Tag: covid

  • Returning to Pittsburgh’s Public Spaces survey: We need your input!

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    [vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]Last year, Riverlife and the Office for Public Art (OPA) launched the Pittsburgh Creative Corps in collaboration with the Pittsburgh…

  • Thanks to our incredible community, Riverlife celebrates our best Giving Tuesday ever.

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    Last week, Riverlife was challenged by a generous donor–and big fan of Pittsburgh’srivers–to find 20 additional Riverlife donors by the end of Giving Tuesday. We are thrilled to tell you that by the time the clock struck midnight, Riverlife had received donations from not 20, but 71 donors, raising an incredible $16,645 and decisively unlocking $2,000 of challenge funding…

  • Matt Galluzzo: As life moves outdoors during covid-19, lean on Pa.’s special strength

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    The following essay by Riverlife president and CEO Matthew Galluzzo was published in the Tribune-Review on October 15, 2020. Earlier this summer, the New York Times explored a fascinating chapter in American history. In 1907, at the height of the tuberculosis epidemic in this country, doctors and educators tasked with preventing the spread of the…

  • Illustrators and comic artists sought for downtown Pittsburgh handwashing stations

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    [vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column_text]For immediate release CONTACT: Stephan Bontrager, Riverlife (c) 412.606.2187 (e) stephan@riverlifepgh.org      August 10, 2020 Illustrators and comic artists sought for downtown Pittsburgh handwashing stations “Pittsburgh Creative Corps” effort to fight the spread of…

  • Preventing COVID-19 on the riverfronts with Riverlife’s Creative Corps

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    [vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column_text]Riverlife is honored to have received a $200,000 grant this summer from the Richard King Mellon Foundation to support Pittsburgh Creative Corps, our collaborative effort with the Office of Public Art and Pittsburgh Downtown…

  • Pittsburgh’s riverfront events: cancellations and postponements

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    [vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column_text]Event cancellations and postponements are becoming increasingly common as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here is a list of upcoming riverfront events scheduled to take place near downtown Pittsburgh.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center”…

  • The latest COVID-19 recommendations for staying safe on Pittsburgh’s riverfront parks and trails

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  • Staff reflections during a pandemic: Anna Leisher on adjusting to the new normal and being the change

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    As the world adjusts to a new way of living and working during the COVID-19 pandemic, we asked the Riverlife staff to reflect on how the new reality might impact our work to reclaim, restore and promote Pittsburgh’s riverfronts. Anna Withrow Leisher joined Riverlife this year as Planning and Project Manager. I have heard that it…

  • Staff reflections during a pandemic: Stephan Bontrager on getting soaked at the Point

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  • A message from Riverlife’s president and CEO Matt Galluzzo

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    Dear Riverlife friends, These days of COVID-19 lack modern precedent. We are all being asked to navigate uncharted waters. Social distancing and heightened vigilance are here. They are among the most important things we can do—as we do our part for the common good. Since 1999, Riverlife has had the privilege of working with the…