Pittsburgh City Paper highlights: Black-led Community Spotlight: Dr. Kimberly Ellis

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As featured in Pittsburgh City Paper by By Kahmeela Adams-Friedson 
Community members have not forgotten what the Hill District once was, and what it could be again. Among those set on revitalizing the area are Dr. Kimberly Ellis and her employer, the Buccini/Pollin Group, a development firm based in Wilmington, Del.  Ellis is also very concerned with other area neighborhoods being rebuilt well before “one of the oldest and most famous neighborhoods in the country.” 

A large part of Ellis’ motivation can be attributed to the people who call the neighborhood home. “I just wanted to keep the mothers in the community that I knew who walked around the Lower Hill, who saw The Hill as still a safe haven, I wanted to keep them safe,” she says.

Read the full story here as posted in Pittsburgh City Paper, June 7, 2023