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  • 3 weeks ago | publicsource.org | Stephanie Strasburg |Eric Jankiewicz |Rich Lord

    Allegheny County’s winter shelter is set to formally close today, ending what the Department of Human Services characterized as a successful season. But that closure comes at a time when options for unhoused people are increasingly scarce and some may be resorting to perilous alternatives, including abandoned buildings. Since December, the department [ACDHS] has provided winter shelter space for people in Perry South, two winters after the controversial closure of a longtime Downtown location.

  • 2 months ago | yahoo.com | Stephanie Strasburg |Venuri Siriwardane

    Lavier Pounds, a volunteer with TransYOUniting, of the North Side, rallies the crowd in the rain outside UPMC’s Downtown headquarters as they call for UPMC to reinstate gender-affirming care for people under 19, on Thursday, April 3, 2025. “It’s okay to be ourselves," said Pounds. "I’m here to help us uprise." (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)This article first appeared on PublicSource and is republished here under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

  • 2 months ago | publicsource.org | Venuri Siriwardane |Stephanie Strasburg

    About 200 people turned out in rainy weather to rally outside UPMC headquarters in downtown Pittsburgh Thursday evening. Standing under rainbow umbrellas and waving trans pride flags, they rebuked the health care giant for rolling back young people’s access to gender-affirming care.

  • 2 months ago | publicsource.org | Stephanie Strasburg |Quinn Glabicki

    Pittsburgh stories through photosAsim Yildirim came in from his evening prayers and pulled out a large calendar. Nearly every square during March was filled with the name of a family or neighbor that his family would host for an iftar meal in their Ross Township home. In his culture and religion, he explained, inviting guests to dine also welcomes angels and prayers. Last year, the family welcomed two non-Muslim families to their home during Ramadan. This year, they invited 10.

  • Mar 3, 2025 | publicsource.org | Stephanie Strasburg

    Pittsburgh stories through photosAs President Donald Trump continued to criticize Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy via social media on Monday, Pittsburghers gathered to hear the stories of their neighbors with ties to Ukraine at a rally to show support for the war-torn country.

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Stephanie Strasburg
Stephanie Strasburg @StephStrasburg
23 May 25

“Sebastião was more than one of the best photographers of our time,” Instituto Terra said in a statement. “His lens revealed the world and its contradictions; his life, (brought) the power of transformative action.” https://t.co/iwaqQyAtQf

Stephanie Strasburg
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23 May 25

RT @PublicSourcePA: We had a blast crafting and chatting with our North Side neighbors last night at @museumlabpgh Thanks to all who joined…

Stephanie Strasburg
Stephanie Strasburg @StephStrasburg
23 May 25

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