Goodness Feedhttps://www.post-gazette.comThis feed contains goodness storiesThu, 30 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0000Post-Gazette Syndicator Serviceenhourly1This therapy dog is a true ‘Savior’ for hospital patients and healthcare workersBy Abby Kirkland / For the Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/07/29/upmc-washington-hospital-therapy-dog-vetpets/stories/202607290009Wed, 29 Jul 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/07/29/upmc-washington-hospital-therapy-dog-vetpets/stories/202607290009<![CDATA[]]>Backstage virtuoso keeps the pianos tuned and the music flowing at Heinz HallBy Jeremy Reynolds / For the Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/ae/music/2026/07/29/peter-stumpf-piano-tuner-heinz-hall-pittsburgh-symphony-orchestra/stories/202607280001Wed, 29 Jul 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/music/2026/07/29/peter-stumpf-piano-tuner-heinz-hall-pittsburgh-symphony-orchestra/stories/202607280001<![CDATA[]]>Descendants of 6 Macedonian immigrants celebrate their 100th picnicBy Karen Kadilak / For the Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/07/28/macedonian-rzhanovo-family-reunion-pittsburgh-steel-valley/stories/202607280016Tue, 28 Jul 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/07/28/macedonian-rzhanovo-family-reunion-pittsburgh-steel-valley/stories/202607280016<![CDATA[]]>Review: ‘Newsman’ documents the fall of The Pittsburgh Press and the triumph of a hard-working journalistBy Steve Halvonik / For the Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2026/07/23/newsman-otis-sanford-book-review-pittsburgh-press/stories/202607230001Thu, 23 Jul 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2026/07/23/newsman-otis-sanford-book-review-pittsburgh-press/stories/202607230001<![CDATA[]]>The Big Event gets PennWest students out of bed and helping California neighborsBy Karen Kadilak / For the Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/07/23/big-event-pennwest-california-community-service/stories/202607200002Thu, 23 Jul 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/07/23/big-event-pennwest-california-community-service/stories/202607200002<![CDATA[]]>11-year-old musician and vocalist wins story contest with ‘The Magical Soul’By Abby Kirkland / For the Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/07/22/magical-soul-lipi-kairi-wqed-writers-contest/stories/202607220005Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/07/22/magical-soul-lipi-kairi-wqed-writers-contest/stories/202607220005<![CDATA[]]>Formerly endangered ospreys bounce back in record numbers in Pa.By Mary Ann Thomas / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/outdoors/2026/07/22/osprey-nesting-pa-bird-atlas-cell-towers/stories/202607200055Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/outdoors/2026/07/22/osprey-nesting-pa-bird-atlas-cell-towers/stories/202607200055<![CDATA[]]>‘Homecoming’ exhibition brings a celebrated Pittsburgh sculptor back to where it all beganBy Sono Motoyama / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/ae/art-architecture/2026/07/22/sharif-bey-homecoming-andy-warhol-museum/stories/202607150038Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/art-architecture/2026/07/22/sharif-bey-homecoming-andy-warhol-museum/stories/202607150038<![CDATA[]]>‘Fort McIntosh: Its People and Archaeology’ explores artifacts found at Beaver’s 18th-century fortBy Karen Kadilak / For the Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/07/20/fort-mcintosh-people-archaeology-exhibit-beaver-area-heritage-museum/stories/202607200001Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/07/20/fort-mcintosh-people-archaeology-exhibit-beaver-area-heritage-museum/stories/202607200001<![CDATA[]]>Today's forecast: Cloudy with a chance you'll fall in love with one of these dogsBy Abby Kirkland / For the Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/07/17/shelter-soulmates-adoptable-dogs-cloudy-gigi-luna/stories/202607160003Fri, 17 Jul 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/07/17/shelter-soulmates-adoptable-dogs-cloudy-gigi-luna/stories/202607160003<![CDATA[]]>Was Big Boy worth the wait? Thousands of Western Pennsylvanians say yesBy Abby Kirkland / For the Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/07/15/big-boy-locomotive-pittsburgh-derry-leetsdale-conway-altoona/stories/202607150005Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/07/15/big-boy-locomotive-pittsburgh-derry-leetsdale-conway-altoona/stories/202607150005<![CDATA[]]>‘Alive and well’: New Castle church built by Lebanese immigrants turns 100By Mary PIckels / For the Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/07/14/centennial-st-john-maronite-church-new-castle/stories/202607150004Tue, 14 Jul 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/07/14/centennial-st-john-maronite-church-new-castle/stories/202607150004<![CDATA[]]>How Americans celebrated the bicentennial — with fireworks, a Freedom Train and FarrahBy Lou Kesten / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/07/12/bicentennial-america-1976-freedom-train/stories/202607120035Sun, 12 Jul 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/07/12/bicentennial-america-1976-freedom-train/stories/202607120035<![CDATA[]]>Big Boy the mammoth locomotive stops in little Leetsdale on its way back homeBy Abby Kirkland / For the Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/transportation/2026/07/11/big-boy-the-mammoth-locomotive-stops-in-little-leetsdale-on-its-way-back-home/stories/202607110049Sat, 11 Jul 2026 22:01:38 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/transportation/2026/07/11/big-boy-the-mammoth-locomotive-stops-in-little-leetsdale-on-its-way-back-home/stories/202607110049<![CDATA[]]>123 years ago, a pastor and runaway slave was buried in Homewood Cemetery. He finally got a headstone.By Anya Sostek / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2026/07/10/rev-robert-simon-laws-homewood-cemetery/stories/202607100071Fri, 10 Jul 2026 18:35:30 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2026/07/10/rev-robert-simon-laws-homewood-cemetery/stories/202607100071<![CDATA[]]>Frank Lloyd Wright’s field office is the star of a new museum in ErieBy Mary Ann Thomas / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/ae/art-architecture/2026/07/09/frank-lloyd-wright-field-office-museum-erie-hagen-history-center-carnegie-art/stories/202607070036Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/art-architecture/2026/07/09/frank-lloyd-wright-field-office-museum-erie-hagen-history-center-carnegie-art/stories/202607070036<![CDATA[]]>Review: ‘Small Town Girls’ honors a mother and a writer who keeps ‘circling back’ to W.Va.By Steve Halvonik / For the Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/07/08/book-review-small-town-girls-jayne-anne-phillips-buckhannon-wv/stories/202607080006Wed, 08 Jul 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/07/08/book-review-small-town-girls-jayne-anne-phillips-buckhannon-wv/stories/202607080006<![CDATA[]]>The Statue of Liberty stands tall in New York and all over the world By The Associated Press https://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/07/08/statue-of-liberty-ny-global/stories/202607120034Wed, 08 Jul 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/07/08/statue-of-liberty-ny-global/stories/202607120034<![CDATA[]]>How I discovered my Pittsburgh family connections to Germany, France and the Statue of LibertyBy Walter G. Meyer / For the Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/07/08/meyer-bethel-park-family-history-germany-france-bartholdi/stories/202607080001Wed, 08 Jul 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/07/08/meyer-bethel-park-family-history-germany-france-bartholdi/stories/202607080001<![CDATA[]]>Allegheny County staff and Facebook group rushed to the aid of a dying buffalo calf in South ParkBy Mary Ann Thomas / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/outdoors/2026/07/07/south-park-baby-bison-nova/stories/202607060031Tue, 07 Jul 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/outdoors/2026/07/07/south-park-baby-bison-nova/stories/202607060031<![CDATA[]]>