out (literally) at @conalmapgh in #pittsburgh #greatfood #greatmusic
Oct 24 2020
A nice and safe #park to stroll in #pittsburgh amid #covid_19 pandemic and it is only a mile loop.
Oct 10 2020
On 12/4/2018, we had our StoryburghLive! premiere live personal #narrative event here. Great #storytelling - Great crowd - Great venue. https://www.storyburgh.org/R1/sblive
It has been closed due to #covid19 but hopefully we can hold our future event here again
@acehotelpittsburgh
May 30 2020
Yes, this is near the new #Terminal building in #stripdistrict with the #Pittsburgh downtown view on one end.
@edge1909 @sdterminal
Nov 10 2020
Eastbound side: Milkshake Factory, Gaby Et Jules, Homage, Bonobos, Hair Saloon, Warby Parker, Mola
Westbound side: Capri, Sam's Shoes, Dollar Store, Zeke's, Mo Gear, Venus and three "For Sale/Lease" signs
Which stores will survive further #gentrification after #covid_19 ? #Pittsburgh #eastend on Penn Avenue near the #busway station
Jun 10 2020
@conflictkitchen in Schenley Plaza (right in the middle of #cmu and #pitt currently serves #afghan food #pittsburgh
May 20 2014
Train Like A Champion
“Boxing is like a bug,” John James told me. “You either love it or hate it. If you love it, it never lets you go.” James, a former champion amateur boxer (Pittsburgh Golden Gloves, 1994, 165 lbs), now serves Pittsburgh as a volunteer trainer for Steel City Boxing. The gym, located in Spring Hill, is a decommissioned firehouse. While it’s open to the public, most of its members are young adult men.
Bob Sobocinski, president of the Spring Hill Civic League and the president of the gym, views the gym as a source of cohesion and civic pride. He hopes it can restore social unity in Spring Hill. “I’d like to see the neighborhood like it used to be,” Sobocinski said. “There used to be groups like Little League that don’t exist anymore.” Read the rest at www.storyburgh.org .
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#boxing #storyburgh #Pittsburgh #northside #springhill #springhillcivicleague #pittsburghgoldengloves #champion #train #gym #community #neighborhood #steelcityboxing #amateurboxing #amateurboxingassociation #volunteer #spirit #postive #service #youngpeople #youth
Jun 7 2017
What the inscription on this Par #1 Bench says:
"IMAGINE WHAT OUR REAL NEIGHBORHOODS WOULD BE LIKE IF EACH OF US OFFERED, AS A MATTER OF COURSE, JUST ONE KIND WORD TO ANOTHER PERSON." - FRED ROGERS
DONATED BY TRISTAR PICTURES AND CREW OF A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
IN LOVING MEMORY OF JIM EMSWILLER
#neighborhood #onekindword #fredrogers @tristarpictures
#pittsburgh #squirrelhill
*New clubhouse is still under construction
Apr 7 2021
#honormemorialday at the Garden of #Valor in #squirrelhill #pittsburgh #neverforget
May 26 2014
Taken last Friday when the temperature was in the high 70s. #fallseason #sunsets #woods #pittsburgh #nofilter
Oct 26 2020
The two #neighbors in this duplex could #getalong just fine despite #political #differences.
Can we all be like them?
#democrats #republican #independent #election2020
Oct 22 2020
#solstice day in #Pittsburgh
View from a former #heinz factory building near the 16th Street #Bridge
Jun 21 2020
#election day is today.
The future is in your hands.
Please #vote responsibly.
#democrats #republican #independent #dnc #rnc
#pittsburgh
Nov 3 2020
Another one bites the dust. No more #eastlibertypgh mural. #eastend #eastliberty #pittsburgh
Nov 17 2017
#Morning stroll while enjoying #latte from @laprimaespresso at Institute of Software Research building #isr #carnegiemellon #pittsburgh
May 21 2014
Strolling down the Schenley Drive minutes before #dusk in #squirrelhill #pittsburgh #golfcourse #polarvortex
Feb 2 2019
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Nov 30 2021
