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Risk, trust and the joy of discovery: Mattress Factory approaches 50 years
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (666+ words) “Oh, you’re who bought the old mattress factory.” Barbara Luderowski watched recognition spread across her new neighbor’s face. The former Stearns and Foster warehouse on Pittsburgh’s North Side seemed to already be a prominent character in the neighborhood. The space…...
On Penn Avenue, First Friday’s Unblurred vision peers into the future
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1090+ words) Editor’s note: This story first appeared in a Public Source neighborhood zine, a print project created to highlight the people, places and stories shaping Pittsburgh communities. Find a physical copy near you or view the digital version here.Music spills…...
‘It’s not going to be the same.’ Back-to-school in Pittsburgh bittersweet ahead of closures.
1+ week, 6+ day ago (999+ words) For more than 5,000 Pittsburgh students, Monday, Aug. 24 marked the last day they celebrated the start of a new academic year in their school. Beginning next summer, Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS) will close 12 schools and nine buildings in a phased approach…...
The library was there when she needed it. Now, she’s paying it forward.
2+ week, 1+ day ago (769+ words) At first, it was just a fun experiment. In 2024, avid reader Brittany Mihalko Bozak started tracking how much money she was saving by borrowing books from the library instead of purchasing them for her personal collection. The number kept climbing....
Caught between a river, a water project and a railroad, a marina community tries to hang on
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1717+ words) Thomas Grubbs woke up on Monday, Aug. 3, checked the group chat and felt it in his stomach. “Oh, I’m actually trapped,” he said. “Like, I can’t leave.” Grubbs, 36, lives on a 50-foot houseboat at Diamond Beach Marina, at the end…...