Posted inCommunity storytelling When zebras fly: How my backyard flora project helped bring a long-gone species back to Pittsburgh by First-person essay by Daniel D. Brown, Ph.D. September 12, 2024September 24, 2025
Posted inCommunity storytelling Yes, there is a Central Park in Pittsburgh. Could gentrification threaten the work I and others have done? by First-person essay by Joseph Szabo, as told to Venuri Siriwardane August 30, 2024September 24, 2025
Posted inFirst person Until I can walk a pedestrian-friendly Route 51, I fear for my life by First-person essay by Avishek Acharya August 23, 2024August 25, 2024
Posted inFirst person ‘Yes and’: My lifetime of chasing the perfect performance to seem neurotypical by First-person essay by Eli Kurs-Lasky August 16, 2024August 15, 2024
Posted inFirst person I gained sight at age 36, upending my life. Lessons from a tough Pittsburgh childhood helped me rebuild. by First-person essay by Olivia Durant August 9, 2024September 24, 2025
Posted inCommunity storytelling When babysitting changed to raising grandchildren, it nixed my plans — but saved (and changed) my life by First-person essay by Terri Shields August 2, 2024September 24, 2025
Posted inFirst person Abused from childhood to adulthood, I heal through advocacy for other survivors by First-person essay by Roxanne Epperson July 26, 2024July 28, 2024
Posted inFirst person 40 years ago, I hightailed it out of Pittsburgh. Last month I came back to see what I’ve missed. by First-person essay by Rebecca Deurlein July 8, 2024September 24, 2025
Posted inCommunity storytelling Schizophrenia, stigma and systems hold so many back, which made it tough to celebrate my hard-won tenure by First-person essay by Nev Jones July 5, 2024July 9, 2024
Posted inCommunity storytelling How joining an LGBTQ volleyball league eased my childhood anxieties about organized sports by First-person essay by Todd Feiler June 28, 2024June 28, 2024