Living

I saw the headline, my eyes widened a bit, pumped my fist and shouted, “yes!” It wasn’t anything special — not a COVID-19 vaccine or anything — just validation of my punctuation preference.

Memorial Day’s going to look a little different this year. While you may not be able to have the whole neighborhood over for a BBQ, that shouldn’t keep you from celebrating our men and women in uniform.

We’re all used to working from home, so it’s not much of a leap to vote from there, too.

As summer approaches and Pittsburgh finally begins to thaw out, so many, myself included, are desperate for a reason to get outside — and we know the perfect way to do so.

With many of us working from home for weeks now, you might be asking yourself, “What day is it again?” And you are not alone.

Like most of us, the Presley family was feeling quite bored during their time of social distancing. That boredom, mixed with a spark of creativity, has yielded the 2020 Quarantine Olympics.

In a recent survey from ApartmentGuide.com, renters expressed concerns beyond simply the ability to pay their rent.

The entire education system has been uprooted because of COVID-19, and for the millions of college seniors, myself included, the sudden transition has been grueling:

It’s supposed to be baseball season.We’re supposed to be readying for a Penguins playoff run.

Feeling bored in self-isolation yet? Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh is closed for now, but the library has an entire database of digital resources available at no charge to library cardholders.

Numerous precautions are being implemented during the COVID-19 outbreak, but the homeless population, which has limited or no access to sanitization and shelter, faces many challenges in staying safe.

With the rapid spread of COVID-19, many across the world are self-quarantining.

I’ve been working remotely for nearly three years and have learned a lot about staying focused.

Americans are being asked to complete their 2020 census forms, but for many, the process is quite confusing.

It’s great news that our furry family members don’t seem to be susceptible to the virus.

In our last issue, columnist extraordinaire Paul Furiga asked for readers’ favorite quotes. You didn’t disappoint.

As Pittsburgh continues to embrace the incoming tech culture, we should expect to see younger demographics making the move into the newborn ‘Burgh.

A recent Pew Research study dived into how everyday Americans are consuming the news in dozens of cities.

On one fateful day in 2016, Pittsburgh traffic suffered a terrible tragedy, causing a mess that would ripple for 24 temper-inducing, detour-filled days – the Liberty Bridge caught on fire. 

With over 29 colleges and universities, you’re bound to fall in love with at least one of Pittsburgh’s campuses and all the opportunities this old steel town has to offer.

The Centre Avenue YMCA has been an integral part of black history in Pittsburgh for nearly a century.

Earlier this month, chuckles rippled across Pittsburgh as Mayor Peduto dropped gondola lifts as a potential means to connect neighborhoods and mitigate parking woes.

From dialect to sandwiches and gas station convenience stores, the Pittsburgh-Philadelphia rivalry has seemingly existed since the beginning of time. While these differences may seem trivial, the battle between the cities’ sports teams is all too real. 

Recycling can become overwhelming pretty quickly. To create a good recycling plan, start by finding out which type of items your recycling center accepts.

At the end of this month, the 4 million people born Feb. 29 get to celebrate the actual day they were born – leap day. But, why the need for an extra day?

When you hear “refugee crisis,” you may automatically picture some foreign nation in distress, but for thousands of Pittsburgh students, the subject hits way too close to home.

The Pittsburgh region’s steep streets and hillsides, unfortunately, are not stationary.

It’s yet another year without the Steelers in the Super Bowl (no Patriots or Ravens either, so at least our misery has company), but most of us will still watch the big game.

Millennials present quite the paradox: They’re simultaneously the most connected and loneliest generation. 

Each year, 700 people experiencing or at risk of homelessness are killed from hypothermia in the U.S. Pittsburgh winters are some of the harshest in the nation, with an average low temperature of 21 degrees in January.