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May 3, 2016: “At the top of Holland Avenue, on two vacant lots of land, sits a white house that has been boarded up like many others in Wilkinsburg. But …

May 2, 2016: “Then, starting at 11 a.m., check out a different take on a house tour—the Wilkinsburg Vacant Home Tour will showcase homes that are full of potential. This …

April 27, 2016: “In a matter of weeks, historic Wilkinsburg High School will close its doors. But before then, school leaders wanted to give students the opportunity to enjoy their …

April 25, 2016: While many vacant homes continue to crumble in Wilkinsburg, a select few will have their stories told. The Wilkinsburg Vacant Home Tour began as a project by Carnegie …

April 22, 2016: The long-vacant Wilkinsburg train station may get a new owner and purpose. The Wilkinsburg Community Development Corporation wants to acquire the historic station, which was built in 1916 and …

April 5, 2016: Jeff Lovett says when it came time to open a brick-and-mortar store for and its line of hand-crafted apothecary and cleaning products, there was only one location that …

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March 30, 2016: Check out the WCDC’s latest .

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February 2016: Wilkinsburg renewal – Is a resurgence in the works for this beleaguered borough? Check out the article in the most recent .

February 18, 2016: “With an ambitious vision for this community with great bones and bigger opportunities, Wilkinsburg leaders and groups such as the Wilkinsburg Community Development Corp. are beginning to …

February 9, 2016: “The Pennsylvania Department of Education will contribute $3 million annually to help cover costs associated with moving students from Wilkinsburg into one of Pittsburgh’s lowest-performing schools. Pittsburgh …

February 4, 2016: “Entrepreneurs looking to revitalize their business models and passion for their craft took to Wilkinsburg recently for the “Mind Your Busine$$” seminar. A joint effort between Councilwoman …

February 2, 2016: “During the past five years, 31 businesses moved into Wilkinsburg, according to Wilkinsburg Community Development Corp. Executive Director Tracey Evans, a former councilwoman. She said the organization …

January 30, 2016: “The six women in white Wilkinsburg High School T-shirts who graduated in the 1970s sat together in the first row with red and blue pom-poms and cheered. …

January 21, 2016: Officials of the Pittsburgh and Wilkinsburg school districts met Wednesday in Harrisburg with state legislators and Department of Education officials to iron out plans for the transfer of …

January 15, 2016: Eugenia Moore of Wilkinsburg describes herself as “a busy-type of person” who has always “been interested in what’s going on in my community.” That could explain why she is …

January 14, 2016: Prior to desegregation in the late 1950s and early 1960s many cities had thriving business districts within Black neighborhoods. Parrish Street in Durham, NC, Greenwood in Tulsa, Okla …

January 13, 2016: Thanks to concerted efforts of local state representatives, when Gov. Tom Wolf released emergency education funds with his signature on a $24 billion partial budget, $3 million of …