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A Free Community newsletter Bringing you good news ABout wilkinsBurg VOL. 13 NO. 8 June 2020

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Wilkinsburg Public Library Recipient of Two Competitive Grant Awards

The Wilkinsburg Public Library has announced that it has been selected as the recipient of the ReMake Learning Ignite and Lift Every Voice: Why African American Poetry Matters grants.

$5,000 has been awarded through ReMake Learning to update the Children’s Library collaborative learning space and purchase new furniture and computer stations. This is part of the library’s ongoing initiative to support the education, learning, and development of Wilkinsburg youth.

$1200 has been awarded through Lift Every Voice to conduct programming for adults and children centered around African American poets and poetry past and present.

You can get updates on these grants as well as other cool community happenings and virtual content by following the library on Facebook, Instagram @wilkinsburglibrary, and visiting their website at wilkinsburglibrary.org.

The Wilkinsburg Public Library has served the Wilkinsburg community with quality services and programming since 1899.

Most of us have a vision in our heads—whether reinforced by personal experience or popular media—of what a public library looks like and how it functions. It usually centers around a building, a space, filled with books, computers and other media. As long as the library is open, you can find free

Children’s Librarian Rachel Moore

‘Our Building May Be Closed, but the Library Is Always Open’

Anna Newborg, Director, Wilkinsburg Public Library

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Second grader Jamir Hughes from Pittsburgh Urban Christian School in Wilkinsburg. Due to the pandemic, PUC’s famous 2020 Serve-A-Thon fundraiser had to be done differently, but became their most successful one yet. The students served by baking cookies for neighbors, adopting a nursing home, raking leaves, mowing lawns, gardening at Garfield Farms and writing thank you notes to front line health workers and to service providers at essential businesses. One PUCS family got Sal from Salvatore’s Pizza to donate $5 gift cards to healthcare workers to be included in notes of encouragement! Mayor Marita sent words of encouragement and congratulations to PUCS via video.

Each student called or wrote to friends and family, shared this year’s story, and asked for a sponsorship. With the odds against them (some might say), the students and staff surpassed the previous year’s goals by raising $58,000 for tuition assistance and special projects. To see a short video about this year’s Serve-A-Thon, go to youtube.com/watch?v=aPfpm5rSsUc.

Recently, PUCS launched a Pre-K class with 10 students and moved their middle school to their new additional campus building at 813 South, the former Boys and Girls Club.

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Lynne Gordon, EditorTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Jason Cohn, President Minister Linda Kirkland-Law, Vice President

John Irwin, Treasurer Vanessa McCarthy-Johnson, Secretary

Moses Workman

The Wilkinsburg Sun is a free monthly community newsletter published by the

volunteer Wilkinsburg Community Newsletter Board, with the support of the Wilkinsburg Borough, the Wilkinsburg School District,

the Wilkinsburg Chamber of Commerce, and the Wilkinsburg Community Development

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Christian Church’s Free ShopThe New to You (free) Shop is reopening on Thursday June 25 from 12-2 p.m. with a shop full of clothes, linens, and small household items. The shop is located at the Christian Church of Wilkinsburg at 748 Wallace Avenue, directly across from the former Wilkinsburg High School building. Use the driveway entrance to the left of the church. All items are free with some restrictions on how many bags a single household may take in order to share the bounty with all. Masks and social distancing may be required in accordance with county regulations.

WCM Continues to Distribute FoodWilkinsburg Community Ministry

continues to serve folks in our service area, including Wilkinsburg, Edgewood, Swissvale, Forest Hills, and parts of Homewood and East Hills. WCM is open 9 a.m.–1 p.m., Monday through Friday. Masks are required—one household member per visit.

A household can make two visits per week. Over 60 percent of the food they distribute is fresh. They have recipes and food kits (that include the ingredients) and encourage everyone to try something new.

The Pittsburgh Foundation gave a grant as part of their emergency action plan to assist non-profits on the front line of the health crisis. The Heinz Endowments also made a grant to support WCM operations during the health emergency.

With the assistance of these two grants, WCM is streamlining some of its operation to improve the choices of food.

Fresh. Local. Organic Serving the community since 1980

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New hours : 9 am to 7 pm

These grants guarantee their ability to purchase food from the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. They also insure that the WCM will remain open (health permitting) during this crisis.

Free Covid-19 Self-TestingEast Liberty Health Care Center and

other local health centers in Pittsburgh have partnered with the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) to provide COVID-19 self-testing.

The ACHD has provided local health centers with free self-test kits. People who qualify (have symptoms, are health care workers, are workers of other industries deemed qualifying through the health department) would be eligible for free testing at any of the health center sites.

Visit www.alleghenycounty.us/Health-Department/Resources/COVID-19/COVID-19.aspx for more information.

Get More Involved in your WatershedThe Nine Mile Run Watershed

Association is seeking individuals interested in serving on the Board of Directors, which meets five times each year and is actively engaged in governance and support of the organization.

They are looking for members with backgrounds in HR, financial management, law, and professional fundraising. They also have a particular need for a member with a master’s degree in social work to oversee community organizing and outreach efforts. More information is available at ninemilerun.org/board.

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WilkinsBurg Boroughwww.wilkinsburgpa.gov

Borough offices have been partially staffed throughout the pandemic with no public access. Most of the critical public services have continued without interruption. Starting June 1, the Borough will re-open the offices to public access with certain rules in place.

All people entering the building must wear a mask, no exceptions: No mask, no services. Social distancing rules will be in place. There will be no public restrooms available.

The library is not open at this writing, but a possible June 15 limited opening is being discussed. Eastridge library will not open until July.

Code officers have begun most inspections with new restrictions. Metered and sweeper parking enforcement will begin on June 1.

Parks are open, but group play and use of basketball courts and playground equipment is not permitted.

All public events are canceled until at least July 4 and will be evaluated in mid-June based on the governor’s orders.

The Borough strongly encourages residents to continue to use all the governor’s guidelines in place at the time. Wearing masks, social distancing,, and washing hands are very simple ways to limit the spread and protect our community.

Ardmore Wall Phase One Near Completion; Phase Two Underway

The Ardmore Wall project was expected to be a 3- to 4-month project but with complications and COVID-19 delays it has taken over a year to complete. The $1.2 million-dollar project is currently awaiting completion of steel railings that were not able to be manufactured during the pandemic. Representatives of the railing manufacturer will be on scene to complete measurements in June and begin work on producing the railings.

Lighted bollards are also waiting to be installed along the new sidewalk as part of phase one.

Phase two has begun which will include landscaping and the construction of a “Welcome to Wilkinsburg” wall

near the center of the passive park space. Lighting improvements have already occurred in the area of the wall.

The entire project is now projected to be complete in August.

In addition, the Wilkinsburg Historical Society is in the process of raising money for a new Lincoln Statue. The old statue was removed after reaching the end of its useful life. It now stands in Borough Council Chambers.

Wood Street 2-Way… It Really Will Be!It all started with a study in 2015 and

the plans for turning the three blocks of Wood Street off of Penn Avenue into a two-way street is finally becoming a reality.

Grants from PennDOT and Allegheny County will assist with the majority of costs. Work on the project started May 11 and will be complete within 10 weeks.

The project includes new crosswalks, storm drain replacements, removal of traffic signal at Ross Avenue and Wood Street, installation of bus pull-off at Wood Towers, and a bike lane from Swissvale Avenue to Hay Street.

Upon completion, the two-way street will allow easier access to the businesses and residents on the south side of Wood Street from Penn Ave.

South Avenue and Wood Street Parklet

The Borough has teamed up with the Center for Civic Arts to place a parklet space at the corner of Wood Street and South Avenue.

Thanks to the financial help from a variety of grant sources and a Borough contribution, the vacant lot will be home to a landscaped area with benches and unique public art. Plans are underway

to include an art feature that will also monitor air quality.

Brick pavers will be the walking surface of the parklet. A bid has been awarded and the project is expected to begin in early June.

South Avenue Sewer Lining ProjectResidents may have noticed trucks

near Pitt Street and South Avenue recently. They are working on lining sanitary sewer lines as part of a $500,000 project.

Grant funding from the state, Alcosan, and the Borough Sewer maintenance fund are making the lining possible. Over the years, sewer lines separate and crack allowing large amounts of groundwater into the sewer system. This can cause overflow of sewage into rivers and streams.

The Borough is committed to reducing the overflow of our lines and keeping the area’s water sources safe.

Borough Operations Update

Whitney Park renovationss include a basketball hoop, light poles, benches, and water fountain. Parks are open, but, for now, group play and use of basketball courts and playground equipment is not permitted.

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The WCDC Moves the Art Exhibit Experience Online to Support Wilkinsburg Artists

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To support the WCDC, send a tax-deductible contribution to

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The Wilkinsburg Community Development Corporation (WCDC) won’t let Covid-19 stop its efforts to support and showcase the talented artists that call the burgeoning neighborhood home. The WCDC has announced its Art All Over initiative that will turn the organization’s workshop space, located in the newly renovated Lohr Building, into an art exhibit displaying the creations of Wilkinsburg artists.

“This idea started as a way to celebrate and promote the many accomplished artists who live in the Wilkinsburg area, and to welcome neighbors and newcomers alike to explore Wilkinsburg’s business district,” said WCDC Executive Director Tracey Evans.

“Our neighborhood has become the epicenter for so many gifted, creative people,” said Evans. “Providing a space for local talent to display their art was the perfect addition to the conference space in our building. We feel that people need the beauty of art now more than ever. We also want to show our support for artists who, like so many others, have been struggling

during the shutdown.”A partnership with the Sleeping

Octopus Artist Initiative (SOAI), the year-long initiative will feature John Burt Sanders as the first artist. The WCDC is

embracing technology and social media to allow the public to enjoy local art in new ways. From the comfort of your home, you can experience photos and a virtual tour of Sanders’ work. The online experience can be accessed on the WCDC’s website: wilkinsburgcdc.org/artallover.

The WCDC will also be hosting a guided tour on Facebook Live and Instagram Live—@WilkinsburgCDC—on June 5 at 7 p.m. The tour will include commentary from the artist himself, as well as WCDC Executive Director, Tracey Evans, and SOAI Programming Coordinator Amy Staggs.

For those who are passionate about the in-person experience, the exhibit will be accessible to a limited number of people at a time on select dates and times. Dates and times will be added online as they become available. John Burt Sanders’ work will

be on display until August 8. Next will be Zöe Welsh from mid-August until mid-November, after which there will be a group exhibition of three Wilkinsburg creatives. The full schedule is still being developed, but will be able to be found at wilkinsburgcdc.org/artallover.

The art exhibit is located in the WCDC’s newly renovated Lohr Building headquarters (729 Wood Street), which is one of two

multi-million-dollar, historic restoration projects that the organization has taken on in the heart of Wilkinsburg’s business corridor. Both the $2.5 million Lohr Building and the $6.5 million Train Station are scheduled to be complete in 2020.

The newly completed, beautifully designed, and affordable upper floors of the Lohr Building are currently still available for rent. Interested tenants can schedule your tour today by contacting Sepi Miller at 412.366.1600 or sepi.miller@pittsburghmoves.com.

Double Entangled by John Burt Sanders

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School Districtwww.wilkinsburgschools.org

A Message from the Superintendent of Schools—Dr. Linda Iverson

An Extraordinary Response to Extraordinary Times

None of us has experienced anything like this pandemic in our lifetimes. It has been especially hard for those who have lost someone they love—our hearts go out to them—and it has not been easy for any of us. Yet, extraordinary and beautiful things are happening all around the world, including right here in the Wilkinsburg School District.

Students, I know you miss your friends and your teachers. Still, you have remained enthusiastic learners at home! Some of you are even taking on a tech support role for your younger siblings and—let’s be honest—mom and dad, too. I am so proud of you.

Parents, many of you are working from home, while others are worried about when your work will resume. Yet, you have embraced your role as co-teachers, playing a vital part in ensuring your children continue to learn so they won’t fall behind. Thank you.

Educators, in a very short time, you have learned entirely new ways to teach, support, counsel, and inspire students, and to support others who do so. I am in awe of all that you have accomplished, and of your dedication to the children of Wilkinsburg.

I hope we can return to our classrooms in the fall. It would be so wonderful to see everyone in person again! But whether it will be safe to gather then remains uncertain. We will keep families informed.

Whether or not our buildings are open, our teachers will teach, our students will learn, and our wonderful Wilkinsburg community will support them all.

Wilkinsburg Pre-K and Kindergarten 2020-21 Registration Is Open!

Don’t delay. Register today!Registration Packets are available on the school district’s website:

www.wilkinsburgschools.org .

Do you need a registration packet mailed to you or do you have questions? Please call Shannon Galore at

412.871.2105.

Turner Intermediate School Receives National Recognition

Wilkinsburg’s Turner Intermediate has been honored with the SupportMusic Merit Award from The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education. The SupportMusic Merit Award recognizes individual schools that demonstrate outstanding achievement in efforts to provide music access and education to all students.

To qualify for the award, Turner Intermediate educators answered detailed questions about funding, graduation requirements, music class participation, instruction time, and facilities, along with support for its music-making programs. Responses were verified with school officials and reviewed by The Music Research Institute at the University of Kansas.

“What better way to promote, foster, and support positive student outcomes than Music Education?” asked Turner Principal Joe L. Maluchnik, Ed.D.

“Music education, as with all fine arts, provides an opportunity for students to connect and engage in school differently,” said Maluchnik. It not only provides them an opportunity to create and innovate, it allows them to imagine and feel a sense of achievement that supports their emotional and academic accomplishments. We want our students to be risk-takers, which promotes resiliency. And our music educators encourage this daily.”

This award recognizes that Turner is leading the way with learning opportunities as outlined in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The legislation guides policy implementation in the States and replaces the No Child Left Behind Act. The ESSA recommends music and the arts as important elements of a well-rounded education for all children.

Part of the Wilkinsburg School District, Turner Intermediate School teaches students from 2nd grade through 6th grade. Along with Turner, the district operates Kelly Primary School, which serves pre-kindergarten through second grade.

The NAMM Foundation is a nonprofit supported in part by the National Association of Music Merchants and its approximately 10,400 members around the world. The foundation advances active participation in music making across the lifespan by supporting scientific research, philanthropic giving, and public service programs.

For more information about the NAMM Foundation, please visit www.nammfoundation.org.

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Plans continue for the Sacred Spaces III Tour to be held Saturday, September 26. One of the featured structures will be the former Mulberry Presbyterian Church, now under conservatorship of Center for Civic Arts (CCA). The Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation awarded the Mulberry Presbyterian Church a Historic Landmark designation in 2002, describing the church as a “remarkable piece of architecture, engineering, construction, landscape design and planning that imparts a rich sense of history.” But by December 2006, the Mulberry Church became one of many sacred spaces nationally to be impacted by changing demographics that decrease church memberships, causing churches to close their doors. CCA is stepping forward with the help of many community members to transform the once sacred space as a civic space. CCA’s vision is to preserve one of Wilkinsburg’s key historic assets as a space that fosters quality of life and social cohesion through the arts, and economic revitalization through vocational education.

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EVERYONE IS WELCOME—NO EXCEPTIONS LUKE 10:25-37www.ststephenspittsburgh.org

A diverse Community of ChristiansStriving to Imitate Christ by Loving and Serving Others

Rev. Charles EspositoPriest-in-Charge

Franklin Ave. and Pitt St., Wilkinburg, Pa. 15221412.243.6100

Sunday Services: 8 a.m., 10:30 a.m. & 4 p.m.

information, entertainment and assistance. What happens, then, to these services when the library building closes? The answer is: nothing. The building may be closed, but the Wilkinsburg Public Library is always open.

In the middle of March, the library pivoted to offer virtual programming and promote their electronic materials. Their first virtual storytime for children began just days after the library closure. Since then, Library Director Anna Newborg and Children’s Librarian Rachel Moore have worked diligently to provide virtual services to patrons.

Summer ProgrammingThe library will begin virtual and

social distancing summer programming in June. Some weekly activities will be:

• take-and-make craft kits• weekly virtual exercise classes• weekly scavenger hunts• self-guided historical tour around

Wilkinsburg (in partnership with the historical society), and

• digital pop-up libraries for downloading books directly to your phone (no internet connection or special app downloads required.)

They’re also continuing to offer: children’s story times for all ages (see Facebook page), historical documents about Wilkinsburg (wilkinsburglibrary.org/historical), free in-home access to Ancestry.com (elibrary.einetwork.net/ancestry-in-library), and more. Get updates by visiting their Facebook, Instagram, or www.wilkinsburglibrary.org. Send questions to wilkinsburghelp@gmail.com.

LIBRARY from page 1 Opening Doors for Kids: One of the HelpersMister Rogers said that

when there is a crisis to look for the helpers. At this time in Wilkinsburg, you will find Michael Johnson and his Opening Doors for Kids.

“We feed about 100 kids and maybe 150 adults per day,” said Johnson about his Grab’n Go program at the Community Forge Mondays through Fridays. Fresh lunches are available by 9 a.m. for pick up and dinners by 11 a.m.

Additionally, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, kids can pick up a “blessing bag.”

Opening Doors will be the summer sponsor of the free lunch program for kids at the South Avenue Methodist Church at 733 South Avenue.

Recently, Johnson arranged to distribute 400 boxes of fresh produce weekly from local farmers. The produce is distributed Wednesdays and Fridays at the parking lot at the South Avenue church. Interested parties should come with a mask on and sign in before receiving their box.

Opening Doors is also partnering with Children’s Hospital on a special summer project. A large Care

Mobile Van will park in Wilkinsburg twice a week and provide free immunizations and a wellness clinic for children. Stay tuned for times and locations.

For more information on these programs or their rental and utility assistance, call 1.800.618.8582.

Michael Johnson, CEO, and Heather Blackwell, program director, delivering supply bags to seniors in Wilkinsburg highrises. Open Doors does this twice a month.

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Chamber of Commerce

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The Wilkinsburg Thursday Market is MOVING…We are excited to announce the partnership between the Wilkinsburg Thursday Market and the Borough’s Art in the Park for the 2020 season. Beginning June 4th through August 27th, the Market will be open every Thursday at the “Parklet on Penn Avenue” from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with music and activities with Art in the Park scheduled from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. The Market’s focus will be on fresh food and healthy habits. More information on our vendors and activities to come. Interested in being involved in the Market?

Email info@wilkinsburgchamber.com

WILKINSBURG PROUD There are many ways to demonstrate pride in our community – buy from local business, volunteer to help at community events, support community organizations and keep our streets clean and litter free. The Wilkinsburg Chamber of Commerce believes that if it is good for the community it is good for business. The Chamber will launch a new initiative, Wilkinsburg Proud, with support from UPMC, Nine Mile Run Watershed Association and Pennwood Paint & Supply Company, to show our community pride by keeping our business district clean. The first phase will begin with a clean-up of the 700 block of Penn Avenue in May and, with additional support, continue through the summer of 2020. Volunteer for Wilkinsburg Proud!

Contact info@wilkinsburgchamber.com

UPCOMING EVENTSSaturday, April 11 • 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Nine Mile Run Spring Stream Sweep

Saturday, April 11 • 11:00 am - 2:00 p.m. Shred-It Event & Facility Tours Guardian Storage Brinton Rd.

Thursday, April 16 • 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Chamber Board of Directors Meeting, 900 Wood St.

Saturday, April 18 • Noon - 3:00 p.m. Garden Dreams Community Open House 806 Holland Ave.

Tuesday, April 28 • 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Wilkinsburg After Hours Wilkinsburg Borough Building

JOIN THE CHAMBER. BE INVOLVED. MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

If you’re not registered to vote, go to VotesPA.com.Call 412.350.4518 with election questions or to request an application for

the new mail-in ballot. If you do not want a mail-in ballot, you can vote at the polls.

For further information, email E_Harris_Fulton@yahoo.com.

Primary Election—June 2Presidential Election—November 3

Wilkinsburg Thursday Market 2020The 2020 Wilkinsburg Thursday Market is moving back to the main business

district and partnering with UPMC, the Borough of Wilkinsburg, Grow Pittsburgh, and Just Harvest.

Beginning June 18, the Market will be open every Thursday through August 27 at the “Parklet on Penn” from 4 to 7 p.m. providing access to fresh local produce, plants, and resources for healthy living.

Interested in participating in the Wilkinsburg Thursday Market? Contact us at info@wilkinsburgchamber.com.

Welcome TakeOut Team!TakeOut Team, owned and operated by Tamitra Miles, is a unique, high-quality

delivery and concierge service. It serves Wilkinsburg, Homewood, East Hills, and neighboring East End Communities.

Headquartered at 900 Wood Street, TakeOut Team provides services to both businesses and community residents. Their support services help local small businesses sustain existing business, expand their customer base, and increase sales. The value-priced concierge services for community residents (seniors, single parents, traveling professionals) provide time saving, affordable delivery of local restaurant food, groceries, retail products, laundry, and dry cleaning.

Whether customers are individuals or franchised business partners, TakeOut Team and its dedicated cadre of delivery and concierge specialists stand ready to assist in meeting day-to-day logistical, personal, and small business needs.

Learn more about TakeOut Team at takeoutteampittsburgh.com or call 412.336.8515 or 412.709.7566.

Left to Right: Cornelius Raye, chief outreach and engagement executive and operations manager; Tamitra Miles, chief executive officer; Tanitra Bradberry, chief logistics/communications executive. Not pictured: Lamont Raye, chief operations and senior services executive.

Call 412.350.4518 with election questions or visit alleghenyvotes.com.

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Say “good day” to Elena from Pre-K, a 3-year-old room superstar. She loves learning at home and is very busy writing her name and working on her Imagine Apps. Great going, Elana!

Check out superstar Ja’Kier McMiller, a first-grader in Ms. Cole’s room. Since online learning started on April 13, he has completed every reading and math assignment on his Think Central app. Fantastic job, Ja’Kier!

If learning at home were an Olympic sport, Keivon Ford would be a gold medalist!Check out his 30-day stats:• He practiced for a total of 20 hours and 8 minutes.• He has worked on 66 skills.• He has answered 2,319 questions.And this was on just one of the educational applications his class is using!

Tae’von is a rock star with his learning packets. He is in Mrs. Mazak’s kindergarten class. Keep up the great work, Tae’von!

The learning never ends for Lanice Richardson, a 5th grader in Ms. Polosky’s class! Here she is working into the evening from the comforts of her own home on her Imagine Math Fraction Review Pathway. Don’t stay up too late, Lanice!

Congratulations to Alanna Brooks in Mrs. Mayhews’ 1st grade class! She completed all her assigned online learning activities this week. Great job, Alanna! Keep up the good work!

Learning at Home Student SpotlightSchool’s in—at home! Kelly Primary families have been sharing photos of their students hard at work. It’s just one way the school community is staying connected while physically apart.