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4 days ago | 
unionprogress.com | Helen Fallon
The third phase of the long-term restoration work on St. Nicholas Church in Millvale’s historic Maxo Vanka murals is so close to completion. Another month and conservators could set aside their brushes and tools, the scaffolding could be removed, and church members and visitors could view his artworks’ renewed beauty unobstructed. Paying for it is another matter.
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3 weeks ago | 
unionprogress.com | Helen Fallon
March 16’s forecast qualified as a First Alert Weather Day – high winds, lightning, heavy rain, hail and possible tornadoes predicted throughout the region. And Indivisible Pittsburgh and its partner organizations had an Oakland march and protest against U.S. Department of Education cuts planned for 12:30 p.m.Organizers canceled the march, watched weather reports closely and posted on social media about it.
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4 weeks ago | 
unionprogress.com | Helen Fallon
Irvin and Stella, the eagles nesting near U. S. Steel’s Irvin Plant, welcomed the first eaglet of the season, USS 8, during the overnight hours Thursday. It’s the eighth successful hatch at the nest, according to U.S. Steel media representative Andrew Fulton. Stella produced three eggs this season, but it is believed that the first egg was not viable. The hatch came from the second egg, which Stella produced on Feb. 16, he wrote in an email.
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1 month ago | 
unionprogress.com | Helen Fallon
Rose Gantner volunteered as a Donut Dolly during the Vietnam War, bolstering young soldiers’ morale and offering them a diversion from the hell they were in. Bill Silver, a U.S. Marine Corps corporal from Aliquippa, fought in Vietnam’s jungles from 1969-70. Silver made a commitment to honor God however God wanted if he made it out alive. He honored that vow when he returned to the U.S. and long afterward.
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1 month ago | 
unionprogress.com | Helen Fallon
Darlene Moore has lived in the Hill District for 60 of her 67 years. When she raised her children there, she said it was a very wealthy community. But then it disintegrated, and it became a struggle to live there. She and her friends had to travel for their everyday needs, such as day care. So family and friends supported each other. Davonna Shannon’s entire family, including her maternal and paternal grandparents, lived on Whiteside Road in the same community.
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1 month ago | 
unionprogress.com | Helen Fallon
August Wilson’s cycle of 10 plays — all but one set in Pittsburgh — captured the Black experience in the 20th century through everyday people’s stories. His works of fiction have inspired Voices of History, a statewide PA Humanities initiative to document and preserve Black history. The project launched here last year and moved on to Erie and Scranton in 2025, according to a news release. Soon to follow will be recordings in York, State College and Philadelphia.
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1 month ago | 
unionprogress.com | Helen Fallon
From the beginning of her career, Monique Jackson has been passionate about children’s services and equitable mental health care for all, especially those from underserved communities. In her new position as Staunton Farm Foundation executive director, she will be able to advance that work through grants to organizations and partnerships throughout the 10 counties in southwestern Pennsylvania that it supports. Jackson joins the foundation after serving as Familylinks Inc.
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1 month ago | 
unionprogress.com | Helen Fallon
The Commercial Street Bridge replacement project will become an outdoor classroom for about 20 Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy high school students starting this spring. S&B USA, a Pittsburgh-based infrastructure construction company that develops and builds complex projects like this one, has given the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy a $50,000 grant to support three of its school programs.
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1 month ago | 
unionprogress.com | Helen Fallon
Comfort food and comfortable pajamas – a great combination. This Saturday, Bruster’s Real Ice Cream will bring the two together again for a good cause that makes a difference in the lives of children in foster care. This is the second year that Bruster’s is inviting customers to either wear their comfy nightwear or donate a new pair of pajamas at its participating Greater Pittsburgh-region stores. In return, they will receive a free or discounted small handmade waffle cone.
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1 month ago | 
unionprogress.com | Helen Fallon
Café Momentum Pittsburgh marked its second anniversary on March 1 and celebrated with a relaunch and a new lunch service a day prior. The Market Square restaurant had a soft opening of that addition for two weeks. Plus a new executive chef, RC Carter, joined its team and helped create the menu for it. The Pittsburgh restaurant is Café Momentum’s second location.
