by talia piazza | Nov 12, 2020 | Community News, Media Coverage
By: OSCAR PERRY ABELLO | November 12, 2020 | Next City | Read the full article Thomas Boyd, owner of Big Tom’s Barbershop, plans to move from the space he’s been renting into a historic property in Pittsburgh’s Hill District currently owned by the...
by talia piazza | Oct 8, 2020 | Community News, Homewood, Media Coverage
By: Michael Machosky | Next Pittsburgh | October 7, 2020 | Read the full article Homewood may not have a major tourist destination like, say, the Duquesne Incline. But new efforts are hoping to build on the neighborhood’s somewhat hidden assets and attractions and...
by talia piazza | Sep 30, 2020 | Community News, Media Coverage
By: Michael Machosky | September 30, 2020 | Next Pittsburgh | Read the full article It’s never the wrong time to level up your computer skills, Pittsburgh. In an era of unprecedented economic shocks, there’s one thing that’s certain: computer literacy is going to be...
by talia piazza | Sep 30, 2020 | Community News, Media Coverage
By: Julia Mericle | Pittsburgh Business Times | Read the full article Pittsburgh-based Neighborhood Allies launched a remote digital skills training program — Level Up 412 — for underserved communities in the city. The program was created in partnership with Verizon,...
by Chelsea Contino | Jul 5, 2020 | Community News, Media Coverage
By Presley Gillespie | Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | July 3, 2020 | Read the full story As the covid-19 crisis continues to unfold, new concerns continue to surface in the community. Health inequities. Food insecurities. Job losses. Achievement gaps. Digital divides....
by Chelsea Contino | Jul 5, 2020 | Community News, Media Coverage
July 2, 2020 | NEXT Pittsburgh | Read the full story By Presley Gillespie, president of Neighborhood Allies As robotic companies, self-driving cars, AI and coding epicenters sprouted across the city of Pittsburgh, it mostly happened without the involvement of our...