By Mary Niederberger Freshman Makala Ruffin had a happy ending to her spring 2021 semester at the University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg. Her final grades were good. She had figured out how…
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By Mary Niederberger As a college student, McGowan has spent countless hours before and after class visiting with professors to explain his disabilities, collecting textbooks and course materials in advance,…
By Mary Niederberger Just a few weeks into her freshman year of college, Laura Power realized the lack of accommodations for her physical disabilities caused by cerebral palsy were going…
By Charlie Deitch Pittsburgh Current Editor charlie@pittsburghcurrent.com Beginning tomorrow, May 20, Pittsburghers will be able to get a COVID-19 vaccine at the same place they buy their apples and carrots….
By unseating incumbent Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto Tuesday night, Ed Gainey made history by likely becoming the city’s first Black mayor. In fact, Peduto even mentioned it in his concession…
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…
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…