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Stephanie Strasburg @stephstrasburg.bsky.social · 17h

Love to read photographers' reflections on how/why they approach a portrait the way they do... Here Dina Litovsky breaks down how she spent her 15 minute shoot w/ Evan Gershkovich, the @wsj.com reporter released from a Russian jail in a recent prisoner swap: dinalitovsky.substack.com/p/comparing-...

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Comparing Portraits of Evan Gershkovich by Five Photographers (Myself Included)

One subject, five distinct visual approaches.

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Stephanie Strasburg @stephstrasburg.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Pittsburgh-area restaurants where you can get a *full* meal for around $15? Yeah, there's a map for that. @publicsource.org just dropped a new meal map of PGH eats that won't wreck your wallet w/ handpicked insight from Yinzer foodies. Search your neighborhood here: www.publicsource.org/mealmap/

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Meal Map

Pittsburgh's Public Source mapped restaurants around the Pittsburgh region where you can get a full meal for around $15. Search by name, dish or neighborhood.

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Stephanie Strasburg @stephstrasburg.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Doing home visits with a mobile vet was a cool way to spend a Friday, cat hair & all. Dr. De Santis served as a counterpoint to this @publicsource.org story: Vet care costs have far outpaced inflation as private equity consolidates practices. Do profit incentives also impact care? buff.ly/rilhCMf

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Pittsburgh's Public Source @publicsource.org · 15/09/2026

Pittsburgh’s Public Source is turning 15! To celebrate, we’re raising $15k in just 15 days. We’re kicking it off today, on the International Day of Democracy, because we believe independent journalism is essential to a strong democracy. Donate today: buff.ly/dU6tYCi

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

New from 404 Media: humans are reading ChatGPT conversations. OpenAI has hired an army of contractors who read real ChatGPT users' chats. I've seen internal docs, the review system, and real user prompts. Sometimes they contain very personal and sensitive information www.404media.co/inside-proje...

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Inside ‘Project Lily’: The Humans Reading Your ChatGPT Chats

Humans are reading ChatGPT users’ prompts to improve OpenAI’s models, and those chats can include sensitive, personal information, according to leaked internal documents and real prompts seen by 404 M...

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 14/09/2026

News Analysis: Among the growing fears about artificial intelligence, the possibility that A.I. models trained in biology could be used to create a new wave of biological weapons — like bacteria or fungi designed to be unleashed against armies or civilians — has been alarming. nyti.ms/4h7vLni

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 26/08/2026

After Dolly Parton’s death on Tuesday at 80, celebrities, friends, collaborators and fans have flooded the internet with their favorite clips from her life, remembering her for her generosity and creative genius. Here are some of those moments.

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The Dolly Parton Moments That Are Going Viral After Her Death

After the country music legend died on Tuesday, fans shared clips of their favorite moments of the singer.

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Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton, among a thousand other amazing things she did in her life, gifted over 330 million books to kids through her Imagination Library program. Her passing is a tremendous loss to the world, but you can support the program today to keep it going imaginationlibrary.com

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Dolly Parton's Imagination Library | USA, UK, IE, CA, AU

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free books to children from birth until they begin school in participating areas.

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Rich Lord @richelord.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

When the floating community on the Allegheny River awoke on Aug. 3 to learn that it was cut off from land, Diamond Beach Marina got a taste of what may come. Wade into a unique - and anxious - corner of Pittsburgh www.publicsource.org/diamond-beac...

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Caught between a river, a water project and a railroad, a marina community tries to hang on

Water and railroad projects encroach on the road into Diamond Beach Marina, Pittsburgh's Public Source found. Some residents worry they'll lose access.

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Rich Lord @richelord.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

“I feel kind of scared,” said a Springdale Borough resident. “Chief Dayoub, I think maybe you feel a little bit scared too, which is why you got to talk a lot longer than three minutes about this.” www.publicsource.org/springdale-p...

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Springdale police chief says he has 'overwhelming support' amid petition for resignation

Pittsburgh's Public Source investigated Springdale police chief Derek Dayoub's past. Some residents called for his resignation. He says he's not going anywhere.

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Rich Lord @richelord.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

It's a simple question: How did Pittsburgh decide that it's a good idea to restrict where young people can be, and when, without an adult chaperone? www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-t...

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Pittsburgh’s summer of teen restrictions raises transparency questions

Pittsburgh's Public Source obtained emails and crime data behind new teen restrictions in Market Square, Shadyside and South Side, finding limited transparency.

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Rich Lord @richelord.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

AI chatbots have encouraged suicide, but that's not the whole story. "It still sounds crazy to say but ChatGPT walked me off the ledge," Jeremy Carter told @ormorrison.bsky.social of @publicsource.org. Here's what therapists say about AI and mental health www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-m...

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As patients turn to AI, Pittsburgh's mental health providers adapt

Pittsburgh mental health providers are having to adapt as some patients use AI for support.

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Stephanie Strasburg @stephstrasburg.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

The backlash to the massive AI data centers is enveloping races for governor in some of the nation’s biggest states and presidential battlegrounds. Pennsylvania's Josh Shapiro shifts course on support for data centers as gov. campaign ramps up: www.publicsource.org/shapiro-data... @publicsource.org

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Shapiro shifts course on data centers as governor campaign ramps up

Pennsylvania's Democratic governor announced an executive order Tuesday imposing a slate of new guardrails.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

At an invitation-only gathering in Italy, white supremacists mapped out strategies to target rural America while local press coverage vanishes www.confrontthehate.com/p/white-nati...

As economic pressures gut local newsrooms across the country, white nationalist figures see an untapped opening: stepping into media deserts where there are few journalists left to sound the alarm.

“Local media has been dying all over America, which means that there’s essentially no real way to hold local governments accountable—and they can do whatever they want,” Kevin DeAnna told an invitation-only gathering of approximately 50 white nationalists in Rome.

Breaking into a broad smile, he excitedly added: “You should be fantasizing about this. This is a good thing.”

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

NEW: We invited the author of a brand new book on the Census to answer questions from our Bolts readers. So now we want to hear from you: What do you want to know about the inner workings of the Census? About how politics shapes it, & how it shapes politics? Let us know!

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How the Census Shapes Politics: Send Us Your Questions - Bolts

News broke this month that the Trump administration is working on a plan to order the Census Bureau to exclude undocumented people in 2030, a move President Trump already pushed... Read More

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Stephanie Strasburg @stephstrasburg.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

🧵: William “Danny” Rosenmund was speaking during public comment about his town's police agreement w/ ICE when he was tackled to the ground by multiple police officers. He was charged with felony aggravated assault. www.publicsource.org/springdale-c...

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DA drops charges against Springdale man forcefully arrested at council meeting

Rosenmund was taken to the ground and arrested during an April Springdale Borough meeting while criticizing a borough agreement with ICE.

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Rich Lord @richelord.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

This marks the second time in recent months charges have been brought — and later withdrawn — against critics of Springdale Borough leadership. www.publicsource.org/springdale-c...

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DA drops charges against Springdale man forcefully arrested at council meeting

Rosenmund was taken to the ground and arrested during an April Springdale Borough meeting while criticizing a borough agreement with ICE.

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Charlie Wolfson @chwolfson.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

A team of @publicsource.org journalists spent months in Springdale, a borough northeast of Pittsburgh, to learn what happens when ICE and a data center development collide in a small American community. @jamiewiggan.bsky.social's overview: t.co/ddAmeOieRt

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Rich Lord @richelord.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Data centers and immigration enforcement are two of America's biggest issues - and they've come together in little Springdale Borough, Pa. A team from @publicsource.org explored at the Allegheny River town's turmoil www.publicsource.org/how-ice-and-...

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How ICE and a data center turned a small Pittsburgh suburb into a civic battleground

At the intersection of two major issues in the United States, Springdale stands divided. Now residents, organizers and local leaders are asking about policing, power and accountability.

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Pittsburgh's Public Source @publicsource.org · 24/07/2026

Pittsburgh’s Public Source wants to meet and write about Pittsburgh-area families who are making plans for childcare for this school year. Has your family had trouble finding after-school, evening or weekend childcare? Are you adjusting your work as a result? Please email matt456p@gmail.com

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Stephanie Strasburg @stephstrasburg.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

🧵“The cruelty of these policies is that they often ask for labor from bodies already breaking down, treating survival itself as something that must be earned.” Artist/curator Tara Fay Coleman's raw essay about the cumulative impacts of poverty on mortality: www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-p...

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My parents’ premature deaths made public health a personal reality

Data shows life expectancy, chronic illness, disability and premature mortality remain sharply stratified by race, income and neighborhood.

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Rich Lord @richelord.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Furor over the early removal of a Pride Month display at the Monroeville Public Library reignited Southwestern Pennsylvania's battles over LGBTQ books. @publicsource.org checked in on half a dozen Pittsburgh-area book fights www.publicsource.org/monroeville-...

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Monroeville library Pride Month display puts regional fight over LGBTQ+ books back in focus

The dispute follows a series of high-profile clashes in Southwestern Pennsylvania since 2021 over books, displays and library policies. Here’s where a half dozen book battles stand.

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Jessica Nix @jessicanix.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

NEW: As cyclosporiasis cases jumped, the company linked to the outbreak - Taylor Farms - effectively delayed a recall that mounted in consumer confusion. Gift link for @business www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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As Parasite Spawned Chaos, Taylor Farms Slow-Walked Its Response

The US Food and Drug Administration had apologized, Taylor Farms said in a post on X. An agency lab test linking its produce to the country’s worst cyclosporiasis outbreak in decades was a false posit...

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Stephanie Strasburg @stephstrasburg.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

While looking for photos for our upcoming story on PGH's Bloomfield neighborhood, I came across these from when I was just learning photojournalism back in the early 2010s. The neighborhood was my home and my teacher. Someone gave me the advice that (1/2)

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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 06/07/2026

Those who live in Pennsylvania’s coal regions are all too familiar with industry deals that break ground fast and leave destruction and little economic opportunity behind. From @insideclimatenews.org

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Echoes of the past in Pennsylvania coal towns’ fight against data centers • Pennsylvania Capital-Star

As the data center buildout escalates, rural Pennsylvanians urge lawmakers not to repeat past mistakes.

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Stephanie Strasburg @stephstrasburg.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

As developers eye Southwestern PA as a hub for data centers, residents want to know what role Allegheny County will take in managing the industry’s potential impacts. A Pennsylvania DEP energy specialist says PA is “a little bit behind the ball” on regulation: www.publicsource.org/allegheny-co...

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Data center concerns have residents asking Allegheny County to step in, but its power may be limited

Concerned residents are asking Allegheny County to create safeguards for data centers. But what can the county do?

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Stephanie Strasburg @stephstrasburg.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

After 4 months in ICE detention, Randy Cordova Flores is back home in a small river town outside of Pittsburgh. He is haunted by the people left behind in Moshannon. His arrest became a flashpoint for a borough rocked by transparency issues, including the silent signing of a 287(g) agreement w/ ICE.

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Stephanie Strasburg @stephstrasburg.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Mining the archives for swimming photos to kick of pool season, I found this photo circa the early 1900s of people swimming in Pittsburgh's Lake Elizabeth, which is part of Allegheny Commons West Park. No credit beyond Detroit Publishing Co., via the Library of Congress.

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Stephanie Strasburg @stephstrasburg.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Decades of violence and discrimination chased Black Americans out of swimming pools, reducing their comfort in the water even today. Local & national groups look to undo the damage. As city pools open for the summer across Pittsburgh, @publicsource.org reports: www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-s...

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Calming the ripples of Pittsburgh’s segregated swimming history

After decades of discrimination and violence against Black Americans at swimming pools, Pittsburghers are taking the water back.

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Stephanie Strasburg @stephstrasburg.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Incorporating visuals isn't just aesthetic, it's strategic. Looking forward to sharing beside @catchlight-io.bsky.social's Coburn Dukehart & @signalcleveland.bsky.social's Mikey Idriolo on how nonprofit newsrooms can use photography to build trust & grow audiences: www.catchlight.io/events/2026/...

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Using Visuals to Develop Connection and Trust with Your Audience

Panel discussion at INN Days featuring Coburn Dukehart, Michael Indriolo,

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Stephanie Strasburg @stephstrasburg.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

6 months after a contentious vote to greenlight a major data center in a small river town outside Pittsburgh, developers are looking to win over critics through public engagement. Advocates want Allegheny County to step up where they feel the borough fell short: www.publicsource.org/springdale-d...

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Advocates call for county intervention as developer touts improvements to Springdale data center

Springdale data center “open house” brings together residents, critics and developers, but disagreement on noise, emissions persists. Allegheny County stays mum.

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Stephanie Strasburg @stephstrasburg.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

U.S. Steel plans to invest up to $2.5 billion into upgrades to its Mon Valley Works. At a press conference Mon., US Sec. of Commerce Howard Lutnick and company leaders announced the investment would include a new hot strip mill at Braddock's Edgar Thompson plant: www.publicsource.org/us-steel-pla...

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Chris Briem (www.briem.com) @chrisbriem.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

I titled this: Epilogue 2.0, but PublicSource went with: One year in, Nippon’s purchase of U.S. Steel has changed much — but not the Mon Valley. But really, I call this double shot into the hull: www.publicsource.org/us-steel-pur...

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One year in, Nippon’s purchase of U.S. Steel has changed much — but not the Mon Valley

"Unchanged, so far, is the region’s failure across so many levels to address the economic collapse of the communities of the Mon Valley. Now four decades since the contraction of the regional steel in...

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

You want to see Norway men’s national football team’s official photo for World Cup 2026 www.nytimes.com/athletic/733...

members of the Norway men’s national football team on a rocky shore, styled as a fierce group of ancient Vikings. They are dressed in elaborate historical costumes, including fur-trimmed capes, leather tunics, chainmail, and armor pieces, while holding traditional gear like circular wooden shields, spears, axes, swords, and blowing horns. In the background, longships rest on a calm body of water that cuts through a vast, dramatic fjord. The rugged landscape is framed by massive, steep green mountains, with a thin waterfall cascading down a cliff face on the left, all under a cloudy, overcast sky.

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Rich Lord @richelord.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

There are schools in Allegheny County in which more than 1 in 4 kids remain unvaccinated. If measles hits, those are the kinds of places it will break out. Check your favorite school and the fresh data: www.publicsource.org/allegheny-co...

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New data shows vaccinations uneven at Allegheny County’s public and parochial schools

New data shows private, religious schools in Allegheny County have lower vaccination rates, with decline continuing.

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Rich Lord @richelord.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Ever reach the end of Trash Day to find your trash ... still there? In Pittsburgh, complaints related to garbage collection have tripled since 2019. See if your neighborhood is a missed-trash hotspot www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-m...

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404 Media @404media.co · 04/06/2026

"We’re also seeing this alongside incredibly risky sourcing, teens posting about wanting to grow an extra few inches. And then we’re seeing AI manipulation from vendors trying to promote these peptides," the biohacking subreddit mod told @jasonkoebler.bsky.social. www.404media.co/companies-ar...

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Stephanie Strasburg @stephstrasburg.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

The Bloomfield Bridge being built in Oct. 1914. That's Straub Brewing Company in the distance through the smog. Around this time, the region was making around 60% of America's steel. (Credit: No photog named, Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection, 1901-2000 via University of Pittsburgh archive)

The neighborhood of Bloomfield is visible in the background of a photo of workers laying concrete slab during the construction of the Bloomfield Bridge. In the foreground, a man in a hat on a cart. In the distance, a building that reads "Straub Special" in big white lettering.

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Pittsburgh's Public Source @publicsource.org · 28/05/2026

12 Pittsburgh schools across nine buildings are slated for closure now that the PPS board has voted for the long-simmering Future-Ready Facilities Plan. See what's in store for your school buff.ly/qX3oWGK

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Pittsburgh schools board set to vote on closures panned in public hearing

The Pittsburgh Public Schools board is expected to vote on a plan that would close 12 schools and shutter nine buildings. It could also bring more changes.

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Stephanie Strasburg @stephstrasburg.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

During public comment, a man was tackled to the ground & arrested by police while speaking on lack of transparency around Springdale Borough’s 287g agreement w/ ICE. The borough & police explanation for the arrest is contradicted by new surveillance camera video: www.publicsource.org/video-spring...

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Video: Critic of Springdale police ICE pact did not break rule prior to rough arrest

Surveillance camera footage shows William “Danny” Rosenmund did not defy the public comment time limit before his forceful arrest by Springdale police.

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Rich Lord @richelord.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Last month Springdale Borough police arrested an ICE critic at the council podium, saying he spoke beyond the 3 minute limit. But video proves he didn't. @chwolfson.bsky.social and @stephstrasburg.bsky.social got the story www.publicsource.org/video-spring...

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Video: Critic of Springdale police ICE pact did not break rule prior to rough arrest

Surveillance camera footage shows William “Danny” Rosenmund did not defy the public comment time limit before his forceful arrest by Springdale police.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

RIP Sonny Rollins, a great jazz talent and the last surviving musician in one of the best photos of men in suits during the 20th century

The black-and-white photo A Great Day in Harlem shows 57 musicians gathered around the steps of a Harlem brownstone, while some kids sit on the curb. The photo was originally shot for an August 1958 issue of Esquire Magazine.

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Stephanie Strasburg @stephstrasburg.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

At the beginning of each day, Principal Caldwell & a team of school social workers walk through the halls of PGH Arlington K-8 & discuss getting ahead of student conflicts/unmet needs. Their new approaches brought last year’s 100+ fights down to single digits: www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-s...

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Pittsburgh school takes last year’s 100+ fights down to single digits

Huddles and healing circles have helped take Arlington PreK-8 from 100+ fights in a year to less than 10.

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Stephanie Strasburg @stephstrasburg.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Pittsburgh Public Theater lays off staff as merger proceeds with Pittsburgh CLO: Staff members say they were told Tues. their positions have been eliminated and were told to prepare to leave the same day. www.wtae.com/article/pitt... For more in-depth background: www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-p...

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Pittsburgh Public Theater lays off staff as merger proceeds with Pittsburgh CLO

Pittsburgh Public Theater staff say every employee was laid off Tuesday as the theater faces financial struggles and a merger with the Pittsburgh CLO.

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Stephanie Strasburg @stephstrasburg.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Pittsburgh's Bloomfield neighborhood, lot for sale.

A For Sale sign advertising a development opportunity on a vacant, grassy lot is covered with a spray painted sign that reads "The working class must unite" in all capital letters. Around the lot are the neighborhood's typical narrow homes in yellow, blue, and gray siding, and one section in brick.

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