September 1, 2016 By Ron Gaydos I have sat with Raqueeba Bey and Ayanna Jones, the founders of the Black Urban Gardeners (BUGS) and Farmers Cooperative of Pittsburgh, at one of East […]
September 1, 2016 By Michael Drohan During the weekend of July 31 to August 1, Pittsburgh was host to a Palestinian activist named Iyad Burnat, his wife Tasaheel and their young son. […]
September 1, 2016 By Remembering Hiroshima, Imagining Peace Seventy-one years ago the US dropped the first nuclear bomb on Hiroshima, destroying the city and its people. This was the beginning of the […]
September 1, 2016 By Josh Ellison On July 22, a group of more than 50 Pittsburghers, including many Merton Center members, gathered at Salem’s Cafe and Event Center in the Strip […]
September 1, 2016 By Casandra Armour Mike Stout debuted on stage in New York City in 1968, in the midst of a cultural revolution. But in the late seventies, the musician made […]
September 1, 2016 By Rianna Lee In a society that expects women to give up their work for their family, Molly Rush did the unthinkable – she left her family behind to […]
September 1, 2016 By Joyce Rothermel Tony Norman, Associate Editor of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, is set to kick off the 2016 Fall Speakers’ Series of the Association of Pittsburgh Priests on Thursday, […]
September 1, 2016 By George D’Angelo The International Day of Peace, observed globally every year on September 21st, has a history of peaceful gatherings throughout the world. This year, the Pittsburgh observances […]
September 1, 2016 By Kathleen Gerace There is a new consciousness rising, inspired by the famous Gandhi quote, “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” This consciousness of our […]
July 7, 2016 By Neil Cosgrove Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump spells trouble for many, with a capital “T” that rhymes with “C,” as in Cleveland, where the Republican National Convention will […]
