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October 8, 2018: “Jennifer Chenoweth isn’t the artist you’d expect to see in Wilkinsburg. An entrepreneur and principal of Fisterra Studio in Austin, Texas, Chenoweth creates contemporary abstract paintings and …

September 12, 2018: “The steelpan drum, an instrument made popular in the Caribbean, is the catalyst for a new youth music program in Wilkinsburg. Originally from Trinidad and Tobago, the …

August 30, 2018: “Dee Briggs was expecting to do a routine demolition when she bought the vacant house next to her art studio in Wilkinsburg, Pa. But when Briggs walked inside …

August 10, 2018: “When Leona’s Ice Cream Sandwiches moved to Stoner Way in Wilkinsburg four years ago, co-owner Katie Heldstab said they didn’t know the lot behind their building was …

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July 20, 2018: “In the mid-1980s, when I was on my high school’s cross-country team, I used to run along Penn Avenue from my hometown, Wilkinsburg, into the East Liberty …

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July 10, 2018: “While other school districts are raising taxes or tapping into reserves to help pay the bills next year, Wilkinsburg is doing what many residents have dreamed about …

July 6, 2018: “The historic Wilkinsburg Train Station will receive $1.5 million in commonwealth Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) funding with an eye on breathing life into the site. An …

June 11, 2018: “Governor Tom Wolf announced the latest round of Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program allocations, which seek to bolster important projects statewide for community redevelopment, workforce development, and business …

June 8, 2018: “Lawmakers across the country are constantly bombarded by groups advocating for and against any number of government programs. But when businesses and nonprofits come together to advocate …

“The Two-Way Street Fest in Wilkinsburg not only serves as a chance for the community to come together, but as  tells us, it is part of an effort to turn Wood …

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