Project Directory

132 Years of Pittsburgh Baseball
Interactive with photos, records and stats of every Pittsburgh baseball season, 1882 to 2013.
2010: The Year in Images
2011: Our Best Pictures
2011: The Year in Images
30 Years, 30 Changes
Since 1983, the city has made the transition from heavy industry to high tech. See some of the changes.
34 Boulevard of the Allies
…is no longer the newsroom’s address. Still, memories made there live on.
The ’60 Bucs
Looking back 50 years on a magical season.
AM Radio
Test your skill by matching the names of radio personalities to five audio selections.
Anthrocon: Meet the Furries
Meet these Furries at the upcoming Anthrocon.
Baseball Republic
Inside the Dominican machine.
The Beatles in the ‘Burgh, 1964
Account of the Beatles’ 1964 concert in Pittsburgh and what happened before and after.
Beer Me
Weekly video series tracking the region’s craft beer scene.
Best Photos of 2014
Best photos of 2014.
Bike Accidents
Mapping Pittsburgh’s bike accidents, 2006-2012.
Pittsburgh’s Bridges: Allegheny River
Pittsburgh’s Bridges: Monongahela River
Pittsburgh’s Bridges: Ohio River
Building the Skyline
Building the Tower at PNC Plaza, a 33-story office building, Downtown.
Carrie
Enter the Carrie Furnace.
Coal Shift
Pennsylvania electric generation shifts away from coal.
Coal Towns
The boom and bust of Pennsylvania’s coal towns.
Oh Christmas Treats
Twelve cookie recipes to bring comfort and joy to rookie, traditional and sophisticated bakers alike.
Cuba: Behind the Facade
Cultural Crossroads: High school students’ perspectives on historically black colleges
The Post-Gazette will document the reactions and growing perspectives of five of these students as they experience — some for the first time — a glimpse of the black college experience.
The Dark Years
Murders in broad daylight, unabashed corruption and vice, and poisonous drinks typified Pittsburgh during Prohibition.
Dating Apps
Reviews of some online dating websites.
The Digs
Stories behind photos in the PG archives.
Dropping the Ball
A Post-Gazette analysis shows athletes in many of the nation’s top-ranked football and basketball programs concentrate in just a few college majors.
Downtown: Outside Money Comes to Town
Since 2010, out-of-town investors have spent more than $1 billion to buy more than a dozen properties in or near Downtown Pittsburgh. Learn about who owns each building and how much money each person or investor has put into it. Election Results, 2014 Primary
Election Results, 2014 General Election
Election Results, 2015 Primary
Election Results, 2015 General Election
Election Results, 2016
Election Results, 2016 General Election
Energy Stocks
Interactive graph of energy stock performance, January 2015 to January 2016
Enrollment
Changes in area school districts’ enrollment, 2004-2013
The Escape Route of John Wilkes Booth
Following the path of the assassin after he shot President Abraham Lincoln in 1865.
Fab 22
The Fabulous 22 was started in 1980. It is made up of the top 22 players in the WPIAL and City League, regardless of position. The squad is picked by the Post-Gazette scholastic sports staff, with help from high school and college coaches.
Farmers markets, 2015
Interactive map
Farmers markets, 2016
Interactive map
The FBI Sandusky Investigation
Documents illustrating how Penn State officials handled the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse case.
Timeline: FBI probe into Pittsburgh mayoral and police administrations
Federal Investigation into Pittsburgh
The players, the money and the federal probe.
Focus
The Post-Gazette’s photos and online photo store.
Food Deserts: Mapping Hunger
Where are Pittsburgh’s food deserts?
The Fortunate 50
Ninety-two executives at public companies in the region whose 2013 compensation was valued at $1.5 million or more.
From 10 to Ben
Forty years ago, the Steelers won Super Bowl X. A decade ago, they took XL. The Post-Gazette looks at life after football for the men who made the moments.
A Front Row Seat to Pittsburgh
Panoramic views from 2 Allegheny Center’s windows.
Missing Fugitives
Special report: Agencies across the country often lose track of probation and parole violators. The consequences can be deadly.
Gettysburg: Panic in Pittsburgh and then a nation saved
What happened in Pittsburgh and Gettysburg during the pivotal Battle of Gettysburg during the Civil War.
Gun Laws
State gun laws passed since the Sandy Hook shootings.
Heroin’s Siren Song
Parents of children who died of heroin overdoses are spreading awareness that the drug doesn’t discriminate for race, socio-economic status, education, upbringing or residency.
A Life on the Hill
The journey of Sala Udin mirrors the experience of many African-American Pittsburghers.
Homicide Map
Interactive map of Allegheny County’s homicides and homicide victims, 2008 to the present.
The Immaculate Reception
Re-enactment of Franco Harris’ 1972 “Immaculate Reception,” which propelled the Steelers to victory in the AFC divisional playoff. The re-enactment is in the visual style of a 1970s-era computer game.
New Immigrants Series: Immigrant Map
See where immigrants live in Pittsburgh. (interactive)
New Immigrants Series: Canada’s Most Diverse City
Seventy percent of Markham, Ontario, residents are “visible minorities,” mostly from Asia. The result has been prosperity.
New Immigrants Series: Pilgrims: Immigrant Religion in Pittsburgh
Stories of spiritual, cultural and social cohesion among Pittsburgh’s immigrant populations.
Income Taxes Through History
While tax rates on middle-class Americans have fluctuated in a 10-percentage-point range since the 1960s, taxes on millionaires have more than halved.
Insiders Guide
Our experts’ guide to finding and enjoying the best that Pittsburgh and this region have to offer, in everything from our exploding dining and drinks scene to our hottest and warmest real estate markets.
Intersections
Every year, more than 200 people are hit crossing a street in Pittsburgh. We’ve spent millions on traffic lights, new sidewalks and bright crosswalks. So why is this still happening?
Irretrievably Broken
Six-part series about the lives and marriage of Autumn Klein and Robert Ferrante, her murder and his trial for poisoning her.
An Identity to Call Their Own
Transgender people in Pittsburgh tell their stories.
Jerome Bettis: A Hall of Fame Ride
The life and career of Pro Football Hall of Famer and Pittsburgh Steeler Jerome Bettis.
Journeys Out of Darkness
Teenagers come together to cope with grief.
The Kaufmann Legacy
The rise of Kaufmann’s department store and the story of the family behind it.
Legislative Ethics
Members of the state Legislature are required to file reports on their outside financial interests. The Post-Gazette reviewed the documents and created this interactive so that readers can find the side jobs and committee assignments for their representatives.
Timeline: Mario Lemieux’s Career
A Life Hijacked
Pilot’s life is hijacked by early-onset Alzheimer’s disease (video stories)
Locked and Dammed
The region’s 23 locks and dams are on the brink of failure. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
The Long Journey Home
Finding out what happened to Tech. Sgt. Charles L. Johnston Jr. of Pittsburgh during World War II.
Mapping Mortality
Special report on the air we breathe.
Marathon Training
Exercises to help prepare for long runs, in time for the Pittsburgh Marathon.
Marcellus Shale 101
A primer about the natural gas inside Marcellus shale, a formation that goes into Western Pennsylvania.
Marcellus Shale: Falling Prices, Moving Rigs
An interactive look at the natural gas industry’s move across the Marcellus region
Marcellus Shale: In Your Backyard
The discovery of the Marcellus Shale formation has changed Pennsylvania’s economy. But how does it affect you?
Marcellus Shale: Rig Count
North American oil and natural gas rigs, by country.
Marcellus Shale Wells
Interactive map showing all Marcellus gas wells in Pennsylvania.
Martin Luther King Jr.: “I Have a Dream!”
Marking 50 years since the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic speech in Washington, D.C.
Match Game
For Valentine’s Day, we invite you to choose the celebrity couple who matches your passions in a game we call #RelationshipGoals.
Timeline: Mayor Luke Ravenstahl
Timeline of the mayor’s career up to his decision to drop out of the race for re-election.
Mayor of Pittsburgh Democratic Primary Results, 2013
Meet the Next Mayor
Slideshows and information about the five mayoral candidates, 2013.
Medical Marijuana
Medical marijuana laws by state, 2015
Mentally Ill: No Safe Harbor
From “psychiatric ghettos” to prisons, the mentally ill have few havens. (interactive map)
Mentally Ill: Psych calls, training don’t overlap
Many of the Allegheny County municipalities with the most psychiatric-related emergency calls have never sent an officer for CIT training. (interactive map)
The Millennial Boom
We tracked down members of a previous newspaper project called the Class of 2000, in which we followed a group of students in the Northgate School District from the time they entered first grade in 1988 to when they graduated from high school in 2000. This group is now in its early 30s, and its members make up the oldest edge of the millennials. Second, we took a look at some of the graduates from Gateway School District’s Class of 2010, who are in their early 20s.
Miss Frick’s Debut
Immersive interactive story of Helen Clay Frick’s society debut in Pittsburgh in 1906, with explorations of her family members, the relationships among them, and the music, mores, food and fashion of the American upper class at the time.
Movies Shot in Pittsburgh
Clips, information and locations of 10 major motion pictures filmed in Pittsburgh, including “Night of the Living Dead,” “Silence of the Lambs” and “The Dark Knight Rises.”
Mysteries of the Mind
A look at schizophrenia, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, autism, depression and phobias.
Mysteries of the Mind: Antidepressants
Information about some commonly prescribed antidepressants.
The National Park Service at 100
Series on Pennsylvania’s national parks.
NCAA Bracket, 2013
National Signing Day 2016
Which school, Pitt or Penn State, got the edge this football recruiting season? Who are you most excited to watch in the coming years?
Newtown, One Year Later
A year after the shooting rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary that killed 20 children and six adults, the families are living again.
Odysseys
People from around the globe have made their way to Pittsburgh. We tried to meet one Pittsburgher from each of the United Nations’ 193 countries.
On the Lam
Brook Goode was wanted for nearly three years. Most of the time, he didn’t even realize it.
Oscars: You Be the Red Carpet Critic
Vote for what you think eight Academy Award nominees should wear to the 2015 Oscar awards ceremony, then check back to see what each one actually wore.
Overdosed
How doctors wrote the script for an epidemic.
A Week of Overdoses
One deadly August in Washington County.
Pirates 2016
These are a few of the stories that will be featured in the Post-Gazette’s Pirates 2016 magazine.
Pirates Classical Walkup
Reimagining the Pittsburgh Pirates’ walk-up songs, choosing classical replacements for 10 titles posted on the Pirates’ website as of Aug. 5.
Pirates Fall to the Giants: One October Night
Post-Gazette videographers covered the sights and sounds of one disappointing night that capped a thrilling season.
Pirates Payroll 2009-2014
We compare the Pirates’ payroll to those of seven other MLB teams.
Pirates Tracker
Interactive of the Pirates’ 2015 season.
Pitt vs. Penn State
A storied history between Pennsylvania schools
For Pittsburgh and the PG, a New Era
Our photographers and videographers documented our transition from our old presses to our new.
Pittsburgh History: The Big Decision of 1864
At a massive parade in Pittsburgh, thousands showed support for President Abraham Lincoln in 1864. But would he win re-election?
Poor Health: Poverty and Scarce Resources in U.S. Cities
Hospitals and doctors are following privately insured patients to more affluent areas rather than remaining anchored in communities with the greatest health care needs.
Refugees
Photographic account of life in a Bhutanese refugee camp in Nepal, and the refugees’ adjustment to life in Pittsburgh.
School Tests: How Is Your School Doing?
How your school did on the 2012 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment exams in reading and math.
Timeline: Penguins’ Ray Shero
Shero’s career as Pittsburgh Penguins general manager up to his firing.
From Scaife to Trump: The Foundation of Transition
Interactive graphic of the Scaife foundations and their connections to President-Elect Donald Trump.
Silent Sanctuaries
In Pittsburgh, these houses of God stand mute, often crumbling
Snowfall
Interactive graph of Pittsburgh snowfall, 2011/2012 vs. 2012/2013
Spinal Fusion
Are financial incentives driving the surge in back surgeries?
Sports Hair
Readers selected the Pittsburgh pro sports player with the most iconic hair of all time. (interactive)
Timeline: Star Wars Timeline
A timeline of all things Star Wars, published just before “The Force Awakens” was released in December 2015.
The Storefront Project: Polish Hill’s Brereton Street
More than 30 businesses stood on Brereton Street in 1930. In 1960 it still boasted more than 15 retail businesses. Today its active retail has dwindled to a handful. (interactive)
Suicides, Allegheny County, 2012
Interactive map showing where suicides in 2012 were and selected information about each victim.
Super Bowl XLV
A video slideshow of Post-Gazette photos chronicling the Steelers’ march to the Super Bowl
Sweet Spot
Photos taken with a lens that had a narrow slice of focus.
Teenie Harris
A Post-Gazette feature on the famous photographer.
Teenie Harris: Two Shots
The PG catches up with people first photographed by Charles “Teenie” Harris, also known as “One Shot.”
Thankful for Thanksgiving
Notable Pittsburgh natives, residents and transplants give their favorite Thanksgiving recipes.
Then and Now
Slide left or right to see Duncan Park, Lawrenceville, today or in 1951.
Trees
Pennsylvania’s champion trees. (interactive)
Timeline: Nicholas Trombetta’s Indictment
Federal grand jury indicts PA Cyber Charter School founder.
Turnout
Despite heavy campaigning, only 23.12 percent of registered Democrats turned out to cast a ballot in the mayoral election. (interactive)
Uncompensated care, Southwestern Pennsylvania hospitals
Most of the hospitals that have closed in the Pittsburgh region over the last 15 years provided higher than average uncompensated care – a combination of bad debt and charity care – compared to others that remained open. (spreadsheet)
Under Watch
Where automatic license plate readers have scanned you
UPMC property
An examination of the non-profit hospital’s real estate properties. See all data, the East End, Uptown, McCandless, Monroeville and Oakland.
U.S. Open
Coverage of the 2016 U.S. Open, which took place outside Pittsburgh in Oakmont, Pa.
Voter Voices
Voters say what makes them scared, what gives them hope.
Where’s Bill?
Tracking Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto as he travels throughout the city.
Timeline: Woodland Hills School District
How five school districts in suburban Pittsburgh were court-ordered to merge in 1981 to achieve racial integration.
Wilkinsburg: Hope Amid Turmoil
Wilkinsburg High School’s two best students.
100 years of the William Penn Hotel
World Power
Part I: Racing to Reinvent the Electric Grid
Part II: Echoes of Pittsburgh Past, Exploring Life in India’s Steel City
WVU vs. Louisville: Oral History
In one game, the fortunes for a quarterback, a team and a fanbase changed forever.
Zack’s Bad Data Day
This interactive shows the surveillance that occurs on a daily basis, and what it means for individuals and society.
Zoom
Zoom into detailed photographs of: Edgar Thomson works, the 1907 Pittsburgh flood, the 1925 World Series and the Monongahela House.