Annual race creates community through sport

Kaitlyn Hughes | news editor A usually traffic-packed Boulevard of the Allies was vacant on Sunday, save for the spectators standing on the sidewalks. The unusually quiet atmosphere in Downtown was broken when the crowd burst into applause as the first finishers of the 48th annual Richard S. Caliguiri City of Pittsburgh Great Race turned down Liberty Avenue to cross the finish line. About 9,400 … Continue reading Annual race creates community through sport

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Pittsburgh’s Great Race takes great strides

Kaitlyn Hughes | features editor Mark Courtney has run an average of seven miles every day since 1979. Approximately 16,255 days and counting. “There are worse things to be addicted to,” Courtney said. It’s his compulsion to run that keeps him going, knowing that it’s good for his body and mind. On Sept. 29, he finished his 45th Richard S. Caliguiri City of Pittsburgh Great … Continue reading Pittsburgh’s Great Race takes great strides

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Annual MLK Breakfast hosts slew of special guests

by Zoe Stratos | opinions editor Jan. 20, 2022 For its 23rd iteration, the annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Breakfast and Program was held virtually on Monday, stopping at nothing to honor King and to present Mayor-Elect Ed Gainey with the 2022 Drum Major for Justice award — just a few weeks after being sworn in. Hosted by the Allegheny County Bar … Continue reading Annual MLK Breakfast hosts slew of special guests

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