FIRST PERSON

As a visa ‘dependent,’ it is hard to feel welcome

O’Harold Hoots, a displaced resident from the Penn Plaza complex, was the first of nearly 40 opponents to the proposed development to speak during Tuesday's meeting of the planning commission. Hoots asked that the commission consider the human face of those that would be negatively affected by the redevelopment.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

The people who filibustered Pittsburgh’s planning commission over plans for the former Penn Plaza site

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

In redeveloping the Strip District produce terminal, who benefits?

Delmesha Richards, pictured in the living room of her home, writes about the conversations she will need to have with her black sons about their skin color and how it may affect their daily lives. (Photo by Maranie R. Staab/PublicSource)
Let's talk about RACE

Conversations black parents are forced to have. Here’s my list.

Featured Story

PublicSource and Nextdoor partnered to survey Pittsburghers on Amazon HQ2. Watch what residents had to say.

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The idea of Amazon’s second headquarters landing in Pittsburgh has gotten mixed reviews.