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Following Renee Good’s death in Minneapolis, local efforts to recruit rapid responders to witness immigration raids and arrests are gaining ground.
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Neighborhood spotlight: North Oakland
Overwhelmed by the news? Here are ways to destress and 6 low- or no-cost to-dos in Pittsburgh
From Black Cat Market to Randyland, Pittsburgh and Allegheny County offer plenty of options for escaping the news and staying grounded.
Hazelwood rezoning gets 4-2 nod, despite railroad opposition
The City Planning Commission’s vote to rezone more than 40 parcels in Hazelwood sends the matter to Pittsburgh City Council. If approved there, railroads may sue.
How divestment calls brought academic freedom backlash at Pitt
Students and faculty members at the University of Pittsburgh continue to call for financial transparency and divestment from Israel. Campus expression has felt the strain, and professors debate the school’s response.
From singing robots to living laboratories, care leaders seek solutions to aging Pittsburgh’s needs
Pittsburgh has one of the oldest populations in the country, and a strained care sector struggles to support all those in need. At-home innovations, new technologies and workforce campaigns hope to be part of the solution.
A writers club for older adults soothed my grief as we’ve ‘ranted, raved and wrangled’ with aging
A haiku sparked the formation of the Now or Never Writers Group, and now we challenge ourselves with pantoums, villanelles limericks, free verse — and the occasional Irish whiskey cocktail.
O’Connor elected Pittsburgh mayor, winning father’s office and Gainey’s problems
Corey O’Connor, a 41-year-old Point Breeze resident, will be the city’s 62nd chief executive come January.
College partisans fight apathy with midterm message: ‘You can bring about change’
Political energy on campus is usually low during non-presidential elections. Trump, the Kirk assassination and more are stirring partisan passion at Pittsburgh-area universities ahead of tomorrow’s and next year’s voting.
If federal food aid is frozen, community fridges can help curb hunger
With the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) potentially on ice, these 11 free food sources could help families to get through the shutdown.
From Pittsburgh’s towers to Kabul’s airport and a Nepali dance class in North Dakota, teens give voice to diversity
Young people can struggle making sense of their identities when they don’t see themselves represented in the mainstream. Telling their stories brings belonging.
CMU made protesting on campus harder. A year later, even debate is difficult.
After Gaza protests roiled other campuses, Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh wrote a policy to control gatherings of more than a few dozen people. Students wonder if The Fence is next.
Watch: Art and journalism collide in Carnegie Museum’s ‘after school’ exhibit
Pittsburgh schools are on the chopping block. An exhibit renders the difficult decisions and stark impacts of the city’s past closures.
Pittsburgh’s mayoral candidates: Corey O’Connor
In the Nov. 4 General Election, Pittsburgh voters will choose between one Democratic and one Republican candidate. Here, find highlights on Corey O’Connor, Allegheny County controller and the Democratic nominee.
Trump says academic freedom is ‘not absolute.’ Three Pittsburgh scholars say it’s essential.
Professors from the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University, and a student from Carlow University, give their takes on the Trump administration’s push to reshape higher education.
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