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Here’s why Mt. Lebanon is taking over a year to fix an elevator
A mechanical issue and subsequent parts delay have complicated a $335,000 modernization project on the transit-serving elevator, leaving it inoperable for more than a year.
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Expensive travel teams and other sports are squeezing neighborhood baseball in Pittsburgh
The rise of football and the Pirates’ inferiority may be hurting youth interest in the national pastime, but some local programs have sustained success.
Duquesne City School District prepares to merge with a neighbor
The district, struggling financially and trailing academically, will be consolidated. State officials will render a decision by June 30.
Pittsburgh wants more families, but state insurance laws make that harder
Half of states mandate some form of insurance coverage for fertility treatment. Why doesn’t Pennsylvania, with its stagnant population, join them?
Recipe for a perfect farmers market a work in progress
It’s not just about the produce. Some farmers markets are increasingly selling community. For farmers, participation is not always an easy sell, and issues of standardization and resale are part of the landscape.
Advocates make final push to influence Allegheny County’s climate plan
Advocates are pushing for stronger policies just before the county finalizes its climate plan. Residents have one more chance to make their voices heard.
New data shows vaccinations uneven at Allegheny County’s public and parochial schools
A long slide in overall school vaccination rates reversed last year, but erosion continued in the youngest grades and some schools are well below levels doctors view as protective.
Missed trash pick-up complaints have jumped in Pittsburgh
Calls to the city’s 311 help line reporting garbage collection whiffs have surged. In some neighborhoods, complaints are 10 times higher than in others.
Pittsburgh school takes last year’s 100+ fights down to single digits
Pittsburgh Arlington PreK-8 has seen stable leadership, thoughtful approaches to conflict and need, and a plunge in the violence that plagued the halls last year.
Please don’t laugh: Improv improved me in so many ways
In a world where human connection is slowly eroding, I didn’t think the antidote I needed was here in Pittsburgh. Then I enrolled at UCBurgh.
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