“Josh Berman sits at an old dining room table on the second floor of Produce Marketplace in Clairton, Pennsylvania, some 10 miles south of Pittsburgh. Opened last October, it’s the city’s […]
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Protesters Picket Home of Publisher of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“On Saturday, a pile of dark green plastic Post-Gazette newspaper bags began piling up outside of the mansion of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Publisher John Block in the high-end Shadyside neighborhood of […]
Bridging Pittsburgh’s Haves And Have-Nots Begins By Learning ‘How A Neighborhood Breathes’
“Federal agriculture officials have proposed stricter work requirements for people who receive food stamps. Ann Sanders, public policy advocate for the South Side-based anti-hunger group Just Harvest, strongly opposes the law, […]
Rally to support workers held outside Post-Gazette offices
“A rally to support union workers at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette drew about 50 participants Monday afternoon in front of the newspaper’s office on the North Shore. The rally was organized […]
‘Shame On The Blocks’: Protesters Condemn Post-Gazette Publisher’s Treatment Of Employees
“Dozens of community activists and union supporters picketed outside the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Monday. They were upset with the way the Block family, which publishes the paper, has treated its […]
Advocates tell feds: Proposed change to food stamp rule would be harmful
“Armed with both shared laptop computers and old-fashioned paper comment cards and pens, about 20 people gathered in the basement of the Allegheny County Human Services Building in Downtown last […]
Best Pittsburgh concerts this week: Mariah Carey, Gary Clark Jr., Brit Floyd, Pat Metheny, more
“D-Jam: Once again, Jeff Mattson, guitarist for the leading Grateful Dead tribute band, Dark Star Orchestra, will join Pittsburgh jam band theCAUSE for the 20th annual D-Jam, a concert at […]
Healthy food access lacking for low income neighborhoods
“More than 12,000 people live within the joint communities of McKees Rocks and Stowe Township, and many of them lack access to fresh food and produce….”
Students, artists craft bowls for regional Empty Bowls fundraisers
“On a recent rainy, chilly morning, Hempfield Area High School art students fashion ceramic bowls to fill with warming soup to benefit the area’s hungry….”
Fighting Hunger in Pittsburgh with Just Harvest
“Despite the great unemployment rate, many people in Pittsburgh, and around the country, are still battling hunger every day. Mangino chats with Ken Regal, the Executive Director at Just Harvest, […]
