{"id":250299,"date":"2026-07-23T14:30:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T14:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/250299\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T14:30:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T14:30:31","slug":"public-source-neighborhood-zines-pittsburghs-public-source","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/250299\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Source neighborhood zines &#8211; Pittsburgh&#8217;s Public Source"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Explore Pittsburgh neighborhoods through the people who live there.<\/p>\n<p><img data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/publicsource-zine-lead-2026.jpg\" alt=\"Four illustrated zines about Pittsburgh neighborhoods are arranged over large yellow text reading \u201cZINES\u201d on a black background.\" class=\"wp-image-1335033\"   fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our neighborhood zines bring together reporting, photography, illustrations and community voices to offer a closer look at the places that shape our region. Browse each edition to meet residents, discover local stories and better understand what matters in communities across the Pittsburgh area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Click a zine below to check out a digital version.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicsource.org\/pittsburgh-bloomfield-friendship-garfield-zine\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"1230\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-07-at-11.55.00-AM.png\" alt=\"A cityscape of Pittsburgh\u2019s Bloomfield, Garfield, and Friendship neighborhoods is shown under a large red banner with white text naming the areas.\" class=\"wp-image-1334492\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicsource.org\/pittsburgh-homewood-larimer-zine\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"1236\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-07-at-11.54.14-AM.png\" alt=\"A church steeple stands beside a colorful mural of faces on an urban building, under the text \u201cPITTSBURGH'S HOMEWOOD &amp; LARIMER\u201d and other publication details.\" class=\"wp-image-1334493\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Want more Pittsburgh neighborhood stories?<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1e4d5fb49c5d01becd6bc8cca5b876d6 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Subscribe now to get Public Source\u2019s newsletter.<\/p>\n<p>Stories from these Pittsburgh neighborhoods<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicsource.org\/nrm-violations-rent-strike\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784817027_301_20260709_JasonAlpertWisnia_NRMTenant_3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Landlord NRM faces health code violations, judgments and now a rent strike\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" loading=\"none\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tThe owner of scores of properties with hundreds of units has lost court cases involving failed heat, air conditioning and leaks. Now its tenants are getting organized.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicsource.org\/downtown-pittsburgh-council-approves-trid-vote\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260722_JasonAlpertWisnia_TRID_CityCouncil_34.jpg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Downtown TRID investment plan draws dozens of detractors, but wins a City Council nod\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\"  \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tCouncil amended a plan to pull new tax revenue from the Strip, North Shore and Downtown, to invest in Golden Triangle improvements around transit hubs. The amendments favor unionized building workers.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicsource.org\/ai-allegheny-county-pennsylvania-government\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784817028_402_20260708-City-Pittsburgh-AI-government-02.jpg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Can AI streamline government in Pittsburgh\u2019s smaller suburbs?\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\"  \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tWhile Pittsburgh and Allegheny County experiment with AI tools, many of the townships and boroughs in which most area residents live don\u2019t yet have the knowledge or expertise to adopt time-saving tech. Some are relying on guidance from the City of Pittsburgh.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicsource.org\/cmu-president-recording-reflects-free-speech-tensions\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20231006CMUPetition03.jpg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"CMU president\u2019s recorded comments reflect campus free speech tensions\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\"  \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tCarnegie Mellon University has seen heightened debate over expression since President Donald Trump visited campus in 2025. University President Farnam Jahanian\u2019s comments following that visit come amid renewed campus discussions of The Fence and national concern about academic freedom.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicsource.org\/pitt-oakland-housing-new-dormitory\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784817028_176_Pitt_Rendering_Kitty-Corner-Street-View_VMDO-1024x500-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-intermediate size-newspack-article-block-landscape-intermediate wp-post-image\" alt=\"Pitt brings new dorm plan to Pittsburgh\u2019s planners\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\"  \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tA proposed nine-story building at Fifth and Ruskin avenues would add 420 dormitory beds as the University of Pittsburgh looks to break main campus enrollment records without further tightening the Oakland housing market.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicsource.org\/pennsylvania-online-casino-gambling-addiction-epidemic-report\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784817029_388_20260420-Pittsburgh-NFL-Draft-09.jpg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Report: Pa. faces a choice to limit gambling addiction quickly or preserve revenue\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\"  \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tPennsylvania\u2019s nation-leading online gambling industry brings in billions, but also contributes to a growing addiction problem, according to a report to legislators. Should the state collect data, or take prompt measures that could curb revenue?\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicsource.org\/cmu-president-trump-visit-recording\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260105-Mayor-Corey-OConnor-Inauguration-21A.jpg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Recording captures CMU president\u2019s dilemma, thinking on controversial Trump visit\u00a0\u00a0\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\"  \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tIn audio of a Carnegie Mellon staff council meeting a year ago, university President Farnam Jahanian called the administration in D.C. \u201ctoxic\u201d and characterized students as naive while detailing his efforts to protect the school by painting The Fence.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicsource.org\/larimer-builds-community-spaces\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784817030_884_20260414-WEB-Celebration-Hall-Larimer-04.jpg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"In Larimer, developers turn their focus to community spaces\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\"  \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tA new community hall will soon be under construction at the same time as a charter school sets out to expand its operations beyond learning. \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicsource.org\/pittsburgh-refugee-youth-camp-funding-cut\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784817030_611_CT_ARYSEFunding_Franklin_4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Pittsburgh refugee youth camp works to weather federal funding cuts\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\"  \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tTerminated federal grants left ARYSE, the region\u2019s only organization dedicated solely to refugee and immigrant youth, with a significant gap. Its leaders are working to keep PRYSE Academy and year-round programming intact.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicsource.org\/ai-jobs-worker-protections-automation-pittsburgh-250\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784817030_282_JMM1494.jpg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Pittsburgh\u2019s AI future depends on who controls the changing nature of work\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\"  \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tLocal experts say automation may ease burnout and dangerous tasks, but its gains depend on training, labor power and employer choices.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicsource.org\/robotics-tech-hub-future-pittsurgh-250\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FORNATARO_20260520_0019-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Robotics built Pittsburgh\u2019s tech hubs, but future success isn\u2019t automatic\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\"  \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tOakland-born tech has helped transform sites from the North Shore to Hazelwood Green. To build on that momentum through 2076, the city will need new business-building infrastructure.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicsource.org\/downtown-pittsburgh-tax-diversion-plan-debate\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260429-Public-Source-Pittsburgh-event-01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Tax diversion plan to fund Downtown renovation roils transit advocates\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\"  \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tDowntown has languished in the post-COVID virtual work environment. A plan to buoy it with tax revenue from new construction faces questions about transparency and equity.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicsource.org\/pittsburgh-mayor-corey-oconnor-schedule\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260106-SLIDESHOW-Mayor-Corey-OConnor-first-day-13.jpg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"What does Pittsburgh\u2019s mayor do all day? His public schedules offer a glimpse\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\"  \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tCorey O\u2019Connor\u2019s administration shares his public schedule daily. Here\u2019s what it says about where he\u2019s been and what he\u2019s working on.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tLoad more posts\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"error\">\n\t\t\t\tSomething went wrong. Please refresh the page and\/or try again.\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Explore Pittsburgh neighborhoods through the people who live there. 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