Meet Ben Gutschow, a youth activist working for social justice
“The kid is going to do great things and he’s already done great things, and he’s going to do even more amazing things for this world.”
23 Feb 2021
Why does Lt. Gov. John Fetterman want to run for Senate?
After announcing that he’s exploring a run for the U.S. Senate seat of retiring PA Senator Pat Toomey (R), Fetterman received 16,000 individual donations from all 67 Pennsylvania counties and all 50 states.
14 Jan 2021
Pittsburgh chosen to participate in Food Matters initiative to prevent waste
The Natural Resources Defense Council estimates that 89,000 tons of food waste are generated in Pittsburgh every year.
03 Sep 2020
NEXT Up: Emmai Alaquiva
"Every citizen in this country has a responsibility to be a part of the conversation now more than ever before."
03 Aug 2020
¡Presente!, a bilingual publication, gives voice to Pittsburgh’s Hispanic community
“This is all about connecting families to what’s happening in the region,” says the founder and publisher.
23 Jul 2020
Remake Learning launches Tomorrow, a plan for new ideas in education — no matter what happens next
If we've learned one thing from this pandemic, it's that we don’t have to keep doing the same things we’ve always done.
27 May 2020
How Pittsburgh glass artist Gillian Preston is making the most of coronavirus downtime
Preston sees this forced downtime as an opportunity to learn news skills while dreaming up new designs.
23 Apr 2020
NEXT Up: LaTrenda Leonard Sherrill on the importance of creating opportunities for young people
"We have to set up every child for opportunity in this region, and there is no reason, that we can't get a job for every high schooler in Allegheny County."
12 Mar 2020
NEXT Up: Jason Brown on equitable STEM education and why science does not have an agenda
"Science, in and of itself, does not have an agenda; only those who have agendas threatened by science profess that it does."
27 Feb 2020
NEXT Up: De’netta Benjamin-Miller on equitable healthcare and helping communities heal
"I hope with education, the community and insurance companies will understand that behavioral health disorders deserve the same treatment as physical health illnesses, like heart disease."
03 Feb 2020