People at the March 10 Greater Hazelwood community meeting were in good spirits. Friends and neighbors caught up with each other before the meeting started. Center of Life’s Tim Smith presented the design for his organization’s community hub planned for Hazelwood Green. Artist Edith Abeyta and University of Pittsburgh representatives gave an update on the public art planned for the BioForge facility. And the manager of the recycling facility on Vespucius Street said it is cleaner than before.

Hazelwood Initiative Inc. founding member Homer Craig died on March 7. In his more than eight decades in Hazelwood, Mr. Craig was known and loved for his service to others and the wisdom he possessed.

The artist team of Jaime Guerrero, James Simon and Rob Long took the tour as a way of introduction. They talked with leaders from Holy Cross Church, Industrial Arts Workshop, Carnegie Library of Hazelwood, Hazelwood Family Center, JADA House International, Hazelwood Initiative Inc., Community Kitchen and Center of Life. This grounded the team in place as they start the process of generating ideas for a new public artwork.