About one in every seven people living in Allegheny County encounters food insecurity, according to the Pittsburgh Food Bank. That means households must often choose between paying their bills and buying enough food to last […]
When Shannon Chavez was growing up, her mom always encouraged her to go to college. Chavez recognized the importance of higher education, but figured high tuition would limit her choices. For a while, her plan […]
“Why not free college?” Sen. Vincent J. Hughes asked this repeatedly when he introduced the Pennsylvania Promise to Pennsylvania’s state legislature earlier this year. If passed, the legislation — introduced as Senate Bill 1111 and House […]
Plastic straws have gotten a lot of bad press lately. Seattle and San Francisco recently passed plastic straw bans, and companies like Starbucks are transitioning to straw-free lids. However, research shows straws are only a […]
Pittsburgh’s Democratic Socialists are becoming pros at changing light bulbs: on Sunday, they held their third tail light repair clinic in the city. Several area drivers came to the Community Forge parking lot in Wilkinsburg […]
When National Guard veteran Jessie Medvan was stationed in Taji, Iraq in 2004, she often heard mortar and rocket fire hitting the camp. She got so used to the sound that one time, a couple […]
Walk anywhere in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood, and you’ll see empty storefronts. Almost every block has at least one sign proclaiming “RETAIL SPACE FOR LEASE.” Some windows have handwritten notes thanking former customers. Other […]
Community organizers welcomed the public to Eastminster Presbyterian Church on April 16th with live music and a chorus of “housing for all, housing for all.” The upbeat music made the phrase sound like a promise […]
Constituents of Pennsylvania’s 12th district are so unhappy with Congressman Keith Rothfus that they’re showing up to his office—with donuts. When Rothfus first took office in 2013, he met with constituents on a regular basis […]
Pittsburgh residents marched from Schenley Plaza to Carnegie Mellon University’s campus Saturday afternoon to show support for immigrants, Muslims, and refugees. The event was organized in response to Trump’s most recent executive orders. At the […]
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