Pittsburgh Positioned As Center for Energy 'Transition'
That's where the real need is, taking the region, Pennsylvania and the nation away from fossil fuels and toward renewables and energy independence.
Experts Size Up Pittsburgh's Game-Changing Architecture
Six top local architects name 25 game-changing buildings, from houses and loft developments to restaurants and high-rises.
Better Parenting Through Technology Made in Pittsburgh
Self-folding strollers. Quality entertainment in hospital waiting rooms. Video-game school lessons. Pittsburgh parents want -- and need -- high-tech kid products. Local companies are coming through with great inventions.
Meadville Makeover: Public Art Drives Economic Growth
Allegheny College and city officials have joined forces to transform Mill Run creek and surrounds as Meadville undergoes overdue planning process.
Center of Harmony: Passion and Purpose in Small Town PA
Several businesses, visitors and most of this rural, historic community have bought into the community feeling that's being restored here.
Shepherd's Heart: Helping Returning Vets Find Their Way
Shepherd's Heart in Pittsburgh helps returning vets with transitional housing, job skills, counseling and more.
From Sprout to Spark: A Decade of Improving Life in Pittsburgh
Opportunistic. Strategic. Tenacious. The Sprout Fund has seeded nearly 500 inventive local community and arts projects, including a more recent effort in early childhood education.
HackPittsburgh: Modern Day Tinkerers Want More
Remember that rocket ship you wanted to make when you were a kid? Western PA's DIY/maker community is growing in size and ambition. "Come up with something you want to do or make and we can do it here," says one member.
Pittsburgh's Gateway to the Arts Goes High Tech
The intertwining of arts and technology is getting a boost in Pittsburgh, where the long-running Gateway to the Arts program has partnered with the Technology Council to bring high-tech artists in front of young people throughout the region.
Into the Wild: Allegheny County Foragers Gather PA's Finest Homegrown Foods for Hungry Market
The brothers who founded Wild Purveyors are about more than local food. They seek, find and educate landowners and foodies alike about the foods they venture out to find in PA's forests, farms and streams.