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Changes to state funding hits Pittsburgh arts and education programs

WESA 5/14 11:31P Bill O'Driscoll

The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts' rebrand as Pennsylvania Creative Industries includes funding changes that have upset some arts advocates.

City of Pittsburgh commits to expanding Learn and Earn youth employment to year-round

WESA 5/13 11:32P Jillian Forstadt

Pittsburgh city leaders are teaming up with the workforce development nonprofit Partner4Work to expand their summertime Learn and Earn program into the school year.

Reading, math scores are sliding nationwide. These Pa. school districts are bucking the trend

WESA 5/12 11:30P Jillian Forstadt

Researchers warn that the U.S. is experiencing a reading recession, but they also note that some schools — including several in Western Pennsylvania — are bucking that trend.

First Amendment rights at center of clash between Pa. schools and students over ICE walkouts

WESA 5/11 11:31P Amanda Fries | Spotlight PA

Pennsylvania students have a First Amendment right to protest ICE, but schools can discipline walkouts as they would any unexcused absence and not more harshly due to the...

Pittsburgh teens weigh in on their ouster from Market Square, call for more ‘third spaces’ Downtown

WESA 5/10 11:32P Jillian Forstadt

While city officials have indicated that students cannot hang around the square unless they are buying and eating food, they have not offered any alternatives for kids...

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How Many People Rode the Bus During the 2026 NFL Draft?

Pittsburgh Magazine 5/18 6:12A Ollie Gratzinger

PHOTO BY OLLIE GRATZINGER | THE 99N WAS ONE OF THE FOUR FOOTBALL FLYER BUSES PRT OPERATED DURING THE DRAFT If you rode a Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus during the 2026 NFL Draft, you were one of...

This Elevated Lawrenceville Home Landed a Buyer in Just One Weekend

Pittsburgh Magazine 5/18 5:50A Meg St-Esprit

T he spring market in Pittsburgh moves fast each and every year, but some homes generate an immediate buzz the moment they go live on Zillow. That s what happened at 237 40th St. The carefully updated...

Pittsburgh’s Floating Venue Returns for a Second Season

Pittsburgh Magazine 5/18 5:16A Ollie Gratzinger

PHOTO COURTESY OF RIVERLIFE P ittsburgh s popular floating destination will soon drop an anchor in the Allegheny River. Shore Thing , a free-to-enjoy public barge platform, welcomed more than 50,000...

8 new(ish) Pittsburgh coffee shops with big personalities

NEXTpittsburgh 5/18 1:00A Sally Quinn

Our caffeine fixation comes in many flavors, temperatures and blends. You will find them all at these Pittsburgh coffee shops, each of which offers unique experiences with...

Happy 100th Birthday, Grammie!

Summer Wind : Pittsburgh Blogger 5/18 12:00A noreply@blogger.com (Sydney Carv

Yesterday, was my my grammie's 100th birthday! It honestly feels surreal to even type that. I say that as a very obviously biased granddaughter, but anyone who knows her would describe her as kind,...

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Which young Penguins players could break out in 2026-27?

PensBurgh 5/18 4:38A Adam Gretz

PITTSBURGH, PA - OCTOBER 27: Harrison Brunicke #45 of the Pittsburgh Penguins skates during the game against the St. Louis Blues at PPG PAINTS Arena on October 27, 2025 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania....

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AHL Playoff Update: Wilkes-Barre blows 3-0 Game 2 lead, series tied

PensBurgh 5/15 2:11A Jim Rixner

The Wilkes-Barre Penguins did the work, going up 3-0 by the end of the second period and riding a 3-1 lead with a few minutes to go in Game 2 last night against Springfield. But it would be the...

2025-26 season in review: Tommy Novak

PensBurgh 5/14 2:34A Adam Gretz

PITTSBURGH, PA - MARCH 31: Tommy Novak #18 of the Pittsburgh Penguins in action during the game against the Detroit Red Wings at PPG PAINTS Arena on March 31, 2026 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo...

Analyzing’s Ben Kindel age-18 success after ninth place finish in Calder voting

PensBurgh 5/14 2:33A Jim Rixner

PITTSBURGH, PA - APRIL 27: Ben Kindel #81 of the Pittsburgh Penguins prepares to take the ice against the Philadelphia Flyers in Game Five of the First Round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs at PPG...

AHL Playoff Update: Bill Zonnon’s electric debut

PensBurgh 5/13 2:35A Jim Rixner

Yesterday started with Kyle Dubas praising Bill Zonnon as the 2025 first round draft pick was about to turn pro full time. To say Penguin management is impressed with Zonnon’s habits would be an...

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