You’re not a current member.* Click here to donate today ([link removed]) and join the 1,000+ people who help make these stories possible.
View this email in your browser ([link removed])
View ([link removed])
[link removed]
DONATE ([link removed])
SEND TIPS ([link removed])
As AI technology weaves into daily life, new questions emerge about when and how to use it.
To meet those needs, groups around Pittsburgh lead workshops on AI literacy ([link removed]) . Participants range from job seekers to recent immigrants.
Also: 25 years after 9/11, we want to hear how the attacks changed the lives of Southwestern Pennsylvanians. Drop us a note here ([link removed]) .
✍️ Newsletter written byPenny De La Cruz. ([link removed])
Public Source audience producer.
** Pittsburgh groups teach AI skills, including when not to use them ([link removed])
------------------------------------------------------------
[link removed]
** ADVERTISEMENT
------------------------------------------------------------
[link removed]
** MORE STORIES
------------------------------------------------------------
‘Let’s depoliticize it’: Government Review Commission recommends routine property assessments in Allegheny County ([link removed]) — After years of irregular and contentious property assessments, commission members on Wednesday voiced support for routine property reassessments in Allegheny County and the state.
Federal safety agency issues final report into 2025 blast that killed 2 at Clairton plant ([link removed]) — The blast occurred after a gas valve being flushed with pressurized water ruptured, according to the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board.
ICE considering buying immigrant detention facilities, other options to maintain capacity in Pa. ([link removed]) — The federal agency, which currently runs the Moshannon Valley Processing Center through a contract with Clearfield County and a private owner, may try to buy the facility when the agreement expires next month.
Stowe residents came to fight a data center. Township officials say none is planned. ([link removed]) — A zoning change, social media posts and gaps in township communication helped fuel months of confusion over a large industrial site along the Ohio River.
** ADVERTISEMENT
------------------------------------------------------------
[link removed]
Become a member of Radiant Hall and join our creative community. Membership provides access to affordable studio space, a supportive community of artists and opportunities for professional and artistic development. Apply at RadiantHall.org ([link removed]) to tour our newest Downtown location or one of our other regional studios.
** IN OTHER NEWS
------------------------------------------------------------
→ Pittsburgh audit finds gaps in URA’s covid relief spending records ([link removed])
(TribLIVE)
→ Pa.’s attorney general is backing a hemp product ban. The industry says it goes way too far. ([link removed]) (Spotlight PA)
→ House Democrats Demand Answers From Trump’s VA on Vets Struggling to Access Mental Healthcare ([link removed]) (ProPublica)
** TODAY IN HISTORY 📅
------------------------------------------------------------
Today is August 13.
116 years ago in 1910: The Pirates and Dodgers mirrored each other: They played to an 8-8 till each team had 38 at-bats, 13 hits, 12 assists, two errors, five strikeouts, three walks, one hit batsman and one passed ball. (AP)
65 years ago on Aug. 13, 1961, on what would become known as Barbed Wire Sunday, East Germany sealed the border between Berlin’s eastern and western sectors before building a wall that would divide the city for the next 28 years.
234 years ago in 1792, French revolutionaries arrested and imprisoned King Louis XVI; he would be executed by guillotine the following January.
** LOCAL EVENTS
------------------------------------------------------------
🇮🇹 Little Italy Days ([link removed]) Aug. 13-16 | Liberty Avenue, Bloomfield
🪷 Vintage mixer night at Phipps ([link removed]) 5 p.m. Aug. 20 | Phipps Conservatory, Oakland
🚲 Pedal PGH ([link removed]) Aug. 30 | Allegheny Commons Park West, North Side
👋 Thanks for reading today’s newsletter! I hope you feel more informed about Pittsburgh and your community. For any questions or comments, feel free to email me at
[email protected]. (mailto:
[email protected]?subject=&body=)
[link removed]
[link removed]
[link removed]
[link removed]
[link removed]
[link removed]
Thank you to those who became supporters of Public Source’s journalism for Aug. 3: Ann, Bree, Caryl, Cassie, Glenn, Joyce, Kelly, Lewis, Lizzie, Mackenzie, Mary, Naomi, Robin, Sharon, Stacy, Susan G. and Susan K. Join them by giving today ([link removed]) .
Donations by check can be made payable to Public Source and mailed to 1936 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh PA 15219. So that we can credit you properly, please include your email address with your gift.
*Membership status shown is based on email address and may not show correctly if you're subscribed under multiple email addresses. If our records need to be updated, just reply to this email to let us know.
Pittsburgh’s Public Source informs and inspires the Pittsburgh region through the power of deep, independent journalism. Read more about us ([link removed]) .
Support our nonprofit newsroom with a donation ([link removed]) .
Copyright (C) 2026 Pittsburgh's Public Source. All rights reserved.
You are receiving this email because you opted in to the newsletter from Pittsburgh's Public Source.
Our mailing address is:
Pittsburgh's Public Source
1936 5th Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
USA
Want to change how you receive these emails?
You can update your preferences ([link removed]) or unsubscribe ([link removed])
