December 12, 2015: “Last Saturday morning, Wilkinsburg saw the biggest crowd for a store opening that the borough had seen in a long time. About 250 people lined the block at 619 Penn Avenue for the opening of Wilkinsburg’s Free Store—a store where everything is free.
The Free Store Wilkinsburg, a concept originally founded in Braddock by Gisele Fetterman, was launched by four local women: Marita Garrett, Kristen Michaels, Marlee Gallagher and Mary Ann Sickles.” Read the full article from NextPittsburgh.