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Amid criticism, Pittsburgh looks to fund two Juneteenth festivals

A bill introduced to Pittsburgh City Council Wednesday would award $125,000 to the Poise Foundation aimed at supporting William "B" Marshall's Juneteenth festival.

Pittsburgh poised to fund 2 Juneteenth events after controversy over dueling celebrations

Pittsburgh has figured out a way to defuse a controversy over dueling Juneteenth celebrations: Give money to both. The city is now poised to help fund two separate Juneteenth events next month after a longtime event organizer last week condemned Mayor Ed Gainey’s administration for initially proposing to steer cash

Shooting in Homewood injures 1

Pittsburgh Public Safety said a female victim was found in the 7300 block of Hamilton Avenue around 1 p.m.

Advocates laud long overdue effort to boost Frick Park access for disabled people

Meredith Peterson looks at parks differently from most. As executive director of the Down Syndrome Association of Pittsburgh and the mother of a 16-year-old daughter with Down Syndrome, she knows that many people outside the disability community don’t realize how inaccessible parks can be to some. Something as simple as

Dueling Pittsburgh Juneteenth celebrations spark controversy, criticism of Gainey

The longtime organizer of Pittsburgh’s most well-known Juneteenth festival harshly condemned Mayor Ed Gainey on Wednesday after learning that the city will not fund his event but will instead pay for a separate celebration of the federal holiday by a different promoter. The move marks a shift by Pittsburgh, which

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