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by Rob Taylor Jr.

Courier Staff Writer

“Hesitation” cannot be a part of your vocabulary when it comes to getting your “Men of Excellence” 2025 tickets. The main ballroom at the Sheraton Hotel Station Square is sure to fill up fast, as the New Pittsburgh Courier prepares to honor its “Men of Excellence, Class of 2025,” Friday, Aug. 22. The tickets are available for purchase right now on your phone or computer, by simply going to newpittsburghcourier. com. You can also call 412481-8302, ext. 134, to purchase tickets (during business hours).

After you get your tickets, you can think about that stylish outfit you’ll be rocking, as you’ll be at the biggest party in Pittsburgh on Aug. 22.

Silas Watkins is sure getting ready. The U.S. Air Force Retired Master Sergeant told the Courier he was “thrilled” when

he learned he was named a Courier “Man of Excellence” for 2025.

“I just retired in April, and my whole career has been trying to give back to my country, to my troops, and making sure everyone is in a position to succeed,” Watkins said. Watkins is married to Tamara, and they have two children, Noriah (5) and Silas II (3).

“Every time I look at them (his children), that’s why I do it, to try my best to raise good human beings,” Watkins said. Watkins stressed that being a “Man of Excellence” and being honored at a festive celebration will definitely give his children another reason to be proud of him. “Give them something to look up to and become a bigger version of me and my wife,” he said.

Dr. Reginald Hickman is figuring out what fit he’s

by Rob Taylor Jr.

Courier Staff Writer

In 1990, 20 percent of Major League Baseball players were Black. Today, in 2025, that number hovers around 8 percent.

Getting a definitive answer as to why the number of Black Major Leaguers has dwindled over the decades is difficult. But in Pittsburgh, there is a young African American man who is taking the right steps to get

to the Majors.

Robert Phelps, a 2022 graduate of Allderdice High School, learned he was drafted in the 19th round by MLB’s Philadelphia Phillies on Monday, July 14. Two days later, his family and friends held a block party-style celebration for him in Highland Park, complete with food, drinks, hugs and gratitude. Phelps, who is now in Florida navigating the Phillies’ minor league system, went off to Phil-

adelphia on July 17, and was officially signed by the Phillies on July 22. He most recently played for the Edmonton Riverhawks, a collegiate summer league team in Canada. Phelps played his college ball in a number of places, like Riverside Community College (California), Hartford Community College, West Virginia University, and Reinhardt University (Georgia). He is a shortstop, and oftentimes, you’ll see him leading off in the batting order.

“I’ve loved it since I was a little kid, it’s always been what I’ve done, it’s always been my dream,” Phelps told the New Pitts-

This Week In Black History A

• JULY 30

1863—President Abraham Lincoln issues his famous “eye-for-aneye” order. The order was basically a threat aimed at stopping the Confederate practice of killing captured Black soldiers instead of imprisoning them. Lincoln threatened to kill one captured rebel soldier for every Black soldier killed by the Confederates. In addition, he pledged to condemn one captured rebel soldier to life in prison at hard labor for every captured Black soldier sold into slavery by the rebelling Southerners. The order did not stop the Confederate practice of killing captured Black soldiers, but it did have a restraining effect.

solve the nation’s racial problems. He wrote, “If we do not now dare everything, the fulfillment of that prophecy, recreated from the Bible in song by a slave, is upon us. God gave Noah the Rainbow sign, no more water, the fire next time.” Baldwin died in France on Nov. 30, 1987.

by Maven McGann Washington Informer

Amid thousands of employees out of work due to federal furloughs, the elimination of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programming and threats to federal funding for teaching Black history, the 116th Annual NAACP National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, held July 12-16, emphasized the importance of strengthening Black entrepreneurship, passing the advocacy torch to youth, and a recommitment to the core principles of civil rights.

Featuring panel discussions, workshops and a Black business showcase, the conference was a  moment to work toward furthering the mission of the NAACP since its founding in 1909: advancing the needs of people of color.

“The NAACP Convention has always been a place where people across the country come together to map out our advocacy and mobilization strategies to advance civil rights and democracy for all,” Johnson said in a June statement an-

attendees voting on several NAACP resolutions, the five-day event was all about working toward the empowerment of African American communities nationwide. Further, delegates voted on several key policies, including: defending LGBTQIA+ rights, op-

relevant than Crime No Crime,” Johnson said, emphasizing how people can apply what they learn from playing the game to protect themselves in the real world. “The child or life you save just may be your own.”

Elizabeth Booker Hous-

posing the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education and focusing on the impact of dismantling diversity equity, and inclusion initiatives.

nouncing President Donald Trump would not be invited to the convening.

“Our annual convention is meant to be a safe space for all people—regardless of political ideology—who believe in multiracial democracy and the ideal of building a more perfect union.”

From highlighting Black business owners, who set up booths and sold their wares during the event, to

Having been committed to organizing since childhood, Layla Amin, a senior industrial engineering major at Morgan State University and intern at  Boeing, said attending the convening brought a sharp sense of urgency and clarity to her activism.

“The call to action is essentially being militant in everything that you do and putting your best foot forward,” said Amin, who serves as the president of the NAACP’s Maryland State Conference Youth and College Division and is preparing to graduate in December.

NAACP Highlights Black Buying Power

Eartha Johnson’s Texas-based family is filled with lawyers, a prosecutor and a judge who understand the criminal justice system and are on a mission to help all of America understand in a creative way.

To achieve their mission, Johnson, one of the creators of the card game Crime No Crime,  was among the business owners showcased during the convention.

She explained that her family gets calls when people are in trouble.

“More often than not it’s because they don’t know the law. [Crime No Crime] is where they learn it. It’s a fun game played like a family feud,” she told The Informer. “The first level of the game is easy: crime or no crime. The next step is understanding what the sentencing would be for breaking a law.”

The game has 250 questions and breaks down felonies, misdemeanors, police searches, seizures and interrogations.

“[There’s] no game more

ton Energizes Youth, Passing and Seizing the Torch Lawyer, comedian and social media personality Elizabeth Booker Houston was among one of the to encourage youth attendees at the event.

She spoke about Claudette Colvin and misinformation and the history of the civil rights movement.

“When [keynote speaker Elizabeth Booker Houston] said it took 10 years to do the Montgomery bus boycott… that was really inspiring to me,” Amin said. “The movement did not happen overnight.”

Through her engaging message, Booker Houston fired up the future change makers.

“When we talk about the urgency of now, you act now, but you don’t stop just because it doesn’t happen right away,” Houston said. “There’s a lot of people who are stretching their civic engagement muscles for the very first time, but you have to keep working that muscle, you do not let it atrophy.”

She urged the youth to seize the activism torch.

“Your ancestors made you for this moment… you cannot let these people in the White supremacy house… convince you that you were not made for this. When we talk about igniting power, make sure the power keeps growing,” she said. “You are in an institution that keeps growing and I need you to keep growing.”

In addition to Booker Houston’s address, youth attendees took advantage of workshops and opportunities to network and mingle, including at an HBCU party.

Many student attendees were eager to carry the civil rights torch forward amid the nation’s current equity and justice challenges.

“We’re not going to take anything lying down,” Amin said. “Yes, things look grim, but that doesn’t mean we stop fighting. This is the urgency of now. This is the time when we fight harder.”

1945—Activist minister Adam Clayton Powell Jr. is elected to Congress from Harlem, N.Y., becoming one of only two Blacks in Congress. The other was William Dawson of Chicago. Powell, however, would become the first truly powerful Black political figure on Capitol Hill. By 1961, he headed the influential Education and Labor Committee in the House of Representatives. Powell would steer more than 50 pieces of legislation through Congress. He also passed legislation making lynching a federal crime and bills to desegregate public schools and the military. In addition, he almost single handedly stopped Southern Congressmen from using the word “Nigger” during sessions of Congress. Despite his political influence, Powell constantly maintained that “Mass action is the most powerful force on earth.” He died on April 4, 1972.

• JULY 31

1874—Father Patrick Francis Healy becomes the first Black president of a major White university when he is inaugurated on this day as president of Georgetown University. Healy was also the first African American to earn a PhD. However, racial prejudice forced him to earn his degree in Europe not the United States. Healy was born in Macon, Ga., in 1834 to a Black slave woman and a White plantation owner who decided to acknowledge his five bi-racial children. They were all sent north to be educated. Although some felt he could have passed for White, Healy openly acknowledged his African ancestry. Healy died in 1910. 1960—Nation of Islam founder Elijah Muhammad calls for an all-Black state in America during a speech in New York City. Muhammad was a fearless critic of American discrimination against and the mistreatment of Blacks and he also advocated independent, Black owned businesses, institutions and religion.

1961—One of Hollywood’s most talented and versatile performers and the recipient of a truckload of NAACP Image awards, Laurence John Fishburne III is born on this day in Augusta, Ga. He began his acting career in his first play, “In My Many Names and Days,” at the age of 10.

• AUGUST 1

1619—This is possibly the day that the history of Blacks in America begins. However, no one knows for sure the exact day that the ship arrived in Jamestown, Va., carrying at least 20 Africans who were sold as indentured servants. There is some authority that the ship arrived in late August. All that appears certain is that the month was August and the year was 1619—the beginning of Black history in America. 1834 Slavery is officially abolished in all British territories. It would take another 31 years and a Civil War before it was abolished in America.

1920—The national convention of Marcus Garvey’s Universal Negro Improvement Association begins at Liberty Hall in Harlem, N.Y. The next night Garvey addresses more than 25,000 Blacks at Madison Square Garden. This period represented the height of the Garvey movement and the Black nationalism (non-integration with Whites) tendency within Black America. Garvey built the largest Black mass movement in history advocating Black pride, independent Black businesses and institutions as well as a strong and united Africa. He also brought motivation and showmanship unlike that of any other Black organization before or since.

• AUGUST 2

1924—A man who would grow up to become one of the most prolific and complex Black writers of the 20th Century is born on this day in New York City. James A. Baldwin was a novelist, short story writer and poet. His works frequently had racial and sexual themes. In addition, he penned powerful essays on the Civil Rights Movement. Baldwin’s homosexuality is believed by many to have been a result of being raised by a “hard and often brutal father” and a submissive mother. Among his best known works are “Go Tell It on the Mountain,” “Giovanni’s Room,” and “The Fire Next Time.” In that last book, he predicted major upheavals in America if profound efforts were not taken to re-

1966 The Charles R. Drew Post Graduate Medical School (now Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science) is chartered in Los Angeles, Calif. The school was named in honor of the foremost Black doctor and research scientist of the first half of the 20th Century. Drew did pioneering work in blood transfusions and in the development of blood plasma. Drew’s life was cut short on April 1, 1950 as a result of an automobile accident in North Carolina.

1980 Thomas “Hit Man” Hearns wins the WBA welterweight title. It was one of the titles he won in five different weight classes. Hearns was the first Black boxer to achieve that feat.

• AUGUST 3

1928—The Atlanta Daily World begins publication as the first Black daily newspaper in modern times. It was founded by William A. Scott III. Amazingly, the first Black daily newspaper in history—the New Orleans Tribune— was founded one year before the end of slavery in 1864.

• AUGUST 4

1901—Legendary Jazz trumpeter

Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong is born in New Orleans, La. Abandoned by his desperately poor parents, he was for a while a ward of the state. But by 1922, he followed the migration of Blacks to the North and ended up in Chicago where his Jazz skills really began to develop. Armstrong was frequently criticized for trying too hard to please his White audiences. Song stylist Billie Holliday once said of him, “Sure Satchmo toms but he toms from the heart.” Nevertheless, he would later become a major financial backer of Dr. Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement. In addition in 1957, he backed out of a State Department sponsored tour of the then Soviet Union declaring, “The way they are treating my people in the South, the government can go to hell!” Armstrong would die on July 6, 1971. 1931—Pioneering physician Dr. Daniel Hale Williams dies. The Pennsylvania born Williams was a principle founder of Chicago’s Provident Hospital and helped train many of the nation’s early Black doctors and nurses. But he is probably best known for performing America’s first successful open heart surgery. His patient—a young Black man named James Cornish—would live for another 20 years after the surgery. 1964—The bodies of three civil rights workers are found on a farm near Philadelphia, Miss. The three (one Black and two Whites) were participating in “Freedom Summer”— when thousands of people journeyed south to participate in the Civil Rights Movement and help Blacks register to vote. James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner were kidnapped on June 21 and killed the same night. Eighteen White men, including several law enforcement officers were indicted for the killings but only seven were convicted. One of the ringleaders, a local minister named Edgar Allen Killen, would not be found guilty until June 21, 2005 after the case had been re-opened. Ironically, Killen was found guilty of manslaughter 41 years to the day that the three civil rights workers were killed. The murders of Chaney, Goodman and Schwerner helped galvanize support for the Civil Rights Movement by turning much of the nation against the terrorist-type tactics being employed by those opposed to it. Ironically, Philadelphia, Miss., elected its first Black mayor in May 2009.

• AUGUST 5

1865—President Andrew Johnson reverses an order giving land abandoned or confiscated from slave-owning Whites to former Black slaves. The order—Special Field Order #15—had been issued in January by conquering Union Major General William T. Sherman as he and his troops marched through the South. Over 40,000 exslaves had received over 400,000 acres of land in South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. But after Lincoln was assassinated, Johnson reversed the order and returned the land to the Whites. Johnson, a Southerner, did much to reverse the policies of Lincoln and stifle progress for Blacks. Indeed, an argument can be made that President Johnson had a more negative post-Civil War impact on Black progress than any president in American history.

EARTHA JOHNSON showcases her card game Crime No Crime. (Maven McGann/Washington Informer)

Could there be a 35 percent reduction in service for PRT buses?

by Jamie Wiggan

PublicSource

Pittsburgh Regional Transit has begun a new fiscal year planning for countywide service cuts of 35 percent after passing a budget without assurances of the relief sought from state government.

PRT’s board met June 27 and approved a 2025-2026 budget based on “conservative” revenue projections, while Pennsylvania lawmakers continue to wrangle over a state budget that could address county transit funding needs.

Earlier this year, PRT announced budgetary shortfalls over $100 million as pandemic relief money dries up and ridership remains well below pre-2020 averages. That would lead to the elimination of 40 bus routes, the termination of the Silver T line and reduced service to remaining routes, officials warned. The agency would also lay off staff and increase ride fares by 25 cents.

“This is the meeting that nobody wanted to come to,” PRT CEO Katharine Kelleman told the board before the budget vote June 27. “I know nobody in the public wanted to have this conversation, and we at PRT did not want to have this conversation either.”

“This isn’t just about line items,” Kelleman added. “This is the ability to get to work, to school, to the doctor, to care for a loved one… this is how you get around for your life.”

Kelleman said the board had to pass a balanced

budget to meet its legal obligations before the beginning of the fiscal year on July 1, but maintained it could revisit the numbers—and the corresponding services—if the state comes through with additional funding. PRT requested $117 million from the state government in a bid to maintain existing services. Gov. Josh Shapiro proposed an additional $40 million in his budget, which has cleared the Democratic-controlled House but faces challenges in the

Republican Senate.

“We remain hopeful that the voices of the thousands of riders and employees and vendors and business owners…. results in a favorable outcome,” Kelleman said. The budget passed last week follows PRT’s release of a March proposal that set out 40 bus route terminations and the elimination of the light rail Silver Line. Bus lines facing elimination include: 2 Mount Royal; 4 Troy Hill; 7 Spring Garden; 14 Ohio Val-

ley; 18 Manchester; 19L Emsworth Limited; 20 Kennedy; 26 Chartiers; 29 Robinson; 36 Banksville; 38 Green Tree; 39 Brookline; 40 Mount Washington; 41 Bower Hill; 43 Bailey; 51L Carrick Limited; 52L Homeville Limited; 53L Homestead Park Limited; 58 Greenfield; 65 Squirrel Hill; 71 Edgewood Town Center; G3 Moon Flyer; G31 Bridgeville Flyer; O1 Ross Flyer; O5 Thompson Run Flyer via 279; O12 McKnight Flyer; P7 McKeesport Flyer; P10 Allegheny Valley

Flyer; P12 Holiday Park Flyer; P13 Mount Royal Flyer; P16 Penn Hills Flyer; P17 Lincoln Park Flyer; P67 Monroeville Flyer; P69 Trafford Flyer; P71 Swissvale Flyer; P76 Lincoln Highway Flyer; Y1 Large Flyer; Y45 Baldwin Manor Flyer; Y47 Curry Flyer; Y49 Prospect Flyer. Another 33 bus lines —most of the remaining routes—would face major drops in frequency of service, while three would be reduced in length, as would the light rail Red Line. Another 20 routes

and the Monongahela Incline would see minor reductions.

The light rail Blue Line would see more weekend service to take up some of the slack for the lost Silver Line, and the 53 Homestead Park bus line would similarly increase its runs to make up for elimination of the 53L.

ing.)

Worth Protecting.

(Adam Smeltz contributed report-

A BUS DRIVES ON FIFTH AVENUE IN SHADYSIDE ON APRIL 8, 2024. (PHOTO BY PAMELA SMITH/PUBLICSOURCE)

August Wilson African American Cultural Center Community Day 2025

THE PATTERSON FAMILY, AT THE AUGUST WILSON AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER COMMUNITY DAY, SATURDAY, JULY 12. (PHOTOS BY J.L. MARTELLO)

BRANDYN HUNTLEY, KALIA PATTERSON

tickets now for ‘Men of Excellence’ 2025, Aug. 22

going to be rocking, too.

Dr. Hickman was also named a Courier “Man of Excellence” for 2025.

He’s the Director of Curriculum for Urban Pathways Charter School.

“It’s rather humbling,” he told the Courier. “I’m not the type of guy to put myself out there as far as things that I have accomplished.”

Ahh, but now the secret is out. Dr. Hickman has been making moves in Pittsburgh for decades.

He’s a 1991 graduate of Gateway High School, and graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1995. For him, he views the Courier’s “Men of Excellence” awards as a statement-maker. “It feels good to see Black men being honored in that manner, to have them walk around with the ‘Men of Excellence’ title bestowed upon them...

We need to talk about that love that we have for each other. There’s so many perceived divisions between Black men at different points; but in Pittsburgh, sometimes it can be hard to know that others are doing wonderful things, so to come together is a wonderful thing.”

The 50 Men of Excellence will be treated to a reception prior to the main event, and then they’ll walk across the stage to begin the real show, cheered on by hundreds of their closest supporters. The legacy honoree for this class is Gregory Spencer, whose resume is second to none in the corporate world. He was a general manager at U.S. Steel, a senior VP at Equitable Resources, CEO of Randall Enterprises, and Managing Director at Spencer MacCleary and

Associates. Just as important, he has served as a mentor to numerous African American professionals over the years. The event will be hosted by WPXI-TV’s Lisa Sylvester, with music by DJ Brother Marlon Martin.

For tickets: Call 412-4818302, ext. 134

NOTICE

Public Input Hearings Regarding Pittsburgh Water’s Proposed Rate Increase

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) has scheduled two in-person and two telephonic Public Input Hearings to gather information and hear from ratepayers regarding Pittsburgh Water’s proposed rate filing to increase water, wastewater conveyance, and stormwater services by $84.4 million over two years. To view the rate filing documents, visit https://www.puc.pa.gov/docket/R-2025-3055010.

The PUC is the state agency that is investigating the proposed rate changes and will make the final determination as to what increase, if any, is just and reasonable.

The Public Input Hearings will be held Date and Time Location

August 12, 1:00 PMJeron X. Grayson Community Center, 1852 Enoch Street

August 12, 6:00 PMHazelwood Healthy Active Living Center, 5344 Second Avenue

August 13, 1:00 PMTelephonic

August 13, 6:00 PMTelephonic

To Testify at the Public Input Hearings

• Pre-registration is not required for in-person meetings.

• Pre-registration is encouraged for the telephonic meetings by 10:00 am on the day before the meeting. Please contact the PUC Judge’s Legal Assistant, Kayla Loukas, at kloukas@ pa.gov

• Please email any hearing exhibits you may have to the PUC Judge’s Legal Assistant by 10:00 am on the day before the meeting you are attending. The PUC Judge will forward your exhibits to all the parties.

• Customers are encouraged to pre-register, but may participate in the Public Input Hearings, either to testify or to listen, by using the following toll-free call-in information or by attending the meetings in-person.

• Visit pgh2o.com/events-meetings for more information.

(PHOTOS BY J.L. MARTELLO)

Pittsburgh’s own Robert Phelps drafted by MLB’s Philadelphia Phillies

burgh Courier about the game of baseball at his celebration, July 16. “For the dream to come true is amazing, and it’s just the first step.” Phelps’ family has always supported his baseball dreams. Phelps even lived in the Dominican Republic from the age of 13 to 16, before returning to Pittsburgh to attend

He’s a 2022 Allderdice graduate

Allderdice. “It was crazy, it was a cool experience,” Phelps said about living in the D.R. The list is very small when it comes to African Americans from Pittsburgh playing in the Major Leagues. Most people remember Pittsburgh’s own Josh Gibson...he played in the Negro Leagues back when Major

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League Baseball wouldn’t allow Black players in the league. Ironically, as of 2024, Major League Baseball has incorporated the statistics from the Negro Leagues into its official statistics., which means that Gibson holds the record for the highest career batting average, at .371.

From the “Pittsburgh Pirates” perspective, their list of Black players is stellar, such as Willie Stargell, Andrew McCutcheon, Barry Bonds and Dave Parker. In 1971, the Pirates fielded the first all-Black and all-Latino lineup, and it read: Rennie Stennett (2B); Gene Clines (CF); Roberto Clemente (RF); Willie Stargell (LF); Manny Sanguillén (C); Dave Cash (3B); Al Oliver (1B); Jackie Hernández (SS); and Dock Ellis (P).

Some of today’s standout Black players in MLB include the Dodgers’ Mookie Betts, the Yankees’ Aaron Judge, the Twins’ Byron Buxton, and the Nationals’ C.J. Abrams and James Wood.

But there aren’t enough Black players currently in

Major League Baseball, which has 25 active roster spots for each of the 30 teams.

For Phelps to reach the Majors, it will take time. He will be incorporated into the Phillies’ “system,” or how they choose to develop their young prospects. In the minor leagues, it’s about development, and then the talent will soon show. Once

a baseball organization feels the prospect has conquered everything in say, “A” ball, he is moved up to “Double A.” Then, he is moved up to “Triple A.” Then, they’re just one phone call away from joining the Big League ballclub.

“I’ve always loved it,” Phelps told the Courier about baseball. “It’s always been my happy place. My family always told me the same thing, they see that I can be me (in baseball), and it gives me the biggest smile on my face.”

Reverend A. Marie Walker’s Weekly Inspiration

“The FEAR of the Lord is the beginning of WISDOM; and KNOWLEDGE of the Holy is UNDERSTANDING. For by Me your days shall be MULTIPLIED, and the years of your life shall be INCREASED.”

Proverbs 9:10-11

REV. WALKER SAYS: The word FEAR is reverence and honor not being afraid of the Lord. Our priority is to seek the Lord and He will give us WISDOM, KNOWLEDGE and UNDERSTANDING. The outcome is long life.

COURIER CHURCH DIRECTORY

ROBERT PHELPS SIGNS AN AUTOGRAPH, JULY 16. (PHOTO BY CHIEF IKHANA-HAL-MAKINA)

ROBERT PHELPS, AT REINHARDT UNIVERSITY.

Report: ‘Shadow Lounge Reunion’ will be an annual event

25th anniversary celebration held on June 28

by Rob Taylor Jr. Courier Staff Writer

Twenty-five years ago, the Shadow Lounge was born.

The Shadow Lounge, the place where one could just, be themselves. No judgments. No negativity.

Just pure artistry.

The Shadow Lounge was located at the corner of S. Highland Avenue and Baum Boulevard, founded by Justin Strong, who was a student at Pitt when he debuted the Shadow Lounge on June 24, 2000.

“In general, I was always ‘different’ and wanted the opposite of what mainstream had to offer,” Strong told the New Pittsburgh Courier in a 2024 interview. “I really couldn’t find what I was looking for, even at Pitt, and that’s why I created it. It was really for me, and if you dig it, join up with us.”

On June 28, 2025, hundreds came out to celebrate the Shadow Lounge on its 25th birthday, with a block party in the middle of Baum Boulevard,

next to the old Shadow Lounge. Hip-Hop artists performed via the popular Rhyme Calisthenics, which challenges artists to come up with lyrics based on different subjects. There were plenty of food vendors, a few displaying visual art, and overall, an homage to what the Shadow Lounge had brought to Pittsburgh over its 12year run.

Strong, who runs Strong’s Cleaners on Frankstown Avenue in Homewood, spoke with the Courier following the “Shadow Lounge Reunion, 25th Anniversary” event. He said seeing people attend who had actually never been to the original Shadow Lounge was something he couldn’t “put into words.”

“Looked like everybody had a good time,” Strong added. “The comments we’ve been getting since then have been great.”

The Shadow Lounge, in its heyday, brought out a wide spectrum of people, from different ethnicities to elected officials, to party under one roof. Strong told the Courier that the Shadow Lounge

Reunion will now be an annual event, to be held most likely on the last Saturday in June each year.

Tim Guthrie first got involved with the Shadow Lounge as an artist. He later became a co-owner with Strong.

“The best art will be created when you’re comfortable,” Guthrie told KDKA-TV in an interview that aired prior to the June 28 event.

“Our purpose was always about the art; money second.”

TIM GUTHRIE, SECOND FROM LEFT, AND JUSTIN STRONG, THIRD FROM RIGHT, RECEIVE PROCLAMATIONS FROM PITTSBURGH CITY COUNCILMAN KHARI MOSLEY, FAR RIGHT. THE SHADOW LOUNGE REUNION, 25TH ANNIVERSARY EVENT, WAS HELD, JUNE 28, 2025. (PHOTOS BY CHIEF IKHANA-HAL-MAKINA)

TIM GUTHRIE, PARADISE GRAY

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

In 2025, the Black homeownership rate in America stands at approximately 44–46 percent. That’s only 3 to 5 percentage points higher than it was in 1968, the year the Fair Housing Act was signed into law. Let that sink in. Fifty-seven years have passed, and yet, despite legislation intended to outlaw housing discrimination, Black Americans remain largely shut out of the American Dream of homeownership. Meanwhile, White homeownership has soared to over 70 percent, exposing a persistent and deeply entrenched racial gap in property ownership.

1968: A Landmark Law with Little Muscle

The Fair Housing Act of 1968 was signed one week after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It was meant to be a turning point, a leg-

islative acknowledgment that housing discrimination based on race, color, religion, or national origin was morally and legally unacceptable. But while the act promised equality, it lacked real teeth. There were no strong enforcement mechanisms to ensure compliance. There were no substantial penalties for violators. And there was little federal or local will to monitor systemic racism embedded in banking, real estate and lending institutions.

1968–2025: A Dream Deferred

In the decades that followed, Black Americans continued to face:

• Redlining, where banks and the government refused to back mortgages in Black neighborhoods.

• Predatory lending, which targeted Black borrowers with high-interest subprime loans even when they qualified for better terms.

• Discriminatory zoning and appraisal practices, which suppressed Black wealth creation by devaluing homes in majority-Black communities.

• Economic exclusion, as Black families earned less, inherited less, and had fewer opportunities to build generational wealth.

All of this added up to what we see today: a Black homeownership rate that has barely moved in almost six decades.

The Homeownership Gap: Not Just a Statistic, But a Structural Crisis

The Black-White homeownership gap in America is no accident; it is the outcome of intentional policy decisions, institutional racism, and deeply embedded structural barriers that have persisted across generations. In 1968, when the Fair Housing Act was signed, the Black homeownership rate hovered around 41–43 percent. Today, in 2025, it

BUSINESS

by JPMorgan Chase

Are you an adventurous digital nomad, a creative free spirit, or the life-of-the-party impulse shopper? Believe it or not, your personality can say a lot about the financial products that might best suit your lifestyle choices.

The Digital Nomad

You’re always on the move, collecting passport stamps and working from the coolest coffee shops around the world. You need freedom and flexibility, and the thought of being stuck in one place too long makes you miserable. If you’re the kind of person who is always looking for your next adventure, these financial tools might be perfect for you:

Online-only bank accounts: Skip the fees and hassle, and bank conveniently from anywhere in the world. Look for accounts that might offer things like mobile check deposits, ATM fee reimbursements, and mobile apps so you can manage your money easily.

Travel credit cards: Earn travel points and cash back on flights, hotel stays, and dining abroad. Make sure you get a credit card that doesn’t charge foreign transaction fees and gives you perks like travel insurance or lost luggage reimbursement.

Mobile budgeting apps: When traveling to other countries and converting your money to other currencies, it’s easy to lose track of how much you’re actually spending. Budgeting apps like Monarch Money can help you easily keep track of every dollar you spend.

The Impulse Shopper

You’re the friend who’s always ready for a spontaneous weekend trip or an exciting night out, but your wallet might not be feeling quite as spontaneous. You love living in the moment, but that can make it easy to neglect your personal financial goals. If this sounds like you, consider us-

default. And if love turns sour—as it often does when money and relationships collide—you’re left holding the bag, not just emotionally, but financially. The Bible doesn’t mince words on this subject either. Proverbs 17:18 says, “A man lacking in judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security for his neighbor.”

This situation is far too common— and painfully real. People confuse love with loyalty and loyalty with financial obligation. And in the aftermath, when the relationship crashes and burns, one person is left trying to clean up the financial mess. That person is usually the one with the most to lose— and unfortunately in this case, it’s you. Let’s unpack this with real talk and sound financial wisdom.

Co-Signing Is a Financial Trap

Let’s start with a hard truth: co-signing is a gamble you can’t afford to lose. When you co-sign a loan, you are not “helping out” a partner. You are legally obligating yourself to repay the debt in full if they

Translation: Co-signing is a foolish move. Don’t do it. When you attach your name, your credit, and your financial future to someone else’s responsibilities, you’re putting yourself in harm’s way—especially when the relationship is undefined, unstable, or short-term.

The Emotional Cost of Financial Decisions

This woman said she co-signed for her ex. Let’s stop right there. He’s an ex now, but he wasn’t when she signed. That’s the problem. Love has a way of blinding people to risk. It makes you believe “he would never do me like that.” But love without boundaries leads

ing these financial products: Prepaid debit cards: Using a prepaid debit card acts like a spending limit, so you can’t blow through your paycheck in one fun night out. Some prepaid debit cards might even send you alerts when you’re close to reaching the limit on the card.

Budgeting apps: Track your spending in real time and get alerts when you’re about to go over budget. Apps like Rocket Money will help keep you accountable for your budget and spending habits without making it feel too overwhelming.

Cashback credit cards: If you’re going to spend money, you might as well get some sort of reward for it. Look for cards that offer you cash back on the things you buy most, like eating out and entertainment.

The Creative You have a lot of big dreams and creative visions. You constantly think about what your life would look like if you quit your tedious 9-5 office job and just started that pottery business. You’re not afraid to take risks and see money as a way to fuel your passion projects. If you’re looking for ways to help your dreams grow, these might be the perfect tools for you: Cashback credit cards: Earn rewards on everyday purchases toward your creative projects. Some cards even offer bonuses for categories like home office supplies.

High-interest savings accounts: Put extra cash into a high-yield savings account where it can grow while you focus on your next big idea. Look for accounts that offer competitive APYs and no minimum balance requirements.

Investment apps: Start building an investment portfolio. Platforms like Robinhood make it straightforward to start your investment journey.

The Planner

You’re type A. You have a five-year plan, a 401(k), and you’ve very care-

fully built up an emergency fund. You love structure and can’t stand when your finances are disorganized and out of order. To help keep you moving forward and financially secure, consider using these tools: Retirement accounts: Start investing for your retirement now. Automate your contributions and increase them annually to keep up with inflation.

Robo-advisors: If you aren’t sure where to start investing your money, or you’re on the move and too busy to manage your investments yourself, consider using a robo-advisor. They can help you manage your portfolios without needing to be a finance expert.

Financial planning apps: Set goals, track your net worth, and plan for your future with ease. Platforms like Fidelity and Empower can help you keep track of your finances, from your bank accounts to your investment portfolios.

The Minimalist If you’re the kind of person who thinks less is more, then simplicity is for you. Why have your money spread across multiple bank accounts and platforms when just one will do? To help keep your finances streamlined, consider looking into these products: Low-fee checking accounts: Keep costs down by avoiding unnecessary fees. Look for accounts with no monthly fees, overdraft protection, and easy mobile access. Simple savings accounts: Online savings accounts usually provide better interest rates than traditional banks, which makes them perfect for minimalists. Budgeting tools: Look for budgeting apps that have user-friendly dashboards and straightforward reporting. These will help you keep track of your finances without having

Property is Power! The illusion of progress

sits at just 44–46 percent. Meanwhile, White homeownership has surged past 70 percent, creating a staggering 25+ point gap, a gap that has actually widened since the passage of the very law that was supposed to close it. How is this possible? Because racism evolves. It didn’t vanish with a signature, it became more subtle, more algorithmic, more embedded in pricing structures, zoning laws, and lending decisions. Discrimination adapted to modern systems and continued to lock us out. This matters. Homeownership isn’t just about shelter, it’s about equity that builds generational wealth, stability that anchors families and communities, and peace that provides security and a future to plan for. The gap in ownership is not just an economic divide, it is a visible, measurable manifestation of systemic racial oppression. And every delay in ownership is a delay in freedom.

Where do we go from here? The time for symbolic gestures is over. We need strong enforcement of fair housing laws, targeted investment in Black communities, fi-

nancial literacy programs that start early and go deep, and access to fair lending products FHA, VA, Conventional, NonQM that actually serve the needs of our people.

Most importantly, we need a cultural shift that understands that Property is Power! Final Word: Hope + Action We are not powerless.

We are not behind because we’re incapable, we’re behind because the system was never built for us to win. The very systems that locked us out can be challenged,

exposed, and dismantled. But we can’t fight them with hope alone. We need strategy, we need action, and we need economic discipline. It starts in our own households; get informed, get organized, fix your credit, and start saving. Talk to your children about owning land, building equity and creating legacy.

own. Because when we own, we rise.

From eggs to hotels, prices soar

by Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent

Prices across the United States are about 26 percent higher than before the COVID-19 pandemic, pushing everything from a weekend hotel stay to a simple cup of coffee out of reach for many families. A budget hotel room in Nashville can now cost $500 for the weekend—without breakfast—and a single cup of coffee can cost $7. Rental cars are also commanding premium rates, with four days in a midsize Toyota Camry easily topping $670. It’s so bad in America that a foreign news organization dug into the pricey details. The Times of London reported that inflation, which began accelerating in 2021, has left American consumers grappling with the most persistent cost increases in decades. According to NerdWallet data cited in the report, the impact has been felt across every income bracket, fueling a growing sense that even basic experiences are becoming unaffordable.

Travel and Lodging: Soaring Costs Hotel rates have climbed 24 percent over the past decade, The Times reported.

In Manhattan, the average nightly rate hit a record $417 in September 2024, according to real estate analytics firm CoStar. Miami Beach hotels averaged $283 a night last year, up from $230 in 2019, while Las Vegas rooms rose to $198, up nearly 41 percent over the same period. Rental car prices surged early in the pandemic and remain high. While rates stabilized over the past year, costs have increased 29 percent since 2015.

Airfares are technically down 18.5 percent compared to 2015, but The Times noted that this decline reflects airlines’ “unbundling” services to show lower headline fares while tacking on fees. Southwest Airlines, for example, ended its “bags fly free” policy and now charges $35 for the first checked bag and $45 for the second.

Dining and Groceries: Everyday Pain Points Eating out has become markedly more expensive, with restaurant prices up 49.3 percent in the last ten years. Fast food chains have been forced to raise prices due to wage increases, higher energy costs, and supply chain problems. A dozen large Grade A eggs averaged $6.23 in March before dipping to

$4.55 by May, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Waffle House restaurant chain temporarily imposed a 50-cent surcharge per egg. Grocery essentials have spiked in price, The Times reported. Baby wipes that cost $4.99 four years ago now average $6.63, while a unit of dog food jumped from $5.78 to $8.42, according to NielsenIQ. Lindsay Owens, executive director of the Groundwork Collaborative, said some companies have exploited the situation for profit.

“They decided to see if they could pass along all of their rising costs so that their margins wouldn’t be eaten into,” Owens told The Times. “And when they realized that they could, they decided to go for more.”

Entertainment and Theme Parks: A Luxury for the Wealthy The price of live entertainment has soared. NerdWallet figures show concert and theater tickets are up 39 percent since 2015. The most recent Broadway season was the priciest on record, averaging $129 per ticket, and top shows often exceed $1,000 a seat. Dolly Parton’s December Las Vegas shows sold out in minutes, with resale prices climbing to $1,600. At

Disney parks, costs have risen steeply. A four-day Walt Disney World trip for a family of four, including a Disney hotel, cost $4,266 last year, more than $1,000 from five years earlier, The Wall Street Journal reported. What Comes Next While inflation has retreated from its 9 percent peak in 2022, The Times cautioned that Americans shouldn’t expect relief anytime soon. New tariffs introduced by the Trump administration are expected to drive prices even higher in the months ahead. With costs still climbing, many households are left with tough decisions about which necessities—and experiences—they can continue to afford. “We’re often seeing the highest demand in the luxury space,” Sally French, a NerdWallet finance expert, said. “People want the hotel that’s going to make for an amazing photo… People are spending more on higher-end things they wouldn’t have done in the past.”

to financial bondage.

Now she’s paying for a loan he benefited from. He’s gone, and she’s left with the bill—and the emotional baggage.

This isn’t just about money. It’s about betrayal, bitterness, and burden. Every monthly payment is a reminder that she trusted someone who didn’t deserve it. That debt is more than $25,000—it’s the cost of ignoring red flags and failing to protect her peace. Can Text Messages Hold Up in Court?

Let’s talk about legality.

She has no signed contract—only text messages where he admits he owes the money. While those texts may help her case in small claims court, they’re not ironclad. Judges vary. Some may accept them as informal agreements, others may toss them out for lack of a formal written contract.

Even if she takes him to court and wins, that judgment doesn’t mean money in the bank. If he’s broke, jobless, or intentionally dodging payments, she’ll spend more time chasing him than actually collecting anything. Court costs. Stress. Delays. Frustration. Is that really worth it?

What Are Her Options?

She’s got three realistic choices:

Option 1: Take Legal Action

She could file a claim in small claims court using the text messages as evidence. She may even get a judgment in her favor. But enforcing it is a whole different battle. If he has no assets or income, she’s unlikely to recover much—if anything. Still, this route gives her the satisfaction of holding him accountable.

Option 2: Keep Asking or Negotiating

She can keep calling, texting, and hoping he eventually comes around. Maybe guilt, maturity, or a new job will motivate him to pay her back. But let’s be honest: if he was going to do the right thing, he’d be doing it already. Continuing to ask just keeps her tied to someone who’s already emotionally and financially abandoned the situation.

Option 3: Pay It Off and Move On This is the cleanest, fastest way to reclaim her power. Paying off the debt isn’t fair, but it frees her from the

weight. No more begging. No more waiting. No more drama. It allows her to rebuild her credit, restore her peace, and start fresh—wiser and more guarded. What’s My Recommendation? Pay it off. Learn the lesson. Never make the same mistake again. This is one of those life experiences that’s expensive but transformative. The goal now is not revenge or reimbursement—it’s recovery. It’s reclaiming your credit score, your financial stability, and your peace of mind.

You’ll never win trying to chase money from someone who doesn’t value responsibility. And you’ll never heal while staying connected to someone who caused your financial wounds.

The real win is in cutting the cord completely. Pay the debt. Budget your way through it. Use this story as your personal reminder that you don’t need to go broke to prove loyalty to anyone.

The Bigger Picture

This isn’t just about one woman and one bad loan. It’s about a pattern. People—especially women—get emotionally pressured into financially backing partners in the name of love. They co-sign, pay rent, buy cars, put bills in their

name, and create an uneven dynamic where one person sacrifices while the other coasts. That’s not a partnership. That’s exploitation. You don’t owe anyone access to your credit, your cash, or your name. If they can’t qualify on their own, they’re not ready. And if they walk away, it’s not your job to fund their freedom.

Final Word

You’re not stupid. You’re not weak. You were loyal, hopeful, and giving. But now it’s time to be wise, bold, and unapologetic.

Don’t beat yourself up. Don’t dwell in regret. Just never co-sign again.

As Proverbs 22:26 warns, “Do not be one of those who give pledges, who put up security for debts.”

Protect your credit like your life depends on it—because in many ways, it does.

Let this debt be your last financial lesson paid in someone else’s name.

DAMON CARR FROM B1

Guest Editorial

Urban League rightly calls out Trump’s attacks on civil rights

The National Urban League was right to declare a “state of emergency” over civil rights policies in response to the Trump administration.

In its annual State of Black America report released last week, the group accuses the Trump administration of undermining decades of progress in civil rights.

The administration sought to dismiss the Urban League’s accusations.

Harrison Fields, a White House spokesman, said civil rights groups that oppose the administration “aren’t advancing anything but hate and division, while the president is focused on uniting our country.”

However the Urban League report highlights the Trump administration’s efforts to weaken federal agencies, reverse diversity policies, and promote a hard-right agenda.

The report accurately points out that the administration is “threatening to impose a uniform education system and a homogenous workforce that sidelines anyone who doesn’t fit a narrow, exclusionary mold.”

“If left unchecked,” the report authors write, “they risk reversing decades of progress that have made America more dynamic, competitive, and just.”

The administration has weakened civil rights and initiatives that have helped African Americans and other historically marginalized groups advance. This has been done mainly through a series of questionable legal executive orders including:

• Executive orders aimed at dismantling diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs across the federal government and the private sector.

The orders are aimed at terminating equity-related grants and forbid federally-funded entities from engaging in diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility programs.

• Executive order titled, “Strengthening and Unleashing America’s Law Enforcement to Pursue Criminals and Protect Innocent Citizens,” which directs federal resources to promote aggressive policing tactics and further militarize local law enforcement agencies. The executive order also provides greater protections for law enforcement officers accused of misconduct.

• The Supreme Court is allowing President Donald Trump to proceed with his plan to carry out mass layoffs at the Education Department. The high court ruled that the president could go through with laying off nearly 14,000 employees and winding down the Education Department.

The United States Department of Education is a cabinet-level department, originating in 1980. The department’s key functions include establishing policies on federal financial aid for education and distribution and prohibiting discrimination and ensuring equal access to education.

The Urban League report directly criticizes Project 2025, a 900-page policy guidebook by the Heritage Foundation, to reshape the federal government and consolidate executive power in favor of right-wing policies.

The administration’s executive orders have largely followed the proposals outlined in Project 2025.

“It is not random. It is a well-funded, well-organized, well-orchestrated movement of many, many years,” said Marc Morial, president of the Urban League.

The Urban League report also condemns major corporations, universities and top law firms for reversing diversity, equity and inclusion policies. It also criticizes social media companies like Meta and X for purported “censorship” of Black activists and creatives and content moderation policies that allegedly enabled “extremists” to spread “radicalizing” views.

The Urban League and other civil rights have sought to fight back through a series of lawsuits challenging the administration’s legally questionable executive orders.

In addition to challenging the Trump administration in the courts, civil rights groups should prepare now to mobilize voters for the 2026 midterm elections.

(Reprinted from the Philadelphia Tribune)

Rod Doss Editor & Publisher Stephan A. Broadus Assistant

the Publisher

Silence is complicity

(TriceEdneyWire.com)—The Tangerine Man is trying to have us remain silent about his friendship with the notorious Jeffrey Epstein. He’s filed yet another lawsuit to silence the Wall Street Journal!  He says he told them not to publish the article about a relationship he is trying to forget, but now, along with Atty. General Pam Bondi who said she had the list of Trump’s close buddies who partied with him and underaged girls—but now denies. 89 percent of the people want the full records released!

Numerous pictures of Trump and Epstein partying down together, talking about women in a way of what kind of women they like, such as those on the younger side, are available. We see him at his home laughing, bopping and whispering to Epstein about the women in the room.  We don’t know where things went from there with other friends, but we do know some of the young women victims have talked about what happened to them with Trump and Epstein.

I have great sympathy for the women who were exploited—and still suffer from the experiences. Their stories disappeared until now.  While the pain will never go away, perhaps the truth about what happened to them will give them peace to know someone believed them and cared—and that at least someone other than the woman

Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq.

who is serving prison time, will be exposed for the alleged crimes against them.

While there’s so much going on in the world that we want to let the MAGA, and ex-MAGA people work to resolve the chaos and give the victims some sense of justice, I want to spend the rest of my column to talk about great men and women and what they are doing to make this a better world. If you haven’t already become acquainted with Cpt. Ibrahim Traore’ of Burkina Faso in Africa, I want to urge you to do so because he represents the best of being a man, and what’s going on with what women are doing for their country.

Cpt.Traore’, as a young man, met Blaise Compaore’—a man I had met years ago, and had high hopes for him—but he’s now living in exile. Traore’ met Jerry Rawlings of Ghana, and he learned from him.  One day, he rose up as a leader at great risk and declared “We’re not our grandfathers. We don’t beg.  We don’t bow. We fight back with Africa in our hearts.”

For too many years, he had wit-

On Trump,

Donald Trump teems with contradictions. He just made public the sealed FBI files on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We can make a safe bet Trump’s aim is to discredit Dr. King. He cannot. Donald Trump with all of his “Executive Orders” can’t do that.

Be sure to read online the full “Statement from The King Center Regarding the Declassification and Release of FBI Files on Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.”

In part, it says, “The release of these files must be viewed within their full historical context. During our father’s lifetime, he was relentlessly targeted by an invasive, predatory, and deeply disturbing disinformation and surveillance campaign orchestrated by J. Edgar Hoover through the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The intent of the government’s COINTELPRO campaign was not only to monitor, but to discredit, dismantle and destroy Dr. King’s reputation and the broader American Civil Rights Movement.

These actions were not only invasions of privacy, but intentional assaults on the truth—undermining the dignity and freedoms of private citizens who fought for justice, designed to neutralize those who dared to challenge the status quo.

While we support transparency and historical accountability, we object to any attacks on our father’s legacy or attempts to weaponize it to spread falsehoods. We strongly condemn any attempts to misuse these documents in ways intended to undermine our father’s legacy and the significant achievements of the movement. Those who promote the fruit of the FBI’s surveillance will unknowingly align themselves with an ongoing campaign to degrade our father and the Civil Rights Movement.”

At the very same moment Donald Trump is attacking Dr. King, this same Donald Trump is attacking and trying to dismantle the FBI.  The media recently reported that “Over the past five months, many F.B.I.

agents, including other top managers and national security experts, have been fired, pressured to leave or transferred to lesser roles. Hundreds have resigned on their own, unwilling to follow the demands of the Trump administration.”

Trump in words and deeds is discrediting the very same institution he is using to discredit Dr. King. This is vintage Trump, teeming with contradictions.

At the same moment, Trump has been vacillating this way and that way on releasing the files of the sex trafficker Jeffery Epstein who died in prison. There is international speculation that the files may contain information on some of Trump’s escapades that he wants to suppress. Some of Trump’s boon coon MAGA allies such as Steve Bannon and Tucker Carlson have called for the files to be made public.

On July 23, the US “House Oversight Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement passed Congresswoman Summer L. Lee’s (PA-12) motion to subpoena the Department of Justice for the full, unredacted release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. The files must be released to the House Oversight Subcommittee by the Department of Justice. The motion passed with bipartisan support on a vote of 8-2.” Check this out on YouTube.

The Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. teaches us that the struggle is to win allies.  To the contrary, nationally and world-wide Donald Trump is making adversaries on the right and on the left, in North America, in Central America, in South America, across the Middle East, in Asia, in

nessed the resources of the continent being stolen by outsiders while they do nothing to upgrade and improve life for our brothers and sisters in Africa. When he spoke, other African leaders stood with him. As usual for Black women everywhere, African women stood with him actively. They’re, without fancy tools, using their hands, building roads to connect with their children’s schools and other important community places.  Some are working all day elsewhere, and after work are spending time building those roads. The women have declared “If Captain Traore’ can risk his life for our country, then we can be here to do our part.”

I pray for them while knowing the danger they face, but even more, I pray for the men and women in this country who are silent without that kind of faith in each other so that we can overcome the actions of the current President who is doing everything he can to set us back, to dishonor our ancestors, to disregard our history and our contributions to this country.  While many are trying to turn back the hands of time, we’re finding too many of our people joining them and working against our best interests. I pray that we’ll take a lesson from the people of Burkina Faso and come together while others are trying to tear us down.

Dr. E. Faye Williams is President of The Dick Gregory Society.

Africa, in Europe, most everywhere.

Trump is reportedly in combat with the Washington Commanders NFL football team to change their name back to the Washington Redskins. Harvard University, former GOP congresswoman Liz Cheney, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, SEATO nations, African American Studies, the Martin Luther King legacy, former career-long CIA and FBI agents, the five million plus “No Kings” Americans, the vast majority White, who rallied across the United States on June 14, are a few of the many adversaries who Trump created.

The heads of government from Russia’s Valamir Putin to the leaders of the other 190 plus nations--excluding Isreal--smile and smirk at Trump’s antics and continue to realign global power relations.

Some 50 years ago, the prominent African American political economist Robert S. Browne told us, “We are witnessing the end of an era, the passing away of the age of American global predominance.” Donald Trump accelerates this inevitable decline.

Trump’s domestic allies are the January 6 crowd wearing KKK robes and Vikings helmets and waving Nazi flags. Many of these White folks will now lose some of their safety net benefits. It is said those whom the Gods would destroy they first make mad—make lunatics.

Donald Trump cannot discredit Martin Luther King historic 20th century legacy and the legacy of the African American freedom movement before the masses of the 8 plus billion people around the world.

At a May 1972 tribute to Dr. Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana, a leading statesman of African independence, the African revolutionary leader Amilcar Cabral quoted an African proverb that is apropos, precise for Trump’s asinine attempt to discredit the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. Cabral said, “Those who dare to spit at the sky only dirty their own faces.”

The combined purchasing power too great for

(TriceEdneyWire.com)— “Who will try to blend communities of color during a time the administration would like to see it kept apart? A strong combined effort would turn politics and the economy on its head by creating a single voice of people tired of being relegated to society’s second class. Who will step up?” -- Ray Marcano  They may not be making as much noise as the extremists who boycott LGBTQ + inclusive brands, but communities of color are quietly flexing their economic muscle against companies who abandon diversity, equity, and inclusion policies. The combined spending power of and Latino Americans—who make up more than 30 percent of the U.S. population —is $6 trillion.  That’s larger than the economies of every nation on earth except the United States and China.   Companies who kowtow to extremist demands to abandon their commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion policies are sacrificing their bottom line for political expediency. Even though there’s been no call for communities of color to join forces in a large-scale, organized boycott, compa-

nies who backtracked are losing out to companies who stood firm in their commitments.

As shareholder activist Andrew Behar recently told Fortune magazine, the Trump administration’s crusade against diversity, equity, and inclusion is forcing companies to underperform.

“This is an anti-capitalist, anti-freedom, anti-democracy crusade that is being waged to try to suppress information and suppress shareholders from having the disclosure and the information they need to make good fiduciary decisions,” Behar said.   Without calling for a boycott or singling out any particular business, the NAACP earlier this year issued a Black Consumer Advisory, encouraging people to spend their money where

they’re respected, to support Blackowned businesses, and to demand that businesses prioritize people over profit. But it turns out that prioritizing people actually is profitable. And the financial consequences of failing to do so are potentially enormous.

DEI strategist Joseph Santana wrote, “CEOs that cut DEI initiatives miscalculated the market impact, incurring costly consequences in a business landscape where talent, consumers, and investors demand alignment with modern values.”

During the Essence Festival of Culture in New Orleans earlier this month, a panel titled “We Drive Prosperity: Impact of Black and Brown Businesses on the Economy” brought together Robert Hartwell, host of HBO Max’s “Breaking New Ground;” Juan Proaño, CEO of League of United Latin American Citizens, and Elis Clementino, head of strategic relationships at NVH Studios. Their message: “Black and Brown communities already have the economic power—they just need to use it together.”

Marc H. Morial

Fred Logan Commentary

The ‘Equity in Government Act’

(TriceEdneyWire.com)—During the Reagan era, prominent figures of the Religious Right movement played a significant role in mobilizing conservative Christians and advocating for their political interests. While the movement was largely led by figures such as Jerry Falwell (Moral Majority) and Pat Robertson (Christian Coalition), younger individuals such as Ralph Reed and Paul Weyrich also played a key role in the movement’s organizational and political outreach.

The younger leaders often focused on mobilizing support on the grassroot level, developing strategies for political engagement, and leveraging new media technologies to spread their message.  Ralph Reed, as executive director of the Christian Coalition, was a major influence in mobilizing evangelical voters and influencing political discourse during the 1990’s; thereby extending the reach of the Religious Right’s agenda. Paul Weyrich, as a key strategist, was co-founder of the Committee for the Survival of a Free Congress (now the Free Congress Foundation). He was instrumental in building the conservative infrastructure that supported Ronald Reagan. With the White evangelical voters becoming mobilized and focused while working within a conservative infrastructure, their numbers and political influence grew over the years to become a formidable force and voting bloc. We see the outcome with as demonstrated by today’s Trump’s MAGA movement.

Those of us who oppose the MAGA movement and their anti-DEI agenda can learn a lot from the tactics used by Falwell, Reed and Weyrich. Particularly on how they made abortion a rallying cry for the Religious Right. Abortion became the most potent unifying issue in modern American politics.

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It became a defining issue as part of a long-term political and cultural strategy. Through mass mailings, religious broadcasting, and organizing conservative Christians, the Moral Majority and similar organizations reframed abortion not only as a moral but also a political issue that defines their movement. The Religious Right was strategic. Conservative evangelicals, Catholics and other groups built a broad coalition not primarily on theological terms, but on the language of “human rights” for the unborn. Opposition to Roe v. Wade became both a symbol and an overwhelming priority of the movement’s vision.

The Religious Right transformed abortion into a litmus test for candidates and judges, shaping the Republican Party’s platform and the agenda of conservative movements for decades. Theologically and politically aligned churches became centers for grassroots organization, encouraging voter registration, political activism, and public protest. The Moral Majority mobilized millions of voters and influenced candidate selection and party platforms. The persistence paid off. After nearly five decades of sustained activism, the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women Health Organization overturned Roe v. Wade. This was the crowning achievement of a long campaign by the Religious Right. The network of progressive churches should follow the Moral Majority blueprint. Where conservative Christians used abortion as their rallying cry, progressive Christians who believe in justice and fairness should use overturning anti-DEI measures as their unifying and defining issue to galvanize and mobilize voters. U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., means business by giving progressive Christians the legislation they need as a rally point. She introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that would restore what major advocates say are major setbacks to closing social and economic gaps for Black and other marginalized communities. “Their rollbacks have been swift and deep over the last six months, and all marginalized people are feeling the impacts,” Rep. Pressley told The Grio. She described the Trump administration’s anti-DEI agenda as “anti-Blackness on steroids.” Pressley’s “Equity in Government Act” would restore policies which former President Joe Biden established by executive order to expand equity efforts across the federal government. Executive Orders 13985 and 14091 mandated that federal agencies embed equity in their everyday business, including tailoring services to ensure that they reach and improve the lives of Black and Brown, women, LGBTQ and disabled communities. The Biden administration’s DEI framework invested programs and grants designed to expand access to housing, education, entrepreneurship, health care, voting and reduced exposure to environmental harms and community violence. Biden described his equity orders as a “whole-of-government response” to the systemic harms caused by policy discrimination and basis. “There were gains being made,” Pressley said during a press conference promoting the Equity in Government Act. She also stressed the fact that “gains and not guarantees”. Despite Biden’s federal action to address systemic racism and bias, Trump on his first day in office rescinded Biden’s equity orders and banned all DEI-related programs and policies.  The Trump administration is also pressuring private industries, including universities and Fortune 500 companies, to follow suit.

Rep. Pressley is fighting back and she is giving others the ammunition to join the fight. “People need organizing prompts, and this legislation also provides that because that’s necessary for the movement to remain fortified, emboldened, to keep momentum up,” Pressley said. In other words, the “Equity in Government Act” can be used as the progressive’s rallying cry for a long-term fight. While we don’t have five decades to get this right, the bill can be a starting point leading into the mid-term elections.

(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.)

Zohran Mamdani’s $20 million philosophy

Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign inspired young voters to embrace democratic socialism, but Sanders’ advocacy for socialism alienated older voters born during the Cold War. The latter connected socialism with the atrocities inflicted by the Soviet Union. Voters who were born after the Cold War did not associate socialism with totalitarianism. They identified it with modern countries that provided extensive social services to their citizens.

Sanders’ 2016 campaign was unable to persuade older voters that democratic socialism was any different from Cold War-era socialism, but Sanders was able to sway younger voters when he stated that the United States should look to other countries that have done a better job of providing universal healthcare and free college.

Younger voters were particularly drawn to Sanders’ ambition to eliminate wealth inequality. Sanders suggested that America should prioritize providing financial resources to working people rather than consolidating wealth in the hands of billionaires.

Sanders didn’t win the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016, but his campaign sparked a new wave of progressive politicians committed to democratic socialism.

The first to gain national prominence was U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY). In 2019, she told an audience that a system that “allows billionaires to exist” while other Americans live in poverty is immoral. She concluded that billionaires are the byproduct of soaring economic inequality and urged that Americans should stop striving to be “super-rich.”

Zoharan Mamdani, 33, is the latest democratic socialist to receive national attention after winning the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City. If Mamdani wins the general election, he will become the city’s first Muslim and Indian-American mayor. His campaign proposed public child care, fare-free city buses, and city-owned grocery stores. In an

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interview on NBC’s Meet the Press, Mamdani echoed Rep. Ocasio-Cortez when he said, “I don’t think that we should have billionaires because, frankly, there is so much money in a moment of such inequality, and ultimately, what we need more of is equality across our city, across our state, and across our country.”

Interviewers continue to press Mamdani to explain why billionaires should not exist, but they should ask more penetrating questions, such as, what are the philosophical underpinnings of this concept, and are billionaires the only target? Only then would the public learn about the darker elements of Mamdani’s bright ideas.

In 2024, the Los Angeles Times published an opinion piece by Belgian/Dutch philosopher Ingrid Robeyns called: No More Billionaires? We can be more ambitious than that. No one needs more than $20 million. It summarized her 2023 book Limitarianism: The Case Against Extreme Wealth. Robeyn quoted Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, saying, “Every billionaire is a policy failure.”

“I support this too,” Robeyn continued. “I call this ‘limitarianism,’ in which societies define a cap on how much personal wealth an individual can accumulate. But we should be morally more ambitious than only wanting to get rid of fortunes that are more than $1 billion. If we look carefully at the reasons for limiting personal wealth, we might well agree on a much lower maximum limit.”

She gave three reasons why society should limit excess personal wealth.

1) Excess wealth traps the poor in poverty while inequality rises. 2) Excess wealth undermines democracy because the super-rich spend a lot of money on lobbying, giving

them more influence over political decisions. 3) Because of their lifestyle, the rich are disproportionately responsible for climate change. Then she said, “Although many believe that what they reap in the market is what they deserve, no one can morally say that they deserve their fortune. Wealth is, to a large extent, the result of factors that we can in no way take credit for. We should acknowledge the huge influence of good or bad luck in our lives, including the ‘natural lottery’ ticket that we were given when we were born, the family we were born into, and the parents and teachers who influenced us deeply. Inheriting a vast fortune, the source of wealth for so many rich people, is also pure luck and thus undeserved. Much economic success has been facilitated by the work and investments from previous generations, and none of us can take credit for those achievements.”

Steward Lansley, a visiting fellow at the University of Bristol’s School of Policy Studies, reviewed Robeyn’s book.

He wrote, “Robeyns is making a conceptual case. She doesn’t give much detail of how limitarianism might work in practice … There are plenty of questions of detail that would need to be settled. How, as a society, would we determine the appropriate ‘rich lines’ above which is too much? Would the ‘undeserving rich,’ whose wealth is achieved by extraction that hurts wider society, be treated differently from the ‘deserving,’ who, through exceptional skill, effort, and risk-taking, create new wealth in ways that benefit others as well as themselves?”

Democratic socialists want to build a society with monetary equality, but they can only do so by first dividing society between the deserving and undeserving.

Who deserves to be labeled undeserving, and who deserves to do the labeling?

The democratic socialist will undoubtedly answer that $20 million question incorrectly.

Democratic mayors can show our party how to win working class voters again

(TriceEdneyWire.com)—A common Republican talking point is that Democrats can’t be trusted to manage major cities. Donald Trump and his Republican allies can barely hide their disdain for Democrats of color leading America’s largest cities. They deride these Mayors as “DEI” hires who want lawlessness and crime to run rampant while their cities decline.

Look no further than the immediate attacks on Zohran Mamdani following his impressive primary win in New York City. Trump Republicans - and quite frankly too many Democrats - immediately railed against Mamdani as a socialist who would destroy New York should he win the general election.

But if Democrats want to finally start winning again and attracting back working class voters, they would be wise to lean into the lessons that Democratic Mayors teach us.

Democratic sniping since Mamdani’s victory is causing the party to lose sight of the bigger picture.  Mamdani was wise to focus on meeting New Yorkers where they are and engaging non-traditional voters with a crisp consistent message on how life is only getting more expensive. His message offered a strong contrast as Republicans double down on policies that will only exacerbate the affordability crisis facing working class Americans. And for those who can’t vibe with Mamdani because of his proud democratic socialist affili ations, then consider two mayors from the Democratic mainstream. Birmingham Alabama’s Randall Woodfin and Baltimore Mary land’s Brandon Scott have suc cessfully built impressive records on crime reduction, economic revitalization and blight elimina tion.

Each knows that working-class voters judge Democrats not by our rhetoric, but by our track record: Can you make my street safer? Can you bring jobs to my neighborhood? Can you keep my rent from skyrocketing?”

These mayors have married progressive populism with actual results oriented pragmatism. They like to make their points by getting things done. Each under stands that progressive positions without actually delivering re sults won’t win back the working class. In the South we call this plain common sense.

By focusing on common sense results, Mayors Woodfin and

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Scott dispel Republican tropes about Black leadership and the ability of Democrats to deliver for the working class. They show that Democrats know how to run government. And images of both doing the work as dedicated young Black fathers further suspends the notion that Black men are to be feared, lack work ethic and aren’t serious about our families and communities.

Mayor Scott has reduced homicides to a 50-year low without starving the government or defunding the police. Similarly, Mayor Woodfin has reduced violent crime by investing millions into crime prevention while boosting incentives for police officers.

Both mayors are offering life coaching, job placement, mental health services, and safe alternatives alongside effective police enforcement.

They are investing in people through blight elimination and true economic revitalization that centers the working class and their desire to live in safe, affordable, and clean communities.

Their cities are thriving despite a Republican agenda at all

levels of government focused on starving services for the working class, as highlighted by Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” which dramatically shifts resources away from the poor and working class toward the uber wealthy. Despite these headwinds, Mayors Scott and Woodfin continue delivering for their cities. They are demonstrating that for Democrats the pathway back to power rests on a clear and concise message for the working class backed by actual results.

The usual Republican attacks ring hollow for these two Mayors because the results speak for themselves. They are painting a clear contrast for the working class to see between effective Democratic governance or more chaos and brutal assaults on the working class by Republican policies.

As Democrats start to assess the playbook for 2026 and 2028, we’d be wise to look at the leadership and lessons from two of our brightest stars in Birmingham and Baltimore.

(Kevin Harris and Richard McDaniel are veteran Democratic strategists of over 100 political campaigns, including the past five presidential elections and several congressional campaigns. Together they co-host the “Maroon Bison Presents: The Southern Comfort Podcast.”)

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.

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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.

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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

SHORT

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, Schneid,

ners, PLLC

ADDRESS OF ATTY(S): 133 GAITHER DRIVE, SUITE F MOUNT

COURIER CLASSIFIEDS

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21AUG25 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):

Fayette:

HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 1601 TIMBER TRL, IMPERIAL, PA 15126. DBV 18355, PG 281, B/L#691-R-73.

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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.

23AUG25 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):

25AUG25 DEFENDANT(S): Mary Anne Walde

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

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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

DEFENDANT(S):

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DEBT: $168,989.64

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Carolyn Treglia, Esquire

ADDRESS

ATTORNEY

SHORT

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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

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

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Carolyn Treglia, Esquire ADDRESS

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

ATTORNEY

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. 44AUG25

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

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ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: 855-225-6906

0000-00.

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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.

80AUG25 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

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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.

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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

ATTORNEY

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PLAINTIFF(S): County of

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.

102AUG25 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,

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PLAINTIFF(S): County of Allegheny Vs. DEFENDANT(S): Gary Lavelle Bonner

CASE NO.: GD 24-008371

DEBT: $4,304.34

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

ADDRESS

ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (412)

Public Notice

Public Notice

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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.

SEEKING CONTRACTOR

Emsworth Borough seeking contractor to demo existing salt shed; haul away debris; prep foundation for new salt shed structure. Demo existing 30’ x 24’ wood and metal structure; break out side walls and front concrete walls to 1 ft below existing asphalt grade; rear wall stays in place; remove all materials to permitted landfill. Foundation Prep: excavate to 18” depth; place new block in front of rear wall and create foundation for new shed; 6” compacted limestone for footer for new wall; supply and set est. 40 concrete blocks to make 3 sides 30’ x 24’ square; 3 courses high. Send proposals to the Office of the Borough Secretary, Emsworth Borough, 171 Center Ave., Pittsburgh PA 15202 on or before August 30, 2025.

CATHY JONES Borough Secretary

BOROUGH OF EMSWORTH, ALLEGHENY COUNTYCONCISE FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The concise financial information is derived from the audited financial statements of the Borough of Emsworth as of and for the year ended December 31, 2024. For governmental activities, total assets of $2,073,950; total liabilities of $62,950; and total net position of $2,011,000. Total revenues were $1,478,768; total expenditures were $1,371,531 and the change in the total net position for the year ended December 31, 2024, was $107,237. For business-type activities, total assets of $411,586 ; total liabilities of $-0- and total net position of $411,586. Total revenues were $791,319; total expenditures were $798,819 and the change in total net position for the year ended December 31, 2024, was ($7,500). Full copies of the annual financial reporting information may be examined at the Borough’s office.

HOSACK, SPECHT, MUETZEL & WOOD LLP

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 expenses 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)

ADVERTISEMENT FOR SALE OF BOROUGH OWNED PROPERTY

Offers are now being accepted for the sale of a 2014 Chevy Caprice. All bids are subject to the approval of the Borough of Bellevue and all bid offers must be submitted in writing to the Borough office at 537 Bayne Avenue Bellevue Pa 15202 by 3:00 p.m. August 11, 2025. Bids shall be opened prior to the close of business on August 11, 2025. All bids shall be reviewed and only accepted on the condition that payment of the purchase price in full shall be made within fourteen (14) days of the acceptance of the bid. The Borough shall have authority to reject all bids.

LEGAL ADVERTISING Legal Notices

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of EDWARD D. SHEBATKA, SR. A/K/A EDWARD DAVID SHEBATKA Deceased of Carnegie, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, No. 02-25-04470, Eric D. Shebatka, Executor, 1227 Chalcedony Street, San Diego, CA 92109 or to TODD A. FULLER, Atty; BRENLOVE & FULLER, LLC., 401 Washington Avenue, Bridgeville, PA 15017

NO. 320695

STEVEN PALMER, PA I.D. NO. 334553

LESLIE J. RASE, PA I.D. NO. 58365 HEATHER RILOFF, PA I.D. NO. 309906

KEVIN T. TONCZYCZYN,

JOSEPH L. LoCASTRO,

314973 985 OLD EAGLE SCHOOL ROAD, SUITE 514 WAYNE, PA 19087

TELEPHONE: (610) 278-6800

E-MAIL: PAHELP@LOGS.COM

LLG FILE NO. NCM 25-072212

PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION PLAINTIFF

VS. Robert J. Morris, known Heir of Angela Eileen Morris a/k/a Angela E. Morris a/k/a Angel E. Morris, deceased and Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns and All Persons, Firms or Associations Claiming Right, Title or Interest from or under Angela Eileen Morris a/k/a Angela E. Morris a/k/a Angel E. Morris, deceased

DEFENDANTS

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

CIVIL DIVISION

ALLEGHENY COUNTY

NO: GD-25-007076

To the Defendants Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns and All Persons, Firms or Associations Claiming Right, Title or Interest from or under Angela Eileen Morris a/k/a Angela E. Morris a/k/a Angel E. Morris, deceased: TAKE NOTICE THAT THE Plaintiff, PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION has filed an action Mortgage Foreclosure, as captioned above.

NOTICE

IF YOU WISH TO DEFEND, YOU MUST ENTER A WRITTEN APPEARANCE PERSONALLY OR BY ATTORNEY AND FILE YOUR DEFENSE OR OBJECTIONS WITH THE COUT. YOU ARE WARNED THAT IF YOU FAIL TO DO SO THE CASE MAY PROCEED WITHOUT YOU AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE FOR THE RELIEF REQUESTED BY THE PLAINTIFF. YOU MAY LOSE MONEY OR PROPERTY OR OTHER RIGHTS IMPORTANT TO YOU. YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS NOTICE TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A LAWYER GO TO OR TELEPHONE THE OFFICE SET FORTH BELOW. THIS OFFICE CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT HIRING A LAWYER. IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO HIRE A LAWYER, THIS OFFICE MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT AGENCIES THAT MAY OFFER LEGAL SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE PERSONS AT A REDUCED FEE OR NO FEE.

Allegheny County Bar Association 400 Koppers Bldg. 436 7th Avenue, 3rd Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15219

LOGS LEGAL GROUP LLP BY: CHRISTOPHER A. DeNARDO, PA I.D. NO. 78447

SAMANTHA GABLE, PA I.D. NO. 320695

PALMER, PA I.D. NO. 334553 LESLIE J. RASE, PA I.D. NO. 58365 HEATHER RILOFF, PA I.D. NO. 309906

KEVIN T. TONCZYCZYN, PA I.D. NO. 332616

ELIZABETH L. WASSALL, PA I.D. NO. 77788

JOSEPH L. LoCASTRO, IV, PA I.D. NO. 314973 985 OLD EAGLE SCHOOL ROAD, SUITE 514 WAYNE, PA 19087

TELEPHONE: (610) 278-6800

E-MAIL: PAHELP@LOGS.COM

LLG FILE NO. CGG 25-072230

Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC PLAINTIFF

VS. Sherri Csorba, known Heir of Linda C. Rosak, deceased; Ronald Riley, Jr., known Heir of Linda C. Rosak, deceased; Devin Riley, known Heir of Linda C. Rosak, deceased; and Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns and All Persons, Firms or Associations Claiming Right, Title or Interest from or under Linda C. Rosak, deceased

DEFENDANTS

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CIVIL DIVISION ALLEGHENY COUNTY NO: GD-25-006990

To the Defendants, Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns and All Persons, Firms or Associations Claiming Right, Title or Interest from or under Linda C. Rosak, deceased: TAKE NOTICE THAT THE Plaintiff, Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC has filed an action Mortgage Foreclosure, as captioned above.

NOTICE

IF YOU WISH TO DEFEND, YOU MUST ENTER A WRITTEN APPEARANCE PERSONALLY OR BY ATTORNEY AND FILE YOUR DEFENSE OR OBJECTIONS WITH THE COUT. YOU ARE WARNED THAT IF YOU FAIL TO DO SO THE CASE MAY PROCEED WITHOUT YOU AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE FOR THE RELIEF REQUESTED BY THE PLAINTIFF. YOU MAY LOSE MONEY OR PROPERTY OR OTHER RIGHTS IMPORTANT TO YOU. YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS NOTICE TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A LAWYER GO TO OR TELEPHONE THE OFFICE SET FORTH BELOW. THIS OFFICE CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT HIRING A LAWYER.

IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO HIRE A LAWYER, THIS OFFICE MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT AGENCIES THAT MAY OFFER LEGAL SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE PERSONS AT A REDUCED FEE OR NO FEE.

Allegheny County Bar Association 400 Koppers

LEGAL ADVERTISING Legal Notices

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

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

5th Avenue, Coraopolis, PA 15108 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

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Meetings

NOTICE OF MEETING & PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THORNBURG BOROUGH

ZONING HEARING BOARD

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

LEGAL ADVERTISING Bids/Proposals

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 parts of bids and to waive technical defects in any Bid

OFFICIAL ADVERTISEMENT

THE BOARD OF PUBLIC EDUCATION OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PITTSBURGH

Sealed proposals shall be deposited at the Administration Building, Bellefield Entrance Lobby, 341 South Bellefield Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa., 15213, on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, until 2:00 P.M., local prevailing time for:

Central Operations Building

Chilled Water Plant Upgrades

Mechanical, Electrical, and General Primes

Project Manual and Drawings will be available for purchase on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at Modern Reproductions (412-488-7700), 127 McKean Street, Pittsburgh, Pa., 15219 between 9:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. The cost of the Project Manual Documents is non-refundable. Project details and dates are described in each project manual.

City of Pittsburgh Office of Management & Budget ADVERTISEMENT

Separate and sealed Bid Proposals will be received electronically starting on Friday, July 25, 2025 for:

2025-IFB-193– SmartPGH Traffic Management Center

Information on solicitations is available on the City of Pittsburgh website: http://purchasing.pittsburghpa.gov

Bid proposals are requested on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh. All bids must be submitted via the above website and all required documents must be provided or the bid proposal may be considered non-responsive. The contractor will be required to comply with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity requirements for Federally Assisted construction contracts. The contractor must assure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Attention is called to Executive Order 11246, to Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, 12 U.S.C. 1701U, and to the Section 3 Clause and Regulations set forth in 24 CFR, Part 135.

The Contractor will be required to comply with the following laws, rules and regulations:

All provisions of US Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, as amended by US Executive Order 11375 and as supplemented in US Department of Labor Regulations (41 CFR, Part 60), and of the rules, regulations, and relevant orders of the US Secretary of Labor.

Contractor shall comply with all applicable standards, orders, or requirements issued of the Clean Air Act (42 USC 1857 et. seq.), Section 508 of the Clean Water Act (33 USC 1368), Executive Order 11738, and Environmental Protection Agency regulations (40 CFR, Part 15).

Contractor shall comply with the Davis-Bacon Act the Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. 276a to 276a-7) as supplemented by Department of Labor regulations (29 CFR part 5).

Procedures for compliance to these acts shall be as follows:

All specifications for construction contracts and subcontracts will contain the prevailing wage rates (as enclosed in this bid package) as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act, as amended (40 U.S.C. 276-a to 276-C-5) and provision that overtime compensation will be paid in accordance with the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act Regulations (29 CFR, Parts 5 and 1926). The contract provisions shall require that these standards be met.

Notice of Requirement for Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal Employment Opportunity (Executive Order 11246):

Bidder’s attention is called to the “Equal Opportunity Clause” and the “Standard Federal Equal Employment Specifications” set forth in 41 CFR Public Contracts and Property Management Part 60-4.3 Equal Opportunity Clauses.

Goals for minority participation: 18%

Goals for female participation: 7%

These goals are applicable to all construction work (whether or not Federal or Federally-Assisted) performed in the “covered area.”

As used in this notice, and in the contract resulting from this solicitation, the “covered area” is Pittsburgh SMSA (Allegheny, Washington, Beaver and Westmoreland counties).

The contractor shall comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 1988, as amended, Section 109 of the Community Development Act of 1974, with Executive Order 11625 (Minority Business Enterprise) and Executive Order 12138 (Women’s Business Enterprise).

The Proposers will be required to submit the package of certifications included with the contract documents relating to Equal Employment Opportunity.

Vendors submitting responses on federally funded projects must register on SAM.gov and provide proof of registration.

The City of Pittsburgh reserves the right to withhold the award of contract for a period of sixty (60) calendar days after the opening of bids.

The City of Pittsburgh reserves the right to reject any or all Proposals.

FORM OF ADVERTISEMENT

1. The Public Parking Authority of Pittsburgh (“Authority”) shall accept sealed bids for the performance of the work described below (the “Work”) at its office at 232 Boulevard of the Allies, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15222, until 10:00 a.m. local time on Friday, August 15, 2025.

2. DESCRIPTION OF WORK: The Project entails the Cashier Booth Replacement at Second Avenue Parking Plaza

3. The Instructions to Bidders, including the Form of Bid, Form of Agreement, General Conditions, Plans and Specifications, and meeting information will be made available after 3:00 p.m. local time on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, via email request to the Authority’s Project Management Department at projectmanagement@pittsburghparking.com.

4. A pre-bid conference will be held in person on-site of the Second Avenue Parking Plaza located at 1250 Second Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, at 10:00 a.m. local time on Wednesday, August 6, 2025. The purpose of the pre-bid conference is to provide additional detail regarding the Work. The information provided at the pre-bid conference will be essential in preparing a bid to perform the Work. Persons or entities that intend to submit bids to perform the Work are required to attend the pre-bid conference with at least one representative who will understand the information presented at the pre-bid conference in a manner that allows such information to be incorporated in the preparation of the bid to perform the Work. It is expected that the representative who attends the pre-bid conference will be experienced in construction matters and employed by the bidder in a supervisory capacity.

5. Sealed bids must be dropped off to the Public Parking Authority of Pittsburgh at 232 Boulevard of the Allies, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, no later than 10:00 a.m. on Friday, August 15, 2025. Bids received prior to the deadline will be publicly opened and read at that time.

6. The Authority reserves the right to in its sole discretion, (i) change, at any time prior to the bid deadline at 10:00 a.m. local time on Friday, August 15, 2025 the Contract Documents; (ii) waive any defect, irregularities, or informality in any or all submitted bids; and (iii) reject any or all submitted bids.

David G. Onorato Executive Director Proposals.

ALLEGHENY COUNTY SANITARY AUTHORITY LEGAL NOTICE CONTRACT NO. 1816

MANHOLE IMPROVEMENT CONTRACT

Sealed Bids for CONTRACT NO. 1816–MANHOLE IMPROVEMENT CONTRACT shall be received at the Engineering Department office of the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority, 3300 Preble Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15233, until 2:00 P.M., Prevailing Time, Wednesday, August 27, 2024, and then shall be Publicly Opened and read via Microsoft Virtual Teams Meeting. A Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting will be held via Microsoft Virtual Teams Meeting on Wednesday, August 13, 2024, at 10:00 A.M., Prevailing Time. An Invitation will be required to access this meeting. If interested in obtaining a Invitation to the Pre-Bid Meeting, contact Tyler Trainor via email at contract.clerks@alcosan.org.

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. Contract Documents may be examined and obtained at the Engineering office of the Authority. A non-refundable fee of One hundred dollars ($100) (no cash or credit cards will be accepted) will be charged for each set of Contract Documents received. Bid Security shall be furnished by providing with the Bid a Certified Check or Bid Bond in the amount of 10% of the Bid Price. Contract documents must be purchased directly from ALCOSAN to qualify as an eligible bidder.

Any questions regarding the Technical Specifications should be directed to Steven Bristol, Project Engineer II, ALCOSAN, via email at steven bristol@alcosan.org.

Any questions regarding the Purchase of Contract Documents should be directed to Judith Bonner, 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

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

The Sports & Exhibition Authority will receive sealed bids for Ballroom Back of House Expansion Joint Repairs as identified below for the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. The contract for this work will be with the Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. Inquiries regarding the bidding should be made to the Sports & Exhibition Authority 171 10th Street, 2nd Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, Attention: Lucas Kistler- E-mail: procurement@pgh-sea.com, Telephone: 412325-6179. Bid Packages may be obtained after the date identified below through Accu-Copy at (724) 935-7055. Additional information on the project can also be found of Accu-Copy’s website at https://accu-copy.com/plan-room.

This Advertisement applies to the following Bid Package: Project: David L Lawrence Convention Center

Bid Package Name: Ballroom Back of House Expansion Joint Repairs

Bid Package Available: Monday, July 28, 2025

Approximate Value: $45,000

Time/Date/Location for Pre-Bid Meeting: 10:00 AM, Tuesday, August 5, 2025 David Lawrence Convention Center 1000 Ft. Duquesne Blvd Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Time/Date/Location for Bid: 1:00 PM, Thursday, August 21, 2025 David Lawrence Convention Center 1000 Ft. Duquesne Blvd Pittsburgh, PA 15222

NOTICE TO PROPOSERS

The Sports & Exhibition Authority will receive proposals for Facility Condition Assessment & 20-Year Capital Plan as identified below for the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. The agreement for this work will be with the Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. The Request for Proposals may be obtained after the date identified below from Alicia Matos, Procurement & MWBE Specialist, Email: procurement@pgh-sea.com, Telephone: 412.393.7106.

This Advertisement applies to the following Request for Proposal:

Project: Facility Condition Assessment and 20-Year Capital Plan

RFP Available: Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Pre-Proposal Meeting: 2:00 PM | Tuesday July 29, 2025 (Non-Mandatory)

SEA Admin Office 171 10th Street 2nd Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Teams Meeting: Meeting ID: 221 814 059 885 2 Passcode: dF9KR68j

Time/Date/Location for Proposals: 11:00am | Friday August 22, 2025

SEA Admin Office Attn: Alicia Matos 171 10th Street 2nd Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15222 procurement@pgh-sea.com

PORT AUTHORITY OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY d.b.a. PRT

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

Bid submittals will be due 1:00 PM on August 28, 2025 and will be read at 1:15 PM, the same day, though your web browser via Microsoft Teams video conferencing, for the following: Electronic Proposal - Ebusiness website (http://ebusiness.portauthority.org)

BID NAME

BID NUMBER

1. B25-19R Offsite Record Storage and Services No bidder may withdraw a submitted Proposal for a period of 75 days after the scheduled time for opening of the sealed bids.

A Pre-Bid Conference will be held on the above solicitation on August 5, 2025, and can be joined through your web browser via Microsoft Teams video conference. Attendance at this meeting is not mandatory but is strongly encouraged. Teams meeting information is available within the Bid Documents for this solicitation on rideprt.org and eBusiness.rideprt.org. Potential bidders may also email the contract specialist assigned to the solicitation. Questions regarding any of the above bids will not be entertained by PRT after 12:00 PM (noon) on August 19, 2025.

These contracts may be subject to a financial assistance contract between Port Authority of Allegheny County d.b.a. PRT and the United States Department of Transportation. The Contractor will be required to comply with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity laws and regulations. Contractor is responsible for expenses related to acquiring a performance bond and insurance where applicable. All items are to be FOB delivered unless otherwise specified. Costs for delivery, bond, and insurance shall be included in bidder’s proposal pricing.

Port Authority of Allegheny County d.b.a. PRT hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in regard to any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprise will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award.

The Board of PRT reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

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.

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

HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) FOR CONSTRUCTION

MANAGEMENT SERVICES RFP #600-25-25

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

CONSTRUCTION

MANAGEMENT SERVICES

The documents will be available no later than July 28, 2025, and signed, sealed proposals will be accepted until 10:00 a.m. on August 19, 2025. The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh will only accept physical proposals dropped off in person from 8:00 AM until 10:00 a.m. on August 19, 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 412 Boulevard of the Allies 6th Floor - Procurement Department Pittsburgh, PA 15219 412-643-2890

A pre-submission meeting will be held via Zoom meeting; on August 7, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. Please see the meeting information below: Join Zoom Meeting : Meeting ID: 846 9359 4846 Passcode: 476154 +1 305 224 1968 US

ADVERTISEMENT Bids are hereby solicited for the COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY , 800 Allegheny Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15233 on the following:

SALE OF SURPLUS EQUIPMENT 250812

The following surplus equipment will be offered for sale to the highest bidder(s): Functional PCs & Laptops, Functional Monitors, Misc. Functional IT Equipment, Misc. Non-Functional IT Equipment, Commercial Kitchen Equipment, Chairs, Tablet Arm Chairs, Physics Lab Equipment

Due date: 2:00 P.M. Prevailing Time on Tuesday, August 12, 2025

For more information, contact Michael Cvetic at mcvetic@ccac.edu.

Bid 1143 – ARMORED CAR SERVICES – ALL COLLEGE LOCATIONS

Due date: 2:00 P.M. Prevailing

Time on Tuesday, August 12, 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

JOB OPPORTUNITIES Help Wanted

East Liberty Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh seeks an Associate Pastor for Care and Connection to welcome guests, provide pastoral care, connect volunteers to ministry, and build a vibrant congregational life. Apply at elpc.church/careers

Innovative Systems, Inc., headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, has Information Security Analyst position responsible for supporting & enhancing security acrss infrastructure, coding, SaaS platforms, bus. continuity, disaster recovery, & policy implmntn. This is a hybrid position w/ability to telecommute 2 days per week w/ approp. telecommuting sys.; remote worksite must be w/in commuting distance of Pittsburgh, PA for 3 in-office days. Apply online at innovativesystems.com

DATA ENGINEER

SPECIALIST CORE Natural Resources (Canonsburg, PA) resp for key apps rel to Oracle Fusion SCM Cloud, Order Mgmt, & Fincl apps, inc prcrmnt, item mastr, vendr mgmt, custm PaaS apps, ordr & contrct mgmt & qualty; mntng cross app supprt is criticl to ensure bus reqs are maintnd thruout Oracle Fusion envrmnt; creatng & spprtng respns on Oracle Srvc Rqsts; devlpng reprts, dashbrds & KPIs utlzng tools incl. OAC, FAW, & BI; learng & sprtng custm integrtns from PaaS to SaaS & Oracle Cloud Infrastrctr; provdng day-today usr supprt for core bus areas; prvdng end usr trnng to ensure consistnt bus prcses are appld; & partcptng in Qrtrly Oracle patch upgrads, new functnl implmntatns, documntatn initvtvs, regrssn testng, & SOX complnc efforts. Bchlr’s dgr in Comp Sci, IT or rel fld + 5yrs prgrsvly resp wrk exp in pos. off or rel. Must knw (thru acdmic trnng or wrk exp) Oracle Advanced Supply Chain Planning; Oracle ERP; Oracle SCM; Customize Sltn; Invntr Mgmt; OTBI; SmartView; & SQL. May WFH 1 dy per wk in same area. Resumes to MariaFarneth@consolenergy.com

CLASSIFIEDS…

CORE Natural Resources (f/k/a CONSOL Mining Company, LLC) (Canonsburg, PA) to be resp. for adptng cloud-based sltns, engrng intcnntctd cloud sys w/in Oracle, Azure & AWS & sprhdng data whse strtgy for merger data intgrtn; dvlpng Django-based web apps, implmntng API intgrtns, mngng SQL dbs, bldng dynmc frntend intfcs usng Python, HTML, CSS, & JavaScript, & dplyng & optmzng applctns on Linux (Ubuntu) srvrs w/Nginx & Gunicorn; cnfgrng & mngng web srvr envs, dplyng Docker cntrnrs, optmzng cloud-based infrstrctr; dvlpng & dplyng adv machine lrng mdls for prdctv anlytcs; dsgnng intllgnt bots & AI-drivn sys; utlzng Tableau & Power BI & bldng mdls; & cndctng sply chn prdctns, mrkt anls & machine lrng frmwrks. Bchlr’s dgr in Econ, Math, Engnrng or drctly rltd fld & 1 yr of prior wrk exp in pos offrd or rltd. Must knw (via acad trng or wrk exp) data acqstn, clean-up, explrtn & vislztn, mdlng & infrnce, & prof rptng; stats, linr regrssn mdls & assoc’d infrntl prblms; R, Python & STATA; linr regrssn, one-way ANOVA, & cmplctd regrssn mdls; NumPy, pandas, matplotlib, scikit-learn, & machine lrng w/ Python & Jupyter Ntbook; & facltatng cmptatn w/ Minitab & use stdrd nnprmtrc tests for applctn-prone prblms. Must hold Cert in Fncl Mdling & Valtn Anlyss. Email resume to MariaFarneth@consolenergy.com.

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