My mother grieved my transition. What if she’d had a chatbot?
I’m glad my mom didn’t have a chatbot in 2020. But I wrote the play “AURA” to explore how AI will change the way parents process queerness.
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My mom left Italy for America. I headed for Sicily and built my own culture.
After growing up in Pittsburgh and graduating from CMU, I chose an unorthodox career path so that I could learn about the land my mother grew up in. I’ve found over the last year that my Italian-American identity separates me from both cultures.
New leader of Pittsburgh Housing Authority to start next week
Ivory Mathews is a “home-run hire” per the agency’s board chair, who did not detail any contingency plans if an Oregon ethics investigation faults the new executive director.
Have you seen a Garrity ad? Shapiro leads 43-to-1 in broadcast, digital buys.
The governor spent $13 million on ads over the summer but raised enough to maintain a big cash advantage.
Pittsburgh’s public housing agency poised to pick director from Portland
Ivory Mathews left the Home Forward agency in Oregon after a probe of her business travel. She is set to replace Caster Binion, who has led the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh for 13 years.
From ‘screaming into the void’ to quicker turnarounds, Pittsburgh permitting is being transformed
Data analyzed by Pittsburgh’s Public Source suggests that Mayor O’Connor’s pledge to streamline the bureaucracy involved in construction and development has shortened wait times.
Western Pennsylvania can’t solve its biggest problems until we fix who government listens to
Big money shapes who gets heard long before Election Day. Voter Dollars could give everyday Pennsylvanians a bigger voice in who represents them.
Pittsburgh doesn’t use Flock cameras – but license plate readers are already here
Automatic license plate readers long predate the backlash to Flock’s ascendancy, and have operated in Pittsburgh for decades. The city doesn’t contract with Flock but some private retailers do.
Professor Claude? College unions negotiate for protection against AI teachers and evaluators.
As AI threatens to supplant jobs and possibly upend teaching norms, university faculty, grad students and staff at Pitt seek security through contracts.
Affidavit: City Council members and staff led DA to investigate Gainey contracts
Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala’s office declined comment on an unsealed request for a search warrant, noting the investigation of the former Pittsburgh mayor’s administration is ongoing.
A new grocer is moving into Squirrel Hill. Its rival says the deal isn’t kosher.
What began as a deal to buy the neighborhood’s signature kosher store ended without a sale — and the prospect of a rival business. A rabbinical tribunal is now tasked with finding resolution.
I look fine, but dealing with chronic illness is my full-time job
My illnesses don’t show up on lab tests, nor do they affect my appearance. Some people think this makes them less real, but a few strong supporters keep me going.
As data centers loom, communities need to organize to protect health and environment
Pennsylvania’s recent action on data centers doesn’t change the fact that only diligence and public engagement on the local level can secure residents’ control over the future of communities.
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