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Pittsburgh’s East End has some of the city’s largest parks, historic buildings and has long been home to trailblazers in city government. We’ll visit Squirrel Hill and answer some of your questions about the community’s past; we’ll hear the stories of two firsts in Pittsburgh City Council: Paul Jones, the first Black councilor, and Irma D’Ascenzo, the first female councilor; and we’ll walk through Frick Park, where old fire hydrants pop out of the woods.(The Good Question! Podcast is sponsored by Eisler Landscapes, the CPA firm Sisterson and Company and Baum Boulevard Automotive.)
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Environmental agencies and nonprofits are keeping an eye on how the Fern Hollow Bridge construction impacts nearby wetlands and streams.
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Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board expect to issue a preliminary report on the collapse of the Fern Hollow Bridge in about 10 days, but that report will deal primarily with “factual information” and will not address the probable cause of the bridge’s failure.
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On today's program: After a report found that Black students in Pittsburgh are referred to the juvenile justice system at much higher rates than their…
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Frick Park’s 644 acres include extensive hiking trails, hundreds of species of wildlife and old fire hydrants that seem out of place. As stir-crazy Pittsburghers take advantage of the city’s many green spaces, Good Question! askers took notice of the peculiarly-placed manmade objects.
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Pittsburgh is chock full of historic buildings and monuments, but there’s a move to get recognition for more of its green spaces, too.Pittsburgh’s…
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Six Pittsburgh students are spending their summer learning about the plants and animals in Frick Park and how to protect them with erosion control and…
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When Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy CEO Meg Cheever looks out of the “living room” of Frick Parks' environmental center, she marvels at what she sees. “When…
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So, how does one move a large ship across land? That question has WESA’s Josh Raulerson, Sarah Kovash and Rachel Carlson of Yelp Pittsburgh stumped.…
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The brand new Frick Environmental Center will open its doors to the public on Saturday.The new facility, near the Beechwood Boulevard entrance to Frick…