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** A recent sexual assault at Pitt reveals the complexities of tackling campus sexual violence ([link removed])
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“I want to live in a world where no student graduates college having experienced sexual assault, and you don’t get there through risk management, you get there through comprehensive prevention education," said Tracey Vitchers, executive director of It’s On Us. ([link removed])
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** Pittsburgh looks to ‘in-law suites’ to shrink affordable housing deficit ([link removed])
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In Pittsburgh today, bureaucratic hoops and red tape make it illegal to convert your basement or garage into a rental. But in California, so-called “alternative dwelling units” are all the rage. Can ADUs help with Pittsburgh’s affordable housing shortage? Read the story. ([link removed])
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Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures welcomes bestselling historian Candice Millard to the Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland on Oct. 24. This season’s 2022/23 Ten Evenings speakers include Clint Smith, Joy Harjo, Hanif Abdurraqib and Hanya Yanagihara. See the full roster at pittsburghlectures.org/ten-evenings ([link removed]) . Purchase your in-person or virtual tickets and subscriptions at pittsburghlectures.org ([link removed]) .
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** Four months after a frack out, a rural community is told it still shouldn’t drink the water ([link removed])
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** Historic Black church may return to Lower Hill after half century of displacement ([link removed])
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“We troubled heaven, worked our faith, and God answered our prayers,” wrote Bethel AME Pastor Dale Snyder.
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** URA sells off land for affordable housing, approves first-time homebuyer plan ([link removed])
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** Essay: Who helped me to understand mental illness? The Who ([link removed])
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“So make your playlist. Dance if you’d like. Call a doctor. Insist on good care. Sometimes you might need medication. It’s OK,” writes one Pittsburgher. ([link removed])
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This fall, yet-unnamed contenders will vie for county executive, the most powerful political post in Western Pennsylvania. What should their platforms address? We want your input, for use in a coming story. Email your top 3 county government priorities, and any other thoughts, to Reporter Charlie Wolfson at
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