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Three woman having lunch on a sunny day at the outside tables on Penn Avenue. Three woman having lunch on a sunny day at the outside tables on Penn Avenue. Lunchtime on Penn Avenue. Photo by John Altdorfer
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Addressing Tech Entrepreneurship and Racial Barriers to Farm Ownership

The Heinz Family Foundation today named Kathryn Finney, author and managing general partner, Genius Guild, and Leah Penniman, co-founder, Soul Fire Farm, recipients of the prestigious 28th Heinz Awards for the Economy. As part of

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Drawing on History and Heritage to Create Interdisciplinary Art

The Heinz Family Foundation today named visual artists Kevin Beasley and Roberto Lugo recipients of the prestigious 28th Heinz Awards for the Arts. As part of the accolade, Mr. Beasley and Mr. Lugo will each

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Protecting the Navajo Nation’s Precious Natural Resources and Leading a Movement for Climate Justice

The Heinz Family Foundation today named Nicole Horseherder, co-founder, Tó Nizhóní Ání (Sacred Water Speaks), and Colette Pichon Battle, co-founder of Taproot Earth and former executive director of the Gulf Coast Center for Law &

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‘Teaching Artists’ program finally arrives in Beaver County

Through a $35,000 grant from The Heinz Endowments, Neighborhood North is pioneering arts-integrated programming in Beaver County. 

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Closure of Pittsburgh Coal-Processing Plant Tied to Local Health Gains

The closure in January 2016 of one of Pittsburgh’s biggest coal-processing plants led to immediate and lasting declines in emissions of fossil fuel-related air pollutants. 

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