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CP file photo: Theo Schwarz A ghost bike memorial in 2015 marking the spot on Forbes Avenue where cyclist Susan Hicks was killed. On Oct. 23, 2015, Susan Hicks was riding her bike in Oakland the exact way Pennsylvania law required her to: as if she were driving a car. Back then, the configuration on Forbes Avenue was not friendly to cyclists, and Hicks, a 34-year-old University of Pittsburgh educator, pulled her bike behind an SUV and waited for...

CP photo: Jared Wickerham Arsenal middle school in Lawrenceville News of a proposal to close several schools within the Pittsburgh Public School district recently led to some chaos among parents, advocates, and lawmakers. The blowback was so strong that PPS board members voted the next day to shelve the plan for the time being. But the realities of what brought up the proposed closures remain: PPS is facing a $39.4 million budget deficit. The...

Pittsburgh City Photos: An exploration of the city through photographs

Photo: Teddyyy, Wiki Commons The American singer Nina Simone in concert in Morlaix (Brittany, France) in May 1982. The contributions Black Americans have made from politics to science to the arts and everything in between cannot be overstated. This, of course, applies to Pittsburgh as well, which has produced a number of Black innovators and pioneers. For Black History Month, celebrated throughout February, local institutions and organizations...

As of Jan. 28, Allegheny County has entered into a 35-year power purchase agreement with a company that will provide renewable hydropower for county facilities....