‘Everybody rowing together’

When I decided to write about Pittsburgh’s reinvention stories, I knew I’d want to try to talk to Bill Peduto, the city’s 60th…

Pittsburgh is a city in the midst of a renewal and rebirth. No longer the city of smokestacks and soot, it’s banking on a tech renaissance supported by its educational institutions. It’s not there yet, and not everyone is feeling the positive effects of this upheaval.

Earlier this year, I applied for two very competitive, very prestigious journalism…