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2020 OPDC Storytelling - Ty Williams
2020 NSR Vibrancy - Dr Edda L Fields-Black
IN AND AROUND PGH
#Election is only few days away. Your #decision will impact your #future and our #democracy and #country. #election2020
(Photo was taken during morning walk on 10/18/20)
Oct 18 2020
Can't wait to enjoy the annual #christmas show this year at @phippsconservatory #Pittsburgh
Hopefully it's not cancelled due to #covid pandemic
Nov 14 2020
#Morning stroll while enjoying #latte from @laprimaespresso at Institute of Software Research building #isr #carnegiemellon #pittsburgh
May 21 2014
The massive "The Strip Mural" by Carley Parrish and Shannon Pultz with neighbors in the strip (October 2010)
#stripdistrict #Pittsburgh
Nov 13 2020
In This House There Isn't Chaos
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To say the least, Tracy has a lot going on. When Shacoya Bates from Every child, Inc. arrives for a visit Tracy has almost everything ready at her dining room table: a stack of paperwork, her planner, notes about the forms. Her 13 year old granddaughter, Anya, has just called to say she'll be staying after school for homework club.
A few years ago, Anya was living in a car under a bridge with her mother and brothers. Anya's mother, and Tracy's former daughter in law, struggles with addiction and mental health problems. Eventually Anya went to go live with her grandmother, Tracy. While they have a happy home there is still much work to be done in helping Anya work through the guilt of being the sibling who got out and her own personal struggles with PTSD from her childhood. This is where Bates, from Every Child Inc. comes in, she helps Tracy find outlets for Anya to work through her past and checks in how Anya and Tracy are coping with their new relationship. "You guys are a really good team" Bates says. "We're working on it. As you change from a grandparent to a parent, that's a big adjustment. She's used to being the parent. That doesn't work here." Tracy exaplains. Tracy herself is heavily involved in volunteer activities - advocating for Veterans' Court, mental health awareness classes, and sobriety groups.
Read the rest at storyburgh.org .
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#pgh #pitt #pittsburgh #pennsylvania #storyburgh #Veterans #service #grandparents #parents #children #teens #addiction #mentalhealth #sobriety #awareness #homelessness #PTSD #siblings #family #everychildinc #volunteer #love #usa #school #highschool #homework #rules #team #steelcity
Jul 31 2017
#GeorgeWashington statue (erected in 1891) near #LakeElizabeth in #Northside #Pittsburgh few clicks away from @pghkids @national_aviary
Jul 14 2020
@orchardhillchurch previously known as #AltarBar previously known as #StElizabethChurch in #stripdistrict #pittsburgh
Oct 28 2020
No stampede like usual #blackfriday but looks like a regular weekend before the #pandemic
#covıd #thanksgiving #Pittsburgh
Nov 27 2020
View from the #16thbridge of #pittsburgh #downtown , the Veterans Bridge and the Fall trees lining along the #stripdistrictpittsburgh trail
Oct 29 2020
Yes, this is near the new #Terminal building in #stripdistrict with the #Pittsburgh downtown view on one end.
@edge1909 @sdterminal
Nov 10 2020
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
It's hard to find a flat surface here in #Pittsburgh 😁
#solitude #fallingleaves #autumn #pennsylvania
Nov 11 2020
#solstice day in #Pittsburgh
View from a former #heinz factory building near the 16th Street #Bridge
Jun 21 2020
Few people realize that having a #mailbox is a #privilege. No one can get a #dmv photo ID without an address and no one can get a PO Box without a photo ID.
(Personal experience while helping an elderly with #dimentia getting a temporary #housing after being evicted from her #trailerpark) #brokensystem #socialjustice
#onedayawaypgh
Dec 29 2018
Good morning, #Pittsburgh !
Perfect temperature and humidity to stroll around the green 💚
Apr 9 2021
Never tired of seeing this every year.
#spring #dogwood #cherryblossom
#squirrelhill #Pittsburgh
Apr 11 2021
Taken last Friday when the temperature was in the high 70s. #fallseason #sunsets #woods #pittsburgh #nofilter
Oct 26 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
Strolling down the Schenley Drive minutes before #dusk in #squirrelhill #pittsburgh #golfcourse #polarvortex
Feb 2 2019
Wonder Writers from the Heights •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
Hudson Rush, a local Pittsburgh artist, took leadership of the Women's Writing Group of Northview Heights in August 2015. The group is dedicated to creating a safe place in which women in the community can write and share their lived experiences. Rush has worked with the group for two years. In that time she has helped the women have their voices heard in public readings at the City of Asylum, Newkirsh, and in various community days. Now Rush and the participants are working on a documentary chronicling their work with the help of the Sprout Fund and are hoping to have their writings published in the coming year. Rush views the group as a democracy in which voices are given a place to be heard and inner strength brought to the forefront.
Read the rest at www.storyburgh.org .
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#pgh #pitt#pittsburgh #pennsylvania #northviewhieghts #women #writers #womenwriters #poetry #art #CityofAsylum #Newkirsh #stories #share #community #sprountfund #documentary #voices #published #usa #books #writersofinstagram #writers #writing #spokenword #communityarts
Jul 24 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
#honormemorialday at the Garden of #Valor in #squirrelhill #pittsburgh #neverforget
May 26 2014
Showing #robrogerscartoons on #homelessness during #OpenStreetsPGH with #alleghenycounty Homelessness Advisory
Jun 30 2019
@conflictkitchen in Schenley Plaza (right in the middle of #cmu and #pitt currently serves #afghan food #pittsburgh
May 20 2014
First time ever the #neighborhood #blockparty had a band performance. Thanks, @andmoreband . You guys rocked! #squirrelhill @storyburgh
Sep 13 2021
"One Man's Search for Acceptance"
Often, hands can express emotion the same as any smile or any frown. For Michael Lu, an Anhui Province, China native and a Pittsburgh resident it is only through his hands that our readers can glimpse a sense of Lu. Lu, sat down with intern @ctony0114 to talk about his lived experiences of being a gay Chinese man in America. While Lu has come out to many members of his family and friends, the taboo against the LGBTQ+ community that still permeates both America and China caused Lu a level of apprehension when confronted with the idea of having his face shown to the public. Lu explained that "In China, we don't come out to our coworkers, mainly due to fear of alienation and mistrust. So, I just don't feel obligated to come out to my colleagues here." Lu's story is one of happiness, love, loss, the search for place, and the creation and solidarity of family. Take a few minutes to celebrate the diversity and acceptance of Pittsburgh by learning about one resident's life here in the Steel City! Read the rest @storyburgh.org
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#pittsburgh #pitt #pennsylvania #steelcity #squirrelhill #lgbtq #pgh #china #immigration #lgbtqrights #love #comingout #closet #man #acceptance #diversity #wedding #gay #family #hands #queer #queerrights #work #coworkers #stigma #fear
Aug 15 2017
