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Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Awards – Pittsburghers Who Demonstrate Values Based Leadership

January 20, 2014 Lindsay

Each year the Coro Center for Civic Leadership celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr by hosting the Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Awards which recognizes Pittsburghers that exemplify values based leadership. I wanted to share this information for a few reasons.  First, its timely.  Second, The winners and the nominees for 2014 are people who are doing some impressive things to make Pittsburgh a better place to live. And third, one of my big learnings from my participation in the Millennial Trains Project last summer was the importance of talking about leadership training.  One each day of the trip –… Read the rest

Filed Under: Civic Engagement Tagged With: City Year, coro, Coro Center for civic leadership, leadership, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Day, Millennial Train Project, MLK

Apply for the Pittsburgh Citizen’s Police Academy

January 19, 2014 Lindsay

Want to learn about the police force in Pittsburgh? Sign up for a weekly class to join 29 of your fellow Pittsburghers for a look at how the Pittsburgh police force works. Classes start Tuesday, February 4, 2014 and meet every Tuesday evening from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. for 15 weeks.  The class meets at Pittsburgh Police Training Academy at 1395 Washington Boulevard in the Highland Park/East Liberty neighborhood of the City. Applications are due by January 28, 2014 Download the application here.… Read the rest

Filed Under: Civic Engagement Tagged With: Citizen Police Academy, pittsburgh, Police, Police academy, Police officer

How to Report a Pothole in (and around) Pittsburgh

January 18, 2014 Lindsay

UPDATE 2019: Please see this post for updated information on reporting potholes in Pittsburgh. —————————————- Mayor Peduto launched a pothole repair blitz this week to attempt to try to patch most of the holes that have been wreaking havoc on city roads. The city can only fix the potholes if they know about them.  If you see a pothole you can use the following links to report it to the city, county or state.  Not sure who maintains the road – contact the state and they will forward the request to the appropriate place.  If this is an emergency and… Read the rest

Filed Under: Civic Engagement Tagged With: Allegheny County Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, pittsburgh, Pothole, Public Works

Volunteering in Pittsburgh – MLK Day of Service

January 16, 2014 Lindsay

Looking for 2019 MLK Day in Pittsburgh events? Check out this list on Very Local Pittsburgh.  Earlier this week we were asked a question about where one can volunteer in Pittsburgh. @iheartpgh thoughts on places to volunteer in #Pittsburgh? — NewUrbanHipster (@NewUrbanHipster) January 15, 2014 We received a similar question last month and we are happy to connect Pittsburghers who want to volunteer with organizations that need help/. Martin Luther King Jr. Day offers a great place to start.  Pittsburgh Cares is an organization that exists to be a matchmaker between people that want to volunteer and groups the need… Read the rest

Filed Under: Civic Engagement, Volunteer Tagged With: Corporation for National and Community Service, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Day, MLK Day of Service, MLK Day Pittsburgh

Hey yinz guys! What the heck is a Redd Up Zone?

January 15, 2014 Catherine

Maybe you’ve seen the signs around town declaring a certain area as a “Redd Up Zone.” If you’re not from Western Pennsylvania, you might even be asking yourself what on Earth “redd up” means. Basically it’s Pittsburghese for cleaning or tidying up something, a notion former mayor Luke Ravenstahl wanted to apply to Pittsburgh’s neighborhoods.  Click here for the Post-Gazette article on how Redd-Up Zones were started. Instead of the city doing most of the work itself fixing up communities, organizations and businesses can adopt a street and recruit volunteers to help them with year-round cleanups. All groups, from companies… Read the rest

Filed Under: Civic Engagement, Volunteer Tagged With: Clean Pittsburgh, community organizations, Luke Ravenstahl, Redd Up Zone, Volunteer

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