Perspectives
Perspectives: The Map is Not the Territory
A journey to the Rockies teaches a Pittsburgh journalist that taking the road less traveled is perfectly acceptable and often more desirable.
Perspectives: The Gift of Practice
I love this word, “practice.” It is an exercise, a pattern, a rhythm to set your weeks to ... and it's cheaper than therapy.
Perspectives: On Caring to See
A teacher at the University of Pittsburgh learns a lesson about street medicine.
Perspectives: Call of the Wild
Award-winning journalist Sally Wiggin explains the evolving role of zoos, including the Pittsburgh Zoo, to save endangered species from extinction.
Perspectives: Riding Horses with Mrs. McFeely
A woman who grew up watching Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood recalls a magical encounter with one of the show's cast members.
Perspectives: For Dad
A daughter struggles to accept the limitations of her ailing father.
Perspectives: ‘He Wants to Talk to Ms. Betty’
An encounter at a healing garden in Larimer leads the writer to reflect on his own connection to others.
Perspectives: Finding Grace in #MomLife
A Pittsburgh television reporter learns to embrace the imperfection that comes with being a working mom.
Perspectives: They Just Used Them To Go Everywhere
With the help of a neighbor, a resident of the South Side slopes learns the ropes about getting around.
Perspectives: Meeting Mister Rogers for the First Time in 2018
I never watched “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” as a child. Now I know what I was missing.
He Wondered If Pittsburgh Could Survive a Disaster – And Then It Did
The reporter who researched and wrote a story about how Pittsburgh might respond to a disaster got the answer much sooner than he anticipated.
Perspectives: Mourning Without a Road Map
A 30-year-old woman “who had lost her father too soon” learns the importance of following a plan when saying goodbye.
Perspectives: Making Space
A playground trip causes Amy Whipple, whose son has extra needs, to reflect on how simple — and charitable — it can be to make space for someone else.
Perspectives: The Big Pittsburgh Lie
Writer Damon Young says the Steel City is masquerading as a paragon of inclusion.
Perspectives: Won't You Be My Neighbor?
“A girl in a chocolate shop with one hell of a strong right arm” recounts the neighbors she met while working her way through college.
Perspectives: Grid for Grade
An author who lived in New York City for 20 years returns to her native Pittsburgh to care for her ailing mother. At first uncertain of her decision, a set of steps helps to make her feel right at home, again.
Perspectives: Face Time
A daughter shares details of FaceTime conversations with her ailing mother, realizing that any one of those calls could be the last.
Perspectives: How Cold Is Too Cold for Spiders to Live?
A former Marine and Pittsburgh firefighter comes face-to-face with his biggest fear.
Perspectives: A Toast to Youth
A young adult author recounts a rare occasion when she did not have to defend her profession as everyone realized how brightly the past can shine on the present.
Perspectives: ‘This Is Us’ Is a Story of Us
A former Pittsburgher finds more than a few similarities between his own life and that of the siblings on "This Is Us."
Perspectives: A Better Life
A former Pittsburgh television reporter recounts the lessons taught to him by his grandfather who spent more than four decades as a Pullman Porter.
Perspectives: Two Herons
A Pittsburgh playwright grieving the loss of her sister finds solace in strange encounters with wildlife.
Noted Local Author Lori Jakiela Kicks off Perspectives
In this exclusive essay, “Soft,” she describes her daughter’s beautiful sense of nostalgia as they ring in the New Year.
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