Are you interested in getting involved with community farming and gardening in your neighborhood? This user-generated map courtesy of Grow Pittsburgh shows where community gardens, community farms, schoolyard gardens, and urban farms are located across the greater Pittsburgh area. Register your garden today, or find one nearby to volunteer in! …
Here’s an interesting article from CityLab recounting the challenges and potential of turning an abandoned industrial and mining sit into recreational green space, right here in nearby Pittsburgh. Source: Turning a Vast, Post-Industrial Wilderness Into a Park in Pittsburgh
Oasis Intergenerational Tutoring, managed here by Literacy Pittsburgh, is currently looking for volunteers age 50 and older as they expand their tutoring services to the Duquesne and McKeesport Area school districts. Training sessions will be held at the Tube City Center for Business and Innovation in Downtown McKeesport this coming …
The Penn-McKee Hotel has received increased news coverage in recent days as being an intended recipient of the $3 million in state funds coming to the City of McKeesport over the next six years. While the historic hotel is not currently ready for renovation, funds from the state’s Department of …
In a press conference made last Friday afternoon, the City of McKeesport announced that they will receive $3 million in state funds to combat blight and promote redevelopment in the city. Secretary Dennis Davin from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) was joined by U.S. Representative Mike …
Here’s an interesting article from Next Pittsburgh that shows the potential of public art and its value to the community! Source: How to boost the Bellevue economy? Paint murals.
According to data from the City of McKeesport, McKeesport is home to approximately 2,500 vacant lots. While vacant lots and properties exact various economic, social, and mental tolls on residents, revitalizing blighted lots can have a positive impact on communities as they come together to beautify their neighborhoods. Beginning in …
Check out this article from Next Pittsburgh discussing the aquaponics farm planned for the former Duquesne Steel Works site! Aquaponics is a great, sustainable way to bring produce to communities in a way that lowers their carbon footprint. Source: Indoor aquaponics farm to bring jobs (plus fresh fish and veggies) …
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy staff came to Renzie Park Saturday, November 2nd to instruct a group of around twenty volunteers how to plant saplings in the park. Volunteers, organized by Tube City Renaissance and the McKeesport Trail Commission, planted fifteen trees in an area around the McKeesport Regional History and Heritage …
After the demolition of Cornell Intermediate School, formerly the area’s middle school, a modern “green” school for elementary school students was built in its place. Now known as the Twin Rivers Intermediate and Primary School, the site has a concept of two grade levels: kindergarten through second grade housed in …
