Living

While 2020 has likely offered more “trick” than “treat,” the near century-old celebration of handing out Halloween candy will go on in Pittsburgh this year, albeit with some COVID-friendly stipulations.

As the year slips faster into the colder seasons, you’ll want to find the perfect cozy activities to do in the warmth of your home.

The Adventure Cycling Association – a fantastic resource for cyclists – has designated the last weekend of September as National Bike Travel Weekend.

One of the silver linings of the pandemic progressing into the fall season is fall crafting activities are abundant.

Do you want to affect change and make a positive impact on your community and the world? There are plenty of online and social distancing volunteer opportunities that you can get involved with.

Since surpassing the 10 million user mark in late 2019, investing app Robinhood has been all over the news.

If there’s anything that 2020 has taught college students, it is how to take advantage of life’s little things.

As college students start heading back to school, I can’t help but think about the students on campus already: Athletes.

If you are thinking about sprucing up your home, office or new home office, consider adding a few plants.

Our country faces unprecedented turmoil as we navigate a global pandemic and the continued fight for social justice and equity.

For over 150 years, YWCA Greater Pittsburgh has worked to improve quality of life for women and strengthen our communities.

My journalism career began with telling Black stories of overcoming education and economic obstacles while keeping “the struggle” front and center.

For the few years prior to the current pandemic, unrest and our economic slowdown, I have been engaged in conversations addressing our digital divide — the technology gap between underprivileged and underserved members of society.

As I reflect on the current social justice events through the lens of biblical wisdom, I have perceived that racial division, injustice, and systemic inequities are not new to the world.

Educate yourself. I’ve seen this advice across my social feed countless times in the past few weeks and I agree, educating yourself about racism is key to stopping it.

Do your own emotional and intellectual labor, including processing what those terms mean. Anti-racism writings and resources have been around since Rousseau.

While some say difficult race conversations are overdue, few will disagree that the protests happened so quickly we found ourselves adjusting and determining a stance on all issues – politics, police and black lives.

One of the unspoken accomplishments in life is the ability to identify true allies; this unprecedented quarantine period has been an effective filtering system to identify them.

The Twitter hashtag #publishingpaidme recently exposed what black writers earn compared to whites.

Now that Pittsburgh is in the green phase of reopening and progressing toward normalcy, local businesses need our help.

With the expectation to remain socially distant, there are still opportunities to enjoy the weather and the city while staying six feet apart.

We’ve all been deprived of professional sports for the last few months, sans the occasional marble race from Marbula One. However, we won’t be suffering much longer.

Our pets are living their best lives lately – constant couch snuggles, pets, walks, you name it.

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.