Author: Katie Fustich

The Pittsburgh skyline raises above the newly renovated fountain at Point State Park, left, on Saturday, June 8, 2013, in Pittsburgh. The iconic fountain at the confluence where the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers meet to form the Ohio River, was originally opened in 1974. It had been shut off since 2009 and was reopened on Friday, June 7, 2013 after it underwent an $11.9 million restoration. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
The Pittsburgh skyline raises above the newly renovated fountain at Point State Park, left, on Saturday, June 8, 2013, in Pittsburgh. The iconic fountain at the confluence where the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers meet to form the Ohio River, was originally opened in 1974. It had been shut off since 2009 and was reopened on Friday, June 7, 2013 after it underwent an $11.9 million restoration. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Can Pittsburgh’s Blue-collar Spirit Rescue Itself From Gentrification?

Once a booming coal town, Pittsburgh powered through a decades-long economic depression to rise from its steel factory’s ashes as a certifiable technology hub. Though easy to market as a Cinderella Story, the particular nature of Pittsburgh’s evolution is more complicated than a simple city-wide rebranding. Rather, the city serves […]

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