Sarah Dunlap

Sarah Dunlap is a communications coordinator at the Senator John Heinz History Center and a freelance copyeditor and reporter based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her work as a reporter has appeared in Pittsburgh Business Times and NEXTpittsburgh and centered on local stories from business to health to the arts. Working in public relations, she enjoys securing media coverage for the History Center's family of museums and being an integral member of the museum's communications. Previously, she worked for Scottie Public Affairs and interned with The Borgen Project, the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. She has a passion for the arts, and in her free time, she enjoys experiencing Pittsburgh's arts and culture scene.

 

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Contemporary Craft lands acclaimed artist Swoon for first exhibit in new space (opening in April)

Contemporary Craft will open its new location in Lawrenceville in April with a bang when it features Swoon in its inaugural exhibition. The internationally-acclaimed, Brooklyn-based artist whose work is featured in the permanent collection at the Museum of Modern Art in New York will stage an exhibition titled “The Heart Lives Through the Hands.” The free exhibit will be part of the museum’s public opening on April 25 and will run through Aug. 21. Born Caledonia Curry, Swoon is the first woman
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VetAdvisor offers mental health support and more for vets transitioning to civilian life

It can be exciting to forge a new chapter in your life by shifting into a whole new career. But for military veterans, the transition to civilian life can be jarring and difficult. Support is crucial as these former warriors face unanticipated challenges to their career, mental health and families. It really helps to have someone to talk with — a person who understands your situation and who can point you toward resources in the community that will improve things. That’s the approach behind VetAdvisor, a program founded by a veteran in 2007 as part of a company called Three Wire Systems.
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Pittsburgh Bridges OCD is a new support group for a community in need

Sitting in the waiting room at her therapist’s office, Ann Tomer came across a flyer with a message that caught her attention: “Do you want to be a part of something?” The flyer was distributed by a man named David Hiltabidle, who was looking to create a supportive community for Pittsburghers with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Like so many others living with OCD, Tomer knew firsthand how valuable a community like that could be, and she knew nothing like it was available in Pittsburgh.
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Sober pop-up bar Empath brings a new alternative to Pittsburgh's social scene

With new craft beer taprooms and pop-up cocktail bars opening all over Pittsburgh, it is easy to plan a night out that involves a few drinks. It’s harder to find a sober nightlife alternative. Uncomfortable in bars and unsatisfied with choices of soft drinks or sugary mocktails, people who prefer to not drink can find going out tiresome. Carolyn Hilliard of Stanton Heights has been sober for four years and during that time she’s noticed the city’s lack of nightlife without alcohol. A year and a half ago, she and partner Donny Donovan founded a team called Empath that hosts sober pop-up events, where abstainers and the sober-curious can toast over inventive nonalcoholic cocktails.
Pittsburgh Business Times •

Three Generations Stay the Fastening Course

In 1948, shortly after the end of World War II, Robert Hartman began selling stapling equipment to construction, industrial and manufacturing markets from his garage in Bethel Park. The timing was right for such a company: The onset of a postwar construction boom quickly encouraged the family-owned business to expand its services. The business evolved into Hartman Independent Co., a provider of fastening and packaging solutions that’s now headquartered in Canonsburg and employs 33. Robert Hartman ran the business from his garage, then from an office on the North Side, until 1981, when he passed leadership on to his son, Allen Hartman.
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PSO’s Gala Star Renée Fleming Sings On A Capital Fourth

For Immediate Release July 4, 2018 PITTSBURGH, PA— Before Renée Fleming joins the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in this year’s Gala and Soirée “Voyage at Sea: A Passage to the Mediterranean” on September 15, she sings on A CAPITOL FOURTH, which airs on PBS 8:00 - 9:30 p.m. ET July 4. Fleming honors the nation, troops at home and overseas with a performance featuring “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” her anthem from the Broadway production Carousel, and the concert’s firework finale.
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#PBTNutcracker: How a Principal Ballerina Embraces Her Inner Child

Artistic Director Terrence Orr’s The Nutcracker is a coming-of-age story, following Marie and the nephew’s personal transformations and budding romance. Principal Alexandra Kochis, who dances the role of Marie in PBT’s The Nutcracker, finds inspiration in her own personal transformation as a dancer. According to Kochis, Orr’s The Nutcracker shows the value of embracing your inner child, innocence, purity and excitement for life.
BORGEN MAGAZINE •

Equal Opportunity: Envision Empowers Burkina Faso's Poor

BURKINA FASO — With approximately 18 million inhabitants, 45 percent of Burkina Faso’s population lives on $1.25 a day. Envision empowers Burkina Faso’s poor, teaching English and helping build their communities. As one of the top five poorest countries in the world, Burkina Faso has inadequate infrastructure and educational services which impede economic development and quality living. Envision, a ministry of the Christian and Missionary Alliance, gives equal opportunity to those in the most vulnerable areas.
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World Vision Distributes Gifts-In-Kind Donations to Impoverished Countries

PITTSBURGH – World Vision distributes gifts-in-kind donations to approximately 50 out of the 100 countries the organization serves. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, World Vision’s Global Distribution Center is central to many of the large cities on the northeastern coast. Since 1993, the distribution center, founded by Pittsburgh native Dick Johnson, has taken donations from large and small corporations across the nation. Since the late 1980s, World Vision has distributed gifts-in-kind donations through the process of sorting, re-boxing and sending domestically and internationally packages to those who need them the most.