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The SemPresto autoinjector epinephrine device attaches to smartphones with magnetic technology and could be used for allergic reactions.

Pa. doctor dreams up EpiPen alternative autoinjector that attaches to your phone

For restaurants, sustainability is more complicated than throwing recyclables in a bin. These Pittsburgh businesses are identifying new ways to reduce, reuse and recylce.

Beyond the compost bin: How Pittsburgh restaurants are reimagining waste

The first addition to the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh campus since its relocation in 2009, the new Heart Institute features state-of-the-art technology and expanded patient capacity.

UPMC opens heart institute at Children’s Hospital after $85M expansion

The production of empathy might be a cardinal benefit of the performing arts. Yet City Theatre has a hit with a protagonist who proudly declares, “I have earned the right to feel nothing for anyone.” WESA’s Bill O’Driscoll reports the show “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” is the company’s second staging of the landmark 1998 rock musical. “Hedwig” might be even more popular today, though in ways that starkly illuminate how audience habits have changed.

What the hit 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch' says about Pittsburgh theater attendance The show “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” is Pittsburgh City Theatre's second staging of the landmark 1998 rock musical by John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask.

A plan to regulate v**e shops in the city of Pittsburgh advanced in City Council on Wednesday. WESA’s Julia Maruca reports the policy would limit areas of the city where new shops can sell primarily v**es, to***co, cannabinoid products and similar substances.

Pittsburgh City Council advances rules for new v**e shops, though existing stores unaffected A plan to regulate v**e shops in the city of Pittsburgh advanced in City Council on Wednesday, more than half a year after the proposal was introduced.

Pittsburgh ranks 16th in the country in a new report on city park access and investment. According to the Trust for Public Land, 93% of Pittsburghers live within a 10-minute walk of a park. Nationwide, only 57% of people in urban settings can say the same. But that’s not always true for low-income and minority groups in Pittsburgh.

A new report ranks Pittsburgh high for parks, but finds uneven access The report from the Trust for Public Land said 93% of Pittsburghers live within a ten-minute walk of a park.

Pittsburghers may need to stock up on sunscreen as most of the city’s public pools will re-open in two weeks. Fifteen of CitiPark’s 17 outdoor pools will open Monday, June 15. The openings of Homewood and Sue Murray (Allegheny Center) pools have been delayed due to ongoing repairs.

Pittsburgh to open 15 city pools on June 15; two remain closed for repairs Pittsburghers may need to stock up on sunscreen as most of the city’s public pools will re-open in two weeks.

Decades after the premiere of his iconic show, Mister Rogers is still meeting kids where they are — now on YouTube. WESA’s Bill O’Driscoll reports “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” will soon get its own channel, bringing the show’s nearly 900 episodes out from behind paywalls and making them more widely accessible to a new generation.

Pittsburgh-produced Mister Rogers show gets its own YouTube channel The nonprofit overseeing the legacy of children's TV icon Fred Rogers is starting a YouTube channel dedicated to his long-running PBS show.

A proposal to mandate paid parental leave in Allegheny County drew heated debate at a public hearing Tuesday. A county policy introduced last month would require all local employers to offer 18 weeks of paid leave following the birth or adoption of a child.

Allegheny County parental leave advocates say paid time off would be a boon, as businesses balk A proposal introduced last month would require all employers in Allegheny County to offer 18 weeks of paid leave following the birth or legal adoption of a child.

That vacant lot in your neighborhood could become an urban farm, event space, or the site of a public art installation under a new rule presented to Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday. WESA’s Julia Maruca reports the City Planning department introduced a legislative package aimed at expanding stewardship of the city’s vacant lots and green spaces.

Pittsburgh City Planning proposal would expand opportunities for urban farming Legislation presented to City Council on Tuesday would make it possible to garden in city parks and hold special events in abandoned lots.