[gallery link="file" order="DESC" columns="5"] “I can’t thank you enough for the magic that you have helped to create in assisting our students learn the vital foundations of their own community,” wrote Jeffrey Zeiders, supervisor of Social Studies for the Mt. Lebanon School District. “The PHLF is simply the best,” he added. Every ... Read More
This "funny and hopeful" Pittsburgh Comeback Story returns home at 7 p.m. on Friday, October 21, 2011, for a special screening at Dormont's Hollywood Theater. Click here for more information. Read More
Plans to run school board candidates to block Crafton Elementary closure Thursday, February 24, 2011 By Kim Lawrence Carlynton Parents Group Vows to Keep School A parents group in the Carlynton School District plans to run a slate of candidates in an effort to reverse the decision to consolidate Crafton and Carnegie ... Read More
Friday, February 18, 2011 By Kim Lawrence Carlynton Votes to Consolidate Elementary Schools The Carlynton school board voted 5-4 Thursday night to close Crafton and Carnegie Elementary Schools and build a new school at the site of the existing Carnegie Elementary School. The decision came after about two hours of listening to ... Read More
Thursday, February 17, 2011 By Deborah M. Todd, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Opponents to Closing Pitcairn Elementary School State Case Using a range of emotional and economic arguments, dozens opposed to the proposed closing of Pitcairn Elementary School stated their case Tuesday night during a public hearing hosted by the Gateway School District. Standing ... Read More
PHLF News January 28, 2011 In 2010, the Carlynton School District conducted a district-wide facilities-use study on renovating or replacing its two elementary schools: the Carnegie Elementary School and the Crafton Elementary School. The Crafton Elementary School, built in 1913 and designed by architect Press C. Dowler, is a handsome Tudor-style building located at ... Read More
Wednesday, January 05, 2011 Pop City Media The historic Kaufmann Center in the Hill District, home to social services and events in the neighborhood for decades, is that much closer to reopening as a state-of-the-art auditorium for community development, education, arts and cultural happenings, thanks to a $100,000 grant from the ... Read More
Saturday, November 20, 2010 The Winter Flower Show opens Friday at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Oakland. Nine of the indoor gardens will be bedecked with topiary snowmen, decorated trees, hanging baskets, thousands of lights and more than 2,000 poinsettias. Newer varieties of poinsettias will be on display, including 'Polar ... Read More
Tuesday, November 09, 2010 By Eleanor Chute, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pittsburgh Public Schools already is on track to revamp its career and technical education program for high school students. Now there's a proposal for students in third through eighth grade. At the school board's education committee meeting tonight, Angela Mike, the district's executive director of ... Read More
By Bob Bauder PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Sunday, October 31, 2010 [caption id="attachment_7625" align="alignnone" width="450" caption="Thelma J. Smith's home on Andover Terrace in the Upper Hill District bears a swastika in concrete above the entrance. Before fascism, the swastika was viewed as a good-luck symbol. Justin Merriman | Tribune-Review"]... Read More
Monday, November 01, 2010
By Diana Nelson Jones, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Monday, November 01, 2010 By Joe Smydo, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Up hills, along tight curves and down into the river valleys, a bus full of local real-estate agents navigated Pittsburgh last week on a tour the Urban Redevelopment Authority put together to boost city home sales. "I just got a whole different perspective," said ... Read More
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
By Mary Thomas, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Residents often know of special places in their towns that don't make it into tour books, from the eye-popping taxidermy in the ... Read More
Saturday, October 16, 2010
By Mary Thomas, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Never overlook the potential of a small lot.
Pittsburgh artist Rose Clancy's ... Read More
Monday, October 18, 2010 By Marylynne Pitz, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The Friends of Old Economy Village will receive a $241,000 grant from the state of Pennsylvania to upgrade facilities, develop a marketing plan and hire education staff for tours at Old Economy Village in Ambridge, Beaver County. Sen. Elder Vogel Jr., who announced the ... Read More
Thursday, October 14, 2010 By Len Barcousky, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Michael Sriprasert promised Wilkinsburg residents on Tuesday that they would have new neighbors next fall. Mr. Sriprasert, director of real estate development for the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, is overseeing two new housing projects in Wilkinsburg worth almost $10 million. "By this time next ... Read More
By Chris Ramirez PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Wednesday, October 13, 2010 Last updated: 8:02 am [caption id="attachment_7307" align="alignnone" width="245" caption="Jay Willis plays the saxophone during a dedication of a mural Tuesday evening in Wilkinsburg. The Wilkinsburg Community Development Corp. dedicated the mural as part of the organization's public art program to preserve, restore and enhance ... Read More
By Chris Ramirez PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Tuesday, October 12, 2010 Last updated: 2:37 pm A public-private partnership today detailed plans for $10 million in house-restoration projects in Wilkinsburg. A total of $8.6 million will be used to renovate two early 20th century apartment houses — the Crescent Building at Rebecca and Kelly avenues and the ... Read More
Tuesday, October 12, 2010 By Len Barcousky, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette A public-private partnership today unveiled plans to do housing restoration projects in Wilkinsburg worth almost $10 million. "This investment will expand our ability to attract people back to Wilkinsburg," Mayor John Thompson said after the announcement. He was one of 10 speakers from government agencies ... Read More
By Jodi Weigand Pittsburgh Tribune-Review The city school district's proposed 2011 capital budget includes projects at eight schools. Pittsburgh Public Schools board members were presented two options Tuesday: the full capital program totaling $64 million and a $48.4 million downscaled version that includes only vital improvements at Arlington, Brashear, King, Knoxville, Northview, Oliver, ... Read More
Auto body shop owner will train budding mechanics in 14,500-square-foot facility Friday, October 01, 2010 By Diana Nelson Jones, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [caption id="attachment_7280" align="alignnone" width="330" caption="Mike Fiore and his son, Michael, expect Mike's Auto Body and Vocational Center in Larimer to be fully operational by early next year. Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette"]... Read More
First-time event to highlight area's change, influence Friday, October 01, 2010 By Diana Nelson Jones, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [caption id="attachment_7273" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="In this photo taken in the 1890s, Civil War veterans participate in a reunion in front of a building on Penn Circle South that is still standing in East Liberty. The ... Read More
The Carnegie struggles with honoring the past while serving the present and future Sunday, March 02, 2003 By Patricia Lowry, Post-Gazette Architecture Critic From Fiji to Florida to Fresno, Calif., Andrew Carnegie built 2,509 libraries between 1881 and 1917, mostly in America, the British Isles and Canada. To this day, ... Read More
Thursday, September 30, 2010 By Tina Calabro The name of Sister Thea Bowman may not be widely recognized, but within the Catholic education community, she is celebrated for her commitment to the education of underprivileged children, especially those of African-American descent. Sister Thea, a Mississippi native and granddaughter of a slave, converted to ... Read More
By Tom Yerace, VALLEY NEWS DISPATCH Tuesday, September 7, 2010 Natrona's history is forever linked to industry, and that is the focus of a new park being planned there. "We've been working with Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation, and one of the focuses of Natrona Comes Together is to preserve the history ... Read More
Thursday, September 09, 2010
By Candy Woodall, freelance
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Summer may be winding down but Ray Dougherty already is preparing for next season at McKees Point Marina ... Read More
PHLF News
July 29, 2011
Since March, PHLF has involved 15 students (high school, college, and graduates) in its educational programs and preservation activities. As volunteers with PHLF, each student decides how many hours a week and what days h e/she is ... 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
