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‘What about Black history bothers you?’ Allderdice students value AP African American Studies course criticized in other states

Allderdice High School students (from left to right) Syd Kaplan, Quincy Peterson, Jamie Coles, Amaya Dorman (sitting), Lena Gay and Natalie Lund in the...

Gainey lines up tax-exempt challenges, including bid to tax some UPMC-owned properties

Mayor Ed Gainey, center, takes the podium surrounded by elected officials to answer questions about challenging the tax-exempt status of 26 Pittsburgh properties in...

Teaching myself to be unbothered: My Black Women’s History Month lesson 30 years in the making.

First-person essay by Tahirah J. Walker My wish for Women’s History Month (and my birthday) this year was to be what many folks call “unbothered.”...

Updated: ‘Anti-trans’ speakers are coming to Pitt. Student safety and speech rights collide.

Luna Olivia Lindstrom sits in the Frick Fine Arts Building at the University of Pittsburgh on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. (Photo by Amaya Lobato...

‘By us, for us.’ PPS students make decisions on how to spend ESSER funds

Pittsburgh Public Schools Student Voice members (from left) Isaiah Trumbull, Pavel Marin and Andrea Edwards at the Student Voice Conference held on March 3,...

If I’m ‘the demographic corporate America wants so desperately,’ why am I constantly sidelined?

Sarah Gethers sits for a portrait in her apartment on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, in Bellevue. If I’m ‘the demographic corporate America wants so...

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

Created through a community mural project, vibrant murals in Wilkinsburg depict the faces of young people and historical figures. The property owner has clashed...

‘Make the fentanyl go away’? The rise of fentanyl analogs buoys challenges for reducing substance use in Allegheny County

KMFK Safety Services array of harm reduction materials includes Narcan nasal spray, as photographed at a rave on Saturday, March 4, 2023, in the...

John Weinstein’s ties to judge, staff emerge in lawsuit amid exec race

Allegheny County Treasurer John Weinstein (right) speaks during a county executive candidate forum on Feb. 18, 2023. (Photo by Charlie Wolfson/PublicSource)   Judicial hires, campaign contributions...

Graduating in Pennsylvania is about to get more complicated. Are schools ready?

Adobe stock photo. (Photo illustration by Natasha Vicens/PublicSource) Until this year, Keystone tests were the centerpiece of Pennsylvania’s high school graduation requirements. Now there are...

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