People have been reading articles about local communities, churches, the one big fish fry in the area during the pandemic and – no more spoiler alerts about what the thousands who visited CarrickExtra.com during 2021 read.

Illegal dumps look bad, pollute the land and water, and can force property values down. Three dozen illegal dump sites have been identified in Carrick. Most have been cleaned up.

Last year at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, Carrick residents cleared trash away better than any other city neighborhood during the Garbage Olympics.

People in Carrick can receive free financial counseling that has helped others who have high housing costs, minimal savings and low incomes reduce their debt, improve their credit and sometimes build emergency savings during the global pandemic that has challenged many people’s finances.

AHN Brentwood Neighborhood Hospital provides an emergency room, diagnostic imaging, laboratory services and overnight care when needed for people who live in South Pittsburgh and the South Hills.