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Southwestern Pennsylvania school districts to consider tax hikes as expenses grow

WESA 6/22 11:31P Abigail Hakas | Point Park Unive

A wave of property tax hikes is set to sweep school districts across Southwestern Pennsylvania as costs rise and COVID - 19 relief funds run out.

Advocates call on Pa. state lawmakers to address 'literacy crisis' as scores drop nationwide

WESA 6/22 11:30P Sydney Roach

Only about one-third of fourth grade students in Pennsylvania were proficient in reading in 2024, according to the National Assessment of Education Progress. Now, advocates...

Pa. universities look to ease student transfers from community college

WESA 6/17 11:31P Rachel McDevitt

Nationally, 80% of community college students want to earn a bachelor’s degree, but only 15% go on to complete one.

Penn State Trustees vote to permanently oust member

WESA 6/16 11:30P Anne Danahy

Penn State's board of trustees voted Monday to remove Barry Fenchak, one of its most outspoken members, from the board for telling an off-color joke trustees said was...

Changes to federal grants, loans threaten college affordability, advocates say

WESA 6/15 11:34P Rachel McDevitt

The federal budget bill could cap student loan borrowing and limit grant eligibility.

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Wait — Dependable Drive In Used to Be a Strip Mine?

Pittsburgh Magazine 6/24 7:08A Sean Collier

PHOTO BY HUCK BEARD T he name could refer to longevity. Dependable Drive In has been showing movies in the open air for 75 years, lasting from the era of Humphrey Bogart and Marilyn Monroe to the age...

Collier’s Weekly: Why Are There No Pittsburgh Characters in the Mascot Hall of Fame?

Pittsburgh Magazine 6/24 7:06A Sean Collier

PHOTO COURTESY PITTSBURGH PIRATES L ast week, I received an email announcing the 2025 inductees into the Mascot Hall of Fame. Two revelations followed. The first: Apparently, the Mascot Hall of Fame...

Latrobe-based Wildcat Championship Belts Has a Ringside Seat to Major League Eating

Pittsburgh Magazine 6/24 6:45A Kristy Graver

PHOTO COURTESY OF WILDCAT CHAMPIONSHIP BELTS A s a kid, Andrew Lazarchik was the World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. At least, that s what it said on the title belt he fashioned out of dot matrix...

Pittsburgh’s Hottest Summer Party: Night in the Tropics at the National Aviary

Pittsburgh Magazine 6/24 4:13A Content provided by the National

S pend an Evening in Paradise on the Northside during the National Aviary s 21+ summer soiree, Night in the Tropics Presented by UPMC Health Plan! IMAGES CREATED BY ELLIOTT CRAMER DURING THE NIGHT AT...

One Caftan, Three Ways

Summer Wind : Pittsburgh Blogger 6/24 12:00A noreply@blogger.com (Sydney Carv

Caftan (under $150) Some pieces of clothing have limited styling options or are for specific occasions or purposes. That's OK! But I think the most important pieces when building a closet are pieces...

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NHL Draft: Will the Penguins believe in Victor Eklund?

PensBurgh 6/24 2:13A Hooks Orpik

Photo by Bill Wippert/NHLI via Getty Images It’s a big question in the NHL draft A theme of the 2025 NHL draft for the Pittsburgh Penguins might be that of being in the passenger seat. They pick 11th,...

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Penguins hold 10 picks as NHL releases official 2025 draft order

PensBurgh 6/24 1:00A Julia Stumbaugh

David Kirouac-Imagn Images The Penguins are waiting on the New York Rangers to find out if they hold an 11th pick. The NHL announced the full order of the 2025 draft on Monday ahead of this weekend’s...

NHL should rework their broken buyout framework

PensBurgh 6/23 2:19A Hooks Orpik

Photo by Jaylynn Nash/Getty Images Lack of buyouts only hurts the product July 1st is coming up, the day where NHL GM’s spend their team’s money and cap space like it’s going out of style. The week...

NHL Trade Rumors: Business is about to pick up

PensBurgh 6/22 12:00A Hooks Orpik

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images The rumors are starting to get flying now It’s officially the week of the NHL draft and now that the games are over on the ice, the important off-ice matters are about to...

Summer Saturday Pens Points: Pittsburgh names coaching staff

PensBurgh 6/21 12:00A Hooks Orpik

Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images What’s going on around the NHL It’s summer, it’s Saturday and here’s what is going on around the Penguins. Nick Bonino is a former Penguin player, but he would...

Related: Penguins announce Nick Bonino, Todd Nelson among new coaching staff PensBurgh

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