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Zoning Board rejects Strip District condos, but developer holds out hope for O’Connor

Normally, this would send developers back to the drawing board to redesign their structure and resubmit, but Moritz is taking a different strategy that hinges on the fulfillment of campaign promises from Mayor Corey O’Connor’s recent run.

by Roman Hladio

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Pittsburgh’s Venezuelans exhale, then brace for what comes next

by Aakanksha Agarwal

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Late on your student loans? There are ways to avoid garnishment.

by Maddy Franklin

ICE, immigration and local response

Coraopolis overturns ICE agreement following community pushback and council shakeup

by Quinn Glabicki

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by First-person essay by Kalilah Stein

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O’Connor development era starts with board vote for Downtown investment

by Rich Lord

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About half of empty Downtown storefronts to be filled ahead of NFL Draft

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Bakery Square expansion ambitions meet market realities

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What should Pennsylvania government tackle in 2026? Tell us your priorities.

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More than 40 news sources remain in Pittsburgh’s fragmented media landscape

by Ethan Beck

When care is compulsory

Allegheny County’s compulsory treatment plan aims to avoid arrests

by Venuri Siriwardane

ICE, immigration and local response

Hundreds march to ICE office in Pittsburgh amid national outcry over immigration-agent shootings

by Quinn Glabicki

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What this moment means for Pittsburgh’s news ecosystem — and our role in it

by Halle Stockton and Jennie Ewing Liska

I couldn’t forget the terrain, the nature, the rivers — but it’s the kindness that kept me in Pittsburgh

Gentrification nudged me out of Portland and on to the road. A chance glimpse of a river town stayed with me. Can I be at home without contributing to the same problems that set me wandering?

by First-person essay by Sarah Samms Velázquez

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Slur accusation against city employee tests human relations panel’s clout

The Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations receives few complaints alleging discrimination based on perceived or actual sexual orientation. An allegation against a city employee has raised questions about the scope of its powers.

by Tory Basile

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette says it will cease operations in May

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s owners said it has lost $350 million over 20 years and called that “no longer sustainable.”

by Charlie Wolfson, Jamie Wiggan and Rich Lord

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As Pa. energy prices rise, advocates skeptical that lawmakers will put aside partisan differences

An AI data center construction frenzy could set electrical demand soaring in Pennsylvania — and with it consumer prices. Ideological division over green energy may prevent lawmakers from advancing solutions.

by Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA

Local Government

O’Connor orders review of permitting delays, signals support for city developers

The new mayor’s first executive order could please many who backed his primary campaign.

by Charlie Wolfson

Local Government

O’Connor asks city to ‘redd up’ for NFL Draft in inaugural address

Corey O’Connor took office as Pittsburgh mayor 20 years after his father Bob O’Connor, reprising an old slogan.

by Charlie Wolfson

Community storytelling

Brookline teens put down the phones and get grounded at outreach center

“A lot of the time, we’re the only place where a student feels like they’re respected.” Brookline Teen Outreach offers programming to meet the challenges today’s teens face.

by Emma Folts

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Tariff bills are making business all-but impossible for my Morningside store

I opened a fabric storefront because serving my customers brings me joy. But running a small business was never easy — and Trump’s tariffs just made it harder.

by First-person essay by Erin Love

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2025: Federal quakes and Pittsburgh aftershocks

An affordable housing-to-zines look at the stories, themes and innovations that made 2025 a wild ride for Pittsburgh and Public Source.

by Rich Lord, Jamie Wiggan and Halle Stockton

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Public Source’s year in visual journalism 2025

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Neither autism nor tragedy will stop Penn Hills man from saving lives

John Mitchell is ‘a special duck.’ Leaving the nest did not go smoothly, but he’s poised to be a paramedic — for starters.

by Rich Lord

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I haven’t seen the world through my eyes since a snowy day in 1969

I’m grateful for those faint visual traces, still today etched in my memory. But snow continues to thwart my mobility, as it did on that November evening before a last retinal hemorrhage took my remaining sight.

by First-person essay by Sally Hobart Alexander

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Q&A: Can social workers head off extremism?

Violence Prevention Network USA, based in Pittsburgh, believes human services pros can identify and potentially intervene with people spiraling into radicalism. Training is set for early next year.

by Rich Lord

When care is compulsory

Involuntary outpatient treatment for mental illness to start Jan. 1 in Allegheny County

After lengthy study and contentious debate, officials say assisted outpatient treatment, or AOT, will be an alternative to involuntary hospitalization. The county says no one will be jailed or arrested for failure to stick with treatment, and an advisory group will monitor AOT’s use.

by Venuri Siriwardane

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Zoning Board rejects Strip District condos, but developer holds out hope for O’Connor

Pittsburgh’s Venezuelans exhale, then brace for what comes next

Follow Pittsburgh stories that matter to you.

Late on your student loans? There are ways to avoid garnishment.

Coraopolis overturns ICE agreement following community pushback and council shakeup

My allegiance to the truth

WHO WE ARE

O’Connor development era starts with board vote for Downtown investment

About half of empty Downtown storefronts to be filled ahead of NFL Draft

Bakery Square expansion ambitions meet market realities

What should Pennsylvania government tackle in 2026? Tell us your priorities.

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More than 40 news sources remain in Pittsburgh’s fragmented media landscape

Allegheny County’s compulsory treatment plan aims to avoid arrests

Hundreds march to ICE office in Pittsburgh amid national outcry over immigration-agent shootings

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Brookline teens put down the phones and get grounded at outreach center

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