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Torres’ ‘Fade Lab Studio’ plants roots in Bloomfield

AARON BARCLAY, TIFFANY BLACK, MANNY TORRES, DJ HIPNOTIK; PART OF THE FADE LAB STUDIO BARBER SHOP IN BLOOMFIELD. (PHOTO BY ROB TAYLOR JR.) Black-owned businesses...

Pittsburgh City Council to consider 30% property tax hike for 2026

Pittsburgh City Council members Barb Warwick (left) and Theresa Kail-Smith talk at an Oct. 15, 2025 meeting.(Photo by Alex Jurkuta/Pittsburgh’s Public Source) Councilor Barb Warwick...

J. Pharoah Doss: A nation of immigrants or minorities?

In this Aug. 19, 2016 file photo, Long Chi Vong, 16, center, from Albuquerque, and other immigrants stand for the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance...

The Carr Report: Attitude of gratitude leads to happiness

Thanksgiving is upon us.  Thanksgiving is a celebration of the harvest and other blessings of the past year.  The dictionary defines Thanksgiving as an...

B-PEP Jazz celebration turns 20

ASUSAN ROWE, KAREN PAYNE-POWELL, ERNESTINE WATTS-TAYLOR, TONI MOSES, SHARON TAYBRAN CURRIE, AT THE B-PEP JAZZ CELEBRATION, OCT 27, 2025. (PHOTOS BY GAIL MANKER) The Black...

TEACHING PROPER ETIQUETTE FIRST: Holistic approach for teens at Dreamz Hair Salon

SOME OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE INVOLVED IN DREAMZ’S HAIR STYLIST COMPETITION IN SEPTEMBER 2025. (PHOTO BY J.L. MARTELLO) One thing that people hate is poor...

RENEE P. ALDRICH: The price of acquiring wisdom

Maya Angelou was, in my opinion, a woman of great wisdom. She was a creative whose life was layered with multiple journeys. Interestingly enough,...

Forgotten valor remembered: 13 United States Colored Troops honored in Canonsburg

UNITED STATES COLORED TROOPS THAT WERE FORGOTTEN WERE FINALLY REMEMBERED IN A NOVEMBER 8, 2025, CEREMONY IN CANONSBURG. (PHOTOS BY MICHAEL WALSH) by Michael Walsh For New...

Inside Conditions: Do the Steelers want players or priests at wide receiver?

In 2019, Michael Haupert posted an article on sabr.org titled: "Sale of the Century: The Yankees Bought Babe Ruth for Nothing." He wrote the...

‘REACH’ feeds residents at Second Avenue Commons for Thanksgiving

SOME OF THE MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION “REACH,” OUTSIDE SECOND AVENUE COMMONS, NOV. 20. (PHOTO BY ROB TAYLOR JR.) Second Avenue Commons in Downtown Pittsburgh...

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