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A person stands inside by a large window, holding a cup and looking outside at parked cars and buildings on a city street.

Community storytelling

Penn Avenue businesses in ‘survival mode’ amid construction disruptions

by Aakanksha Agarwal May 6, 2025May 6, 2025

An adult and a child wearing glasses sit on a couch, smiling and reading a book together.

The hardest decision I ever made for my son

by First-person essay by Amy Whipple May 2, 2025May 4, 2025

A person with long blond hair and pink sunglasses poses with arms crossed in front of a clothing rack in a room filled with clothes, under purple lighting.

GENDER & IDENTITY

From clothing swaps to legislation, defenders of sex work answer challenges with community

by Nico Hall April 28, 2025April 25, 2025

A person gestures toward a robotic device on a workbench in a lab, with complex mathematical equations written on a whiteboard in the background.

Hearing ‘it doesn’t matter, you are a girl,’ sealed my fate as an engineer

by First-person essay by Melisa Orta Martinez April 25, 2025April 24, 2025

Two older adults, one man standing by a fireplace in a wood-paneled room, and one woman standing with arms crossed in a living room.

Tariffs, stock turmoil have Pittsburghers adjusting or avoiding plans for the future

by Matt Petras April 22, 2025April 21, 2025

A person stands outside a building, holding up two framed artworks, one in each hand, and looks directly at the camera.

My dive into East Liberty’s past revealed ‘third spaces’ lost to time and development

by First-person essay by Njaimeh Njie April 18, 2025April 20, 2025

A person with long hair and glasses leans on an open car door, with a city street and cars in the background during early evening.

Confessions of a ‘passenger princess,’ traveling Pittsburgh without a car

by First-person essay by Emma Riva April 11, 2025April 12, 2025

A digitally altered face with an overlay of text and an orange bridge graphic. The text mentions government efficiency and the Freedom of Information Act.

How is DOGE touching Pittsburgh? PublicSource employs FOIA to find out.

by Rich Lord April 9, 2025April 7, 2025

A man hands a green wreath to an elderly woman in a church. Another man stands in the background. A service dog is next to the first man.

Community storytelling

Deaf people of faith see changing array of spiritual homes

by Jennifer Szweda Jordan April 7, 2025September 24, 2025

A person sits cross-legged on the floor, surrounded by framed art pieces. They are wearing a green sweater and jeans, in an indoor setting with a desk and various objects around.

I’m not yet 30, but working with dementia caregivers in Pittsburgh centers me on what matters most

by First-person essay by Dorothy Yam April 4, 2025September 24, 2025