Ranked #1
Who Are We? Looking At Pittsburgh Through Public Art
Who Are We? Looking At Pittsburgh Through Public Art
The murals in the United States Post Office and Courthouse on Grant Street are pretty hard to get to. There’s security, ... Read more
8 Jan 2016
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Ranked #2
How Nate Smith Forced Pittsburgh To Confront Discrimination
How Nate Smith Forced Pittsburgh To Confront Discrimination
At the Carpenter’s Training Center just outside the City of Pittsburgh on the Parkway West, a class of nine learns how t... Read more
1 Jan 2016
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Ranked #3
Latinos Have A Rich History In The Pittsburgh Region
Latinos Have A Rich History In The Pittsburgh Region
From one of the file folders arrayed on her kitchen table, retired Spanish professor María de los Ángeles Stiteler pulls... Read more
28 Dec 2015
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Ranked #4
Kaufmann’s Aimed To Provide A Home Away From Home For Immigrants
Kaufmann’s Aimed To Provide A Home Away From Home For Immigrants
“There’s Florence and London and Paris and Prague and Brussels.” Lina Insana, chair of the department of French and Ital... Read more
18 Dec 2015
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Ranked #5
Still Working: Why Pittsburgh Is Really The 'Glass City'
Still Working: Why Pittsburgh Is Really The 'Glass City'
Walking down Penn Avenue in Garfield, people likely don’t see Jason Forck through the window two stories up as he balanc... Read more
11 Dec 2015
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Ranked #6
Still Working: What Comes Next? Remaking A Life In The Mon Valley
Still Working: What Comes Next? Remaking A Life In The Mon Valley
The main building on Carrie Furnace’s 80-acre site in Braddock looks like a giant has just scattered its playthings and ... Read more
4 Dec 2015
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Ranked #7
Still Working: What It Takes To Keep The Lights On In Western PA
Still Working: What It Takes To Keep The Lights On In Western PA
A black and yellow helmet sits on the floor of Janet Hoover’s kitchen. It’s perched on top of a pair of boots and an old... Read more
27 Nov 2015
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Ranked #8
Still Working: How A 100-Year-Old Navigation System Keeps Pittsburgh Running
Still Working: How A 100-Year-Old Navigation System Keeps Pittsburgh Running
Don Zeiler stands on a wall in the middle of the Monongahela River. In work boots and a bright orange jacket, the lockma... Read more
20 Nov 2015
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Ranked #9
Hey, Steelers, Where'd You Get That Logo?
Hey, Steelers, Where'd You Get That Logo?
The love Steelers fans have for their team is the stuff of legend: hordes of faithful waving Terrible Towels, wearing lo... Read more
13 Nov 2015
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Ranked #10
They Don't Just Sell Medicine Here, They Make It
They Don't Just Sell Medicine Here, They Make It
Anchored at the corner of Fifth Avenue and McKee Place in Oakland, Hieber’s Pharmacy sports a glass block window that re... Read more
6 Nov 2015
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