April 2023

Local, national lawmakers focus on railroad safety after derailment | The Homepage

By Junction Coalition Continuing fallout from a February 3 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, of a Norfolk Southern freight train...

Options are limited for neighbors of Pittsburgh’s blighted properties | The Homepage

By Ziggy Edwards When J. “Mac” McCafferty tried to buy an abandoned lot near the Carrick bar he owned at the time, the experience was so...

March community meeting highlights

Two public art projects and updates from Glen Hazel community garden and Phipps Homegrown By Juliet Martinez More than 50 people gathered...

Walnut Capital asks court to force property sales for Oakland Crossing development | The Homepage

By Ann Belser In January, after Walnut Capital pulled its plans to build a 426-unit apartment building and grocery store in Oakland from...

Rider getting free transit through pilot program: “It's been a blessing.” | The Homepage

By Juliet Martinez Tameeka Jones-Cuff's horizons have expanded since she joined a pilot program that gave her family free access to...

A fond farewell to ad and layout specialist, Sarah Kanar | The Homepage

By Juliet Martinez Working on this issue of The Homepage has been a little bit sad. The April issue is the last one The Homepage's...

Bookstore offers kids and families stories that reflect them | The Homepage

By Juliet Martinez Inside Stories Like Me, children and young adults can find books that validate them and open windows and doors into...

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