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How Homewood is sustaining itself after decades of disinvestment
In Homewood, business challenges, hidden history and a music tradition show what it takes for a community to endure.
Open call: Turn your curiosity about people and places into a zine
Your zine could end up on display at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh or published by Public Source.
Pittsburgh groups teach AI skills, including when not to use them
The push reflects growing concern that people without trusted guidance could be more vulnerable to scams, misinformation and widening inequities.
‘Let’s depoliticize it’: Commission recommends routine property assessments in Allegheny County
After years of irregular and contentious property assessments, commission members on Wednesday voiced support for routine property reassessments in Allegheny County and the state.
Federal safety agency issues final report into 2025 blast that killed 2 at Clairton plant
The blast occurred after a gas valve being flushed with pressurized water ruptured, according to the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board.
ICE considering buying immigrant detention facilities, other options to maintain capacity in Pa.
The federal agency, which currently runs the Moshannon Valley Processing Center through a contract with Clearfield County and a private owner, may try to buy the facility when the agreement expires next month.
Stowe residents came to fight a data center. Township officials say none is planned.
A zoning change, social media posts and gaps in township communication helped fuel months of confusion over a large industrial site along the Ohio River.
Special election in Butler County tests voter mood ahead of November
On Aug. 18, voters in Pennsylvania’s 12th legislative district will head to the polls to vote for either Democrat Brandon Dukes or Republican Scott Timko. The red-leaning district will see the state’s last balloting until the midterms.
Wildfire smoke is a growing threat. Pittsburgh’s industrial pollution compounds the risk.
The Pittsburgh region suffers from elevated cases of asthma and other chronic respiratory conditions. When wildfires degrade the air, the population is more vulnerable.
ICE seeks 60 parking spaces in Pittsburgh amid nationwide expansion
The federal parking request comes as ICE adds thousands of officers and intensifies immigration enforcement nationwide.
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