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16 hours ago · A person walks their dog past the rocks that now cover the site of the former First Avenue and Boulevard of the Allies encampment, March 11, 2024, in downtown Pittsburgh. The encampment was cleared by the city in November 2023. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource) The Pittsburgh Downtown ...

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Feb 3, 2025 · From left, Monica Ruiz, executive director of Casa San Jose, Guillermo Velazquez, executive director of Pittsburgh Hispanic Development Corporation, and Jake Pawlak, deputy mayor for the City of Pittsburgh, talk with the media about "A Day Without Immigrants" at a press conference at the PHDC’s Beechview headquarters, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025.

Feb 3, 2025 · Summers of engagement to combat perennial input challenge. According to LaTrenda Sherrill, principal and lead consultant at Common Cause Consultants, the summers of engagement will involve giving out “90 mini grants” to support residents in hosting community gatherings, talks and festivals where people can discuss the comprehensive plan.

5 days ago · From left, PublicSource spring 2025 interns Bella Markovitz, Anastasia Busby and Jake Vasilias at the PublicSource newsroom in Uptown, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. (Photos by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource) A new crop of interns have signed up to help PublicSource tell stories for a better Pittsburgh ...

Jan 28, 2025 · Multiple news outlets reported Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s administration had backed off on an announced pause in federal funding, which had caused more than a day of jitters nationally and among Pittsburgh institutions. By Wednesday afternoon, the White House was indicating that while the Monday memo on the freeze had been rescinded, efforts to curb federal spending are not.

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Jan 28, 2025 · The bar played a life-changing role in Pittsburgh and regional history. “The number of people and lives that passed through Donny’s Place and were transformed by it and transformed in it, there just really is no other place like it and no other place for many hundreds of miles to go to encounter that kind of history,” said Lemanski.

For the first time in 12 years, Allegheny County voters will elect a new county chief executive. With incumbent Rich Fitzgerald barred from running due to a term limit, his successor will exert influence over health, criminal justice, taxation and other critical issues. Between now and Election Day, PublicSource will explore the people and issues shaping the campaign. This page will be updated ...