Giving Freedom House a spotlight

Josh Imhof | features editor As HBO’s fictional medical drama, “The Pitt,” continues to dominate streaming, many people now associate Pittsburgh medicine with actor Noah Wyle. However, this drama is far from the city’s only claim to medical notoriety. In the Hill District in 1967, Freedom House Ambulance Service became the first ambulance organization in the United States to be staffed by professionally trained paramedics. … Continue reading Giving Freedom House a spotlight

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From jazz to blues, just feel the groove: Olga Watkins explores her love of music, influential artists and the orgins of her own band

By: Lauren Zawatski | For the Duquesne Duke Olga Watkins is the Director of Board Operations for Parkhurst Dining at Duquesne. Outside of her job at the University, she also is the lead singer for her own blues/soul/funk band, The Olga Watkins Band, which was named the Best Blues/Jazz Band twice by the Pittsburgh City Paper. Prior to her occupation at Duquesne, Watkins worked as … Continue reading From jazz to blues, just feel the groove: Olga Watkins explores her love of music, influential artists and the orgins of her own band

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