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The 31st Ward monthly meeting was held at Mifflin School on Tuesday, Feb. 11.

The Feb. 11 Greater Hazelwood community meeting drew a good crowd of in-person attendees and close to 20 people online.

The first community meeting of the new year was made virtual-only due to heavy snow and intense cold on the evening of Jan. 14.

Hazelwood Initiative board election and holiday party bring together friends and neighbors Photos by Juliet Martinez By Juliet Martinez, managing editor Friends and neighbors voted, reconnected and had fun at the Dec. 10 Hazelwood Initiative board of directors’ election and holiday party. All four candidates for the board of directors were elected, bringing the number of 2025 board members to 11. The new board members are: • Edith Abeyta, business owner and founder and execut

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By Sonya Tilghman, executive director of Hazelwood Initiative Happy New Year! It’s hard to believe 2023 is already over. It flew by!...

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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 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

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...