Antonio Paris joined the Riverview school board after being targeted as a gay, Black man. Last month, when ICE agents detained an elementary school father in Oakmont, he quickly pushed through a student safety plan. How he did it/who he is: www.publicsource.org/antonio-pari... @publicsource.org

Up the river from Pittsburgh, 2 boroughs have seen high-profile detentions of immigrants. One is cooperating with ICE while the other voted against collaboration, as area schools try to keep immigration enforcement at arm’s length. Both councils met tonight: www.publicsource.org/springdale-o...

During an ICE protest in Springdale Boro today a man in a truck parked in front of protestors, punched a person w/ a camera in the face 2x & attempted to knock the camera out of his hands. On the sidewalk, an 8yo girl cried as her father responded in the street: www.publicsource.org/springdale-i...

A protest against the federal immigration crackdown led to punches thrown by a lone counterprotester and a police response in Springdale Borough in the wake of the detention of a local man earlier this week. @stephstrasburg.bsky.social was there www.publicsource.org/springdale-i...

When Nippon Steel bought U.S. Steel, it took on the Clairton Coke Works' safety record, emissions challenges and complex history with regulators. @joshkelety.bsky.social and @quinnglabicki.bsky.social explored the plant's future 6 months after a deadly explosion www.publicsource.org/us-steel-cla...

Judah didn't know she'd be in tears in front of the school board last night. Marroquin wants the board to show it will keep ICE officers out of playgrounds & classrooms, not just for her 8yo Latino daughter, but for the trauma it could impart on her schoolmates. www.publicsource.org/ice-arrest-i...

New from @jamiewiggan.bsky.social and @stephstrasburg.bsky.social : Turn-signal stop prompts ICE detention for father of two in Springdale www.publicsource.org/ice-detains-...

“If enough LGBT people start carrying & being loud & visible about it, that will make bigots & extremists & people who might be motivated to commit a hate crime think twice before they try to attack an LGBT person." See full video/article here: www.publicsource.org/pink-pistols... @publicsource.org

VIDEO: “We teach queer people to shoot. Then we teach others that we have done so.” A pro-gun, pro-gay group is growing in Pittsburgh & nationwide in the wake of national unrest. Hear why Pink Pistols Pittsburgh is selling out firearms classes in their own words: www.publicsource.org/pink-pistols...

Their quest for empowered queer visibility is embodied in the Pink Pistols’ motto: “Armed queers don’t get bashed.” @stephstrasburg.bsky.social followed the Pittsburgh chapter through much of their first year www.publicsource.org/pink-pistols...

January 1941: Steelworkers sons in the snow in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania (about 20 miles northwest of Pittsburgh). John Vachon, photographer. From the Library of Congress. www.loc.gov/item/2017811... Love this photo.

Protesters bundled outside of Sen. John Fetterman’s Pittsburgh office, braving freezing temps to press him on DHS funding. Fetterman (D-PA) supports impeachment of DHS's Sec. Noem, but not a government shutdown as rage over ICE killings burns. www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-p... @publicsource.org

Snowy Strawberry Way. Pittsburgh, Pa.

Driving through Pittsburgh's Lawrenceville this morning on my way from photo-ing the storm across the city. Glad we made it back when we did, it's super slippy out there. Updates: Giant Eagle closing at 4pm, PRT buses delayed & PPS closed tomorrow. Snow still coming dahn. More @publicsource.org.

Scenes from the snow storm across Pittsburgh this morning. The storm sweeping half of the nation is expected to drop a foot of snow across Southwestern Pennsylvania, making travel unsafe and potentially challenging utilities. Read more: www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-u... via @publicsource.org

The White House disseminated a photo of an arrested Minnesota protester crying. @nytimes.com ran it through an A.I. detection system and concluded that it showed signs of manipulation, including depicting the protester as crying and darkening her skin. AI @ right: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...

The NFL Draft is coming, but is downtown Pittsburgh ready? A local nonprofit is racing to fill dozens of vacant storefronts before April. From the Pittsburgh Media Partnership Newsroom. buff.ly/42UkwUf

The FBI searched a Washington Post reporter’s home as part of an investigation into classified material, people familiar with the matter said. It is exceedingly rare for federal agents to search a journalist’s home. trib.al/tKsg85n

Excited to see my former colleague & @gettyphotography.bsky.social photog @msantiagophotos.bsky.social in conversation w/ Dr. Ervin Dyer & Renata Cherlise at Carnegie Museum of Art's Black Photojournalism exhibit at in Pittsburgh. Check the show out before it closes: carnegieart.org/event/black-...

With control of Pa. gov't up for grabs this year, what do you want to see on Harrisburg's agenda? Let @publicsource.org know www.publicsource.org/federal-midt...

🧵: I've moved to Pittsburgh twice. Both times, I first found my social footing by haphazardly choosing from the events listings in the City Paper that I thought might attract interesting people. I read the left-behind editions of local publications in the Beehive, trying to learn my once new city.

“The funny thing about freight train hopping without a cellphone was that I rarely knew where I was.” So it came as a surprise to Sarah Velázquez when she settled in Pittsburgh, years after spotting the city’s beauty from a passing train. 📸 for @publicsource.org: www.publicsource.org/finding-home...

We lost @pghcitypaper.com and now the Post Gazette, making it more important than ever to keep local news going by supporting @publicsource.org! Every donation helps.

Prison Journalism Project is a nonprofit newsroom that equips incarcerated people with the skills and platform to report on life inside. Here are some of the stories PJP writers have published in top media outlets in 2025.

PHOTOS: Mayor @coreyoconnorpa.bsky.social's 1st day in office traversed the walk to Colfax K-8, Grandma B's in the Hill, meetings & an executive order, a senior center in West End, Primanti's in the Strip & documenting needed infrastructure improvements Downtown before roll call with Zone 3 police.

Lots of big moments from today's inauguration of new Pittsburgh Mayor @coreyoconnorpa.bsky.social, but this little aside w/ Gov. Shapiro @governor.pa.gov helping O'Connor's 2-year-old son, Emmett, through his dad's speech by offering the gubernatorial pad & pen to draw with caught my eye, too.

It's an honor to have a photo from Pittsburgh's Mon Valley in the mix for The Guardian's best U.S. photos of 2025. This sensitive edit is a nod to the quiet strength of people "beyond the breaking news alerts." www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Student loan borrowers in default may soon get notices of the Trump administration’s intention to garnish wages — the first such actions since 2020. @publicsource.org asks Pittsburghers: Could this affect you? If you are open to chatting with a reporter, email [email protected]

“There’s been an African American mayor of a major metropolitan city elected with only 22% of the people being Black,” Gainey said. “That’s incredible. That’s incredible.” @chwolfson.bsky.social on outgoing Mayor Ed Gainey's 6 top issues www.publicsource.org/ed-gainey-si...

Great use of photojournalism to bring viewers into a feeling.

President Trump signed an executive order that aims to neuter state laws that limit the A.I. industry, granting broad authority to the attorney general to sue states that do not support the "United States’ global A.I. dominance." nyti.ms/44oIXPn

“We’re hearing, to be honest, panic.” Millions of Americans scramble for health insurance as ACA subsidies head for expiration One Pittsburgh business owner pulled retirement plan funds to support private insurance options. www.publicsource.org/aca-tax-cred... @publicsource.org/@venuri.bsky.social

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Post-Gazette strikers return to work: “Take our pen and hold power to account,” Andrew Goldstein, president of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh, urged striking Starbucks workers this morning as PG workers returned to their jobs after a three year strike. www.publicsource.org/post-gazette...

This year’s Nov 15 winter shelter opening in PGH comes as homelessness is rising amid ongoing efforts to reduce tent encampments, especially in Downtown. Longtime observers of homelessness see positive & negative impacts of the decommissionings: www.publicsource.org/allegheny-co... @publicsource.org

Amid rising need & tighter eligibility rules, PA orgs providing medical & supportive services to low-income people w/ HIV are facing budget shortfalls & greater limits on life sustaining drug assistance. Important story via @venuri.bsky.social @publicsource.org www.publicsource.org/hiv-aids-pro...

An @apnews.com photo of a Louvre mystery man set off a photography debate newsrooms should be watching: "...the best way for users to know if an image like this is authentic is for the A.P. to say, 'We know the photographer who took this — this is a real image.'" 🎁: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/s...

As Pennsylvania’s budget impasse passes the 100-day mark, rape crisis centers are struggling to maintain services and worry that continued financial strain could erode critical support for more than 26,000 survivors a year, one-third of whom are children. www.instagram.com/p/DP4KcQ_kSP...

Some fantastic photos from Quinn Glabicki and @stephstrasburg.bsky.social featured here.

As a photojournalist for over a decade now (eep), I've been in a lot of homes around the Pittsburgh region. With its Star Trek stained glass windows, built-in enclosures for his therapy snakes, and a workshop for constructing his bug-out vehicle, Vint's may take the cake as the most eclectic. 1/2

Hot off the presses and ready to hit the streets — two new zines for our Oakland neighbors and our neighbors in Brookline, Carrick and Overbrook. @stephstrasburg.bsky.social even built a reading nook to celebrate!

Two Sundays ago in Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood... hanging out with the Pitt climbing club, with Mario, at The Corner's Steelers watch party, and the Schenley Plaza carousel. Looking forward to sharing a community project featuring stories on Oakland's four neighborhoods soon! @publicsource.org

Today in PGH: Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud The screening, which tells Renaud's story through his final footage in Ukraine, is followed by a Q&A session w/ filmmakers & journalists, who will discuss journalist safety in today's media landscape. www.backyarddocs.com

“This decision will cost lives, derail progress in global health & strip millions of people of the basic tools they need to plan their families and protect their health.” The $10 million in destroyed contraception had been purchased for women in low-income countries. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/h...

Speech on campus — in the form of research, classroom instruction or student activism — has rarely been more fraught. If Academic Freedom has influenced your life, please tell us how. We may share it with readers next week. www.publicsource.org/academic-fre...

Working from Blawnox, PA today, which made me think of photographing late bluegrass legend Mac Martin here at the Starlite Lounge before his 2015 retirement. I'll never forget the way he talked about his wife and his life, just a pure peace and energy of love about him.

"Elliott Erwitt, a Magnum photographer, said that contact sheets should be kept 'as private as conversations with a psychiatrist... A contact sheet lays bare the action of an entire shoot..." whether over a min., an hr, a day. Gift article for my fellow photo nerds: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/a...

Steelmaking deaths like the 2 this month at U.S. Steel’s Clairton plant were once almost routine. Now, deadly explosions are big news, but construction/transport jobs are bigger killers. A look at the worker safety landscape, then & now: www.publicsource.org/clairton-cok... @publicsource.org

Treble NLS suggested we return to the place where he was handcuffed in the midst of a mental health crisis for portraits for @venuri.bsky.social's story on how involuntary ‘302’ hospitalizations fall more heavily on Black patients. Trusting his vision, I met him at the edge of the Mon Wharf. 🧵