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Darrell Kinsel, community engagement and program manager for Lawrenceville United, speaks in favor of inclusionary zoning at a Pittsburgh City Council hearing on Tuesday. Standing alongside Kinsel is Celeste Scott, housing and justice organizer for Pittsburgh United. (Photo by Ryan Loew/PublicSource)

Local Government

City Council signals support of inclusionary zoning after Lawrenceville residents push for its passage at hearing

by Tom Lisi July 16, 2019October 28, 2019

How Karen Hacker worked to resuscitate the Allegheny County Health Department

by Oliver Morrison July 15, 2019August 16, 2019

The chemicals—linked to cancer, thyroid disease, and ulcerative colitis—have been detected in a type of fertilizer used on farms throughout the state. The photo shows a cow munching on grass in a field.

How toxic PFAS chemicals could be making their way into food from Pennsylvania farms

by Kristina Marusic July 11, 2019August 16, 2019

A welcome to the Hill House message is painted on the sidewalk in front of the James F. Henry Hill House Center along Centre Avenue in the Hill District on June 28, 2019. (Photo by Justin Merriman/PublicSource)

The legacy of Hill House: From settlement house to real estate player to nonprofit in dire straits

by Tom Lisi July 11, 2019November 5, 2021

Reporting through trauma: Investigating the opioid crisis while my father was homeless

by Brittany Hailer July 9, 2019November 5, 2021

UPMC Mercy Hospital in Uptown, where the medical center is expanding. (Photo by Jay Manning/ PublicSource)

Local Government

UPMC Mercy expansion: How the ‘community benefits agreement’ between UPMC and the city came to be

by J. Dale ShoemakerJuly 8, 2019November 5, 2021

Low-Wage Living

Low-Wage Living: Pennsylvania’s minimum wage isn’t rising. What that means for Pittsburgh’s restaurant workers.

by Nicole Pampena July 1, 2019August 16, 2019

Nick Cotter on a Pittsburgh bench.

Disparities between Pittsburgh neighborhoods persist. This project tries to understand why.

by First-person essay by Nick Cotter June 27, 2019November 5, 2021

Low-Wage Living

Low-Wage Living: As workers age, health, savings and fear of being overlooked become top issues

by Brittany Hailer June 25, 2019August 16, 2019

Local Government

Public defender Lisa Middleman announces campaign to challenge District Attorney Stephen Zappala

by J. Dale Shoemaker June 24, 2019August 16, 2019