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With wheels and some willpower, Pittsburgh teens find access to the city's greenspaces

WESA 6/12 11:33P Jillian Forstadt

Programs like Pittsburgh Park Conservancy’s Outside Voices cohort are equipping students with the experience and skills needed to take advantage of warm-weather spaces.

Pittsburgh Montessori parents, staff share mixed concerns about school closure plan

WESA 6/9 11:34P Riona Duncan, Jillian Forstadt

Pittsburgh Montessori parents talk about the future of the school if the building is closed in the PPS school closure plan.

Western Pa. state lawmakers debate a cap on cyber charter tuition

WESA 6/8 11:30P Elena Eisenstadt

A state House committee estimated that a lower cyber charter tuition payment could save public schools over $600 million each year statewide. Pittsburgh Rep. Aerion Abney said...

Cyber charter reform that could save public schools $616M advances with unclear future in Pa....

WESA 6/5 11:31P Katie Meyer | Spotlight PA

At least some of the bill's concepts have support in both chambers, but the issue has always been complicated by the commonwealth’s tricky education politics.

Spurred by Job Corps loss, Allegheny County forms team to respond to Trump admin cuts

WESA 6/5 8:11A Rachel McDevitt

After the loss of Job Corps, Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato is creating a federal disruption response team.

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Stretching with the swine of Frazer's Pigsburgh Squealers: This is pig yoga

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 6/13 10:00P Roberta Burkhart / Pittsburgh Po

Monthly 'Swine Unwind' classes help to support the 45-some residential hogs of the rescue.

21 more Pa. Rite Aids to close and transfer prescriptions to Giant Eagle

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 6/13 11:05A By Anya Sostek / Pittsburgh Post

In total, Giant Eagle is expecting to receive prescriptions from 78 locations in Pennsylvania and Ohio as a result of Rite Aid s bankruptcy filing

With ticks in their teeny-tiny nymph phase in Western Pa., now is the time to be extra vigilant with...

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 6/13 7:45A Mia Rose Kohn / Pittsburgh Post-

In addition to concerns with Lyme disease, cases of the tick-borne illness Anaplasmosis are on the rise.

Improvements Are Coming to Acrisure Stadium To Prepare for the NFL Draft

Pittsburgh Magazine 6/13 7:37A Virginia Linn

THE 2026 NFL DRAFT COUNTDOWN CLOCK WAS INSTALLED ON THE NORTH SHORE IN MAY TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW HOW SOON THE BIG EVENT WILL BE IN PITTSBURGH. | PHOTO BY VIRGINIA LINN W ith the NFL Draft now 314...

Pittsburgh Music Ecosystem Town Hall sparks discussions about local music scene

NEXTpittsburgh 6/13 6:55A Annette Bassett

About 100 musicians, venue owners and supporters met at the Original Pittsburgh Winery on June 11 to imagine the future of the city’s live music scene — and to plot how to get there. The discussion,...

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Penguins sign prospect Melvin Fernstrom

PensBurgh 6/14 1:36A Hooks Orpik

David Reginek-Imagn Images Winger prospect won Swedish rookie of the year last season The Penguins took care of another piece of business on Friday, signing 19-year old Swedish prospect Melvin...

On this date in Penguins history: 2017’s Stanley Cup parade in Pittsburgh was a big party

PensBurgh 6/14 1:00A Mike Darnay

Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images For the second straight year, the Penguins rode down the Boulevard of the Allies with the Stanley Cup in tow. Eight years ago today, the Penguins strolled through the...

Checking in on some mock drafts

PensBurgh 6/13 1:00A rjnaugle2

Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images Here’s who the experts have the Penguins taking two weeks out from the draft. We are just two weeks out from the first round of the 2025 NHL Draft and mock...

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The Penguins could be positioned well as the “only true seller” around the NHL this offseason

PensBurgh 6/13 12:00A Hooks Orpik

Photo by Jeanine Leech/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Long term could be looking good if Pittsburgh plays the cards right The Penguins are pretty much a blank slate right now. They have some...

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On this date in Penguins history: June 12th, a great day for Pittsburgh hockey

PensBurgh 6/12 1:00A Mike Darnay

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images Two of the Penguins five Stanley Cup titles were won on June 12th. June 12th is a great day in the history of the Pittsburgh Penguins franchise as two of the team’s...

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