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Boxes of macaroni and cheese are arranged on the top shelf, with multiple cans of creamed corn lined up on the lower shelf.

Community storytelling

Ambridge — like much of America — prepares to feed hungry if SNAP goes dark

by Alayna Hutchinson October 27, 2025October 27, 2025

People walk along a path in front of a historic university building with a prominent tower, surrounded by green lawns and trees, with a cityscape in the background.

Gagging Academia

Trump says academic freedom is ‘not absolute.’ Three Pittsburgh scholars say it’s essential.

by First-person essay by Candace Skibba, First-person essay by Jane Windsheimer and First-person essay by Philip Hackney October 24, 2025October 26, 2025

Inside our Newsroom

Three ways Public Source is growing audiences and building community in the Pittsburgh region

by Natasha Khan October 22, 2025November 20, 2025

A woman stands and leans on a pew in a church sanctuary with stained glass windows, while others sit around her.

Community storytelling

Immigrant communities find faith homes in Pittsburgh’s southern neighborhoods

by Matt Petras October 17, 2025

People in yellow, red, and orange saris stand in prayer together with hands clasped in front of them as light comes in from windows behind them.

Faith and Religion

Pittsburgh-area Hindus ‘pray for peace, harmony, good health’ in Carrick

by Matt Petras October 17, 2025

A crowd of people dance energetically under blue stage lighting at an indoor DJ night. Some people dance onstage, including a person in long hair and a mini skirt, others dance in the crowd with their hands up.

The Glimpse: From Oakland to Pittsburgh’s southern neighborhoods, zine photos capture the vibes

by Stephanie Strasburg and Quinn Glabicki October 15, 2025February 27, 2026

A man reaches up to pick a fruit from a tree in a leafy, outdoor setting.

Pittsburgh’s pawpaw revival takes root —and could bring a rare butterfly back to town

by Quinn Glabicki October 10, 2025October 14, 2025

A man sits in a modern chair with a black and white dog on his lap, in an art-filled room with brick walls and neon brain sign in the background.

Practicing psychiatry left me suicidal. Converting my pickup into an off-roader let me explore the world — and recover mine.

by First-person essay by Vint Blackburn October 3, 2025

Three people stand at the front of a purple-walled room; one woman speaks into a microphone while two men stand beside her, addressing a seated audience.

‘Peace Makers’ go full-time at Carrick High following student stabbings

by Lajja Mistry and Ember Duke September 29, 2025

A person with blue hair and glasses stands in front of a brick wall mural featuring black-and-white wings decorated with colorful international flags.

How the sound of children delighting in something the world had thrown away changed me

by First-person essay by Samantha Sunshine Rave September 26, 2025September 28, 2025