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August Wilson House
Thursday, December 22, 2016
August Wilson’s work has been a tribute to Pittsburgh, but the city has struggled with how to honor him properly.
This Historian Wants You To Know The Real Story Of Southern Food
Saturday, October 01, 2016
Michael Twitty wants credit given to the enslaved African-Americans who were part of Southern cuisine's creation. So he goes to places like Monticello to cook meals slaves would have eaten.
PHOTOS: Giving Ex-Child Soldiers A Chance To Be Kids Again
Saturday, April 02, 2016
They're trying to rebuild their lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo — and one way to start is by learning capoeira, a Brazilian martial art.
Rwanda Tries To Persuade Its Citizens To Drink The Coffee They Grow
Sunday, March 06, 2016
Some of the best coffee beans in the world are grown in Africa, and while the number of coffee consumers there is growing, most Africans still don't drink it. That's something Rwanda's government would like to change.
The country's coffee industry, which nearly collapsed after the genocide in 1994, ...
Young Artists Find Home And Healing At Pittsburgh Art House
Sunday, January 24, 2016
Whenever artist Vanessa German worked on her porch, kids asked if they could help. Now, in a neighborhood struggling with poverty and crime, she's created a place where they can make art of their own.
Forget The 117 Steps: 3-D Video Makes Fallingwater Accessible To All
Tuesday, August 04, 2015
A filmmaker has created a way to make Frank Lloyd Wright's masterpiece home, Fallingwater in Pennsylvania, accessible to those with physical limitations.
The Civics Teacher Who Turned His Arrest Into A Classroom Lesson
Tuesday, May 05, 2015
One Pittsburgh middle-school teacher is giving his black students a valuable education in social studies. And life.
How Pittsburgh's Freedom House Pioneered Paramedic Treatment
Sunday, March 01, 2015
The groundbreaking ambulance service was created in the 1960s as the city struggled with racial tensions and poor medical transport. It trained African-American men to provide crucial emergency care.
Daniel Tiger: Won't You Be His Neighbor?
Monday, October 13, 2014
Lexi Schaefers' preschoolers squeal with excitement. Their eyes are trained on an animated tiger dressed in a red hoodie and sneakers, peeking out of the TV at them.
These 3- and 4-year-olds at Shady Lane Preschool in Pittsburgh, Pa., sing along with the songs and laugh and mimic what the ...
As Airports Find New Ways To Make Money, Pittsburgh Tries Fracking
Wednesday, September 03, 2014
Lots of airports have retail. The largest blueberry producer in Georgia is at an airport. And in Pittsburgh, Consol Energy will begin extracting gas underneath the airport — even under the runways.
