One of the country’s largest urban farms is underway at former St. Clair Village public housing project

by talia piazza | Aug 25, 2017 | Community News, Hilltop, Media Coverage

By: Diana Nelson Jones | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | August 24th, 2017 | Read the full article Aimee Mangham has found shoes, dolls, baby booties and jump ropes in the soil as she plows around the horseshoe that used to be Bonifay Street. With her husband James, she...

Hilltop Urban Farm in South Pittsburgh is set to become the largest urban farm in the country

by talia piazza | Aug 25, 2017 | Community News, Hilltop, Media Coverage

By: Brian Conway | Next Pittsburgh | August 24, 2017 | Read the full article “First ribbon-cutting for a farm in probably 100 years in the City of Pittsburgh,” quipped Mayor Bill Peduto at the future site of Hilltop Urban Farm, a 107-acre property in the city’s tiny...

25 resident-led projects, nine neighborhoods, over $47,000 of direct investment into communities!

by talia piazza | Jul 7, 2017 | Community News, Hill District, Hilltop, Homewood, Larimer, Millvale, Wilkinsburg

Love My Neighbor! invests in the ingenuity, talent, creativity, and hope in our communities by supporting resident-led projects that aim to improve neighborhoods and engage neighbors. We’re happy to introduce the 2017 Love My Neighbor! Grantees! Here’s a...

Call For Grassroots Grantmaking Committee (GGC) Nominations!

by talia piazza | Jun 14, 2017 | Community News, Hill District, Hilltop, Homewood, Larimer, Millvale, Wilkinsburg

Interested in serving on a committee that funds resident creativity across Pittsburgh neighborhoods? If you live in one of these communities – Allentown, Beltzhoover, Hill District, Homewood, Larimer, Lincoln-Lemington, Knoxville, Millvale, Wilkinsburg –...

The Temporary Public Art & Placemaking Pilot Showcases Community Projects at Open House

by talia piazza | Jun 13, 2017 | Community News, Hill District, Hilltop, Homewood, Larimer, Millvale, Wilkinsburg

On Thursday, June 8th, local artists, community stakeholders and partners gathered at Alloy 26 to get a sneak peek at the temporary public art projects that will be installed in 6 neighborhoods in Summer 2017. The Temporary Public Art and Placemaking Program is a...

The Grassroots Grantmaking Committee Funds 25 Love My Neighbor! Projects for over $47,000 in grants!

by talia piazza | May 25, 2017 | Community News, Hill District, Hilltop, Homewood, Larimer, Millvale, Wilkinsburg

The Grassroots Grantmaking Committee (GGC) of the Love My Neighbor! grant program made decisions last week to fund 25 resident-driven projects amounting to $47,000 in grants. After interviewing residents in face to face meetings in April, the GGC met twice in May to...