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Changes to federal grants, loans threaten college affordability, advocates say

WESA 6/15 11:34P Rachel McDevitt

The federal budget bill could cap student loan borrowing and limit grant eligibility.

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.

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Photos: The New Terminal at Pittsburgh International Airport Nears Completion

Pittsburgh Magazine 6/16 7:52A Betsy Benson

PHOTO BY BETSY BENSON A June 6 tour of the new $1.7 billion landside terminal at the Pittsburgh International Airport revealed a structure crawling with 800 workers and looking a lot more like an...

A Traveler’s Guide to Sugarcreek, Ohio

Pittsburgh Magazine 6/16 5:48A Sean Collier

MECHANICAL MUSICIANS EMERGE FROM THE WORLD S LARGEST CUCKOO CLOCK TO MARK THE HOUR. | PHOTO BY SEAN COLLIER T wice each hour, the world s largest cuckoo clock chimes in Sugarcreek, Ohio. The landmark...

Profile: Learnmore Jonasi, the Well-Traveled Comedian

Pittsburgh Magazine 6/16 5:18A Sean Collier

LEARNMORE JONASI | PHOTO COURTESY AVAIL COMEDY B efore Learnmore Jonasi could begin his stand-up career, he needed his neighbors to understand that stand-up comedy is a real thing. In his native...

Author Sherrie Flick’s Western Pennsylvania Upbringing Shows Itself in Her Latest Work

Pittsburgh Magazine 6/16 5:00A Kristofer Collins

Homing: Instincts of a Rustbelt Feminist Sherrie Flick University of Nebraska Press, $19.95 T he author Sherrie Flick has been very busy lately. These last few months have seen the publication of two...

Steelers Must Embrace What Aaron Rodgers Can Still Bring to the Field

Pittsburgh Magazine 6/16 4:39A Mike Prisuta

PHOTO BY EVAN SIEGLE, GREEN BAY PACKERS I t took Aaron Rodgers an agonizingly long time to decide to play in Pittsburgh , but upon finally arriving at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex on the South Side...

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Malkin’s Final Bow?

PensBurgh 6/16 6:00A rjnaugle2

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images All signs point to 2025-26 being Evgeni Malkin’s final season with the Penguins. All good things must come to and end, and having Evgeni Malkin in a Pittsburgh Penguins...

NHL Monday Rumor Roundup: Head vs. Heart on Bryan Rust?

PensBurgh 6/16 1:00A Hooks Orpik

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images Taking stock of what could be brewing for the Penguins At this dawn of a new week there’s only one (or two as Edmonton will hope) games left before summer. That means the...

Could the Penguins pull off another McGroarty-esque trade?

PensBurgh 6/16 12:00A rjnaugle2

Isaac Howard fits nicely into the plan Kyle Dubas has for the Penguins rebuild. Last summer. Kyle Dubas made a bold move to acquire top prospect Rutger McGroarty from the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for...

The biggest Penguin killers in the NHL for 2024-25

PensBurgh 6/15 1:00A Hooks Orpik

Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images Who caused the most pain for the Pens this season? This is one of my more fun to write summer pieces: which opponents feast on the Penguins? It’s a good blend of memory,...

On this date in Penguins history: Stanley Cup returns to Pittsburgh for 2016 parade

PensBurgh 6/15 12:00A Mike Darnay

Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images Nine years ago today, the Stanley Cup traveled down the Boulevard of the Allies after the Penguins won their first of back-to-back championships. Nine years ago...

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