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Pittsburgh

History

The First Responders

The black men from Pittsburgh who made up America’s original paramedic corps wanted to make history and save lives—starting with their own.

Kevin Hazzard The Atavist Magazine Jul 2019 40min Permalink

The Men Who Didn't Disappear

Two brothers and the opioid epidemic around Pittsburgh.

Brittany Hailer PublicSource Apr 2018 Permalink

Crime Sports

The Heart of Football Beats in Aliquippa

The story of a small town just outside Pittsburgh that has suffered through a half-century of economic decline, racial tension, and endless crime. Despite that trajectory, or perhaps because of it, Aliquippa has also produced an astounding number of NFL players.

S.L. Price Sports Illustrated Jan 2011 35min Permalink