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A white sign reads "Adelphoi" in front of several buildings in Latrobe.

Updated: Innamorato hears ‘alarm bells’ in lawsuits against Adelphoi, picked to run Shuman

by Venuri Siriwardane and Tanya Babbar November 13, 2023December 13, 2023

Graphic card with a picture of a turkey and text saying Tell us your story.

Community storytelling

Alone on Turkey Day? We want to hear from you about it.

by Rich Lord November 6, 2023November 13, 2023

George McClure sits for a portrait. He is wearing a blue-collared shirt and black-rimmed glasses.

Community storytelling

I’m honoring my three kidney donors by trying to stop others dying before receiving theirs

by Venuri SiriwardaneOctober 20, 2023October 21, 2023

Richard Garland, center, seated, executive director of Reimagine Reentry, laughs with his team on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023, in their Hill District offices. Garland and his team work to identify trends in community violence and to prevent violence through victim relocation, connecting to services and supports and creating community relationships. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)

Anti-violence teams surge as $50 million in Allegheny County funding flows

by Venuri Siriwardane September 12, 2023September 18, 2023

Amber Edmunds at her desk at the MAYA Organization offices in Swissvale on July 12, 2023. As the executive director of MAYA Organization, Edmunds works to challenge the lack of support that society provides to Black mothers. (Photo by Alexis Wary/PublicSource)

Community storytelling

I’ve seen Black mothers talk about ‘loss like it’s grocery shopping,’ and I’m dedicating myself to uplifting them

by First-person essay by Amber Edmunds July 14, 2023July 12, 2023

Text card with gold background, text reads What has the U.S. Supreme Court's Dobbs decision changed about your life or your impression of the country's direction?

GENDER & IDENTITY

Devastating or overdue? Echoes from Roe v. Wade’s end range from relief to sterilization.

by Public Source June 23, 2023June 24, 2023

(Illustration by Andrea Shockling/PublicSource)

GENDER & IDENTITY

A year after Roe’s end, Pittsburgh’s abortion clinics still contend with out-of-state influx

by Alexandra Ross and Elizabeth Szeto June 22, 2023June 22, 2023

From left, Jessica Ruffin, deputy director for the Office of Equity and Engagement for the Allegheny County Department of Human Services, Jennifer Liptak, chief of staff for County Executive Rich Fitzgerald and Allegheny County manager, and Andy Halfhill, administrator of homeless services at the county, speak at the start of County Council’s special hearing on the impending closure of Smithfield United Church of Christ’s homeless shelter on Thursday, June 15, 2023, at the Allegheny County Courthouse in Downtown. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)

Downtown shelter, facing closure, draws defenders and detractors at five-hour public hearing

by Eric Jankiewicz June 15, 2023June 15, 2023

Jordan Corcoran, founder of Listen, Lucy, sits for a portrait in front of some of the brainstorming she’s done with audiences, in her office on Thursday, May 11, 2023, in Troy Hill. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)

After a decade spent talking about mental health in schools, I felt like giving up. Instead, I’m giving more.

by First-person essay by Jordan Corcoran June 2, 2023June 1, 2023

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