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Expensive travel teams and other sports are squeezing neighborhood baseball in Pittsburgh

The rise of football and the Pirates’ inferiority may be hurting youth interest in the national pastime, but some local programs have sustained success. “Pittsburgh's...

In Larimer, developers turn their focus to community spaces

A new community hall will soon be under construction at the same time as a charter school sets out to expand its operations beyond...

Recording captures CMU president’s dilemma, thinking on controversial Trump visit  

In audio of a Carnegie Mellon staff council meeting a year ago, university President Farnam Jahanian called the administration in D.C. “toxic” and characterized...

Pittsburgh’s immigrant restaurateurs prove authenticity is as evolving as the American spirit

Whether it’s Cantonese pork belly, Puerto Rican pasteles or Italian-American chicken parm, Pittsburgh chefs say preserving a tradition often means allowing it to change. “Pittsburgh's...

Pittsburgh refugee youth camp works to weather federal funding cuts

Terminated federal grants left ARYSE, the region’s only organization dedicated solely to refugee and immigrant youth, with a significant gap. Its leaders are working...

Duquesne City School District prepares to merge with a neighbor

The district, struggling financially and trailing academically, will be consolidated. State officials will render a decision by June 30. “Pittsburgh's Public Source is an independent...

Pittsburgh wants more families, but state insurance laws make that harder

Half of states mandate some form of insurance coverage for fertility treatment. Why doesn’t Pennsylvania, with its stagnant population, join them? “Pittsburgh's Public Source is...

In this circle, Black fathers don’t have to carry it alone

At a Kingsley Association meetup, men gather to talk about fatherhood, stress, relationships and the burdens they often face in silence. “Pittsburgh's Public Source is...

New data shows vaccinations uneven at Allegheny County’s public and parochial schools

A long slide in overall school vaccination rates reversed last year, but erosion continued in the youngest grades and some schools are well below...

Two years after Gaza encampment, expelled Pitt student awaits his day in court

Muhammad Ali is among the last two participants in the 2024 encampments on Pitt’s campus facing unresolved criminal charges. Judges rejected his arguments of...

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