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With profound sadness, the family of Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson Sr., an iconic figure in the fight for civil rights, international justice, and human dignity, has announced his passing.

Reverend Jackson, the esteemed founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, transitioned peacefully on Tuesday morning, Feb. 17, 2026, leaving behind an extraordinary legacy that has forever redefined the moral and political fabric of our nation and the world. Reverend Jackson was 84. For more than six decades, Reverend Jackson dedicated his life to advancing equality, dismantling systems of oppression, and amplifying the voices of the underserved.

Born on October 8, 1941, in Greenville, South Carolina, Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. graduated from the public schools in Greenville and then enrolled at the University of Illinois on a football scholarship. He later transferred to North Carolina A&T State University and graduated in 1964. He began his theological studies at Chicago Theological Seminary. However, he deferred his studies

when he began working full-time in the Civil Rights Movement with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He was ordained on June 30, 1968, by Rev. Clay Evans and earned his Master of Divinity from Chicago Theological Seminary in 2000.

From marching alongside Dr. King, a mentor and friend, Reverend Jackson continued his fight during the Civil Rights Movement to leading nationwide voter registration campaigns, notably during his presidential runs in 1984 and 1988—registering millions of new voters. Reverend Jackson remained steadfast in his mission to pave the way for the next generation of freedom fighters. He was a man of the people, welcomed in even the most rural areas, whether serving the impoverished or bringing his masterful guidance to hostage negotiations with world leaders.  His tireless advocacy extended beyond American soil, championing human rights struggles on a global scale. Reverend Jackson’s fearless leadership brought attention to issues of racial discrimina-

by Rob Taylor Jr. Courier Staff Writer

Hundreds in-person, and even more via social media celebrated the life of Bishop Thelma Jean Tines Mitchell, who passed away on Feb. 2, 2026, at age 82.

Bishop Mitchell's homegoing service was held, Feb. 14, at the Youth Department Church Children of Israel, on 9th Street in McKeesport.

Bishop Mitchell's beginnings in the region date back to 1972, where she and her husband, the late Bishop George F. Mitchell, co-pastored at First Baptist Church in Freedom, Pa. Two years later, they founded the Free Holiness Church of Deliverance Inc., which relocated from Freedom to McKeesport in 1980, and then to Clairton

in 1983 (it's now known as Living Waters Community Ministries).

In the late 1980s, Bishop Mitchell began "Prayers Over Clairton" with thenClairton-mayor Dominic Serapiglia. It occurred usually around the New Year in Clairton, oftentimes at her church, intended to bring positivity to the town from the beginning of the year all the way until the end of the year. “We don't know what the new year will hold,” Bishop Mitchell told the Tribune-Review in January 2013 during that year's event. “But God, we know if you hold our hand, we will not fail.”

After the passing of Bishop George F. Mitchell

JESSE JACKSON SR.

Laila Edwards makes Olympic history with breakthrough goal for Team USA

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PER—Laila Edwards made history in Milan, Italy, becoming the first Black woman to score an Olympic goal for Team USA after sealing a dominant group-stage win over

“You know, I get to be the first of something and a role model for others.”

Canada with the final shot in a four-goal surge, a milestone that helped propel the Americans into the medal round as tournament leaders, achievement and possibility for others.

The 22-year-old Northeast Ohio native, who joined the U.S. National Team in 2023, said the moment represents both personal achievement and possibility for others.

LAILA EDWARDS, the 22-year-old Northeast Ohio native, who joined the U.S. National Team in 2023, said the moment represents both personal achievement and possibility for others.

“You know, I get to be the first of something and a role model for others,” Edwards told CBS Mornings. A former figure skater who transitioned to hockey as a child, Edwards calls the sport her “safe space,” even when she was often the only girl on the ice. Now in her Olympic

This Week In Black History A Courier Staple

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1688—The first formal protest against slavery is conducted by a group of Quakers in Germantown, Pa. They denounced slavery and the slave trade. The Quakers were perhaps the only religious group in America that never compromised and consistently opposed slavery.

1913—The Delta Sigma Theta Sorority was incorporated at Howard University.

1931—Author Toni Morrison is born Chloe Anthony Wofford in Lorain, Ohio. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1993 for her novel, “Beloved.”

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debut, she hopes to continue inspiring young women to pursue their passions while chasing gold for her family, community and country, with Team USA three wins away from the top of the podium.

Back in the Day: Black History Month had very little Black history

by Alonzo Kittrels Philadelphia Tribune Tribune Correspondent

During the month of February, many of us are focused on the contributions of Blacks in the growth and development of our country.

As this is Black History Month, I have given considerable thought to when I was first introduced to Black historical figures, so I traveled back to my days at Martha Washington Elementary School. Although I attended an elementary school with all Black teachers, staff, and students, I have vague memories of being exposed to Black heroes during those days. I go in and out of my den at home on a daily basis to access my computer, calculator, files and books.

In doing so last week, my eyes became fixated on a book that has been on my couch for some time that caused me to think about the exposure that most of us had that reflected the Black experience in our elementary school classroom experiences.

While I am probably stretching things, this book is the only image of Blacks that I recall being presented to me that gave recognition to Black or Brown people during my elementary school days. So, what is this book? I recognize that I am stretching things but it is the story of ‘The Gingerbread Boy’ that many of us read, back in the day.

Clearly, there were many Blacks that could have been the subjects of our curricula, but there were no mentions

and no signs of those that could and should have been mentioned. So, I was left with ‘The Gingerbread Boy.’ I do not believe that I was not paying attention and did not hear the names of pioneers in civil rights such as Frederick Douglas, Harriett Tubman and Sojourner Truth. I heard nothing about Ida B. Wells-Barnett, George Washington Carver, Dr. Charles Drew, Lewis Latimer, Bessie Coleman, Langston Hughes, Marian Anderson, W.E.B. Du Bois. Booker T. Washington, Did anyone hear the name of Ralph Bunch in their classrooms back in the fifties or sixties? Now, he is one that was undoubtedly missed but he should have been highlighted by my teachers for his work as a United Nations mediator in the Palestine conflict and was the first Black American to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

The person that I first recall hearing about that resulted in my having a positive view of Blacks and their history was our baseball great, Jackie Robinson. Jackie Robinson made us feel so good until our classes were taken to Shibe Park, later Connie Mack Stadium, whenever the Brooklyn Dodgers came to town to play. Jackie Robinson instilled in us pride, hope, and a belief that we were somebody.

Given the makeup of my school and teachers, you would have thought that there would have been a different outcome. What we did not know, back then, is what we are experiencing today in the current political environment; a rewriting of the history of people of color. So, Black history was omitted during the 1950s and 60s elementary schools primarily due to systemic White supremacy, legally enforced segregation (Jim Crow), and a “whitewashed” curriculum designed to maintain the status quo. Education prioritized a nationalist narrative, omitting Black contributions to prevent challenging established racial hierarchies meaning Black history was deemed irrelevant to the White-focused curriculum. During my elementary school days, the educational system deliberately manipulated cultural memory and White history while ignoring or dehumanizing Black experiences.

Black history was generally excluded from 1950s and 1960s elementary schools due to state-mandates, Eurocentric, and segregationist curricula designed intentionally to uphold White supremacy and ignoring or whitewashing the contributions of Black Americans in textbooks. In an Internet search, it was stated that textbooks rarely included Black history, focusing instead on a narrative that omitted systemic racism, slavery’s brutality, and the achievements of Black people. While I attended school in the North, in the South, experiences for school aged children was worse. Racially segregated schools meant separate curricula, with schools for White children receiving more funding and control, while Black students attended underfunded, separate, and often unequal schools. Any mention of Africa portrayed it as a dark continent, minimizing any semblance of civilization and positive Black history. Then, in spite of the religious background of many of our teachers, none of our Black Biblical heroes were presented to us. So, lack of representation was not accidental but a deliberate effort to sanitize American history, leaving generations with an incomplete understanding of the country’s racial history. But, then again, this was decades before James Brown declared and we internalized that we were “Black and Proud and Black Was Beautiful.”

While I acknowledge that the teaching of Black history was missing in our classrooms in the past, I have come to realize in my later years that this was no excuse for what we did not learn back then and do not know today. After all, if you qui some of our folks here in 2026, they will struggle to identify some mentioned earlier and some Black history makers that are more contemporary. As a test, tell me about James Baldwin, Shirley Chisholm, John Lewis, Daisy Bates, Ruby Bridges, Charles Drew. Madam C. J. Walker, Bayard Rustin, Bessie Coleman, Jessie Owens, Arthur Ashe, Berry Gordy, Wilmer Rudolph, Mae C. Jemison, Thurgood Marshall, Ethel Waters, to name just a few. We cannot and should not depend on our schools to remind us of our past, let us do as we should do and emphasize the teaching and learning of Black History in our homes, something we should have embraced, back in the day. (Alonzo Kittrels can be reached at backintheday@ phillytrib.com or The Philadelphia Tribune, Back In The Day, 520 South 16th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19146 The views expressed in this column are not necessarily those of The Philadelphia Tribune.)

1919—The “first” Pan African Congress is held bringing together prominent Blacks from throughout the world to chart a program for Black unity and betterment. African American scholar and activist W.E.B. DuBois was the chief organizer. The gathering was held in Paris, France, and drew 57 distinguished delegates including 16 from the United States, 14 from Africa and others from the Caribbean, South America and Europe. (The 1919 Congress is considered by many the “first” but another such Congress had been organized in 1900.)

1940—Smokey Robinson is born William Robinson in Detroit, Mich. He formed “The Miracles” in 1955 while still in high school. With his voice and poetry of song, Robinson led The Miracles as the group became one of the all-time best record-sellers for Barry Gordy’s Motown music empire.

1942—The Tuskegee Airmen are activated for service in World War II. The all-Black pursuit squadron, later designated 99th Fighter Squadron, was organized and trained at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. The squadron served with honors in Europe. During the war, the nearly 1,000 pilots who had been trained flew 15,000 sorties, destroyed 1,000 German aircraft and earned more than 150 Distinguished Flying Crosses.

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1895—The great Black leader Frederick Douglass dies at 78 in Washington, D.C. Douglass was the foremost Black abolitionist struggling to end slavery in the mid1800s. He used his great oratory skills and his abilities as a newspaper publisher on behalf of freedom and justice for Blacks. Most of his early work emanated from the Rochester, N.Y., area. But after the Civil War he moved to Washington, D.C. Douglass was the nation’s foremost Black leader for nearly 40 years.

1927—Actor Sidney Poitier is born in Miami, Fla., and grows up on Cat Island in the Bahamas. However, by the early 1950s, he was establishing a career in movies. Indeed, it can be said that Poitier was the first Black actor to make it in mainstream movie roles without having to play stereotypical and often demeaning “Black roles.”

1963—Basketball great Charles Barkley is born on this day in Leeds, Ala.

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1933—Song stylist and activist Nina Simone is born Eunice Waymon in Tryon, N.C. She was a child prodigy who was playing the piano by age 4. She had numerous songs to her credit, but one of the most memorable was “Mississippi Goddam” which was composed as a protest against the terrorist bombing of a Black church in Birmingham, Ala., which resulted in the deaths of four little Black girls. Simone, often referred to as the High Priestess of Soul, died in France on April 21, 2003.

1965—The most prominent Black nationalist of the 20th century, Malcolm X, is assassinated on this day in Harlem, N.Y.’s Audubon Ballroom while giving a speech which was to issue a call for Black unity. Born Malcolm Little in Omaha, Neb., on May 19, 1925, he graduated at the top of his high school class but had his dream of becoming a lawyer crushed when a teacher told him that was “not realistic for a Nigger.” He gradually drifted into the underworlds of first Boston and then New York where he became a drug dealer and gangster known as “Detroit Red.” He was friends with comedian and upcoming star Redd Foxx who at the time was known as “Chica-

go Red.” Malcolm was arrested and jailed for robbery at age 20. While in prison he converted to the Nation of Islam and after his release in 1952, he became the leading force building the group into a major national organization. He was a brilliant orator and organizer as well as a fierce opponent of racism, imperialism and the non-violent approach to combating the nation’s evils. But disagreements with Nation of Islam founder Elijah Muhammad led to a split. He then formed the Organization for Afro-American Unity. However, 11 months after his split with the Nation of Islam he was assassinated. Many in the Black community felt the New York City police and the FBI played a role in his death. But three man associated with the Nation of Islam were tried and convicted of his murder.

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1950—Basketball legend Julius “Dr. J” Erving is born in Roosevelt, N.Y. He was the most dominant NBA player of his era. The former Philadelphia 76’er was 6’7”, 210 pounds.

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1868—Dr. W.E.B. DuBois is born William Edward Burghardt DuBois in Great Barrington, Mass. DuBois can easily qualify as Black America’s leading scholar and intellectual of the late 1800s and early 1900s. He was also an educator and social activist fighting tirelessly against racial injustice and U.S. imperialism. He started the NAACP’s influential “Crisis” magazine. He organized what many consider the First Pan African Congress. (Actually, it was the second. The first took place in 1900.) However, in his later years DuBois became increasingly frustrated with American racism, injustice and hypocritical brand of democracy. He turned to socialism around 1927 and despaired of the NAACP’s legalistic approach to obtaining rights for Blacks. He nevertheless authored several influential books including “The Souls of Black Folks.” He coined the phrase ‘talented tenth” to describe what he believed would have to be a class of educated and skilled Blacks who would have to lead the race out of its oppression. DuBois finally went into self-imposed exile in the West African nation of Ghana saying, “In my own country for nearly a century I have been nothing but a Nigger.” He died in Ghana’s capital, Accra, on Aug. 27, 1963. He was 95.

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1864—Rebecca Lee Crumbler becomes the first African American woman to receive a medical degree. Born in 1833, she graduated from the New England Female Medical College. Prior to becoming a doctor, she had worked as a nurse in Massachusetts for more than six years.

1868—The U.S. House of Representatives voted 126 to 47 to impeach President Andrew Johnson. Johnson had run afoul of a group of pro-Black legislators known as the Radical Republicans because of his opposition to full citizenship rights for former slaves. He survived being ousted as president by one vote in the U.S. Senate. As far as historical speculation goes, it would have been much better for Black rights and the course of Black history if Johnson had been ousted. His opposition to full rights, including voting rights, for Blacks helped lay the foundation for the un-doing of Reconstruction and the many gains Blacks had made during that period.

1966—Kwame Nkrumah is ousted in a military coup as president of the West African nation of Ghana. This was another event which changed the course of Black history for the worse. Nkrumah, educated at the predominantly Black Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, had been a major intellectual and pragmatic force for Pan-Africanism and worldwide Black unity. From the time he became the first president of Ghana in March 1957, he had worked tirelessly for international Black advance and world peace. His ouster left a void which after 40 years has not been filled by any other African leader. Nkrumah died in 1972.

Carnegie Museums' first-ever Black History Month Celebration

The New Pittsburgh Courier has learned that the Carnegie Museums held its first-ever Black History Month celebration, Feb. 7, 2026. The Courier has also learned the Carnegie Museums wants to make it an annual event.

More than 300 people came to the three-hour Saturday event, which featured multiple programs such as an African drumming/dance performance by Sankofa Village for the Arts and a step performance by members of the National Pan-Hellenic Council. Participating Black Greek letter organizations included Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc., Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc., and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.

Charlene Foggie-Barnett, community archivist for the Charles "Teenie" Harris collection at the Carnegie Museum of Art, spoke to attendees on the powerful impact that Harris' photo collection has in showcasing and preserving Pittsburgh's Black history. Harris was a Courier photographer from the late 1940s to the mid-1970s.

Gina Winstead, the museums' Vice President of Culture and Community, discussed the evolution of "Envisioning a Just Pittsburgh," which is an annual inclusive call for art that encourages artists throughout the region to share their visions for a just and equitable Pittsburgh through their artistry.

Some of the artists who participated in the 2025 call for artistry performed at the Black History Month celebration. Blaire Crumbley performed her spoken-word piece, “Is That Me I See.” Nami Bey performed her original song, "Soul Searchin’.”

Dr. Sister Iasia Thomas performed her poem, “Towards Root Cause Inquiry: Ongoing Dedication to the Equity Advisory Panel (EAP)." And Donovan Harrell performed his writing, "Colorful Forms: Side A."

The celebration also included a well-attended docent-led tour focused on Black artists and their connections to Pittsburgh, led by Millicent Smith, the first Black docent at the Carnegie Museum of Art.

DOMONIK W. DANIELS, ROBERT “BOB” JAMES, TERESA SHINE, GINA WINSTEAD, DONAL DONOVAN, CHARLENE FOGGIE-BARNETT.

MEMBERS OF KAPPA ALPHA PSI FRATERNITY INC.

THE CARNEGIE MUSEUMS’ GINA WINSTEAD WITH KIMBERLY JACOBS, CURATOR AND EXHIBITION MANAGER FOR THE AUGUST WILSON AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER.

Bishop Thelma J. Mitchell passes away at 82

Ministry traveled from Clairton to all parts of the region

MITCHELL FROM A1

in 1995, Bishop Thelma Mitchell continued the work with strength and grace and was consecrated Bishop and Chief Apostle in 1998, according to her obituary obtained by the New Pittsburgh Courier.

"As Overseer of more than thirty churches and outreach ministries, she provided apostolic covering, instruction, and mentorship to pastors and congregations across multiple states. Her healing and deliverance ministry extended into prisons, nursing homes, radio broadcasts, street outreach and crusades, and pastoral training initiatives through her Kingdom Bible Institute," Bishop Mitchell's obituary read.

Bishop Mitchell's funeral, so well-attended that there was literally standing room only, included the reading of some let-

ters of condolence chosen by Bishop Mitchell's family.

"Bishop Mitchell's 'yes' to the Most High created space for generations to rise," read a letter by The Youth Department Church Children of Israel, also known as "TYD."

"...Bishop Mitchell ran her race with strength, dignity and conviction... Today we do not mourn as those without hope, we celebrate a life well-lived, a race well-run and a general in the faith who has taken her rightful rest. What a powerful legacy to leave. Family walking in purpose, a ministry flourishing, and lives changed because of her dedication to the Kingdom," TYD's letter continued. "Please know that the TYD stands with you not only in love, but with active support." The pastor of The Youth Department Church Children of Israel is Rev. Andre Mitchell, a son of Bishop Mitchell.

There were more than 25 churches that sent condolences to the family that were read aloud at the funeral. Some of those churches included: Pentecostal Temple COGIC, New Creation Family Worship Center, Shekinah Temple Ministries and Fellowship, The Office of the General Overseer (Bishop Julius Lee Ralph Sr.), Clairton Ministerium, Northside Institutional COGIC, St. Stephen Baptist Church, Gethsemane COGIC, First COGIC, Mt. Sinai Baptist Church, Ebenezer Baptist Church, Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Creative Ministries, New Vision Christian Tabernacle, First AME, Empowering Word Ministries Inc., Bethlehem Baptist Church, Greater Miracle Ministries, Macedonia MBC at Duquesne, Mt. Nebo Baptist, Hear the Word Ministries, King of Dominion Global Fellowship Ministries, Morningstar Baptist, Full Light

Cathedral of Deliverance Ministries, Second Baptist Church of Homestead, Greater Hope Restoration Ministries, Greater Dominion, Ebenezer Christian Worship Center, Remnant Covenant Fellowship of Churches, St. John Bible Center, Sound The Alarm Ministries, Kingdom Come Ministries, Solid Rock Foundation Ministries, and Destiny of Faith.

From Sept. 27-29, 2024, the Courier was there as Bishop Mitchell and others celebrated the 50th Church Anniversary and Founders Day of Free Holiness Church of Deliverance and Living Waters International Ministries, in Clairton.

But that wasn't all. Bishop Mitchell's ministries landed her in churches all throughout the region, as the Courier captured her

in 2018 at St. James AME Church's first-ever Food Ministry Prayer Brunch, on June 16. She was there, alongside other prominent names like Rev. June Jeffries and Rev. Brenda Montgomery.

Bishop Mitchell was also one of the founders of Clairton's Holy Week Musical and Services, Clairton Bible School, and the non-profit organization Christ For Clairton Inc.

"Yet her greatest joy was never in accolades," her obituary read, "but in serving God's people —counseling families, nurturing leaders, praying without ceasing, and pointing others to Christ. She was known as a spiritual mother, mentor, teacher, and prayer warrior whose wisdom and love strengthened countless lives."

Born on Feb. 20, 1943, in Rectortown, Va., Bishop Mitchell was the 12th child and seventh daughter of Theodore and Elsie Tines. Bishop Mitchell was preceded in death by her children, grandchildren, and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins.

"She was the best cook," said one of her children, Apostle Deryck Tines, during the homegoing service, Feb. 14. "She was the best organist. She was the best pastor. She was the best rebuker..." Apostle Tynes said that he is 63 years old, and that his mother, Bishop Mitchell, "for 63 years, was his best friend." He added: "Part of what's giving me peace today is that I tried my best to treat mama the best."

BISHOP THELMA J. MITCHELL

BISHOP THELMA J. MITCHELL

APOSTLE DERYCK TINES WITH HIS MOTHER, BISHOP THELMA J. MITCHELL.

Students, community excited about renovated Kelly Primary School

by Rob Taylor Jr. Courier Staff Writer

Wilkinsburg's first-year schools superintendent

Dr. Jocelyn Artinger, like everyone else, has been marveling at the renovations made to Kelly Primary School, on Kelly Avenue. A brand new addition to the school complete with expanded office space for family meetings and support services, new classrooms, an updated library, a new playground, flexible learning areas, and so much more.

It prompted a student at the school to come up to Dr. Artinger and ask her, "Do you own all these buildings, Miss?"

She paused before answering.

"I don't own the buildings," she told the student. "You all own the buildings, the community owns the buildings, and they just put me in charge to oversee and direct the buildings, but they're your buildings."

The roughly 290 students in grades PreK-2 who attend Kelly Primary have been walking into a school that has nearly $29 million in renovations invested into it. It was a grand celebration at its ribbon-cutting ceremony, Dec. 1, 2025. Joining school officials were elected officials such as state Sen. Jay Costa and Wilkinsburg Mayor Dontae Comans.

Dr. Artinger told the New Pittsburgh Courier that the students "really valued that we have a space that is vibrant and lively, exciting and student-centered."

The renovations began in June 2024, and were completed in November 2025 by The Efficiency Network. Funding for the renovations came from Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) grants, awarded to districts since the COVID pandemic, as well as other grants.

Every student who at-

tends Wilkinsburg public schools heads to Kelly first. As the student enters third grade, it's time to head to Turner Intermediate. By the time seventh grade rolls around, the partnership between Wilkinsburg and Pittsburgh Public Schools sends them to Westinghouse High School, in Homewood. Since the students head to Kelly Primary first, it's best that the students get the best impression possible. That's what officials had in mind when it came to the renovations; show the current students that this is the type of atmosphere a student should

be learning in, as well as for future students.

"The space and schools in general are more than just walls and classrooms and buildings," Dr. Artinger told the Courier.

"They're really pillars of the community and places where we foster learning and creativity for children. They're spaces where ideas really come to life. With the design and launch of the building, I know that's really at the heart of what the team was looking for."

Specific renovations included updated windows, flooring and HVAC and electrical systems throughout the second

floor. A four-inch water line was installed to support the sprinkler system. There's also a new traffic pattern and parking lot to ensure safe student dropoff and pickup. So what were the students saying as they saw their school completely

renovated? "Very excited, a lot of 'wows,'" said Kelly Primary principal Rachel Gardocky to the Courier.

"Smiles on their faces..." Gardocky said it was a welcome sight to see parents, students and those from the neighborhood come to the ceremony and

walk through the school building. Gardocky said she got the sense that "everyone was proud of the building and proud of the progress we have made with the school, to have the school in their neighborhood."

THE OFFICIAL RIBBON-CUTTING FOR THE NEWLY-REMODELED KELLY PRIMARY SCHOOL IN WILKINSBURG, DEC. 1, 2025. (PHOTOS BY CHIEF IKHANA-HAL-MAKINA)

PRE-K STUDENT AJAYCEON JETTER, WITH HIS MOTHER, DOMITA DEMBY.

WILKINSBURG SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT DR. JOCELYN ARTINGER.

Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. passes away at 84

Civil Rights icon; Founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition

tion, economic and gender inequality, social injustice,healthcare, education, and peace-building—earning him recognition as a true humanitarian and world leader. Beyond his public achievements, Reverend Jackson will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather, and spiritual guide. To his family, he was a source of unwavering love and faith. To countless others, he was a mentor, a voice for the voiceless, and a symbol of resilience.

Reverend Jackson’s passing marks the end of an era, but his vision of justice, equality, and unity will live on through the countless lives he touched.  His legacy will continue to inspire future generations through the tireless, dedicated work of the  Rainbow PUSH Coalition , an organization rooted in the progressive fight for social change. Funeral arrangements and details for public memorial services will be shared in the coming days.

COURIER CHURCH DIRECTORY

BAPTIST TEMPLE CHURCH

Sunday Worship: 8 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.

7241 Race Street Pittsburgh, Pa., 15208

Bountiful Blessings: 1st, 3rd Tuesday, 5-7 p.m. 312 Viola St. Duquesne, Pa., 15110 116 South Highland Ave. Pittsburgh, Pa., 15206 412-441-3800

Pastor—Rev. Dr. Rodney Adam Lyde

“A New commandment I give unto you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love another. By this shall all men known that you are my disciples, if you have love one to another.” - St. John 13:34-35

REV. WALKER SAYS: The Answer will come from 1 John 4:20—If a man say, I love God, and hates his brother, he is a liar: for he that loves not his brother whom he has seen, how can he say that he loves God whom he has not seen?

2001 Wylie Avenue Pittsburgh, Pa., 15219 www.baptisttemple.church www.ebenezerbaptistpgh.org

Dorothy Stubbs

EBENEZER MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH

Sunday Worship Service: 11 a.m.

Sr. Pastor—Rev. Dr. Vincent K. Campbell

Dr. Barbara A. Gunn

Pastor—

Nathaniel Pennybaker

REV. JESSE L. JACKSON SR.

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Perry High School's Rockin' Ron Carter coming home to be honored!

You know that old saying...there’s not enough time or space to tell this entire story. Well, never have those words ever been more on point than now. In this case, this story has chapters, not pages. But no worries, we’ll get it done.

We are proud to announce that Pittsburgh’s own Ron Carter Jr. will be returning to the Steel City where the legend began to be recognized and honored at the 11th Annual Dr. Atty. Cyril H. Wecht Western PA Humanitarian Awards...HONORING THOSE WHO HELP MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE. I assure you that few have done as much for so long as RCJ.

The Wecht Awards began 11 years ago with a friendship and partnership developed with Dr. Wecht and yours truly in an effort to recognize people from Western Pa. who have made an impact in the world from a variety of categories. Needless to say, no one met that standard more than Dr. Wecht. For the two or three of you who don’t know who he is, in short ...Dr. Wecht held titles as both a medical doctor and an attorney. Recognized as one of the world’s most brilliant minds, Dr. Wecht was considered the foremost forensic pathologist in

the nation and gained unprecedented acclaim in uncovering the facts and details on who and how JFK was killed, as well as Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Robert F. Kennedy, JonBenét Ramsey and the OJ Simpson drama, just to name a few! Dr. Wecht was also a prolific author who wrote over 25 books, a significant number of documentaries and shows garnered him tremendous fame and notoriety. But it was his relationship as an ally with Dr. Bennet Omalu and their research on CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy), and

their ongoing fight to get the NFL to be accountable for head trauma and concussions that made him a household name, and his consulting on the movie “Concussion” starring Will Smith placed him in a league of his own. Ron Carter Jr., the son of the wonderful Ron Carter Sr., who passed away several years ago, and Lois Carter (Mother Carter to you...and still kicking!)

Ron played basketball for Perry Traditional Academy in the early '70s before graduating and attending VMI, Virginia Military Institute, on a full academic and athletic scholarship. This would be a good time to point out how good “God” can be for some of us. Not only was Carter a great ballplayer, but a high academic as well... you know, all the 0's that come after 4 when you identify someone’s academic standing, for example, 4.0. He’s got about 5 or 6 of those 0's. Plus poet, keynote speaker...and he thinks he’s funny, but he’s really not, but hey, nobody’s perfect. But what is perfect is his beautiful and talented wife, Darnella, and their fabulous family of super accomplished children.

Now mind you, he achieved all the above while becoming the greatest basketball player in VMI history, and that’s no exaggeration, graduating with full military honors and status. And, he and his elite teammates, including the great Dave Montgomery, had to do so while operating in total military discipline, guidelines and constraints. (That, boys and girls, is a real fancy way of saying while the rest of us in college were just getting in at 5 a.m., they were getting up. Look, you gotta know the military ain’t for

everybody and saving the world is a full-time job!!!)

Rockin’ Ron was a prolific 6'5" guard who was a two-time Southern Conference Player of the Year and the first VMI athlete to have his jersey retired (#13). RC was also threetime All-SoCon selection and in 1976, SoCon Tournament Most Valuable Player. Among his numerous stats and records, he set a VMI single-game record with 45 points and finished with 2,228 career points, 10th-highest in conference history, averaging 26.3 points a game his senior year!

On February 15, 2026, the VMI men's basketball team was honored as they celebrated the 50-year reunion of their histor-

ic 197576 and 1976-77 teams, considered the greatest in VMI history, having achieved an Elite Eight appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 1976 and a Sweet Sixteen spot in 1977. It’s important to note that’s the last time the men’s team has appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament. If that wasn’t enough for one lifetime, RC was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the second round of the 1978 NBA draft, and the 26th overall selection. His legacy includes induction into the VMI Sports Hall of Fame in 1989 and the Southern Conference Sports Hall of Fame in 2018.

After his basketball ca-

reer, Ron had a spectacular business career. He was the Director of Economic Development for the Chicago Housing Authority, City Manager of Benton Harbor, Michigan, and served in the administration of President Bill Clinton. In closing, some of you who will remain nameless can now take great pride in having been “DUNKED ON” BY ROCKIN’ RON IN THE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED CONNIE HAWKINS SUMMER BASKETBALL LEAGUE NOW THAT YOU KNOW THE FULL WEIGHT OF WHAT YOU WERE DEALING WITH AT THE TIME!

Welcome home, Ron Carter Jr.

Stephen A. Smith should be allowed to pursue any and all opportunities

During the months leading up to Black History Month, there were several subjects that I considered writing about. However, I apologize to all of you that Jackie Robinson was not one of those subjects. Oh, I may or may not insert a sentence or two referring to Jackie Robinson, but you are going to have to read on to find out.

At the risk of being considered naïve from a culinary standpoint I asked myself: would I rather eat a steak rare, medium rare or well done? However, I don’t have much of a choice after I put on my bib, mouth-watering as I remove the cover from a steak that I discover has been regurgitated. At that point, I go home and defrost a bucket of chitterlings. I recently ran across an article online penned by Drew Lerner: "Stephen A. Smith distances himself from ESPN." Mr. Lerner writes: “If you asked 100 sports fans who they believed the face of ESPN was, it’s pretty safe to say that a fair number of people would respond with Stephen A. Smith. The First Take host is certainly paid like the face of the network. ESPN pays

Smith $20 million a year to appear on First Take and various other ESPN properties. But according to Smith, he doesn’t see himself as the face of the Worldwide Leader. Smith has certainly proven to be a company man throughout his long tenure at ESPN, willing to appear on much of the network’s programming outside of First Take. However, he has certainly taken a step back since signing his new contract. With the introduction of Inside the NBA to ESPN’s airwaves, Smith no longer has regular NBA studio obligations. The ESPN star also frequently utilizes remote studios rather than appearing in-person at First Take‘s New York set. Sure, he’s associated with ESPN, but It’s hard to be the face of a network when you’re also popping up on a bunch of other platforms. His nine-figure contract, of course, would seem to

indicate that ESPN might see him as the face of the network, or at least one of them. And if Smith wants to keep cashing those checks, he’d be wise to go along with that premise.”

Correct me if I’m wrong, but does this seem like a "yes sir boss" moment to you? If not, it damn sure does to me. Wait just a minute, I am not nearly finished. The compass that is poised to guide the world of sports journalism back to plantation road may now be in the untrusty and unsafe hands of Rusty Bucket. Mr. Bucket posted a video online titled: "How Stephen A. Smith Killed Sports Journalism." “Monsieur Rusty Dusty” says: “The thing is, I'm no journalist, so why am I bent out of shape? Well, to put it plainly, I've always admired the profession, especially the idea of what it was before I was born. Then, over the course of my life, the power and influence of those way, more often principled voices slowly faded into a distant memory. Celebrity journalists of the past, at least, seemed to care about seeking the truth and offensiveness was just something that came along with that. Whereas today people

like Stephen A. Smith just live to offend. Because it makes money. Debate slop has slowly but surely taken over the Internet. Now don't get me wrong. This isn't strictly Stephen's fault. The core of this issue is in the people who ultimately decided that Stephen's brand of journalism was to be rewarded. Who makes that decision and who should make that decision is something that's up for debate, but in the world as it is. Its integrity be damned when you got ratings to worry about. Profit is the North Star, nothing else. I really don't think this is a job that is meant to have a figure as large as Stephen. This is an industry that would most ideally have a handful of stars of with pretty equal footing. Stephen has slowly but surely taken up more and more of the spotlight and casted a wider and wider shadow over everyone else. He takes up space in terms of salary, in terms of airtime. In terms of relevance and the discourse, the man has become bigger than sports journalism. But he had to kill it in the process.” Hold up, Kemosabe. Are you telling Tonto that Stephen A. Smith killed the

profession of sports journalism just because he got paid? And he should work 10 times harder than anyone else because he got paid? But yet as part of getting paid he should not cast a shadow that will bring higher ratings and increased profit for ESPN so that the network can hire bums like you? That is a sick and perverted train of thought that supposedly was pulled out from the train station in Logical, Mississippi, in 1865. By the way: did Rusty Bucket get the memo? I repeat, Rusty (Dusty) Bucket said and this was a quote that came out directly out of his grill: “I really don't think this is a job that is meant to have a figure as large as Stephen. This is an industry that would most ideally have a handful of stars of with pretty equal footing.”

In other words, although we don’t have the talent or the market share, Stephen A. Smith should be paid less because there is enough dough for all of us to be paid. What happened to the fake morality of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps?” Did someone fall asleep while guarding the “gate of jour-

nalistic integrity?” Beware, because I recently sharpened my scalpel because Rusty Dusty seems like he might have a lukewarm admiration for the Confederate paradigm saying: “I've always admired the profession, especially the idea of what it was before I was born. Then, over the course of my life, the power and influence of those way, more often principled voices slowly faded into a distant memory. Celebrity journalists of the past, at least, seemed to care about seeking the truth and offensiveness was just something that came along with that.” How could these writers be more principled when they were reporting a false narrative based on an inferior group of athletes that were competing against and with each other? It was OK to be offensive because that was part of a truth-seeking storyteller's package of the past: is that right? Sometimes, my eyesight might be questionable, but my sense of smell remains “bloodhound-ish,” because there seems to be a fertilizer-like aroma lingering in the air, you diggg.

RON CARTER, AS A MEMBER OF VMI.

RON CARTER, WITH FORMER PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA.

When

dehumanization becomes policy

When Donald Trump circulates or amplifies an image depicting the first Black President of this country, Barack Obama, and his wife, Michelle Obama, as monkeys, the nation is being told something important about itself. This is not a lapse in judgment. It is not dark humor. It is not political theater. It is an intentional act rooted in one of the most enduring and violent tropes in Western history; the reduction of Black people to something less than human.

That image is not accidental. It is not harmless. And it is not disconnected from power.

I am deeply hurt by this moment. But more than hurt, I am deeply alarmed. Because history makes one thing unmistakably clear: dehumanization is

never the conclusion of an argument, it is the beginning of a process.

We are living in a time when many insist racism is behind us. When progress is spoken of as permanent and irreversible. When the presence of Black success is used as evidence that the system is now fair. And yet, here we are, watching Barack Obama, a former President of the United States, publicly reduced to animal imagery by his successor, Donald Trump, with little institutional resistance and even less accountability.

That silence matters.

History shows us that authoritarian and anti-democratic movements do not begin with laws or violence. They begin with narrative control. With ridicule. With the steady normalization of contempt. Hitler did not begin with camps; he began with caricatures, propaganda, and the erosion of empathy. Across cultures and continents, the pattern remains consistent; once people are symbolically stripped of their humanity, stripping them of their rights, resources and property becomes easier to justify.

This is why this moment cannot be dismissed as merely offensive. It is consequential precisely because it signals what is now acceptable. It lowers the cost of cruelty. It prepares the public to tolerate exclusion. And symbolism, in a society built on hierarchy, always precedes policy.

We are witnessing coordinated efforts to weaken institutions that preserve historical truth. Attacks on museums, on honest accounts of race, on the authority of places like the Smithsonian. We see the rollback of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives under the language of neutrality and fairness. These developments are often treated as sep-

BUSINESS

NNPA NEWSWIRE—If you’re an entrepreneur (or soon to be one), you must be aware of the various business growth challenges in 2026, which include economic volatility and evolving consumer demands. Such changes are reshaping how organizations operate and compete.

Since these challenges can make or break your business, familiarizing yourself with how to address and solve them is crucial. Otherwise, you could find yourself in a severe pinch, or worse, a potential business closure.

Remember: Failed businesses outnumber successful ones. According to The Zebra, for instance, over  half of small businesses fail within their first year.4:22

By implementing well-thought-out strategies for business expansion, you can accelerate company growth instead of worrying about bankruptcies and closures.

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Business growth means expanding your company’s:

Operations

Market share

Revenue

Workforce

Its primary goals are to improve your business’s chances of survival in today’s competitive market and increase your company’s profitability and long-term sustainability.

What Are the Four Types of Business Growth?

There are four primary growth-related business development strategies. They include:

Organic or internal expansion

Inorganic or external growth

Strategic expansion

Growth via operational efficiency

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Organic or internal expansion in-

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One way to grow your firm from within is to increase your marketing efforts. Another is by enhancing or adding value-added features to your goods or services.

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External business growth is the practice of rapidly expanding a company through:

Mergers

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Since this type of growth involves the “addition” of other companies, it costs more than organic expansion. An example is buying a competitor to gain their market share. Another is by acquiring or taking over a supplier company to secure its supply chain.

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Strategic expansion is when your business:

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Builds alliances

The goal is to expand your business’s reach, enter new markets, or leverage the cost-effective benefits of shared resources.

Growth via Operational Efficiency

Growth via operational efficiency is a subtype of internal expansion. It involves scaling up your business by adding to or enhancing what it already has (e.g., existing infrastructure or workforce).

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As the Kansas City Area Development Council points out, the city’s population of adults 25+ years old rose by 5.8 percent from 2019 to 2024. The number of highly educated professionals living in the city has also jumped by 14.2 percent (as of 2024).

What Are the Challenges (and Solutions) to Business Growth in 2026?

As a business owner, one of the trials you’ll likely face that could impact your organization’s growth is economic volatility. Likewise, you may find the ever-changing demands of consumers a challenge in today’s increasingly technological and saturated market.

Economic Volatility

Economic volatility is the rapid and unpredictable fluctuations of key economic measures, such as: Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Employment Inflation

Whenever the economy experiences high volatility, business planning and expansion become more difficult, as it makes forecasting expenses, consumer demand, and revenues more challenging.

One of the most practical business success tips to help you navigate economic volatility is to strengthen your firm’s financial resilience. You can, for instance, diversify revenue streams by implementing a subscription model or expanding your product/service lines. You should also practice proactive cost-cutting, such as by automating manual processes. It minimizes the need for human labor while also reducing costly human errors.

Marcus didn’t plan on becoming a walking withdrawal machine—but that’s exactly how he feels right now.

Marcus is 34 years old and earns about $58,000 a year working a warehouse job. He was engaged to Tiana, 31, and believed he was building a family. When they discovered she was pregnant, Marcus stepped up the way many men are encouraged to do. He moved Tiana and her two children from a previous relationship into his home, trying to keep the family together and “do the right thing.” Not long after, the relationship ended. Tiana said she felt “crowded” and moved out. The engagement was over. The future Marcus thought he was building disappeared almost overnight. What didn’t end was the expectation that Marcus would continue paying. Tiana has made it clear she wants to raise the baby on her own. There’s no relationship, no shared custody conversations, and no co-parenting framework. What is consistent are the financial requests. They initially agreed on $400 a month in support, but that agreement quickly blurred.

Marcus now finds himself sending $800 to $1,000 in some months—covering gas, groceries, household bills, and even expenses for children who are not his. Meanwhile, the father of Tiana’s other children contribute inconsistently. Marcus is left carrying the heaviest

financial load. He feels used. He feels ignored. And he’s starting to feel financially drained. So the question becomes unavoidable: What should Marcus do?

Damon Says: There’s an old saying: “There’s a sucker born every minute.” Right now, Tiana mistakes Marcus for a sucker —a pushover she believes she can control and financially manipulate. And based on his actions so far, she read him correctly. But this is where that changes. Here’s how Marcus goes from being a sucker to sucker-punching this situation with a reality check. Not with emotion. Not with anger. With structure, boundaries, and facts. It’s time to man up, stand on business, and stand up for himself. Being a struggling single parent isn’t something most people willingly sign up for. That’s what makes this situation feel uncharacteristic. A woman already raising two children alone walking away from a man who stepped up—emotionally and financially—and was willing to provide for both his unborn child and

her children from a previous relationship doesn’t line up cleanly. When behavior doesn’t align with logic, I don’t trust it.

Establish Paternity Before Anything Else Before Marcus sends another dollar, paternity needs to be established. This isn’t about disrespect—it’s about protection. If you think you’re being used now, imagine forking over all this money and then a later DNA test revealing you are not the father. Rest assured, you will not get that money back. I’d hate that for you.

If the child is his, Marcus can move forward with clarity and confidence. If the child is not, he avoids years of financial and emotional consequences that cannot be reversed.

Verification comes first.

Pause Informal Payments and Create a “First Child Fund”

Until paternity is legally established, Marcus should stop sending money directly. That does not mean abandoning responsibility. It means redirecting it in-

telligently.

Every dollar Marcus would have sent should go into a separate savings account—a “First Child Fund.” This preserves resources, creates a record of intent, and protects Marcus from unrecoverable payments.

Once the child is born and paternity is confirmed, Marcus can pull from this fund to help provide for his child— medical expenses, supplies, or court-ordered support. This approach protects the child and protects Marcus. Get the Courts Involved—Child Support and Visitation If paternity is established, the next move is court involvement—immediately. You need a mediator when you’re dealing with a manipulator. That’s the role of the court system—to mediate, set boundaries, and remove emotion from the equation. Private agreements feel easier, but they almost always favor the louder party. Marcus agreed to $400 a month and is now paying double with no structure, no documentation, and no protection.

Court-ordered child support ensures: A fair amount based on income Official credit for payments made

Business growth in 2026: Modern challenges and solutions

Evolving Consumer Demands

Some examples of how consumer demands have and continue to evolve include: Shifting values (e.g., from fast-moving products to more sustainable options)

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arate controversies, but they are part of the same architecture. Cultural erasure and economic dispossession have always moved together.

Racism in this era rarely announces itself loudly. It operates administratively. Through systems that claim objectivity while producing unequal outcomes. Through lending standards, appraisal practices, zoning laws, and capital flows that quietly but consistently disadvantage Black communities. Intent is denied, but impact is undeniable.

When Black leadership is openly mocked and dehumanized, especially when that mockery is modeled by Donald Trump himself, it sends a signal through every layer of these systems. Appraisers feel safer undervaluing. Lenders feel safer tightening. Policymakers feel safer dismantling protections. Dehumanization at the cultural level creates permission at the institutional level. This is where Property is Power becomes unavoidable.

Property is not simply about owning a home. It is about leverage, stability, and inheritance. It is the primary mechanism through which families secure their future and transfer opportunity across generations. In America, access to property has never been neutral; it has always been shaped by race, policy, power, and this is not accidental, it is structural.

Black homeownership gaps are not the result of apathy or ignorance. They are the cumulative outcome of historic exclusion and modern systems that continue to reproduce inequality while claiming

tial point of contact. The bots can then redirect customers who need more assistance to a human representative.

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Many of the moral giants who once forced this nation to confront its contradictions are gone. King is gone. Malcolm is gone. Medgar is gone. The institutions that once carried their urgency have been diluted, minimized, or neutralized. The responsibility of this moment now rests with those who understand how systems function and how power consolidates. The question before us is not where are the leaders, the question is whether we are willing to raise our hands.

Silence in moments like this is not neutrality. It is consent. History will not judge us by our outrage, but by whether we recognized the season we were in and acted accordingly. Whether we defended access. Whether we protected the ground literally and economically that our children and grandchildren are meant to inherit.

Property is Power because permanence is power. And dehumanization has always been the first step toward dispossession. The time to pay attention is now.

(Dr. Anthony O. Kellum—CEO of Kellum Mortgage, LLC Homeownership

Money should not move freely where transparency and respect are missing.

Protect His Own Financial Stability

Child support exists to support the child—not to cover gas, groceries, household bills, or expenses for children who are not Marcus’. Let’s call this what it is. It sounds like she wants Marcus to help pay for her lifestyle expenses. Not on my watch!

Right now, Marcus is subsidizing gaps left by other adults. That may feel generous, but it’s financially reckless. He needs a clear boundary: “I will support my child through court-ordered payments—nothing beyond that.”

Anything else turns responsibility into exploitation.

Demand a Co-Parenting Framework Tiana wants financial support without shared decision-making. That’s not co-parenting—that’s a one-way transaction.

Marcus should insist on clear communication, defined expectations, and involvement in decisions affecting his child. If that conversation is avoided, it further confirms the need for legal structure.

Sending $800 to $1,000 a month on a $58,000 salary is unsustainable. After taxes and basic living expenses, Marcus is setting himself up for financial burnout—and a burned-out parent cannot help anyone long-term. Self preservation is the first law of nature. Establish a solid financial foundation for yourself so that you can adequately provide for both you and your child.

Final Word Marcus isn’t wrong for wanting to do right by his child. But good intentions without boundaries turn into financial traps. The solution isn’t to stop caring. The solution is to stop guessing—and stop being played.

Verify first.

Structure second. Support smart.

That’s grown-man responsibility! (Damon Carr, Money Coach & Tax Pro can be reached at 412-216-1013 or visit his website at www.damonmoneycoach.com) Helping you flip your finances from stressed to blessed—one smart decision at a time.

colorblindness. When Black communities are devalued symbolically, they are devalued economically. Equity is suppressed long before it is denied.

We must call out racism. Period.

Let me be clear, because clarity matters in moments like this.

I’m not implying racism.

I’m not wondering aloud about intent.

I’m not both-sides-ing what we can all see with our own two eyes.

I’m saying it plainly: Donald Trump’s latest post showing Barack and Michelle Obama as apes in a jungle setting is racism. And we must call it out, especially when it comes from the highest office in the land.

The recent Truth Social post from the President of the United States demeans us all, arriving with a particular sting on the 100th anniversary of the founding of Black History Month.

The now-deleted video wasn’t a “misstep.” It wasn’t satire. It wasn’t some clumsy pop-culture reference gone wrong. It was racist imagery rooted in one of the oldest, ugliest tropes in American history—dehumanizing Black people by comparing them to animals.

And before the excuses start rolling in, let’s address the laughable cleanup attempt. The White House tried to wave it away by invoking The Lion King. Newsflash: There are no apes in The Lion King. But even if there were, comparing the first Black president and first lady to animals has never been neutral or accidental.

The White House’s attempt to pivot to Disney references is an insult to our collective intelligence. It is the hallmark of modern gaslighting: To do something overtly harmful and then mock the public for having the audacity to notice.

Was this episode disappointing? Yes. Surprising? Not for anyone who has been watching this administration. It’s not even surprising that the President would choose to post virulent anti-Black imagery during Black History Month. It is not a shock that a President of the United States thinks poorly of Black people. Not when you know that more than 25 percent of those who have held the office were themselves enslavers.

But it is deeply disappointing that 250 years into our nation’s story, some of us still deny the role that racism plays in shaping our politics and thus all of our lives.

ReShonda Tate

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When we allow the highest office in the land to traffic in such tropes, we aren’t just witnessing a lapse in decorum; we are witnessing the dismantling of the social contract. Comparing Black people to monkeys is a racist tactic that dates back to the false “sciences” once used to justify slavery. It is meant to strip people of their humanity and make cruelty seem acceptable.

As a journalist, I’ve spent my career believing in objectivity. I was trained to weigh facts and remove emotion. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: Objectivity, when misused, becomes a shield. It allows lies to stand next to truth as if they’re equal. It allows racism to be rebranded as “controversial rhetoric.” It asks us to debate the “intent” of a fire while the house is already in ashes. And I’m done with that.

Let’s not pretend this incident exists in a vacuum. This is the same man who referred to African nations as “shithole countries,” and who built a political identity on questioning the legitimacy of a sitting Black president. But what makes this especially dangerous—what elevates it from offensive to corrosive—is what he refuses to do afterward.

He never apologizes. He’s never held accountable. Instead, we’re told he’s just “not politically correct.” Republicans rush to his defense, shrugging it off like the rest of us are too sensitive. Let me say this plainly, too: This is not about political correctness. This is about racism. Period.

Racism doesn’t require a hood or a slur. Sometimes it looks like memes. Sometimes it looks like silence. Sometimes it looks like power wielded without consequence. When the President hits “send,” he signals to every extremist that the guardrails are down. He tells every Black child in this country that their dignity is subject to his whim. We—journalists, citizens, voters—have a responsibility to call it what it is. Sugarcoating racism doesn’t make it go away; it makes it acceptable. It teaches the next generation that cruelty wrapped in sarcasm is somehow less cruel. It’s not.

So yes, I’m calling a spade a spade. History has taught us what happens when we don’t. I refuse to be complicit in the lie that this is anything other than what it is. PS: Just in case you didn’t know—and since facts still matter—Barack Obama is not in the Epstein files.  (ReShonda Tate is Managing Editor, Houston Defender)

A new sheriff at DOJ

(TriceEdneyWire.com)—I listened to a Congressional Oversight Hearing where Atty. General Pamela Bondi was requested to answer questions regarding how DOJ is being handled. One question that stands out was about women sitting in the room, who’d experienced sex abuse—some of them having these illegal things happen when one was as young as 9 years old. Others were teenagers when they were introduced to Donald Trump’s friend, Jeffrey Epstein. One Member asked several questions of the women if they had ever been able to meet with the Attorney General about their case. All the answers were “NO”.

Being such a huge case, one would think the A.G. would be happy to get information from the victims. The names coming up in the case, including the President’s over 30,000 times, you’d think the A.G. would be interested.  Not this A.G! When asked about meeting with girls or apologizing to them, Bondi absolutely refused to apologize!  As shocking as the A.G.’s refusal was, she flippantly declined. She interrupted Members not allowing them to finish their questions. She would turn to staff to grab a piece of paper with non-responses to what was being asked then reading about a so-called problem in the Member’s district. She talked over Members, yelled at them and disrespected them in all the ways she could, but did not

answer their questions. She relished answering things they didn’t ask, and the Republican Committee Chair supported her.  Many listeners were surprised by her evasive and sassy responses to questions about her department’s actions. She stuck to saying anything to attack any member who wore the Democratic label. When a Republican Member who’d been seeking answers spoke, he received the same treatment as Democrats.

Bondi did everything she could to shield Trump from alleged abuses and totally became his guardian. She never deviated from her job to protect Trump. I kept thinking she would deviate from her notes that were constantly fed to her by staff. Rep. Lucy McBath, when speaking about the murder of her son, Bondi tried to modulate her tone.

I must give her credit that she knew what her mission was and she never deviated.  The people sitting behind her handing her pictures and notes knew what their mission was. It was to attack the speaker. Bondi was busy getting the pre-planned notes

she was told to use.  As a woman, I was embarrassed for her, but she had no shame for herself.  She just wanted to please her boss! Maybe no one taught her what her job was to do when called before a Congressional Oversight Committee! Instead of sitting in the hot seat all day, she could have told the truth and gotten back to whatever they do over at the DOJ before lunch. We saw the show Bondi put on today when she had a chance to show the American people what DOJ had been doing to advance Justice! She chose to evade why 250 people left DOJ; why 69 were separated, why many deputies, attorneys and career prosecutors left DOJ when they saw good people fired or laid off. She forgot she was now in the big leagues and when you cannot live up to the responsibilities of your job, you soon get a chance to return home! She should be on her way back to Florida now! She tried to control the conversation with compliments about Donald Trump. Under Bondi, the reputation of DOJ took a big hit in this Oversight Hearing. The way she handled things was nothing short of insanity. Victims of the Epstein matter were sitting right behind her. Knowing the facts, she refused to say the simple words “I’m sorry” while at least two Members of Congress gave her a chance to do so. She spent her time praising Donald Trump!

(TriceEdneyWire.com)—“If the federal government will not hold these rogue actors accountable, then Chicago will do everything in our power to bring these agents to justice.”—Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson There comes a point when euphemisms fail us. What ICE has done in Chicago and Minneapolis is not mere “overreach.” Agents did not make “missteps” or “tactical errors.” These are clear, documented violations of the law and abuses of power that have endangered the lives of American citizens—and they demand a forceful reckoning. State and local leaders in Illinois and Minnesota have been forced into a role that should shame the federal government: they are defending the Constitution against the very agents sworn to uphold it.

In Chicago, a federal judge confirmed what communities have been shouting for years: ICE repeatedly carried out warrantless arrests in violation of a court-ordered consent decree, blatantly disregarding the most basic protections of the Fourth Amendment. These arrests were not accidents or technical mistakes — they were a pattern of unlawful detentions, carried out by an agency operating with impunity.

Chicago’s own leadership has described ICE’s conduct in the city as a series of actions that violated constitutionally protected rights, destabilized neighborhoods, and provoked life-threatening confrontations. This is the language officials use when an agency behaves like a lawless paramilitary force, not a legitimate arm of the federal government.

In Minnesota, federal agents went even further—storming homes without warrants, conducting stops without legal justification, and seizing people who had no criminal records, including children and U.S. citizens. These are illegal acts, full stop. Legal analyses make clear that ICE simply ignored the limits of its own authority. And then came the deaths. Renee Good. Alex Pretti. Both killed by ICE agents in Minneapolis—killings that shocked the conscience of the nation and ignited statewide protests. These tragedies did not occur in isolation; they happened amid an operation so sweeping and unrestrained that

H. Morial

To Be Equal

Minnesota’s own governor called it an “occupation.”

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker saw Operation Midway Blitz for what it was: an unannounced, militarized federal invasion of his state. He immediately began preparing legal action against the Trump administration for its reckless deployment of ICE and Border Patrol agents into Chicago communities.

But Pritzker didn’t stop at mere rhetoric—he backed one of the strongest state-level countermeasures in modern immigration policy. House Bill 1312 would create “safe zones,” ban ICE from courthouse arrests, and allow residents to sue federal agents who violate their constitutional rights. This is a direct and unapologetic challenge to ICE’s culture of impunity.

Meanwhile, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz took the federal government head-on, calling the ICE surge “a campaign of organized brutality” and demanding it end immediately. Walz publicly condemned the indiscriminate stops, the home invasions, and the terror inflicted on families —stating plainly that the operation had caused generational trauma, economic devastation, and profound civic harm.

These are not the words of timid officials. These are the words of leaders who know their people are under assault.

In Chicago, Mayor Brandon Johnson did what the federal government has refused to do: he moved to hold rogue federal agents criminally accountable. His “ICE On Notice” executive order requires Chicago police to document illegal ICE activity, secure body-camera evidence, and report violations of state and local law. This order makes Chicago the first city in America to build infrastructure capable of prosecuting ICE and CBP agents for

misconduct.

Johnson’s message is unambiguous: if the federal government will not restrain its own agents, Chicago will do it for them. He has also strengthened sanctuary protections and barred ICE from using city property as operational staging grounds—a direct counterstrike against Washington’s authoritarian overreach.

In Minneapolis, Mayor Jacob Frey has been just as explicit, calling for a nationwide end to the “ICE siege” and condemning the agency for transforming his city into the epicenter of an unconstitutional crackdown. Frey has repeatedly demanded the withdrawal of federal forces and highlighted the catastrophic impact of ICE’s actions on Minneapolis residents, including shuttered businesses, terrified families, and the deaths of two community members at ICE’s hands.

This is what constitutional leadership looks like.

Let’s be very clear: ICE did not enforce the law—it violated it. It terrorized communities, conducted illegal operations, and left death in its wake.

And when federal leadership refused to enforce accountability, it was state and local officials—Pritzker, Walz, Johnson, and Frey—who stood up in its place.

Their defiance is not radical. It is not partisan. It is not symbolic. It is constitutional patriotism. At a time when a federal agency behaves as if it is above the law, these leaders have reminded the country that:

The Constitution still applies. States still have rights.

Local governments still have a duty to protect their residents.

And no federal badge grants immunity from the rule of law.

America needs more leaders willing to confront unlawful federal power with this level of clarity and courage. Because if ICE can trample constitutional rights in Chicago and Minneapolis today, it can do the same in any American city tomorrow.

And if that happens, we will depend —desperately—on leaders like Pritzker, Walz, Johnson, and Frey to stand firm once again.

by Congressman Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) (TriceEdneyWire.com)—It has been more than two weeks since Alex Pretti was senselessly killed by CBP agents in Minneapolis. Americans across the political spectrum have spoken out. The message is clear: there must be real and meaningful reforms to  ICE and CBP (Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Patrol).

In response, Democrats proposed a set of  commonsense reforms. These changes would protect people’s constitutional rights, improve public safety, and ensure law enforcement acts responsibly: Targeted Enforcement: Require a judge’s warrant before entering private property. No More Masks: Ban ICE agents from wearing face coverings.

Officer Identification: Require

agents to show identification and state who they are when asked.

Protect Sensitive Locations: Stop enforcement actions at schools, daycares, churches, hospitals, and similar places. Stop Racial Profiling: Ban DHS officers from targeting people because of their race, job, or the language they speak.

Use-of-Force Rules: Set clear limits on the use of force and require certification of officers.

State and Local Oversight: Allow state and local governments to run independent investigations and require evidence to be preserved and shared.

Detention Standards: Make sure detention facilities meet basic standards of care and access.

Body Cameras for Accountability: Require body cameras, but ban their use to monitor people exercising their First Amendment rights, such as protesting.

No Paramilitary Policing: Set clear rules for the uniforms and equipment used by DHS officers. Unfortunately, President Trump and Republicans in Congress have refused to agree to these commonsense reforms. Democrats are continuing to negotiate in good faith. So far, the White House has  offered only a vague counterproposal that does not seriously address the concerns raised by the American people.

At the same time, funding for the Department of Homeland Security— which oversees ICE and CBP—expires this Friday night at midnight.

Let me be clear: I will not vote to extend ICE and CBP’s funding unless these negotiations yield real progress toward reforms that stop these agencies’ lawless behavior and restore accountability.

(TriceEdneyWire.com)—When initiating “Negro History Week” in 1926, Dr. Carter G. Woodson chose February for reasons of tradition and reform. It is commonly said that Woodson selected February to encompass the birthdays of two great Americans who played a prominent role in shaping Black history: Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. After Lincoln’s assassination in 1856, the Black community celebrated the fallen President’s birthday.

In addition, since the late 1890s, Black communities across the nation celebrated the birthday of Frederick Douglass. Negro History Week kept the tradition of commemorating two great men while reforming the celebration to include the study of a great race. Though Woodson admired both men, he had never been fond of celebrations held in their honor. Woodson believed that history was made by the people, not simply by great men. He envisioned the study and celebration of the Negro as a race, not simply as the producers of a great man. Woodson wanted the Black community to focus on the countless Black men and women who had contributed to the advancement of human civilization. Negro History Week, with the goal of raising racial pride and consciousness, ultimately became Black History Month. A dedication to honor the struggles and central contributions of Black Americans to U.S. history and culture. One individual who deserves recognition for continuing the legacy of our Black ancestors is Jefferson McClellan.

Jefferson McClellan is not a famous person, nor does he have a familiar name, but the 13-year-old from Prince William County, Virginia, is an American hero. He is a middle school student who used his personal heartbreaking experience as a teaching moment and valuable lesson to those within his community. McClellan experienced something that no person should ever have to experience.

The pain of racism is real and is no respecter of age. The 8th-grader boldly confronted the racism he encountered by speaking truth to power, delivering an emotional speech publicly to members of his local school board. In his statement, he emphasized that racism was a serious problem in his school. He added that he had also been called a monkey and the

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N-word. McClellan stated, “These are racial slurs said directly to me by other students.” In his speech, he explained that he had previously reported the harassment, but nothing was done, and the abuse continued. Eventually, he took matters into his own hands and physically fought back after another student told him, “Shut up, N-word.” He was suspended for three days; the suspension was later reduced to one day. In referencing the suspension, McClellan stated to the board members, “I’m here asking why when racism was directed at me, the response is slow or silent, but when I react to it, the response is immediate and clear.” He continued, “I’m not asking for special treatment, I’m asking you to stop allowing people to hurt me.” Unfortunately, Jefferson McClellan is a teenager who has experienced the same dark and ugly side of America experienced by his ancestors. The hurt, the pain, and the humiliation he describes as an 8th-grade student are the same as those that past leaders such as Martin Luther King, Jesse Jackson, and John Lewis fought against. They fought against this during their era, so that McClellan’s generation would not have to feel the pain and abuse as much. Racism persists when it is passed from generation to generation. The abuse McClellan is receiving comes at the hands of other 8th graders his age. McClellan’s story highlights how racism is embedded in certain households when passed down from the parent to the child. The child then becomes a terror to boys and girls like Jefferson McClellan. McClellan turned what may have been intended as a typical school board meeting into a classroom for Black history. “It’s sad, it’s hurtful and disrespectful that I have to deal with this from middle school to grown-up age; it’s not going to stop,” McClellan said. “If it does stop, that’s a miracle. The world we live in is not going to stop because people can say and do whatever they want without consequences.” The source of racism, in the case of Jefferson McClellan, came from the schoolhouse. In the cases of Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland and former President Barack Obama, the racism came directly from the White House. Recently, President Trump posted a video to his Truth Social account that contained an image depicting President Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes. Gov. Moore was also the target of racism from the President, as he was uninvited to this year’s National Governors Association dinner. As the nation’s only sitting Black governor, he was singled out for exclusion, as was Colorado’s Gov. Jared Polis. Polis is the first openly gay and first same-sex marriage governor in the U.S. Jefferson McClellan said he was hurt but wanted to speak up so that no other student would have to experience what he did. For that reason, he is a changemaker worthy of recognition during Black History Month. Our nation needs more young people like him who are willing to take a stand and make a conscious and courageous decision to make the world a better place for everyone.

(David W. Marshall is the founder of the faith-based organization TRB: The Reconciled Body and the author of the book God Bless Our Divided America.)

When playing the victim is embarrassing

Last year, Pastor Jamal Bryant of New Birth Missionary Church coordinated a nationwide boycott against Target for discontinuing its diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. Bryant underlined the importance of young people witnessing the Black Church leading the boycott. It reminded young people of the Black Church’s historic role in the ongoing struggle for racial equality, as well as the fact that the Civil Rights Movement is still relevant and requires active engagement.

Bryant most likely cited the wellknown text “Many will come in my name, saying they are the Messiah, but they will deceive millions” to warn his congregation against false prophets. As a pastor carrying on the legacy of the civil rights struggle, Bryant should also warn young people about movements that claim to be similar to the Civil Rights Movement but are not.

For example, on a Sunday last month in Minnesota, a journalist accompanied a group of Black activists planning a “clandestine mission” to demonstrate inside a White church since one of its pastors also serves as the director of local ICE operations.

The activists’ leader stated that their purpose was to call attention to an “unacceptable overlap between religious leadership and immigration enforcement roles.” The leader also compared their rally to the Civil Rights Movement, in which activists disrupted the peace by sitting at White-only lunch counters. These activists stormed into the church, disrupted the service, and chanted against ICE.

When the Target boycott appeared to be effective, Bryant told a reporter that he was embarrassed by their success since it was the first time in the civil rights movement’s 70-year history that we redirected Black people to another White business. (Costco, specifically.)

If Bryant was embarrassed by that, then the protestors who disrupted the church service should be a bigger embarrassment. Never before have activists stormed into a church to protest,

(TriceEdneyWire.com)—Frederick Douglass did not know the day he was born.

Like many enslaved people, he was denied even the dignity of documentation. Birth dates were approximations. Family lines were severed. Identity existed in property ledgers, not in public record.

His mother, Harriet Bailey, called him her “little Valentine,” and Douglass later chose February 14 as his birthday —an act of self-definition in a country that refused to define him as fully human.

That act matters.

Douglass understood something fundamental: identity is not granted by paperwork. It is asserted through presence, voice, and participation. He claimed authorship over his own life in a nation structured to deny it.

Today, we are debating whether documentation should determine access to democracy.

The SAVE Act would require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections. Passports. Birth certificates. Paper trails. Supporters frame it as administrative protection. But the history of American democracy teaches us that administrative mechanisms are rarely neutral.

Paperwork has always been political.

claiming that their actions were equivalent to civil disobedience in the 1960s. Bryant didn’t have to denounce the activists who stormed the church, but he should have been among the first to explain that the Minnesota activists acted outside the tradition of the Civil Rights Movement.

Bryant made no such statement.

However, an uninvited White preacher recently entered Bryant’s “progressive charismatic Christian Baptist megachurch” and caused a disturbance. The pastor warned the congregation that God would destroy their church if they did not repent of their wicked ways, which he defined as “race-baiting” and “stirring hatred among the children of God.”

Clearly, the White preacher was wrong.

Decades ago, members of the Westboro Baptist Church protested military funerals, claiming that America’s difficulties during the Iraq War were God’s punishment for the country’s tolerance of homosexuality. They actually carried signs that read “Thank God for Dead Soldiers.” Their message was morally repugnant and widely condemned, but they had the right to protest because the members of the Westboro Baptist Church ensured that their protests were legal by obtaining the necessary permits, staying away from the buildings where the funerals were held, and not being disruptive.

The White preacher and the activists in Minnesota could have properly exercised their right to protest by picketing across the street from the churches, but tiny protests done correctly rarely generate headlines, so they chose to be improper in order to get as much

attention as possible. The security team at New Birth Missionary Church promptly escorted the White preacher off their property, and the county issued a no-trespass order prohibiting him from returning to the church. Bryant made headlines when he complained about the incident at his church.  Bryant demanded to know when US Attorney General Pam Bondi was going to issue an arrest warrant for the White preacher.

After the activists invaded the Minnesota church, Bondi posted, “Make no mistake: under President Trump’s leadership and this administration, you have the right to worship freely and safely.  And, if I haven’t been clear already, if you violate that sacred right, we are coming after you.”

Several individuals involved in the Minnesota church protest were arrested.

Bryant saw the lack of a federal response to the disturbance at his church as a “double standard.” Bryant told the U.S. Attorney General, “If it’s wrong to disrupt a White church, then have the same energy in protecting Black ones.” Bryant’s response was embarrassing because he presented himself as a victim. Not only was his church disrupted, like the church in Minnesota, but he also had to deal with a racist double standard that treats disrupters of Black churches differently than disrupters of White churches. The difference between the churches was not their racial makeup but rather their size. The security team at Bryant’s megachurch promptly dealt with a single demonstrator who received a no-trespass order.  That is not the same as three dozen protesters entering a small church that didn’t have security and disrupting their service for an extended length of time.

The irony is that the White preacher who caused the disturbance at Bryant’s church accused Bryant of race-baiting, and Bryant proved him correct by claiming his church was the victim of a racist double standard.

After Reconstruction, when Black political participation expanded, new rules narrowed the electorate. Literacy tests. Poll taxes. Grandfather clauses. Each was presented as procedural. Each functioned as a barrier.

The methods change. The objective— control over who counts—does not. Documentation requirements would fall hardest on those least likely to have ready access to formal records: seniors born at home in the Jim Crow South, low-income Americans without passports, married women whose legal names no longer match their birth certificates. Even producing paperwork can become a test of belonging. Documented cases of noncitizen voting are exceedingly rare. The question is not fraud prevention; it is access.

Reconstruction was not only about emancipation. It was about participation. Black men voted. Black officials were elected. Black institutions were built. And when those gains threatened

entrenched power, backlash followed. In 1898, in Wilmington, North Carolina, a legitimately elected multiracial government was overthrown. Black political power was dismantled. The ballot was replaced by the bullet. It was not disorder; it was organized suppression.

The lesson is sobering. When participation expands, resistance emerges. Today’s debates unfold in legislative chambers rather than in armed mobs. But the question remains: who has the authority to define citizenship?

Douglass claimed his identity in a system that denied him documentation. He did not wait for official recognition to assert his humanity. He understood that democracy depends not on perfect records, but on inclusive participation. When paperwork becomes a prerequisite for political voice, we should ask whether we are strengthening democracy—or narrowing it.

The struggle over the ballot has never been merely procedural. It has always been about power.

Douglass defined himself when the state would not.

The question now is whether we will let the state decide who counts.

(Dr. Julianne Malveaux is a DC based economist and author.)

February is about loving, too

by Ben Jealous

(TriceEdneyWire.com)—We keep Black History Month on one shelf and Valentine’s Day on another. One is supposed to be about pain and struggle. The other about flowers and pastel sugary hearts. Public remembrance of the most important Supreme Court decision about love in American history— Loving v. Virginia—waits for June, as if love itself were a summer excursion.

My life has taught me that matters of the heart belong in Black History Month too. Indeed such a short and bitterly cold month needs the memories of courageous love perhaps more than any other.

When I was a child in the 1970s, barely a decade after the Court decided Loving, I watched my parents hold hands in public and draw the kind of looks a child never forgets. The law had changed. The reflex had not. We honor Mildred and Richard Loving for their courage, and we should. Yet their victory was not a gift delivered from above. It was the law finally meeting the life people had already been living.

My maternal grandmother, Mamie Bland, taught me that long before I could name it. Her face was very English. Yet by Virginia law she was unquestionably Black. She carried the stories of our family quietly, without ornament, the way some people carry a Bible. She knew the South lived two lives at once—one written in statutes and another written at kitchen tables. Mamie believed the second life would outlast the first. She was right.

Virginia’s history shows that interracial unions were never an exception. They were part of the everyday rhythm of the Commonwealth. After Bacon’s Rebellion—hardly the only time Virginians of different races had made common cause—the ruling class answered with laws meant to keep Black and White people from finding one another again.

Those walls were rebuilt after Reconstruction and perfected in the Racial Integrity Act of 1924, the eugenic scheme that forced Virginians into two boxes: White or colored. The hypocrisy was written into the fine print. The same statute that criminalized Black-White marriage carved out a special door so White Virginians could continue boasting of descent from Pocahontas and John Rolfe. By law you were 100 percent White even with one-sixteenth Native ancestry. And by the same law yet one-thirty-second African Ancestry made you 100 percent Black.

My own family sits inside that ledger. DNA confirmed what Mamie already knew. I descend from the Bland line of Virginia, a family that proudly traced its roots to the Pocahontas-Rolfe union. Yet my great-great-grandfather Edward David Bland was born enslaved because his father Frederick was the son of a Bland planter and an enslaved woman—and Frederick was legally owned by his own half-brother, Richard Yates Bland. That is not a metaphor. It is a document. It is a life passed from one column of a will to another. Virginia celebrated a legend while

punishing a reality. The colony preferred a story about John Smith rescuing an Indian princess to the recorded marriage between Pocahontas and Rolfe that produced living descendants. Myth was easy to salute. Intimacy was harder to face.

By the time Mildred Jeter and Richard Loving married in Washington in 1958, generations had already voted with their hearts. Couples crossed county lines, raised children in common-law homes, or kept their vows in quiet rooms. The state called those unions unnatural, yet they were as Virginia as the river and the red clay. In 1967 the Supreme Court did not create a new country. It recognized the one that had been breathing all along. Judge Leon Bazile, who sentenced the Lovings to exile, said God had placed the races on separate continents and never meant them to mix. But the very families who wrote Virginia’s laws had been mixing since the first ships anchored at Jamestown, perhaps even before. There is the truth defined by legislating otherness. And then there is the truth defined by loving one another despite it all. That is why the story of Loving should be celebrated in February, too. Black history is not only the history of pain and protest. It is also the history of love surviving under threat.

(Ben Jealous is a professor of practice at the University of Pennsylvania, best-selling author, and former National President and CEO of the NAACP.)

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Effective with the August 3, 2020, Sheriff Sale of real estate and all such monthly public sales thereafter shall be conducted virtually through video conferencing technology or live streaming. ALL PARTICIPANTS OR BIDDERS MUST BE REGISTERED AT LEAST 7 DAYS BEFORE THE DATE OF THE SALE IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE (VIRTUALLY OR IN PERSON) AT THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SALES OF REAL ESTATE. REGISTRATION WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY SHERIFF’S WEBSITE: SHERIFFALLEGHENYCOUNTY.COM. The Successful bidder will pay full amount of bid in CASH, CERTIFIED CHECK OR CASHIERS CHECK at time of sale, otherwise the property will be resold at the next regular Sheriffs Sale; provided, that if the sale is made on MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2026 the bidder may pay ten percent of purchasing price but not less than 75.00 in CASH, CERTIFIED CHECK, OR CASHIERS CHECK THE DAY IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE SALE, e.g. TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2026, BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 8:30AM AND 2:30PM IN THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE. Failure to pay the 10% deposit will have you banned from future Sheriff Sales. And the balance in CASH, CERTIFIED CHECK, OR CASHIERS CHECK, on or before MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2026, at 10:00 O’CLOCK A.M. The property will be resold at the next regular Sheriff’s Sale if the balance is not paid, and in such case all money’s paid in at the original sale shall be applied to any deficiency in the price of which property is resold, and provided further that if the successful bidder is the plaintiff in the execution the bidder shall pay full amount of bid ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST MONDAY OF THE FOLLOWING MONTH, OTHERWISE WRIT WILL BE RETURNED AND MARKED “REAL ESTATE UNSOLD” and all monies advanced by plaintiff will be applied as required by COMMON PLEAS COURT RULE 3129.2 (1) (a).

FORFEITED SALES WILL BE POSTED IN THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE AND LISTED ON THE SHERIFF OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY WEB SITE.

AMENDMENT OF THE CODE SECOND CLASS COUNTY NEW CHAPTER 475 THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 475, ENTITLED TAXATION IS HEREBY AMENDED THROUGH THE CREATION ARTICLE XII, ENTITLED, “SHERIFF SALES”, AND COMPRISED AS FOLLOWS: SUBSECTION 475-60: RECORDING OF DEEDS AND NOTIFICATION OF SHERIFFS SALES TO TAXING BODIES.

A. FOR ANY REAL PROPERTY OFFERED AT SHERIFFS SALE DUE TO NONPAYMENT OF REAL ESTATE TAXES AND PURCHASED BY A THIRD PARTY THROUGH SUCH SALE, THE SHERIFF SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FILING THE DEED AND, WITHIN SEVEN DAYS OF FILING OF THE SHERIFFS DEED, PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE CONVEYANCE TO THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY OFFICE OF PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS. THE WRITTEN NOTICE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION SHALL INCLUDE THE DATE OF THE SALE, IDENTIFICATION OF THE PROPERTY SOLD BY BOTH ADDRESS AND LOT AND BLOCK NUMBER, AND THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE INDIVIDUALS OR OTHER ENTITY THAT PURCHASED THE PROPERTY.

B. AT THE TIME OF THE SALE THE SHERIFF SHALL COLLECT ALL REQUISITE FILING COSTS, REALTY TRANSFER TAXES AND FEES, NECESSARY TO PROPERLY RECORD THE DEED. C. WITHIN SEVEN DAYS OF RECEIPT OF WRITTEN NOTICE FROM THE SHERIFF, THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY OFFICE OF PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS SHALL FORWARD COPIES OF SUCH NOTICE TO ALL TAXING BODIES LEVYING REAL ESTATE TAXES ON THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE MUNICIPALITY AND SCHOOL DISTRICT WHERE THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED.

AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 14 OF ACT NO. 77 OF 1986, THE COST OF ALL DOCUMENTARY STAMPS FOR REAL ESTATE TRANSFER TAXES (STATE, LOCAL, AND SCHOOL) WILL BE DEDUCTED BY THE SHERIFF FROM THE PROCEEDS OF THE SALE. Purchasers must pay the necessary recording fees. Pursuant to Rule 3136 P.R.C.P. NOTICE is hereby given that a schedule of distribution will be filed by the Sheriff not later than 30 days from date of sale and that distribution will be made in accordance with the schedule unless exceptions are filed thereto within 10 days thereafter. No further notice of the filing of the schedule of distribution will be given.

A Land Bank formed under 68 Pa. C.S.A. 2101 et seq. may exercise its right to bid pursuant to 68 Pa. C.S.A. 2117(d) (2) through Pa. C.S.A. 2117(d) (4) on certain properties listed for sale under the municipal claims and Tax Lien Law, 53 P.S. 7101 et seq. The Sheriff of Allegheny County will honor the terms of payment which the Land Bank has entered with any municipalities having a claim against the property. If the Land Bank tenders a bid under Pa. C.S.A. 2117(d)(3) or 2117(d)(4) the property will not be offered for sale to others and the Property will be considered sold to the Land Bank for the Upset Price as defined in P.S.7279 and no other bids will be accepted.

NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT ALL SHERIFFS DEEDS TENDERED TO PURCHASERS WILL CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING:

NOTICE: The undersigned, as evidenced by the signature(s) to this notice and the acceptance and recording of this deed, (is/are) fully cognizant of the fact that the undersigned may not be obtaining the right of protection against subsidence, as to the property herein conveyed, resulting from coal mining operations and that the purchased property, herein conveyed, may be protected from damage due to mine subsidence by a private contract with the owners of the economic interest in the coal. This notice is inserted herein to comply with the Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act of 1966. as amended 1980. Oct. 10, P.L 874, No. 156 §1.

“This document may not sell, convey, transfer, include, or insure the title to the coal and right of support underneath the surface land described or referred to herein and the owner or owners of such coal may have the complete legal right to remove all of such coal, and in that connection damage may result to the surface of the land, any house, building or other structure on or in such land.”

1MAR26

DEFENDANTS: CAROL A. HUGHES; JOHN T. HUGHES

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DEBT: $338,421.32

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4MAR26 PLAINTIFF(S) BALDWIN-WHITEHALL SCHOOL DISTRICT VS. DEFENDANTS: DAVID J. SOLENDAY CASE NO. GD-25-003825 DEBT: $6,920.37 ****** NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Elizabeth P. Sattler, Esquire ***********************

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SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, BOROUGH OF BALDWIN: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING, KNOWN AS 3281 ELMA DRIVE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15227. DEED BOOK 19358, PAGE 564. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 137-H-290. 5MAR26 DEFENDANTS: FRASER CLAYMORE, LLC and MATTEO A. GRUELLE CASE NO. GD-25-010059

DEBT: $56,973.76 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): SHEA M. KRAFT, ESQUIRE *********************** ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: GEARY, LOPERFITO & GENERELLI, LLC 159 LINCOLN AVENUE VANDEREGRIFT, PA 15690 ***********************

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SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, BOROUGH OF SEWICKLEY: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING KNOWN AS 3 DICKSON ROAD, SEWICKLEY, PA 15143. DEED BOOK 15383, PAGE 87. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 421-C-317.

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DEFENDANTS: DEMPSEY C. KIRSHNER *************

CASE NO. GD-25-009800

DEBT: $61,971.30

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC ***********************

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SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Glassport:

Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 222 OHIO AVE, GLASSPORT, PA 15045. Deed Book Volume 18226, Page 279. Block and Lot Number 0467-G-00305-0000-00.

8MAR26

DEFENDANTS: IVY R. PATTERSON, ROXANN M. TIMPANO

CASE NO. MG-25-000389

DEBT: $166,213.38 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): KML LAW GROUP, P.C.,P.C. ***********************

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SHORT DESCRIPTION: IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, TOWNSHIP OF INDIANA:

PARCEL ONE: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 309 VOSKAMP DRIVE, RURAL RIDGE, PA 15075. DEED BOOK VOLUME 17262, PAGE 254, BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 957-K-64

PARCEL TWO: HAVING THEREON A VACANT LAND BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 309 VOSKAMP DRIVE, RURAL RIDGE, PA 15075. DEED BOOK VOLUME 17262, PAGE 254, BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 957-F-196.

9MAR26

DEFENDANTS: 1448 BELDALE, LLC, JACKSON PIERRE ************* CASE NO. GD-25-008003

DEBT: $239,489.58

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): KML LAW GROUP, P.C.,P.C.

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: SUITE 5000, 701 MARKET STREET

PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106

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SHORT DESCRIPTION: IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, 21ST WARD CITY OF PITTSBURGH: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 1448 BELDALE STREET, PITTSBURGH, PA 15233. DEED BOOK 18825, PAGE 536. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 22-E-312.

10MAR26

DEFENDANTS: MARC W. WALTONBAUGH

CASE NO. MG-23-000540

DEBT: $168,407.98 ******

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ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (215) 627-1322

SHORT DESCRIPTION: IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYL-

VANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, TOWNSHIP OF ELIZABETH: HAVING ERECTED Thereon A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 2060 SCENERY DRIVE, ELIZABETH, PA 15037. DEED BOOK 17239, PAGE 204. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 1572-B-24.

11MAR26

DEFENDANTS: David D. Stine, *************

CASE NO. MG-25-000763

DEBT: $213,762.73

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Kristine M. Anthou, Esquire, ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: Grenen & Birsic, P.C. One Gateway Center, 9th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-7650

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, 17th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh:

HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 125 S. 13TH STREET, PITTSBURGH, PA 15203. DBV 18280, PAGE 360, B/L #3-M-263.

12MAR26

PLAINTIFF SHALER AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT, Vs. DEFENDANTS: PATRICK W. CAROTHERS ************* CASE NO. GD 25-007160

DEBT: $12,718.84 ****** NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): JOHN T. VOGEL, TUCKER ARENSBERG, P.C. ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: TUCKER ARENSBERG, P.C. ONE PPG PLACE,_STE 1500 PITTSBURGH, PA 15222

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: 412.594.3902

SHORT DESCRIPTION: IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, MILLVALE BOROUGH:

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Public Notice

13MAR26

DEFENDANTS: JOSHUA D. HERSHBERGER ************* CASE NO. MG-24-000770

DEBT: $306,703.60

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): CHELSEA A. NIXON, ESQUIRE

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: McCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, LLC 216 HADDON AVENUE, SUITE 201 WESTMONT, NJ 08108

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (856) 858-7080

SHORT DESCRIPTION: IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, MUNICIPALITY OF MONROEVILLE: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 1342 WOODCLIFFE DRIVE, MONROEVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 15146. DEED BOOK VOLUME 18996, PAGE 473, BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 0980-B00008-0000-00.

15MAR26 DEFENDANTS: Calvin F. Zontine and Sandra Zontine CASE NO. MG-25-000123

DEBT: $220,582.30 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP

***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 485F Route l South, Suite 300, Iselin, NJ 08830-3072

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (445) 207-4041

SHORT DESCRIPTION: IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, AND BOROUGH OF BRADFORD WOODS:

HAVING ERECTED THEREON A RESIDENTIAL TOWNHOUSE BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 126 BOOTHBAY HARBOUR, BRADFORD WOODS, PA 15015. DEED BOOK VOLUME 13479, PAGE 212, INSTRUMENT NUMBER 200740715. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 1656C-279.

16MAR26

DEFENDANTS: Gregory W. Tate CASE NO. MG-25-000331

DEBT: $222,823.32 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP ***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 325 Chestnut Street, Suite 725, Philadelphia, PA 19106

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (445) 207-4041

SHORT DESCRIPTION: IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, AND BOROUGH OF CHURCHILL:

HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 2335 GREENSBURG PIKE, PITTSBURGH, PA, 15221. DEED BOOK VOLUME 19338, PAGE 137. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 298-C-147.

17MAR26 DEFENDANTS: O’Neills Investments LLC ************* CASE NO. GD-24-005291

DEBT: $825,199.56

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Jackie F. McNally, Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 1628 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 300, Philadelphia, PA 19103 1325 Franklin Avenue, Suite 160, Garden City, NY 11530

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (212) 471-5100

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SHORT DESCRIPTION:

PARCEL 1: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny and Borough of West Mifflin: Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 3417 Duquesne Avenue, West Mifflin, PA 15122. Deed Book Volume 18916, Page 180. Block and Lot Number O181-0-00104-0000-00.

PARCEL 2: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny and 16th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh: Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 2638 Josephine Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203. Deed Book Volume 18811, Page 44. Block and Lot Number 0012-S-00221-0000-00.

PARCEL 3: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny and 23rd Ward of the City of Pittsburgh: Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 1003 Salter Way, Pittsburgh, PA 15212. Deed Book Volume 18854, Page 506. Block and Lot Number 0024-F-00086-0000-00.

Public Notice

18MAR26 DEFENDANTS: MICHAEL DICKISON, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF ADRIENNE A. ARRINGTON, DECEASED CASE NO. MG-24-000462

DEBT: $93,632.86 ****** NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): LEON P. HALLER, ESQUIRE ***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: PURCELL,

BEING KNOWN AND.NUMBERED AS 1212 ROBINIA DRIVE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15221. DEED BOOK VOLUME 19360, PAGE 557. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 173-S-J 46.

20MAR26

DEFENDANTS: UNKNOWN

DEBT: $204,177.51

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Danielle Johnson, Esq. ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 1628 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 300, Philadelphia, PA 19103 *********************** ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (212) 471-5100 SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny,-Borough of Jefferson Hills

HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 171 CASSIA DRIVE, CLAIRTON, PA 15025 MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK 8945, PAGE 521. LOT AND BLOCK: 1006-M-6 22MAR26 DEFENDANTS: Noelle C. Smith AKA Noelle Smith CASE NO. . GD-25-004842

Public Notice

24MAR26

DEFENDANTS: RAYMOND MILES JR.

CASE NO. MG-25-000606

DEBT: $40,789.54 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S):

CHELSEA A. NIXON, ESQUIRE ***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: McCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, LLC 216 HADDON AVENUE, SUITE 201 WES1MONT, NJ 08108 ***********************

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (856) 858-7080

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SHORT DESCRIPTION: IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, BOR-

OUGH OF NORTH BRADDOCK HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 1438-1440 GRANDVIEW AVENUE, BRADDOCK, PENNSYLVANIA 15104 aka 1440 GRANDVIEW AVENUE, BRADDOCK, PENNSYLVANIA 15104.DEED BOOK VOLUME 16559, PAGE 578. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 0375-B-00060-0000-00.

25MAR26 PLAINTIFF

SHALER AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT VS. DEFENDANTS: WILSON LAND CASE NO. GD 25-007153

DEBT: $10,503.68 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): JOHN T. VOGEL, TUCKER ARENSBERG, P.C.

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: TUCKER ARENSBERG, P.C. ONE PPG PLACE,_STE 1500 PITTSBURGH, PA 15222

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: 412.594.3902

SHORT DESCRIPTION: IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, BOROUGH OF MILLVALE: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 813 NORTH AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15209, DEED BOOK VOLUME 11468, PAGE 498, BLOCK AND LOT 118-G-40.

26MAR26 PLAINTIFF SHALER AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT VS. DEFENDANTS: THOMAS HILL and CYNTHIA HILL

CASE NO. GD 25-008548

DEBT: $47,949.91 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): JOHN T. VOGEL, TUCKER ARENSBERG, P.C.

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: TUCKER ARENSBERG, P.C. ONE PPG PLACE,_STE 1500 PITTSBURGH, PA 15222

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: 412.594.3902

SHORT DESCRIPTION: IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, MILLVALE BOROUGH: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 128 LOGAN STREET, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15209, DEED BOOK VOLUME 11732, PAGE 291, BLOCK AND LOT 79-L-66.

27MAR26

PLAINTIFF BETHEL PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT VS. DEFENDANTS: KASPER LANDSCAPING INC

CASE NO. GD-22-015773

DEBT: $34 417.44 ****** NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Elizabeth P. Sattler, Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY:

445 Fort Pitt Boulevard, Suite 503, Pittsburgh, PA 15219

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: 412-391-0160

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, MUNICIPALITY OF BETHEL PARK: BEING VACANT COMMERCIAL LAND, LOCATED AT ENTERPRISE BOULEYARD, BETHEL PARK, PA 15102. DEED BOOK 12990, PAGE 224. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 567-K-21.

28MAR26

MOON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT

DEFENDANTS: MICHAEL CYRILLA & DENINE CYRILLA

deceased, Sara Logan, Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of John D. Logan, deceased, and Anna Marie Logan, Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of John D. Logan, deceased

CASE NO. MG-25-000158

DEBT: $29,802.09 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 485F Route 1 South, Suite 300 Iselin, NJ 08830-3072 ***********************

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (445) 207-4041

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SHORT DESCRIPTION: IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, AND WILKINS TOWNSHIP: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 215 DUNBAR DRIVE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15235. DEED BOOK VOLUME 11416, PAGE 189. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 541-K-l 16.

32MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S): County of Allegheny and School District of Pittsburgh Vs. DEFENDANTS: Felix Ogbeha ************* CASE NO. G.D. 24-000499

DEBT: $7,122.19

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 525 William Penn Place, Ste. 3110 . Pittsburgh, PA 15219 ***********************

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587 ***************************

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Mt. Oliver: Having erected thereon a one-story frame house being known as 240 Anthony Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15210. Deed Book Volume 18884, Page 158. Block & Lot No. 33-H-74.·

34MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S): Woodland Hills School District Vs.

DEFENDANTS: Joveca Leonard

CASE NO. GD 19-018252

DEBT: $12,236.86 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire ***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY:

525 William Penn Place, Ste. 3110 . Pittsburgh, PA 15219

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587 ***************************

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Swissvale: Having erected thereon two-story frame house being known as 2116 Monongahela Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15218. Deed Book Volume 15072, Page 486. Block& Lot No. 178-L-70.

35MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S): Township of Shaler Vs. DEFENDANTS: Denis J. Dekleva

CASE NO. GD 25-003322

DEBT: $2,225.14 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire ***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 525 William Penn Place, Ste. 3110 . Pittsburgh, PA 15219

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587 ***************************

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Township of Shaler: Having erected thereon a one-story brick house being known as 1036 Saxonburg Boulevard, Glenshaw, PA 15116. Deed Book Volume 18311, Page 533. Block & Lot No. 285-C-144.

36MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S): Township of Upper St. Clair Vs.

DEFENDANTS: Catherine E. Kalinoski

*************

CASE NO. GD 25-007976

DEBT: $3,462.32

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 525 William Penn Place, Ste. 3110 . Pittsburgh, PA 15219

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ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Township of Upper St. Clair: Having erected thereon a two-story two-family frame house being known as 1631-1651 Painters Run Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15243. Deed Book Volume 11129, Page 128. Block & Lot No. 253-L-105.

37MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S): County of Allegheny Vs.

DEFENDANTS: Catherine Clark Hickling

CASE NO. GD 25-001928

DEBT: $2,842.97 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire

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ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 525 William Penn Place, Ste. 3110 . Pittsburgh, PA 15219

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Crafton: Having erected thereon a two and onehalf story frame house being known as 85 North Emily Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15205. Deed Book Volume 9419, Page 219. Block & Lot No. 68-D-284.

38MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S): County of Allegheny Vs. DEFENDANTS: Robert Richel & Jennifer Richel

CASE NO. GD 23-001003

DEBT: $4,252.63 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire

***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY:

525 William Penn Place, Ste. 3110 . Pittsburgh, PA 15219

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587

SHORT DESCRIPTION:

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Port Vue: Having erected thereon a one-story frame house being known as 1409 Washington Boulevard, McKeesport, PA 15133. Deed Book Volume 16904, Page 124. Block & Lot No. 383-K-186.

39MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S): County of Allegheny Vs.

DEFENDANTS: William John Martonik

CASE NO. GD 25-001925

DEBT: $2,254.09 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire

***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY:

525 William Penn Place, Ste. 3110 . Pittsburgh, PA 15219

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Brackenridge: Having erected thereon a two-story commercial building being known as 1112-1114 Brackenridge Avenue, Brackenridge, PA 15014. Deed Book Volume 17481, Page 503. Block & Lot No. 1224H-82.

40MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S): County of Allegheny Vs. DEFENDANTS: Bahar Enterprises ************* CASE NO. GD 24-007340

DEBT: $4,529.47

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 525 William Penn Place, Ste. 3110 . Pittsburgh, PA 15219

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ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587

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SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Municipality of Penn Hills: Having erected thereon a two-story commercial building being known as 10163 Frankstown Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15235. Deed Book Volume II 164, Page 522, Block &Lot No. 295-S-36.

41MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S): County of Allegheny Vs. DEFENDANTS: Scott Ramsey

************* CASE NO. GD 23-010773

DEBT: $3,060.74

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 525 William Penn Place, Ste. 3110 . Pittsburgh, PA 15219

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ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587

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SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Township of Moon: Having erected thereon a two-story brick house being known as 104 Shippen Drive, Coraopolis, PA 15108. Deed Book Volume 13411, Page 512. Block & Lot No. 597-N-334.

42MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S): County of Allegheny Vs. DEFENDANTS: Donald J. Kramer ************* CASE NO. GD 25-004367

DEBT: $2,637.09

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 525 William Penn Place, Ste. 3110 . Pittsburgh, PA 15219

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ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587

*************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Municipality of Bethel Park: Having erected thereon a one-story brick house being known as 3213 Wellsview Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15241. Deed Book Volurne.8078, Page 118. Block &Lot No. 394-M-80.

PLAINTIFF(S): County of Allegheny Vs. DEFENDANTS: Vincent M. O’Donnell

43MAR26

CASE NO. GD 25-003692

DEBT: $2,500.13 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire

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ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 525 William Penn Place, Ste. 3110 . Pittsburgh, PA 15219

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Pleasant Hills: Having erected thereon a two-story brick house being known as 109 Audrey Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15236. Deed Book Volume 18532, Page 535, Block & Lot No. 388-P278.

44MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S): County of Allegheny Vs. DEFENDANTS: Jamie S. Wirkowski

CASE NO. GD 24-011183

DEBT: $2,787.52 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire

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ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 525 William Penn Place, Ste. 3110 . Pittsburgh, PA 15219

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587

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SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Township of Kennedy: Having erected thereon a two-story frame house being known as 1309 South William Street, McKees Rocks, PA 15136. Deed Book Volume 8380, Page 361. Block & Lot No. 73-N-329.

45MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S): County of Allegheny Vs.

DEFENDANTS: James Riggs & Melissa Riggs

************* CASE NO. GD 24-009468

DEBT: $2,886.61

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 525 William Penn Place, Ste. 3110 . Pittsburgh, PA 15219

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ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Liberty: Having erected thereon a two-story two-family house being known as 2701 F Street, McKeesport, PA 15133. Deed Book Volume 12815, Page 288, Block & Lot No. 465-R-299.

46MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S): North Hills School District Vs.

DEFENDANTS: The Unknown Successor Trustee(s) of the Mary D. Kunsak Revocable Trust dated January 13, 2009

************* CASE NO. GD 23-011622

DEBT: $3,229.02

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 525 William Penn Place, Ste. 3110 . Pittsburgh, PA 15219

*********************** ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587 *************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of West View: Having erected thereon a two story frame house being known as 236 Jamaica Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15229. Deed Book Volume 13866, Page 441, Block & Lot 350-S-t88. 15133. Deed Book Volume 12815, Page 288, Block & Lot No. 465-R-299.

47MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S): North Hills School District Vs. DEFENDANTS: Chad B. Lubawski & Colleen M. Secilia ************* CASE NO. GD 24-005901

DEBT: $2,787.95

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY:

48MAR26

51MAR26

SONNY BOY

Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 525 William Penn Place, Ste. 3110 . Pittsburgh, PA 15219

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587 SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of North Braddock: Having erected thereon a one-story stone house, known as 1019 Wolfe Avenue, Braddock, PA 15104. Deed Book Volume 15902, Page 91. Block & Lot No. 301-H-72. 56MAR26

Charles A.J. Halpin, III, Esquire, Personal Representative of the Estate of Carol Lee Ehnen a/k/a Carol L. Ehnen, Deceased CASE NO. GD-25-007635

DEBT: $94,913.11 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): The Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 1310 Industrial Boulevard, I• Floor, Suite 101, Southampton, PA I8966

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: 215-942-9690 *************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION:

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Municipality of Monroeville: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 320 DREXEL DRIVE, MONROEVILLE, PA 15146. DEED BOOK VOLUME 5750, PAGE 397. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER. 976-L-153.

57MAR26 DEFENDANTS: Kyla D. Starver CASE NO. MG-24-000227 DEBT: $87,912.86 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): The Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC ***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 1310 Industrial Boulevard, I• Floor, Suite 101, Southampton, PA I8966

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: 215-942-9690

SHORT DESCRIPTION:

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Municipality of Penn Hills:

PARCEL NO. 1: HAVING ERECTED

THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 427 JEFFERSON ROAD, PITTSBURGH, PA 15235. DEED BOOK VOLUME 17511, PAGE 141. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER. 450-D-375. PARCEL NO. 2: BEING VACANT LAND KNOWN AS JEFFERSON ROAD, PITTSBURGH, PA 15235. DEED BOOK VOLUME 17511, PAGE 141. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER. 450-D-343.

58MAR26

DEFENDANTS: Rhonda L. Wexler, Personal Representative of the Estate of Robin L. McKown

a/k/a Robin McKown a/k/a Robin Russ, Deceased CASE NO. GD-25-005404

DEBT: $40,303.02 ****** NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): The Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC ***********************

DESCRIPTION:

the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, 9th Ward, City of

PARCEL NO. I: BEING VACANT LAND KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 3514 YORK STREET, MCKEESPORT, PA 15132. DEED BOOK VOLUME 15626, PAGE 265. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER. 464-D-332. PARCEL NO. 2: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 3514 YORK STREET, MCKEESPORT, PA !5132. DEED BOOK VOLUME 15626, PAGE 265. BLOCK AND

NUMBER. 464-D-329.

NO. 3: BEING VACANT LAND

AS HARRISON STREET, MCK-

PA 15132. DEED BOOK VOL-

15626, PAGE 265. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER. 464-D-335. PARCEL NO. 4: BEING VACANT LAND KNOWN AS YORK STREET, MCKEESPORT, PA 15132. DEED BOOK VOLUME 15626, PAGE 265. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER. 464-D-386.

59MAR26 DEFENDANTS: ANDREA M. SUHOSKI CASE NO. MG-18-000941 DEBT: $90,878.26 ****** NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): ERIC ROCHKIND, ESQUIRE ***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: McCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, LLC 216 HADDON AVENUE, SUITE 201 WESTMONT, NJ 08108

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (856) 858-7080 ***************************

SHORT DESCRIPTION: IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, AND 29TH WARD OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH:

HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELL-

ING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 1519 AMANDA STREET, PITTSBURGH, PA 15210 A/KIA 1519 AMANDA AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15210. DEED BOOK VOLUME 16462, PAGE 274. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 0060-G-00258-0000-00.

60MAR26

DEFENDANTS: Kristine N. Wolowski, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Roberta Wolowski, Kelli N. Kuzma ************* CASE NO. MG-23-000565

DEBT: $183,557.59

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Danielle Johnson, Esq.

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 1628 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 300, Philadelphia, PA 19103 1325 Franklin Avenue, Suite 160, Garden City, NY 11530

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (212) 471-5100

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SHORT DESCRIPTION:

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, and 31st Ward of the City of Pittsburgh:

HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 4593 MARINA DRIVE, HOMESTEAD, PA 15120 MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK 18402, PAGE 497. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 0091-R-00050-000000

61MAR26

DEFENDANTS: James Wadsworth, Aimee Grogan

CASE NO. MG-23-001047

DEBT: $36,299.16 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Timothy A. Cirino, Esq. ***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 1628 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 300, Philadelphia, PA 19103 / 1325 Franklin Avenue, Suite 160, Garden City, NY 11530 ***********************

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (212) 471-5100 ***************************

SHORT DESCRIPTION:

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Township of East Deer.

HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 355 DAYS RUN ROAD, TARENTUM, PA 15084 MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK 13422, PAGE 322. LOT AND BLOCK 1222-P-00218-0000-00.

62MAR26

DEFENDANTS: JAMES C. YOUNG; LYNN A. YOUNG ************* CASE NO. MG-25-000643

DEBT: $94,946.06

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC ***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 133 GAITIIER DRNE, SUITE F MOUNT LAUREL, NJ 08054

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: 855-225-6906

SHORT DESCRIPTION:

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Etna:

Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as·9 MOUNT HOPE ST, PITTSBURGH, PA I5223. Deed Book Volume I5I 24, Page 308. Block and Lot Number 022I-H-00080-0000-00.

63MAR26

DEFENDANTS: CARMEN D. DUNSON *************

CASE NO. GD-25-010565

DEBT: $59,615.69

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC ***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 133 GAITIIER DRNE, SUITE F MOUNT LAUREL, NJ 08054

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: 855-225-6906 ***************************

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, City of Pittsburgh, 11th Ward: Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 712 MELLON STREET, PITTSBURGH, PA 15206. Deed Book Volume 11137, Page 150. Block and Lot Number 0083-F-00352-0000-00.

64MAR26

DEFENDANTS: Ian Corritore

CASE NO. MG-25-000105

DEBT: $167,587.88 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP ***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 485F Route 1South, Suite 300, Iselin, NJ 08830-3072

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (445) 207-4041 ***************************

SHORT DESCRIPTION: IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, AND BOROUGH OF WEST MIFFLIN: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 4710 BOWES AVENUE, WEST MIFFLIN, PA 15122. DEED BOOK VOLUME 17992, PAGE 577, INSTRUMENT NUMBER 20209678. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER l 82-H220.

65MAR26

DEFENDANTS: Eugene Stover, Solely In His Capacity As Heir of the Estate of Barbara A. Ponchel, Deceased, Gary Ponchel, Solely In His Capacity As Heir of the Estate of Barbara A. Ponchel, Deceased c/o Eugene Stover, and Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title or Interest from or Under the Estate of Barbara A. Ponchel, Deceased

*************

CASE NO. MG-25-000095

DEBT: $46,112.95

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP

***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY:

325 Chestnut Street, Suite 725, Philadelphia, PA 19106

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (445) 207-4041

SHORT DESCRIPTION: IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, AND BOROUGH OF TARENTUM:

HAVING ERECTED THEREON A COM-

MERCIAL BUILDING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 226 W. 7TH AVENUE, TARENTUM, PA 15084 aka 224 W. 7TH AVENUE, TARENTUM, PA 15084. DEED BOOK VOLUME 7179, PAGE 69. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 1223-P-72.

66MAR26

DEFENDANTS: Edith M. Halt

CASE NO. MG-25-000559

DEBT: $411652.28 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Stephen M. Hladik, Esquire

***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: Hladik, Onorato and Federman, LLP

298 Wissahickon Avenue, North Wales, PA 19454

***********************

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (215) 855-9521 ***************************

SHORT DESCRIPTION:

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, BOROUGH OF WEST ELIZABETH:

HAVING ERECTED THEREON A SINGLE

FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 834 4TH STREET, WEST ELIZABETH, PA 15088. DEED BOOK VOLUME 6665, PAGE 315. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 1133-J-116.

67MAR26

DEFENDANTS: Christina Kathryn Lucas, Cristian Johnson and Thomas Lucas ************* CASE NO. MG-25-000393

DEBT: $119,120.32

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Stephen M. Hladik, Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY:

Hladik, Onorato and Federman, LLP

298 Wissahickon Avenue, North Wales, PA 19454

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (215) 855-9521

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, BOROUGH OF BRENTWOOD: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 125 OLANCHAAVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15227. DEED BOOK VOLUME 18718, PAGE 325. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 188-F-198.

68MAR26

DEFENDANTS: Richard Leonard Martino; Jennifer Lynn Martino ************* CASE NO. MG-23-000539

DEBT: $154,042.65

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): MDK Legal

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: P. 0. Box 165028 Columbus, OH 43216-5028 ***********************

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: 614-220-5611

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of White Oak: Having Erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 1108 California Avenue, McKeesport, PA 15131 AKA 1108 California Avenue, White Oak, PA 15131. Document Number 2018-26020, Deed Book Volume 17329, Page 253. Block and Lot Number 0461-C-00336-0000-00

69MAR26

DEFENDANTS: Laurie Molcany, as believed Heir to the Estate of Carole A Bokin; Unknown Heirs to the Estate of Carole A Bokin; Unknown Administrators to the Estate of Carole A Bokin

CASE NO. MG-25-000683

DEBT: $45,530.89 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): MDK Legal ***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: P. 0. Box 165028 Columbus, OH 43216-5028

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: 614-220-5611

SHORT DESCRIPTION: Jo the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of White Oak: Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 2542 Mohawk Drive, McKeesport, PA 15131. Document Number 2007-36075, Deed Book Volume 13435, Page 395. Block and Lot Number 0650-K-00130-0000-00.

70MAR26

DEFENDANTS: Evelyn O. Sims

CASE NO. MG-16-001493

DEBT: $436,207.62 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): MDK Legal ***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: P. 0. Box 165028 Columbus, OH 43216-5028

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER:

71MAR26 DEFENDANTS: LORI R. ANTHOS

CASE NO. MG-20-000102

DEBT: $175,247.78 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): KML LAW GROUP, P.C. ***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: SUITE 5000, 701 MARKET STREET Philadelphia, PA 19106

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (215) 627-1322

SHORT DESCRIPTION: IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, TOWNSHIP OF HAMPTON: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 2561 LAH ROAD, GIBSONIA, PA 15044. DEED BOOK 15476, PAGE 489. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 1211-J-355.

72MAR26 DEFENDANTS: ROBERT REICHERT, VENISA V. REICHERT CASE NO. MG-25-000934

DEBT: $331,588.88 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): KML LAW GROUP, P.C. ***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: SUITE 5000, 701 MARKET STREET Philadelphia, PA 19106

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (215) 627-1322

SHORT DESCRIPTION: IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, 22ND WARD CITY OF PITTSBURGH: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 1313 SANDUSKY STREET, PITTSBURGH, PA 15212. DEED BOOK 18583, PAGE 560. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 23-L-212.

73MAR26 DEFENDANTS: SHAWN HOWARD JOHNSON, JR. AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF SHAWN JOHNSON, DECEASED CASE NO. GD-25-005953

DEBT: $87,472.28 ****** NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): KML LAW GROUP, P.C. ***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: SUITE 5000, 701 MARKET STREET Philadelphia, PA 19106

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (215) 627-1322 *************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION: IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANJA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, 9TH WARD CITY OF MCKEESPORT: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 1821 ABRAHAM STREET, MC KEESPORT, PA 15132. DEED BOOK 19235, PAGE 540. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 381-M-318.

74MAR26 DEFENDANTS: Marc E. Caputo CASE NO. MG-25-000401

DEBT: $795,142.79 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Jacqueline McNally, Esq. ***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 1628 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 300, Philadelphia, PA 19103 / 1325 Franklin Avenue’ Suite 160’ Garden City NY 11530

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (212) 471-5100

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, and 16th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh:

PREMISES “A” HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 2821 JANE STREET, PITTSBURGH, PA 15203, DEED BOOK VOLUME 16421, PAGE 172. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 0012-S-OO118-000D-00.

PREMISES “B” HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 2825 JANE STREET, PITTSBURGH, PA 15203, DEED BOOK VOLUME 16420, PAGE 81. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 0012-S-OO118-000F-00.

75MAR26

DEFENDANTS: DONALD R. GARRETT, II ************* CASE NO. MG-25-000419

DEBT: $130,848.49

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Jill M. Fein, Esquire I Hill Wallack LLP

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 1000 Floral Vale Boulevard, Suite 300, Yardley, PA 19067

*********************** ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (215) 579-7700 ***************************

SHORT DESCRIPTION: Parcel One In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Pleasant Hills HAVING ERECTED THEREON A ONE-STORY RESIDENTIAL DWELLING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 471 HI TOR DR, PITTSBURGH, PA 15236, BOOK VOLUME 13478, PAGE 242. BLOCK & LOT NO. 562-A-71. Parcel Two In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Pleasant Hills BEING VACANT LAND ON YARROW LN., PITTSBURGH, PA- 15236, BOOK VOLUME 13478, PAGE 242. BLOCK & LOT NO. 562-A-65-1

76MAR26

DEFENDANTS: Samantha A. McMahon aka Samnatha A. Klein, ************* CASE NO. MG-25-000372

DEBT: $137,797.14

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Kristine M. Anthou, Esquire, *********************** ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: Grenen & Birsic, P.C. One Gateway Center, 9th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-7650

77MAR26

DEFENDANTS: James 0. McFadden and Tiffany J. McFadden, ************* CASE NO. MG-25-000811

DEBT: $200,590.58

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Kristine M. Anthou, Esquire, ***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: Grenen & Birsic, P.C. One Gateway Center, 9th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-7650

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Bell Acres: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 123 WITHEROW ROAD, SEWICKLEY, PA 15143. DBV 14939, PAGE 137, B/L #936P-210.

78MAR26 DEFENDANTS: Rashayla Johnson, CASE NO. GD-25-010537

DEBT: $176,977.61. ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Kristine M. Anthou, Esquire, ***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: Grenen & Birsic, P.C. One Gateway Center, 9th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 *********************** ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-7650 *************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, 20th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING KNOWN

Document Number 7913, Deed Book Volume 4823, Page 341. Block and Lot Number 0392-J-00255-0000-00.

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Township of Kennedy: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING KNOWN AS 4023 CRABAPPLE DRIVE, MCKEES ROCKS, PA 15136, A/K/A 4023 CRABAPPLE LANE, MCKEES ROCKS, PA 15136. DEED BOOK VOLUME 16209, PAGE 197, BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 154-E-41.

Vs. DEFENDANTS: NH Enterprises, Inc.

CASE NO. GD 25-010866

DEBT: $17,082.52 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire

***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 525 William Penn Place Suite 3110 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587

90MAR26 DEFENDANTS: Cicc & Sons Investments, LLC ************* CASE NO. GD-24-012379 DEBT: $602,111.50

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): John R. O’Keefe, Jr., Esquire Metz Lewis Brodman Must O’Keefe LLC ***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 444 Liberty Avenue, Suite 2100 Pittsburgh, PA 15222

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: 412-918-1100 ***************************

SHORT DESCRIPTION:

PARCEL ONE: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, and Borough of Carnegie: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A

ONE-STORY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING WITH A GARAGE KNOWN AS 34 WOODRUFF DRIVE, CARNEGIE, PENNSYLVANIA 15106. DEED BOOK VOLUME 18358, PAGE 487. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 66-K-268.

PARCEL TWO: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, and 19rn Ward, City of Pittsburgh: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A TWO-STORY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING WITH A GARAGE KNOWN AS 905 WOODBOURNE AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, 15226. DEED BOOK VOLUME 18300, PAGE 576. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 97-H-157.

PARCEL THREE:

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, and Borough of Dormont: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A

ONE-STORY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING WITH A GARAGE KNOWN AS 1700 NEW HAVEN AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, 15216. DEED BOOK VOLUME 18380, PAGE 473. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 63-L-167

91MAR26

DEFENDANTS: JOHN ROSS

WRIT NO. MG-24-000433 DEBT: $132,917.51 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): BENJAMIN P. SHEPPARD, ESQUIRE ***********************

Driscoll, Ill and BA Slopes Homes, LLC CASE NO. MG-25-000531 DEBT: $317,610.71 ****** NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Stephen M. Hladik, Esquire *********************** ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY:

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: TWO LIBERTY PLACE, 50 S. 16TH STREET, 22ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19102 ***********************

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (215) 851-8477 ***************************

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, and Baldwin Borough. Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 309 Oak St, Pittsburgh PA 15236, deed BOOK 11198, PAGE 067. BLOCK & LOT# 390-N-29

PLAINTIFF(S)

92MAR26

STO-ROX SCHOOL DISTRICT Vs. DEFENDANTS: ARIN BLOXSOM CASE NO. GD-24-008580

DEBT: $8,484.24 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Megan Tumbull, Esquire ***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 445 Fort Pitt Boulevard, Suite 503, Pittsburgh, PA 15219

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: 412-391-0160

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, BOROUGH OF MCKEES ROCKS: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A COMMERCIAL BUILDING, KNOWN AS 426 ISLAND AVENUE, MC KEES ROCKS, PA 15136. DEED BOOK 16349, PAGE 138. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 43-B-142.

PLAINTIFF(S)

93MAR26

STO-ROX SCHOOL DISTRICT Vs. DEFENDANTS: SANDRA M. SLAVINSKY CASE NO. GD-15-001663

DEBT: $50,308.84 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Megan Tumbull, Esquire

***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 445 Fort Pitt Boulevard, Suite 503, Pittsburgh, PA 15219

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: 412-391-0160

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, BOROUGH OF MCKEES ROCKS:

HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING, KNOWN AS 209 SARAH STREET, MCKEES ROCKS, PA 15136. DEED BOOK 11299, PAGE 452. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 72-L-177.

94MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S) STO-ROX SCHOOL DISTRICT Vs. DEFENDANTS: DEVYN HARDING, ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF RICHARD A. HARDING, DECEASED

CASE NO. GD-19-000684

DEBT: $35,580.19 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Megan Tumbull, Esquire

***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 445 Fort Pitt Boulevard, Suite 503, Pittsburgh, PA 15219

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: 412-391-0160

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, TOWNSHIP OF STOWE:

HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING, KNOWN AS 94 HIGHLAND AVENUE, MCKEES ROCKS, PA 15136. DEED BOOK 17785, PAGE 296. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 73-S-279.

96MAR26

DEFENDANTS: HOMEWOOD HOUSE APTS LLC

************* CASE NO. GD 25-001428

DEBT: $7,665,244.68

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Thomas D. Maxson, Dentons Cohen & Grigsby P.C.

***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 625 Liberty Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 152223152

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: 412-297-4900

***************************

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, 13th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A MULTI-LEVEL APARTMENT BUILDING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 7130

FRANKSTOWN AVE., PITTSBURGH, PA 15208. DEED BOOK VOLUME 19003, PAGE 302. BLOCK/LOT NO. 0174-J-00385-0000-00.

97MAR26

DEFENDANTS: Tequea Boyd, Known Heir of the Estate of Tamiya C. Harris and The Unknown Heirs of the Estate of Tamiya C. Harris; The Unknown Executors of the Estate of Tamiya C. Harris and The Unknown Administrators of the Estate of Tamiya C. Harris,

*************

CASE NO. MG-25-000503

DEBT: $137,156.20.

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Kristine M. Anthou, Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: Grenen & Birsic, P.C. One Gateway Center, 9th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-7650

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, City of Pittsburgh, 29th Ward: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING KNOWN AS 2506 WATERMAN AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15227. DEED BOOK VOLUME 18858, PAGE 181, BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 94-F-56.

98MAR26

DEFENDANTS: BRIAN D. GALLAGHER AKA BRIAN GAL-

LAGHER, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ES-

TATE OF ERIN CURRIE A/K/A ERIN ALY-

ECE CURRIE, DECEASED

*************

CASE NO. MG-25-000882

DEBT: $90,313.59

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Carolyn Treglia, Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: Brock & Scott, PLLC 2011 RENAISSANCE BOULEVARD, SUITE 100 KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406

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ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (844) 856-6646

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In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, BOROUGH OF PORT VUE Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 501 MANNING AVENUE, MCKEESPORT, PA 15132. Deed Book Volume 18127, Page 401. Block and Lot Number 0308-P-000030000-00 AKA 308-P-3

99MAR26

DEFENDANTS: DANIEL A. TIIOMAS; TRACY TIIOMAS aka TRACY I. THOMAS

CASE NO. MG-25-000277

DEBT: $188,160.97 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Carolyn Treglia, Esquire

***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY:

Brock & Scott, PLLC 2011 RENAISSANCE BOULEVARD, SUITE

100 KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406

***********************

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (844) 856-6646

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, TOWN OF MCCANDLESS Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 9261 OLD PERRY HIGHWAY, PITTSBURGH, PA 15237. Deed Book Volume 12781, Page 383. Block and Lot Number 0825-L-001960000-00 aka 825-1-196

100MAR26

DEFENDANTS: LISA RACHELLE HARENSKI

CASE NO. MG-24-000894

DEBT: $306,185.19 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Carolyn Treglia, Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: Brock & Scott, PLLC

2011 RENAISSANCE BOULEVARD, SUITE 100 KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (844) 856-6646

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, O’HARA TOWNSHIP Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 337 CANTERBURY DR, PITTSBURGH, PA 15238. Deed Book Volume 18208, Page 167. Block and Lot Number 0227-K00030-0000-00 AKA 227-K-30

101MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S): Steel Valley School District and Borough of Munhall Vs. DEFENDANTS: Barrington Bogle, Jr.

CASE NO. GD-24-014921

DEBT: $9,577.76 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Jeffrey D. Ries, Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 714 Lebanon Road, West Mifflin, PA 15122

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: 412-464-9997

ALL THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE SITUATE IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, AND BOROUGH of MUNHALL.

HAVING ERECTED THEREON A TWO-STORY, OLD-STYLE FRAME DWELLING, KNOWN AND NUMBERED

102MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S): Steel Valley School District and Borough of Munhall Vs. DEFENDANTS: Trang T. Ly Thu CASE NO. GD-21-009524

DEBT: $11,439.11 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Jeffrey D. Ries, Esquire ***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 714 Lebanon Road, West Mifflin, PA 15122

THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED

SITUATE IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, AND BOROUGH of MUNHALL.

HAVING ERECTED THEREON A TWO STORY, OLD-STYLE BRICK DWELLING, KNOWN NUMBERED AS 128 EAST 19TH AVENUE, HOMESTEAD, PENNSYLVANIA 15120.

DEED BOOK VOLUME 15576, PAGE 591, BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 131-H-132.

103MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S): Steel Valley School District and Borough of Munhall Vs.

DEFENDANTS: Eugene Groce ************* CASE NO. GD-22-010888

DEBT: $53,758.91

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Jeffrey D. Ries, Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 714 Lebanon Road, West Mifflin, PA 15122

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: 412-464-9997

ALL THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL

ESTATE SITUATE IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, AND BOROUGH MUNHALL.

HAVING ERECTED THEREON A TWOAND ONE-HALF STORY, OLD-STYLE BRICK DWELLING, KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 1323 MARTHA STREET, HOMESTEAD, PENNSYLVANIA 15120.

DEED BOOK VOLUME 12833, PAGE 290, BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 179-N-256.

104MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S): Steel Valley School District and Borough of Munhall Vs. DEFENDANTS: Jamil Goudelock, Administrator of the Estate of Hydiyyah T. Goudelock, Deceased CASE NO. GD-21-007223

DEBT: $15,485.64 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Jeffrey D. Ries, Esquire

***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 714 Lebanon Road, West Mifflin, PA 15122

***********************

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: 412-464-9997

*************************** ALL TIIE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE SITUATE IN TIIE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, AND BOROUGH OF MUNHALL.

HAVING ERECTED THEREON A TWO-STORY OLD-STYLE DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 236 EAST 20™ AVENUE, HOMESTEAD, PENNSYLVANIA 15120.

DEED BOOK VOLUME 5720, PAGE 569, BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 13l-H-299

105MAR26 PLAINTIFF(S): Steel Valley School District and Borough of Munhall Vs. DEFENDANTS: CLEFUND CASE NO. GD-23-000398

DEBT: $18,999.93

******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Jeffrey D. Ries, Esquire

*********************** ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 714 Lebanon Road, West Mifflin, PA 15122

***********************

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: 412-464-9997

ALL THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE SITIJATE IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, AND BOROUGH OF MUNHALL.

HAVING ERECTED THEREON A TWO-STORY, OLD-STYLE FRAME DWELLING, NUMBERED AS 1026 RAVINE STREET, HOMESTEAD, PENNSYLVANIA 15120.

DEED BOOK VOLUME 15213, PAGE 451, BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER l 79-N-106.

106MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S): Steel Valley School District and Borough of Munhall Vs.

DEFENDANTS: Jeanine A. Pacelli

************* CASE NO. GD-24-010373

DEBT: $44,477.40

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Jeffrey D. Ries, Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 714 Lebanon Road, West Mifflin, PA 15122

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: 412-464-9997

ALL THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE SITUATE IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, AND BOROUGH of MUNHALL.

HAVING ERECTED THEREON A TWO STORY, OLD-STYLE FRAME DWELLING, NUMBERED AS 606 EAST 14th AVENUE, HOMESTEAD, PENNSYLVANIA 15120. DEED BOOK VOLUME 12239, PAGE295, BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER’ 130-S-267.

107MAR26 DEFENDANTS: CICCARELLI & SONS LLC

************* CASE NO. GD-24-012429

DEBT: $1,236,523.09

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Michelle L. Pierro., Esq. (PA ID No. 317454) ***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: Metz Lewis Brodman Must O’Keefe, LLC 444 Liberty Ave. Suite 2100 Pittsburgh, PA 15222

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 918-1100 *************************** Parcel 1 In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, 23”’ Ward of

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Wilkinsburg: BEING ALL THAT VACANT LAND KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 1416 FRANKLIN AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15221. DEED BOOK3124, PAGE 673. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 233-G-258.

113MAR26 PLAINTIFF(S) Wilkinsburg Borough VS. DEFENDANTS: Joseph A. Didiano CASE NO. GD 25-010319 DEBT: $16,632.60 ******

OF ATTORNEY(S): Jennifer L. Cerce, Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 424 S. 27• Street, Ste. 21O Pittsburgh, PA 15203 ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 242-4400

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Wilkinsburg: BEING ALL THAT VACANT LAND KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 1319 FRANKLIN AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15221. DEED BOOK 11555, PAGE 265. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 233-G-193. 114MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S) Wilkinsburg Borough VS. DEFENDANTS: The Unknown Heirs of Mildred Frazier, Deceased CASE NO. GD 25-010314

$22,693.85

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Jennifer L. Cerce, Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 424 S. 27• Street, Ste. 21O Pittsburgh, PA 15203

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 242-4400

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Wilkinsburg: BEING ALL THAT VACANT LAND KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 2011 CHALFANT

PLAINTIFF(S) Wilkinsburg Borough VS.

117MAR26

DEFENDANTS: The Unknown Heirs of Delmor George a/k/a Delmar George, Deceased

CASE NO. GD 25-010321

DEBT: $18,706.64 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Jennifer L. Cerce, Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY:

424 S. 27• Street, Ste. 21O Pittsburgh, PA 15203

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ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 242-4400

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In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Wilkinsburg:

BEING ALL THAT VACANT LAND KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 814 GLENN AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15221. DEED BOOK 8379, PAGE 467. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 232-J-319.

118MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S) Wilkinsburg Borough VS.

DEFENDANTS: Bobby E. Joyner

CASE NO. GD 25-010317

DEBT: $9,402.37 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Jennifer L. Cerce, Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY:

424 S. 27• Street, Ste. 21O Pittsburgh, PA 15203 ***********************

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 242-4400 ***************************

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Wilkinsburg: BEING VACANT LAND KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS FRANKLIN AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15221. DEED BOOK 11963, PAGE 373. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 233-F-323.

119MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S) Wilkinsburg Borough VS. DEFENDANTS: Cynthia Newman and the United States of America CASE NO. GD 25-010322

DEBT: $15,653.46 ****** NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Jennifer L. Cerce, Esquire ***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 424 S. 27• Street, Ste. 21O Pittsburgh, PA 15203

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 242-4400 ***************************

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Wilkinsburg:

BEING ALL THAT VACANT LAND KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS MAPLEWOOD AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15221. DEED BOOK 16092, PAGE 102.BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 232-K-61.

120MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S) Wilkinsburg Borough VS.

DEFENDANTS: B.A.G. (Brothers Against Guns)

CASE NO. GD 25-010311

DEBT: $6,104.01 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Jennifer L. Cerce, Esquire ***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY:

424 S. 27• Street, Ste. 21O Pittsburgh, PA 15203

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 242-4400

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Wilkinsburg:

BEING ALL THAT VACANT LAND KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS FRANKLIN AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15221. DEED BOOK 14044, PAGE 136. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 233-F-289.

121MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S) Wilkinsburg Borough VS.

DEFENDANTS: The Unknown Heirs of Rodney Martin, Deceased

CASE NO. GD 25-010313

DEBT: $12,889.83 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Jennifer L. Cerce, Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 424 S. 27• Street, Ste. 21O Pittsburgh, PA 15203 ***********************

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 242-4400 ***************************

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Wilkinsburg: BEING ALL THAT VACANT LAND KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS FRANKLIN AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15221. DEED BOOK 12328, PAGE 506. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 233-F-283

122MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S) Wilkinsburg Borough VS. DEFENDANTS: Melissa Fisher-Vazquez a/k/a Melissa J. Fisher *************

CASE NO. GD 25-010339 DEBT: $6,005.97

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Jennifer L. Cerce, Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY:

424 S. 27• Street, Ste. 21O Pittsburgh, PA 15203 ***********************

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 242-4400 *************************** In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Wilkinsburg: BEING ALL THAT VACANT LAND KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS ELLA STREET, PITTSBURGH, PA 15221. DEED BOOK 14643, PAGE 498. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 233-K-81.

123MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S) Wilkinsburg Borough VS.

DEFENDANTS: Gareth B. Davis

CASE NO. GD 25-010316

DEBT: $11,599.59 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Jennifer L. Cerce, Esquire

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ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY:

424 S. 27• Street, Ste. 21O Pittsburgh, PA 15203

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 242-4400

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Wilkinsburg: BEING ALL THAT VACANT LAND

KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 1021 ROSS AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15221. DEED BOOK 10218, PAGE452. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 233-A-196.

124MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S) Wilkinsburg School District and Wilkinsburg Borough VS. DEFENDANTS: CHARISMA JENKINS

CASE NO. GD 25-010055

DEBT: $3,197.75 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Jennifer L. Cerce, Esquire

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ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 424 S. 27• Street, Ste. 21O Pittsburgh, PA 15203

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 242-4400

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In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Wilkinsburg:

HAVING ERECTED THEREON A SINGLE

FAMILY DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 1303 SINGER PL., PITTSBURGH, PA 15221. DEED BOOK 10813, PAGE 32. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 232-J-12.

125MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S) Wilkinsburg School District and Wilkinsburg Borough VS.

DEFENDANTS: M & J Properties, LLC

CASE NO. GD 25-010054

DEBT: $2,007.33

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NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Jennifer L. Cerce, Esquire

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ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY:

424 S. 27• Street, Ste. 21O Pittsburgh, PA 15203

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 242-4400

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In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Wilkinsburg: BEING A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 1434 PENN AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15221. DEED BOOK 13177, PAGE 434. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 233-0-120.

126MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S) Wilkinsburg School District and Wilkinsburg Borough VS.

DEFENDANTS: David Spielman, Dean Spielman, Dawn Spielman, Debora Spielman, Diane Spielman, Douglas Spielman and Dale Spielman

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CASE NO. GD 25-009684

DEBT: $37,803.54

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Jennifer L. Cerce, Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY:

424 S. 27• Street, Ste. 21O Pittsburgh, PA 15203

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ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 242-4400

*************************** In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Wilkinsburg: BEING A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 1341 FRANKLIN AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15221. DEED BOOK 15509, PAGE 510. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 233-G-181.

Estate of KYLE M. BAIRD, Deceased, of Glassport, Pennsylvania. Estate No. 0225-7574. Mary Rae Martin, Executor or to Robert S. Bootay, Atty, 6 Clairton Blvd., Pittsburgh, PA 15236

Estate of GREGORY DUDLEY, Deceased, of Penn Hills, Pennsylvania. Estate No. 0225-5698. Keith Dudley, Administrator, or to Gregory W. Bevington, Atty, 310 Grant St., Suite 1102, Grant Building,Pittsburgh, PA 15219

Estate of MS. MARGUERITE C.

302, Pittsburgh, PA 15202,

Coraopolis, PA 15108

Estate of NANCY F. MCCLOSKEY, Deceased, of Bethel Park, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Estate No. 02-26-00345. Michael D. McCloskey, Executor, 805 Church Hill Road, Finleyville, PA 15332 or to ROBIN L. RARIE, Atty; BRENLOVE & FULLER, LLC. 401 Washington Avenue, Bridgeville, PA 15017

Estate of JOHN CURTISS RESELAND (deceased), of Wexford, No. 00796 of 2026 Vanessa Kathleen Reseland extr., or to Claire Johnson Saenz, Esq., Strassburger McKenna Gutnick & Gefsky, 444 Liberty Avenue, Ste. 2200, Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Estate of DONNA SHIMROCK-MAY (deceased), of West Homestead, No. 00649 of 2026, John F. May extr., or to Devin Hallett Snyder, Esq., Strassburger McKenna Gutnick & Gefsky, 444 Liberty Avenue, Ste. 2200, Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Estate of WARREN PURVIS STEVENSON Deceased, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Estate No. 022600364. Elizabeth J. Poggi, Smithfield Trust Company, Admin, 20 Stanwix Street, Ste. 650, Pittsburgh, PA 15222

LEGAL ADVERTISING Legal Notices

Estate of ROBERT P. STOCKER, Deceased of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, No. 02-24-03181, Marsha L. Stocker, Executor., 756 Scrubgrass Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15243 or to TODD A. FULLER, Atty; BRENLOVE & FULLER, LLC., 401 Washington Avenue, Bridgeville, PA 15017

Estate of MS. MARIA S. TRUNZO, Deceased, of 1412 4th Avenue, Coraopolis, PA 15108. Estate No. 02-09-02313. Ms Ana Trunzo, Administratrix, c/o Feldman Law Group, PLLC, 1322 5th Avenue, Coraopolis, PA 15108

Estate of SELMA M. UHLIG, Deceased of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, No. 02-26-00848, Stephanie Sobczak, Executor., 620 Chestnut Street, Bridgeville, PA 15017 or to ROBIN L. RARIE, ATTY; BRENLOVE & FULLER, LLC. 401 Washington Avenue, Bridgeville, PA 15017

ANNOUNCEMENTS Meetings

PUBLIC NOTICE ALLEGHENY COUNTY SANITARY AUTHORITY

The BioSolids Committee of the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority will hold a special meeting for general purposes on Friday, February 20, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. prevailing time, in the Trefz Board Room at its offices located at 3300 Preble Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15233. Official action on the Committee’s recommendations will take place at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors at a later date. The public may view the meeting via livestream by visiting www.alcosan.org.

Allegheny Regional Asset District public meetings will be held at 3 PM at the Allegheny County Courthouse Gold Room, 436 Grant St. Pittsburgh, PA 15219. Board Meetings on 3/4, 6/3, 9/29, and 12/2. Public Comment Hearing on 10/27. [RADWORKSHERE.ORG] RADWORKSHERE.ORG

MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY

A regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the College will be held on: March 5, 2026 4:00 PM CCAC Allegheny CampusByers Hall 808 Ridge Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15212

The Wilkins Township Zoning Hearing Board shall hold a public hearing on Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 7:00 p.m., at the Municipal Building, 110 Peffer Road, Wilkins Township, PA 15145. At that time, the Board shall hear an application for variance made by Charles Machinist (‘the applicant’), of 589 Ayers Avenue, Turtle Creek, PA 15145. Theapplicant seeks a variance on property that is located at 589 Ayers Avenue, Turtle Creek, PA 15145; Allegheny County Tax Map Lot and Block Number 455-B-87, situated in a R-4 Residential Zoning District.

If granted, the variance would permit the applicant to erect a 16-foot tall, detached one-car garage in the front yard that encroaches on the required front yard setback footage. The Township Zoning Code §45020 states that Accessory Buildings are only permitted in the side and rear yards and garages cannot be more than 12-feet tall in all Residential Districts. Township Zoning Code 450-13 states that a front yard setback of 30 feet is required. These code provisions can be viewed at the following link: https://ecode360.com/32355965 & https://ecode360.com/32355929. Interested parties may choose to attend the meeting in person, or virtually via Zoom, at the following link: https://us02web.zoom. us/j/84603091680

The Wilkins Township Zoning Hearing Board shall hold a public hearing on Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 7:00 p.m., at the Municipal Building, 110 Peffer Road, Wilkins Township, PA 15145. At that time, the Board shall hear an application for variance made by Life Male Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math Academy (‘the applicant’), with offices at 777 Penn Center Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA 15235. The applicant seeks a variance on property that is located at 777 Penn Center Boulevard,Pittsburgh, PA 15235; Allegheny County Tax Map Lot and Block Number 542-P11, situated in a C-1 Commercial Zoning District.

If granted, the variance would permit the applicant to utilize the 7th floor of the building for high school instruction. The Township Zoning Code §450-11 states that charter schools are only permitted in the R-1 through R-4 Zoning Districts. These code provisions can be viewed at the following link: https://ecode360.com/32355856. Interested parties may choose to attend the meeting in person, or virtually via Zoom, at the following link: https://us02web.zoom. us/j/84603091680

LEGAL ADVERTISING Bids/Proposals

HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) FOR AGENCY-WIDE PHYSICAL CAPITAL NEEDS ASSESSMENTS & ENERGY AUDIT SERVICES

RFP #600-12-26

The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (HACP) hereby requests proposals from qualified Firms or Individuals capable of providing the following service(s): Physical Capital Needs Assessments (PCNA) and Energy Audits (EA) RFP documents will be available on or about February 16th, 2026. Copies of RFP documents are not available for in-person pickup. Firms interested in responding may obtain a copy of the RFP documents from the Business Opportunities Section of the HACP Website, www.hacp.org. Prospective Offerors may register as a vendor on the website and download the documents free of charge.

A pre-submission meeting via audio conference will be held via Zoom on February 26th, 2026 at 11:00 A.M.: https://hacp-org.zoom.us/j/82 686353069?pwd=AOGZ0N1P B3Ir1lH76YM1MfRmY8BA5m.1

Meeting

The deadline for final submission of written questions is February 27th, 2026 at 11:00 A.M. The deadline for submission of proposals is March 12th, 2026 at 11:00 A.M. Proposals must be sent to:

Mr. Brandon Havranek, Associate Director of Procurement Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh 412 Boulevard of the Allies 6th Floor, Procurement Department

HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB) FOR COMMON AREA FLOORING INSTALLATION AUTHORITY-WIDE

IFB #250-07-26

The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (HACP) hereby requests proposals from qualified Firms or Individuals capable of COMMON AREA FLOORING INSTALLATION AUTHORITY-WIDE

The documents will be available no later than February 17, 2026, at 8:00 a.m., and signed, sealed bids will be accepted until 10:00 a.m. on March 19, 2026. The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh will only accept physical bids dropped off in person from 8:00AM until the closing time of 10:00 a.m. on March 19, 2026, in the lobby of One Stop Shop at 412 Boulevard of the Allies. Pittsburgh, PA 15219. Bids may be uploaded to the Authority’s online submission site, the link is accessible via the HACP website and within the IFB. Sealed bids may still be mailed via USPS at which time they will be Time and Date Stamped at 412 Boulevard of the Allies, 6th Floor Procurement, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

Parties or individuals interested in responding may download a copy of the Solicitation from the Business Opportunities page of www.hacp.org.

Questions or inquiries should be directed to:

Mr. Brandon Havranek, Associate Director of Procurement/Contracting Officer Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh 412 Boulevard of the Allies 6th Floor - Procurement Department Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Brandon. brandon.havranek@hacp.org

A pre-bid meeting will be held via Zoom meeting; on March 4, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Please see the meeting information below:

Join Zoom Meeting https://hacp-org.zoom.us/j/ 87982943031?pwd=G2FMV2f d1RrdMV5hrTlfGqjvUg10yq.1

Meeting ID: 879 8294 3031

Passcode: 392772 +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C)

The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh strongly encourages small businesses, minority businesses, women’s business enterprises, and veteran-owned businesses to respond to this solicitation.

Caster D. Binion, Executive Director Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh HACP

HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) FOR HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHERS QUALITY CONTROL INSPECTIONS RFP #400-05-26

The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (HACP) hereby request proposals from qualified Firms or Individuals capable of providing the following service(s):

HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHERS QUALITY CONTROL INSPECTIONS

The documents will be available no later than February 9, 2026 and signed, sealed proposals will be accepted until 11:00 a.m. on March 5, 2026. The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh will only accept physical proposals dropped off in person from 8:00 AM until 11:00 a.m. on March 5, 2026, in the lobby of One Stop Shop at 412 Boulevard of the Allies Pittsburgh, PA 15219. Proposals may be uploaded to the Authority’s online submission site; the link is accessible via the HACP website and within the RFP. Sealed proposals may still be mailed via USPS at which time they will be Time and Date Stamped at 412 Boulevard of the Allies, 6th Floor - Procurement, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

Parties or individuals interested in responding may download a copy of the Solicitation from the Business Opportunities page of www.HACP.org.

Questions or inquiries should be directed to:

Brandon Havranek Associate Director of Procurement/Contracting Officer 412 Boulevard of the Allies 6th Floor - Procurement Department Pittsburgh, PA 15219 412-643-2890

A pre-submission meeting will be held via Zoom meeting on February 19, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. Please see the meeting information below: Join Zoom Meeting: Meeting ID: 878 9241 6218 Passcode: 641323 Dial by your location: +1 646 931 3860 (US)

The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh strongly encourages certified minority business enterprises and women business enterprises to respond to this solicitation.

Caster D. Binion, Executive Director Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh

HACP

Fair Housing Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, The PA Human Relations Act, etc. and does not discriminate against any individuals protected by these statutes.

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

ALLEGHENY COUNTY SANITARY AUTHORITY PUBLIC NOTICE

The Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (ALCOSAN) is accepting Letters of Interest and Statements of Qualification from Companies who wish to be considered for the following:

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES for ALLEGHENY RIVER TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

Capital Project No. S-490

Interested Parties shall submit via mail 10 hard copies and one electronic copy (flash drive, etc.) to: Allegheny County Sanitary Authority Office of Procurement 3300 Preble Avenue Admin Annex, Room 105 Pittsburgh, PA 15233

Attn: Tawanda Stamps, Director of Procurement

All questions should also be submitted, in writing, to the Procurement Department (procurement@alcosan.org).

The Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (ALCOSAN) is soliciting Letters of Interest and Statements of Qualifications from firm interested in providing Professional Services for the referenced services. ALCOSAN intends to award the services to one firm to perform all of the services. Submittals (10 hard copy, 1 flash drive) must be received no later than 2:00 p.m. (EST) April 10, 2026. It is Consultant’s responsibility to ensure the documents have been received. Late submittals will not be considered. Additional information and instructions may be obtained by visiting: https://www.alcosan.org/work-with-us/planned-and-active-bids

An informational meeting will be held via Microsoft Teams on March 2, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. (EST). All parties interested in attending the informational meeting shall notify the Procurement Department (procurement@alcosan.org).

Once notifications are compiled, ALCOSAN will email a Microsoft Teams meeting invite to participants. This meeting is not mandatory, but all interested parties are strongly encouraged to attend.

ALCOSAN encourages businesses owned and operated by minorities, disadvantaged and women’s and Service-Disabled Veteran business enterprises to submit qualification statements or to participate as subcontractors or suppliers to the selected Consultant/Firm. The Party selected shall be required to utilize minority, disadvantaged, and women’s and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned business enterprises to the fullest extent possible. The goals of the ALCOSAN’s Minority and Women Business Policy are listed on the ALCOSAN website at www.alcosan.org.

Michael Lichte Director of Regional Conveyance

The Courier is THE VOICE of Black Pittsburgh.

HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) FOR BULK PRINTING AND MAILING SERVICES RFP #400-04-26

The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (HACP) hereby requests proposals from qualified Firms or Individuals capable of providing the following service(s): Bulk Printing and Mailing Services

The documents will be available no later than February 9, 2026, and signed, sealed proposals will be accepted until 10:00 a.m. on March 5, 2026. The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh will only accept physical proposals dropped off in person from 8:00 AM until the closing time of 10:00 a.m. on March 5, 2026, in the lobby of One Stop Shop at 412 Boulevard of the Allies. Pittsburgh, PA 15219. Proposals may be uploaded to the Authority’s online submission site; the link is accessible via the HACP website and within the RFP. Sealed proposals may still be mailed via USPS, at which time they will be Time and Date Stamped at 412 Boulevard of the Allies, 6th Floor - Procurement, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

Parties or individuals interested in responding may download a copy of the Solicitation from the Business Opportunities page of www.HACP.org.

Questions or inquires should be directed to:

Mr. Brandon Havranek, Associate Director of Procurement/Contracting Officer Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh 412 Boulevard of the Allies 6th Floor - Procurement Department Pittsburgh, PA 15219 412-456-2890

A pre-submission meeting will be held via Zoom meeting on February 19, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Please see the meeting information below: Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: Passcode: +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C)

The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh strongly encourages small businesses, minority businesses, women’s business enterprises, and veteran-owned businesses to respond to this solicitation.

Caster D. Binion, Executive Director Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh HACP conducts business in accordance with all federal, state, and local civil rights laws, including but not limited to Title VII, the Fair Housing Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, The PA Human Relations Act, etc. and does not discriminate against any individuals protected by these statutes.

THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB) FOR FAMILY RECREATIONAL AREA AT NORTHVIEW HEIGHTS, AMP-09 IFB #600-11-26 (GENERAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, HEATING)

THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH (“HACP”) will receive sealed bids for the Family Recreational Area at Northview Heights, AMP-09 project.

The construction work is estimated to begin: June 2026

Bid Documents will be available on or about Monday, February 9, 2026 and may be obtained from HACP’s webpage, www.hacp.org. Bidders may register on the website and download the bid documents free of charge. A Pre-Bid Conference will be held via Zoom meeting; on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Please see the meeting information below: Join Zoom Meeting: https://hacp-org.zoom.us/j/83631348831?p wd=kWp6loeArhdb2MH8zY23DnpIOn0ik6.1

Meeting ID: 836 3134 8831

Passcode: 839729

+1 301 715 8592 (Washington D.C.)

Bidders shall come prepared to review all aspects of the construction site necessary to prepare a bid.

Bids will be received at: HACP Procurement Department 412 Boulevard of the Allies, 6th Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15219

Attn: Brandon Havranek, Associate Director of Procurement/ Contracting Officer until 10:00 a.m. March 17, 2026.

HACP will also accept online submissions for this Invitation for Bid in addition to accepting submissions at our 412 Boulevard of the Allies office. For respondents wishing to submit online, please access the instructions provided in the project manual or on HACP’s website to submit the bid digitally. In addition to the electronic submittal above, HACP will only be accepting physical bids dropped off in person from 8:30 a.m. until the closing time of 10:00 am on March 17, 2026, in the lobby of 412 Boulevard of the Allies, Pittsburgh, PA 15219. Sealed bids may still be mailed via USPS at which time they will be Time and Date Stamped at 412 Boulevard of the Allies, 6th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219. All bids must be received at the above address no later than March 17, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., regardless of the selected delivery mechanism. HACP reserves the right to waive any informality in or reject any and all bids. No bid shall be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days subsequent to the opening of bids without the consent of HACP.

The Contractor will be required to comply with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity requirements for Federally Assisted Construction Contracts. The Contractor must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of race, color, religion, sexual preference, handicap or national origin. HACP has revised its website. As part of those revisions, vendors must now register and log-in, in order to view and download IFB/RFP documentation.

THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH STRONGLY ENCOURAGES CERTIFIED MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES AND WOMAN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES TO RESPOND TO THE SOLICITATION.

Additional information may be obtained by contacting Brandon Havranek, Associate Director of Procurement/ Contracting Officer at (412) 6432890.

Caster D. Binion, Executive Director

NOTICE TO PROPOSERS

The Sports & Exhibition Authority will receive proposals for the purchase of Elevated/Telescopic Seating Banks as identified below for the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. The agreement for this work will be with the Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. The Request for Proposals may be obtained after the date identified below from Ryan Buries, Asst. General Manager, Email: procurement@pgh-sea.com, Phone: 412.325.6151.

This Advertisement applies to the following Request for Proposal:

Project: Elevated/Telescopic Seating Banks

RFP Available: Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Pre-Proposal Meeting: 11:00am | Tuesday, February 24, 2026 (Non-Mandatory) Virtual Option via TEAMSemail procurement@pgh-sea.com for link

DLCC – East Lobby 1000 Ft Duquesne Blvd. Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Time/Date/Location for Proposals: 2:00pm | Friday, March 13, 2026 Attn: Michael Halpern 171 10th Street, 2nd Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15222 procurement@pgh-sea.com

D.B.A. PRT

PORT AUTHORITY OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY

Electronic Bids will be received online at PRT’s Ebusiness website (http://ebusiness.portauthority.org).

Bid submittals will be due at 1:00 PM on March 16, 2026 and will be read at 1:15 PM, the same day, though your web browser via Microsoft Teams video conferencing, for the following:

Electronic Proposal - Ebusiness website (http://ebusiness.portauthority.org)

Bid Number

Bid Name 1. B26-24 Contactless Smart Fare Media

No bidder may withdraw a submitted Proposal for a period of 75 days after the scheduled time for opening of the sealed bids.

A Pre-Bid Conference will be held on the above solicitation on February 24, 2026, and can be joined through your web browser via Microsoft Teams video conference. Attendance at this meeting is not mandatory but is strongly encouraged. Teams meeting information is available within the Bid Documents for this solicitation on rideprt.org and eBusiness.rideprt.org. Potential bidders may also email the contract specialist assigned to the solicitation. Questions regarding any of the above bids will not be entertained by PRT after 12:00 PM (noon) on March 3, 2026. These contracts may be subject to a financial assistance contract between Port Authority of Allegheny County d.b.a. PRT and the United States Department of Transportation. The Contractor will be required to comply with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity laws and regulations. Contractor is responsible for expenses related to acquiring a performance bond and insurance where applicable. All items are to be FOB delivered unless otherwise specified. Costs for

LEGAL ADVERTISING Bids/Proposals

NOTICE TO VENDORS

ADVERTISING Bids/Proposals

The Sports & Exhibition Authority will receive proposals for Landscaping Maintenance Contract as identified below for the Sports & Exhibition Authority and Stadium Authority Parking Garage and Lots. The agreement for this work will be with the Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County and Stadium Authority. The Request for Proposals may be obtained after the date identified below from the following link. If you have any questions please direct them to Michael Halpern, Procurement & MWBE Specialist, Email: procurement@pgh-sea.com, Phone: 412-393-7106.

This Advertisement applies to the following Request for Proposal: Project: Landscaping Maintenance Contract RFP Available: Friday, February 13, 2026

Pre-Proposal Meeting 11:00 am | Thursday, February 26, 2026 171 10th Street 2nd Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Time/Date for Proposal Due: 2:00pm | Thursday, March 12, 2026

2 Hard copies to: 171 10th Steet 2nd Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15222 1 Electronic proposal due. Please email: procurement@pgh-sea.com

JOB OPPORTUNITIES Help Wanted

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL

LANGUAGE ARTS AND HISTORY TEACHER

Falk Laboratory School, a coeducational

K-8 school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, seeks one full-time Behavior Intervention Teacher to work collaboratively with students, teachers, and families to help facilitate positive interactions within the school environment, allowing all students to integrate behaviorally into the school setting successfully. This position will begin on August 15, 2026. For full detailed position announcements and consideration for any of these positions, please go to https://www.join.pitt.edu under faculty positions and upload your materials. The review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

The University of Pittsburgh is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and values equality ofopportunity, human dignity, and diversity.

EEO/AA/M/F/Vets/Disabled.

SOCIAL MEDIA

ADMINISTRATIVE RECEPTIONIST

The Borough of Bellevue is seeking a creative, motivated and friendly self-starter to serve as our new Social Media Administrative Receptionist. This will be a full-time position with a salary range of $20$25 an Hour. This position will be the first contact when visiting the Borough building. Work will also involve preparing and overseeing content development, including a Borough newsletter, website, social media, special publications, and news releases. For a complete job description and application go to: https://www.bellevuepa.org/ employment-opportunities. The Borough of Bellevue is an EOE and offers an excellent benefit package. Applications will be received until 4 p.m. on March 27th, 2026. Cover letters and resumes can be sent to manager@bellevueborough.com or delivered to the Borough building directly.

Aurora Operations, Inc. seeks Software Engineer II in Pittsburgh, PA to work in robotics engineering. Email resumes to jobs@aurora.tech using REF#00479.

PROJECT MANAGER, ELECTRICAL AND AUTOMATION SMS group Inc. seeks Project Manager, Electrical and Automation in Pittsburgh, PA to coordinate & manage automation projects in the metals industry. Up to 15% Domestic and International travel required. Degree & commensurate exp. req’d. Apply online by searching keyword 3454 at sms-group.us/ careers

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