Changing Communities
In leaving state oversight, Pittsburgh says it’s prepared for the risk
On a Monday morning last month people packed the Pittsburgh mayor’s conference room to witness the city’s successful transition to fi
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6 years ago
Pittsburgh sheds distressed city status as fiscal health improves
On Monday, Pittsburgh became the second city to exit Act 47, the state’s oversight program for financia
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6 years ago
State College has boomed in recent years due to the presence of Penn State's main campus. But what does that mean for low-income residents?
6 years ago
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Johnstown residents bristle over town’s portrayal in recent viral article on Trump supporters
A widely shared article used Johnstown, Pennsylvania as a lens to showcase the loyalty of President Trump’s supporters. But local residents are balking at the portrait.
6 years ago
Local leaders in State College urge congressman to support DREAM Act
State College Mayor Elizabeth Goreham asked Congressman Thompson to support the passage of a DREAM act.
6 years ago
Pa. teen takes action against hate mail
A Montgomery County teen was admittedly curious when she came home from school this month and sorted through the mail. But that curiosity soon turned to outrage.
6 years ago
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South Philly family of refugees leaves trauma behind for hard work in America
Anyone who thinks refugees in America get a golden ticket hasn’t met Tatiana Angama.
6 years ago
Alt-right flyers posted throughout three Pennsylvania college campuses
More college campuses in Pennsylvania recently got a visit from a group identified as a white nationalist hate group by the Southern Pove
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6 years ago
Municipal distress getting worse in Pennsylvania, new data show
The Pennsylvania Economy League released a report on Tuesday showing predictions in its last study have borne out.
That’s no
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6 years ago
Before razing North Philly apartments, telling its stories and history
In a few years, the Norris Apartments, a public housing project in North Philadelphia will be
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8 years ago
Germantown Avenue then and now
Germantown Avenue, stretching from North Philadelphia through Chestnut Hill, is one of the oldest streets in the country. Often referred
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8 years ago
Bethlehem then and now, from steel town to arts community
On a recent summer evening, hundreds of people - lawn chairs and blankets in tow flocked to SteelStacks, a premiere arts campus at the former Bethlehem Steel Corporation plant
9 years ago
Germantown’s Omar Gray just wants to get back to cleaning streets and sidewalks
For the better part of a decade, Omar Gray tirelessly cleaned the area's streets, cracks and crevices as an employee with the Germantown Special Services District.
12 years ago