How Voter Dollars would reshape Pennsylvania campaigns
by Guest commentary by Jenna Latour-Nichols, Pittsburgh’s Public Source September 23, 2026 Ask almost anyone in Western Pennsylvania…
How Pa. communities can push back on data centers
Twenty years ago, my Pittsburgh neighborhood, Brighton Heights, saw some of the worst air pollution in the country.…
New book lets Allegheny County homeless students tell their stories
This story was originally published by Kidsburgh.org, a media partner of Public Source. Kidsburgh is an online resource for…
Pittsburgh’s Public Source marks 15 years of local reporting
Alyia (they/she) is the Director of Membership and Development at PublicSource, working to establish and nurture relationships with…
Risk, trust and the joy of discovery: Mattress Factory approaches 50 years
by Simon Hebert, Pittsburgh’s Public Source September 13, 2026 “Oh, you’re who bought the old mattress factory.” Barbara…
Pittsburghers remember Sept. 11, 2001, 25 years later
Whether they were close enough to smell burning jet fuel in Somerset County or spent the day glued…
Public Source builds match pool for coming year of reporting
More people than ever before are looking to Pittsburgh’s Public Source to figure out what’s happening around them.…
The library was there when she needed it. Now, she’s paying it forward.
by Simon Hebert, Pittsburgh’s Public Source August 30, 2026 At first, it was just a fun experiment. In…
How parents are navigating childcare struggles in Pittsburgh
by Matt Petras, Pittsburgh’s Public Source August 25, 2026 Terri Kaluhiokalani, an accountant living in Beechview, found daycare…
Tell us how 9/11 changed you.
Mine isn’t a remarkable 9/11 story, but the memory is vivid. On Sept. 11, 2001, I was in…
Pittsburgh: Turn your curiosity about people and places into a zine
You don’t need to know how to draw. You don’t need to call yourself a writer. You just…
Public Source wins Pennsylvania’s top investigative journalism prize
Pittsburgh’s Public Source has won first place in the A-Mark Prize for Investigative Journalism in Pennsylvania, which recognizes…