In a steel mill’s shadow, sustainable agriculture blooms in Braddock
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Thursday, July 31, 2008
Braddock’s mosaic and other such public art projects may help revitalize communities
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Friday, Sept. 05, 2008
New arts and cultural venue set to open in Braddock, launch inaugural exhibition
Pop City July 16, 2008
Man Shot, Killed In Braddock
KDKA May 25, 2008
PopVideo: John Fetterman Takes on Braddock
Pop City July 23, 2008
Captain of Industry
ReadyMade Magazine, Joshua Bernstein, August/September, 2007
Green Industry Hub Rises From Rust Belt Ruins
The NewsHour With Jim Lehrer Originally Aired: May 12, 2008
Sculptor works with Braddock youth to create mosaic welcome sign
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Thursday, July 26, 2007
Urban farming project takes root
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Thursday, July 26, 2007
Fill it Up - Braddock Station Promotes Biofueling
Pop City May 02, 2007
Hands-On Mayor Bets on Dying Mill Town
Associated Press April 22, 2007
The Next Page: Braddock, The Rebound Town
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Sunday, May 06, 2007
FLUX Redux: Art Party Returns with Braddock Celebration
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Thursday, April 12, 2007
Catch of the Day: Young Elk
Associated Press Friday, March 30, 2007
Art Studio Brings Relic Back to Life
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Thursday, February 15, 2007
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Letter to the editor: “Compare Crimes”
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Dorothy 6 Art and Performance Venue Opens Doors in Braddock
Pop City January 25, 2007
Steel-Plated Penthouse
Pittsburgh City Paper, Aug. 10, 2006
Raising the Roof - A Call to Arms Mayor John Fetterman
Pittsburgh City Paper, August 30, 2006
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In Braddock, Resistance to the Mon-Fayette Grows
Pittsburgh Independent Media Center Monday, Jul. 24, 2006
Rustbelt Radio Interview with the Mayor of Braddock
Pittsburgh Independent Media Center Thursday, Jul. 27, 2006
Mon-Fay’s future in Legislature’s hands
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Wed, May 24/2006
Mon-Fay decision/Decide how to fund completion, or pull the plug
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Thurs, May 25/2006
Preservation group puts Vandergrift at top of list
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Wed, May 24/2006
Mon-Fay plea: Build it or kill it
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Wed, May 24/2006
Young Preservationists present Promise Award, release ‘Top Ten Preservation Opportunities’
POP City Wed, May 24/2006
Development News
Mayor has Web site, plans to energize Braddocc
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Thurs, April 20/2006
New Braddock mayor wants to turn old church into community center
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Thurs, Jan 19/2006
Pizza delivery man dies
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Wed, Jan 18/2006
One provisional ballot decides Braddock mayor’s race: It’s Fetterman
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Thurs, June 09/2005
Primary 2005: Braddock mayor’s race is a dead heat
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Thurs, May 19/2005
Old Towns, New Ideas
Can new political faces make a difference in the area's struggling older boroughs?
Cool Space Locator - Neighborhoods
Braddock, PA is a slow moving and quiet place now, but it hasn’t always been that way.
Kill the Mon-Fayette Monstrosity!
Pittsburgh City Paper - 8/18/2005
Saturday, Oct. 04, 2008
Gist Street Reading
Location: Unsmoke Systems Compound
1137 Braddock Ave.
July 19 - August 3, 2008
Out of This Furnace: an exhibition
Location: Unsmoke Systems
1137 Braddock Avenue
Sept. 27 - Oct. 14, 2007
Quantum Theatre: Therese Raquin
Location: Braddock Carnegie Library
Friday, June 15, 2007
Green Drinks hosted by John Fetterman
April, 2008
Points of Interest
by Transformasium
an exploration of the interestion of art and community
June 15-30, 2007
Salvage/Salvation Part 5: ARISE
An interactive art installation and situation transforming an abandoned church into a living archive, sculpture garden, movie set, gathering place and salon for conversation.
At the abandoned United Brethren in Christ Church on Jones Ave. & Hawkins Ave., up the hill from the Carnegie Library (where Library St. becomes Jones Ave.)
Participating artists: Susan Englert/Ra Friedman, Paul Schifino, David Burns/Jason Morris (SO-AD), Brenda Battad, Claire Hoch, Laura Miller, Dawn Weleski, Nashid Ali/Clarinda Mac Low/Cannon, Ingrid Nagin
www.CULTUREPUSH.org
Sunday, June 24, 2007
I Made It! Sunday Market
Sat. May 12 9 pm to 6 am
Braddock “Never Souled Out”
Pittsburgh's first-ever Northern Soul All-Niter brings DJs and fans to Braddock from across the country, and across the sea
Wednesday, May 12, 2007 (Pittsburgh) - Soulcialism, Restless, Pittsburgh City Paper, WYEP 91.3FM, and the City of Braddock present Never Souled Out, Pittsburgh's first ever Northern Soul All-Niter, at the former First Prebyterian Church, 416 Library St., Braddock, on Sat. May 12 ($8 adv/$10 door), from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Advance tickets will be available as of April 13 from the local DJs and at Dave's Music Mine in Squirrel Hill (next to Jerry's Records), and online via
www.steelcitysoul.orgLocation: former First Prebyterian Church
416 Library St., Braddock
May 12- May 25
Woodland Hills School District Art Show
Location: Old Presbyterian Church Building
Opening Reception: April 27, 2007 from 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
You Can Never Hold Back Spring
a new installation by,
Swoon, Leslie Stem and Chris Stain
Combining figurative drawings, prints and stencils some depicting the history of the labor struggle in the U.S. with documentation of urban farming, this group will construct a site specific installation in the
gallery that will lead patrons through an urban market place.
with DJs:
Mary Mack and baglady
and live music in the church with:
The Working Poor
My Niece Denise
Smells Like Gina
Friday, January 12th, 2007
3 Events Side by Side by Side!
1. Music:
LAZERFUZZ with headliner DIESELBOY
also with....
First Presbyterian Church
424 Library Street, Braddock PA 15104
2. Art:
The T-Shirt Show Part II
Dorothy 6 Art Space
a Lauri Mancuso project
416 Library Street, Braddock
3. Socializing:
Happy Hour at the Braddock Elks Lodge #883
Revitalizing Braddock one beer at a time.
420 Library Street
Braddock PA 15104
Saturday, April 14, 2007 8PM to 1AM
FLUX
A project of the Three Rivers Arts Festival in partnership with the Braddock Borough Council and the Mayor's Office of Braddock
Artistic Direction by: Omar Abdul, DJ Brewer, Edgar Um Bucholtz, Michele de la Reza, Lea Donatelli, Curt Gettman/Unicorn Mountain, Chris Ivey, Patrick Jordan, Osman Kahn, Thad Kellstadt, Peter Kope, Merissa Lombardo, Lauri Mancuso, and Matthew Willens
Featuring artwork and installations by: Beano, Jennifer Birch, Tony Buba, destroy/destroyer, Brian Dougherty, the Hospital Food project (featuring artists from the Ohringer Building), Chris Ivey, I.R.E., Tim Haulen, Jennifer Lee, Mule Kicked Visions, New Guild Studios, Obsolete, Owl Kahol, Rivercubes ATM, Tom Sarver, James Simon, Joshua Space, and Andrewas Tapias-Urzua
Performances by: Attack Theater, barebones Productions, Centipede E' est, Charon Don & DJ Huggy, DBL D, Dutchmasters, Daryl Flemming & the Public Domain, Flotilla Way, Joy Ike, Jmalls, Lucid Music, Pandemic! Deejays, Nate the Phat Barber, Aesir St. James, Steel City Poetry Slam Team, and the Weakness
Fo Sponsored by: The Richard King Mellon Foundation, the Heinz Endowments, Pittsburgh Partnership for Neighborhood Development, the Henry John Simonds Foundation, Wall to Wall Studios, Penn Brewery, WYEP,Vincent Lighting, East End Food Co Op, b.P.O.E. Braddock Lodge #883, the A.J. Silberman Company and the Braddock Carnegie Library
Tickets $10 at the door, cash only, $8 for students (with valid ID), Kids under 10 Free
All proceeds benefit participating artists
Must be 21+ with valid id to purchace alcohol. Limited handicap accessibility.
Location: entrance located at the corner of Braddock Ave. and Library St.
Sept. 28 – Oct. 22, 2006
Quantum Theatre: After Mrs. Rochester
Location: Braddock Carnegie Library Music Hall
Shotgun Elks Club Membership Drive
Membership application in by 6:30pm .....
Sworn into the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of Braddock Lodge #883 by 8:30 pm. Come down to the Braddock Elks Lodge and join the largest class of incoming Elks to the Braddock lodge in over 40 years!
Location: Braddock Elks Lodge
Oct. 12, 2006
Ohio River LifeBoat Project: Homecoming Potluck Party
Location: Braddock Boat Ramp
Sept. 30, 2006
One Day Film Frenzy
October 10, 2006
Pinataland and Royal Pine
http://pinataland.com/
http://royalpinemusic.com/home.html
Location: First Presbyterian Church building
July 22, 2006
Goodbye Party for the MFX, rally and light up
Location: Ohringer Building
Sept. 26, 2006
Onorato Celebrates Opening of Mon Valley Employment & Training Center
May 12th-21st
Woodland Hills Academic Foundation District-Wide Art Show
Location: first presbyterian church
June 2006
Ohringer LightUp Event
Carnegie Mellon/Design
Monday, April 24th 7:30 PM & 11:30 PM
Braddock: An OnQ Neighborhood Special
Tuesday, April 25th 12:30 PM
WQED TV 13
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