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Ny’Jai and Ny’Ela Chapman, both 18, stand for a portrait in the teen section at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – Homewood on Friday, May 12, 2023, in their neighborhood of Homewood. The Youth Research Advisory Board of the SPIN (Space and People In Neighborhoods) Project, of which both sisters are a part, listed the library as a supportive place to gather as they mapped the neighborhood. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)

Community storytelling

We, the youth, mapped our feelings as we lived our lives in Homewood. The city must do better for our neighborhood.

by The SPIN Project Youth Research Advisory Board May 19, 2023May 20, 2023

Andi Whorehol performs among the crowd at the Be Gay Do Prom drag concert in Millvalle on April 14, 2023. (Photo by Amaya Lobato Rivas/PublicSource)

GENDER & IDENTITY

What’s a drag show like? A Millvale event had a prom vibe plus ‘overwhelming acceptance.’

by Amaya Lobato May 12, 2023May 12, 2023

State Rep. Arvind Venkat, left, and Policy Director Dana Kellerman of Squirrel Hill Stands Against Gun Violence address an audience at the anti-gun-violence group's event at Congregation Rodef Shalom in Squirrel Hill North on May 10, 2023. The slide show reflected the proximity in time of the trial of the accused shooter in a 2018 massacre that killed 11 worshipers of other Squirrel Hill congregations. (Photo by Matt Petras/PublicSource)

As synagogue shooting trial approaches, anti-gun violence advocates meet in Squirrel Hill to turn poll numbers into law

by Matt Petras May 11, 2023May 11, 2023

Adam McKinney, the new artistic director for the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, leads a rehearsal for “Sleeping Beauty” with PBT artists Tommie Lin O’Hanlon, left, and Colin McCaslin, right, on Monday, April 24, 2023, in the Strip District. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)

Community storytelling

At Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, new Artistic Director Adam McKinney seeks to create a space for everyone in dance

by Meg St-Esprit May 11, 2023May 11, 2023

Talia Paone, 27, sits on a red and white gingham blanket in St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery in the Spring Hill–City View neighborhood on April 4, 2023. Since the beginning stages of her transition as a transgender woman, Talia frequently drove up to the cemetery to look at the view of the Downtown skyline and ponder about life — and death.

GENDER & IDENTITY

‘I’m living a life I never knew I was supposed to live.’ Pittsburgh’s trans community embraced ‘radical optimism’ in the face of opposition.

by Amaya Lobato May 5, 2023November 13, 2024

Polk State School & Hospital, later renamed Polk State Center, in Polk, Venango County, in an undated photo. (Historic American Buildings Survey/Library of Congress)

50 years ago this month, we exposed a state institution. It’s finally closing.

by First-person essay by Robert Nelkin April 28, 2023April 30, 2023

From left, Kia Foster, of Penn Hills, Jasmine “Happy Feet” Thomas, of East Liberty, team manager Yvette Harrison, of Wilkinsburg, Sandra “Ma Duke” Douglass, of the Hill District, and coach Haywood “Cheddar Melt” El, of Wilkinsburg, come together at the end of practice for their Wilkinsburg Alive and Kicking Kickball Team on April 26 at Whitney Park in Wilkinsburg. Games start on Sundays in June, and are broadcast on YouTube. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)

Points of Pride Wilkinsburg

Kicking in the right direction

by Jourdan Hicks April 28, 2023April 29, 2023

Melissa Wilson stocks a produce refrigerator in between guests at the Wilkinsburg Community Ministry food pantry. Reed has seen an increase in people using the pantry since SNAP benefits were cut back in March. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)

Points of Pride Wilkinsburg

‘We share food’: Wilkinsburg Community Ministry works to address hunger, food insecurity through pantry

by Betul Tuncer April 26, 2023April 26, 2023

Points of Pride Wilkinsburg

In Wilkinsburg, ‘Once we break those curses, they turn into a strength.’

by Stephanie Strasburg, Quinn Glabicki and Rich Lord April 24, 2023April 28, 2023

Lee Brigido carries his foster child in his arms as he walks down a trail next to Mary Carroll in Frick Park on Saturday, March 18, 2023. When there’s cause to advocate for his foster kid, “I put my fighting gloves on a lot faster,” Brigido said, laughing. (Photo by Amaya Lobato-Rivas/PublicSource)

GENDER & IDENTITY

‘I put my fighting gloves on a lot faster.’ How understanding foster parents may mean ‘life or death’ for trans kids.

by Meg St-Esprit April 21, 2023November 21, 2024