Nafasi on Centre gives working artists and culinary entrepreneurs a home in the Hill District
Six artists will live at Nafasi on Centre, and learn everything they need to know about turning their art into a sustainable business.
17 Nov 2020
Strong Black women are interviewed by Black girls in Girl Talk: Voices of the Hill District
This project of Saturday Light Brigade Radio Productions is the first to feature strong, successful Black women as interviewed by Black girls.
27 Feb 2020
Hill District YMCA to undergo $7 million renovation, add 74 units of affordable housing
Improvements to the building will include air conditioning, energy-efficient heating systems, an expanded kitchen and a new elevator.
20 Feb 2020
Six development plans in the works for Centre Avenue in the Hill District
All six of the development teams are owned by women or minorities, and/or have ties to Hill District nonprofits or cultural institutions.
12 Feb 2020
$45M New Granada Square project moves forward in the Hill District
New Granada Square development includes a multi-level theater, apartments, offices and new life for the New Granada Theater.
20 Jan 2020
RMU bringing 3D printing and Additive Manufacturing Lab to Energy Innovation Center
The school will use the lab to launch a six-week certification course in 3D printing open to everyone in the community.
30 Jan 2019
Ribs N Bread opens in Oakland with old-school recipes and cutting-edge tech
High-tech meat smoker meets old-school family recipes.
31 Oct 2018
NEXT Up: Anna Hollis on empowering young people and working for change
"I hope my legacy will be that I helped to build and mobilize a village of changemakers, especially including marginalized populations who learn to recognize their worth and power and make change happen."
25 Jul 2018
Etta Cox stars in King Hedley, presented at historic August Wilson House
August Wilson House, 1727 Bedford Avenue
May 11 – June 3
7 p.m.
May 11 – June 3
7 p.m.
14 May 2018
The Schenley Experiment chronicles the life of an extraordinary Pittsburgh school
Schenley was a bastion of tolerance and diversity in a segregated city, and often way ahead of the city, and nation, in its educational approaches.
04 May 2017