ETC: Biden selects Dr. Rachel Levine for new role, The Industrialist Hotel opening Downtown, the USS Pittsburgh and more
We started this catch-all column called ETC for quick-hit news to keep you in the know.
19 Jan 2021
Blanket & Board specializes in simple, yet sophisticated, picnics
The friends recently launched Blanket & Board, a business that creates simple, yet sophisticated, outdoor dining experiences.
24 Jun 2020
Graffiti artists are turning blighted Wilkinsburg properties into colorful canvases
"There's a stigma attached to graffiti. A piece of art is only as nice as the context it's in," Gonzales says. "If it's in a lot filled with garbage, people are going to associate it with vandalism. We're trying to recontextualize graffiti."
21 Apr 2020
Grow Pittsburgh takes over Garden Dreams Urban Farm & Nursery in Wilkinsburg
The small oasis in Wilkinsburg is now owned by the Allegheny Land Trust and will be operated by Grow Pittsburgh.
11 Mar 2020
Check out the new businesses and historic restorations fueling Wilkinsburg’s renaissance
Like much of the borough, the 104-year-old train station is being restored to its former glory.
07 Oct 2019
Nisha Blackwell’s Knotzland store opens in Wilkinsburg
Five years after launching a startup from her living room, Blackwell has her first brick-and-mortar storefront.
09 Sep 2019
CSA PGH will soon unveil secret boxes filled with new works of art
Check out this sneak peek of some of the featured artworks.
19 Aug 2019
Wilkinsburg Mayor Garrett buys Hunter Building through her community development nonprofit
More than attracting any specific tenant or business, Garret says the restoration is a chance to return ownership and agency to the people of Wilkinsburg.
29 Apr 2019
Pittsburgh artist Casey Droege opening new gallery and performance space in Wilkinsburg
The new venue will move into space currently occupied by Percolate, a community art space and gallery that opened in 2013.
26 Mar 2019
Qualified Opportunity Zones will offer help to struggling communities, but big questions loom
Qualified Opportunity Zones in the Pittsburgh region include the Hill District, Homewood and Wilkinsburg.
08 Aug 2018