Jamie Wiggan

1 month ago | westhillsgazette.com | Jamie Wiggan

Whether to add cheese was my only doubt in placing my order last night for a French dip at Carmody’s Grille on Neville Island. Not that the extra buck would have broken the bank, but… might it be overkill to introduce molten dairy elements to a gooey mix of beef, broth and bread? The server’s pro-cheese insistence did me a service in any case.

2 months ago | publicsource.org | Jamie Wiggan

A new crop of interns have signed up to help PublicSource tell stories for a better Pittsburgh as we enter a new year and a new presidential administration that’s already roiling local communities. While they’re eager to dive into civic affairs, equity and accountability, our introductory conversation took a detour into a less weighty — yet equally contentious — debate among journalists, officials and neighbors alike: Is Pittsburgh Midwestern? Chicago native Jake Vasilias says it is.

Dec 22, 2024 | publicsource.org | Rich Lord |Jamie Wiggan

Remember how this year started? In Pittsburgh, the first Tuesday was marked by the figurative crash of glass as Sara Innamorato became the first woman inaugurated as Allegheny County executive. Then there was that other Tuesday, last month, on which another glass ceiling held firm. In between those Tuesdays (and indeed since Nov. 5), the Pittsburgh region has been second to none for news. We’ve been a place in which catalytic events have abounded and national trends have crystallized.

Dec 20, 2024 | publicsource.org | Venuri Siriwardane |Jamie Wiggan

Alan Scott’s loved ones described the triumphs and tragedies in his life.  He earned a “top salesman of the year” award from his employer, one of the largest pet food companies in the country at the time. He was also a sharp dresser who donned tailored suits and hats for outings with his friends. He lived with prostate cancer for a decade, enduring chemotherapy and other treatments that couldn’t keep the cancer from spreading to his bones.

Nov 17, 2024 | publicsource.org | Jamie Wiggan

Their roads to PublicSource wound through a nonprofit newsroom in Gary, Indiana, a museum startup in Philadelphia and an AmeriCorps assignment at a Pittsburgh nonprofit. But for each of our newest team members, the journey began with, and was sustained by, a love of narrative. “Part of what brought me here is the stories that we tell,” said Simon Hebert, PublicSource’s business partnerships manager.