Pitt Students Made a Difference

Pitt Make a Difference Day

University of Pittsburgh students arrived at Allegheny City Central to weed and mulch Mechanics Retreat Park, Drover Park, and trees along lower Brighton Road. Each year Pitt sends students to neighborhoods throughout Pittsburgh as part of National Make a Difference Day.

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Help Make Sully’s Wish Come True

Cure SMA Gala: Sully’s Wish

You’re invited to the Cure SMA Gala: Sully’s Wish at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh on Friday, September 26. Organized by Just Ducky Tours, the fundraiser is in honor of Sullivan Rossmiller, a courageous four-year-old boy living with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) and a member of the Just Ducky Tours’ family.

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World Premiere Set for Jazz Poetry Concert This Weekend

The audience at tomorrow night’s Jazz Poetry Concert in Allegheny Commons Park is in for a special treat – a world premiere inspired by North Side neighbors. On Saturday evening, musician and composer Oliver Lake and poet TJ Dema will debut “Stoop is a Verb.” Nearly all the words and phrases came directly from people who live in Allegheny City Central and other nearby neighborhoods.

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Art in the Alley: Resident Glenn Olcerst Unveils “First Historic District” Mural

Glenn Olcerst unveils mural entitled "First Historic District"

On a beautiful summer Sunday evening, neighbors and friends gathered at the corner of Resaca Place and Filson Alley for the unveiling of Glenn Olcerst’s “First Historic District.” The exterior mural is the latest in a series of efforts by the Allegheny City Central resident designed to encourage others to create art to share with the community.

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