Rooms That Make You Go ‘Ahhh’
Rooms That Make You Go 'Ahhh'
by: ARA Content
New luxury and convenience items provide for the perfect home retreat
(ARA) - If there is one room in the house that has been completely redefined in recent years it is the bathroom. Kitchens are still for cooking, living rooms are still for living and rec rooms are still for recreation. But the...
Homer Craig, Veteran and Retired Police Sergeant
Homer Craig, Veteran and Retired Police Sergeant
Veteran and retired police sergeant Homer Craig (b.1939) reflects on family and community life in Hazelwood based on interviews conducted by teens Shyheim Banks, Rashaud Foster and Israel Higgins in 2012. More stories like this can be found atwww.neighborhoodvoices.org/crossingfences .
NBA Report
If the last season wasn’t grilling, nail biting or didn’t have you at the edge of your seat throughout, the coming season and 2016 will be something to look out for. Well we have you covered throughout, Basketball fans out there surely won’t want to miss a single NBA game – and we aim at bringing each highlight to...
4 Factors That Affect Your Credit Score
A good credit rating means easier access to finance, so it's very important that you maintain the best rating possible. Although credit ratings are based on complicated calculations, and vary depending on which company does the calculation, there are some constants. Here are four important factors that affect your rating, no matter who calculates it.
Payment history
Your payment history consists...
Heinz History Center Complements Commitment to Black History with Free Film Series
Pittsburgh’s Senator John Heinz History Center has a long-term exhibit on the fourth floor titled “From Slavery to Freedom.”
Installed in 2012, the multi-media exhibit sponsored in a minimum 10-year commitment by BNY Mellon focuses on the history of African-Americans from origins in Africa to their arrival in North America on slave ships to today, with a special emphasis on...
Dear District Attorney Zappala
February 5, 2016
Hon. Stephen A. Zappala, Jr.
District Attorney, Allegheny County
Allegheny County Building, Room 303
436 Grant Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Dear District Attorney Zappala:
I am writing inquiring about the death of Bruce Tyrone Kelley, Jr., who was shot this past Sunday, January 31, 2016, in Wilkinsburg by Allegheny County Port Authority police officers. My understanding is that the incident which led to...
Community Advocate Malik Bankston
Community Advocate Malik Bankston
Community advocate Malik Bankston (b.1962) reflects on his college experience and his desire to better his community based on interviews conducted by teens Calum Brown, JaVon Clark and Kenyon Walker in 2014. More stories like this can be found at www.neighborhoodvoices.org/crossingfences
Broncos Ruin Panthers SB Party with 24-10 Victory
One of the biggest lessons about playing in the Super Bowl is being prepared to play. Each team has to watch 2 weeks of media hype and reading their own press...especially when that press is ready to hand them the Vince Lombardi Trophy before the game begins.
Apparently the Carolina Panthers are the latest team to learn that lesson as...
Community Advocate Malik Bankston
Community advocate Malik Bankston (b.1962) reflects on his college experience and his desire to better his community based on interviews conducted by teens Calum Brown, JaVon Clark and Kenyon Walker in 2014. More stories like this can be found at www.neighborhoodvoices.org/crossingfences .
Black drivers in Florida twice as likely as whites to get seatbelt tickets, ACLU finds
Black drivers in Florida twice as likely as whites to get seatbelt tickets, ACLU finds
by Tanzina Vega UMT Features
Black drivers in Florida are nearly twice as likely to be ticketed for seatbelt violations than whites, according to a new report from the American Civil Liberties Union released Wednesday. And in some counties, black drivers are getting ticketed at much higher...