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Aparna Rayaprol, pictured with her spouse Vinod Pavarala in front of the Sri Venkateswara Temple, a multi-tiered ornate white building, in Penn Hills in 1992.

Faith, Race, Place

How did the Sri Venkateswara Temple’s founding help shape South Indian immigrants’ identities?

by Chris Hedlin January 31, 2022February 14, 2022

Sarahjameela Martin, president of the Muslim Women’s Association of Pittsburgh, sits inside the Few of a Kind Store in Bloomfield. Proceeds from the store, which sells books and other items, are used to support the association. (Photo by Ryan Loew/PublicSource)

Faith, Race, Place

Who were Pittsburgh’s earliest Muslims? Who built the city’s first mosque?

by Chris Hedlin January 31, 2022February 17, 2022

Eric Lidji, photographed leaving on a library table with a large mural of Pittsburgh behind him, is director of the Rauh Jewish Archives at the Heinz History Center. (Photo by Ryan Loew/PublicSource)

Faith, Race, Place

How did Jewish life in Pittsburgh end up centered in Squirrel Hill?

by Chris Hedlin January 31, 2022January 31, 2022

Eva Hui sits in front of a shrine from Nepal at the Three Rivers Tibetan Cultural Center.

Faith, Race, Place

When did Tibetan Buddhism come to Pittsburgh? How did it start?

by Chris Hedlin January 31, 2022January 31, 2022

Pastor Dale Snyder speaking into a microphone as others on the stage listen at the Bethel AME outdoor worship event.

Faith, Race, Place

How did Pittsburgh’s oldest Black church form? What was its role in the Underground Railroad and fighting slavery?

by Chris Hedlin January 31, 2022April 6, 2022

Rev. Paul Abernathy, priest at St. Moses the Black Orthodox Church in the Hill District and CEO of the Neighborhood Resilience Project, stands in front of a red wall with religious images behind him. (Photo by Ryan Loew/PublicSource)

Faith, Race, Place

Why is Pittsburgh called the ‘breadbasket’ of the Orthodox Church in America?

by Chris Hedlin January 31, 2022January 31, 2022

Diane stands near her then housemate Debbie, who is sitting on a couch. Diane holds an iPod close to Debbie’s ear and plays music for her.

Community helps weather loss with people with intellectual disabilities| S3, Ep. 4

by Jennifer Szweda Jordan, Unabridged Press and All-Abilities Media January 20, 2022January 21, 2022

COMMUNITY STORYTELLING

‘My heart is in Texas’: Trauma’s long legs for this Jewish Pittsburgher

by First-person essay by Eli Kurs-Lasky January 18, 2022January 17, 2022

(Photo via Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh archives)

COMMUNITY STORYTELLING

Community Callout: What forgotten stories of Black Pittsburgh deserve a spotlight?

by TyLisa C. Johnson and Jourdan Hicks January 7, 2022January 6, 2022

Marriage and the single life among adults with intellectual disabilities carries rewards and some risks| S3, Ep. 3

by Jennifer Szweda Jordan, Unabridged Press and All-Abilities Media January 5, 2022January 5, 2022