Author: Photos by Martha Rial
Canine Companions: Helping One Pittsburgh Puppy At a Time
Canine Companions provides service dogs, free of charge, to adults, children and veterans with disabilities. Before a dog can help out, though, someone — like Bridgeville resident Jill Sabo and her family — needs to turn a rambunctious puppy into a service dog in training.
How Prevention Point Works to Reduce the Harm for Drug Addicts
As the pandemic grips the region, Prevention Point Pittsburgh faces a huge increase in demand for its needle access program.
Images from Pittsburgh in Pandemic Mode
Our photo essay captures the way we lived when we stayed apart so that we could all get together safely again.
For this Swimmer, the Sky is the Limit
Duquesne senior Madelyn Hoying has already competed as an elite swimmer and founded a nonprofit. Her next step may be straight up.
All the Things You Can Do Inside Pittsburgh’s Feminist Makerspace
Prototype Pgh offers local women affordable access to tech equipment, workshops and professional development programs.
Afraid to Go to the Dentist? Consider the Sedation Solution
For some patients, dental work wouldn’t be possible if they were fully alert.
The Potential of Prevention Against Chronic Diseases
America’s metabolism is broken, and doctors have a new strategy: diagnose patients before they become patients.
Love Thy Neighbor: Donating a Second Chance
Rachelle Jeffers and Allen ‘Bud’ Mitchell went to church together but they weren’t close. That changed when she found out he would die unless he found a liver donor. That’s how Jeffers became one of a growing number of living liver donors.
She Became Pittsburgh Radio Royalty by Making Music Matter
Rosemary Welsch, longtime DJ and senior producer at WYEP-FM, has shepherded the station from startup to institution.
He Tries to be a Blessing to Someone Every Day
Doug Williams helps men facing homelessness with hard work — and example.
Sadie's Tree: A Plea for Kindness in Memory of a Bullied Teen
In an obituary read round the world, the family of Bedford, Pa., teen Sadie Riggs called out those who had bullied her and pleaded for people to be kind to one another. A year after Sadie’s death, lessons remain to be learned from her suicide.
