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Max Gonzales, or GEMS, was “Pittsburgh’s Most Wanted” graffiti writer in 2016. The title put them five figures in debt. While they have since become a muralist, they are still a believer in graffiti as an art form

Also this week, PublicSource: Most of PublicSource's team is working on Monday, which is both Trump's Inauguration Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We will have reporters dispatched throughout the region at a number of related events, so stay tuned for more as we work to cover this historic day.

Until then, read this week's stories below. ⬇️

Busted for graffiti, I took my expression in new directions — but the court still has me in its sights

Transparency and equity on the minds of Allegheny County's almost entirely new Board of Health members
 

‘Rushing’ into inclusionary zoning could be a mistake, commissioners say
 

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Four ways Trump could bring changes for Pittsburgh residents
 

As Pittsburgh ages, Black families shoulder heavy dementia care burden
 

Smithfield Street church in downtown Pittsburgh looking for community partners to save building

‘The labor shortage will only get worse:’ Trump deportation plans could hit Pa. agriculture hard
 

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