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Pittsburgh’s Venezuelans exhale, then brace for what comes next
Venezuelans in Pittsburgh describe a moment of relief shadowed by fear — shaped by decades of repression, family still at risk, and uncertainty about what comes next.
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Immigrant communities find faith homes in Pittsburgh’s southern neighborhoods
Carrick, Brookline and Overbrook are home to growing immigrant communities, enlivening a religious landscape reshaped by parish consolidations and new congregations.
Pittsburgh-area Hindus ‘pray for peace, harmony, good health’ in Carrick
Thousands of persecuted Nepalis displaced from Bhutan have made homes in South Pittsburgh since 2008. Many have found a spiritual home at Carrick’s Shree Krishna Temple.
The Glimpse: From Oakland to Pittsburgh’s southern neighborhoods, zine photos capture the vibes
Pittsburgh’s Public Source photographers made their way throughout the four neighborhoods that make up Oakland and the southern city neighborhoods of Brookline, Carrick and Overbrook. The photos live now in two print zines.
City Council’s lone renter is among growing group boxed out of homeownership in Pittsburgh
Despite a city salary of nearly $90,000, Councilor Bob Charland says aging housing stock, high costs and student debt keep him from buying.
Three maps that explain Pittsburgh’s homeownership geography
While homeownership remains the norm around Pittsburgh’s edges, renting is increasingly prevalent in most neighborhoods. In pockets including Homewood and Uptown, vacancy is stubbornly high.
They said ‘be a secretary,’ but instead I’m the official artist of the Garbage Olympics
My grandfather’s habit of turning other people’s trash into art has echoed through my life. Now I’m creating art for Pittsburgh’s biggest trash clean-up event.
‘There’s a specific target on my head’: Transgender teen grapples with UPMC care cuts
Lee, a 17-year-old from suburban Allegheny County, graduated high school early so he could undergo gender-affirming surgery before college. Months before his first class at Carlow University, he found himself without a provider.
Penn Plaza eviction notices, 10 years ago, energized Pittsburgh’s affordable housing debate
Rooted in gentrification, a developer’s push to clear some 200 lower-income households from East Liberty drew opposition and awakened a city to a new driver of displacement.
Bishop Eckman takes the helm as Pittsburgh Catholics ask more of their church
Amid dwindling participation, Bishop Mark Eckman leads a diocese grappling with how to address social problems.
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