North Side Bike Advocate Is Helping Redesign Allegheny Center’s Roadways
For the last four years, Ross has been the chair of Walk Ride North Side, the bike and pedestrian advocacy committee of the non-profit North Side Leadership Conference.
Entries by Matthew Swab
An East Ohio Street that draws Steelers, Pirates fans? Some see it, others just envision a better place for the neighbors.
Behind the covered doors and windows of the empty shops, construction workers are preparing to gut interior walls and begin renovations — setting the stage for a new-and-improved version of East Ohio that will take shape over the next two years.
Walkabout: It takes a team effort to eliminate waste
Every year, I resolve to waste less than I wasted the year before, but wasting nothing is almost impossible. It’s an ideal to strive for.
Work starts on bike lanes around Allegheny Circle on Pittsburgh’s North Side
Work starts on bike lanes around Allegheny Circle on Pittsburgh’s North Side.
Pittsburgh’s new Financial Empowerment Center offers free advice and education in underserved neighborhoods
Pittsburgh’s new Financial Empowerment Center offers free advice and education in underserved neighborhoods.
College degree? Many Pittsburgh-area jobs in the next decade may not require one.
Many have and still view higher education as the only ticket to a stable, prosperous career. But it’s not so clear-cut anymore.
CoLab18 opens as technology resource hub on Pittsburgh’s North Side
Much of Pittsburgh’s growth in technology is happening around the universities in Oakland and throughout the East End, but Juan Garrett, executive director of Riverside Center for Innovation, didn’t want people to forget about the 18 neighborhoods of Pittsburgh’s North Side.
CoLab18 is meant to be a North Side community resource, not just a co-working space
Pittsburgh’s growing co-working scene includes spots such as The Beauty Shoppe in East Liberty, Revv in Oakland and Alloy 26 on the North Side, but this one is a little bit different.
CoLab18 brings North Side residents into Nova Place for learning and collaboration
North Side residents have a new home: CoLab18, a 4,600-square-foot space inside tech hub Nova Place, opened today as a public resource for learning and collaboration among the North Side’s 18 neighborhoods.
Introducing CoLab18: A free community space for the North Side
The space offers wifi, laptops and tablets — free to North Side residents.
