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For centuries, it has been viewed as the key to liberation and empowerment. Over the past couple of weeks, it has also been front and center in the news. Repeatedly. Headlines: "15 city school buildings on chopping block" (Nov. 3) "Achievement test highlights gap for Pittsburgh's black students" (Nov. 10) "City schools try
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The PG reported today that the Allegheny County Controller's office has charged Community Empowerment Association Inc. with misuse of funds from the Department of Human Service, to the tune of $300,000. In response, T. Rashad Byrdsong, the executive director and chief executive officer of the nonprofit behind the Brother 2 Brother breakfasts that
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1) Do you live in Homewood? 2) If you do not live in Homewood, did you used to? If so, how long ago? 3) If you used to live in Homewood, where do you live now? 4) Do you have family in Homewood? 5) if you have family in Homewood, would you describe your relationship with them as a) close, b) cordial, but not close, or c) estranged? To comment on this
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My wife and I arrived Saturday evening at the Sugar Hill Harlem Inn , a bed and breakfast on 141st between Amsterdam and Convent. We stayed there on our last visit, and liked the hospitality. At the suggestion of proprietor Jeremy Archer, we went out Sunday afternoon to partake of a Harlem tradition. Each Sunday, Marjorie Eliot, opens her apartment
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Lord willing and the creek don't rise, my wife and I will visit Harlem tomorrow through Tuesday. We first visited three years ago, and have been eager to return. I have especially dreamed of visiting the real estate development firm Full Spectrum NY , ever since meeting their chief operating officer, Carlton Brown, when he spoke at a green building
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Q1. Ran into a "My Homewood" reader recently, who asked if I am planning another get-together for "My Homewood" readers, similar to last year's. I had not thought much about doing so, because I don't have as strong as sense as I did last year of who is reading. So I put it to you folks - who would like to join other readers
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I mentioned before that the students in CMU's Urban Laboratory who are studying Homewood have come up with suggestions for improving the environment and diagrammed the anticipated results for 100 years, and I asked, "Who thinks like that?" Well, maybe such extended vision is more common among development people than among the rest of us
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The Save Race Street Committee netted about $96 in part 2 of our yard sale, bringing our two-week total to about $300. A lady who works at the Y asked me if we were going to do it every month. A couple of people offered to donate stuff. I have no idea how often the Committee would be willing to do the yard sale, other than what some folks have said
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Would you buy a house in Homewood - to live in, not a rental -if you knew that you could get a 50% rebate on the purchase price? To comment on this post, please log in or register here .
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Big doings this weekend in Homewood: Dawn Webb-Turner's Our House Development Inc. is sponsoring the 2nd Annual Economics Awareness Day and Community Appreciation Benefit. The benefit is this evening at the August Wilson Center, and it is titled "A Royal Night of the Legacies." It begins with a VIP social at 5:45 p.m., and the Community