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Grief Bowls project finds beauty, healing in cracks and broken pieces
June 01, 2023
BY MICHAEL MACHOSKY
The Homepage
"Black History: Closer than you think" focuses on important local stories
June 01, 2023
BY JULIET MARTINEZ
Pittsburgh Union Progress
Hazelwood’s Center of Life podcast records Black ‘world changers’ — and not just in February
March 17, 2023
BY HELEN FALLON
TribLive
Center of Life podcast celebrating Black History Month to continue all year
March 10, 2023
BY JOANNE KLIMOVICH HARROP
KDKA:CBS Pittsburgh
2 Pittsburgh Organizations Receiving Part Of MacKenzie Scott’s $2.7 Billion Donation
June 16, 2021
BY KDKA-TV NEWS STAFF
KDKA: CBS Pittsburgh
Center of Life Celebrates 20 Years Serving Hazelwood, Pittsburgh Communities
May 16, 2021
BY KDKA-TV NEWS STAFF
WPXI
Center of Life makes us Proud to be from Pittsburgh
May 14, 2021
BY WPXI NEWS STAFF
KDKA: CBS Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Community Leaders Reflect One Year Later On Coming Together Amid The COVID-19 Pandemic
March 11, 2021
BY KYM GABLE
Pittsburgh City Paper
Hazelwood’s Center of Life recognized for coronavirus relief efforts
January 27, 2021
BY COLLEEN HAMMOND
CBS News
Intersections 6/18/23 Part 3
June 18, 2023
BY LISA SMITH & CBS NEWS STAFF
TribLive
Juneteenth in Pittsburgh and beyond: What you need to know
June 15, 2023
BY HALEY MORELAND
Pittsburgh City Paper
Celebrate Juneteenth with these events happening across Pittsburgh
June 14, 2023
BY AUGUST STEPHENS
Pittsburgh Union Progress
Day of prayer in Hazelwood leads push to stop gun violence
June 03, 2023
BY HELEN FALLON
TribLive
Hazelwood’s Center of Life honored for COVID-19 work with Champion in Action award
January 27, 2021
BY MARY ANN THOMAS
Pittsburgh City Paper
Popular hip-hop artist Benji. returns to Pittsburgh recording studio
January 24, 2021
BY JARED WICKERHAM
Pittsburgh City Paper
Black-led community spotlight: Center of Life strengthens Hazelwood
December 16, 2020
BY NARDOS HAILE
Tribune-Review
Hazelwood art exhibit at Keystone Church highlights environmental injustices
January 31, 2020
BY JOANNE KLIMOVICH HARROP
Pittsburgh Quarterly
Tim Smith, Pastor and Founder of Center of Life
2020 WINTER
BY JEFF SEWALD
KDKA: CBS Pittsburgh
Teachers Say In-Person Classes Aren’t Safe, But Education Advocates Say Remote Learning Leaves Students Behinds
November 19, 2020
BY ANDY SHEEHAN
UniSound
Center of Life Receives The Lewis Prize for Music’s COVID-19 Community Response Fund!
June 26, 2020
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Residents told Hazelwood neighborhood plan is still developing
September 16, 2019
WESA.FM
These Teenagers Channel Their Question, Beliefs And Hopes Into Hip-Hop
August 1, 2019
BY SARAH SCHNEIDER
Pittsburgh Music Magazine
Thinking Out Loud by The KRUNK Movement displays the talent of the young Pittsburgh rappers
June 20, 2019
BY ALAN D. WELDING
Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle
Life, loss and neighborhood explored in gun violence exhibit
February 14, 2019
BY ADAM REINHERZ
90.5 WESA
With ‘Not A Whole Lot’ For Kids To Do, Hazelwood Group Filled The Void With Jazz, Rap & Sports
March 19, 2018
BY JOAQUIN GONZALEZ
h Magazine
A Community of We: Have Courageous Conversations
November 27, 2017
INTERVIEWED BY JEFFERY FRASER
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Walkabout: New sanctuary at Center of Life honors Hazelwood's loved, lost
May 15, 2017
BY DIANA NELSON JONES
Pittsburgh Magazine
“What Did We Miss?” Designing a Voice for Grief
May 18, 2017
BY EDDIE TRIZZINO
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The Food Column: Student fil focuses on the desert that is Hazelwood
October 23, 2014
BY REBECCA SODERGREN
KDKA: CBS Pittsburgh
Famous Director Returns To His Local Roots
March 26, 2013
BY DAVE CRAWLEY
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Heinz Endowments announces $1.35 million grant to Hazelwood-based Center of Life
November 27, 2012
BY DIANA NELSON JONES
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Center of Life: outreach in Pittsburgh delivers music, dancing and energy with a message
June 24, 2012
BY DIANA NELSON JONES
Trib Live
KRUNK Movement returns to North Side for Fresh Fridays
August 6, 2010
BY PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Pittsburgh City Paper
A Conversation with Rev. Tim Smith
January 25, 2007
BY MARTY LEVINE