Planning meeting

FEB. 18—The Black Political Empowerment Project will host their monthly Planning Council Meeting at 6 p.m. at Freedom Unlimited, 2201 Wylie Ave., Hill District. The community is invited to join in the discussion. For more information, call Tim Stevens at 412-758-7898 or visit b-pep.net or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Pittsburgh is still trying to unbury itself from a snowstorm that blanketed the city with approximately two feet of snow Feb. 5 and 6. However, with many roads still barely accessible and houses without power the city must brace itself for another six-10 inches predicted to fall Feb. 9 and 10.

At the peak of the storm late Feb. 5, Duquesne Light was reporting more than 50,000 customers with power outages. By Feb. 6, that number was down to 14,000, and by Feb. 7, just over 5,000. Most were in suburban areas, but they were spotty.

SNOW COVERED—Like many city streets, Wymore Street in Elliot was covered with more than 20 inches of snow after the storm ended Saturday.

Just north of the city in Ross Township and Bellevue, residents had power. But from Avalon all the way to through Leetsdale, electricity was out for up to 40 hours. And just across the Beaver County line, in Ambridge and Aliquippa power remained on.

BHM service

FEB. 21—The Summer Vacation Bible School of Morningside COGIC will host a Black History Month Service at 4 p.m. at Dearborn St., Morningside. The theme is “Reflecting on Pittsburghers.” The selected individuals to be recognized are Helen Faison, Nate Smith, Cmdr. Gwen Elliot and John Moon. There will also be a showing of the documentary, “Freedom House.” All are welcome to attend. For more information, call 412-361-9865.

The YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh recently appointed Kevin Bolding as Downtown District YMCA Vice President. Bolding is responsible for overseeing Downtown’s public YMCA as well as the U.S. Steel Tower, Highmark headquarters, and Children’s Hospital corporate centers.

NEW LEADERSHIP—Kevin Bolding currently serves several Downtown YMCA locations.

“Kevin’s wealth of leadership experience will help the YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh become an even more valuable resource for the Downtown community,” said Eric Mann, president of the Greater Pittsburgh YMCA. “Everyone at the YMCA especially looks forward to working with him on the opening of the new Downtown Y.”