Goodness Feedhttps://www.post-gazette.comThis feed contains goodness storiesThu, 23 Apr 2026 15:20:39 +0000Post-Gazette Syndicator Serviceenhourly1Could the insect apocalypse be fueling the decline in some migrating birds?By Mary Ann Thomas / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/outdoors/2026/04/23/insects-birds-population-decline-scott-robinson-pittsburgh-research/stories/202604130075Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/outdoors/2026/04/23/insects-birds-population-decline-scott-robinson-pittsburgh-research/stories/202604130075<![CDATA[]]>Hand-stitched memory bears help grieving maker and recipientsBy Gretchen McKay / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/04/22/memory-bears-shirley-whitlinger-good-samaritan-hospice-parkwood-presbyterian/stories/202604260010Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/04/22/memory-bears-shirley-whitlinger-good-samaritan-hospice-parkwood-presbyterian/stories/202604260010<![CDATA[]]>What 36 years of writing for the Post-Gazette taught me about myselfBy Eileen Reutzel Colianni / For the Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/04/22/eileen-colianni-pittsburgh-post-gazette-essays-closing/stories/202604260003Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/04/22/eileen-colianni-pittsburgh-post-gazette-essays-closing/stories/202604260003<![CDATA[]]>‘There’s not much difference’: Carnegie Mellon campus in Rwanda is proud of its Pittsburgh connectionsBy Nick Dauk / For the Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/04/21/carngie-mellon-kigali-rwanda-africa-pittsburgh/stories/202604150003Tue, 21 Apr 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/04/21/carngie-mellon-kigali-rwanda-africa-pittsburgh/stories/202604150003<![CDATA[]]>USDA grant helps Chatham’s CRAFT program boost small businessesBy Sono Motoyama / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/food/2026/04/20/usda-grant-chatham-craft-small-business/stories/202604150088Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/food/2026/04/20/usda-grant-chatham-craft-small-business/stories/202604150088<![CDATA[]]>Tours hooked to the NFL Draft highlight Pittsburgh's iconic eats, neighborhoods, history and moreBy Shaylah Brown / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/sports/2026-nfl-draft/2026/04/18/tours-pittsburgh-draft-week/stories/202604130051Sat, 18 Apr 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/2026-nfl-draft/2026/04/18/tours-pittsburgh-draft-week/stories/202604130051<![CDATA[]]>Every day is like an episode of ‘The Pitt’ for these real-life medical professionalsBy Samuel Long / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/04/16/the-pitt-emergency-medicine-pitthsburgh-allegheny-general/stories/202604150001Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/04/16/the-pitt-emergency-medicine-pitthsburgh-allegheny-general/stories/202604150001<![CDATA[]]>15 unexpected places to find souvenirs of the Steel CityBy Shaylah Brown / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/04/16/pittsburgh-souvenir-places-nfl-draft/stories/202604130050Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/04/16/pittsburgh-souvenir-places-nfl-draft/stories/202604130050<![CDATA[]]>These 3 dogs and rabbit have energy to spare. 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By Abby Kirkland / For the Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/04/16/shelter-soulmates-pittsburgh-pet-adoptions/stories/202604160019Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/04/16/shelter-soulmates-pittsburgh-pet-adoptions/stories/202604160019<![CDATA[]]>Former Steeler, 94, was proud to be ‘back in my hometown, wearing the Black and Gold’By Saul Berrios-Thomas / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/04/14/bill-priatko-steelers-pittsburgh-second-oldest-north-braddock/stories/202604060062Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/04/14/bill-priatko-steelers-pittsburgh-second-oldest-north-braddock/stories/202604060062<![CDATA[]]>A Pittsburgher trained the first French women as librarians during World War IBy Janet Skeslien Charles / For the Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/04/09/jessie-kit-carson-bellevue-french-childrens-libraries/stories/202604090015Thu, 09 Apr 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/04/09/jessie-kit-carson-bellevue-french-childrens-libraries/stories/202604090015<![CDATA[]]>From Bridgeville to the big stage, with an unplanned cancer detourBy Roberta Burkhart / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/04/09/audrey-logan-thyroid-cancer-bridgeville-masquerade-phantom-opera/stories/202604050025Thu, 09 Apr 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/04/09/audrey-logan-thyroid-cancer-bridgeville-masquerade-phantom-opera/stories/202604050025<![CDATA[]]>Sustainable Sip-off taps into Pittsburgh’s Draft Week energyBy Sono Motoyama / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/drinks/2026/04/08/sustainable-sip-off-allegheny-mountain-malt-windy-bridges/stories/202604030054Wed, 08 Apr 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/drinks/2026/04/08/sustainable-sip-off-allegheny-mountain-malt-windy-bridges/stories/202604030054<![CDATA[]]>Longtime owners of Laurel Caverns trust Pa. to take care of natural attractionBy Mary Ann Thomas / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/04/08/laurel-caverns-david-cale-fayette-county-pa-state-park/stories/202604060078Wed, 08 Apr 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/04/08/laurel-caverns-david-cale-fayette-county-pa-state-park/stories/202604060078<![CDATA[]]>Homemade tradition: This Italian bread recipe nourished a family’s musical talentBy Bob Podurgiel / For the Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/recipes/2026/04/02/italian-bread-recipe-mary-ferro/stories/202603260014Thu, 02 Apr 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/recipes/2026/04/02/italian-bread-recipe-mary-ferro/stories/202603260014<![CDATA[]]>Sowing change: How Lisa Freeman is nourishing a neighborhood in PittsburghBy Sono Motoyama / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/food/2026/03/31/freeman-family-farm-store-manchester-pittsburgh-urban-farming/stories/202603260111Tue, 31 Mar 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/food/2026/03/31/freeman-family-farm-store-manchester-pittsburgh-urban-farming/stories/202603260111<![CDATA[]]>A Nordic nation is the world’s happiest country for the 9th year in a rowBy Jeanne Bonner / CNNhttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/03/29/finland-iceland-denmark-happiest-country/stories/202603290039Sun, 29 Mar 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/03/29/finland-iceland-denmark-happiest-country/stories/202603290039<![CDATA[]]>Pittsburgh mayor’s brother reaches people in his own way — as a priest in McKeesportBy Adam Babetski / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/03/28/corey-terry-oconnor-pittsburgh-mayor-brother-priest-catholic/stories/202603180088Sat, 28 Mar 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/03/28/corey-terry-oconnor-pittsburgh-mayor-brother-priest-catholic/stories/202603180088<![CDATA[]]>Good grief! Charlie Brown's Bayernhof in O'Hara is a house museum like no otherBy Peter Longini / For the Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/03/26/charles-brown-bayernhof-ohara-german-museum/stories/202603260015Thu, 26 Mar 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/03/26/charles-brown-bayernhof-ohara-german-museum/stories/202603260015<![CDATA[]]>Shaler High School senior finally gets a kidney transplant and his 'days are a lot less busy'By Bob Batz Jr. / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette https://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/03/21/deven-wilson-kidney-transplant-shaler/stories/202602160045Sat, 21 Mar 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/03/21/deven-wilson-kidney-transplant-shaler/stories/202602160045<![CDATA[]]>