Perspectives
A New Appreciation for the Places I Go
I find myself filled with gratitude for these places, from the highest cultural institutions to the neighborhood dives. I miss them. I know that, when I return to them, I will see them with fresh eyes.
Perspectives: The Places We Live
Writer Carolyn Menke explains how real the pull of Pittsburgh is –– even to someone who wasn't born here.
Perspectives: Pride in Pittsburgh
An accomplished journalism student recounts his experiences of being transgender in Pittsburgh.
Perspectives: Photographic Memory
PM Book Editor Kristofer Collins recalls the many famous authors he met while working at a revered Oakland book store.
Perspectives: Getting Back to Betting Big
Pittsburgh’s not perfect. But its shoulders are big. I’ve watched the city make a remarkable comeback. It has learned from its mistakes and resurrected that hell-for-leather vibrancy that once made it the world’s fulcrum.
Perspectives: My Year of Big Talk
A writer with deep Pittsburgh roots learns from her mother that ”When you can make your small talk bigger, your relationships become deeper, more meaningful.”
Perspectives: Unknown Number
A young woman's reaction to a call from her estranged father is nothing like she expected.
Perspectives: A Journey of Friendship
A friendship with a 9-year old girl leads a Pittsburgh man to help sick children pursue their passions and and envision their lives after cancer.
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 - A Big Life
The friendship between a writer and a morbidly obese man become the thread of a newspaper series — and a book about his struggles.
Tea, Cake and Death: A Safe Place to Discuss a Scary Subject
“Death Cafes” seek to reduce taboos around the act of dying.
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.
