Tag: minority-owned business

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Meet the creators of WaySlay, the Pittsburgh-based ‘UberEats of beauty supplies’

Gillian Fitzgerald | Staff Writer 03/25/2021 Speaking for college students without cars, it can be extremely frustrating running out of the essentials — especially the beauty and hair products they rely on. The good news for all of those living in the Pittsburgh area? There’s now an app that can deliver those products to us in as little as 20 minutes: WaySlay. Co-founders Ian Grant … Continue reading Meet the creators of WaySlay, the Pittsburgh-based ‘UberEats of beauty supplies’

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Passion for pollo: Chef brings Peru to Pittsburgh

Gillian Fitzgerald | Staff Writer 03/04/2021 “I always wanted to be a chef.” Shelbin Santos, originally from Cusco, Peru, began her life in Pittsburgh working in the corporate business world — but she never saw herself spending life behind a computer. It didn’t give her the thrill she gets from her true passion: cooking. She wanted more. Santos immigrated to the United States not knowing … Continue reading Passion for pollo: Chef brings Peru to Pittsburgh

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Sisters grow food and flowers for Pittsburgh residents

Katia Faroun | Features Editor 02/25/2021 When TaRay and Raynise Kelly were kids, organic and locally-sourced produce was easily accessible. They’d be able to find fresh fruits and vegetables in shops on the corners, no matter the day. Today, corner shops instead have shelves lined with processed snacks and junk food, rather than the nutritious produce the sisters grew up eating. And they saw the … Continue reading Sisters grow food and flowers for Pittsburgh residents

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Cake it ’til you make it: Mel’s Magnolia owner brings passion to reality with bakery

Gillian Fitzgerald | Staff Writer 02/18/2021 Just about everyone has that one thing they are passionate about and instantly makes them feel better. For some, it might be sports or meditation. For others, maybe it’s painting or playing an instrument. For Melissa “Mel” Montalvo of Mel’s Magnolia Boutique Bakery, it’s baking. Montalvo bakes anything and everything one could come up with — she loves trying … Continue reading Cake it ’til you make it: Mel’s Magnolia owner brings passion to reality with bakery

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Mother-daughter duo inspires art with pottery studio

Gillian Fitzgerald | Staff Writer 02/11/2021 Pottery, canvas, glass, oh my! At Kolor-N-Kiln, located in the Robinson Mall, there’s not much you can’t paint or create. The mother-daughter duo, Jeaniane and Alyson Blackburn, opened up their pottery studio in 2012 as a way to spend more time together through something they love doing. The Pittsburgh natives used to paint pottery as a hobby when Alyson … Continue reading Mother-daughter duo inspires art with pottery studio

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Get a peach of this: CobblerWorld brings back memories with childhood desserts

Gillian Fitzgerald | Staff Writer 11/12/2020 “It’s not fair — we work just as hard.” Terina J. Hicks has experienced the inequities and the pressure of being a Black woman her whole life, and knows what it is to not only be Black in Pittsburgh, but to be the owner of a small Black-owned business: CobblerWorld. The Duquesne alumna knew from a young age that … Continue reading Get a peach of this: CobblerWorld brings back memories with childhood desserts

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Black-owned ice cream shop promises ‘happy day’ with each scoop

Gillian Fitzgerald | Staff Writer 10/29/2020 A quick T-ride over to the North Side, Happy Day Dessert Factory sits on a hill above Heinz Field. Just as its name promises, the dessert shop exudes warmth and happiness, even on a rainy Pittsburgh day. Galen Moore Jr. spends each day providing Pittsburgh with sweet treats he and his dad create themselves as a small, Black-owned business. … Continue reading Black-owned ice cream shop promises ‘happy day’ with each scoop

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