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‘Dance Africa’ takes
by Naomi C. Ilochi
For New Pittsburgh Courier Pittsburgh is a stirring, melting pot for African arts, culture and community. These moments in time shape the city and the lives of those who inhabit it for the better. Erin Perry, Executive Director of The Legacy Arts Project, based on Tioga Street in Homewood, is helping keep that pot overflowing with her many works. The most popular of those works is "Dance Africa," a now two-day community celebration that honors arts, dance and drumming of the African diaspora. This year, 2025, marks the 13th annual "Dance Africa" in Pittsburgh, but "Dance Africa" originally started in 1977, in Brooklyn, N.Y., by way of founder Charles Rudolph Davis, also known as Dr. Charles "Baba Chuck" Davis. "Dance Africa" was Davis' idea to bring together all of the vast African drumming and dance
ensembles taking place in New York during the late '70s. This idea was met with such a great community response that it now takes place in six cities, maintaining the legacy of greatness of African people, while celebrating the creative cultural contributions being brought forth. "Dance Africa Pittsburgh" was brought to fruition through the divine connection of "Baba Chuck" Davis and Bob Johnson, founder of The Pittsburgh Black Theater Dance Ensemble, assembled at the University of Pittsburgh in 1969. Their relationship afforded Sister Linda Imani Starkey Barrett, founder of The Legacy Arts Project, to also build a relationship with "Baba Chuck" Davis. In 2010, "Sister Imani" brought "Baba Chuck" Davis to Pittsburgh for the first "Dance Africa Pittsburgh," and it has re-
by Rob Taylor Jr.
Courier Staff Writer
On Thursday, July 24, the historic Beltzhoover neighborhood is breaking ground on what's being called a "transformative senior housing development," called the Dr. Louis A. Venson Senior Lofts. The affordable housing community for seniors 55 and up will be housed at the former site of Beltzhoover Elementary School, at Cedarhurst Street and Estella Avenue. It's just another way that Beltzhoover is shining, according to many of the residents the New Pittsburgh Courier spoke to during the Beltzhoover Community Days, July 12-13, at McKinley Park. "It's a great community, it really is a community," voiced Blythe Stephenson, who serves as president of the Beltzhoover Consensus Group. The organization hosted the Beltzhoover Community Days, of which hundreds attended. "Some of the people have lived here all their lives and have no desire to leave; some of the people who have lived here and
Jabril James, during Beltzhoover
at McKinley Park. (Photo by Rob Taylor Jr.)
This Week In Black History A Courier Staple
• JULY 23
1900—The first Pan African conference took place in London, England. Blacks from throughout the world gathered to plot strategies for bringing about rights for all people of African ancestry, independence from colonialism for African countries and international Black unity. This “conference” was the precursor of all the subsequent Pan African “Congresses.” Among the most prominent names present in 1900 were African-American activist and intellectual W.E.B. DuBois and West Indian lawyer H. Sylvester Williams.
by Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent
In its most urgent warning to date, the National Urban League has declared a “state of emergency” for democracy and civil rights in the United States. The organization’s 49th annual State of Black America report, unveiled at its conference in Cleveland, Ohio, outlines what it describes as a deliberate, coordinated campaign to reverse decades of progress for Black Americans.
“A democracy willing to destroy itself rather than deliver justice is a democracy in crisis,” the report states. “The work is difficult. The road is long,” National Urban League President Marc H. Morial added. “But we know from experience that the arc of history does not bend toward justice on its own— it must be bent by those with the strength and will to see it through.”
This year’s report, titled “State of Emergency: Democracy, Civil Rights, and Progress Under Attack,” sounds the alarm over efforts to dismantle civil rights protections, suppress voting access, and strip away diversity initiatives. “The notion that we are living through a ‘state of emergency’ is not rhetorical flourish. It is an honest reckoning with a government increasingly determined to sacrifice its founding principles— equality, liberty, and justice—rather than accept the truth of a diversifying nation and deliver equitable opportunity to all,” Morial wrote in his foreword.
Among the most pressing threats detailed in the report is the systematic rollback of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
“Almost daily, since January 20, 2025, the federal
government, at the direction the White House, has set fire to policies and entire departments dedicated to protecting civil and human rights, providing access to an equal education, fair housing, safe and effective healthcare, and ensuring that our democratic process is adhered to across the nation,” the report authors wrote. It also describes the radical transformation of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division. “Under its new leadership, the Civil Rights Division has been hollowed out and repurposed, transforming from a guardian of justice into a tool for political retribution,” the report said. Within weeks of the new administration taking power, “cases against election deniers who’ve tampered with the election equipment were dismissed and January 6th rioters were pardoned.”
The report also warns of a rise in digital extremism. “During the 2024 election cycle, accounts supporting progressive candidates also saw their accounts blocked and shadow-banned without explanation,” the report documented. It calls this “a digital rollback of rights mirroring what’s happening in courts and legislatures.” Describing the coordinated backlash against diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts, the report stated: “Following the murder of George Floyd, far-right extremists seized an opportunity to stop the calls for racial equity by reframing the policies as ‘woke’ and anti-American.” The American Alliance for Equal Rights, led by Edward Blum, “continued its assault on organizations with ‘unfair,’ ‘race-based’ diversity and equity programs.” In one high-profile
case, the group sued the Fearless Fund, “forcing it to suspend its $20,000 grant program for women of color entrepreneurs, claiming ‘anti-white’ bias.”
The National Urban League’s response, detailed in the report, includes a broad campaign of legal challenges, advocacy, and community organizing. It has launched the Equitable Justice and Strategic Initiatives division, established the 21 Pillars for Public Safety framework, and coordinated the Fair Budget Coalition to push for a “just and inclusive FY2026 federal budget.” The League also filed suit, alongside Lambda Legal and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, challenging executive orders that target diversity and equity. “This is not business as usual,” Morial said. “This is an emergency. The National Urban League urges vigilance, mobilization, solidarity, and support. This year’s State of Black America is a call to action to stand together as we defend our rights and the principles of American democracy in our courts, our communities, and our coalitions.”
Contributors to the report include civil rights leaders, attorneys, and elected officials such as Damon Hewitt, Kristen Clarke, Janai Nelson, LaTosha Brown, U.S. Representatives Steven Horsford and Hakeem Jeffries, and others committed to defending democracy. “We are witnessing something more than policy shifts. We are watching an attempt to turn back the clock to an era when the full humanity of all Americans was not recognized—when the idea of true equality was treated as a threat to the social order,” the report authors concluded. “What we face today is a deliberate, coordinated effort to deny the future of a more just and inclusive America.”
The full report, essays, and resources are available at http://www.stateofblackamerica.org.
1948—The Progressive Party Convention begins in Philadelphia. The convention nominates Henry Wallace for president and he makes the strongest showing of virtually any third-party candidate in American history. More than 150 Blacks were at the convention and dozens ran for office on the Progressive Party ticket. They were attracted by the party’s call for an end to segregation, full voting rights for Blacks and universal government sponsored health insurance. The party was populated mainly by liberals and leftists. Wallace’s candidacy was even endorsed by the then relatively strong American Communist Party. The party came under vicious attack during the anti-Communist hysteria of the 1950s. But positions taken by the Progressive Party forced the Democratic Party to adopt meaningful changes in order to hold onto the Black vote.
1984—The first Black Miss America Vanessa Williams is forced to give up her crown as a result of the discovery of some sexually explicit photographs. She was replaced by the first runner-up (another African American) Suzette Charles. Williams bounced back, however, and became a successful singer and actress.
• JULY 24
1651—Anthony (or Antonio) Johnson, a free Black man who had purchased freedom for himself and his wife, is awarded 250 acres of land in North Hampton, Va. Johnson was among the first group of 20 Black indentured servants brought to America in 1619. Indentured servitude was a form of slavery which allowed the person to either work for or purchase his freedom. After becoming free, Johnson became the first wealthy Black person in America. He even purchased five indentured servants of his own. He probably picked up the name “Johnson” from his original owner but in official records from the period he is simply referred to as “Antonio the Negro.”
1802—Famed French writer Alexander Dumas is born. He was the product of a French general and a light-complexioned Black Haitian woman. Dumas would go on to become one of the world’s greatest and most prolific writers. He is best known for his classics such as “The Three Musketeers” and “The Count of Monte Cristo.” His Blackness caused him some problems in French society, but by and large his fame and the money from his books enabled him to live an extravagant lifestyle.
1904—This is the day it is believed that actor Ira Aldridge was born in Africa. He would come to America, learn English and German, and develop into one of the world’s most accomplished Shakespearean actors. He played the role of the Moor Othello on many occasions.
• JULY 25
1916—The Black inventor of America’s first gas mask, Garrett T. Morgan, made national headlines on this day when he and a team of volunteers used his invention to rescue 32 workers trapped in a gas-filled tunnel 250 feet under Lake Erie. Morgan called his device “the Morgan safety hood and smoke protector.” But it has become known simply as the gas mask. Morgan also invented America’s first traffic light. He was born in 1877, did most of his inventing in Cleveland, Ohio, and died in 1963.
1972—Faced with possible exposure by the media, the federal government (specifically the U.S. Public Health Service) finally acknowledges its involvement in the horrific and immoral Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment. During the experiment, 399 Black men (mostly poor sharecroppers from Alabama) were led to believe they were being treated for syphilis while the doctors and nurses involved (some of them African-American) were actually fooling the men with fake medicines in order to discover the long-term effects of syphilis on the human body. The “experiment” lasted from 1932 to the time it was exposed in 1972. Finally, on May 16, 1997, President Clinton issued an official apology to the eight surviving members of the experiment saying, “The United States government did something that was wrong—deeply, profoundly, morally wrong…and clearly racist.”
• JULY 26
1847—President Joseph J. Roberts declares the West African nation of Liberia an independent republic. The nation was primarily founded by former U.S. slaves returning to Africa. Roberts, himself, was born in Virginia. Three factors were behind the founding of Liberia beginning around 1821. Free Blacks
were coming under increasing discrimination in America; pro-slavery forces felt the presence of free Blacks would encourage rebellion within the slave population; and friendly Whites (like those in the American Colonization Society— ACS) felt Blacks would never be treated fairly in America and should return to Africa. The ACS helped more than 13,000 Blacks return to Africa with most going to Liberia.
1926—The NAACP awards its prestigious Spingarn Medal to Carter G. Woodson for his work in Black History. Indeed, Woodson became known as the “Father of Black History.” The historian, author and journalist founded Negro History Week—the precursor to today’s Black History Month. Woodson felt knowing true Black history would be an inspiration to people of African ancestry. He once wrote: “Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from the teaching of biography and history.”
• JULY 27
1919—The infamous Chicago Race Riot of 1919 begins. It would last for several days and require 6,000 National Guardsmen to put it down. The Chicago disturbance was the bloodiest of 25 race riots which took place in cities throughout the country. In fact, the summer of 1919 became known as the “Red Summer” because of the wide spread number of racial conflicts. In Chicago, the rioting was started by White gangs harassing the large number of Blacks who had moved to the city for wartime jobs created by World War I. In addition to harassing and beating Blacks, the White gangs invented “drive-by shooting” as they drove through Black neighborhoods firing rifles and pistols. Young Blacks formed mobs of their own and began retaliating. When it was all over 15 Whites and 23 Blacks were dead; more than 500 people had been injured and another 1,000 left homeless.
• JULY 28
1868—The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified formally making former Black slaves citizens of the United States. Many scholars consider this the most important amendment to the Constitution. In addition to making Blacks citizens, it contains both the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause. These clauses have been used to guarantee a wide range of rights for all U.S. citizens. The 14th Amendment was passed, in part, to overturn the “Black Codes” being adopted in many Southern states after the Civil War. The Black Codes were an attempt to give Blacks official second class status in America by, among other things, limiting their rights to vote, sue a White person or testify in court. 1915—United States Marines begin the first American occupation of Haiti. The official justification was that disturbances on the predominantly Black island might allow Germany’s Adolph Hitler to infiltrate troops into the Americas. But the U.S. invasion was driven in large measure by a desire to put down a popular rebellion which threatened the rule of Haiti’s dictator and American business interests. More than 2,000 Haitians were killed in the early weeks of the occupation which did not end until August of 1934.
1917—The NAACP organizes an 8,000-person strong “silent march” down New York’s Fifth Avenue to protest lynching and other brutalities against African Americans. The marchers were particularly outraged by the July 2, 1917 massacre of Blacks in East St. Louis, Ill. President Woodrow Wilson (considered by many Blacks to be a racist) had just taken America into World War I under the theme of “Making the World Safe for Democracy.” Many of the marchers carried signs reading “Mr. President, why not make America safe for democracy?” 2009—Death of the flamboyant Rev. Ike is announced. At his height in the mid-1970s, Rev. Frederick J. Eikerenkoetter reached an estimated 2.5 million African Americans with his New York-based spiritual and financial betterment radio program. However, critics often described him as a “hustler” and a “scoundrel” who exploited poor Blacks by selling “healings” and “prayer clothes.” He died in California but was born in Ridgeland, S.C.
• JULY 29
1870—Pioneering boxer George Dixon is born in Nova Scotia, Canada. Little is known today but Dixon had an absolutely amazing boxing career. He pioneered much of modern boxing including training techniques such as the suspended punching bag and shadow boxing. He was the first Black person to win a world boxing title. Dixon was known as “Little Chocolate” because he stood only 5’3” tall and weighed around 90 pounds. Despite his diminutive size he won 78 fights—30 by knock out. He was known for his lightning fast speed. Dixon died in New York in 1909. He is buried in Boston, Mass.
Harry Hairston Jr., Army veteran and lifelong public servant, dies at 95
by Jeremy Allen Michigan Chronicle
Harry Hairston Jr., a Korean War veteran, longtime Pittsburgh resident, and proud patriarch of a family deeply rooted in service and storytelling, passed away peacefully on his 95th birthday, July 11, 2025.
Born in 1930 in Nuriva, West Virginia, he came of age in a small Appalachian coal town during an era of segregation and hardship, but his life would stretch across nearly a century of extraordinary personal and social transformation.
Hairston was the son of Harry and Bertha Hairston Sr., and from a young age, he was known for his quiet strength, sharp mind, and love of sports. At Kimball High School in southern West Virginia, he excelled in athletics, particularly football and baseball. Among friends and classmates, he earned the nickname “Chip,” while his mother affectionately called him “June-bug,” since he was a Jr. to his father, Harry Hairston Sr. That nickname would stick with him throughout his life and become a term of endearment among his many nieces and nephews, who knew him as “Uncle June.”
After high school, Hairston pursued higher education at Bluefield State University, one of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities that provided critical pathways for Black students in the segregated South. His education was interrupted by the call to service during the Korean War, when he left to join the U.S. Army. Like many of his generation, he served with humility and without fanfare, returning home with a renewed sense of purpose.
Shortly after his military service, he married Betty Jean Hairston, his partner for nearly seven decades. The couple settled in Pittsburgh in the mid-1950s, becoming part of the growing Black middle class that helped reshape the city’s neighborhoods, churches, and civic life. Together they raised two sons in a home defined by love, discipline, and the values of hard work and integrity.
“He would do anything for anyone, and he would always tell me, as young as when I was 12 years old, ‘Whoever you meet in life, you give them 100 percent respect. They’ll show you what they don’t want, but you give them 100 percent respect,’” said his son, Harry Hairston III.
“The only time he would get angry was if he thought someone was disrespecting him and his family, and but he was the kind of guy who would just call you and tell you, ‘No. I'm not going to have that. That's not right.’ And I never heard my father use foul language. The only way you could tell if he was really mad was if he said, ‘Good day.’ That was his equivalent of the f-bomb.” Hairston began a career at the Veterans Ad -
ministration Hospital in Highland Park, where he worked for more than 30 years. Over the course of his service, he rose to the position of supervisor, overseeing staff and supporting the health needs of fellow veterans. He was known by colleagues for his even temper, his attention to detail, and his deep commitment to both patients and staff. After retiring, Hairston took full advantage of the opportunity to travel, visiting Spain, England, France, and Italy—a first-class experience provided to him by Harry Hairston III and his wife. Those trips reflected his lifelong curiosity and love of learning—traits he passed on to his children and grandchildren. But even in retirement, he remained deeply rooted in his Pittsburgh community, often tending to his garden, reading voraciously, and hosting spirited card games and Monopoly matches with friends and family.
“His legacy is defined by him being a very straight, stand-up father and husband, dedicated to service. He instilled in us that throughout life that there are no shortcuts. At a very young age, he guided us away from him some of the pitfalls that you may run into as a kid,” Hairston III said.
“And he made sure that we stayed on the straight-and-narrow path, and he made sure that we were involved in activities that kept us from getting into bad company—getting with the wrong crowd where there's a possibility of drugs and mischief that turns into a crime that puts you into a system. He was that kind of man where he just laid that out for us to make sure that we knew right and we knew what to do. And it wasn’t just because he said so, but so that we would understand and choose the right thing to do.”
His life of steady service and moral clarity was mirrored, in many ways, by the professional path of his son, Harry Hairston III. The elder of the Hairston sons became an award-winning investigative television journalist, with a career spanning more than 40 years in Erie, Tampa, Fla., and extensive stints in both Detroit and Philadelphia. Known for his probing reports on government accountability, consumer protection, and civil rights, he carried forward the values instilled in him by his father—fairness, courage, and a relentless pursuit of truth—which led to multiple Emmy Awards and a national Edward R. Murrow award among dozens of other journalistic accomplishments. Glenn Hairston, the other son of Harry and Betty Hairston, has built a distinguished career in law enforcement, national security and public service with decades of experience spanning federal and local agencies. Through his company, Specialist Defensive Training LLC, he provides lectures, consultations, training vid -
eos and customized programs for corporations, businesses, law enforcement agencies and military organizations. Hairston’s extensive background includes roles in federal and local law enforcement, executive protection, corporate and aircraft security, and over 20 years as an undercover narcotics detective. With over 50 years of martial arts training across Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Okinawan disciplines, his skill set is both broad and deeply rooted. Hairston has trained personnel from law enforcement academies, the U.S. military, and private security institutions nationwide. Beyond his work in security, he also lends his expertise to the film industry as a consultant and actor, with appearances in productions such as The Silence of the Lambs, Blood and Bone, The Ministry, and Another Lonely Road. Glenn Hairston's work reflects the values instilled in him by his father—integrity, service, and a steadfast belief in doing what’s right. Although he never sought the spotlight, Harry Hairston Jr. was the kind of man who made a lasting impact through consistency, care, and community. He was a devoted husband, a loving father and grandfather, and a steady presence in the lives of those fortunate enough to know him.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife Betty, his parents, his brother James Hairston, and his sister Leona Boyd. He leaves behind two sons: Harry (Ruth) Hairston III and Glenn (Maria) Hairston; four grandchildren—Indea E. Herndon, Alexzandra K. Hairston, Chantal Whitehead-Scott, and Matthew Herndon; two great-grandchildren; and a wide circle of nieces, nephews, and extended family.
Visitation took place on Thursday, July 17, at John A. Freyvogel Sons, while a Mass of Christian Burial was held Friday, July 18, at St. Paul Cathedral in Oakland.
Memorial contributions or the planting of trees in his honor can be arranged through the funeral home.
“I hope they take away the legacy of hard-worker. Whatever he needed to do, he just quietly did it. He never complained about it. He never bragged or boasted about it,” Harry Hairston III said. “I remember when my dad said all that glitters is not gold, and he gave the analogy of one of our neighbors who had a nice-looking car with whitewall tires and a shiny, custom paint job, but the engine was bad. Then he showed us another car that wasn’t in the best shape, but it had solid tires, a good engine, and good brakes. He said that looking good for the sake of good look wasn’t a good thing. So, I never let success define me. That’s what he taught me.”
Class of 2025 Honorees
Will Allen
General Partner, Magarac Venture Partners; Founder, Will Allen Foundation
Daniel E. Anderson
Owner Frank & Johns Cleaners
Greg Austin
Director of Distribution Initiatives, 412 Food Rescue; Financial Administrator, Fet Fisk, LTD
Arthur L. Baldwin
President, Baldwin Investment Management Group, LLC; President, Technical, Scientific, Engineering and Business Consulting, LLC
Dwayne R. Barker
Community Engagement Specialist, PA
CareerLink; Member, Board of Directors for Pittsburgh Public Schools-District 8
Mike Belgrove
Chief Human Resources Officer Life’sWork of Western Pennsylvania
Godfrey Bethea Jr.
Vice President of Equity, People and Culture Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank
Mahdi Bey Constituent Services Advisor/Community Engagement Office of State Rep. Jessica Benham
Ricky Bigelow
Program Manager, South Pittsburgh Coalition for Peace; President, 2Tenths Foundation
Bishop David Alan Brock, DMin Lead Servant, Love Fellowship Church of Pittsburgh; Presiding Prelate, Right Connection Covenant Fellowship International
Columbus C. Brooks
Vice President of Human Resources, Adagio Health; HR Consultant, Cbrooks HR Consulting, LLC
James A. Brown
Director of Education and the Frick Environmental Center Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
Pastor James Edward Brown
Pastor, Morning Star Baptist Church; Co-Founder & President, Mercy Acts International
Howard Bullard Jr.
Creative Director
Relative & Co. and WeLovePGHEvents
Ronald Burke
Owner/Operator
Burke’s Cleaning Services and Burke’s Woodside Mustard Sauce
André Carr
Director of Service and Delivery, West Mifflin Division Pittsburgh Regional Transit
Barry D. Dunbar
Owner/Trainer, BFIIT, LLC; Ret. Army Staff Sergeant (Engineer), U.S. Army
Aki Jamal Durham, MA
Counselor, Grace Christian Counseling Services; Executive Performance Coach, Flickinger Performance Group
Dr. Nosakhere Griffin-EL Sr. Co-Founder & CEO
The Young Dreamers’ Bookstore
Martel T. Hedge Sr.
Executive Director, Daddy’s Hands, LLC; Director of Football Operations, South Side Bears
Reginald J. Hickman Jr.
Director of Curriculum
Urban Pathways 6-12 Charter School
Kevin Jarbo
Assistant Professor, Social and Decision Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University Dietrich College
Dr. Andrew Johnson
Executive Director Youth Guidance—Greater Pittsburgh
Ron Jones
Educational Leader, Propel Charter Schools—Northside Founder, LivOn Health and Wellness
Almair James Joseph Senior High Voltage Cable Splicer Duquesne Light Company
Jann Kelly-Council
Owner Penn Hills Bar & Grill and Edna’s Market & Deli
Reggie Kenney III Homestead Outreach Worker CURE MonValley
John F. Kwateng Jr.
Founder & Academy Director, Lilleshall Soccer Academy USA; President, African Chamber of Commerce of Western Pa
Leroy A. Mabins Director of Programs Trade Institute of Pittsburgh
Dr. David Lanier Major
Associate Dean, Engagement & International Partnerships and Teaching Professor of Strategy Carnegie Mellon University Tepper School of Business
Trini Lopez Massie
Minister of Music and Arts, Mt. Ararat Baptist Church; Founder & Executive Producer, 4 the Caz of Christ Productions
Pastor Andre Mitchell Sr.
Founder & Senior Pastor
The Youth Department, Children of Israel
Rev. James L. Moore
Assistant Federal Security, Director of Law-Enforcement/Transportation, Federal Government Security Administration; Pastor, Greater Morris Chapel AME Church, Farrell, Pa
Eric A. Moye, MSOL
Operations Manager, Biomedical Solutions-McKesson Biomedical; President, Rotary Club of Pittsburgh
Kenneth Neely Artist; Art Teacher, Imani Christian Academy
Michael O’Neill
Brand Strategist & Creative Director Moe Knows Best
Robert C. Patterson Jr. Chief AIoT Strategist-Smart Cities CDW
Dwayne Lee Pinkney
Executive Senior Vice Chancellor, Administration & Finance and CFO University of Pittsburgh
Corye Ramsey Fire Chief Monroeville Fire Company No. 6
Pastor Marvin A. Rawlings Sr. Senior Pastor, Christ Temple Church of Pittsburgh; PA Regional Chaplain, National Church Residences
Michael D. Rue Director of Operations Urban Impact Foundation
Wayne M. Scott Sr. In-Home & Community Supports Manager KZL Agency, LLC
Joel J. Simmons
Small Business Lender Bridgeway Capital
Michael Talley
Student Support and Success Life Coach Coordinator Community College of Allegheny County
Malcolm R. Thomas Dean of Students LIFE Male Steam Academy
Maurice L. Walker Construction Liaison, Partner4Work; R&B Musician, CRAVE
Silas C. Watkins
Ret. Master Sergeant, U.S. Air Force; Human Resources Specialist, U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
Ray N. Williams
Custodial Manager
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Moses Workman
Director of Operations, Wilkinsburg Community Development Corporation; Councilmember, Borough of Wilkinsburg
SPOTLIGHT ON SENIORS
This year, I spent the 4th of July in Harbor Springs, Michigan, traveling with my 7-year-old grandson. I was going to connect with my son, who served as the music director at the Highlands Resort summer musical dinner theater production.
Harbor Springs is a lakeside town in Northern Michigan, an affluent community that teems with rustic charm. Quaint lakeside homes/cottages align the streets, and because it is just across the bay from Mackinac Island where no motor vehicles are permitted, bikes and boats were everywhere. Part of the charm includes the fabulous Highlands Ski Resort, a supper club with a dinner show, a lodge with all the amenities, and a duck pond that sits right in the middle of the grounds. A pristine environment, it holds an element of peace that emanates throughout the space. It was not the season for skiing, but there were lift rides to the top of the ski mountain where folks could go to
explore and hike and see the view. I was offered the opportunity to take a ride on the ski lift up to the top of the mountain, and once up there, to hike the trail. My initial reaction was thanks but no thanks!! I don't do heights, hiking, or heat. I couldn’t imagine doing it nor could I imagine enjoying it. But when all was said and done, at my son's urging, I relented and took the lift up to the top of the mountain. To my delight, it was one of the most beautiful sights I have ever seen. The view was so spectacular—the hike was not as oppressive as I feared it would be. Additionally, I was surprised when we ran into bikers and other walkers, one of whom was a woman about 81 years young. She was walking with these long thin sticks. We stopped and chatted a bit, and she amazed me explaining that she "summers" here at the Highlands and takes on this trail for an hour 2-3 times a week. After about 45 minutes we made our way back
to the lift and went back down the mountain! At the end of it, I experienced a tremendous sense of accomplishment. Just prior to this —like two-to-three days before the undertaking this experience in 90 de -
grees, I definitely would not even have considered such a thing. I imagine this is what it's like to go ahead and live life; meaning to engage in activities that are out of our comfort zone. As we enter
into this seasoned time of life, of course this is not to suggest that we should all run out and become daredevils and do things like the late Evel Knievel and jump the span between two skyscrapers on a motorcycle, or walk a tightrope like the Amazing Wallenda; clearly these type of activities are not for everyone. But at the same time, it is important to be open to ways of adding dimension to your life. Even as a senior, it is still important to face fears. A life well-lived is lived with flourish, not necessarily like a daredevil, but with positive posture on your ability to achieve, accomplish your earnest desire, or at least take a chance on life. There are a few ways to do this: A life well-lived first means being present, being in the moment, recognizing the air we breathe, birds singing early in the morning and grasping the precious moments that we sometimes lose because we are lingering in some place of pain or disappointment from the past. More importantly, being
present allows us to savor the simple pleasures and to find meaning –even in its challenges, as in taking a ride up on a scary ski lift and taking a 40-minute hike in 90-degree heat. Next, a life well-lived requires living with purpose. It is purpose that helps navigate our days.
And finally, gratitude and passion make for a life well-lived. The more gratitude we have for “everything” the more we will have to be grateful for. Being passionate about our pursuits is a key to accomplishment. In short, it is important to realize that a life well-lived does not happen by chance; it is crafted, moment by moment, by the choices we make. To truly live is to rise each day with intention, to meet each experience with curiosity, compassion and courage. It is to fill our days not just with activity, but with meaning.
'Transformative senior housing development' coming to Beltzhoover
News comes on the heels of successful Beltzhoover Community Days
moved away are anxious to try to get back. We're trying to develop more housing so we can have an opportunity for those to come back and purchase homes here."
Beltzhoover is a majority-Black neighborhood that has the distinction of being the primary neighborhood for African Americans who lived on the South Side of Pittsburgh in the early-to-mid 1900s. Today, Beltzhoover is seeing more investment, from both the private and public sector.
"They're making a comeback," said Ashley Cabiness, program manager of the South Pittsburgh ACTES program. ACTES stands for Achieving Change Through Transitional Employment Services.
"I think that Beltzhoover is getting a lot of buzz. I think a lot of people are listening to their needs."
During the Beltzhoover Community Days, you could find kids playing basketball and participating in bounce houses; the adults were busy mingling and eating the food from the various vendors; some people hadn't seen each other in a while. Martel Hedge, a Beltzhoover resident and the executive director of Daddy’s Hands, LLC, was seen playing catch with 3-year-old Jabril James.
"A lot of the community came out, and most importantly, the kids had fun," Hedge told the Courier.
As for the senior lofts, they're being developed in partnership with TREK Development Group, BCG and other local stakeholders, according to a news release. When it's all said and done, there will be 39 1- and 2-bedroom modern apartments, "designed to support the well-being and dignity of older adults in a neighborhood many have long called home," the release read.
The development honors the legacy of Dr. Louis A. Venson, a dedicated educator, advocate and lifelong public servant "whose contributions to education and equity are deeply rooted in the school’s history," the release read.
"This initiative represents not just a housing solution, but a step forward in honoring the past while investing in the future of Beltzhoover and its residents," the release read.
For Hedge, 43, a father of five, he is dedicated to strengthening relationships between fathers and their children through his Daddy’s Hands organization. He told the Courier that Beltzhoover is one of those communities that's filled with tradition...like the annual
"Turkey Bowl," where the younger teens play football in lower McKinley Park against the "old heads" each Thanksgiving morning.
"I started playing when I was about 12, and I played all the way until I was playing against my sons when I was 40," Hedge said. Hedge talked about the teamwork that
the young people learn during the game, because even though the young ones are faster than the older guys, the older guys always seem to win. Hedge told the Courier that his community, Beltzhoover, situated among the Hilltop neigh -
borhoods next to Mt. Washington, Allentown and Knoxville, said that there's some momentum now in the neighborhood, but still, "we got a lot to do. There's whole blocks that people used to live on and now, there are maybe, 1 or 2 houses. There are possibilities for us to rise, with the right people in places, in turning this back into what it used to be," which was a neighborhood "full of families, and everybody had input."
TIERRA SIMMONS, HALIL BEY, KELLI SHAKUR AND HER SON, KAMAUDE, AND LAUREN SIMMONS.
‘Dance Africa’ takes over the North Side this weekend
Two-day celebration at New Hazlett Theater
mained a hot commodity since.
This year’s "Dance Africa Pittsburgh" is cranking things up a notch, occurring this Saturday, July 26 and Sunday, July 27 at the New Hazlett Theater, 6 Allegheny Square E, North Side.
“This year’s event is a bit of a mini-festival," Perry told the New Pittsburgh Courier. "We have a partnership with the Ujamaa Collective to host an outdoor open marketplace taking place on July 26 from noon to 6 p.m. The marketplace will have vendors who are selling their handmade wears as well as performances by local youth groups. It is free and open to the public. We are inviting people to come out and enjoy the festivities."
"Dance Africa Pittsburgh" will also have workshops taking place facilitated by Legacy’s guest stars like world-renowned master dancer and choreographer Youssouf Koumbassa, and Haitian dancer and choreographer Robenson Mathurin.
Saturday, July 26 will feature two shows, at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday, July 27 will also feature two shows, again at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. "Show A" will be featured at 3 p.m., July 26 and 7 p.m., July 27.
"Show B" will be featured at 7 p.m. July 26 and at 3 p.m. July 27.
"Show A" features Elders Procession, Albafasi, Legacy Arts Project Summer Camp Youth, Dana Movement Ensemble, Hill
Dance Academy Theater, Kontara Morphis Dance Collective, and Legacy Arts Community Ensemble.
"Show B" features Elder Procession, Sankofa Village For The Arts, Shades of Black Movement, Kulture Dance Academy, Balafon West African Dance Ensemble, and NAHM Robenson Dance Company.
Celebrating the African diaspora is alive and well in Pittsburgh. The Legacy Arts Project has been in existence since 2004, founded by "Sister Imani." There's also, among others, the Kente Arts Alliance, whose mission is to present high-quality art of the African diaspora; Sankofa Village for
the Arts, which focuses on teaching young people African dance, drumming, and martial arts; Demeatria Boccella holds her FashionAFRICANA event yearly in Pittsburgh; and Hill Dance Academy Theater, which is celebrating its 20th year in operation in 2025. The University of Pittsburgh has a Department of Africana Studies, Duquesne University has a Center for African Studies, and CCAC has the Ethnic & Diversity Studies department. And walk into the August Wilson African American Cultural Center, and one can find plenty of art and works dedicated to the African diaspora.
But this weekend, it's all about The Legacy Arts
Project. Perry, its executive director, is a mother of three, a dancer with The Legacy Arts Project and "lover of all things beautiful." "'Dance Africa (Pittsburgh)' is more than just a performance; it’s an awakening," Perry said in a news release. "It's a reminder of our shared humanity, a connection to our roots, and a powerful call to move forward with purpose. This event is medicine, and we are dedicated to carrying that healing energy into our community and across the nation."
DANCE AFRICA FROM A1
SOME OF THE LOCAL FOOD VENDORS AT BELTZHOOVER COMMUNITY DAYS...
JEANNE GROOMS, WITH RIAH AND JORDAN
WAMO RADIO’S BROTHER MARLON MARTIN, LEFT.
Knoxville, Hazelwood, Mt. Oliver among neighborhoods to be sprayed on July 24
The Allegheny County Health Department announced that additional mosquito samples have tested positive for West Nile Virus. Accordingly, the health department will treat areas for mosquitoes in the communities of Hazelwood, South Side Slopes, Arlington, Mt. Oliver, Carrick, Knoxville, and Beltzhoover with a pesticide called Zenivex E20. Zenivex E20 is classified by the EPA as a low-risk insecticide as it is not harmful to humans or pets.
Crews will use a truck mounted Ultra Low Volume (ULV) sprayer on Thursday July 24, from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., to lower the local mosquito population and minimize the risk of human transmission. In the event of rain, spraying will take place the following Monday, July 28th, during those same hours.
West Nile Virus is the leading mosquito-borne disease in the United States. It is spread to people by bites from infected mosquitoes. Cases of West Nile Virus occur during mosquito season, which starts in the spring
and continues through the fall. The last reported human case of West Nile Virus in Allegheny County occurred in September 2024.
Most people infected with West Nile Virus do not feel sick. Only one in five people infected with the virus develop a fever and other symptoms, such as headache, body aches, joint pains, vomiting, diarrhea, or rash. Less than one percent of infected people develops a serious illness.
“Generally, the species of mosquitoes that carry West Nile Virus are active from dusk to dawn,” said Allegheny County Health Department Vector Control Specialist Nicholas Baldauf. “To deter mosquito bites, we encourage people to use insect repellent on exposed skin or to wear long sleeves and pants. Both methods are effective at reducing or eliminating the possibility of getting a mosquito bite.”
There are no vaccines to prevent or medications to treat West Nile Virus. Residents who believe they, or someone they know, have West Nile Virus should
consult a health care provider for evaluation and diagnosis.
“Allegheny County residents play an important role when it comes to reducing the area’s mos-
quito population,” said Baldauf. “Mosquitoes can breed in as little as a half inch of stagnant water, so residents should pay close attention to potential breeding sites like
stagnant water in tires, unused swimming pools, buckets, corrugated piping, and clogged gutters.”
Residents can report mosquito breeding sites on both private properties
and public areas to the Allegheny County Health Department’s Housing and Community Environment Program by completing its online form or calling 412-350-4046.
Reverend A. Marie Walker’s Weekly Inspiration
“I will sing a NEW SONG unto thee, O God; upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.”
Psalms 144:9
“Praise ye the Lord. Sing unto the Lord a NEW SONG, and His praise in the congregation of the Saints.”
Psalms 149:1
REV. WALKER SAYS: Let’s praise the Lord with a NEW SONG, OUR PERSONAL PRAISE TO HIM.
Blessings: 1st, 3rd Tuesday, 5-7 p.m. 312 Viola St. Duquesne, Pa., 15110 116 South Highland Ave. Pittsburgh, Pa., 15206 412-441-3800
COURIER CHURCH DIRECTORY
Pastor—Rev. Dorothy Stubbs
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
How can Jalen Hurts be ranked so low among NFL QBs?
Capitalism: an economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods, by investments that are determined by private decision, and by prices, production, and the distribution of goods that are determined mainly by competition in a free market.
Hear ye, hear ye. Capitalism is generally defined as an economic paradigm based on unfettered trade practices as well as uncensored dialogue between companies and corporations to create and sustain interactions. Let’s examine the case of the most recent Super Bowl-winning QB, Jalen Hurts of the Philadelphia Eagles.
On Feb 9, 2025, Paul Kasabian posted an article on bleacherreport.com titled: "Eagles Win Super Bowl LIX vs. Chiefs as NFL Fans Celebrate Jalen Hurts, Defense." He wrote: “Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts crushed the Kansas City Chiefs with his arm and legs while a bruising and ferocious Philly defense stole the show en route to a 40-22 win in Super Bowl LIX on Sunday in New Orleans. Hurts completed 17-of-22 passes for 221 yards, two touchdowns and one interception while rushing for 72 yards and one more score. The Chiefs' defense was keyed in on stopping Offensive Player of the Year and running back Saquon Barkley, the NFL's ninth 2,000-yard rusher who understandably had a tough time getting going against stacked boxes. That put the offense in Hurts' hands, and he answered the bell and then some.”
Ya think, putting the ball
in Hurts’ hands and him answering the bell was sort of an enormous understatement? Herein is “the big lie” (a.k.a.) the ESPN Quarterback Rankings of 2024. 1. Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs 2. Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills, 3. Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals, 4. Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens, 5. Jayden Daniels, Washington Commanders, 6. Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams, 7. Justin Herbert, Los Angeles Chargers, 8. Jared Goff, Detroit Lions, 9. Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia Eagles,10. Baker Mayfield, Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Wait, what games were these pundits watching? No, I stand corrected. What professional football league were these folks watching, the UFL? As of July 2025,
seventh-ranked Justin Herbert has a playoff record of 0-2. He has not won any playoff games during his career, including postseason appearances in 2022 and 2024. Why is Justin Herbert rated three rungs higher on the “ladder of success” than Jalen Hurts? If I were you, I would be extremely cautious before I stepped on that ladder to attempt any serious exterior housing repairs that were more than two feet high from ground level.
As of July 2025, eighthranked Jared Goff, who is
two rungs on the ladder above Jalen Hurts, has won four playoff games in his career, which includes winning the 2018 NFC Wild Card round as well as the 2023 NFC Wild Card round, both against the Los Angeles Rams.
Pardon my interruption, but to date, there seems to be no photographic or any actual evidence that would suggest that Jared Goff has any Lombardi trophies adorning his trophy case, yet he is also is ranked higher than Jalen Hurts. "Inside Conditions" has a theory regarding why Jalen Hurts is ranked next to last as far as the ESPN QB Top 10 ranking is concerned. The theory is inspired by the mythical character Calhoun Tubbs, a blues singer portrayed on the TV program "In Living Color."
Before he would begin to perform, Tubbs would recall different events by ending his introduction saying: “I wrote a song about it, like to hear it? Here it go.” The ranking of Jalen Hurts is so asinine and so comedic, I wrote a theory about it, wannna read it? Here it is.
On April 28, 2025, Tom Dougherty posted an article on cbssports.com titled: "Jalen Hurts skips Eagles' White House visit with President Trump."
“Jalen Hurts was among a group of Philadelphia Eagles who did not attend the White House on Monday when the team met with President Trump to celebrate their Super Bowl LIX win. Before the ceremony, which began shortly after 4 p.m., a White House official said Hurts and other Eagles players who aren't attending missed the event due
to 'scheduling conflicts.' Mr. Trump honored the Eagles on the White House's South Lawn. During the Eagles' visit, Mr. Trump said Hurts was a 'terrific guy and terrific player.'"
Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie previously stated that celebrating the Super Bowl win over the Chiefs was an "obvious choice," but the White House visit was optional for the players. The Eagles did not attend the White House after they won the Super Bowl in 2018. Mr. Trump canceled the visit a day before due to a dispute over the national anthem. Hours before the visit, Saquon Barkley responded to criticism over golfing with Mr. Trump on Sunday in New Jersey. "Maybe I just respect the office, not a hard concept to understand," Barkley wrote on X. "Just
golfed with Obama not too long ago…and look forward to finishing my round with Trump! Now ya get out my mentions with all this politics and have amazing day."
Saquon, what respect did the office give to Colin Kaepernick or others seeking equal rights then and now? Some folks considered those who died for our country as suckers. Deleting Black history and heroes, dead or alive. Where is the respect? What makes you think that you are not just another sucker in a historical line of suckers?
When Donald Trump cancelled the 2018 White House visit because of a dispute over the national anthem, the reaction was the yawn heard around the world. However, when Jalen Hurts decides not to go, could there be efforts in
smoke-filled rooms, located inside buildings with unknown addresses in dark alleys, conjuring up methods to affect and infect his future value? Hurts won a Super Bowl, smashing the number one QB, the Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes. Will skipping a White House visit evolve into a corrupt form of economic capital punishment for Jalen Hurts? All "capital punishment" does not occur in a gas chamber, electric chair, or in the form of an IV or a needle. There are indirect methods of economic "capital punishment" being created and maintained when the powers-that-be attempt to assassinate the economic well-being of others by executing: What’s in their wallets?
THE O Z STANDS FOR OZANAM!
In the event you’re from some other part of the world...far, far away, or you’ve been living under the proverbial rock, O Z, aka Ozanam Basketball, has been the legendary HUB for youth basketball development and competition here in Western PA since 1971. It was founded by the late, great Carl Kohlman.
The basketball program, originally sponsored by the Ozanam Cultural Center, provided top level and highly competitive camps, clinics and leagues for players from all over the city, Allegheny County, Western PA, and for that matter, the greater part of the East Coast. In an attempt to restore the Ozanam Girls Basketball Program, the leadership recreated the Ozanam Girls Basketball Clinic they engaged in the 1980s and 1990s, under the visionary and founder of Ozanam, Mr. Carl Kohlman.
For 12 weeks (May 3-July 19) on Saturdays at the Ammon Recreation Center, from 10 a.m. to noon, squeaking sneakers and bouncing basketballs could be heard throughout the gym.
The uniqueness of the OGBC was inviting businesswomen from the Pittsburgh community who represented different professions, each week, to speak with and engage the girls in conversations of life lessons, character building, setting goals, etc.
The women who visited included: Amy Scheueman, Senior Director, P3R Youth Division; Pro Boxer, Chatiqua “Tika” Hemingway; Jodi Butler, founder of Pittsburgh FIT; Dr. Debbie Lewis, Owner, Dr. Debbie Lewis Dentistry & University of Pittsburgh Women’s Basketball Hallof-Fame; Erica Dean, Vice President of Human Re-
sources for Comcast Keystone Region; Cassandra Brown, PPS Nurse; Qualisha Zyhier, Principal; Michaela Porter, New Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach at Duquesne University; Alaya Bivins, Scholarship Player, Penn West University/CalUniv.; and Miquelian Javier, Senior Analyst in International Support for American Eagle Outfitters Inc. Sponsor of OGBC: FNB, Atlantic 10 Conference, Consumer Produce, and the Women’s National Basketball Association
(WNBA).
Back in the glory days of O Z basketball, college coaches from around the country came to observe, scout and recruit the talented players. Names such as Sam Clancy, Darelle Porter, Karen Hall, Jennifer Bruce, Margo Hinton, Carlita Jones, Larry Anderson, Mary Myers, and hundreds of other basketball legends, just to name a few. While basketball was certainly the frontrunner, many of the coaches became involved beyond the court, forming long-term mentoring and friendships that still exist to this day, some 55-plus years from the start.
Many of the players emerged as some of the city’s and country’s elite student athletes, community and world leaders, and most important, members of the O Z family who continue to give back to today’s youth. Today’s basketball pro-
gram is directed by two former Ozanam players, former great Division 1 players: Coach Dr. Karen Hall of UNLV who is the Director of the Girls Basketball Program, and Darelle Porter, former great player at the University of Pittsburgh, is the Director of the Boys Division.
There are fall and spring leagues, shootouts for both divisions, ongoing skill development during the school year, including girls 18 and under summer league and the summer co-ed development league for boys 16 and under.
Most importantly, as a part of their mission, Ozanam hosts the annual Ozanam Youth Basketball Leadership Conference. The OYBLC exposes young people to the Pittsburgh Promise, nutrition and fitness, occupations, vocations, and overall integrity of the student athlete.
Unbeknownst to many people, I was privileged and fortunate to be mentored and educated to some hardcore facts by founder and “The Godfather” of youth basketball in Western PA, Mr. Carl Kohlman. When I first started the Connie Hawkins Summer Basketball League in 1975, I had a sit-down with Mr. Kohlman...what that really means is you sit down and listened to Mr. Kohlman tell you what you were going to do! The three very important things he told me were . . . #1. You run your program for college players and older; we’ll take care of everyone under that age (and I said, “Yes, Sir!”). #2. Don’t let “THEM” tell you what to do . . . “THEY” will try to take it from you! (And I said, “Yes, Sir!”). #3. Don’t sell out, if you do this, you do it for the people and
the community, not the rewards! (And I said, “Yes, Sir!”). (Oh, please, stop it, you know who “THEY” are —big smile). Obviously, there was more conversation to the learning process, but I understood and never had to have the conversation again. After that, I got up and left, a better person for it. And certainly smarter about it, and given that I was a rookie in the matter, he sent me off in the right direction. (Special Note: And insiders will understand this . . . “And then ‘JUDY’ walked me to the door and said, ‘Just listen, you’ll be OK.’”)
I’d like to think I listened and did well, and I believe I did. Furthermore, as a matter of record, I am proud to say Mr. Kohlman spent many of his last days, before going on to basketball heaven, seated courtside at “Champions Park,” aka “Pennley Park” in East Liberty, watching the third and final wave of the Connie Hawkins Sum-
mer Basketball League. And, as only he could do, he drove his car into the backside of the park right up to the court and he and some of the other OGs took in the games each night.
Special Note: In honor of Mr. Kohlman and in conjunction with Ozanam Basketball, Darelle Porter, Dr. Karen Hall, and the Kohlman family, we have named and enshrined THE CARL KOHLMAN YOUTH SERVICE AWARD into the staples of the Pittsburgh City League High School All Sports Hall of Fame Inductions. In closing, Darelle Porter, former O Z player, Pitt basketball legend, and Duquesne University basketball coach, now serves as Executive Director of Ozanam Inc. O Z continues its enduring impact in the community with and aside from basketball, and has expanded its focus to include STEM education and other programs aimed at enriching
the lives of young people. Lastly, allow me to remind you...and take you back to “The Original O Z,” when you had to park a mile away from the courts to get to the games, when Black-White-Latino-Asian and all other community folks came to “The Hill” to play and see the best players in the state. At a time when you could be sitting next to “Joe What’s-His-Name” or Coach Tim Grgurich of Pitt, or Sonny Vaccaro, or Coach Jerry Tarkanian of UNLV, or for that matter, Bobby Knight. Yes, there was a moment in time when Ozanam Basketball and all that came with it was THE ABSOLUTE PLACE TO BE!!! And the legend and legacy continues. For more information on Ozanam, you can call Coach Porter at 412-5832249 or Coach Hall at 412-860-4787. GAME OVER
OZANAM INC.’s DR. KAREN HALL, HOLDING THE BASKETBALL, WITH MEMBERS OF OZANAM. (PHOTOS BY J.L. MARTELLO)
The economics of circulation supporting Black contractors
In the world of real estate investing whether you’re flipping homes, rehabbing rental properties or renovating your personal residence, there’s one constant that can make or break your experience: contractors. Let’s be honest. We’ve all heard the horror stories. Many of us have lived them. The job that never got finished. The craftsmanship that crumbled before inspection. The budget that exploded with mysterious charges. And the most devastating of all, the contractor who vanished with your deposit and left nothing but dust and broken promises behind.
I say this not as an outsider, but as someone who’s been in this game for decades flipping properties, managing large-scale projects, and financing thousands of rehab loans. And yet, recently, I
made a mistake I should’ve known better than to make. I ignored my gut. I didn’t follow process… I followed emotion. And I paid for it. It started with a price that seemed too good to be true. And of course, it was. Like many of us, I wanted to save money. That’s human nature. But in real estate and construction, trying to save money the wrong way will almost always cost you more. That lowball quote came from someone who presented well at first, but when I pressed him with basic questions like when he could start, how many crew members he had, whether he worked alone, he got defensive and aggressive. That was my cue to walk away. But I didn’t. I rationalized it. I “gave grace.” And what followed was exactly what you’d expect: incomplete work, missed deadlines, constant trade-switching, and endless excuses. In the end, I had to pay twice; once for the job done wrong, and again for it to be done right.
Now, I’m not telling this story to vent. I’m telling it because too many of us are making the same mistake. We don’t follow a clear vetting process. We hire based on word-of-mouth or emotion. We don’t ask enough questions. We don’t demand documentation. And when it falls apart, we blame the contractor without acknowledging our role in skipping the basics. But there’s something even deeper at play here and we need to talk about it.
The Dangerous Narrative About Black Contractors
Within our community, we’ve inherited a toxic mindset when it comes to doing business with each other. You’ve heard it. I’ve heard it. That ca-
BUSINESS
by Laura Onyeneho
(Houston Defender)—When the weight of money stress starts costing you sleep, emotional stability and even your relationships, it’s more than a financial issue; it’s a public health crisis.
According to a recent study by AffordableHousingHub.org, nearly 53 percent of Americans report losing sleep due to financial stress, with over one-third saying it’s affected their emotional well-being.
The study surveyed 1,000 U.S. adults to better understand how inflation, housing instability and news reports impact mental health and daily life. The effects are even more pronounced for Gen Z, Millennials and renters, groups that disproportionately include Black Americans.
Behavioral financial advisor Jenny Jean-Baptist understands this personally. As a first-generation Haitian-American and the eldest daughter of immigrants, she’s lived through the economic chaos and emotional exhaustion so many face today.
Working three jobs through college, she describes her early relationship with money as endless chasing and constant stress.
“It felt like money was always running away from me,” she said. “While still maintaining my sanity for school, I definitely lost sleep.”
That experience lit a fire that now fuels her mission to help marginalized communities, especially children of immigrants and eldest daughters, take control of their finances through behavioral changes.
“We talk a lot about getting out of paycheck-to-paycheck living,” Jean-Baptist says, “But we really need to talk about how survival mode
The study found 46 percent of Americans have had to rely on credit cards for essentials like food and gas and 13 percent say they can’t afford to prioritize their mental health at all.
floods your body with fight-or-flight responses. You can’t sleep. You can’t focus.”
The study found 46 percent of Americans have had to rely on credit cards for essentials like food and gas and 13 percent say they can’t afford to prioritize their mental health at all.
Jean-Baptist says the solution isn’t only about cutting expenses, it’s about reconnecting with your personal definition of a “rich life,” and letting that guide your financial decisions.
“People need to stop chasing someone else’s version of success. Many are financing those lifestyles we see online,” she says. “We’re following values passed down by parents, culture and media, without asking, Is this even what I want? Is this keeping me broke?”
Anita Bell, administrative assistant at the Acres Home Advocacy Group, says financial strain in Houston’s Black communities is often about
impossible choices. She’s seen it firsthand through her work supporting families in underserved neighborhoods.
“People are choosing between paying their electric bill and feeding their children,” she said. “That kind of stress keeps people up at night, not knowing what tomorrow will bring.” Bell describes how her organization stepped up during emergencies, like providing portable air conditioners for seniors during record-breaking Houston heat, when some were too poor to run their own.
She’s often seen as the “go-to” for local residents in crisis, but says community support should not fall on one person.
“We need more people connected to the community,” Bell said. “If more folks knew where to go, fewer people would feel hopeless.”
Bell emphasizes that financial freedom for many Black Houstonians isn’t about luxury but basic dignity, such as safe housing, livable wages, working vehicles and stability.
“No one should have to say, ‘One day I’ll be able to afford the basics.’ That day should already be here.”
Rachel Jones, an educator, says financial stress used to come from a lack of knowledge. She grew up in an era where money management wasn’t taught, and like many, fell into the trap of credit cards mailed out to 18-year-olds.
“We didn’t know what we were doing,” she admits. “But we teach our kids differently now. If you can live within your means and avoid debt, you can live well.”
Jones says she now practices strong financial boundaries, especially when
According to a survey by LendingTree, 62 percent of people making over $300,000 a year are carrying credit card debt. Not just using their cards. Not just earning rewards. I’m talking about carrying balances, paying high interest, and living check to check—all while earning what many would consider rich people money. But it gets worse…
• 46 percent of these high-income earners admit they don’t pay their balances in full each month.
• 40 percent said their debt is causing them stress—despite their big incomes.
These folks ain’t broke because they don’t make enough. They’re broke because they spend too much, save too little, and don’t plan for what’s next. They’re robbing Peter to pay Amex— and calling it success. Let me tell you why: Making money and managing money are 2 separate skill sets.
• Over 1 in 4 say they’ve been in credit card debt for over a year. That’s not a momentary slip-up— that’s a spending and lifestyle issue. What’s the use of making over a quarter-million dollars a year if you’re stuck in the same debt cycle as someone making $40K?
This ain’t about income. It’s about discipline, financial boundaries, and money habits. Let’s be honest:
The Myth of “If I Just Made More…” I hear it all the time:
“If I could just make six figures, I’d be good!”
“If I made $200K, I wouldn’t have no debt!”
“If I had money like them, I’d be straight!” Nah. That’s a lie we keep telling ourselves. It ain’t about the income. It’s about the habits.
Earning $300K and still in debt!?
DAMON CARR FROM B1
• Don’t carry credit card debt
• Max out their Roth IRA each year
• And even own a home or investment property
Meanwhile, some high-income earners out here:
• Living off DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Amazon Prime.
• Stuck in monthly payment cycles on $7,000 credit card balances
• Leasing luxury cars they can’t afford to maintain
• And can’t save $1,000 to their name if life hit them sideways
Let’s be clear… High income isn’t immunity from stupidity. Don’t believe me? Ask P. Diddy.
Lifestyle Creep: The Silent Budget Killer
Here’s what usually happens…
You start making more money. You feel good. You deserve nice things, right?
So instead of stacking that money and upgrading your financial position, you upgrade your:
• Car
• Clothes
• Vacations
• Dining habits
• Living space
• And even the people around you
Now you’re making $25K/month but spending $27K/month. That ain’t leveling up—that’s adding $2,000 per month to your credit card balance.
Lifestyle inflation is real. And it’s how folks with “high income” still end up high risk.
Credit Card Debt Is a Symptom—Not the Disease
Carrying credit card debt isn’t just about being short one month. For most people, it’s a lifestyle—a trap of poor money habits dressed up as success.
You know what it really says?
“I want what I can’t afford right now—but I ain’t willing to wait.”
So we swipe. And we pay 20 percent interest. Then we swipe again. Repeat. Until broke feels normal. Here’s the kicker: People making over $300K aren’t struggling because they don’t make enough. They’re struggling because they overspend, underplan, and often don’t track where the money is going.
High Earners, Broke Mentality
The survey also found many of these high-income earners:
• Can’t cover 3 months of expenses
• Are maxed out on multiple cards
• Don’t have a budget
• Rely on bonuses or tax refunds to catch up That ain’t wealth. That’s a financial catastrophe waiting to happen.
What’s the point of being a high earner if you are still stressed about bills? Still dodging calls from Capital One? Still looking at your bank app sideways on the 25th of the month? Money without discipline is money wasted! It ain’t security. It ain’t freedom. It ain’t wealth.
Real Talk: How to Break Free
You don’t need another raise—you need a reset.
Here’s what I teach my clients— whether they make $30K or $300K:
1. Track Every Dollar. You can’t manage what you don’t measure. Look at your bank statements. See where your money’s going. You’ll be shocked.
2. Create a Real Budget. Not that mental math in your head. A real, written plan that tells your money where to go before it disappears.
3. Kill the Lifestyle Flex. Impressing people with stuff you can’t afford will keep you broke. Flex your peace of mind, not your wardrobe.
4. Pay Off the Plastic. Stop using your credit cards like a crutch. Budget to pay them off, then build a cushion so you don’t fall back in.
5. Stack for the Future. Emergency fund. Retirement. Investments. Insurance. Build your financial house brick by brick—not swipe by swipe.
You can’t buy your way out of poor money habits. You can’t earn your way past bad decisions. You can’t “high income” your way to financial peace. $300K a year and broke? That’s not a flex—that’s financial failure wrapped in Gucci. Let’s normalize:
• Having money in the bank
• Living below your means
• Saying NO to stuff we can’t afford
• Building wealth without the spotlight Because the truth is… More money just exposes who you already are.
If you’re financially reckless at $50K, you’ll be reckless at $500K. So don’t chase the raise. Chase wisdom. And when you get the bag, protect it—don’t play with it.
(Damon Carr, Money Coach &
Black Americans hit hard as medical debt rule tossed
by Stacy M. Brown
Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE—A Trump-appointed federal judge has blocked a key rule that would have removed medical debt from the credit reports of roughly 15 million Americans, dealing a harsh blow to struggling families already burdened by the high cost of health care, particularly Black Americans who carry a disproportionate share of that debt. The ruling by Judge Sean Jordan of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) rule issued in January under the Biden administration. The judge sided with credit reporting industry groups, who argued that the CFPB had exceeded its authority under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The decision halts a rule that had not yet taken effect and was designed to prevent medical debt, which is often the result of billing errors, insurance disputes, or unavoidable emergencies— from dragging down a person’s credit score. Julie Margetta Morgan, former CFPB official and now president
of The Century Foundation, told CBS MoneyWatch that medical debt “doesn’t show whether [someone is] likely to pay their mortgage or other debts.” The court decision effectively slams the door to that reform. According to the Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker, nearly 20 million adults in the U.S. owe medical debt, with a total estimated at $220 billion. Among them, 3 million people owe more than $10,000. That burden is not shared equally: 13 percent of Black Americans report having medical debt, compared to 8 percent of White Americans and 3 percent of Asian Americans. Medical debt also dis-
proportionately affects women, people with disabilities, and those living in the South and rural areas. In addition, more than half of all collection items on credit reports are for medical bills, according to the CFPB. While private credit bureaus like Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion have taken limited steps—such as removing medical collections under $500—consumer advocates note these changes fall short of true relief, especially for low-income households and communities of color.
Medical debt has lasting effects: KFF polling shows people with such debt often cut back on food, clothing, and other essentials, drain
savings, borrow from friends and family, or skip needed care entirely. For many, even those with health insurance, a serious illness or emergency can trigger financial ruin. The Biden administration’s now-blocked rule aimed to address this by recognizing that medical debt is not a reliable indicator of financial behavior and should not influence credit scores. But that rule was effectively frozen after Trump reinstalled Russ Vought—a fierce critic of the CFPB—as acting director in February. Vought promptly issued a directive halting new rules and investigations, leaving the agency in a state of paralysis. With 20 percent of Americans having at least one medical debt collection on their credit report, and with Black communities most likely to carry that debt, the ruling stands as a glaring example of policy decisions with racial and economic consequences. States like Colorado and New York have taken steps to protect consumers, but without federal backing, millions remain exposed. “There are a lot of flaws in our medical billing and reporting system, and it lands in the consumer’s lap,” Margetta Morgan stated.
Navigating money stress for better health
it comes to family. Despite the cultural expectation to support loved ones financially, a dynamic often called the “Black tax,” she’s learned to say no.
don’t let emotional pressure derail
my goals, she said. “Your presence can be the gift. You don’t have to pay for everyone else’s journey.” She also notes that building a business taught her how complicated financial freedom can be. Even when spending wisely, she and her family found them-
Property is Power: Supporting Black contractors
sual but corrosive statement, “You can’t hire Black...” That narrative is not only hurtful, it’s dangerous. It plants a seed of distrust within our own ecosystem. It reinforces the false idea that professionalism, skill, and integrity are only found outside our community. And it gives cover to a much larger issue; the lack of process, accountability, and structure on both sides of the relationship. Let’s be clear, some of this criticism is rooted in real pain. Some of us have had bad experiences with Black contractors. But guess what? People of every race and culture have hired the wrong person. And yet, we don’t write off entire communities when someone outside of our own drops the ball. But when it’s one of us… That mistake gets passed from neighbor to neighbor like folklore. No forgiveness, No context, just judgment. The Economics of Circulation: Why This Matters
Here’s the hard truth. We can’t talk about Black homeownership, community development, or generational wealth without talking about the Black dollar. We spend over $1.6 trillion annually, that’s more than the GDP of most nations. And yet, that dollar only circulates for 6 hours in our community before it leaves. Contrast that with 17 days in the White community, 20 days in the Jewish community, or 30 days in Asian communities. We are hemorrhaging economic power. You want to change our neighborhoods? Improve schools? Reduce crime? Create jobs? Build ownership? Then we have to start spending with each other and investing in Black excellence. Supporting Black contractors, lenders, realtors, inspectors, appraisers, and developers isn’t just about business. It’s about strategy. It’s about liberation. Every dollar you redirect inward is a seed
planted in the soil of collective power. Truth, Standards & Love: A New Way Forward
Let me say this plainly: we can’t support each other without also holding each other accountable. We don’t build power by lowering standards. We build power by raising expectations and walking alongside each other to meet them.
That means:
• Stop hiring people because they’re your cousin, your barber, or your friend from church unless they’re qualified.
• Stop asking for “hook-ups” and favors from our own people when you’d never do that with someone outside our race.
• Stop punishing every Black-owned business for the failure of one.
Instead, let’s build a culture of excellence with love.
Here’s how: Do Your Due Diligence
• Verify skills—If they’re an electrician, don’t let them “try” to do your HVAC.
• Hire specialists—Don’t give someone a whole house if they’ve never even tiled a bathroom.
• Check past work—Ask for photos, addresses, and referrals.
• Confirm licenses and insurance—No exceptions. Period. Ask These 10 Questions Before You Sign Anything:
1. Are you licensed and insured?
2. How many projects like this have you completed?
3. Can I see photos or addresses of your recent work?
4. Will you be doing the work yourself or subcontracting it?
5. What’s your timeline and how do you manage your projects?
6. How many people are on your team?
7. How do you handle delays or change orders?
8. Do you provide written, itemized estimates and contracts?
9. Can I speak to at least two recent cli-
ents?
10. What’s your communication style?
Set the Right Structure
• Start small—Test a contractor before handing them a major job.
• Use contracts—Always in writing. With clear scope, deadlines, and payment terms.
• Pay in phases—Tied to completed work.
• Document everything—Emails. Texts. Photos. Receipts. Keep a record. Final Thought This is a two-way street. If you’re hiring someone, be a responsible client. Communicate clearly. Pay on time. Respect the schedule. Don’t micromanage or ghost them. Don’t ask for $10,000 of work for $2,000. To every hardworking Black contractor reading this, we see you. Keep growing your business. Keep mastering your craft. Keep showing up with integrity. We need you. And to every homeowner, investor, or developer, your money is power. Where you spend it matters. Who you trust it with matters. If we want stronger communities, better infrastructure, more equity, and more legacy we need to start circulating our capital with intention. Black excellence isn’t the exception. It’s the expectation. And together, we build. (Dr. Anthony O. Kellum – CEO of Kellum Mortgage, LLC Homeownership Advocate, Speaker, Author NMLS # 1267030 NMLS #1567030 O: 313-263-6388 W: www.KelluMortgage.com.)
Property is Power! is a movement to promote home and community ownership. Studies indicate homeownership leads to higher graduation rates, family wealth, and community involvement.
Guest Editorial
A voice from the Black pulpit on the IRS ruling
Throughout history, the Black church has been a crucible of spiritual refuge and political liberation.
From the battle to abolish slavery to voting rights, equal rights, and educational opportunities, Black church leaders have called on God and preached spiritual lessons to raise the conscience of their people, even related to politics. Yet the recent IRS decision permitting churches to endorse political candidates from the pulpit gives many Black religious leaders pause. For context, the Johnson Amendment— named after then-Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson and enacted in 1954—prohibits churches and other 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations from directly or indirectly participating in political campaigns on behalf of, or in opposition to, any candidate for public office.
In 2017, President Donald Trump, then in his first term, reportedly told a group of religious leaders that he would “destroy” the Johnson Amendment. He fulfilled his promise this month when a court order lifted the IRS ban, ensuring Trump’s support from religious conservatives who felt it violated their free speech rights.
On the surface, this appears to be a victory for religious freedom. But why now?
Black clergy are confident they know why.
The Rev. Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ (UCC), warns, “The IRS’s latest proposal may be a setup to further disenfranchise and attack Black churches that have historically been at the frontlines of the civil rights movement and the struggle for Black political and economic empowerment.”
“I do not trust their word. I do not trust their intent,” declared the Rev. William Lamar, pastor of Metropolitan AME Church. “We [Black clergy] would be foolish to believe this is being done on behalf of all of us. They will find a way to ensure that we are punished for using this policy the way they will use it. I’m watching and waiting, but I do not trust them because in the end, their policies have always been to place a stranglehold on power—judicially, legislatively, economically, and religiously.”
Black clergy see this shift—driven by a lawsuit from conservative Texas churches—feels less like protection and more like permission rooted in partisan interest.
The Black church has never needed a license to speak truth to power. It’s done so under threat, under fire, and under God. Black clergy have historically demonstrated wisdom in striking a balance that informs the faithful without compromising their autonomy.
A shift in political leadership or a change in priorities could put churches—especially Black churches—right back in the crosshairs of enforcement.
Until there is absolute legislative clarity— not just selective reinterpretation—Black churches should continue to stand on the side of caution, conscience, and community.
(Reprinted from the Washington Informer)
Founded
(TriceEdneyWire.com)—Epstein files were the longest way from my mind to write about this week. I thought I would be writing about the great Appeals Court decision overturning of that conviction of Baltimore’s former brilliant State’s Attorney, Marilyn Mosby. We know she was convicted while doing what more than 35,000 people did in the U. S., with 735 of them being in Baltimore. The Appeals Court agreed with us as we worked so hard to explain that case to people who couldn’t believe she hadn’t “stolen” somebody’s money. It was hers! I will tell you more next week.
Trump fails to change the other subject. MAGA folks are marching, protesting, and burning MAGA hats. He’s in deep trouble with some of his supporters. One said “It’s not the crime; it’s the cover-up!” There is a MAGA upheaval. For once, Trump is facing MAGA blowback over handling of the Epstein files. The backlash is growing.
House Speaker Mike Johnson did a reversal today. I know his voters already feel lied to and betrayed. They were already a bit upset with him over Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Budget” because many of them had learned exactly what was in the budget and that the cuts impacted them, their grandparents, their children.
Callers on radio programs said “This is a betrayal.” The backlash is growing. Trump wants to
pretend he doesn’t even need those objecting to what he is saying or doing. People want to know what’s in those files. Pam Bondi earlier said the files were on her desk. Now they’re not! MAGA Backlash is growing. Meanwhile the “No Kings” protests are rising and some MAGAs have adopted them. They’re even quoting the late Congressman John Lewis when he urged “Good Trouble.” Those protests are going on across the U.S. His MAGA base is finally beginning to see the broken promises, and their Representatives are not showing up in Town Halls to explain. Their blind loyalty has a crack. They just learned it is alleged that Trump sent Epstein a bawdy 50th birthday letter. He said “Happy Birthday and drew an alluring picture with a naked woman, suggesting his close relationship with Epstein. Of course, in typical Trump style, he is threatening to sue the Wall Street Journal for publishing the letter. I don’t think his MAGA base is buying his attempt to distance himself from a close relationship with Epstein. Comey’s daughter being fired must have a bit of information about the Epstein files that somebody, maybe not just Trump,
doesn’t want us to know! Ms. Comey is known for her role in the prosecution of Epstein and was abruptly fired at this time with no clear reason. It isn’t right to punish a prosecutor for doing her job. Of course, she was given no reason for her firing—so it leaves us to gather all the information and figure it out. She led prosecutions against Epstein for sex trafficking of minors in 2019 and secured Ghislaine Maxwell’s 20-year sentence for similar crimes. She was a senior trial counsel and had nearly a decade of service. Several of her colleagues walked out of the building with her apparently showing support for her. I wonder why Bondi did an about face on what was/is available in the Epstein files. She closed the case. She made sure Comey would not handle this case. Is there something Comey might explain that doesn’t set well with Trump? Ms. Comey’s father is under investigation about Trump’s involvement in ties with Russia. Is there some relationship—like maybe revenge?
Ms. Comey made enemies when she exposed the rot among elites. The firing of her and her father suggests a broader agenda to allow no dissent.
Trump’s administration undermines the rule of law. We deserve better. Yes, Ms. Comey, fear is the tool of a tyrant.
(Dr. E. Faye Williams is President of The Dick Gregory Society.”)
After partial court victory, Marilyn Mosby still fighting to clear her name
A federal appeals court delivered a split decision in the high-profile case against Marilyn Mosby, the former Baltimore State’s Attorney who rose to national prominence before facing criminal charges tied to her finances. In a 2-1 ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit vacated Mosby’s mortgage fraud conviction, finding that the venue for prosecuting that charge in Maryland was improper. The reversal also lifts the government’s forfeiture of her Longboat Key, Florida, condominium, which had been valued at over $900,000. However, the court upheld Mosby’s perjury convictions stemming from her withdrawal of funds from her city retirement account during the COVID-19 pandemic. A federal jury previously determined Mosby falsely claimed to have suffered financial hardship to access the money under the CARES Act. Prosecutors said she later used those funds
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to help purchase two vacation properties in Florida. Judge Stephanie Thacker, writing for the majority, concluded that evidence about how Mosby spent the withdrawn funds was admitted correctly because it helped establish whether she faced economic harm.
In a partial dissent, Judge Paul Niemeyer argued that the mortgage fraud charge should have remained intact, contending Mosby’s actions—generating and transmitting false documents while living in Maryland—meant the trial venue was appropriate. Mosby, who
served two terms as Baltimore’s top prosecutor, has repeatedly insisted the case was politically motivated. She had also argued that seizing nearly all her Florida condo was excessive given the nature of her offenses.
She was sentenced in May to one year of home detention, three years of supervised release, and the forfeiture of 90 percent of her condominium. Her home confinement concluded last month, and a judge has since ordered the return of her passport and waived additional monitoring fees. Mosby, who once sought presidential pardon, has been allowed to keep her law license during her appeal. Representatives for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Maryland declined to comment on the appeals ruling, and Mosby’s attorneys did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Reign of terror
(TriceEdneyWire.com)—They came to MacArthur Park on horseback and in riot gear, their faces covered and their weapons out. They were part of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) and the California National Guard. They came with more than a dozen military vehicles, as helicopters swarmed overhead. They came heavily armed with rifles and other weapons. They came, clearly, ready to rumble, armed to excess. Why?
Local Angelenos, who might ordinarily be hanging out, selling food and toys, or simply enjoying the day, were warned that immigration might be out. Many are too fearful to go out, but a summer day camp for children was operational. Many of the young people attending the camp had parents who were working—camp was summer childcare. Camp counselors took the children inside to shield them from the chaos. Still, many of the children were frightened. A little girl, interviewed on CNN, wept as she spoke of her fear and the fact that she hoped her mother would come home from work.
LA Mayor Karen Bass described the military action as “outrageous an un-American”.
there is no law except his law, and while he makes it up as he moves along, many of these moves are outlined in Project 2025.
These Gestapo-like “law enforcement” officers can stop anyone who they suspect of being illegal. If the person is not carrying the appropriate identification, they may be taken to a temporary holding facility. You might be fingerprinted, interviewed, or detained. Your belongings (including your telephone) may be confiscated. You will be forced to prove that you are legal, guilty until proven innocent. This is fearful for both legal and illegal migrants, but it ought to be an occasion of fear for all of us.
Lots of Black folks could be mistaken as Latino and held. Who really carries their passport with them? (I just put a picture of mine on my phone. One can never be too careful).
We are living in a maniacal oligarchy where the whims of one man are dictating the ways that we live, especially in blue states like California. The stunt of raiding MacArthur Park, terrorizing children, and flexing terrorist muscles circumvents the law. But then almost everything this administration has done, from firing federal workers and Biden appointees to playing with tariffs, to criticizing the head of the Federal Reserve and pressuring him to quit, circumvents the law. In the mind of this deranged Commander in Chief,
Why did more than 90 heavily armed ICE officers, carrying rifles and riding Humvees descend on urban MacArthur Park in an area that is heavily immigrant? This is nothing more than intimidation. It is manifestation of the reign of terror that the President has ushered in. With no respect for the law and order than he so frequently touts, this impersonation of a human being has authorized a group of out of control zealots to inflict fear on an entire neighborhood. It doesn’t matter whether residents are legal (which most are) or not.
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What is most outrageous is the differential application of law, and the uneven compassion that is offered to victims of this nonsense. More than a hundred people are dead, and another 160, at least, missing, including girls and their counselors who attended “Camp Mystic at the Guadalupe River. The President has offered the appropriate condolences and pledged support from FEMA to rebuild the area. The media has talked about the missing little girls in ways that tug at the heartstrings. All the condolences and support are appropriate. But what about the little boys and girls who went to MacArthur Park for their summer camp? Is there support for them? And what about those affected by floods in Kentucky and Virginia, who have not curried favor with this President. Compassion should not be partisan. Traumatized children, regardless of race or immigrant status, must be managed compassionately.
In a reign of terror, though, some children are to be cherished and other to be terrorized. The armed raid of MacArther Park, which yielded not a single arrest, was a nothing more than intimidation. Kudos to Mayor Bass and Governor Gavin Newsome for resisting this nonsense. Caution to all of us. We are living in a reign of terror and the mentally impaired are now in charge of our country. (Dr. Julianne Malveaux is an economist, author, and educator. She was formerly Dea of the College of Ethnic Studies at California State University at Los Angeles. Juliannemalveaux.com.)
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Denying food has caused misery by recklessness
(TriceEdneyWire.com)—When Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election, the change in administration provided our nation with a four-year reprieve from much of the misery we are currently experiencing during the early months of Trump’s second term in office.
Multiple times during Trump’s first administration (2017–2021), the United States objected to U.N. resolutions that asserted the right to food as a legal and enforceable human right. Israel frequently joined the U.S. in casting opposing votes. The two allies were sometimes the only nations voting against the resolutions.
Officials under the Trump administration made it clear: while recognizing the importance of fighting hunger, they were unwilling to endorse the concept of a “right to food” as an obligation under international law. The votes reflect a consistent strategy of opposing the recognition of food as a binding human right. This pattern of inhumanity has continued into the second Trump term while producing needless suffering that has a direct impact on our nation’s foreign and domestic policies.
With 319 million people on the brink of starvation in places such as Gaza, Sudan, South Sudan, Mali, and Haiti, the State Department was recently forced to destroy 500 metric tons of warehoused food, which eventually expired and was no longer consid-
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ered safe to send to potential recipients. The high-energy biscuits that were destroyed are typically used to meet the immediate nutritional needs of children in crisis situations. Was this a situation that could have been avoided? If the Trump administration had not been reckless in dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) while suspending most foreign assistance, what are the chances that the destroyed emergency food could have been properly distributed?
Can humanitarian needs of any scale be handled with a sense of urgency and compassion when there is a political mindset that does not view the “right to food” as a binding human right? Is the “right to food” also ignored when the nation’s largest anti-hunger initiative, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), is suffering deep cuts from the so-called “One Big, Beautiful Bill Act.”
For many, this program is truly a legitimate lifeline, saving individuals from hunger. It is not just impacting the urban poor. The repercussions will be felt hard in rural communities and food deserts—areas where people overwhelmingly voted for Trump. SNAP benefits are not just a humanitarian effort; they play a critical part in small-town grocery stores and rural economies that rely on the steady and reliable income that SNAP benefits provide. It’s the ripple effect. When a local store loses a critical number of SNAP shoppers to government cuts, many stores will have no choice but to shut their doors for good. These rural stores immediately lose a major source of stable income, far greater than supermarkets in more affluent areas. When the only grocer in a town shuts down, it can automatically create a food desert.
St. Johns, Ariz. is a community that overwhelmingly supported Trump in the 2024 election. It sits halfway between Phoenix and Albuquerque with its one grocery store and one local food bank serving over 3,500 people. If the one grocery store closes due to the food aid cuts, the next closest option for groceries is approximately 30 miles away.
“I lean pretty heavily right most of the time, but one of the things that I do lean to the left on is we’re a pretty wealthy country, we can help people out,” said St. Johns Mayor Spence Udall. According to a study from the Commonwealth Fund, the Republicans’ cuts to the nation’s anti-hunger program will lead to thousands of job losses and a drop in revenue across the agriculture, retail grocery, and food processing industries. Hunger relief organizations are also bracing for the ripple effect. Food banks are likely to bear the brunt of the cuts because they are often the last resort in the fight against hunger. Cuts to food assistance programs and other benefits could force millions of people to seek help from charitable organizations that currently lack the infrastructure to handle the potential surge of vulnerable individuals seeking assistance.
“A misperception of the public is that when needs go up, we do more. We can only do more when resources go up. We can’t magically produce more food,” said Brian Greene, president and CEO of the Houston Food Bank.
All the pending human misery comes from shortsighted lawmakers who are afraid and intimidated by President Donald Trump. They gave the dictator his megabill, even though it means people are going to encounter more stress of not knowing where their next meal is coming from, forcing people to rely on overwhelmed charities that will be faced with more people seeking help and less food to meet the need, and the continued destruction of the social safety net. In six months, America has found different ways to deny people the basic right to food. It’s reckless and cruel.
(David W. Marshall is the founder of the faith-based organization TRB: The Reconciled Body and author of the book “God Bless Our Divided America.”)
To honor Malcolm X’s 100th birthday, British professor Kehinde Andrews recently spoke with Dr. Jared Ball, co-editor of A Lie of Reinvention: Correcting Manning Marable’s Malcolm X.
Dr. Ball’s book was a reply to Marable’s Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention, published in 2011. Marable purported to have shocking new information that went beyond the mythologized image of Malcolm provided in his autobiography. Marable claimed Malcolm exaggerated his criminal history, had an unstable marriage, and had a homosexual relationship with a White businessman.
Dr. Ball didn’t think the biography was a testament to Malcolm reinventing and improving his life. He saw the book as “a carefully constructed ideological assault on history, on radical politics, on historical and cultural memory, on the very idea of revolution.”
Professor Andrews asked Dr. Ball what Malcolm would say about today’s electoral politics.
An unusual question given Malcolm’s tenure in the Nation of Islam, which suggests that he lacked advanced political ideas. Malcolm was appointed minister in 1953 before being expelled from the organization in 1964. As a dedicated minister in the Nation of Islam, Malcolm advanced the teachings of their leader, Elijah Muhammad. Muhammad was a separatist who advised his followers not to engage in politics.
Muhammad’s restriction stunted Malcolm’s political development for over a decade.
Keith Gilyard’s book John Oliver Killens: A Life of Black Literary Activism describes Killens and his colleagues’ meeting with Malcolm in 1962. These intellectuals interrogated Malcolm about politics. Gilyard wrote, “They found Malcolm rather weak in terms of political theory and economic formulation. Malcolm could not or would not enter into a conversation about democratic socialism or Pan-Africanism, and his hosts thought whimsical his talk of government-sponsored separatism.”
During the same time period, Black conservative journalist George S.
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Schuyler stated, “On several occasions I appeared on radio broadcasts with [Malcolm X] and was initially astonished by his wide ignorance. When he launched into an excoriation of White people in the name of Islam, I called his attention to the fact that the majority of Moslems were Whites, mentioning the millions in the Middle East, Southern Europe, and elsewhere. He was surprised to learn this and had no ready reply when I pointed out that the Moslems were more responsible for the African slave trade than were the Western Europeans.”
Malcolm believed the Nation of Islam’s myth that a scientist named Yacub developed a devil race in the form of White people. However, after his 1964 pilgrimage to Mecca, Malcolm stated that he met White Muslims who embraced him as a fellow human being. Malcolm concluded that Islam was void of racism and suggested that if White Americans learned Islam America’s racial problem would be solved.
Schuyler stated Malcolm did not learn on his trip that “slavery was widespread in Arabia, nor about the slave traffic from Africa to Mecca, where ‘pilgrims’ are still sold for payment of their passage to the holy city.”
In 1964, Malcolm founded the Organization of Afro-American Unity (OAAU).
Malcolm planned to get politically involved since he was free from the Nation of Islam. Unfortunately, he was assassinated in 1965. It’s difficult to imagine Malcolm’s political thought had progressed from where it was at the Killens gathering in 1962, but in his conversation with Professor Andrews, Dr. Ball reinvented Malcolm into one of the most brilliant political thinkers of the twentieth century.
Dr. Ball contended that after leaving
the Nation of Islam, Malcolm began to set the standard for political leadership and radical engagement with in the electoral process. When Malcolm founded the OAAU, he proclaimed that the organization’s political doctrine would be Black nationalism. This means that Black people should run their own candidates and hold whoever is elected accountable to the community.
But these aren’t high standards.
A high school civics textbook’s glossary will include the phrase electoral politics and define it as the process by which voters elect representatives to make choices on their behalf while allowing citizens to hold elected officials accountable.
Malcolm merely articulated a Black version of a basic concept.
According to Peter J. Paris in Black Religious Leaders: Conflict in Unity, Malcolm would eventually “discover the philosophical difficulties implied by the nomenclature ‘Black nationalism,’ which excluded those true revolutionaries in Africa and elsewhere who were not Black.”
In his famous 1964 speech, The Ballot or the Bullet, Malcolm discussed Black nationalism. Malcolm made a statement that his admirers have disregarded. He said, ““We must know what politics plays in our lives. And until we become politically mature, we will always be misled …So the political philosophy of Black nationalism only means that will have to carry on a program of re-education [to] make us become more politically conscious and politically mature.”
It’s clear that Malcolm projected his own lack of political sophistication onto the Black community. However, Dr. Ball claimed that Malcolm was eliminated because of his approach to Pan-Africanism, socialism, armed struggle, radical internationalism, anti-capitalism, and anti-Zionism.
It’s difficult to say which version of Malcolm deviates the most from reality: the reinvented Malcolm of Manning Marable or the reimagined Malcolm of Dr. Jared Ball.
The State of Black America: The Call, the Crisis, the Charge
(TriceEdneyWire.com)—A war has been declared in this country. And the fight isn’t just for diversity, equity, and inclusion or for fair economic and criminal justice practices. It’s for the soul of America. It’s to determine which of us will have an opportunity not to prosper, but merely survive in a future clouded with uncertainty at every turn.
It’s for the fundamental right of Americans to protect themselves against predatory corporate practices, destructive environmental policies, and state-sanctioned violence by vigilantes and uniformed officers alike. And it’s for the right etched in the very fabric of what it means to be an American, which is the right to vote in a fair and free democracy where every vote is counted and every vote matters.
That is the war that has been brought to the feet of every American and the doorstep of the civil rights community at the top of this year. It’s the war being waged in courtrooms across this land, from local jurisdictions to the Supreme Court.
It is no secret that we are in a state of emergency. The hard-fought victories of the Civil Rights movement, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Equal Employment Opportunity laws, and the establishment of the Department of Education, are being systematically dismantled.
But as we’ve stated in our D3 framework, we doubled down on our advocacy on Capitol Hill and at the White House, and moralized in the 49th edition of the State of Black America Report, State
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of Emergency: Democracy, Civil Rights, and Progress Under Attack, the National Urban League movement is not backing down.
We are defeating poverty through every program offered through our affiliates. We’re defeating poverty through the work of our Equitable Justice and Strategic Initiatives division to correct a discriminatory and punitive system that keeps our people economically and civically disadvantaged and causes our communities irreparable trauma.
We are defending our Democracy through every action taken by our Washington Bureau to hold elected officials accountable for their actions and inactions in this moment. We are demanding diversity through the collaborative work of our Demand Diversity Roundtable and by suing this administration for an outright racist executive order that is undermining our Democracy, eroding trust in our systems, and dismantling our government.
For the Urban League movement, this state of emergency and scourge on our nation and community is a call to action.
This week at our national conference in Cleveland, we convened affiliate leaders, community advocates, and thought leaders from across the country with one mission and a unified message: we are not backing down.
We shared economic strategies to equip our communities and partners with the tools needed to help navigate an employment landscape that has become increasingly hostile towards people of color, especially Black women. Provided support and training for entrepreneurs and small business owners to thrive in the face of changing economic headwinds.
Invested in our young people at our annual youth summit as a reminder that even in a state of emergency, their dreams and ambitions are worth investing in and fighting for.
Developed civic engagement action plans to prepare our communities for the midterms in 2026 and support grassroots and civic engagement groups with the resources they need to fight back against rapidly expanding discriminatory voting laws.
We are taking the time to recognize every single person in this fight, thanking them for their contributions and reminding them why we do this work.
The Urban League movement is banding together to weather the storms to come, fight for our freedoms and Democracy in the face of tyranny, and equip our leaders every day to build a nation that reflects its values and its citizens.
Quit playin’: Confusing God with government
That was the actual name of the sermon by Trinity United Church of Christ, Pastor Emeritus, Jeremiah Wright. I almost had to choke a White brother in the heat of the 2008 presidential campaign because he argued with me that the sermon title was “Goddamn America! Relying on national media for truth and balance can leave you ignorant, and in the right situations, it can get your ass whipped.
Quit making affirmations based on sound bites and social media posts. It does not matter if you Google everything and research nothing. Dr. Jeremiah Alvesta Wright Jr., who is abundantly educated, served the US Navy and Marines Corps, and plays the piano with all the grace of a trained virtuoso, did more than lambast this nation in political rhetoric. His brilliant exegesis of Luke 19 looks more and more like prophecy.
And by the way, “Daddy J’s” sight and foresight from that Chicago pulpit was more than enough to propel a young Black man to the White House. Dr. Wright could see where this nation was going, based on where we have been.
Listen to how we got to the infamous “Goddamn America” line that was used to his disadvantage. “Governments fail.
The government in this text comprised of Caesar, Cornelius, Pontus Pilot—Pontius Pilate—the Roman government failed.
The British government used to rule from east to west. The British government had a Union Jack. She colonized Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad, and Hong Kong. “Her
navies ruled the seven seas all the way down to the tip of Argentina in the Falklands, but the British failed. The Russian government failed. The Japanese government failed. The German government failed. And the United States of America government, when it came to treating her citizens of Indian descent fairly, she failed. She put them on reservations. When it came to treating her citizens of Japanese descent fairly, she failed. She put them in internment prison camps. When it came to treating her citizens of African descent fairly, America failed. She put them in chains. The government put them in slave quarters, put them on auction blocks, put them in cotton fields, put them in inferior schools, put them in substandard housing, put them in scientific experiments, put them in the lowest paying jobs, put them outside the equal protection of the law, kept them out of their racist bastions of higher education and locked them into position of hopelessness and helplessness. The government gives them the drugs, builds bigger prisons, passes a three-strike law, and then wants us to
sing “God Bless America.” No, no, no. Not “God Bless America”; God Damn America! That’s in the Bible, for killing innocent people. God Damn America for treating her citizens as less than human. God Damn America as long as she keeps trying to act like she is God and she is supreme!”
As we watch Donald Trump and the evil Pontius Pilate wannabees that he posted at every level of the government, we are watching Dr. Wright’s narrative manifest. America’s history of denying the rights of the indigenous, the enslaved, and now the endangered immigrant is as ungodly as any government can get.
The Republicans harped on the “Goddamn America” statement, but you need to listen to the last stanza of the 11th-century vowed Hebrew Masoretic text of Luke 19 that was foundational to his theological thesis. “They will dash you to the ground, you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of God’s coming to you.”
Quit Playin’! Y’all got God and government confused, and just like the “great” empires in Rome and Great Britain, this nation is headed towards an even greater fall. Oh, say, can you see? Goddamn America, can you see?
(A long-time Texas Metro News columnist, Dallas native Vincent L. Hall is an author, writer, and a lifelong Drapetomaniac)
Vincent Hall
ANNOUNCEMENTS Public Notice
ANNOUNCEMENTS Public Notice
CONDITIONS OF SALE
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, AUGUST 4, 2025 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, AUGUST 5, 2025, 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, AUGUST 11, 2025, 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.”
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DEFENDANT(S): Estate Homes Builder, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation, having taken title as or also known as Estate Home Builders, Inc., James R. Graf, III, an individual, and Occupant(s) or Tenant(s) of 4 Rosamond Street, McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania 15136
CASE NO.: GD-23-002962
DEBT: $83,930.30
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Michael J. Palumbo, Esquire
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S): 4700 Rockside Road, Suite 440, Independence, Ohio 44131
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (216) 503-9512
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of McKees Rocks: Having erected thereon a residential structure being known and numbered as 4 Rosamond Street, McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania 15136. Deed Book Volume 18890, Page 1.08. Block and Lot Number 72-G-11.
Public Notice
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DEFENDANT(S): Mission Development Group, LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company, Brian C. Krivanek, aka Brian Charles Krivanek, an individual, Jmel L. Jones, aka Jmel Lamont Jones, an individual, and Occupant(s) or Tenant(s) of 250 Paul Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15211
CASE NO.: GD-24-001723
DEBT: $255,533.47
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Michael J. Palumbo, Esquire
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S): 4700 Rockside Road, Suite 440, Independence, Ohio 44131
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (216) 503-9512
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, City of Pittsburgh, Ward 19: Having erected thereon a residential structure being known and numbered as 250 Paul Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15211. Deed Book Volume 18816, Page 425. Block and Lot Number 15-B-238.
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DEFENDANT(S): Neuman Investing LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company, Michael R. Neuman, an individual, Jacquelin Palacio, an individual, Vaughn Cook, an individual, and Occupant(s) or Tenant(s) of 5517 Jackson Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15206
CASE NO.: GD-23-010455
DEBT: $609,214.98
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Michael J. Palumbo, Esquire
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S): 4700 Rockside Road, Suite 440, Independence, Ohio 44131
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (216) 503-9512
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, City of Pittsburgh, Ward 11: Having erected thereon a residential structure being known and numbered as 5517 Jackson Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15206. Deed Book Volume 19053, Page 230. Block and Lot Number 82-P-136.
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DEFENDANT(S): Neuman Investing LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company, Michael R. Neuman, individual, Jacquelin Palacio, an individual, and Occupant(s) or Tenant(s) of 928 Mellon Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15206
CASE NO.: GD-23-011738
DEBT: $515,254.78
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Michael J. Palumbo, Esquire
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S): 4700 Rockside Road, Suite 440, Independence, Ohio 44131
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (216) 503-9512
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, City of Pittsburgh, Ward 11: Having erected thereon a residential structure being known and numbered as 928 Mellon Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15206. Deed Book Volume 19133, Page 487.Block and Lot Number 82-R-57.
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DEFENDANT(S): JACL Holdings, LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company, James R. Graf, III, an individual, .and Occupant(s) or Tenant(s) of 619 Frederick Street, McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania 15136
CASE NO.: GD-23-000774
DEBT: $99,857.50
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Michael J. Palumbo, Esquire
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S): 4700 Rockside Road, Suite 440, Independence, Ohio 44131
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (216) 503-9512
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of McKees Rocks: Having erected thereon a residential structure being known and numbered as 619 Frederick Street; McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania 15136. Deed Book Volume 18740, Page 238. Block and Lot Number 43-A-193.
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DEFENDANT(S): JACL Holdings, LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company, James R. Graf, III, an individual, and Occupant(s) or Tenant(s) of 11-D Valley Street, McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania 15136
CASE NO.: GD-23-005097
DEBT: $62,444.37
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Michael J. Palumbo, Esquire
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S): 4700 Rockside Road, Suite 440, Independence, Ohio 44131
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (216) 503-9512
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of McKees Rocks: Having erected thereon a residential structure being known and numbered as 11-D Valley Street, McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania 15136. Deed Book Volume 18974, Page 126. Block and Lot Number 72-B-44.
8AUG25
DEFENDANT(S): Lilla J. Heyden
CASE NO.: MG-13-000370
DEBT: $395,630.54
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Robert Fiacco, Esq.
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S): 1325 Franklin Avenue, Suite 160, Garden City, NY 11530 / 1628 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 1810, Philadelphia, PA 19103
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: 212) 471-5100
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, and Town (formerly Township) of McCandless: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 305 ARCADIA DRIVE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15237. DEED BOOK VOLUME 11148, PAGE 587. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 0825-H-00206-0000-00.
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DEFENDANT(S): KYLE CARSWELL, KNOWN HEIR OF FELICIA A. POPE, DECEASED, AND THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF FELICIA A. POPE, DECEASED, CASE NO.: MG-24-000974
DEBT: $23,665.45
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): LEON P. HALLER, ESQUIRE
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S): PURCELL, KRUG AND HALLER 1719 NORTH FRONT STREET HARRISBURG, PA 17102
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: 717-234-4178
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, 12th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 1507 OBERLIN STREET, PITTSBURGH, PA 15206. DEED BOOK VOLUME 11042, PAGE 68. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 173-L-90.
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DEFENDANT(S): David A. Barnes and Tabatha M. Gebhart
CASE NO.: MG-23-000587
DEBT: $507,416.31
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): David L. Fuchs
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S): 554 Washington Avenue Carnegie, PA 15106
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (412) 223-5404
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny and South Fayette Township: Having erected thereon a townhouse Unit No. 201-R in Hastings, a Planned Community, being known and numbered as 1606 Hastings Park Drive, Bridgeville, PA 15017. Deed Book Volume 18871, Page 542. Block and Lot Number 0480-P00024-0000-00.
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DEFENDANT(S): BRITTANY D. PATRICK; LEONARD A. GUERRE
CASE NO.: GD-24-007808
DEBT: $130,926.00
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S): 133 GAITHER DRIVE, SUITE F MOUNT LAUREL, NJ 08054
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: 855-225-6906
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Tarentum: Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as I12 W 13TH AVE TARENTUM, PA 15084. Deed Book Volume 19275, Page 473. Block and Lot 1223-E-00060-0000-00
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DEFENDANT(S): ROBERT D. LANGMANN; STEPHANIE A. LANGMANN
CASE NO.: GD-24-013996
DEBT: $80,316.14
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S): 133 GAITHER DRIVE, SUITE F MOUNT LAUREL, NJ 08054
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: 855-225-6906
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Coraopolis Borough: Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 514 HILAND AVE CORAOPOLIS, PA 15108. Deed Book Volume 15326, Page 52. Block and Lot 0419-F-00347-0000-00
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DEFENDANT(S): CAROL L. REDLINGER
CASE NO.: GD-24-005838
DEBT: $83,514.12
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Robertson, Anschutz,
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S): 133 GAITHER DRIVE, SUITE F MOUNT LAUREL,
COURIER CLASSIFIEDS
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DEFENDANT(S): Lauren Shoup CASE NO.: MG-25-000185 DEBT: $140,045.69
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Kristine M. Anthou, Esquire,
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S):
22AUG25 DEFENDANT(S): Ann Matscherz and Richard A Matscherz CASE NO.: MG-24-000086
DEBT:$135,291.56
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Stephen M. Hladik, Esquire
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S): Hladik, Onorato and Federman, LLP 298 Wissahickon Avenue, North Wales, PA 19454
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (215) 855-9521
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, TOWNSHIP OF ELIZABETH:
HAVING ERECTED THEREON A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 5812 MEADE STREET, MCKEESPORT, PA 15135. DEED BOOK VOLUME 10788, PAGE 494. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 653-L-249.
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DEFENDANT(S): JACL Holdings, LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company, James R. Graf, III, an individual, and Occupant(s) or Tenant(s) of 5 Rosamond Street, McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania 15136
CASE NO.: GD-23-000766
DEBT: $92,420.75
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Michael J. Palumbo, Esquire
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S): 4700 Rockside
25AUG25 DEFENDANT(S): Mary Anne Walde CASE NO.: MG-25-000184
DEBT: $20,076.57
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Kristine M. Anthou, Esquire,
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S): Grenen & Birsic, P.C. One Gateway Center, 9th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-7650
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Swissvale: ‘ HAVING ERECTED THEREON A 2-1/2 STORY BRICK DWELLING WITH INTEGRAL GARAGE
KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 7806 SAINT LAWRENCE AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15218. DBV 6280, PG 603, B/L #235-A-6.
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DEFENDANT(S): The Unknown Heirs of the Estate of Bruce N. Mackintosh, The Unknown Executors of the Estate of Bruce N. Mackintosh and The Unknown Administrators of the Estate of Bruce N. Mackintosh,
CASE NO.: GD-25-002040
DEBT: $34,818.47
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Kristine M. Anthou, Esquire,
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S): Grenen & Birsic, P.C. One Gateway Center, 9th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-7650
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Avalon:
HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 208 DELP STREET, PITTSBURGH, PA 15202. DBV 11284, PG 295, B/L#214-L-126.
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DEFENDANT(S): MARK A. PRUNTY
CASE NO.: MG-24-000923
DEBT: $17,921.65
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Jill M. Fein. Esquire I Hill Wallack LLP
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S): 1000 Floral Vale Boulevard, Suite 300, Yardley, PA 19067
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (215) 579-7700
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, City of Pittsburgh-13th Ward HAVING ERECTED THEREON A TWO-STORY RESIDENTIAL DWELLING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 2340 PARK HILL DR., PITTSBURGH, PA 15221, DEED BOOK VOLUME 9323, PAGE 419. BLOCK & LOT NO. 231-L-38.
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DEFENDANT(S):
Stacey L. Schrettner, solely in her capacity as heir of Gregory L. Schrettner, deceased, The Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest from or under Gregory L. Schrettner, deceased
CASE NO.: MG-23-001028
DEBT: $111,769.28
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Jill M. Fein. Esquire I Hill Wallack LLP
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S): 1000 Floral Vale Boulevard, Suite 300, Yardley, PA 19067
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (215) 579-7700
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Coraopolis
HAVING ERECTED THEREON A ONE-STORY RESIDENTIAL DWELLING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 1808 RIDGE AVE, CORAOPOLIS, PA 15108 DEED BOOK VOLUME 13241, PAGE 506. BLOCK & LOT NO. 341-D-339.
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DEFENDANT(S): CINDY SPRINGEL, IN HER CAPACITY AS HEIR OF WILBERT M. SPRINGEL, DECEASED HEIR OF DIANE WEST aka DIANE SPRINGEL; MICHAEL SPRINGEL, IN HIS CAPACITY AS HEIR OF WILBERT M. SPRINGEL, DECEASED HEIR OF DIANE WEST aka DIANE SPRINGEL; SHIRLEY PANUCCI, IN HER CAPACITY AS HEIR OF WILBERT M. SPRINGEL, DECEASED HEIR OF DIANE WEST aka DIANE SPRINGEL; UNKNOWN HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS, AND ALL PERSONS, FIRMS, OR ASSOCIATIONS, CLAIMING RIGHT, TITLE, OR INTEREST, FROM OR UNDER DIANE WEST aka DIANE SPRINGEL; UNKNOWN HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS, AND ALL PERSONS, FIRMS, OR ASSOCIATIONS, CLAIMING RJGHT, TITLE, OR INTEREST, FROM OR UNDER WILBERT M. SPRINGEL, DECEASED HEIR OF DIANE WEST aka DIANE SPRINGEL
CASE NO.: GD-24-002352
DEBT: $87,118.87
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S): 133 GAITHER DRIVE, SUITE F MOUNT LAUREL, NJ 08054
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE 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 6 S SPRING ST PITTSBURGH, PA 15223. Deed Book Volume DE 11862, Page 478. Block and Lot 0221-S-00170-0000-00
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DEFENDANT(S): CHRISTINE M. BIELAWSKI
CASE NO.: GD-24-009400
DEBT: $ 325,599.76
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S): 133 GAITHER DRIVE, SUITE F MOUNT LAUREL, NJ 08054
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: 855-225-6906
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, City of Pittsburgh, 17th Ward: Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 47 S 15TH
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DEFENDANT(S): JAMES KENNETH KIMMEL, JR., IN HIS CAPAC-
ITY AS HEIR OF JAMES K. KIMMEL; JILL M. KIMMEL, IN HER CAPACITY AS HEIR OF JAMES K. KIMMEL; UNKNOWN HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS, AND ALL PERSONS, FIRMS, OR ASSOCIATIONS CLAIMING RIGHT, TITLE, OR INTEREST FROM OR UNDER JAMES K. KIMMEL
CASE NO.: GD-24-008480
DEBT: $182,969.00
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S): 133 GAITHER DRIVE, SUITE F MOUNT LAUREL, NJ 08054
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: 855-225-6906
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Shaler Township: Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 126 MAGNOLIA DRIVE GLENSHAW, PA 15116. Deed Book Volume 10129, Page 053. Block and Lot 0356-R-00010-0000-00
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DEFENDANT(S): Aubrey J. Clark; Florence A. Chinthiti
CASE NO.: MG-25-000154
DEBT: $74,727.68
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): MDK Legal
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S): P. 0. Box 165028 Columbus, OH 43216-5028
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: 614-220-5611
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of McKees Rocks: Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 527 Island Avenue, McKees Rocks, PA 15136, AKA 527 Island Avenue, Mc Kees Rocks, PA 15136. Document Number 202140617, Deed Book Volume 18699, Page 511. Block and Lot Number 0043-B-00251-0000- 00.
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DEFENDANT(S): Unknown Heirs, of the Estate of George C. Booker; Unknown Administrators, of the Estate of George C. Booker
CASE NO.: GD-23-012957
DEBT: $61,352.69
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): MDK Legal
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S): P. 0. Box 165028 Columbus, OH 43216-5028
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: 614-220-5611
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, City of Duquesne: Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 816 Hinnerman Street, Duquesne, PA 15110 AKA 816 Hinerman Street, Duquesne, PA 15110. Document Number 007553, Deed Book Volume 9868, Page 193. Block and Lot Number 0306-D-00190-0000-00.
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DEFENDANT(S): UNKNOWN HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS AND ALL PERSONS, FIRMS OR ASSOCIATIONS
CLAIMING RIGHT, TITLE OR·INTEREST FROM OR UNDER SARAH FIELDS LATIMER A/K/A SARAH LATIMER, DECEASED; ROBERT BRISTON, III IN HIS CAPACITY AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF ROBERT BRISTON, JR, DECEASED; UNKNOWN HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS AND ALL PERSONS, FIRMS OR ASSOCIATIONS
CLAIMING RIGHT TITLE OF INTEREST FROM OR UNDER ROBERT BRISTON, JR., DECEASED
CASE NO.: MG-23-000188
DEBT: $94,209.71
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Carolyn Treglia, Esquire
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S): Brock & Scott, PLLC 2011. RENAISSANCE BOULEVARD,SUITE 100 KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (844) 856-6646
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, City of Duquesne: Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 816 Hinnerman Street, Duquesne, PA 15110 AKA 816 Hinerman Street, Duquesne, PA 15110. Document Number 007553, Deed Book Volume 9868, Page 193. Block and Lot Number 0306-D-00190-0000-00. 36AUG25
DEFENDANT(S): JUDY D. WACKER-AMON AIK/A JUDY AMON A!K/A JUDY D. AMON FKA JUDY D.WACKER
CASE NO.: MG-24-000763
DEBT: $404,031.40
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Carolyn Treglia, Esquire
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S): Brock & Scott, PLLC 2011. RENAISSANCE BOULEVARD,SUITE 100 KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (844) 856-6646
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, CRESCENT TOWNSHIP Having erected thereon a dwelling being
DEFENDANT(S): BENJAMIN
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DEBT: $168,989.64
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DEFENDANT(S): TERON L. ALLEN A/KIA TERON ALLEN CASE NO.: MG-24-000960
DEBT: $160,117.65
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Carolyn Treglia, Esquire
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S): Brock & Scott, PLLC 2011. RENAISSANCE BOULEVARD,SUITE 100 KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (844) 856-6646
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, MUNICIPALITY OF PENN HILLS Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 424 COLLINS DR, PITTSBURGH, PA 15235. Deed Book Volume 18870, Page 89. Block and Lot Number 0538-P-00081-0000-00
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DEFENDANT(S): BRANDON E. DUFFY CASE NO.: MG-24-000866
DEBT: $124,126.75
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Carolyn Treglia, Esquire
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S): Brock & Scott, PLLC 2011. RENAISSANCE BOULEVARD,SUITE 100 KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (844) 856-6646
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, BOROUGH OF WEST VIEW Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 40 RJCHLAND AVE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15229. Deed Book Volume 19129, Page 569. Block and Lot Number 0280-K-00356-0000-00
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DEFENDANT(S): DEBORAH GIZA F/K/A DEBORAH J. FORNOF F/K/A DEBRA JEAN FORNOF
CASE NO.: MG-24-000592
DEBT: $95,487.97
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Carolyn Treglia, Esquire
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S): Brock & Scott, PLLC 2011. RENAISSANCE BOULEVARD,SUITE 100 KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (844) 856-6646
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, BOROUGH OF SHARPSBURG Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 1817 SOUTH CANAL STREET, PITTSBURGH, PA 15215. Deed Book Volume 15378, Page 95. Block and Lot Number 0168-L-00011-0000-00
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DEFENDANT(S): JEFFREY S. WEINBERG ESQUIRE, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF NORBERT HARRY BAUER A/K/A NORBERT BAUER DECEASED CASE NO.: MG-23-000538
DEBT: $98,147.27
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Carolyn Treglia, Esquire
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S): Brock & Scott, PLLC 2011. RENAISSANCE BOULEVARD,SUITE 100 KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (844) 856-6646
DEFENDANT(S): JOHN 0. KERR CASE NO.: MG-24-000528
DEBT: $99,080.84
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Carolyn Treglia, Esquire
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S):
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, HARRISON TOWNSHIP Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 216 SUMMIT DR, NATRONA HEIGHTS, PA 15065. Deed Book Volume 9410, Page 84. Block and Lot Number 2204-P-00192-0000-00 42AUG25
SHORT DESCRIPTION: ALL THE RIGHT, TITLE, INTEREST AND CLAIM OF JERRY J. JONES AND KASEY AMANDA JONES OF, IN AND TO ALL THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE: SITUATED IN THE TOWNSHIP OF NORTH VERSAILLES, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 401 WEST CARTER DRIVE, NORTH VERSAILLES, PA 15137. DESCRIBED AT DEED BOOK 16845, PAGE 179, INSTRUMENT NO. 2017-32148, PARCEL NUMBER 0376-P-00352-0000-00.
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PLAINTIFFS BRENTWOOD BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT AND BRENTWOOD BOROUGH, vs. DEFENDANT(S): JUAN DECARLO LLOYD, SR. CASE NO.: GD 25-000299
DEBT: $16,946.93
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): JOHN T. VOGEL, TUCKER ARENSBERG, P.C. ADDRESS OF ATTY(S): TUCKER ARENSBERG, P.C.1500 ONE PPG PLACE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15222
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: 412.594.3902
SHORT DESCRIPTION: IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, BOROUGH OF BRENTWOOD: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A
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DEFENDANT(S): UNKNOWN HEIRS, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS AND ALL PERSONS, FIRMS, OR ASSOCIATIONS CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST FROM OR UNDER ELIZABETH ALWORTH CASE NO.: GD-24-006122
DEBT: $75,212.49
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S): 133 GAITHER DRIVE, SUITE F MOUNT LAUREL, NJ 08054
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: 855-225-6906
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Versailles: Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 16 OLYMPIA PARK PLZ, MCKEESPORT, PA 15132. Deed Book Volume 9108, Page 151. Block and Lot Number 0555-M-003250000-00.
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DEFENDANT(S): IAN CHRISTOPHER JONES, KNOWN HEIR OF LATICKA D. CLEVELAND, DECEASED, and THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF LATICKA D. CLEVELAND,DECEASED, CASE NO.: MG-24-000457
DEBT: $33,627.99
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): LEON P. HALLER, ESQUIRE
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S): PURCELL, KRUG AND HALLER 1719 NORTH FRONT STREET HARRISBURG, PA 17102
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: 717-234-4178
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Third Ward of the Borough of Braddock:
HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 314 HOLLAND AVENUE, BRADDOCK, PA 15104. DEED BOOK VOLUME 12639, PAGE 98. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 236-R-56.
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DEFENDANT(S): RODNEY R. SHOCKEY CASE NO.: MG-19-001157
DEBT: $66,178.83
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Michael J. Clark, Esquire
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S): Five Greentree Centre 525 Route 73 North,
84AUG25 DEFENDANT(S): Victoria L. Diaz a/k/a Victoria Diaz, Armando Diaz and The United States of America
CASE NO.: MG-20-000328
DEBT: $159,692.97
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Stern & Eisenberg, PC
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S): The Shops at Valley Square, 1581 Main Street, Suite 200, Warrington, PA 18976
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (215) 572-8111
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, and Borough of Greentree:
Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 886 Heckler Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15220. Deed Book Volume 10827, Page 380. Block and Lot Number 0018-N-0l 94.
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DEFENDANT(S): Lin J. Thorne a/k/a Lin Thorne, individually, and in her capacity as Executrix of the Estate of Alan Schick a/k/a Alan A. Schick
CASE NO.: MG-23-001026
DEBT: $111,475.35
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Stern & Eisenberg, PC
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S): The Shops at Valley Square, 1581 Main Street, Suite 200, Warrington, PA 18976
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (215) 572-8111
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny and Elizabeth Township:
Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 2118 Ridge Road, McKeesport, PA 15135. Deed Book Volume 16431, Page 455. Block and Lot Number 875-C-74.
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DEFENDANT(S): ENK REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS LLC, KEVIN DAYID TALLEY, JR., LESLI SOMERSET TALLEY
CASE NO.: GD-25-002082
DEBT: $640,990.87
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Shnayder Law Firm, LLC
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S): 148 East Street Road, 352, Feasterville, PA 19053
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: 215-834-3103
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, 23rd Ward of the City of Pittsburgh:
PARCEL 1: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A
DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 1027 SALTER WAY, PITTSBURGH, PA 15212. DEED BOOK VOLUME 18870, PAGE 567. BLOCK A D LOT NUMBER 24-F-74. PARCEL 2: HAVING
ERECTED THEREON A RESIDENTIAL AUXILIARY BUILDING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 1027 SALTER WAY, PITTSBURGH, PA 15212. DEED BOOK VOLUME 18870, PAGE 567. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 24-F-75. 87AUG25
DEFENDANT(S): Alexander Findrick III AKA Alexander Findrick
CASE NO.: MG-24-000266
DEBT: $92,416.06
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Stem & Eisenberg, PC
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S): The Shops at Valley Square, 1581 Main Street, Suite 200 Warrington, PA 18976
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (215) 572-8111
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny and Elizabeth Township:
PARCEL 1: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A
DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 6740 SMITHFIELD ST, MCKEESPORT, PA 151351014. DEED BOOK VOLUME 19097, PAGE 297. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 0553-P-00252-000000. PARCEL 2: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A RESIDENTIAL AUXILIARY BUILDING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 6740 SMITHFIELD ST, MCKEESPORT, PA 15135-1014. DEED BOOK VOLUME 19097, PAGE 297. BLOCKAND LOT NUMBER 0553-P-00265-0000- 00.
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DEFENDANT(S): Abigail Katzen
CASE NO.: MG-24-000942
DEBT: $224,610.42
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Robert P. Wendt, Esquire
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S): 275 Curry Hollow Rd, Bldg. 1, Suite 280, Pittsburgh, PA 15236
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: 914-219-5787 x 490
SHORT DESCRIPTION: All the following described real estate situated in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, and Borough of Edgewood Having erected thereon a residential single-family dwelling being known and numbered as 325 Locust Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15218; Deed Book 14899, Page 124; which has a Block and Lot of 234-A-I0
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PLAINTIFF(S): County of Allegheny Vs.
DEFENDANT(S): Shannon J. Suba
CASE NO.: GD 23-006650
DEBT: $2,986.73
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S): 525 William Penn Place, Suite 3110 Pittsburgh, PA 15219
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, City of McKeesport- Ward 9: Having erected thereon a two-story frame house being known as 2612 Olympia Street, McKeesport, PA 15132. Deed Book Volume 17224, Page 32, Block & Lot No. 464-C-98.
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PLAINTIFF(S): County of Allegheny Vs.
DEFENDANT(S): Tammy J. Chlystek & Lou A. Warman
CASE NO.: GD 23-014034
DEBT: : $2,714.44
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S): 525 William Penn Place, Suite 3110 Pittsburgh, PA 15219
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, City of McKeesport- Ward 11: Having erected thereon a two-story frame house being known as 414 29th Street, McKeesport, PA 15132. Deed Book Volume 11090, Page 360, Block & Lot No. 464-F-274.
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PLAINTIFF(S): County of Allegheny Vs. DEFENDANT(S): Linda J. Breitinger
CASE NO.: GD 24-006767
DEBT: $2,638.51
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S): 525 William Penn Place, Suite 3110 Pittsburgh, PA 15219
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Glassport: Having erected thereon a two-story frame house being known as 538 Indiana Avenue, Glassport, PA 15045. Deed Book Volume 13852, Page 395. Block & Lot No. 558-C-49.
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PLAINTIFF(S): County of Allegheny Vs. DEFENDANT(S): Robert F. Bagaley, Jr
CASE NO.: GD 23-013191
DEBT: $4,832.78
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S): 525 William Penn Place, Suite 3110 Pittsburgh, PA 15219
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Township of Indiana: Having erected thereon a one-story brick house being known as 3484 Saxonburg Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA 15238. Deed Book Volume 5410, Page 297, Block & Lot No. 722-R-4I.
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PLAINTIFF(S): Woodland Hills School District Vs. DEFENDANT(S): Lauren Vrcic, Executrix of the Estate of William Ciorra, Deceased
CASE NO.: GD 23-009065
DEBT: $5,035.12
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S): 525 William Penn Place, Suite 3110 Pittsburgh, PA 15219
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Swissvale: Having erected thereon a two-story frame house being known as 1618 Miriam Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15218. Deed Book Volume 18036, Page 481. Block & Lot No. 177-L-36.
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PLAINTIFF(S): North Hills School District Vs. DEFENDANT(S): Cynthia A. Cromie, Administratrix of the Estate of Lydia Kisko, Deceased
CASE NO.: G.D. 24-004758
DEBT: $5,657.24
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S): 525 William Penn Place, Suite 3110 Pittsburgh, PA 15219
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Township of Ross: Having erected thereon a one-story brick house being known as 136 Enger Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15214. Deed Book Volume 7292, Page 109. Block & Lot No. 161-K-17.
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PLAINTIFF(S): County of Allegheny Vs.
DEFENDANT(S): William W. Delancey & Sandra L. Delancey
CASE NO.: GD 24-006354
DEBT: $2,266.75
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S): 525 William Penn Place, Suite 3110 Pittsburgh, PA 15219
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Plum: Having erected thereon a one-story frame house being known as 4826 Sardis Road, New Kensington, PA 15068. Deed Book Volume 13845, Page 481, Block & Lot No. 968-R-196.
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PLAINTIFF(S): County of Allegheny Vs. DEFENDANT(S): Dale Zink CASE NO.: GD 23-007229
DEBT: $2,487.69
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S):
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PLAINTIFF(S): County of Allegheny Vs. DEFENDANT(S): Gregory J. Meadows
CASE NO.: GD 19-007139
DEBT: $8,180.53
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S): 525 William Penn Place, Suite 3110 Pittsburgh, PA 15219
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Tarentum: Having erected thereon a two-story frame house being known as 338 West 10th Avenue, Tarentum, PA 15084. Deed Book Volume 11357, Page 562. Block & Lot No. 1223-N-28.
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PLAINTIFF(S): County of Allegheny Vs. DEFENDANT(S): Tara Danielle Allen
CASE NO.: GD 19-000831
DEBT: $4,258.38
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S): 525 William Penn Place, Suite 3110 Pittsburgh, PA 15219
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Township of Forward: Having erected thereon a one-story brick house being known as 4710 Williamsport Road, Monongahela, PA 15063. Deed Book Volume 16116, Page 113. Block & Lot No. 1574-N-71.
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PLAINTIFF(S): County of Allegheny Vs. DEFENDANT(S): Paul F. Klysz & Kathleen Toomey & Maurice J. Toomey, III
CASE NO.: GD 23-003941
DEBT: $3,585.87
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S): 525 William Penn Place, Suite 3110 Pittsburgh, PA 15219
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Sharpsburg: Having erected thereon a two-story frame house being known as 1320 Middle Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15215. Deed Book Volume 12660, Page 588, Block & Lot No. 168-K-166.
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PLAINTIFF(S): County of Allegheny Vs. DEFENDANT(S): Paul F. Klysz
CASE NO.: GD 24-006188
DEBT: $3,907.87
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S): 525 William Penn Place, Suite 3110 Pittsburgh, PA 15219
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Sharpsburg: Having erected thereon a two-story brick house being known as 1417 South Canal Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15215. Deed Book Volume 8121, Page 29, Block & Lot No. 168-K-317.
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PLAINTIFF(S): County of Allegheny Vs. DEFENDANT(S): Nancy Jean Sernenko
CASE NO.: GD 24-007806
DEBT: $2,382.92
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S): 525 William Penn Place, Suite 3110 Pittsburgh, PA 15219
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Township of North Versailles: Having erected thereon a one-story frame house being known as 412 Cedarhurst Drive, North Versailles, PA 15137. Deed Book Volume 17613, Page 435. Block & Lot No. 459-P-199.
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PLAINTIFF(S): County of Allegheny Vs. DEFENDANT(S): Kevin J. Roth & Shelby A. Roth
CASE NO.: GD 24-001147
DEBT: $5,675.52
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S): 525 William Penn Place, Suite 3110 Pittsburgh, PA 15219
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Township of Pine: Having erected thereon a one-story brick house being known as 100 Fawn Drive, Wexford, PA
PLAINTIFF(S):
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DEBT: $4,304.34
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DEFENDANT(S): Richard H. McCloskey, Jr., CASE NO.:MG-25-000183
DEBT: $330,551.26
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S):
Kristine M. Anthou, Esquire
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S): Grenen & Birsic, P.C. One Gateway Center, 9th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-7650
SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Plum:
PARCEL 1: HAVING THEREON A VACANT LAND
KNOWN AS RENTON ROAD, PITTSBURGH, PA 15239. DEED BOOK VOLUME 16904, PAGE 471, BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 1237-N-287.
PARCEL 2: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING KNOWN AS 1400 MALLISEE ROAD, PITTSBURGH, PA 15239. DEED BOOK VOLUME 16904, PAGE 471, BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 1101-D-107. 114AUG25
DEFENDANT(S): Dorian L. Couzzens, Co-Administrator of The Estate of Lana J. Couzzens a/k/a Lana Couzzens-Heywood, Deceased and Frederick L. Couzzen, Co-Administrator of The Estate of Lana J. Couzzens a/k/a Lana Couzzens-Heywood, Deceased
CASE NO.: MG-23-000171
DEBT: $11,178.50
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Stephen M. Hladik, Esquire
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S): Hladik, Onorato and Federman, LLLP 298 Wissahickon Avenue, North Wales, PA 19454
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (215) 855-9521
SHORT DESCRIPTION: 111 the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, 13TH WARD OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 7022 KEDRON STREET, PITTSBURGH, PA 15208. DEED BOOK VOLUME 12585. PAGE 11. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 174-A-2070-1. 115AUG25
PLAINTIFF(S) WEST JEFFERSON HILLS SCHOOL DISTRICT Vs. DEFENDANT(S): LAWRENCE LATIA CASE NO.: GD-24-003551
DEBT: $15,344.15
NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Elizabeth P. Sattler, Esquire
ADDRESS OF ATTY(S): 445 Fort Pitt Boulevard, Suite 503, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: 412-391-0160
SHORT DESCRIPTION: 111 the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, 13TH WARD OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, BOROUGH OF WEST ELIZABETH: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A COMMERCIAL MOBILE HOME PARK, KNOWN AS 1100 BURNETTE STREET, WEST ELIZABETH, PA 15088: DEED BOOK 3419, PAGE 439. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 1134-S-27.
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Fictitious Name
FICTITIOUS NAME REGISTRATION
Notice is hereby given pursuant to the provisions of the Fictitious Names Act of Pennsylvania that an application for Registration of a fictitious name (was/will be) filed with the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, for the conduct of a business under the fictitious name of The Institute for Relation Change with its principal office or place of business at 1789 S. Braddock Ave. Suite 350, Pittsburgh, PA 15218. The names and addresses, including street and number, if any, of all persons who are parties to the registration are: DeMarquis Clarke 1789 S. Braddock Ave., Suite 350, Pittsburgh, PA 15218
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Estate of MR. FRANCO AMICORE, JR. Deceased of 814 9th Street, Mckees Rocks, PA 15136, Estate No.: 02-25-03961, Ms. Paulette Amicone, Administrator c/o Max C. Feldman, Esquire and the Law Office of Max C. Feldman, 1322 5th Avenue, Coraopolis, PA 15108
Estate of HAROLD BRUNN ROTH A/K/A HAROLD B. ROTH, Deceased of Pittsburgh, PA, Estate No.: 03615 of 2025, Excutrix, Heather Roth and Carolyn Roth or to E.J. Strassburger, Esq., Strassburger McKenna Gutnick & Gefsky, 444 Liberty Avenue, Ste. 2200, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Estate of IRENE ROSE EASLER A/K/A IRENE R. EASLER, Deceased of Verona, Estate No.: 03723 of 2025, Excutrix, Debora Easler and Shirley Moffat or to Devin Hallett Snyder, Esq., Strassburger McKenna Gutnick & Gefsky, 444 Liberty Avenue, Ste. 2200, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Estate of MICHAEL A. MARINO, Deceased of 24 Kenmore Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15221, Estate No.: 02-25-01565, Excutrix, Amy Glance, 36 Kenmore Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15221 or to William C. Price, Jr., Price & Associates, P.C., 2005 Noble Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15218
Petition for Determination of Title to 816 Anaheim Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219. (0027-B00186-0000-00) Estate of LUNELLE MCKENZIE deceased, filed by Nya Mckenzie at No. 021004535, Orphans Court. Quinntarra Morant, Esq. Morant Law Offices, PO Box 10946, Pittsburgh, PA 15236.
Estate of REGIS J. FERSCH, Deceased of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, No. 02-25-04471, Deborah J. Fersch, Executor, 7 Cable Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 or to TODD A. FULLER, Atty; BRENLOVE & FULLER, LLC., 401 Washington Avenue, Bridgeville, PA 15017
Public Notice
NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND FORECLOSURE SALE
WHEREAS, on May 20, 2011, a certain mortgage was executed by CLAIRE O’ROURKE, as mortgagor in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS MORTGAGEE, AS NOMINEE FOR URBAN FINANCIAL GROUP, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS as mortgagee and was recorded in Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Allegheny County in Mortgage Book M VL - 39568 Page 551 Instrument # 2011-49299 (“Mortgage”); and WHEREAS, the Mortgage encumbers property located at 116 6th Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15229, parcel number 0351-R-00027-0000-00(“Property”); and WHEREAS, Mortgagor/Record Owner CLAIRE O’ROURKE died on 10/11/24 intestate and is survived by her heir(s)-at-law, Mark O’Rourke, Kathleen Pasquarelli, Patricia Waibel aka Patricia Shriver, Kenneth O’Rourke and Amanda O’Rourke. ;and WHEREAS, the Property was owned by CLAIRE O’ROURKE by virtue of deed dated 7/10/2000 and recorded 8/3/2000 in Book: 10832 Page:041 ;and WHEREAS, the Mortgage is now owned by the Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (“Secretary”), pursuant to an assignment recorded on 5/16/2016 in Book M VL- 46446 Page 322 Instrument # 2016-32517, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; and WHEREAS, a default has been made in the covenants and conditions of the Mortgage (paragraph 9 (a)(i)), as CLAIRE O’ROURKE died on 10/11/2024 and that upon the death the entire principal balance becomes due and owing, and that no payment was made, and remains wholly unpaid as of the date of this Notice; and WHEREAS, the entire amount delinquent as of 5/15/2025 is $187,892.21 plus interest, costs and other charges through the sale date; and WHEREAS, by virtue of this default, the Secretary has declared the entire amount of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage to be immediately due and payable; NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to powers vested in me by the Single Family Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1994, l2 U.S.C. 3751 et seq., by 24 CFR Part 29, and by the Secretary’s designation of me as Foreclosure Commissioner, recorded on 06/28/2012 in Misc. Bk-DE, Vl-14933 , PG 17, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, notice is hereby given that on 08/12/2025; at 10:00 AM at at the Main Entrance of the Allegheny County Courthouse located at 436 Grant St, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 all real property and personal property at or used in connection with the following described premises will be sold at public action to the highest bidder:
The land referred to in this Commitment is described as follows:
ALL that certain lot or piece of ground situate in the Township of Ross, County of Allegheny and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, being Lots Nos. 18 and 19 in the Laurel Gardens No. 2 Plan of Lots, as recorded in the Recorder’s Office of Allegheny County in Plan Book Volume 31, pages 142 and 143. Tax Id / Parcel No: 351-R-27
Being the same premises which Joann Lynn Ettien, Executrix of the Estate of Max Simmeth a/k/a Max Simmeth Jr., deceased by Deed dated June 9, 2000 and recorded August 3, 2000 in Allegheny County in Deed Book Volume 10832, Page 28 conveyed a ½ interest unto Claire O’Rourke, in fee.
Being the same premises which Joann Lynn Ettien (a/k/a Joanne Lynn Cheskiewicz), Maxine Zwigart (a/k/a Maxine Simmeth) and Richard Simmeth (a/k/a Richard Paul Simmeth) by Deed dated July 10, 2000 and recorded August 3, 2000 in Allegheny County in Deed Book Volume 10832, Page 41 conveyed a ½ interest unto Claire O’Rourke, in fee.
The sale will be held 08/12/2025; at 10:00 AM at at the Main Entrance of the Allegheny County Courthouse located at 436 Grant St, Pittsburgh, PA 15219. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development will bid $187,892.21 plus interest, costs and other charges through the sale date. Ten percent (10%) of the highest bid is the deposit required at the sale. The amount that must be paid to HUD by the mortgagors or someone acting on their behalf so that the sale may be stayed is the total delinquent amount of $187,892.21 as of 05/15/2025, plus all other amounts that would be due under the mortgage agreement if payments under the mortgage had not been accelerated, advertising costs and postage expense s incurred in giving notice, mileage by the most reasonable road distance for posting notices and for the Foreclosure Commissioner’s attendance at the sale, reasonable and customary costs incurred for title and lien record searches, the necessary out-of-pocket costs incurred by the Foreclosure Commissioner for recording documents, a commission for the Foreclosure Commissioner, and all other costs incurred in connection with the foreclosure prior to reinstatement. There will be no proration of taxes, rents or other income or liabilities, except that the purchaser will pay, at or before closing, his prorata share of any real estate taxes that have been paid by the Secretary to the date of the foreclosure sale.
When making their bid, all bidders, except the Secretary, must submit a deposit totaling ten percent 10% of the Secretary’s bid as set forth above in the form of a certified check or cashier’s check made out to the Secretary of HUD. Each oral bid need not be accompanied by a deposit. If the successful bid is oral, a deposit of ten (10%) percent must be presented before the bidding is closed. The deposit is nonrefundable. The remainder of the purchase price must be delivered within thirty (30) days of the sale or at such other time as the Secretary may determine for good cause shown, time being of the essence. This amount, like the bid deposits, must be delivered in the form of a certified or cashier’s check. If the Secretary is the high bidder, he need not pay the bid amount in cash. The successful bidder will pay all conveyance fees, all real estate and other taxes that are due on or after the delivery of the remainder of the payment and all other costs associated with the transfer of title. At the conclusion of the sale, the deposits of the unsuccessful bidders will be returned to them.
The Secretary may grant an extension of time within which to deliver the remainder of the payment. All extensions will be for fifteen (15) days, and a fee will be charged in the amount of $150.00 for each fifteen (15) day extension requested. The extension fee shall be paid in the form of a certified or cashier’s check made payable to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. If the high bidder closes the sale prior to the expiration of any extension period, the unused portion of the extension fee shall be applied toward the amount due.
If the high bidder is unable to close the sale within the required period, or within any extensions of time granted by the Secretary, the high bidder’s deposit will be forfeited, and the Commissioner may, at the direction of the HUD Field Office Representative, offer the Property to the second highest bidder for an amount equal to the highest price offered by that bidder.
There is no right of redemption, or right of possession based upon a right of redemption, in the mortgagor or others subsequent to a foreclosure completed pursuant to the Act. Therefore, the Foreclosure Commissioner will issue a Deed to the purchaser(s) upon receipt of the entire purchase price in accordance with the terms of the sale as provided herein.
KML LAW GROUP, P.C. Foreclosure Commissioners (215-825-6305)
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Estate of LOUISE FRANCIS HUGHES, deceased of Pittsburgh, PA, Estate No. 022503499, Beatrice Hughes, Executor or to Quinntarra Morant, Esq. PO Box 10946, Pittsburgh, PA 15236
Estate of MICHAEL NELSON , deceased of Pittsburgh, PA, Estate No. 022504634, Charles E. Nelson, Executor or to Quinntarra Morant, Esq. PO Box 10946, Pittsburgh, PA 15236 or to Franklin L. Robinson Jr. Esq., 5907 Penn Avenue, Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15206
Estate of LOUISE D. SMITH- BROWN, deceased of Pittsburgh, PA, Estate No. 022205087, Franklin L. Robinson Jr. and Quinntarra Morant, Esq., Co-Administrators or to Quinntarra Morant, Esq. PO Box 10946, Pittsburgh, PA 15236
Estate of RICHARD LORENZATO Deceased of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, No. 02-25-03750, Diana Ferguson, Administrator, 194 Interstate Parkway, Bradford, PA 16701 or to AUBREY H. GLOVER, Atty; BRENLOVE & FULLER, LLC., 401 Washington Avenue, Bridgeville, PA 15017
Estate of STEPHEN M. JONES, Deceased of Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, Estate No. 02-25-4467, Stephanie Kress, Executor or to DJ Nichols, Atty, 6 Clairton Blvd., Pittsburgh, PA 15236
Estate of MARY JO WINOKUR, Deceased of Cheswick, Estate No. 04252 of 2025, Megan Sherman, Administratrix C.T.A. or to Devin H. Snyder, Esq., Strassburger McKenna Gutnick & Gefsky, 444 Liberty Avenue, Ste. 2200, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
ANNOUNCEMENTS Meetings
BOROUGH OF BELLEVUE
The Town Council of the Borough of Bellevue will be voting on the adoption of the following Ordinance at its Council Meeting on Tuesday, August 12, at 7:00 pm.
Ordinance No. 25-06, Changes to the Civil Service Rules
Copies of the proposed ordinance may be obtained by contacting the Borough of Bellevue Administrative Offices at 412/766.6164 from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm, Mondays through Fridays.
The meeting will be held on the 2nd floor of the Council Chambers at the Bellevue Borough Municipal Building, 537 Bayne Avenue, Bellevue, PA 15202.
James E. Kelly Director of Administrative Services
BOROUGH OF BEN AVON
The Council of the Borough of Ben Avon will meet at its regularly scheduled public meeting on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. at the Borough Office, 7101 Church Avenue, Ben Avon, PA 15202 to consider adoption of an ordinance, the following which is a title and brief summary thereof: AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF BEN AVON, ALLEGHENY COUNTY, COMMONWEALTHOFPENNSYLVANIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 15 (“MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC”), SECTION 207 (“PARKING PROHIBITED AT CERTAIN OTHER LOCATIONS”) OF THE CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF BEN AVON TO AUTHORIZE THE INSTALLATION OF OFFICIAL NO PARKING SIGNS ON DICKSON AVENUE AND PERRYSVILLE AVENUE, AS DESCRIBED BY GATEWAY ENGINEERS IN TWO LETTERS WRITTEN FOR THE BOROUGH, EACH LETTER DATED JULY 9, 2025
A copy of the full text of the proposed Ordinance may be examined by any Borough resident or taxpayer at the Borough of Ben Avon Office located at 7101 Church Avenue, Ben Avon, PA 15202, Monday and Wednesday from 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Tuesday from 8:00 AM –1:00 PM.
BOROUGH OF BEN AVON Terrie Patsch, Borough Secretary
The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (HACP) will hold a regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners on Thursday, July 24, 2025 @ 10:30 a.m. EST. The hybrid meeting will be conducted via Zoom Conferencing and in-person in the Lower-Level Conference Room of 412 Boulevard of the Allies, Pittsburgh, PA 15219. You must register to attend the in-person meeting. Registration for attending the meeting in-person and registration to provide public comment will both open on Monday, July 21, 2025 at 11 a.m. and posted to www.hacp.org.
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.
NOTICE OF MEETING & PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THORNBURG BOROUGH ZONING HEARING BOARD
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATION SERVICES
RFP #250-27-25
The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (HACP) hereby request proposals from qualified Firms or Individuals capable of providing the following service(s): Employment Verification Services
The documents will be available no later than July 13, 2025 and signed, sealed proposals will be accepted until 10:00 a.m. on August 5, 2025. The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh will only accept physical proposals dropped off in person from 8:00 a.m. until the closing time of 10:00 a.m. on August 5, 2025, 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 Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh 412 Boulevard of the Allies 6th Floor - Procurement Department Pittsburgh, PA 15219 412-456-5000 Ext. 2890
Brandon.havranek@hacp.org
A pre-submission meeting will be held via Zoom meeting; on July 25, 2025. Please see the meeting information below: Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 878 7595 2971 Passcode: 956904 +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C)
The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh strongly encourages certified minority business enterprises and women business enterprises to respond to this solicitation. HACP’s has revised their website. As part of those revisions, vendors must now register and log-in, to view and download IFB/RFPs documentation.
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.
ADVERTISEMENT Bid 1138-2 – EGRESS LIGHTING MODIFICATIONS – BOYCE CAMPUS
A mandatory pre-bid meeting and site visitation will be held on Monday, July 28, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. Meet at the Boyce Campus Security Office, inside front entrance, 595 Beatty Road, Monroeville, PA 15146.
Estate of DOROTHY T. ZATEZALO Deceased of Pittsburgh, No. 04150 of 2025, James M. Zatezalo, Sr, Extr., or to Devin H. Snyder, Esq., Strassburger McKenna Gutnick & Gefsky, 444 Liberty Avenue, Ste. 2200, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Estate of AGNES BUTCHKO, Deceased of Pittsburgh, No. 04460 of 2025, John Butchko, Extr., or to Alex Ostojich, Esq, Strassburger McKenna Gutnick & Gefsky, 444 Liberty Avenue, Ste. 2200, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
ANNOUNCEMENTS Meetings
PUBLIC NOTICE
ALLEGHENY COUNTY SANITARY AUTHORITY
The Advisory Committee of the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority will hold a special meeting for general purposes on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, at 5:30 p.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.
NOTICE is hereby given that the Thornburg Borough Zoning Hearing Board will hold a meeting and public hearing on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at 7:00 PM in the Thornburg Community Center located at 545 Hamilton Rd., Pittsburgh, PA 15205 concerning the following matter: The application of Alexander and Zoe Work, requesting a variance from §27-1404.C.3.C. of the Thornburg Zoning Ordinance, to allow for a fence on the left side of the house towards Eton Rd. (which is considered part of the front yard under the Borough’s Zoning Ordinance).
The subject property is located at 1177 Harvard Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15205 (Allegheny County Parcel I.D. No. 0106-R-00294-0000-00) and is zoned R Residential. The Board will consider any other matters that come before it. The above application may be reviewed by contacting the Borough Secretary at Thornburg.secretary@gmail.com or 412-417-0144. All interested parties are invited to attend and be heard in accordance with the rules and procedures established by the Board. Any unfinished business at the end of this public hearing will be continued to a future hearing date.
Gretchen E. Moore Solicitor for the Zoning Hearing Board
The Project Labor Agreement (PLA) applies to this project.
Due date: 2:00 P.M. Prevailing Time on Wednesday, August 6, 2025
Any bid or proposals received after this deadline will be considered as a “late bid” and will be returned unopened to the offerer. Proposals may require Bid Bonds, Performance Bonds, Payment Bonds, and Surety as dictated by the specifications. No bidder may withdraw his bid or proposal for a period of ninety (90) days after the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids.
The Board of Trustees reserves the right to reject any and all bids. The Community College of Allegheny County is an Affirmative Action/ Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and encourages bids from Minority/Disadvantaged owned businesses.
For more information, contact Michael Cvetic at mcvetic@ccac.edu.
Community College of Allegheny County Purchasing Department 800 Allegheny Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15233
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PORT AUTHORITY OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY ADVERTISEMENT
Separate sealed Bids for the Work as listed hereinafter will be received at the Purchasing and Materials Management Department of Port Authority of Allegheny County (Authority) Heinz 57 Center, 345 Sixth Avenue, Third Floor, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15222-2527 until 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 19, 2025 and will be publicly opened and read at 2:00 PM via Microsoft Teams Meeting (Meeting ID: 216 530 743 438, Passcode: 47Fb9rK9 or Call-In Phone number: +1 412-927-0245, Phone Conference ID: 322 548 825#). Each Bidder shall be solely responsible for assuring that its Bid is both received and time stamped by a representative of the Purchasing and Materials Management Department at or before the advertised time for submission of Bids. Bidders submitting bids via FedEx, UPS, USPS or other carrier must immediately provide tracking information to the assigned contract specialist via e-mail. Upon delivery, bidder will notify the assigned contract specialist with an e-mailed receipt. Bids received or time stamped in the Purchasing and Materials Management Department after the advertised time for the submission of Bids shall be non-responsive and therefore ineligible for Award.
Mt. Lebanon Tunnel Rail Replacement CONTRACT NO. LRT-25-03
The Work of this Project includes, but is not limited to, the furnishing of all labor, materials, tools, equipment, supervision and incidentals for the installation of all ballasted and direct fixation trackwork from Alfred Street through Raleigh Avenue, including special trackwork, restraining rail installation, plinth modification to accommodate restraining rail plates and the grade crossing at Raleigh Ave. Improvements at Raleigh Avenue grade crossing include new sidewalk, ADA curb ramps, ADA at grade rail crossing, bollards, pavement markings, and other miscellaneous construction. General Scope includes demolition of existing and construction of new track.
A copy of the bid documents will be available on or after Sunday, July 20, 2025, and can be obtained by accessing or creating your eBusiness account at PRT’s eBusiness website: http://ebusiness.ridePRT.org. Guides are provided for accessing, updating, or creating an eBusiness account. Please be sure to register for any/all construction categories relevant to your firm.
This Project may be funded, in part, by, and subject to certain requirements of, the County of Allegheny and/or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Authority, in compliance with 74 Pa.C.S. § 303, as may be amended, require that certified Diverse Businesses (“DBs”) have the maximum opportunity to participate in the performance of contracts and subcontracts for this Project. In this regard, all Bidders shall make good faith efforts in accordance with 74 Pa.C.S. § 303, to ensure that DBs have the maximum opportunity to compete for and perform contracts. Bidders shall also not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, disability, national origin, sexual origin, gender identity or status as a parent in the award and performance of contracts for this Project. If aid is required to involve DBs in the Work, Bidders are to contact Authority’s Director of Employee Relations and OEO (412)-566-5262
The Bidder’s attention is directed to the following contacts for Bidder’s questions:
Procedural Questions Regarding Bidding: Cindy Denner - Authority (412) 566-5117 CDenner@rideprt.org
All other questions relating to the Bid Documents must be submitted by mail or email to:
Port Authority of Allegheny County Heinz 57 Center 345 Sixth Avenue, Third Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15222-2527 Attn: Cindy Denner email: CDenner@rideprt.org
In addition, the Bidder ’s attention is directed to the following schedule of activities for preparation of its Bid:
9:30 a.m.
July 29, 2025
Pre-Bid Conference
Port Authority of Allegheny County Heinz 57 Center Panhandle Conference Room –3rd Floor 345 Sixth Avenue, Third Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15222-2527 (Attendance is not mandatory, but strongly recommended) And via Microsoft Teams Meeting: Meeting ID: 220 805 185 361 7 Passcode: vh2Wc3vh Or call-in phone number: 1+412-927-0245 Phone Conference ID: 164 485 268#
Pre-Bid Site Tour (Option 1)
1:30 a.m.
July 30, 2025 Mt. Lebanon Light Rail Transit Station
All Participants must provide and wear Safety Vests and Appropriate Footwear. A Site Visit is mandatory to view the work area. (Attendance at one of the two Pre-Bid Site Tours is mandatory).
1:30 a.m.
Pre-Bid Site Tour (Option 2)
July 31, 2025 Mt. Lebanon Light Rail Transit Station All Participants must provide and wear Safety Vests and Appropriate Footwear. A Site Visit is mandatory to view the work area. (Attendance at one of the two Pre-Bid Site Tours is mandatory).
1:30 p.m.
August 19, 2025
Bids Due
Purchasing and Materials Management Department
Bids submitted via Fed Ex, UPS, USPS or other carrier are subject
to the notification requirements indicated above.
2:00 p.m. Bid Opening
August 19, 2025 Will be conducted via Microsoft Teams meeting or teleconference. To join the bid opening meeting through Microsoft Teams on you computer, mobile app, or room device Meeting ID: 216 530 743 438 Passcode: 47Fb9rK9 Or call in (audio only): 1+412-927-0245 Conference ID: 322 548 825#
Authority reserves the right to reject any or all Bids
LEGAL ADVERTISING Bids/Proposals
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF BEAVER
BEAVER, PENNSYLVANIA INVITATION TO BID
The HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF BEAVER will receive sealed bids, in duplicate, until 9:00 AM. (local time) on Thursday, August 28, 2025 at the office of the Housing Authority of the County of Beaver, 300 State Ave, Beaver, Pennsylvania at which time bids will be publicly opened and read aloud for the following: Boiler Renovations at Rocco Bovalino Apts, Gordon Camp Family Apts and Economy Village and HVAC Renovations at Morado Dwellings, Pleasantview Homes, Gordon Camp Family Apts, Economy Village, Crestview Village, Linmar Terrace and Linmar Terrace Extension
A fifteen percent (15 %) bid bond is required for this project. Proposed forms of contract documents, including Plans and Specifications may be obtained from the Housing Authority of the County of Beaver by first mailing $125.00 in the form of a check made payable to the HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF BEAVER, 300 State Ave, Beaver, PA 15009 for each set of documents so obtained. An additional $15.00 is required if you want it mailed. DEPOSITS ARE NOT REFUNDABLE. All bidders are REQUIRED to buy the full set of plans and specifications. Plans and Specifications will be available on Thursday, July 17, 2025 Please call to arrange for pick-up. (724) 775-1220 ext 2022.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY and Section 3 Compliance are required. A Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 1:00 PM on Thursday, August 7, 2025 at The James F. Tress Administration Building, 300 State Ave, Beaver, PA 15009.
Sealed proposals will be received by EDGEWOOD BOROUGH, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania through the Quest Construction Data Network (QuestCDN) at www.questcdn.com until 11:00 AM prevailing time on August 14, 2025 for:
CONTRACT NO. 25-S01: KOENIG FIELD STAIRCASE AND BICYCLE RUNNEL
The scope of work for Contract No. 25-S01 generally consists of the demolition of existing concrete stairs and construction of design/build Concrete Stairs (Contract A) or Steel Stairs (Contract B) and foundations, bicycle runnel and handrail, erosion and sedimentation control facilities, vegetation removal, and all necessary appurtenances and restoration for said construction. All bidders are required to buy the Bid Documents in PDF format for a nonrefundable deposit of $175.00 from QuestCDN at www.questcdn.com using the following project numbers: 9578883 (Concrete – Contract A) and 9756998 (Steel – Contract B). Contact their Customer Support regarding membership registration, downloading and working with digital project information at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com. Any technical questions regarding the bid documents are to be directed to LSSE.
The Borough of Edgewood received a Multimodal Transportation Fund Grant award from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development for partially funding this project. Bidder must agree to comply with all requirements associated with the Grant. Pennsylvania prevailing wage rates apply. Proposals must be upon the forms furnished by the Borough. The bid must be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the bid, made payable to the Edgewood Borough to guarantee the bidder’s entrance into the contract if given the award. No bid bond shall be waived or returned because the Bidder has failed to or cannot comply with any requirements as set forth in the plans, specifications, or any applicable statutes of the State of Pennsylvania or any applicable municipal ordinances.
The Borough reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive any informalities in the bidding. No bid may be withdrawn for ninety (90) calendar days after the scheduled time for receipt of bids.
Attention is directed to the fact that procurement is subject to all requirements of the Pennsylvania “Steel Products Procurement Act, Act No. 1978-3”; and for Contract value exceeding $25,000, the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act (Act of 1961 P.L. 987), and The Public Works Employment Verification Act (July 2012) apply.
The Borough shall (a) award the construction contract to the lowest responsible bidder therefore, or (b) reject all bids received within ninety (90) days of the date of bid opening; provided, however, that the Borough may, in its sole discretion, delay such award or rejection for up to one hundred twenty (120) days from the bid opening date until the Borough has received all required approvals from other governmental agencies. Bidders on this work will be required to comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
EDGEWOOD BOROUGH Rob Zahorchak, Manager OFFICIAL
BOROUGH OF SWISSVALE
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Notice is hereby given that separate and sealed proposals will be received by the Borough of Swissvale, at the Municipal Building, 7600 Evans Street, Pittsburgh (Swissvale), PA 15218 until 11:00 AM, Prevailing Time, on Thursday, July 31, 2025, and opened and read immediately thereafter for the following project:
SCHLEY AVENUE SANITARY SEWER REPLACEMENT
Copies of Information for Bidders, Contract, Form of Proposal and Bid Forms, Plans and Specifications may be examined or obtained for bidding purposes from the GLENN ENGINEERING & ASSOCIATES, 14920 Route 30; North Huntingdon, PA 15642. Copies of the documents may be obtained with a check or money order deposit (non-refundable) made payable to Glenn Engineering & Associates, Ltd., in the amount of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) PER EACH SET. Requests for mailing will be honored with an additional fee of Eighteen Dollars ($18.00) PER EACH SET. NO documents will be issued within 48 hours of the scheduled bid opening.
Each proposal shall be accompanied by a Bidder’s Bond, Cashier’s Check, or Certified Check in favor of the Borough of Swissvale in the amount of not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount of the proposal, as evidence the bidder will accept and carry out the conditions of the contract in case of award.
This contract shall be subject to the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act of August 15, 1961, P.L. 987, as amended, 43 P.S. Section 165 et seq. Workers shall not be paid less than the prevailing minimum wages as set forth in the applicable schedule.
No bid may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days once filed with the Borough of Swissvale. The Borough of Swissvale reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any informality in the bids received.
ATTEST: Greg Bachy Christopher Ansell Borough Manager President of Council
INVITATION FOR BIDS
PJ is accepting bids for site development for the following project:
Brickworks Residential Development Shared Infrastructure, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA
Copies of the contract documents include drawings, technical specifications, bid forms, and scope sheets may be obtained in electronic format through PJ Dick. Please contact Adam Cummins, phone (412) 588-9846 or email adam.cummins@pjdick.com
Bids are open for submission via mail to 225 North Shore Drive, P.O. Box 6774, Pittsburgh, PA until July 27, 2025 at 2 p.m. on the bid forms to be provided. Bids will be opened privately. Attention is called to the fact that (1) no less than the minimum salaries and wages as set forth in the Contract Documents must be paid on this project, and (2) that the contractor must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, age, color, religion, sex, national origin, or handicap.
This project has received an RACP grant. Specific guidelines for grant compliance are included within the bidding documents.
The Owner and PJ Dick reserve the right to reject any or all bids or waive any informalities in the bidding. Bids may be held for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days from the date of opening bids for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating qualifications of Bidders, prior to awarding of the contract. Please send all questions to Adam Cummins by email at adam.cummins@pjdick.com.
BID ADVERTISEMENT CONTRACT NUMBER: 77-11-25 AVON PARK SPORT COURTS RESURFACING
Sealed Bids are requested by Kilbuck Township. Bids will be received at the office of the Township’s Consulting Engineer, NIRA Consulting Engineers, Inc., at 950 Fifth Avenue, Coraopolis, PA 15108, until 2:00 P.M. prevailing time, Thursday, August 21, 2025 for the Avon Park Sport Courts Resurfacing project. Bids will be opened publicly and read aloud immediately after the closing time for receipt of Bids. Interested parties may view the Profile and Bid Schedule for this Project on the internet at: www.niraengineers.com. All Bid Documents are available via email request to bids@niraengineers.com. Electronic bid documents are available for a $25.00 fee and printed bid documents are available for a $40.00 fee with an additional charge of $15.00 when shipping is requested. Checks are to be made payable to NIRA Consulting Engineers, Inc. Each Bid must be accompanied by a Bid Bond, in the form of a Certified Check or Corporate Surety Bid Bond, in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the Bid Proposal made in the favor of the Kilbuck Township. Only bids from Contractors who have obtained documents directly from NIRA Consulting Engineers, Inc. will be accepted at bid opening. A Performance Bond, Labor and Material Payment Bond, and Maintenance Bond in the amounts specified within the Contract Documents will be required of the successful Bidder. Bidders on this work will be required to comply with the Provisions of the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act 442. The Prevailing Wage Scale is included in these Specifications. Bidders on this work will be required to comply with the Provisions of the Public Works Employment Verification Act (PWEVA). Adherence to Instructions to Bidders is required. No Bid or any part thereof shall be withdrawn by Bidder for a period of sixty (60) days subsequent to the Bid Opening. The right is reserved by the Owner to reject any or all Bids or
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EDGEWOOD BOROUGH AND SWISSVALE BOROUGH INVITATION FOR BIDS
Edgewood Borough and Swissvale Borough will receive bids for the EDGEWOOD/SWISSVALE ARLE TRAFFIC SIGNAL UPGRADES project at the following seven (7) intersections:
• South Braddock Avenue and Hutchinson Avenue
• South Braddock Avenue and Monongahela Avenue/SR 8010 Ramp H
• South Braddock Avenue and Edgewood Towne Centre Driveway A
• South Braddock Avenue and Edgewood Towne Centre Driveway B
• South Braddock Avenue and Church Street
• South Braddock Avenue and Westmoreland Street/Dickson Street
• South Braddock Avenue and Roslyn Street
Bids will be received until 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 12, 2025 by Edgewood Borough, 2 Race Street, Edgewood, PA 15218. All envelopes containing bid proposals shall be clearly marked “EDGEWOOD/ SWISSVALE ARLE TRAFFIC SIGNAL UPGRADES”. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at that time.
Copies of the Bidding Documents may be obtained at the office of Trans Associates Engineering Consultants, Inc., 4955 Steubenville Pike, Suite 400, Pittsburgh, PA 15205, upon a non-refundable payment of $50.00 for each set of plans and specifications. Digital copies are also available upon request at no fee. Digital plan requests can be sent to Cliff Eich at eichc@transassociates.com.
A certified check or bank draft payable to the order of Edgewood Borough, or a satisfactory Bid Bond executed by the Bidder and an acceptable surety, in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the total bid shall be submitted with each bid. All bids must be submitted on a lump sum basis. Edgewood and Swissvale Boroughs reserve the right to reject any and all bids or to waive any informality in the bidding. Bidders must be pre-qualified by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and submit proof thereof with their bid.
Bidder shall comply with all state and federal laws prohibiting discrimination in hiring or employment opportunities. Pennsylvania prevailing minimum wage rates will apply.
Bids may be held by Edgewood Borough and Swissvale Borough for a period not to exceed forty-five (45) days from the date of opening of Bids for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the qualifications of Bidders prior to awarding the Contract.
Rob Zahorchak Borough Manager Edgewood Borough Greg Bachy Borough Manager Edgewood Borough
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF BEAVER Beaver, Pennsylvania
INVITATION TO BID
The HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF BEAVER will receive sealed bids, in duplicate, until 10:00 AM. (local time) on Thursday, August 28, 2025 at the office of the Housing Authority of the County of Beaver, 300 State Ave, Beaver, Pennsylvania at which time bids will be publicly opened and read aloud for the following:
Francis A. Farmer Apartments
Exterior Lighting 274 Friendship Circle, Beaver, PA 15009
A fifteen percent (15 %) bid bond is required for this project.
Proposed forms of contract documents, including Plans and Specifications are being distributed, with twentyfour-hour notice of pick-up, by Ditto (www.dittoplanroom.com), 1020 Ridge Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15233, phone (412) 231-7700. All bidders are REQUIRED to buy the full set of plans and specifications. Contact Ditto for cost of plans and specifications. No Documents will be distributed until payment in full plus tax and shipping (non-refundable) payable to and received by Ditto. Free examination of said documents is available at the office of Canzian/Johnston & Associates LLC and Pennsylvania Builders Exchange. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY and Section 3 Compliance are required.
A Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at Francis A. Farmer Apartments, 274 Friendship Circle, Beaver, PA 15009.
THE BOARD OF PUBLIC EDUCATION OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PITTSBURGH
Sealed bids will be received in the Bellefield Avenue Lobby, Administration Building, 341 South Bellefield Avenue until 11:00 A.M. prevailing time July 31, 2025 and will be opened at the same hour in the administration building cafeteria: Window Cleaning-Various Locations
General Information regarding bids may be obtained at the Purchasing Office, 341 South Bellefield Avenue, RM 349 Pittsburgh, PA 15213. The bid documents are available on the School District’s Purchasing web site at: www.pghschools.org
Click on Our Community; Bid Opportunities; Purchasing - under Quick Links. The Board of Public Education reserves the right to reject any and all bids, or select a single item from any bid.
We are an equal rights and opportunity school district
OFFICIAL ADVERTISEMENT THE BOARD OF PUBLIC EDUCATION of the SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PITTSBURGH
Submit sealed proposals to the Facilities Department, Pittsburgh Public Schools Service Center, 1305 Muriel Street, Pittsburgh PA 15203 until 2:00 p.m. D/EST on 15 August 2025 for:
Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Architectural and Engineering Services for 2026-2027 A/E On-call Services
RFQ/P is available at the Pittsburgh Public Schools website, https:// www.pghschools.org/community /business-opportunities/rfps or by email request to LFornataro1@pghschools.org at no charge.
ALLEGHENY COUNTY SANITARY AUTHORITY LEGAL NOTICE CONTRACT NO. 1814A
1814A – COMPRESSOR CHECK VALVE ~ PURCHASE Sealed Bids for CONTRACT NO.
1814A – COMPRESSOR CHECK
VALVE ~ PURCHASE shall be received at the Engineering Department office of the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority, 3300 Preble Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15233, until 11:00 A.M., Prevailing Time, Friday, August 15, 2025 and then shall be publicly opened and read.
A Non-mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting will be held on Microsoft Teams on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, at 10:00 A.M., Prevailing Time
ALCOSAN encourages businesses owned and operated by minorities and women to submit bids on Authority Contracts or to participate as subcontractors or suppliers to successful Bidders. Successful Bidders are to use minority and women’s businesses to the fullest extent possible.
Procurement Contract Documents may be examined and obtained at the Engineering office of the Authority. Bid Security shall be furnished by providing the Bid a Certified Check or Bid Bond in the amount of 10% of the Bid Price.
Procurement Contract Documents must be obtained directly fromALCOSAN to qualify as an eligible bidder.
Any questions regarding the Technical Specifications within the Contract Bidding Documents should be directed to Raymond Stasny, ALCOSAN, via email at Raymond.stasny@alcosan.org
Any questions regarding the Purchase of Contract Bidding Documents should be directed to Collin Keller, ALCOSAN, via email at contract.clerks@alcosan.org.
The Authority reserves the right to reject any or all bids; to waive any informality in any bid and to accept any bid should it be deemed in the interest of the Authority to do so.
ALLEGHENY COUNTY
SANITARY AUTHORITY
Kimberly Kennedy, P.E. Director of Engineering and Construction
Bids/Proposals
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF BEAVER BEAVER, PENNSYLVANIA
INVITATION TO BID
The HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF BEAVER will receive sealed bids, in duplicate, until 11:00 AM. (local time) on Thursday, August 28, 2025 at the office of the Housing Authority of the County of Beaver, 300 State Ave, Beaver, Pennsylvania at which time bids will be publicly opened and read aloud for the following:
Parking Lot Patching, Sealing and Replacement at Francis Farmer Apartments, Economy Village, Crestview Village, Gordon Camp Family Apartments, Brodhead Apartments and A.C. Edgecombe Apartments
A fifteen percent (15 %) bid bond is required for this project. Proposed forms of contract documents, including Plans and Specifications may be obtained from the Housing Authority of the County of Beaver by first mailing $125.00 in the form of a check made payable to the HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF BEAVER, 300 State Ave, Beaver, PA 15009 for each set of documents so obtained. An additional $15.00 is required if you want it mailed. DEPOSITS ARE NOT REFUNDABLE. All bidders are REQUIRED to buy the full set of plans and specifications. Plans and Specifications will be available on Tuesday, August 5, 2025. Please call to arrange for pick-up. (724) 775-1220 ext 2022
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY and Section 3 Compliance are required. A Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, August 5, 2025 at Francis Farmer Apartments, 274 Friendship Circle, Beaver, PA 15009
JOB OPPORTUNITIES Help Wanted PAYROLL SPECIALIST & ACCOUNTING CLERK MANCHESTER BIDWELL CORPORATION Responsible for the full payroll cycle, ensuring accurate and timely processing and regulatory compliance. Performs routine accounting tasks such as data entry, account reconciliations, and maintaining financial records. 3 years’ payroll processing experience required. Associate degree and experience with Paylocity preferred. Advanced or expert proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Microsoft Excel, required. Academic or nonprofit experience preferred. Send Resume with cover letter and salary requirements to resumes@manchesterbidwell.org EOE
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Shop N’ Save, 3335 William Penn Hwy, 5 min. from Monroeville Mall
Shop ‘N Save, 1119 Brownsville Rd., Carrick (South Side)
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In and Out Convenience Store, 4900 Penn Ave., Garfield Peoples Grocery, 5136 Penn Ave., Garfield
Baum
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7-11, 4779 Liberty Ave., Bloomfield Stanton-Negley Drug, 804 N. Negley Ave., Highland Park Shell, 5735 Baum Blvd., East Liberty William Penn
Smoke Shop, 132 N. Highland Ave., East Liberty Sunoco, 6481 Frankstown Ave., Larimer Sunoco, 6701 Frankstown Ave., Homewood
Dorsey’s Records, 7614 Frankstown Ave., Homewood
Dana’s Bakery, 720 N. Homewood Ave., Homewood A-Plus, 7701 Penn Ave., Wilkinsburg
Save A Lot, 725 Ross Ave., Wilkinsburg
Puff’s Discount Tobacco, 10752 Frankstown Rd., Penn Hills
BP, 11835 Frankstown Rd., Penn Hills CVS, 10600 Frankstown Rd., Penn Hills
CARES CommuniTEA Cafe, 1836 Centre Ave., Hill District
Ann’s Market, 2316
Webster Ave., Hill District
Oak Hill Market, 504 Oak Hill Dr., Hill District
Abe’s Market, 1860 Centre Ave., Hill District
Centre Ave. Market, 2228 Centre Ave., Hill District
Schenley Heights Market & Deli, 900 Bryn Mawr Rd., Hill District Quick Schwartz Market, 1901 Fifth Ave., Uptown A-Plus, 2350 Centre Ave., Hill District CVS, 4610 Centre Ave., Oakland
DOWNTOWN
LOCATIONS
7-11, 601 Penn Ave. 7-11, 643 Liberty Ave. Smithfield St. News, 115 Smithfield St. Neal News, 400 Cherry Way
Eddie’s Snacks, 262 Fifth Ave., Downtown
NORTH SIDE
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Kuhn’s Market, 1130 Highwood St. 7-11, 1001 Western
Valero, 820 Pennsylvania Ave. Rite Aid, 802 Pennsylvania Ave.
MON VALLEY LOCATIONS
CVS, 7406 Church St., Swissvale
Come & Go, 2003 S. Braddock Ave., Swissvale Valero, 2000 S. Braddock Ave., Swissvale NM Mart, 2100 Noble St., Swissvale
Puff’s Discount Tobacco, 234 Yost Blvd., Braddock Hills Braddock Hills Mart, 1050 Brinton Rd., Braddock Hills BP, 4731 Buttermilk Hollow Rd., West Mifflin
R&M, 1739 Pennsylvania Ave., West Mifflin Sunoco, 4600 Homestead Duquesne Rd., West Mifflin
Bob’s Gulf, 1408 River Rd., Homestead
Lizzie’s, 106 Whitaker St., Homestead/ Whitaker
Rite Aid, 100 William Marks Dr., Homestead DC Foodmart, 929 Union St., McKeesport Speedy Mart, 2131 Ardmore Blvd., Forest Hills
Fuzzy’s, 426 6th St., Glassport
J&S Food Mart, 625 W. Grant Ave., Duquesne
7/11, 423 James St., Turtle Creek Puff’s Discount Tobacco, 1722 Greensburg Ave., North Versailles
Super Stop, 430 Kenmawr Ave., Braddock
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