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As PPS works to expand its gifted programs, students say encouragement and preparation are key

WESA 7/27 11:33P Jillian Forstadt

Between 2021 and 2024, only about 12% of Black high schoolers at PPS completed at least one AP course. That’s compared to more than 40% of white students in the district.

PPS says it wants to move gifted programs into all schools. How one teacher’s paving the way.

WESA 7/26 11:33P Jillian Forstadt

PPS leaders say expanding gifted offerings will require them to close the beloved Gifted Center, located in the West End, and move these enrichment opportunities into...

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Get a Taste of Asian Culture and Cuisine at Panda Fest

Pittsburgh Magazine 7/28 10:00A Kristy Graver

PHOTO COURTESY OF PANDA FEST H ere it is in black and white: Panda Fest is coming to Pittsburgh. One of the nation s biggest outdoor celebrations of Asian cuisine and culture will take place rain or...

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Receives $1 Million Grant

Pittsburgh Magazine 7/28 6:03A Ollie Gratzinger

PHOTO BY AVERY JERINA It has been a big year for Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. In May, officials announced they were working on revamping the beloved Nutcracker production with a debut set for December...

5 Things I Don't Leave Home Without

Summer Wind : Pittsburgh Blogger 7/28 12:00A noreply@blogger.com (Sydney Carv

Outfit When I leave the house, I'm either packed for a month or for five minutes; there is no in-between. That's why I own very few mid-size handbags. I either have hand sanitizer and a lip gloss, or...

Feeling Nebby: Tour an Observatory Hill home allegedly won in a card game for a dollar

NEXTpittsburgh 7/27 5:16A Anne Perri Cole

https://youtu.be/uMAVbZg17no?is=hKNL59H_XNWbSOdu Ahead of the upcoming Observatory Hill House Tour on Saturday, Aug. 1, we’re headed to the North Side neighborhood for this...

What Allegheny County’s new court‑ordered mental health treatment program can and can’t do

NEXTpittsburgh 7/27 4:58A By Erica Maloney | The Conversat

Pittsburgh-area courts have a new tool for people in mental health crisis: the power to order treatment instead of incarceration or hospitalization. Between 2015 and 2022,...

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Could the Penguins score 300 goals next season?

PensBurgh 7/29 1:58A Jim Rixner

PHILADELPHIA , PA - APRIL 22: Pittsburgh Penguins teammates celebrate a goal during game three of the Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Pittsburg Penguins on...

Carter Sanderson shines at 2026 World Junior Summer Showcase

PensBurgh 7/28 2:37A Jim Rixner

Carter Sanderson, a sixth round pick of the Penguins in 2025, is a victim of the numbers game to not merit inclusion in our ongoing Pensburgh Top 25 Under 25 series this year. Sanderson is still 18...

PensBurgh Top-25 Under 25: No. 24 Ryan Miller

PensBurgh 7/28 1:37A Julia Stumbaugh

KELOWNA, BRITISH COLUMBIA - NOVEMBER 22: Ryan Miller #23 of the Portland Winterhawks carries the puck against the Kelowna Rockets at Prospera Place on November 22, 2025 in Kelowna, British Columbia....

Mid-summer Penguins offseason checklist

PensBurgh 7/27 4:57A Jim Rixner

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - NOVEMBER 14: Erik Karlsson #65, Sidney Crosby #87 and Evgeni Malkin #71 of the Pittsburgh Penguins listen to the American national anthem before a game against the Nashville...

Jason Robertson signs with Dallas, appears to end saga

PensBurgh 7/22 1:06A Jim Rixner

ST PAUL, MINNESOTA - APRIL 22: Jason Robertson #21 of the Dallas Stars looks on after scoring a goal against the Minnesota Wild in the first period of Game Three of the First Round of the 2026 Stanley...