Anatomy of a Water Main Break
You know it's winter in Pittsburgh when your car is getting beat up by pot-holes, the streets are chalky with salt, and water main breaks proliferate. But what exactly is going on below the...
View ArticleDowntown Pittsburgh Shifting to Full-Fledged Neighborhood
It’s often said Pittsburgh is a city of neighborhoods. There are the bustling neighborhoods of Oakland and Squirrel Hill, the struggling neighborhood of Homewood, and the transitioning neighborhoods in...
View ArticleA Public Dialogue on the Black Middle Class in Pittsburgh
On Wednesday, March 20th 90.5 WESA’s daily public affairs program Essential Pittsburgh hosted a Public Forum on the Black Middle Class in Pittsburgh. The forum took place at the WESA/WYEP studios in...
View ArticleIn Pittsburgh, an Effort to Bring Down the Black Community's Infant Mortality...
When Sarah Murphy found out she was pregnant, she was initially shocked."I didn’t think I would have kids, and then I ended up having him when I was 39," she said. Her advanced age led to a medically...
View ArticleAt a House Inside the VA, Injured Vets Prepare to Return Home
There is a house inside a building at the Pittsburgh Veterans Affair’s Aspinwall campus.The house has everything one would expect – a doorbell, cable, flatware, a bedroom. There’s even a garage (but...
View Article90.5 WESA Weekend Watch 4/6 & 4/7
90.5 WESA's Weekend Edition host Noah Brode takes a closer look at some interesting events going on in the Pittsburgh area this weekend:
View ArticlePittsburgh Riverhounds Find Permanent Home with New Stadium
When the Pittsburgh Riverhounds play their home opener on Saturday against the Harrisburg City Islanders, the team will have something they’ve never been able to claim — their own stadium.Since their...
View ArticleHomewood Cemetery Trees Get a Second Chance at Life
On a recent Saturday morning, artists from around the region gathered at Homewood Cemetery to turn chopped-down trees into mushrooms.State College artist Ed Crow and his wife Janise sculpted a small...
View ArticleThe Makings of Pennsylvania's Pension Funding Crisis
Gov. Tom Corbett and his allies in the state Legislature have introduced controversial legislation to reform the pension systems for state employees and public school teachers.The sponsors say the...
View ArticleLive Raw Audio: Netanyahu Speech to Congress
Thank you for listening to NPR on 90.5 WESA. The raw audio of this live event was provided directly from the source. It was not produced or edited, and may have begun or ended outside of the scheduled...
View ArticleHow To Get In Good With The Pittsburgh Popcorn Company
Cameron Avrigean on the Pittsburgh Popcorn Company's most memorable holiday shopper.
View ArticleWhat's Changed In The Refugee Resettlement Hub Of Lancaster
Farhan Al Qadri was doing well for himself, running a warehousing business that took him three decades to build. It kept him on the road and away from his wife and children at times. But it also...
View ArticleSee Ya Rudy, This Christmas Is All About Sven
Living Treasures Wild Animal Park Zookeeper Amanda Salle on everyone's new favorite reindeer, Sven.
View ArticleLehigh Valley Ponders Welcoming More Syrian Refugees
Farouk leans forward at the interview table, hands clasped. The question, what do you miss in Syria, gets a one word answer."Everything," he said.Farouk -- not his real name -- doesn't want to be...
View ArticleWESA Celebrates: Carmen Capozzi And Sage's Army
When 20-year-old Sage Capozzi died from a heroin overdose in 2012 his father, Carmen Capozzi, said he lay on the floor for two days until he heard his son’s voice say, “Dad get up. They’re not bad...
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