At 84, Vince Hammill still serves as the captain of the Katie H, a sternwheeler he refurbished in the 1980s and has been piloting up and down Pittsburgh's rivers ever since.
The WWII veteran has donated his memorabilia, including a wide collection of hand-drawn envelopes from his war correspondence, to Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum.
Sidney Crosby’s latest situation, while worthy of concern given his history with concussions and his stature in the organization and in the game, is merely a continuation of what the Penguins became quite accustomed to overcoming a season ago.
Nonprofit organizations are finding that Next-Gen donors crave opportunities to give of their time and talents as well as their dollars. Meet 12 young givers who are doing just that in Pittsburgh.
Founded by an heir to the Mellon fortune and still partially supported today by Pittsburgh donors, the Hôpital Albert Schweitzer Haiti celebrates 60 years of providing health care in a rural region while standing at the forefront of efforts to limit the impact of the Zika epidemic.
Nonprofit agencies employ apps, social media and new resources in technology to reach and connect donors, volunteers, and the communities who need them.
The breadth of Pittsburgh’s homegrown and dedicated charitable and service organizations goes far beyond big-name foundations and local chapters of national nonprofit bodies.
The sale of each of these products benefits a different cause, making them perfect for holiday gifts or for pampering yourself while knowing you’re doing some good.
GPNP’s services unite, develop and strengthen the nonprofit sector of southwestern Pennsylvania by increasing its efficiency, viability and public recognition.
Of all that conspired to derail the Pirates after three consecutive trips to the playoffs, the unanticipated implosions of Gerrit Cole and Francisco Liriano proved, in retrospect, to be more of a deal-breaker than anything else.
