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PPS would cut 150 positions to trim — but not eliminate — deficit

Pittsburgh Public Schools Superintendent Wayne N. Walters introduces the Implementation Plan for school consolidation at the Oct. 30, 2025 PPS board meeting in North...

If federal food aid is frozen, community fridges can help curb hunger

A refrigerator located behind the Millvale Community Library is fully stocked with free food for community members on Oct. 30, 2025. (Photo by DS...

4 urgent lessons for Jamaica from Puerto Rico’s troubled hurricane recovery – and how the Jamaican diaspora could help after Melissa

Hurricane Melissa’s 185 mph winds and storm surge tore apart buildings and left streets strewn with debris in Black River, Jamaica, on Oct. 28,...

Q&A: As vaccination rates dip, how are Allegheny County leaders responding?

Dr. Barbara Nightingale, Allegheny County Health Department deputy director for clinical services, sits for a portrait in her office, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in...

With scores of new homes planned, Homewood sees citations, funding hurdles and eviction

Natasha Hicks poses for a portrait along Bennett Street in Homewood, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. Hicks and her two sons were displaced from El...

Who’s running in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County elections in 2025?

The General Election for Pittsburgh mayor, state Supreme Court retention and more is Nov. 4. “Pittsburgh's Public Source is an independent nonprofit newsroom serving the...

Brashear’s language diversity is its strength, and its biggest teaching challenge

Deepa Bardoloi, an English language arts and English language development teacher at Brashear High School, works with a student in her classroom, Thursday, Oct....

Where does Cleveland clobber Pittsburgh? Its land bank.

(Photos by Tony Dejak/AP Photo and Stephanie Strasburg/Pittsburgh's Public Source) Thanks to healthy state funding, the Cuyahoga Land Bank models how Pittsburgh could get more...

Inclusionary zoning heading back to Pittsburgh commission after amendment squeaks through

Pittsburgh City Council members (from left) Theresa Kail-Smith, Bob Charland, Anthony Coghill, Khari Mosley and Bobby Wilson listen to Councilor Erika Strassburger speak in...

City Council’s lone renter is among growing group boxed out of homeownership in Pittsburgh

City Councilor Bob Charland presents to the City of Pittsburgh Planning Commission on his inclusionary zoning bill in January 2025. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/Pittsburgh's...

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