Media Coverage | Officials break ground on project they hope will help revitalize Hill District

by talia piazza | Dec 1, 2021 | Community News, Hill District, Media Coverage, Revitalize Neighborhoods

By: PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE | November 30, 2021 | Read the full article City and community leaders broke ground Tuesday on a development they hope will help spark a revitalization in the Hill District. Mayor Bill Peduto and others joined Thomas Boyd Sr. at 2178 Centre...

Media Coverage | City Joins Big Tom’s Groundbreaking, Bringing $1.94 Million of Investments for Barbershop, Affordable Housing and Community Revitalization Project on Hill District’s Centre Avenue Business Corridor

by Chelsea Contino | Nov 30, 2021 | Community News, Front Page, Hill District, Media Coverage, Revitalize Neighborhoods

November 30th | Read the Mayor’s Office Press Release | Read the URA’s post PITTSBURGH, PA (November 30, 2021) Mayor William Peduto joined Thomas Boyd, Sr. of TomTom24 Development, LLC as well as the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh (URA),...

Media Coverage | Sowing hope through Pittsburgh neighborhood garden prints

by Chelsea Contino | Nov 1, 2021 | Community News, Hill District, Hilltop, Homewood, Larimer, Media Coverage, Millvale

The Incline | By Francesca Dabecco | October 27, 2021 | Read the full story  Ms. Natalie Thomas remembered looking out the window of her Beltzhoover home and glimpsing children in the lot across the street. She thought to herself, “How wonderful is this?” That moment...

Media Coverage | Local artist highlights Pittsburgh community gardens in silkscreen series

by Chelsea Contino | Jun 3, 2021 | Hill District, Hilltop, Homewood, Larimer, Media Coverage, Revitalize Neighborhoods, Wilkinsburg

By Kimberly Rooney 高小荣 | Pittsburgh City Paper | May 21, 2021 | Read the full story When COVID restrictions began in Pittsburgh, many were cut off from in-person communities and social networks. Community gardens became a place where people could not only interact...

Media Coverage | ‘We want to support the community’: Big Tom’s gets $500K to expand barbershop at important Hill District site

by Chelsea Contino | Apr 13, 2021 | Hill District, Media Coverage, Revitalize Neighborhoods

By Ashley Murray | Pittsburgh Post Gazette | April 12, 2021 | Read the full story An iconic Hill District barber shop location will soon be buzzing again on the community’s main street, signifying growth where boarded up buildings have become the norm, community...

PHFA Awards $500,000 to Big Tom’s Barbershop, a Major Win for Community-Driven Revitalization and Equitable Development in the Hill District

by Chelsea Contino | Apr 8, 2021 | Hill District, Revitalize Neighborhoods

Congratulations to Tom on receiving this funding for his project! Thomas Boyd, Sr., a long-time Hill District resident, has rented the location for his barbershop – Big Tom’s – at 2042 Centre Avenue for 14 years. During that time, Mr. Boyd has dedicated himself to...