Barrel & Flow Fest celebrates brewing and the Black community this week
Barrel & Flow Fest kicks off Tuesday as a showcase of Pittsburgh's vibrant Black brewers, restaurateurs, artists and musicians.
08 Aug 2022
NEXTpittsburgh nominated for 5 Pittsburgh Black Media Federation awards
The Pittsburgh Black Media Federation announced that NEXTpittsburgh has received five nominations in the annual Robert L. Vann Media Awards.
05 Aug 2022
How to empower first-time homebuyers? It’s happening in McKees Rocks
Jason Tigano wants to expand his nonprofit, LEVEL: Equity Buildings, from McKees Rocks across the region to help people become homeowners.
04 Aug 2022
Longtime Pittsburgh activist Richard Parsakian trusts public art to transform the city
Richard Parsakian, owner of Eons, has had a profound influence on Pittsburgh. He co-published the city’s first LGBTQIA+ newspaper and has been a driving force behind several nonprofits and the Art Commission.
25 Jul 2022
Why Pittsburgh hosted a national conference on diversity in healthcare
The National Healthcare DEI Conference was held in Pittsburgh this year thanks to UPMC's chief diversity, inclusion and talent management officer.
20 Jul 2022
Pittsburgh brewery owners want to enforce a more welcoming code of conduct
An ugly incident has Pittsburgh-area brewers mulling a new code of conduct that would prohibit — and potentially punish — harassment and discrimination in the increasingly diverse sector.
15 Jul 2022
New group therapy program for LGBTQ+ teens in Pittsburgh begins at UPMC
A new 10-week group therapy class from UPMC aims to address the high rates of mental health struggles for teens in the LGBTQ+ community.
14 Jul 2022
How the Strip District gay bar Lucky’s has survived construction and cultural shifts
Passersby might be tempted to compare Lucky’s in the Strip to other holdout buildings or “spite houses." The Lucky’s story isn’t so simple.
07 Jul 2022
How you can help Pittsburgh’s Black Women’s Policy Center close the gender pay gap
“We will continue to work to change the narrative to change the reality Black women face in this region.”
06 Jul 2022
Poet Haley Clancy found her artistic vision from a friend who is blind
For $10, the writer and daughter of former Steeler Kendrick Clancy will create a personalized poem for you on her antique Smith Corona typewriter.
13 Jun 2022