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By Juliet Martinez The Jan. 9 community meeting drew a standing-room-only crowd to Community Kitchen’s second-floor classroom. The...

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Also: If you do not have a will and other end-of-life documents, this clinic can help you By Juliet Martinez The Oct. 10 hybrid community...

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Plus Hazelwood food justice updates By Juliet Martinez The July community meeting had about 50 people online and in-person. They came to get updates on the planned cooperative grocery store on Second Avenue and participate in the development activities meeting for University of Pittsburgh’s planned BioForge biomanufacturing facility on Hazelwood Green. What is a DAM? Hazelwood neighborhood planning manager Ose Akinotlan described the basics of development activities meetings,

By Juliet Martinez The well-attended June 13 hybrid community meeting introduced dazzling prospects of a technological future on...

By Juliet Martinez The May 9 community engaged residents in a hybrid meeting where presenters from Carnegie Mellon University and...

Chatsworth update; affordable housing nonprofits working in Hazelwood; summer opportunities for kids and teens By Juliet Martinez The April 11 community meeting brought participants together over Zoom to learn about affordable housing innovations guided by the communities they serve, in this case, Hazelwood. Front and side view of one of the duplexes City of Bridges Community Land Trust plans for Chatsworth Avenue. Construction is anticipated to begin in June and end in earl

By Managing Editor Juliet Martinez More than 50 people gathered online and in person on the second floor of Community Kitchen for the March hybrid community meeting. It was snowing outside, but the updates on two public art projects, the Phipps Homegrown program and the Glen Hazel community gardens had everyone thinking of warmer days to come. Second and Tecumseh Plaza public art Edith Abeyta of Arts Excursions Unlimited spoke about the public art project planned for the pla

By Managing Editor Juliet Martinez Community members gathered at Community Kitchen for the in-person meeting in February. Photo by Sarah Kanar Close to 60 people joined the February hybrid community meeting even though it took place on Valentine’s Day. Community Kitchen hosted the in-person meeting and Hazelwood Café provided a selection of pastries. On the agenda: Community groups POORLAW and GH-CARED have joined forces on two big projects that aim to address vital needs: a

By Managing Editor Juliet Martinez The Hazelwood Initiative community meeting on January 10 was the first in-person meeting since February 2020. The hybrid meeting in the second-floor meeting space at Community Kitchen Pittsburgh included 20 in-person and 27 virtual participants learning about housing, waterways and trail connections. Screengrab from https://www.thenarrativejustice.com/allegheny-county-map Rate Your Landlord Shanon Hughes, founder of The Narrative Justice, h

Board election results, workforce development and real estate updates By Juliet Martinez The December meeting gave community members a...

Planned Parenthood, Hazelwood Local, fall and holiday fun By Juliet Martinez The October community meeting covered a wide range of...

Know your housing rights; Pitt Community Engagement Center; saving on your light bill By Juliet Martinez Megan Confer-Hammond from Fair...

Update on 4900 block of Second Avenue sparks lively discussion on universal design; ERAP closes; housing summit planned; 23rd annual Safe...

By Juliet Martinez The Equity One Stop Shop will reuse the existing chapel space for (left to right) worship in the existing sanctuary,...