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‘Owning our existence while we’re here’: Kelly-Strayhorn Theater keeps performance alive in a changing East Liberty

By Patrick Swain, Senior Staff Writer • October 11, 2022

Regent Theater charmed Pittsburghers strolling along Penn Avenue in East Liberty a century ago. The building is now the Kelly-Strayhorn Theater, and the community around it looks nearly unrecognizable.

Opinion | Central Oakland has a food accessibility problem

By India Krug, Senior Staff Columnist • March 3, 2022

Oakland residents deserve more affordable food options.

Opinion | Top-down redevelopment threatens Oakland residents, businesses

By Andrea Pauliuc, For The Pitt News • December 3, 2021

The truth of the matter is that students are everywhere, but permanent, vulnerable residents are being displaced.

Opinion | Save Pittsburgh, end gentrification

By Paige Lawler, Assistant Opinions Editor • October 13, 2020

Gentrification in Pittsburgh forces long time residents to leave their communities and threatens to ruin the City’s culture and diversity.

Luxury housing places Oakland gentrification on the horizon

By Jon Moss, Staff Writer • November 15, 2018

With the construction of several new luxurious living apartments, there have been talks about gentrification rising in Oakland. Some students are already beginning to feel this rise in rent, but they could see an even greater rise in the future.

Editorial: Peduto demands non-profit conscience — Pitt included

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • November 15, 2017

Pennsylvania’s lawmakers may have struggled with a budget crisis this year, but Pittsburgh feels a little more confident of its financial competency. In his annual budget address Monday, Mayor Bill...

Q&A: the scoop on Pittsburgh’s food culture

By Eric Acosta / for The Pitt News • September 30, 2015

David Bernabo is a tough man to label as anything but an “artist,” but even that doesn’t do him justice. Bernabo has made visual art installations, owns a lengthy discography, dances, choreographs...