Tanisha Long Editor's Note: This essay is part of our series exploring the juvenile justice landscape in Pittsburgh with a focus on education and mental health. These stories were funded by Staunton Farm Foundation and…
Exiles Living in a Church
By Kristin Kovacic, Belt Magazine It certainly isn’t cool, or edgy, or funny–the things people say about what it must be like to live in a church. It’s relentless. . . . Blessed are they…
In Pittsburgh, local journalism is worth the fight
Having two major news sources in the city owned by notoriously anti-worker management can’t be good. For local journalism to be good, local journalism jobs need to be good. By Noelle Mateer, Belt Magazine Local…
Under Kaufmann’s Clock
By Nick Ripatrazone, Belt Magazine An issue of Time magazine dated February 3, 1947 contained a short profile of architect Richard Joseph Neutra, who “ranks second only to lordly Frank Lloyd Wright.” The author explains that Neutra’s…
Sharpsburg, PA – Past, Present, Future
The past, present, and future coexist simultaneously in Sharpsburg, and for the moment, one hasn’t pushed the other out. By Emma Riva- Belt Magazine If Paris had its salons where artists and writers gathered to…
Three years in solitary confinement: An open letter…
by James Byrd Editor’s Note: The Pittsburgh Institute for Nonprofit Journalism policies regarding coverage of incarcerated individuals includes not listing an individual’s charges when reporting on conditions at the Allegheny County Jail. We’ve made an…