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My mom left Italy for America. I headed for Sicily and built my own culture.

After growing up in Pittsburgh and graduating from CMU, I chose an unorthodox career path so that I could learn about the land my mother grew up in. I’ve found over the last year that my Italian-American identity separates me from both cultures.

by First-person essay by Anna Capella

Economy & Housing

New leader of Pittsburgh Housing Authority to start next week

by Mia Hollie

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Election 2026

Have you seen a Garrity ad? Shapiro leads 43-to-1 in broadcast, digital buys.

by Charlie Wolfson

Economy & Housing

Pittsburgh’s public housing agency poised to pick director from Portland

by Mia Hollie

Inside our Newsroom

Public Source at 15: Looking ahead to the next election

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From ‘screaming into the void’ to quicker turnarounds, Pittsburgh permitting is being transformed

by Mia Hollie

Technology

Pittsburgh doesn’t use Flock cameras – but license plate readers are already here

by Sarah Naccarato

Risk, trust and the joy of discovery: Mattress Factory approaches 50 years

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Guest commentary

Western Pennsylvania can’t solve its biggest problems until we fix who government listens to

by Guest commentary by Jenna Latour-Nichols

HIGHER EDUCATION

Professor Claude? College unions negotiate for protection against AI teachers and evaluators.

by Maddy Franklin

Local Government

Affidavit: City Council members and staff led DA to investigate Gainey contracts

by Charlie Wolfson

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Community storytelling

A new grocer is moving into Squirrel Hill. Its rival says the deal isn’t kosher.

by Benjamin Cohen

First person

I look fine, but dealing with chronic illness is my full-time job

by First-person essay by Jennifer McCalla

Guest commentary

As data centers loom, communities need to organize to protect health and environment

by Guest commentary by Nathan Deron

HEALTH

Paid parental leave compromises emerge at Allegheny County health board meeting

by Oliver Morrison

HEALTH

As Allegheny County prepares for measles cases, director warns of 21 day quarantines

The Health Department director met with school superintendents this week to plan a rapid response if measles cases arrive.

by Oliver Morrison

GENDER & IDENTITY

‘Is my son an incel?’ Eradicate Hate panelists address gender-based hate.

Violence is usually committed by men, and women are more likely to seek help for them. Experts at the Pittsburgh-based conference said conversation is the starting point.

by Octavia Liku

HEALTH

Pittsburgh’s kindergartners fall below the measles safety threshold, testing the city’s vaccine legacy

Local kindergarten vaccination rates are below the recommended 95% threshold in the city that developed the polio vaccination.

by Rebecca Smullin Dawson, for The Conversation

Education

Nearly 4,000 Allegheny County students experience homelessness. A new book lets them tell their stories.

Last year 3,952 children and youth experienced homelessness in Allegheny County. They are often overlooked, but staff at the Homeless Children’s Education Fund found “Echoes of Brilliance.”

by Aakanksha Agarwal

Environment

Elizabeth Township OKs fracked wells near a school despite resident concern

One year after courts struck the project’s initial permit, the township approved EQT’s continued natural gas extraction near its high school. Commissioners also said they’ve been approached about a data center development.

by Lucas Dufalla

HEALTH

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.

by Oliver Morrison

Election 2026

Here’s what Shapiro’s huge edge over Garrity in national campaign contributions looks like

As of June, the governor held a 38-to-1 cash-on-hand lead over Stacy Garrity in his re-election campaign. Who’s funding the governor’s race? Public Source will track the dollars through Nov. 3.

by Charlie Wolfson

Investigations

When the Steelers sell tickets, here’s how much the public sector gets

Acrisure Stadium will fill this weekend for the Steelers’ opener. Public Source asked: How much ticket revenue flows to the public, which largely paid for the venue?

by Rich Lord

HIGHER EDUCATION

CMU admin could repaint Fence in emergency under new guidelines

Carnegie Mellon’s icon of campus expression has traditionally been governed entirely by students, but a year of controversy has led the administration to assert the right to repaint to avert “physical harm.”

by Maddy Franklin

Inside our Newsroom

Zines land Public Source national Product of the Year award

Honors for the Pittsburgh online newsroom’s print foray continue an awards season that has also brought recognition of investigative reporting.

by Halle Stockton

First person

Remembering Flight 93 through the lens of healing

My name may have been on the deed, but the land itself didn’t belong to me after 9/11. It belonged to the grieving families and the nation.

by First-person essay by Tim Lambert

Community storytelling

9/11 memories vivid across Pittsburgh region

Twenty-five years later, readers share what they remember about 9/11 and how they believe it changed their lives and the country.

by Rich Lord

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My mom left Italy for America. I headed for Sicily and built my own culture.

New leader of Pittsburgh Housing Authority to start next week

Care about Pittsburgh? Get local stories that matter from Public Source, delivered to your inbox.

Have you seen a Garrity ad? Shapiro leads 43-to-1 in broadcast, digital buys.

Pittsburgh’s public housing agency poised to pick director from Portland

Public Source at 15: Looking ahead to the next election

WHO WE ARE

From ‘screaming into the void’ to quicker turnarounds, Pittsburgh permitting is being transformed

Pittsburgh doesn’t use Flock cameras – but license plate readers are already here

Risk, trust and the joy of discovery: Mattress Factory approaches 50 years

Western Pennsylvania can’t solve its biggest problems until we fix who government listens to

Professor Claude? College unions negotiate for protection against AI teachers and evaluators.

Affidavit: City Council members and staff led DA to investigate Gainey contracts

Quick Source

More local news

A new grocer is moving into Squirrel Hill. Its rival says the deal isn’t kosher.

I look fine, but dealing with chronic illness is my full-time job

As data centers loom, communities need to organize to protect health and environment

Paid parental leave compromises emerge at Allegheny County health board meeting

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As Allegheny County prepares for measles cases, director warns of 21 day quarantines

‘Is my son an incel?’ Eradicate Hate panelists address gender-based hate.

Pittsburgh’s kindergartners fall below the measles safety threshold, testing the city’s vaccine legacy

Nearly 4,000 Allegheny County students experience homelessness. A new book lets them tell their stories.

Elizabeth Township OKs fracked wells near a school despite resident concern

1,400 paid parental leave comments show support, deep split, room for change

Here’s what Shapiro’s huge edge over Garrity in national campaign contributions looks like

When the Steelers sell tickets, here’s how much the public sector gets

CMU admin could repaint Fence in emergency under new guidelines

Zines land Public Source national Product of the Year award

Remembering Flight 93 through the lens of healing

9/11 memories vivid across Pittsburgh region

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