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Home rule vote could start next chapter for Wilkinsburg

by Charlie Wolfson September 23, 2024

A proposal for a stronger mayor and more flexible taxing power depends on voter approval.

A person wearing a T-shirt stands amid swirling clouds or smoke, with a pained expression on their face, surrounded by sketchy, pencil-drawn lines.

Facing tremors, insomnia and pain, I searched for answers — and came to blame the noxious air

by First-person essay and illustrations by John Peña September 20, 2024September 22, 2024

The Wilkinsburg Government Study Commission sits around a table at a July meeting at Hosanna House in Wilkinsburg (Photo by Charlie Wolfson/PublicSource)

Local Government

Wilkinsburg moves a step closer to home rule. What’s next?

by Charlie Wolfson August 28, 2023March 10, 2024

Local Government

With annexation ‘dead,’ Wilkinsburg looks toward possible home rule and tax changes

by Charlie Wolfson August 10, 2023August 24, 2023

Economy & Housing

Many tools, little impact: Abandoned property programs struggle to address vacancy problem, but change may be coming

by Lucas Dufalla August 7, 2023August 24, 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

Melissa Wilson stocks a produce refrigerator in between guests at the Wilkinsburg Community Ministry food pantry. Reed has seen an increase in people using the pantry since SNAP benefits were cut back in March. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)

Points of Pride Wilkinsburg

‘We share food’: Wilkinsburg Community Ministry works to address hunger, food insecurity through pantry

by Betul Tuncer April 26, 2023April 26, 2023

Violet Scott of Veez Decadent Brownies stands for a portrait with some of her baked goodies in the commercial kitchen in St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church where she bakes for her business on April 12, 2023, in Wilkinsburg. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)

Points of Pride Wilkinsburg

Come for the brownies. Stay for the opportunity.

by Rich Lord April 25, 2023April 25, 2023

Points of Pride Wilkinsburg

In Wilkinsburg, ‘Once we break those curses, they turn into a strength.’

by Stephanie Strasburg, Quinn Glabicki and Rich Lord April 24, 2023April 28, 2023

Created through a community mural project, the vibrant murals depicted the faces of young people and historical figures. Since painting over the mural back in July, the property owner has run into a dilemma with the artist who designed the artwork and led the project back in 2007. (Photo by Amaya Lobato-Rivas/PublicSource)

Community storytelling

Public art vs. property rights: Artist and property owner face off over a mural in Wilkinsburg

by Betul Tuncer March 16, 2023March 16, 2023