Goodness Feedhttps://www.post-gazette.comThis feed contains goodness storiesSat, 13 Jun 2026 21:32:04 +0000Post-Gazette Syndicator Serviceenhourly1Shelter soulmates: Hopes spring eternal and these other adoptable pets are pretty lively, tooBy Abby Kirkland / For the Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/06/11/shelter-soulmates-adoptable-dogs-rabbit-pittsburgh/stories/202606110005Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/06/11/shelter-soulmates-adoptable-dogs-rabbit-pittsburgh/stories/202606110005<![CDATA[]]>Cozy up to ‘murder hornets’ and death’s-head moths at this Penn State bug museumBy Roberta Burkhart / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/06/10/frost-entomological-museum-penn-state-insects/stories/202606030072Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/06/10/frost-entomological-museum-penn-state-insects/stories/202606030072<![CDATA[]]>Jerome Bettis Leadership Award winners are raising flag football to new heightsBy Saul Berrios-Thomas / For the Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/06/09/jerome-bettis-leadership-awards-flag-football/stories/202606100004Tue, 09 Jun 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/06/09/jerome-bettis-leadership-awards-flag-football/stories/202606100004<![CDATA[]]>Obituary: Carole Gilbert Brown, the Post-Gazette's most prolific stringer, wrote from the heartBy Kevin Kirkland / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/obituaries/2026/06/05/carole-gilbert-brown-post-gazette-stringer/stories/202606040002Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/obituaries/2026/06/05/carole-gilbert-brown-post-gazette-stringer/stories/202606040002<![CDATA[]]>Carnegie museum paleontologist co-leads discovery of a new dinosaur species in ChinaBy Mary Ann Thomas / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/06/04/new-dinosaur-species-carnegie-museum-pittsburgh-velociraptor-birds/stories/202606010072Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:30:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/06/04/new-dinosaur-species-carnegie-museum-pittsburgh-velociraptor-birds/stories/202606010072<![CDATA[]]>101-year-old WAVES veteran from Pittsburgh inspires a Florida women's basketball teamBy Abby Kirkland / For the Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/06/04/waves-betty-digby-upper-st-clair-jacksonville-womens-basketball/stories/202606040003Thu, 04 Jun 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/06/04/waves-betty-digby-upper-st-clair-jacksonville-womens-basketball/stories/202606040003<![CDATA[]]>Is Mars Fightin’ Planets the best high school nickname in the universe?By Roberta Burkhart / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/06/03/mars-fightin-planets-mascot-contest-high-school/stories/202605310024Wed, 03 Jun 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/06/03/mars-fightin-planets-mascot-contest-high-school/stories/202605310024<![CDATA[]]>‘I feel fantastic!’: An avid Pittsburgh sports fan fires the first pitch in a Pirates winBy Noah Asimow / For the Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/06/03/dan-turkall-pirates-first-pitch-croatian-fraternal-union/stories/202606030001Wed, 03 Jun 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/06/03/dan-turkall-pirates-first-pitch-croatian-fraternal-union/stories/202606030001<![CDATA[]]>Hacky Sack is back, and surging in popularity among Pittsburgh teensBy Anya Sostek / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/recreation/2026/06/02/hacky-sack-resurgence/stories/202605300014Tue, 02 Jun 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/recreation/2026/06/02/hacky-sack-resurgence/stories/202605300014<![CDATA[]]>Kelly Critic Review: ‘Curtains!’, Allderdice High SchoolBy Jake Johnson / Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High Schoolhttps://www.post-gazette.com/ae/theater-dance/2026/06/01/kelly-critic-review-curtains-allderdice-high-school/stories/202606010005Mon, 01 Jun 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/theater-dance/2026/06/01/kelly-critic-review-curtains-allderdice-high-school/stories/202606010005<![CDATA[]]>Kelly Critic Review: ‘The Addams Family,’ Central Catholic and Oakland Catholic high schools No.2By Jake Johnson / Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High Schoolhttps://www.post-gazette.com/ae/theater-dance/2026/05/29/kelly-critic-review-2-addams-family-central-oakland-catholic/stories/202605290025Fri, 29 May 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/theater-dance/2026/05/29/kelly-critic-review-2-addams-family-central-oakland-catholic/stories/202605290025<![CDATA[]]>Kelly Critic Review: ‘The Addams Family,’ Pittsburgh Central Catholic and Oakland Catholic high schools No. 1By Katelynn Burger / Baldwin High Schoolhttps://www.post-gazette.com/ae/theater-dance/2026/05/29/kelly-critic-review-addams-family-pittsburgh-central-oakland-catholic-high-schoo/stories/202605290023Fri, 29 May 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/theater-dance/2026/05/29/kelly-critic-review-addams-family-pittsburgh-central-oakland-catholic-high-schoo/stories/202605290023<![CDATA[]]>Carnegie International’s only Pittsburgh artist uses plants to explore migration and belongingBy Sono Motoyama / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/ae/art-architecture/2026/05/28/carnegie-international-pittsburgh-artist-perilla-plant-takahashi/stories/202605220033Thu, 28 May 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/art-architecture/2026/05/28/carnegie-international-pittsburgh-artist-perilla-plant-takahashi/stories/202605220033<![CDATA[]]>Who’s afraid of bears, rattlesnakes and spiders? Not this ‘Grizzled’ author from MurrysvilleBy Mary Ann Thomas / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/05/28/grizzled-book-jason-bittel-national-geographic-laurel-highlands-murrysville/stories/202605220072Thu, 28 May 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/05/28/grizzled-book-jason-bittel-national-geographic-laurel-highlands-murrysville/stories/202605220072<![CDATA[]]>Why don’t we know Charles R. Saunders? This author from Pittsburgh created a new fantasy genreBy Jon Tattrie / For the Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/05/28/charles-r-saunders-author-pittsburgh-sword-soul-black-fantasy-genre/stories/202605280003Thu, 28 May 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/05/28/charles-r-saunders-author-pittsburgh-sword-soul-black-fantasy-genre/stories/202605280003<![CDATA[]]>Well, I’ll bee! Pittsburgh airport has millions of frequent flyers you never seeBy Abby Kirkland / For the Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/05/27/honeybees-pittsburgh-international-airport/stories/202605270004Wed, 27 May 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/05/27/honeybees-pittsburgh-international-airport/stories/202605270004<![CDATA[]]>Surprise ceremony honors 83-year-old Neville Island plant worker Al LangBy Anya Sostek / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/05/27/surprise-ceremony-alta-performance-materials-al-lang/stories/202605200050Wed, 27 May 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/05/27/surprise-ceremony-alta-performance-materials-al-lang/stories/202605200050<![CDATA[]]>August Wilson’s play ‘Jitney’ resonates in any languageBy Renzo Carbonera / For the Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/ae/theater-dance/2026/05/21/italian-jitney-pittsburgh-playwrights-august-wilson-renzo-carbonera/stories/202605240020Thu, 21 May 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/theater-dance/2026/05/21/italian-jitney-pittsburgh-playwrights-august-wilson-renzo-carbonera/stories/202605240020<![CDATA[]]>How Black communities gather around food — and one anotherBy Sono Motoyama / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2026/05/20/pgh-book-fest-gather-ashante-reese-sankofa-village-international-museum-bamileke/stories/202605180064Wed, 20 May 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2026/05/20/pgh-book-fest-gather-ashante-reese-sankofa-village-international-museum-bamileke/stories/202605180064<![CDATA[]]>Pgh Book Fest brings writers, workshops and more to OaklandBy Sono Motoyama / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2026/05/20/pgh-book-fest-panels-workshops/stories/202605190035Wed, 20 May 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2026/05/20/pgh-book-fest-panels-workshops/stories/202605190035<![CDATA[]]>