Author: RiverAdmin
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Local Perspectives of the Younger Kind
Published first on the Progress News, June 1, 2021 Redevelopment work requires significant input and feedback from the community, so that those of us pulling strings together to weave the tapestry of our future know what sort of design everyone would like to see. There’s one segment of the community, however, which is often left… Read more
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River Roots Community Farm Ribbon-Cutting
Published first on the Progress News, May 24, 2021 It took two tries, but with the second snip of the giant scissors on Saturday, May 15th, the multi-colored ribbon was cut and the River Roots Community Farm was officially open for growing! The day was a joyful end to an extremely busy few weeks, and… Read more
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The Banners are Coming, the Banners are Coming!
Published first on the Progress News, May 17, 2021 The last year caused the postponement or cancellation of a lot of events and projects, including many we had lined up in local redevelopment. Some of those, like the school farm initiative, are finally underway (hooray!!), and others, such as kids’ kung fu classes, will be… Read more
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The Farm a Community Built
Published first on the Progress News, May 10, 2021 More than a year and a half ago, Dr. David McDeavitt and I had a dream: to create a space on school grounds that would allow everyone from our community to come together, sleeves up, working and learning and growing. Public school, home school, or well… Read more
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Behind the Scenes
Published first on the Progress News, May 3, 2021 Today I’d like to give you a sneak peek behind the scenes of one of the most involved and hard-hitting parts of redevelopment work. This is an area that most folks don’t get the chance to experience, a hidden world of back-room meetings and urgent phone… Read more
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Springing with Possibilities
Published first on the Progress News, April 26, 2021 Spring 2021 feels like a breath of fresh air on so many levels. We still have a few snowstorms to deal with – both literal and metaphorical – but there is a definite sense of hope and potential floating around with all the pollen. For the… Read more
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Local Perspectives on…local perspectives!
Published first on the Progress News, April 19, 2021 Rick Sheffer grew up in Emlenton in the 1950s and 60s. Though he moved out of the area many years ago, Rick keeps Emlenton close to his heart, staying up to date on local news and visiting often. “I travel back to my hometown at least… Read more
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Let’s Talk!
Published first on the Progress News, April 12, 2021 Last week I talked about Pittsburgh’s P4 redevelopment framework, a model built on equitable and balanced consideration of People, Place, Performance, and Planet. If you’re interested in learning more, you can check out Pittsburgh’s progress at www.p4pittsburgh.org. We have been working hard to develop our own… Read more
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Making Strong Theory Work for Us
Published first on the Progress News, April 5, 2021 With a rust-belt legacy linked directly with ours, Pittsburgh’s recent redevelopment efforts provide theoretical guidelines that show promise for our own region, while highlighting the importance of marrying strong theory to practical application. Launched in 2015, Pittsburgh’s P4 policy framework strives to celebrate the area’s proud… Read more
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The Adaptation of Newspapers
Published first on the Progress News, March 29, 2021 When we think of Redevelopment, we often think of revitalizing crumbling buildings or creating new industries. The process of learning, adaptation, and growth that is redevelopment, though, applies to just about everyone and everything. Businesses and organizations have to continually redevelop their ways of operating if… Read more
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Development Challenges
Published first on the Progress News, March 22, 2021 Since taking up my local redevelopment role, I’ve had the honor of talking to a number of folks who have been involved in similar efforts for many years. From municipal staff and elected officials to civic-minded everyday folks, my colleagues and I are far from the… Read more
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ACV’s School Farm Project
Published first on the Progress News, March 15, 2021 This time last year, I was thanking folks for offering to donate items to our School Farm project and looking forward to getting our hands dirty by late March. Welp…2020 sure threw a wrench in the works. But, here we are, exactly one year later, finally… Read more