3-time kidney recipient fights transplant disparities

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This week, PublicSource provided you with:

A first-person essay by George McClure, a three-time kidney transplant recipient who now works to dismantle structural inequalities in kidney care, dialysis and transplantation.
News of Bethel AME Church's plan to build apartments on land pledged to it by the Pittsburgh Penguins instead of moving the church back to its original home in the Lower Hill District.
A collaboration with 90.5 WESA on attitudes surrounding moderate politicians and centrism in Allegheny County.

Take a look back through these stories and more from our past week. ⬇️

I’m honoring my three kidney donors by trying to stop others dying before receiving theirs

North Allegheny police force plan questioned over cost, fairness, transparency

Historic church deal results in apartment plans for Lower Hill

New federal gas line regulations could reduce fire risks in Western Pa.

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Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures welcomes celebrated classicist Mary Beard to the Carnegie Library Lecture Hall on Oct. 23, with her latest book, Emperor of Rome. Enjoy the 2023/24 Ten Evenings season from the comfort of your home. Livestream individual lectures or purchase a subscription at pittsburghlectures.org.

Fighting for improvements, Hi View Gardens residents wait for PNC to sell or pay

Allegheny County voters share how they feel about ‘moderate’ politicians

Is Allegheny County politics going tribal? Centrist traditions to be tested Nov. 7.

Open to the public? Commissions in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County all over the board on transparency

ICYMI FROM LAST WEEK

The proposed Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub and the Mid-Atlantic Clean Hydrogen Hub will receive federal funding. A separate proposal centered on the Pittsburgh region was not selected for federal funding, stirring disappointment among proponents.
The redevelopment of the Bedford Dwellings public housing community continues to hasten with a city agency’s approval of property transfers, setting the stage for a second phase of construction in the Hill District.

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