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Preservation Magazine OnlinePHLF News
August 12, 2010
Nineteen college students and/or graduates and one high school student volunteered this summer with the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation.
"Our summer interns were outstanding," said Louise Sturgess, PHLF's executive director, "helping with our Main Street, Elm Street, ... Read More
Lawrenceville teen takes pride in St. Mary Lyceum
Thursday, August 05, 2010
By Kate Luce Angell
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"I grew up in that ... Read More
By Richard Robbins, Pittsburgh TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Sunday, July 25, 2010
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Just two years ago, Soldiers & Sailors ... Read More
Written by Courier Newsroom (New Pittsburgh Courier) Wednesday, 14 July 2010 06:48 On June 16, during a luncheon celebration, the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation awarded scholarships to five high-achieving college-bound students who are involved in their communities and value Pittsburgh’s history, architecture and landscape design. PHLF ... Read More
By Kellie B. Gormly, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Thursday, July 15, 2010
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Long before the days of battery-operated Buzz Lightyear toys and Wiis, kids had to get ... Read More
By Tom Fontaine PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Thursday, July 15, 2010 [caption id="attachment_6602" align="alignnone" width="150" caption="On Saturday, officials will unveil two historical markers that commemorate the former Turtle Creek High School building's architectural significance and role in the community. Officials debated about demolishing the building five years ago, but a group led by former ... Read More
By Chris Ramirez PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Thursday, July 15, 2010 [caption id="attachment_6596" align="alignnone" width="150" caption="Christian Michaels, 8, shoots hoops during a summer camp at Homestead United Prebyterian Church in Homestead. The camp is organized by the Methodist Union of Social Agencies, or MUSA, which wants to run after school programs for middle school children ... Read More
By Kurt Shaw, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Wednesday, June 30, 2010 [caption id="attachment_6480" align="alignnone" width="150" caption="The jury chose the entry of Patkau Architects as the winner of this first-ever design competition. Their design shows that the juxtaposition of the project to Fallingwater is not as important as the juxtaposition of the project to ... Read More
Thursday, July 08, 2010 By Joe Smydo, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [caption id="attachment_6416" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Surrounded by members of the Urban Redevelopment Committe and the Pittsburgh Gateways Corporation, Gov. Ed Rendell signs the economic development portion of the 2010-11 state budget to help create jobs."]... Read More
Thursday, July 08, 2010 By Amanda Gillooly Howard Anderson said his smelly, sometimes boisterous lesson plans don't do anything for his popularity in the teachers lounge at South Park Middle School. "We're dissecting fish and the room stinks or we're making bottle rockets," the fifth-grade science teacher said last week as ... Read More
Thursday, July 08, 2010
By Diana Nelson Jones, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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The urban farm -- a ... Read More
Thursday, July 08, 2010 By Candy Woodall Marilyn Albitz barely passed high school history -- a close call she attributes to a teacher who she said wanted her students only to memorize dates. "I was an A student, but [historical] dates always turned me off. Rather, I've always liked to hear ... Read More
Pop City Media Wednesday, June 16, 2010 Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Garden's Center for Sustainable Landscapes, which is in its final phase of design, has been selected to join 175 other pilot programs to test a revolutionary new rating system for green landscape design called The Sustainable Sites Initiative, or SITES.... Read More
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John Farley Wednesday, June 16, 2010
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Ruthie Stringer can't relate to the image of Braddock portrayed in the media. "I think life is more complicated than that," she ... Read More
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
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State Senator Jim Ferlo and the board of Pittsburgh Green Innovators hosted tours of ... Read More
By Jodi Weigand
PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
[caption id="attachment_6188" align="alignnone" width="150" caption="Jimi Hutchin, 14, sings "God Bless America" with help from Pioneer chorus director Mark Kwolek during a tree-planting ceremony for the Brookline school's sensory garden on Tuesday. Sidney Davis | Tribune-Review"]
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Pioneer ... Read More
Friday, June 11, 2010
By Diana Nelson Jones, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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The 80-year-old former Connelley Technical Institute in the Hill District is slated to become a green ... Read More
Thursday, June 10, 2010 By Deborah M. Todd, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette When Wilkinsburg artist Lazae LaSpina noticed bright neon swirls of abstract art decorating boards used to shutter the North Side's vacant Garden Theater, she saw an opportunity to spruce up blighted properties in her own neighborhood. "I could tell people cared about that ... Read More
Thursday, June 10, 2010
By Dana Vogel, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Student authors from Propel Andrew Street High School sign copies of the book they authored about Homestead's Eighth Avenue at the Tin Front Cafe. From left: Crystal Short, MalikQua Salter, Chaqua Johnson, Janiece Hall and ... Read More
Pittsburgh, PA…On June 16, during a luncheon celebration, the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation (PHLF) will award scholarships to five high-achieving college-bound students who are involved in their communities and value Pittsburgh’s history, architecture, and landscape design. PHLF received 47 applications this year and was able to award five scholarships, ... Read More
By Daveen Rae Kurutz PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Thursday, May 20, 2010 Antonio Knox considers himself pretty lucky to live in the United States, where he has access to as much clean water as he needs. A senior at Woodland Hills High School, Knox wishes all of his peers realized how scarce clean water ... Read More
Thursday, May 13, 2010 By Deborah M. Todd, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette When students at Wilkinsburg Middle School were told that litter from their neighborhood ends up in the Nine Mile Run Watershed and contaminates their drinking water, they thought they got the picture. And they thought they received more than a fair warning of ... Read More
By George Guido, FOR THE VALLEY NEWS DISPATCH Wednesday, April 14, 2010 One of the Alle-Kiski Valley's oldest towns is turning to modern technology. The Vandergrift Improvement Program (VIP), teaming with the University of Pittsburgh and Kiski Area High School, has big plans for the former Penney's department store on Grant Avenue ... Read More
By Stacy Wolford, VALLEY INDEPENDENT Wednesday, March 31, 2010 The vision a group of middle school students has for a dilapidated building in downtown Monessen won top honors in a county-wide competition. The Monessen Middle School architecture design team won first place and the student choice award during the 14th annual Westmoreland ... Read More
PHLF News by PHLF Intern William Prince April 1, 2010 On March 22 & 23, 2010, PHLF and the Greater Monessen Historical Society hosted the 14th Annual Architectural Design Challenge for schools in Westmoreland County. Over 100 middle school and 40 high school students participated, from Belle Vernon, Franklin Regional, Greensburg Salem, ... Read More
By Daveen Rae Kurutz PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Tuesday, March 23, 2010 Hazelwood parents angered over the decision of Pittsburgh Public Schools officials to sell a closed elementary school to a nonprofit plan to rally today. School officials are expected to approve the sale of the former Burgwin Elementary Wednesday to ... Read More
By Bill Zlatos TRIBUNE-REVIEW Sunday, October 11, 2009 As he fights a plan to close ... Read More
By Jamie Inferrera POINT PARK NEWS SERVICE - For the Tribune Review Saturday, September 19, 2009 Teams of two to four people will explore the city's neighborhoods through a series of riddles and clues today when Travelers Aid of Pittsburgh hosts the Transit Treasure Hunt. "This event has been in the works for ... Read More
PHLF welcomes college and graduate students as volunteer interns throughout the year––and we are fortunate to have each one of them helping with educational programs, preservation activities, photography, and research. Recently, we have been especially fortunate to have Evan Regan-Levine (Georgetown University), Kelley Folts (Virginia Tech), Erin Shilling (Oakbridge Academy of ... Read More
by Louise Sturgess PHLF News June 12, 2009 On June 12, during a luncheon celebration, the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation (PHLF) awarded a record number of scholarships to high-achieving college-bound students who are involved in their communities and value Pittsburgh’s history, architecture, and landscape design. “We received 68 applications this year,” said ... Read More
By William Loeffler TRIBUNE-REVIEW Wednesday, May 20, 2009 The name Charles J. Connick may not resonate like that of Andy Warhol or Frank Lloyd Wright. [gallery link="file" columns="4"] But Connick, a Pennsylvania native who died in 1945, left a legacy of masterful stained-glass art in churches and academic buildings in Pittsburgh, Butler and ... Read More
April 2, 2009
PHLF News
National Trust Diversity Scholarships For the National Preservation Conference to be held in Nashville, TN October 13-17.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is offering scholarships to individuals from diverse racial, ethic, economic, and ... Read More
April 2, 2009 by Louise Sturgess, Executive Director PHLF News College-bound high school students who live in Allegheny County, have a 3.25 grade point average or above, and care deeply about the Pittsburgh region may apply to Landmarks’ Scholarship Program. The deadline is April 24. Click here to download an ... Read More
by Louise Sturgess, Executive Director April 2, 2009 PHLF News By April 30, eleven Pittsburgh Public Schools will have participated in Landmarks’ Building Pride/Building Character city tour, described by a teacher as “one of the best [field trips] ever.” The innovative educational program is sponsored through the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Educational ... Read More
by Louise Sturgess, Executive Director March 1, 2009 PHLF News The Alfred M. Oppenheimer (AMO) Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation is committing $15,000 per year for three years to support general education programs at Landmarks. “The AMO was established in 1963 to support interfaith and interracial understanding,” said Chuck Half, ... Read More
