More Black Politicians in Western Pennsylvania Take Office. Some say the Progress is Not Enough.
In the third year of his first term on the Pittsburgh Public School Board of Directors as the Chair of the Business and Finance...
Pittsburgh Film Festivals draw international talent
This year’s festivals offer a variety of independent films By Michael Turk Susie Singer Carter’s Oscar-qualified film “My Mom and the...
Video Games Serving Positive Impact
Enthusiasts find solace, inspiration and competition in games By Michael Turk Alyssa Maurer plays video games six to eight hours a day...
Carnegie Library shifts and evolves
The historic library sets its sights on the future Story and Photos By Mick Stinelli Entering the Carnegie Library in Oakland, one might...
Café Verona serves bands, not coffee
Music is the realm in a backstreet Oakland house for college kids Story and Photos by Mick Stinelli During a particularly raucous show at...
Effects of Social Media
A look at how social media affected the lives of three women Briana Walton Taylor Searle began to feel anxiety about two years ago while...
Transfer Struggles
In Moves From School to School, Students Face Various Issues By Briana Walton Becca Coffey lost academic credits when she transferred...
Kitten Season
The Sad Reality of Pittsburgh’s Homeless Cats By Sophie Uziel Grace Evans jokes that her parents are running a cat sanctuary. Last...
High Society
The Long Road to Marijuana Legalization By Sophie Uziel Heather Shuker was told that her daughter, Hannah, would not live to be a...
The Opioid Epidemic
Three Stories of Addiction, Relapse, and Recovery By Katie Kelly Kevin Kelley was 26 years old when he overdosed on heroin in Louisiana...
Picking a Career Is Like Picking a Hairstyle
How Cosmetology school affected three local women By Katie Kelly Sarah Perrego experimented with makeup in middle school and decided it...
First Dates
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly By: Erin Massie When Senior Penn State student Aaryonna Fontes watched her peer get hit by a car, she had...
Pittsburgh Trendsetters
Fashionistas following their own style By: Erin Massie Mia Patterson speaks through her clothes and doesn't let anything hold her back,...
Studying Abroad
The Different Challenges and Experiences gone abroad By Nicole Paxinos Joshua Roeser, an alumni from the University of Pittsburgh,...
2018 Makeup Trends
The hottest trends of the 2018 makeup world By Nicole Paxinos Kerry Deely has loved playing with makeup since childhood, so it was...















