How are Allegheny County municipalities spending American Rescue Plan money?
The Democrats’ American Rescue Plan Act is sending big money to Allegheny County’s many municipalities, with few restrictions on how to spend it.
19 Jan 2022
A new plan could revive Carrie Furnace mill site. The stakes are high for Rankin
The Carrie Furnace site’s neighbors wonder whether Allegheny County’s new plan will meet their communities’ hopes and needs.
14 Dec 2021
Here’s how you can benefit from the Affordable Care Act marketplace this year (and how it works)
Enrollment for 2022 health insurance plans in the ACA marketplace began Nov. 1 and runs through Jan. 15. To get a plan that begins by Jan. 1, the deadline is Dec. 15.
06 Dec 2021
On Media: ‘Great Resignation’ includes top Pittsburgh journalists
WTAE's Kelly Frey and KDKA's Lynne Hayes-Freeland are two notable journalists who have left the airwaves.
29 Nov 2021
Will Avenues of Hope’s millions of dollars intersect with neighborhood needs?
A year after Pittsburgh promised focused investment in Black neighborhood business districts, the "delicate dance" between resources and visions has just begun.
14 Oct 2021
Allegheny County Council allocates federal Covid relief funds with few details
The county opted to spend only a quarter of its funds for now without public hearings or feedback from residents.
29 Sep 2021
Future of Pittsburgh’s Hill District shaped behind closed doors by 9-member panel
How can the Pittsburgh Penguins-led redevelopment of the 28-acre site address the effects of decisions made in the 1950s to raze Black Pittsburgh’s hub and build an arena?
23 Sep 2021
Allegheny County’s transition to electric buses depends on finding more money
As bouts of extreme weather show the urgent threat of climate change, the Port Authority of Allegheny County looks to a future without fossil fuels.
14 Sep 2021
Few Black professors have tenure at Southwestern Pennsylvania colleges
At many universities in the region, there are little to no Black tenured professors, according to the federal data released earlier this year.
17 Aug 2021
3 Pittsburgh organizations working to increase access to mental health services
From providing therapy to training providers, three local organizations are working to close the gap in services.
08 Jul 2021