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Google Pittsburgh, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Duquesne Light were among the first large companies to step up with contributions to an emergency relief fund for those in the region whose lives have been upended by the COVID-19 pandemic. The fund, seeded by Pittsburgh’s largest philanthropies, has received more than $1 million in contributions since its launch March 16 and now totals more than $5 million.

Pittsburgh will be one of three cities, along with New York and Los Angeles, to host pop-up exhibitions celebrating the music and legacy of the rapper, launched in partnership with Amazon Music. Entry is free and all net proceeds from pop-up merchandise sales will go to The Mac Miller Fund, established at The Pittsburgh Foundation, to help emerging artists.

Foundation President and CEO Lisa Schroeder is mentioned in this slideshow: 

The Carol R. Brown Creative Achievement Awards stands out from the crowd by celebrating not just institutions and organizations that support the arts, but the individual artists. The award winners each receive a $15,000 grant provided by The Pittsburgh Foundation and The Heinz Endowments. #SEEN includes: Celeste Smith, Saleem Ghubril and Doug Root.

Maxwell King sips tea in his elegant Squirrel Hill living room, a morning ritual for a man who’s working hard to get the hang of retirement. He means it this time — honest — even though his first three tries ended in miserable failure. Now 75, his signature beard more white than gray, King sits in a chair with his two large dogs, a poodle and a Labradoodle, sprawled at his feet. Paintings of famous Pittsburgh artists line the tan walls above him.