Articles in The Saturday Light Brigade
YES: First Waves
From 4-4-15: Teens Stephen Adams, Richard Jetter and Amy Narvaez from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh on their experiences paddling Pittsburgh waterways along with First Waves founder Ian Smith.
YES: Fairchild Challenge
From 4-4-15: Ethan Chirdon (Shaler Middle School) Dawson White, Ellen Poplauska, & Natalie Daninhirsch (Carson Middle School). Students talking about their award-winning projects in response to the latest Fairchild Challenge, a national program encouraging teens to foster an interest in the environment and sponsored locally by Phipps.
YES: Pittsburgh Musical Theater’s American Idiot
From 3-28-15: Ryan Bentley (Upper St.Clair), Isabel Descutner (Hickory), Nick Cortazzo (Baldwin High School) and Sky Bennett (Squirrel Hill) previewing the Pittsburgh Musical Theater production of Green Day’s American Idiot.
YES: Gwen’s Girls
From 3-28-15: Eareeiona (13) shares a song and Candace (13) talks about her role in managing activities at Gwen’s Girls during a visit that also included their mentor Jada and her son Omari (6), who also sang a song or two.
YES: Danielle Tomley of David’s Music House
From 3-28-15: David’s Music House student Danielle Tomley (8, St. Thomas More School), singing and playing guitar.
YES: Naomi Ruth Allen
From 3-21-15: Naomi Ruth Allen (17, Pittsburgh Barack Obama Academy) with original songs a capella.


