This special edition zine highlights stories from Brookline, Carrick and Overbrook — three neighboring communities in South Pittsburgh with deep roots and evolving identities. Originally distributed in print across these neighborhoods, we’re sharing it here so more neighbors and curious minds can connect with the reporting, photography and reflections inside.
Whether you call one of these neighborhoods home or are discovering them for the first time, we hope this collection brings you closer to the people and places that make this swath of South Pittsburgh distinct.
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Brookline, Carrick and Overbrook stories
PPS spent $1.4 million on special education settlements as families, advocates continue to call for services
One family’s yearslong fight for special education services reflects what advocates say is a broader PPS failure to fix recurring problems.
Pittsburgh wants more families, but state insurance laws make that harder
Half of states mandate some form of insurance coverage for fertility treatment. Why doesn’t Pennsylvania, with its stagnant population, join them?
Recipe for a perfect farmers market a work in progress
It’s not just about the produce. Some farmers markets are increasingly selling community. For farmers, participation is not always an easy sell, and issues of standardization and resale are part of the landscape.
New data shows vaccinations uneven at Allegheny County’s public and parochial schools
A long slide in overall school vaccination rates reversed last year, but erosion continued in the youngest grades and some schools are well below levels doctors view as protective.
Pittsburgh’s comprehensive plan, explained
Pittsburgh’s planners will spend the summer drafting a blueprint for the city’s next 25 years of development. It could guide which neighborhoods are stabilized, strengthened or transformed.
PRT’s revamp of bus routes could change transit in southern, eastern suburbs
Pittsburgh Regional Transit is seeking feedback on its bus route update as it faces declining ridership. At a meeting Wednesday, public transit users voiced concerns over elimination of routes in Allegheny County’s southern and eastern suburbs.
Ahead of UPMC ambulance deal, Pittsburgh medics rely on makeshift fixes — even using vomit bags to warm cabs
Ambulance breakdowns can cost lives. Pittsburgh’s EMS leaders have been so concerned about old vehicles with six figures on the odometer that they’ve used tragedies that happened elsewhere to appeal to city officials.
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.
Update: PPS board rejects school closure, reconfiguration plan after 2 years of work
Just three PPS board members voted for the comprehensive proposal to address some of the district’s overcapacity and inequity issues by closing 12 schools across nine buildings.
Meet the ambassadors for Pittsburgh’s most flood-prone neighborhoods
As climate change drives erratic weather, Pittsburgh’s low-lying communities get little support from the state or feds. These advocates and municipal leaders have taken matters into their own hands.
Seeking affordable homes, many in Pittsburgh look south
Buying a home in Brookline, Carrick and Overbrook can be much easier on the wallet than other Pittsburgh neighborhoods. But prices and pressures are rising.
Pittsburgh-area Hindus ‘pray for peace, harmony, good health’ in Carrick
Thousands of persecuted Nepalis displaced from Bhutan have made homes in South Pittsburgh since 2008. Many have found a spiritual home at Carrick’s Shree Krishna Temple.
Immigrant communities find faith homes in Pittsburgh’s southern neighborhoods
Carrick, Brookline and Overbrook are home to growing immigrant communities, enlivening a religious landscape reshaped by parish consolidations and new congregations.
The Glimpse: From Oakland to Pittsburgh’s southern neighborhoods, zine photos capture the vibes
Pittsburgh’s Public Source photographers made their way throughout the four neighborhoods that make up Oakland and the southern city neighborhoods of Brookline, Carrick and Overbrook. The photos live now in two print zines.
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