Nonprofit operator receives $7,800 daily payments before children are housed at the former Shuman facility, as Allegheny County pays for renovation costs. Brittany Hailer and Brian Conway This story is a collaboration between Pittsburgh Institute…
Advocates, Democrats energized by possibility of U.S. Supreme…
By Marley Parish, Pennsylvania Capital-Star Anna Tova Levin is not pro-abortion, and the procedure saved her life. “In an ideal world, abortion would never be needed,” the 36-year-old mother of three and attorney told the…
Student teachers and K-12 students help each other…
By Mary Niederberger [Alana Mason, a kindergarten student at Manchester Academic Charter School, works with tutor Natalie DiGiorno. Photo by Heather Mull] Jaion Pollard, 7, stepped away from his laptop at The Pittsburgh Project’s Northside after…
New Book from Belt Press Asks What Does…
by Jody DiPerna In his new book, Craig Calcaterra wants you to know, you don't have to stay loyal to a team or a league in order to enjoy sports. Long-time baseball writer Craig Calcaterra…
New Book, “On the Line,” Explores Invisible Labor…
by Jody DiPerna Daisy Pitkin is a union organizer and a writer. She now lives in Pittsburgh. Her new book, "On the Line: A Story of Class, Solidarity, and Two Women's Epic Fight to Build…
For homeless students transportation issues mean new schools…
By Mary Niederberger As the COVID-19 pandemic eases its grip on education, local homeless students have yet to return to a normal school day. Many are sitting at desks in strange classrooms surrounded by classmates…
Lack of transparency and oversight leave officials, families…
By Brittany Hailer In Allegheny County, families of incarcerated individuals who die after entering the Allegheny County Jail have difficulty getting details about what happened to their loved ones. Autopsy reports remain closed to the…
Thirteen men died after going to the Allegheny…
By Brittany Hailer Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic two years ago, 13 men incarcerated at the Allegheny County Jail have died, the most recent, a 26-year-old who collapsed and called out for help…
Neema Avashia Expands Our Understanding of the Region…
By Jody DiPerna What if I told you that reading a book would inspire you to pair "Ghetto Supastar" (Pras) with "Islands in the Stream" (Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers) on your latest playlist? Or…