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When the pandemic hit, organizations like the URA had to respond and adjust immediately. Eight months into the crisis, we checked in with Greg Flisram, executive director, and Diamonte Walker, deputy executive director, to see what’s working best and what they predict for 2021.
Marc Cherna says he’s ready to retire after 25 years as head of Allegheny County’s Department of Human Services, but he’ll still worry about those who are struggling to make ends meet.
The Pittsburgh Food Policy Council’s newly-released Greater Pittsburgh Food Action Plan is an attempt to understand our complicated, interlocking local food system — which includes 8,500 food facilities and 420 farms in Allegheny County — and push for a regional food economy that benefits all.
People have strong opinions about any new bike lanes in Pittsburgh. But there’s a new piece of bike infrastructure coming to the city, called the Neighborway, that seems like it will be an easier sell.
Over the next month, 10 Pittsburgh Solidarity for Change murals will go up throughout the city, including works in Oakland, Uptown, the Hill District, the Strip District and Sharpsburg. The public is invited to lend a hand by visiting the website or sending an email to the organizers.
We have now endured more than six months of this (your favorite adjective here) pandemic which upended our lives in sudden and startling ways. So what lessons have we learned during this dark, tumultuous, uncertain time? We asked some influential Pittsburghers to share their lessons in the hopes of inspiring us all because we need all the inspiration we can get.
