Month: November 2022
Getting kids outside is prescription-worthy for parks conservancy, UPMC Children’s
Maybe you’ve heard of “parks prescriptions” or doctors prescribing time in nature. Maybe you’ve been to City of Pittsburgh parks hundreds of times. What you may not know is that spending time…
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THE PITTSBURGH PARKS CONSERVANCY COMPLETES FIRST PHASE OF FLAGSTAFF HILL RESTORATION WORK
PITTSBURGH – July 12, 2022 – The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy today announced it has completed the first phase of its restoration work at Flagstaff Hill in Schenley Park, helping…
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THE PITTSBURGH PARKS CONSERVANCY BEGINS RESTORATION WORK ON HISTORIC NORTHSIDE MONUMENT
PITTSBURGH – June 23, 2022 – The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy today announced it has begun restoration work on the historic Hartzell Memorial located in Allegheny Commons Park. The Hartzell Memorial, also…
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PITTSBURGH PARKS CONSERVANCY AWARDED GRANT TO PLAN AND DESIGN OUTDOOR SENSORY CLASSROOM AT THE FRICK ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER
PITTSBURGH – AUGUST 16, 2022 – The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy has been awarded a $235,000 grant from the Edith L. Trees Charitable Trust, to plan, design and conduct community engagement…
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PITTSBURGH PARKS CONSERVANCY COMPLETES ACTION PLAN FOR MELLON PARK
PITTSBURGH – SEPTEMBER 20, 2022 – Thanks to the generous support of the Richard King Mellon Foundation, and in partnership with the City of Pittsburgh and the broader community, the…
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COMMONPLACE COFFEE PARTNERSHIP BREWS FINAL BLEND IN PARKS SERIES – EMERALD VIEW PARK
PITTSBURGH – SEPTEMBER 20, 2022 – The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy and Commonplace Coffee today announced the launch of the Emerald View Park Blend, the last regional park release in the limited…
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Why Smart Cities are About More Than Just Tech
“Diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility-that is a thread throughout, it is not an afterthought.” Editor’s note: This is the second article in a series that Route Fifty is publishing ahead of…
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How Enslaved Africans in Alabama used Tree Bark as Shoes to Gain Freedom
Heroic tales have often been told of the ingenuity and heroic acts of the enslaved and how they gained their freedom from their masters. But, history and research has been silent on…
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‘We’re still here’: Pow wow in Oakland honors, celebrates Native American culture through dance
The rattle of bells and the pounding of drums jingled and boomed through Pitt’s campus as Native American dancers and artisans converged upon Schenley Plaza for a pow wow on…
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Find out what upgrades and restorations are coming to Mellon Park
Mellon Park has been a beloved city landmark since 1944, but time has taken its toll. Now the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy has a plan to restore some of it history and upgrade its amenities.…
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