Finding home: Exploring immigration through the teen experience | S4, Ep. 5
A Pittsburgh Allderdice High School senior speaks on the challenges and gifts of having intersecting identities on this episode of From the Source podcast.
PPS ‘status quo’ budget critiqued for special ed, security and long-term implications
Pittsburgh Public Schools’ 2023 budget has been described as “status quo,” but without concrete long-term solutions to stabilize the operating deficit and amid dependency on one-time federal funding, the district’s future financial health could be vulnerable to unforeseen economic changes. The district [PPS] introduced a preliminary general fund budget of $675.9 million for 2023. The…
Oakland residents agree on need for change, disagree with proposed zoning plan
The Oakland zoning plan would create three new districts and expand the city’s inclusionary zoning district into Oakland, requiring developers to keep a portion of new residential units at affordable prices.
Gainey pledged to overhaul Pittsburgh’s bridges. His 2023 budget barely starts the process.
Mayor Ed Gainey’s proposed capital budget wouldn’t start construction on any major bridge projects in 2023, and it projects seven to finish in 2026 or later.
Gainey budget would spend some parks tax money on trucks — and none via nonprofit conservancy
Brookline’s Moore Park boasts a water spray feature on its playground, an abundance of sports courts and fields and a pool that recently underwent a $900,000 renovation. Just a 1.5-mile drive away in Beltzhoover, McKinley Park features deteriorating tennis courts, a football field flanked by a corroded retaining wall and a skate park that resembles…
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For some Black families in Pittsburgh, finding the right school means choosing between diversity and academic rigor
For Doris Harvin-Taylor, navigating the options for schools in Pittsburgh is “exhausting.” Her 12-year-old son Joshua attends The Neighborhood Academy, a private college preparatory school. She and her husband, Kwame Taylor, like the student diversity and values of the school,…
New art exhibition tackles anti-fat bias
The eclectic collection of works in “Soma Grossa” at Brew House Gallery is meant to show connections between fatness and other identities, such as queerness, as well as ideas about morbidity and morality.
‘The easy out?’ Data suggest police retain deep role in behavioral health crises, even as some push for alternatives
For years, police have maintained a prominent presence within Allegheny County’s behavioral health crisis response system. That’s increasingly evident in “302” petitions for involuntary psychiatric commitment, a tool used when responding to some of the most severe behavioral health crises.
Executive Decision: These issues, questions and people may define Allegheny County’s next big election
The next election facing Allegheny County voters: choosing a new county executive for the first time since 2011.
Plan for site of former Shakespeare Giant Eagle nears approval vote
In 2019, Giant Eagle’s real estate company ECHO Realty announced plans to demolish the grocery store on Shakespeare Street along with the rest of the buildings on the lot on Penn and Shady avenues. The company revised design plans after…
Voter turnout surged in most of Allegheny County, but sagged where it was already weak
Use interactive maps to see where turnout rose and fell in Allegheny County and Pittsburgh.
Whispers in the stacks: Can a library be too quiet?
The one-room library branch in the City of Duquesne is just reaching state standards for opening hours. But help may be on the way for libraries serving distressed communities.
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How Pittsburgh universities are quietly protecting abortion access
While no local colleges or universities say they’re considering certification as an abortion provider, there is renewed focus on reproductive autonomy at many higher education institutions.
Account overdue: Frustration mounts among some who have been banking on a land bank — for 8 years
The Pittsburgh Land Bank has $10 million allocated to it … and one property listed in its inventory. Neighborhood advocates and officials await the plan.
Democrat Josh Shapiro elected governor of Pennsylvania, defeating Republican Doug Mastriano
The current state attorney general vastly outspent Mastriano in the race and consistently led in the polls.
A high school senior’s perspective on how adults frame gender roles and talking with teens about sexual safety | S4, Ep. 3
In this conversation with Woodland Hills High School senior Tierra Bush, she discusses how she has viewed the differences in how boys and girls are groomed to behave and what that means within the larger context of sex, sexuality, and sexual safety.
‘Energy at the polls’ as Pittsburgh-area turnout mounts in pivotal midterm election
PublicSource reporters are fanning out to polling places throughout Allegheny County. We’ll post the intel here. Times are approximate.
Turnout data show marginalized communities often have quietest voice in Allegheny County elections
2018 voter turnout data show that in Allegheny County, non-white and low-income communities tended to vote less than average.
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