By Jody DiPerna Pittsburgh Current Senior Contributor jody@pittsburghcurrent.com Brian Broome’s literary voice is the kind he and I were both denied growing up. Our school curriculums didn’t include any Black…
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Allegheny County Chief Executive Rich Fitzgerald’s proxy attended Thursday’s Jail Oversight Board (JOB) meeting to cast a vote that killed a proposal to expand Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) at the…
By Mary Niederberger The agreement that allows middle and high school students in the Wilkinsburg School District to attend the Pittsburgh Public Schools has been so successful over the past…
By Nick Eustis Pittsburgh Current Contributing writer info@pittsburghcurrent.com This year marks 75 years since the founding of the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, or CLO. While certainly not the anniversary year…
By Dannys Marrero Pittsburgh Current Contributing Writer info@pittsburghcurrent.com On Tuesday, May 4, community leaders marched into the office of Allegheny County Executive Fitzgerald demanding that he attend meetings of the…
In many ways, the kitchen is the heartbeat of the Allegheny County Jail. Forty workers at a time prepare food for more than 1,600 hungry men and women. Standing shoulder…
By Brittany Hailer Pittsburgh Current Managing Editor Britany@pittsburghcurrent.com In a newly released report, the Abolitionist Law Center Court Watch asks, “Is there anywhere in Allegheny County where African-Americans can escape…
By Brittany Hailer Pittsburgh Current Managing Editor brittany@pittsburghcurrent.com Editor’s Note: This is a breaking story and will be updated frequently. Pittsburgh fire crews were on the scene for multiple fires…
By Alexandra Ross Special to the Pittsburgh Current info@pitsburghcurrent.com On the night of February 14, 2019, a handful of Pittsburghers gathered at Repair the World, a local Jewish cultural center,…
By Jody DiPerna Pittsburgh Current Senior Contributor jody@pittsburghcurrent.com A Bridgeville man in jail awaiting trial for his part in the January insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, was unable to appear…