Bhutanese refugees in the U.S. have been committing suicide at a higher rate than any other refugee group. This highlights the difficulty this population faces in acclimating to a new world — and the importance of publicly celebrating their culture among themselves and their American neighbors, as they will do at a performing arts event […]
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Annual Community Cornfest Features Food, Family-Friendly Fun in Carrick
Join in the fun at the family-friendly annual Community Cornfest under the great oak trees at Carrick’s Phillips Park on Saturday, Aug. 23, from noon to 6 p.m. Friends and neighbors are welcome to attend a day of musical entertainment for adults, with events and games for kids. Fresh corn and a wide array of […]
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Police Recommend ‘Virtual’ Block Watch in Carrick
While Block Watch groups have relied on neighbors’ eyes and ears to deter crime, Pittsburgh police are now asking Carrick-Overbrook residents to pilot a virtual block watch by mounting home surveillance cameras and computer monitoring systems. “If we can be successful here, then we can push this program out to all of the other block […]
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Synthetic Marijuana Bust in Carrick Store
A tearful mother said her son’s life was ruined by drugs he bought from a market police say sold synthetic marijuana. “My son’s demeanor—he was mean, he was nasty,” the woman said at the June Carrick Block Watch meeting. “It affected my whole family. My son lost his kid … my son was [buying the […]
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City Grilled on Carrick Landlord
An apartment building with sewage and water problems so severe that residents had to be abruptly evacuated by the Allegheny County Health Department was the main topic at the Carrick Community Block Watch’s May 5 meeting. The audience grilled representatives from Pittsburgh’s Bureau of Building Inspection about why the situation grew so dire and what […]