May 26 2020 28 mins 7
Q: What do the Garbage Olympics, Help or High Water, and the Share Fair all have in common? A: Pittsburgh resident Alicia Carberry. To put it simply, Carberry is a helper -- someone who spends her spare time making her city a better place. And she’s been doing it for years. In this episode, we chat about her projects and learn how, thanks to a friend with a car who gave her rides, she started to volunteer her time and spend her social capital on getting her friends to help her “redd up” the city on her birthday (don’t worry, they still had a traditional celebration afterward). Currently on the board of Pittsburgh’s Shade Tree Commission, she reminds us that we can still safely hug a tree even though we cannot currently hug our friends. We highlight The Bird + The Beard, a local greeting card company that is including stamps with every card purchase, so send some snail mail! Plus, we outline mobile pizza-maker turned brick-and-mortar restaurant Driftwood Oven’s Neighbor Loaves program. You purchase a loaf (made with at least 50% local flour) and it is donated to someone in need via neighborhood organization Lawrenceville United.
Links in this episode:
The Garbage Olympics & the Clean Pittsburgh Commission
Pittsburgh Shade Tree Commission’s Instagram account
Driftwood Oven Neighbor Loaves
Sponsored by: JD Law
