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The streets were open for fun - Open Streets closed off streets through East Liberty, Homewood, Larimer and Point Breeze North to create an two mile long asphalt park. Here the bicyclises, roller bladers and walkers were welcomed at Rockwell Park by giant inflatable hands. Find out more about what's happening in the East End by picking up Print at one of our retailers. Never miss another issue by subscribing to Print today.
From the August issue...
Larimer residents bring peace to the community
When Larimer residents talk about neighborhood problems,they don’t talk about shootings or drug dealers anymore. They talk about speed bumps, getting the city to empty the public trash receptacles more frequently and how more businesses need to open on Larimer Avenue.
The neighborhood has shaken its old reputation and now has outdoor festivals and a Wednesday night outdoor jazz series that runs through September, and outdoor festivals, such as Larimer Alive where Loretta Ellis, pictured above left, cornered Mayor Ed Gainey and state Sen. Lindsey Williams.​​
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Now the sound of gunfire is more likely to come from the police shooting range on Washington Boulevard than it is to come from Larimer Avenue.
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Read more in the August 15 edition.
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Children of the Holocaust find kinship with the Bamileke
In Pittsbugh the descendants of the Bamileke people who were caught up in the genocide committed against them have found instant friendship.
The destruction of a people and their culture was something too familiar to the children and grandchildren of Holocaust survivors.
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Those similarities and the story of the little-told genocide in Cameroon, was the subject of an Aug. 5 program presented by the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh.
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Broad Street Plaza
finally slated for upgrade
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In Susheela Nemani-Stanger's first job at the Urban Redevelopment Authority she was the project manager for the renovation of Broad Street Plaza, the last vestige of hte 1950s urban renewal of East Liberty. Now, as executive director of the authority, is was onhand when the board voted to go forward with the $1.2 million project.
Read about more about development plans in the August issue of Print.
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