Published first on the Progress News, June 7, 2021 Following on from last week’s topic of our children and their truly wonderful ideas, I’d like to share one of those […]

Published first on the Progress News, June 1, 2021 Redevelopment work requires significant input and feedback from the community, so that those of us pulling strings together to weave the […]

Published first on the Progress News, May 24, 2021 It took two tries, but with the second snip of the giant scissors on Saturday, May 15th, the multi-colored ribbon was […]

Published first on the Progress News, May 17, 2021 The last year caused the postponement or cancellation of a lot of events and projects, including many we had lined up […]

Published first on the Progress News, May 10, 2021 More than a year and a half ago, Dr. David McDeavitt and I had a dream: to create a space on […]

Published first on the Progress News, May 3, 2021 Today I’d like to give you a sneak peek behind the scenes of one of the most involved and hard-hitting parts […]

Published first on the Progress News, April 26, 2021 Spring 2021 feels like a breath of fresh air on so many levels.  We still have a few snowstorms to deal […]

Published first on the Progress News, April 19, 2021 Rick Sheffer grew up in Emlenton in the 1950s and 60s.  Though he moved out of the area many years ago, […]

Published first on the Progress News, April 5, 2021 With a rust-belt legacy linked directly with ours, Pittsburgh’s recent redevelopment efforts provide theoretical guidelines that show promise for our own […]