In the first episode of our new podcast, we’re heading to a small town across the river from Pittsburgh that is home to a spectacular set of church murals. Tackling themes such as social justice, poverty, and immigration, these stunning works of art, which are almost 100 years old, have a surprising amount of resonance in today’s world — and are playing an important role in Millvale’s renaissance.
Pittsburgh's Life Sciences sector has a fabulous new resource: AlphaLab Health is a cutting-edge accelerator based in a repurposed medical complex.
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Indigenous communities are an important part of Pennsylvania’s past and present. This longstanding organization is a perfect example of how this culture and its people have endured, adapted, and come together. In addition to educational and social-service programming, the organization hosts a yearly Pow Wow that draws thousands of people of all backgrounds.
In the city's wellness community, a group of talented, passionate Black women are creating inclusive spaces while offering everything from prenatal yoga classes to lessons in social and reproductive justice. A key part of their message: All are welcome.
For many of us, the pandemic changed our relationship to food. We cooked more. We shopped differently. We looked to local farms. This company out of Pittsburgh has been working for more than a decade at the intersection of technology and agriculture, so they were perfectly poised to meet the moment.
Employee ownership is a growing movement in the Commonwealth, in no small part due to a new organization dedicated to promoting this exciting model.
It's been an interesting few years for the autonomous vehicles industry in Steel City, but the sector is poised to grow its status as a pillar of the local economy.
With help from Astrobotic's new Manchester headquarters, Steel City is poised for a space boom. The company's lunar lander will launch in 2021.