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The East Shore campaign rolled out last summer as part of an economic redevelopment strategy to transform the region and attract new opportunities. But, for some, it sparked questions and concerns about why a new name is needed and if the name change was only the beginning of plans that could eventually lead to current residents searching for new homes.
Crystal Jennings’s life was thrust into Pittsburgh’s affordable housing saga in July 2015. Her father, Jerome, was one of more than 200 Penn Plaza residents forced to move from the apartment complex. At the time, her father was in failing health. He died of liver cancer in May 2018, a little more than a year after being displaced. However, Crystal’s ties to the Penn Plaza community would only grow stronger over time. She is a core organizer for Penn Plaza Support and Action and helps take care of former residents as if they’re family.
With the launch of Develop PGH, PublicSource is committed to covering the ins and outs of urban development and the importance of design and planning for the health of the city and region. We'll bring you original reporting each week and want you in the conversation of how the city is changing and what you think others need to know.
In Pittsburgh, we hear a lot of talk about making Pittsburgh a city for all. And, residents are responding to the city’s changing identity and demographics in many ways — some with love and some with hate.
For an intimate look at how allyship is defined and perceived in our region, we spoke with four Pittsburghers who are thinking about allyship as it pertains to personal and professional relationships.
Pushing past cold fingers and the occasional breeze that would flap her sheet music, Monique Mead visited the Tree of Life synagogue in Squirrel Hill to grieve with others.
“People are grieving, but everyone is so determined to show the world that they’re not afraid to live.”
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PublicSource LIVE interview with Dr. Stacy Beck on maternal health.
“Sometimes it’s a struggle when people just don’t understand my culture.”
The age-old conversation about civil disobedience was revived again in Pittsburgh this summer after the June 19 killing of Antwon Rose II at the hands of a police officers was captured and shared with the world. Activists and residents of Pittsburgh and surrounding areas banded together to call for accountability and justice. Protesters made noise and blocked roads, disrupting traffic and other daily activities.
