DISCUSSING OPTIONS—Dwelling House President John Haines explains the bank’s options during a June 19 meeting at the Hill House Association.
Dwelling House Savings and Loan, the Hill District banking institution that was electronically defrauded of nearly $2 million, has commitments to restore the lost capital and, hopefully satisfy federal regulators.
When news of the death of Michael Jackson spread, it hit people all over the world hard. Pittsburgh was no exception. Jackson was not just a singer, dancer or entertainer. To most he was a legend. He accomplished things that few artists ever imagined.
EYES ON THE PRIZE—A Larimer model at the Kingsley Association provides residents with a bird’s eye view of the possibilities in their neighborhood.
The Kingsley Association is working to prepare residents in the East End for a series of opportunities coming to their neighborhood. Despite their efforts at the Urban Green Growth Collaborative meeting June 24, several residents were more concerned with airing past grievances than listening to the representatives from several programs and organizations.
It’s not surprising that the Evergreen Solutions LLC study of Pittsburgh city government found employees earned less than in the private sector. But the degree of disparity in wages and management opportunities between White males and their female and Black co-workers was a surprise city council was chagrined to acknowledge.
Neil Barclay has left the building. Today, Marva H. Harris begins an interim stint as president and CEO of the August Wilson Center for African American Culture. Oliver W. Byrd, chairperson of the board of directors of the AWC, made the announcement Friday.