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Ali Trachta

@alitrachta.bsky.social
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Executive Editor at @pghcitypaper.com, East End boomerang, Jane Pratt wannabe, VPR scholar, gaylor ally. she/her. ali@pghcitypaper.com

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Ali Trachta @alitrachta.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Best song ever written about a situationship with a fuckboy 🥹#dollyparton open.spotify.com/track/6H7nDg...
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Here You Come Again
Dolly Parton · Here You Come Again · Song · 1977
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Ali Trachta @alitrachta.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
“If someone is telling you the sky is orange and someone is telling you the sky is blue, the truth isn’t somewhere in the middle.” Hell yeah @meidasjordy.bsky.social www.pghcitypaper.com/arts-enterta...
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Pittsburgh’s Jordy Meiselas and MeidasTouch are fighting for journalism, and democracy itself
The Pittsburgh-based Meiselas and his two brothers have built a following of millions in just six years.
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Ali Trachta @alitrachta.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
In the county where the assassination attempt took place 👀
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AWaltzCP @awaltzcp.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
It's spring in Pittsburgh. The sun is barely out, the birds are fighting, and wet cigs have returned to the Little Free Libraries.
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Ali Trachta @alitrachta.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Tomorrow! 🗞️
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AWaltzCP @awaltzcp.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Making the argument that Pittsburgh is a really cool place to explore cult films.
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Ali Trachta @alitrachta.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Pro tip: Asking three fellow elder millennials if something you wrote sounds too elder millennial won’t help you
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Pittsburgh City Paper @pghcitypaper.com · 21/05/2026
Hey Yinz! We'll be handing out early editions of our first print edition this coming Sunday, May 24, at Market Square. Our new edition will be available in your favorite news boxes, cafes, Giant Eagle newsstands, and more on May 27.
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Ali Trachta @alitrachta.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
I’m using a red pen today and it feels fucking great
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Pittsburgh City Paper @pghcitypaper.com · 27/04/2026
Now that we're back, we'd love to connect with you. This article outlines how to best communicate with us ... and other friendly local journalists.
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How to talk to your friendly local journalist
Hi, reader! We’ve missed you, and hopefully the feeling is mutual. Pittsburgh City Paper has always been about building community. Sometimes, that’s about celebrating the good. Other times, we’re call...
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Ali Trachta @alitrachta.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Happy @pghcitypaper.com Is Publishing Again Day to all who celebrate!!!!
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Tanisha @tanishaevonne.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
The City of Pittsburgh just passed legislation banning cooperation with ICE. The vote was unanimous. 🎉🎉🎉
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Pittsburgh City Paper @pghcitypaper.com · 04/04/2026
Our newsletters will return this month! If you haven’t already, sign up now to stay in the loop with Pittsburgh news, events, and more… www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh-n...
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Newsletter
Pittsburgh City Paper Newsletters Sign up to our newsletters and get coverage of all the local news you need to know and all the events you need to be at, curated and sent straight to your email! Emai...
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Ali Trachta @alitrachta.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Pittsburgh never feels more full of promise than during teeny leaf bud season 💚
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Ali Trachta @alitrachta.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Welcome back, @stacypgh.bsky.social 🫶
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Ali Trachta @alitrachta.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
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Ali Trachta @alitrachta.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
So much more to come with this. If you or someone you know if planning an event, get it in our calendar now!
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Ali Trachta @alitrachta.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
First I’m hearing anything about this but I’m into it
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Rhubarb Nido @rhubarb.gay · 20/03/2026
Dreaming about the warm weather and summer in the city. #FursuitFriday 📸 @bluehasia.bsky.social
Rhubarb in his pink nido fursuit, with a violin in front of a bridge in Pittsburgh
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Pittsburgh's Public Source @publicsource.org · 20/03/2026
Pittsburgh’s Public Source is seeking a reporter to cover the communities south and southeast of Pittsburgh — the South Hills suburbs and the Mon Valley river corridor. This reporter must be driven by curiosity and a genuine commitment to place. Apply by April 3. buff.ly/M2uUXOW
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TribLive @triblive.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
A deal is in place that will allow Pittsburgh City Paper to relaunch under new ownership, restoring its online presence as well as a monthly print issue, its leadership said Thursday.
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Pittsburgh City Paper to relaunch under new ownership
A deal is in place that will allow Pittsburgh City Paper to relaunch under new ownership, restoring its online presence as well as a monthly print issue, its leadership said Thursday. “City Pape...
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette @post-gazette.com · 19/03/2026
After closing in 2025, Pittsburgh City Paper to relaunch under new nonprofit
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After closing in 2025, Pittsburgh City Paper to relaunch under new nonprofit
 
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Ryan Deto @ryandeto.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
NEW: Pittsburgh City Paper is returning! The region’s alt-weekly found new nonprofit owners, and CP officials tell Axios they are targeting April to come back online and May for print. www.axios.com/local/pittsb...
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Pittsburgh City Paper returns with new owners
Pittsburgh City Paper is relaunching under new ownership backed by nonprofit support.
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Judith Butlerian Jihad @pghguy.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
The city paper rising from the dead fucking rips and I'm glad that they're back www.pghcitypaper.com/news-2/pitts...
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Pittsburgh, City Paper is BACK!
You thought we were dead and gone, didn’t you? So did I. But to be honest, only very, very briefly. When it was announced over New Year’s that Pittsburgh City Paper was shuttering, it took no time at ...
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spookily scarily pitt girl 👻🎃👻 @opg.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
LONG LIVE THE CITY PAPER!
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Pittsburgh, City Paper is BACK!
You thought we were dead and gone, didn’t you? So did I. But to be honest, only very, very briefly. When it was announced over New Year’s that Pittsburgh City Paper was shuttering, it took no time at ...
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Ali Trachta @alitrachta.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Completely booked with a full day of crying tears of joy 😭🐦‍🔥🐦‍🔥🐦‍🔥🐦‍🔥🐦‍🔥🐦‍🔥🐦‍🔥🐦‍🔥🐦‍🔥🐦‍🔥🐦‍🔥🐦‍🔥🐦‍🔥📰📰📰📰📰📰
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Ali Trachta @alitrachta.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Basically
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Ben Phillips @benphillips76.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is
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Ali Trachta @alitrachta.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
OK Pittsburgh it’s time to put the parking chairs away 🤨
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The 51st @51st.news · 04/02/2026
6/ The Post has lost over 375,000 subscribers in just over a year. If 10% of those readers subscribed to The 51st instead, we could hire 10 reporters and five editors, dramatically scaling our coverage of the city at this critical time. 51st.news/signup
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Join The 51st
The 51st is a worker-led nonprofit news source for D.C. Our reporting is rooted in our conviction that local journalism is meant to make people’s lives better — no paywalls, ever. But that's only…
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Ali Trachta @alitrachta.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
I can see that a lot of people are still reading @pghcitypaper.com online even without the daily newsletter or new social posts and I love you all for it.
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Ali Trachta @alitrachta.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Support local journalism.
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Ali Trachta @alitrachta.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
When in doubt, make a BLT
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Ali Trachta @alitrachta.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Woke up and immediately went to Google Realtime because muscle memory
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Ali Trachta @alitrachta.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
I wrote and scheduled this before the ax came down and I’m sharing it now b/c it celebrates how in awe I am of Amanda Waltz @colinbwilliams.com @stacypgh.bsky.social @marsjohnson.bsky.social & Rachel Wilkinson and always will be. Love you @pghcitypaper.com ❤️ www.pghcitypaper.com/news-2/cp-ye...
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CP Year in Review: Executive Editor Ali Trachta's favorite stories of 2025
Every year, I love looking back at all the stellar work the editorial team at Pittsburgh City Paper has created, and then arguing with myself about which pieces were the best. Each member of this staf...
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Ali Trachta @alitrachta.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Best job ever, best people, best paper, best city ❤️
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Colin Williams @colinbwilliams.com · 26/12/2025
You simply gotta check out this year-end roundup from @marsjohnson.bsky.social:
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CP Year in Review: Staff Photographer Mars Johnson’s favorite photos of 2025
Pittsburgh City Paper Staff Photographer Mars Johnson looks back on their favorite images from 2025. At the end of each year I sit down and comb through thousands of photographs from the past 12 month...
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Ali Trachta @alitrachta.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Anyone seen a salt truck? www.pghcitypaper.com/news-2/infra...
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Why are Pittsburgh's snow plows MIA?
A recent storm highlighted issues with Pittsburgh's fleet of snow removal vehicles, and the app built to track them.
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Ali Trachta @alitrachta.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Omg Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre 👏 www.tiktok.com/t/ZTrtJwSJX/
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Nutcracker rats: the definition of GNARLY 🐭🧀 @KATSEYE #FYP #Nutcracker #Gnarly #Katseye #Backstage
TikTok video by Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
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Ali Trachta @alitrachta.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
If you’re not reading Rachel Wilkinson’s Food News column in @pghcitypaper.com then you’re going to miss out on things like the Queer Arm Wrestling Pie Eating Spaghetti Dinner Rent Party and that’s on you. That and more here: www.pghcitypaper.com/food-drink/s...
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South Side Burger King strikes again, The Park House reopens, and more Pittsburgh food news
This week's food news includes updates on Spirit, Baby Loves Tacos, Old Thunder Brewing, Murray Avenue Grill, and more.
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Ali Trachta @alitrachta.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
All I want is for a team named after factory work to win
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Ryan Deto @ryandeto.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
A stretch of the Parkway East was ranked as one of the riskiest roads in America, and you will never* guess which part. (*yes you will) www.axios.com/local/pittsb...
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Parkway East stretch ranked among riskiest roads in U.S.
Allstate ranks a section near the Squirrel Hill tunnel among the top five riskiest roads in America.
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Ali Trachta @alitrachta.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
None of this is easy, but I believe in @pghcitypaper.com, and I hope you do too.
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Rich Lord @richelord.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Journalism students: Yes, the semester has just begun, but think ahead! @publicsource.org is accepting applications for spring semester internships. Info here: www.publicsource.org/jobs/
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Jobs at Pittsburgh's Public Source
Discover career opportunities in reporting, editing, visual storytelling and more. Explore our Pittsburgh job listings.
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Ali Trachta @alitrachta.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Stick a fork in it, guys! www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/a...
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‘And Just Like That …’ Series Finale Recap: My Everything
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Ali Trachta @alitrachta.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
I drive past this every single day and never would have imagined 🫣 www.pghcitypaper.com/news/the-bac...
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The Bacchus House, with its odd façade, was once home to Pittsburgh's most notorious madam
Regent Square's weird face building used to be a brothel.
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Ali Trachta @alitrachta.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
More of this kind of thing in Pittsburgh, please
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Pittsburgh Scanner @pgh-scanner.com · 27/07/2025
Strip District. 2300 block Penn Ave. If you got a white Dodge with an Oklahoma plate, cops are about to break your window because you left your dog in your car.
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QBurgh @qburgh.com · 25/07/2025
Help us find Tim & Justin who got engaged at Pittsburgh Pride during the David Archuleta concert. Slide into our DMs. #pittsburghpride
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Ali Trachta @alitrachta.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Obsessed with this new IG account and the fact that they posted super old personal ads from @pghcitypaper.com www.instagram.com/p/DMdKS2Qsto...
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