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As Wilkinsburg's first black female mayor, Marita Garrett, 31, says she wants to address visibility.“Everyone should be represented at this level," said…
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A Pennsylvania judge has dismissed drug and weapons charges stemming from a 2013 case against two men who were later charged in an ambush at a Wilkinsburg…
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The Port Authority of Allegheny County is seeking public input as it finalizes plans for Pittsburgh's long-awaited bus rapid transit system.Riders can…
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The Port Authority of Allegheny County makes changes to its bus schedules four times a year. The next one, coming up on June 18, will affect 15 routes.…
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On a Wednesday afternoon in Wilkinsburg, Kelly Elementary School music teacher Lois Clark wrangled a dozen fifth and sixth graders into her classroom.The…
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The Confluence, where the news comes together, is 90.5 WESA’s weekly news program.Each week reporters, editors and bloggers join veteran journalist and…
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Franklin Avenue in Wilkinsburg is a mostly uneventful place these days.“It’s been quiet,” said Jackie Pendleton, who’s lived in the borough northeast of…
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Vanessa McCarthy-Johnson was scrambling to organize her community at this time last year. The Wilkinsburg Borough councilwoman said she felt there was a…
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If a student misbehaves in a Pittsburgh Public School, the administrators are bound by a disciplinary code. But which reactions are punitive? Which are…
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“Would you like to register to vote?”Nearly every time Elaine Harris-Fulton asks the question, she gets a version of, “I’m already registered.”One man,…