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Enter to win an exclusive “Broke Boy” phone wallet celebrating the release of Malia Civetz’s debut single “Broke Boy”

April 2, 2020 by
Broke Boy Giveaway

Enter now for your chance to win a “Broke Boy” phone wallet celebrating the release of “Broke Boy,” the debut single from rising songstress and vocal powerhouse, Malia Civetz! Out NOW on Warner Records: https://maliacivetz.lnk.to/BrokeBoy   Facebook.com/MaliaCivetz Twitter.com/MaliaFromVegas Instagram.com/MaliaFromVegas Rulez:  You can enter as often as you like, but only win once every 30 days.  Leave a […]

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Q&A with a 30-year Employee of a Grocery Store

April 2, 2020 by
Groceries

I feel like my company is doing the best they can and listening to our concerns and adjusting to help us. I feel customers are not. Many of us who have worked retail and/or grocery retail in the past have some appreciation for what our neighbors in those jobs are experiencing, or perhaps more accurately, […]

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New #ThingsToDo: a List from Ava, Age 14

April 1, 2020 by
New Things To Do Project

Total Lists Submitted: 8 Total Amount Raised for Food Pantry: $80.00 (out of $1,000 possible) This is our new project #ThingsToDo where we invite youth to create and share a list of things to occupy time and cope with boredom. You’ll fine the details at this link. Your young people are welcome to participate. Here’s the cool thing – in […]

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84 Trans Stories from Western Pennsylvania on the Trans Day of Visibility

March 31, 2020 by
Transgender Awareness Week

March 31 is the International Transgender Day of Visibility, devoted to raising the visibility of transgender and gender nonconforming (GNC) neighbors both in terms of their resiliency and successes as well as the realities of transphobic bias and violence. I’ve curated 84 stories from our #AMPLIFY project to illustrate the multi-faceted experiences of transgender neighbors […]

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How to Keep House During a Pandemic: Sanity v Sanitization

March 30, 2020 by
How to clean during a pandemic

When this began, we had on hand the following:  two bottles of bleach, six bottles of white vinegar, four bottles of Murphys Oil Soap, rags, spray bottles, and half a refill bottle of hand soap. We also had about eight rolls of paper towels, a package of napkins, and lots of rags. After week one, […]

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New #ThingsToDo: a List from Emmi, Age 9

March 29, 2020 by
New Things To Do Project

Total Lists Submitted: 7 Total Amount Raised for Food Pantry: $70.00 This is our new project #ThingsToDo where we invite youth to create and share a list of things to occupy time and cope with boredom. You’ll fine the details at this link. Your young people are welcome to participate. Here’s the cool thing – in addition to creating […]

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New #ThingsToDo: a List by Maggie, Age 11

March 29, 2020 by
New Things To Do Project

Total Lists Submitted: 6 Total Amount Raised for Food Pantry: $60.00 This is our new project #ThingsToDo where we invite youth to create and share a list of things to occupy time and cope with boredom. You’ll fine the details at this link. Your young people are welcome to participate. Here’s the cool thing – in addition to creating […]

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Daily Dose of #QuarantineCats Sunday March 29, 2020

March 29, 2020 by
Pittsburgh Cats and Dogs

These are difficult times. Our crew wants to help so I’m going to try to regularly post brief video snippets from the assorted four-footed residents of our house including our pets, fosters, the ferals, our dog, and occasional guests. Today’s clip features our feral kitties, Oksana (gray and white) and Mx Pajamas (black) on our […]