by Chelsea Contino | Nov 3, 2026 | Announcements, Build Capacity, Foster Economic Opportunity, Front Page, Revitalize Neighborhoods
Pittsburgh entrepreneurs need more than great ideas to succeed. A recent $25,000 investment from Comcast will allow Neighborhood Allies to expand access to the digital skills and tools that small business owners needed to grow their businesses. Small businesses...
by Chelsea Contino | Oct 26, 2026 | Announcements, Front Page, Larimer, Revitalize Neighborhoods
For seven years, Manyell Akinfe-Reed and her family worked to purchase two City-owned lots next to property her family already owned and maintained on Meadow Street in Larimer. The process was supposed to take six months to a year. Instead, it stretched across...
by Chelsea Contino | Oct 5, 2026 | Announcements, Build Capacity, Front Page, Hilltop, Revitalize Neighborhoods
In September, The Brashear Association held a special progress groundbreaking of their new Creative and Analytical Play Space (CAPS)! As proud partners, we are thrilled to see this project one step closer to completion. Jordan Swartz (Neighborhood Allies), Andrea...
by Chelsea Contino | Sep 30, 2026 | Announcements, Front Page, Homewood, Revitalize Neighborhoods, Wilkinsburg
UpstreamPgh just launched a new plan for restoring and strengthening Nine Mile Run, which touches all of Wilkinsburg and parts of East Hills, Homewood, Point Breeze, Edgewood, Squirrel Hill, and Swissvale. The plan is called Ripple: An Environmental Justice Plan for...
by Chelsea Contino | Sep 3, 2026 | Announcements, Build Capacity, Front Page, Hill District, Larimer, Revitalize Neighborhoods
Congratulations to all of the grantees! In August, the 2026 grantees of the Commercial Façade Grant Program were announced, representing a mix of small businesses and organizations across the city. With this funding, grantees will be able to make “a variety of...
by Chelsea Contino | Jul 10, 2026 | Announcements, Front Page, Homewood, Larimer, Revitalize Neighborhoods
An affordable housing project in Larimer will soon begin construction and bring 8 units of new affordable housing to the neighborhood! On Thursday, July 9th, Tina Daniels and Javier Janik joined other project partners and funders at the financial closing of...
