By Sienna Rodriguez-12 Grade, Pa Distance Cyber Charter School    

For going on almost three years now, I have been living a vegan lifestyle. It is my way to try to reduce the amount of animal suffering that is put out into the world.   Read more [...]

By Zoe Vongtau-11th Grade, Baldwin High School

On August 11, 1973, at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue, the alleged birth of hip-hop in the Bronx came. 43 years later on August 11th, 2016 at 6022 Broad Street, a revival of hip-hop in Pittsburgh came once again.     Read more [...]

By Daphne Fetsko- 12th Grade, City Charter High School

As a teenager in 2016, anxiety is a feeling I have become far too accustomed to, which is quite common among young people today. This is not to say that anxiety has never been an issue in previous generations, but there is undoubtedly a noticeable rise in teenagers and young adults with anxiety in today's society. Read more [...]

By Keera Frye- 12th Grade, Southmoreland High School

Bubble wrap, dried out markers, corks, old VHS tapes, burnt out light bulbs, carpet samples, CD cases, broken crayons. These are all things that people would typically just label as "useless" and simply throw in the garbage. However, the people at the Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse have different plans for these items. Read more [...]

By Demarre Evans- 12th Grade, Central Catholic High School

The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh hosted the Teen Media Awards on August 10, 2016, at the main branch in Oakland. The Teen Media Awards are presented at an event featuring the Ralph Munn Creative Writing Awards as well as the Labsy Awards. Read more [...]

By Keera Frye- 12th Grade, Southmoreland High School

Excitement buzzed all around Latrobe Memorial Stadium in the form of children's laughs and screams as they waited for the Steelers' arrival on August 5. Leading up to the Steelers night practice, Latrobe celebrated the Pittsburgh Steelers with fans from across the nation. Read more [...]

By Samson Afolabi-11th Grade, Trinity Christian School

The famed pop culture event, Comic-Con, has been recreated once again for youth in the Pittsburgh area. On August 6th, all kinds of teenagers coming from the different Carnegie libraries gathered in the Main location for games, challenges, movies, and more.   Read more [...]

By Katrice Stallworth – 9th Grade, Trinity Christian School

“Nobody ever said it was easy. Got to come up here, day after day, go to put out and some days nobody even looks at you ‘cept to say you’re doin’ something wrong,” Robert Lipsyte, 1967 The Contender. Muhammad Ali’s six core values were the foundation for the Muhammad Ali Center.   Read more [...]

By Matthew Miramontes- 12th Grade, Cornell High School

Video animation is something that can take years to learn and even longer to master as animation can be a tedious and unrelenting art form. Read more [...]

By Aaliyah Thomas- 9th Grade, CAPA High School

We all have authors we admire...Veronica Roth. John Green. No matter your choice, we all have inspiration. I had the opportunity to meet the one and only Siobhan Vivian, an acclaimed author whose books highlight different emotions as each book progresses. Read more [...]