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Map showing electoral results in the Democratic primary for Allegheny County executive.

EXECUTIVE DECISION

Primary maps show suburbs are split — and will sway Allegheny County politics

by Charlie Wolfson May 22, 2023September 29, 2023

Ny’Jai and Ny’Ela Chapman, both 18, stand for a portrait in the teen section at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – Homewood on Friday, May 12, 2023, in their neighborhood of Homewood. The Youth Research Advisory Board of the SPIN (Space and People In Neighborhoods) Project, of which both sisters are a part, listed the library as a supportive place to gather as they mapped the neighborhood. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)

Community storytelling

We, the youth, mapped our feelings as we lived our lives in Homewood. The city must do better for our neighborhood.

by The SPIN Project Youth Research Advisory Board May 19, 2023May 20, 2023

Campaign signs line the entrance to a polling location at Burchfield Primary School in Allison Park on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. (Photo by Quinn Glabicki/PublicSource)

EXECUTIVE DECISION

Primary Election Day: Polls closed after campaign that could redirect Allegheny County

by Stephanie Strasburg, Quinn Glabicki, Alexandra Ross, Eric Jankiewicz, Emma Folts and Charlie Wolfson May 16, 2023September 29, 2023

State Rep. Arvind Venkat, left, and Policy Director Dana Kellerman of Squirrel Hill Stands Against Gun Violence address an audience at the anti-gun-violence group's event at Congregation Rodef Shalom in Squirrel Hill North on May 10, 2023. The slide show reflected the proximity in time of the trial of the accused shooter in a 2018 massacre that killed 11 worshipers of other Squirrel Hill congregations. (Photo by Matt Petras/PublicSource)

As synagogue shooting trial approaches, anti-gun violence advocates meet in Squirrel Hill to turn poll numbers into law

by Matt Petras May 11, 2023May 11, 2023

Adam McKinney, the new artistic director for the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, leads a rehearsal for “Sleeping Beauty” with PBT artists Tommie Lin O’Hanlon, left, and Colin McCaslin, right, on Monday, April 24, 2023, in the Strip District. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)

Community storytelling

At Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, new Artistic Director Adam McKinney seeks to create a space for everyone in dance

by Meg St-Esprit May 11, 2023May 11, 2023

Talia Paone, 27, sits on a red and white gingham blanket in St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery in the Spring Hill–City View neighborhood on April 4, 2023. Since the beginning stages of her transition as a transgender woman, Talia frequently drove up to the cemetery to look at the view of the Downtown skyline and ponder about life — and death.

GENDER & IDENTITY

‘I’m living a life I never knew I was supposed to live.’ Pittsburgh’s trans community embraced ‘radical optimism’ in the face of opposition.

by Amaya Lobato May 5, 2023November 13, 2024

Local Government

For police chief, Gainey picks Scirotto, who was fired from Fort Lauderdale job amid diversity push

by Eric Jankiewicz, Charlie Wolfson and Rich Lord May 3, 2023May 3, 2023

From left, Kia Foster, of Penn Hills, Jasmine “Happy Feet” Thomas, of East Liberty, team manager Yvette Harrison, of Wilkinsburg, Sandra “Ma Duke” Douglass, of the Hill District, and coach Haywood “Cheddar Melt” El, of Wilkinsburg, come together at the end of practice for their Wilkinsburg Alive and Kicking Kickball Team on April 26 at Whitney Park in Wilkinsburg. Games start on Sundays in June, and are broadcast on YouTube. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)

Points of Pride Wilkinsburg

Kicking in the right direction

by Jourdan Hicks April 28, 2023April 29, 2023

Jennie Liska, left, and Halle Stockton will serve as executive directors of PublicSource, the board leadership announced on Monday, April 24, 2023. Liska leads revenue and operations, while Stockton is editor-in-chief.

Inside our Newsroom

PublicSource moves to dual-executive director leadership model

by Rich Lord April 24, 2023May 8, 2024

U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works consists of 32 separate property parcels in the City of Clairton, assessed by Allegheny County at $10.7 million. The steelmaker is appealing all of the assessments, causing concern for the finances of the city and the Clairton City School District. (Photo by Quinn Glabicki/PublicSource)

To thrive, steel industry must go from rusty to green, per report

by Quinn Glabicki April 18, 2023April 18, 2023