Plus, a first-person essay on healing affinity circles in McKees Rocks.
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This week, Adelphoi, the nonprofit hired to run the shuttered Shuman Juvenile Detention Center, has yet to begin running the facility despite stated plans to open in April. Adelphoi is countersuing Allegheny County ([link removed]) , seeking damages for operational and reputational harm it says Council inflicted by trying to halt the contract.
Also, PublicSource published the final story in Opening the Books ([link removed]) , a series investigating the finances of Pittsburgh's wealthiest universities. This week’s installment looks at presidential pay hikes at the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University ([link removed]) as faculty wages fall behind.
And, April Jackson writes a first-person essay on her sacred experiences in McKees Rocks leading healing affinity circles ([link removed]) .
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** Shuman reopening delayed as operator countersues Allegheny County ([link removed])
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** Presidential pay soars above inflation at Pitt, CMU, while faculty wages lag behind ([link removed])
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** A Berkeley-born spirit, I found the deepest healing in a McKees Rocks circle ([link removed])
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** Will our weather worsen? What to do before, during and after the flood. ([link removed])
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Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures welcomes Jesmyn Ward, winner of two National Book Awards for Fiction, as she concludes the 2023/24 Ten Evenings season at Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland on May 13. Ward’s latest novel, “Let Us Descend,” is a reimagining of American slavery, as beautifully rendered as it is heart-wrenching. The 2024/25 Ten Evenings roster will be announced from the stage that evening. Purchase tickets at pittsburghlectures.org ([link removed]) .
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** Unhealthy housing may be subject of new Allegheny County committee ([link removed])
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** Marching to a new beat: Pittsburgh’s Perry High is a rare enrollment winner ([link removed])
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** Bill to expand Medicaid maternity care to cover doula services passes in Pa. House ([link removed])
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** As autistic children in Allegheny County face perils, high needs and waiting lists, providers look for solutions ([link removed])
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** ICYMI FROM LAST WEEK
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* While both see lean years ahead, Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey and Controller Rachael Heisler have conflicting views on the future of the city's finances ([link removed]) .
* Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato is weighing institutional knowledge against new voices as she makes appointments to roughly 50 boards and commissions ([link removed]) .
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