Market Square Frankie Sings His Song of Life

Frankie
The stroller is one of those sporty, three-​wheeled versions, the kind that athletic moms like to push around suburban neighborhoods while huffing out a cardio burn. This one is parked in a crosswalk, about two feet from the curb, right on the corner of Market and Fifth in the shadow of the Fairmont…

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  • Issue Quarter Between the Issues
  • Issue Year 2018

Helen Hanna Casey, Real Estate Maven

Helen Hanna Casey is CEO of the third-largest real estate company in America.
I grew up in Shadyside, the daughter of Howard W. Hanna Jr., and Anne Freyvogel Hanna, with an older brother and younger sister. Eventually, all three of us went to small Catholic colleges.

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  • Issue Quarter Winter
  • Issue Year 2018
  • Sub Heading A life’s recounting in the subject’s own words
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    Howard Hanna Real Estate Services (1975 – 2017; CEO, 2015 – present)

    National Association of Realtors, Corporate Investors Council (Chair)

    Allegheny Conference on Community Development, Executive Committee

    TriState Capital Bank (Board Member)

    Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, Executive Committee

Sarah’s Wisdom Behind the Counter

Sarah’s Wisdom Behind the Counter
“Okay, what’s today’s joke?” The guy at the counter orders his Americano, sits down, lets the anticipation build for a few seconds. His eyes are dancing behind thick black glasses, grinning like he’s about to bubble over into a thousand little joy bubbles, because he’s got a joke.

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  • Issue Quarter Between the Issues
  • Issue Year 2017

Ahmad Jamal, Jazz Master

Jamal started playing piano at age 3 and grew with guidance from Pittsburgh’s finest jazz mentors and a hardworking, supportive mother. Although he performed his last concert in 2014 in Prague, he still plays on occasion and considers himself busier now than ever.
I’ll bet that I’m the only musician ever to record a CD simply titled “Pittsburgh,” which is a tribute to my beloved hometown. It’s a “miracle city,” really. When it comes to industry, culture and the arts, Pittsburgh has contributed more to the world than most people can begin to imagine.

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  • Issue Quarter Fall
  • Issue Year 2017
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    Honorary Doctorate of Music, New England Conservatory (2015)

    Down Beat Hall of Fame, 76th Readers’ Poll (2011)

    Ordre des Arts et de Lettres, Government of France (2007)

    Living Jazz Legend, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (2007)

    American Jazz Hall of Fame, New Jersey Jazz Society (2003)

    Gold Medallion, Steinway & Sons 150 Years Celebration (2003)

    American Jazz Masters Award, National Endowment for the Arts (1994)
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