DEVELOPING PITTSBURGH
Booming Lawrenceville has priced out some residents. Would inclusionary zoning prevent displacement?
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“Are we really providing opportunities for families to live here — for people to really grow roots in the neighborhood?”
DEVELOPING PITTSBURGH
Inclusionary zoning could help Pittsburgh generate more affordable housing, but progress has taken years
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During the past five years, campaign pledges and task forces aimed at boosting affordable housing in Pittsburgh have pointed to the need for an inclusionary zoning [IZ] policy. More than 800 jurisdictions across the country have implemented IZ policies. So, what is IZ? How is Pittsburgh implementing it? And will the policy tool ease housing costs for low-income Pittsburghers?
DEVELOPING PITTSBURGH
Pittsburgh task force takes on issue of landlords turning away renters with convictions
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As housing prices and rents rise in the Pittsburgh region, some residents face an additional hurdle — they're often denied housing they can afford.
AMAZON HQ2
Amazon’s ripple effects: Six things that might happen if Pittsburgh gets HQ2
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PublicSource spoke to more than a dozen local and national experts and public officials to gauge what kind of impact Amazon might have on Pittsburgh’s housing, job market, tech sector, education system and local governments. Here are six things that are likely to happen were Pittsburgh to become the HQ2 city.
VIDEO
Watch: The First Amendment comes to life in Pittsburgh
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What does the First Amendment look like in practice? In Pittsburgh, it looks like men and women gathered in prayer at First Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh, Rodef Shalom or the Islamic Center of Pittsburgh. It looks like journalists asking questions and holding those in power accountable, or demonstrators outside a federal courthouse on Grant Street protesting immigration policy.
EDUCATION
Is mindful meditation the new normal in some Pittsburgh-area schools?
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Some area school districts, including Pittsburgh Public Schools, Mt. Lebanon and North Allegheny, are using mindfulness practices to reduce stress and anger among staff and students, to improve mental health and to create a calm and compassionate atmosphere in their schools.
DEVELOPING PITTSBURGH
PublicSource and Nextdoor partnered to survey Pittsburghers on Amazon HQ2. Watch what residents had to say.
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The idea of Amazon’s second headquarters landing in Pittsburgh has gotten mixed reviews.
Let's talk about RACE
The police officers behind the senseless killings of black men nationwide are not only bad examples, they’re dream killers
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Compelling personal stories
told by the people living them.Editor’s Note: As journalists, we spend a lot of time talking with officials and community members and distilling it into stories that explore important issues of our time. But we realize that sometimes it is just more powerful to hear it straight from the source. This is one of those times. The essay is a special feature timed for Mother's Day and the Brown Mamas Monologues* happening May 12. For as long as I can remember, my son Dion has wanted to be a football player and a policeman (and a pizza maker and a race car driver).
IN-DEPTH
Former parishioners are trying to save an Allentown church building closed by the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh
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“Nothing resembles an old church. You don’t get that back. Once it’s gone, it’s gone.”
IN-DEPTH
As the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh announces mergers, here’s what it means for parishioners and church buildings left behind
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In September 2017, the diocese’s On Mission Commission announced initial recommendations for whittling the number of parishes down to 48. On Thursday, April 26, Zubik will share final plans for consolidations with priests and deacons before holding a press conference on April 28 to make the decisions public. Groupings will also be shared at weekend Masses and made available online. But how are parishioners affected when the diocese closes their home churches? And what happens to church buildings once their parishioners migrate and they’re left empty?
