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On Sept. 24, Mayor Corey O’Connor announced an agreement with CSX Transportation. The Florida-based railroad company will transfer sections of CSX property and easements to the City of Pittsburgh. The agreement was facilitated by Friends of the Riverfront, a local nonprofit and steward of the Three Rivers Heritage Trail and the Three Rivers Water Trail. The transfers should help close gaps in the Heritage Trail and improve riverfront access. Planned projects include extending

By the time you read this, I will have arrived in Pittsburgh and returned to Guadalajara. But right now, I’m practically humming with anticipation.

The Oct. 13 Greater Hazelwood community meeting had a packed agenda featuring an update from the mayor’s office, information about the Environmental Charter School, the introduction of a new representative from Pitt, a new arts trail and ideas to spark discussions about the Monongahela-Marsden area and the future of the Gladstone Annex.

It has been a momentous year for St. John the Evangelist Baptist Church of Hazelwood. Its members celebrated 117 years of ministry and officially installed a new pastor on Oct. 17. Rev. LaTiece Daniels became the church’s 12th pastor in June. Members of the congregation voted for him to assume the role after a one-year candidacy.

The Oct. 7 session in Hazelwood drew a large, enthusiastic crowd of nearly 50 participants. Each Following the Flow event took place in a different neighborhood and covered a different topic related to water and watersheds. A watershed is a land area that channels water to rivers, lakes or oceans.