1,400 paid parental leave comments show support, deep split, room for change
Here’s what a historic number of submitted comments said about Allegheny County’s paid parental leave proposal. Plus, a chance to weigh in on potential changes.
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Innamorato’s paid parental leave push is personal, political and maybe a national precedent
The Allegheny County executive was a supporter of paid parental leave before her pregnancy, and it could become a signature reelection campaign plank. Blue leaders in red or purple states are watching.
Bill to limit new short-term rentals in Pittsburgh stalls as planning commission awaits legal review
More than 30 people spoke before the City Planning Commission, largely favoring regulation of Airbnbs and their like, but a vote on new rules will have to wait.
Immigration enforcement in Beechview brings tense scene to Las Palmas
An on-site member of the family that owns the grocery store, a centerpiece of the Latino community, refused to allow agents into the store and recounted the confrontation. A community leader says agents are increasingly evident in the South Pittsburgh neighborhood.
Pa. fines Shell $15 million for air pollution from its Beaver County plastics plant
The plant has routinely exceeded allowable limits on nitrogen oxide, benzene and other pollutants, according to a consent decree signed Friday.
A Hilltop ‘Lorax’ wants just one public tree on her block. Will a border thwart her?
One woman’s bid to replace the last public tree on her Mount Oliver block provided an education in the challenges that emerge when a city meets a borough, an avenue becomes a street and shade takes a backseat to other priorities.
Are Pittsburgh-area storms leaving you without power? We want to hear about it.
Heavy storms coming through Southwest Pennsylvania leave thousands of people without electricity. Were you one of them?
My disability wasn’t the problem. The assumptions about it were.
I built a career in cybersecurity, lost a job after seeking an ADA accommodation and encountered the same doubts while training as a blackjack dealer. Disabled people shouldn’t have to keep proving what they can do.
Upper Burrell residents decry transparency as data center progresses despite moratorium and a lawsuit
Since passing a moratorium on new data center developments in May, Upper Burrell commissioners have approved a land development plan for TECfusions.
Open call: Turn your curiosity about people and places into a zine
Your zine could end up on display at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh or published by Public Source.
PRT’s bus route ‘refresh’ could have short shelf life, unless state steps up
PRT hopes that a comprehensive redesign of its system can generate enough momentum to avoid painful cuts in service in a few years. The plan would shrink the agency’s footprint area while boosting weekend service.
On Penn Avenue, First Friday’s Unblurred vision peers into the future
Garfield’s arts crawl has grown from gallery walls into a network of bars, studios and street-level encounters. Nearby development hasn’t dulled the artists’ determination to enliven the neighborhood.
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