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A calculator to estimate your new, higher Pittsburgh property taxes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pittsburgh City Council and Pittsburgh Public schools raised property taxes for 2026, so I built a calculator to show how taxes are rising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

View the calculator here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Analyzing the impact of NIH funding cuts to the Pittsburgh area<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I conducted a data analysis and built charts to accompany a story by a WESA reporter about the Trump administration’s cuts to university scientific funding from the National Institutes of Health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

wesa.fm<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Which Pennsylvania counties buy the most alcohol? (And other data nuggets from the PLCB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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While many Pennsylvanians love to complain about the state\u2019s dominion over liquor and wine sales, that state control does<\/em> have one handy feature \u2014 a rich data set about alcohol sales. I did a deep-dive analysis of the data, sharing the results via maps, charts and a story.

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WESA Voter Guide<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I led the creation of the WESA Voter Guide, a primer on who is running for office, for the 2022 primary election. One of the station’s most popular features, we’ve grown it annually; in the fall of 2024, we featured 34 races, from U.S. Senator and Congress to Pennsylvania State House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fish fry fun<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To accompany a story by a WESA reporter on the start of fish fry season, I built a map of all the places to indulge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Allegheny County COVID-19 Dashboard<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the midst of the pandemic, I built a dashboard for Allegheny County residents, charting daily case counts, hospitalizations, vaccination rates and death rates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

wesa.fm<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Accidental Senator<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A profile of U.S. Senator Michael Bennet of Colorado.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5280 Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hit the Road<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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An epic, 10,000 mile road trip across America to find the best place to live in the country for Outside<\/em> magazine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Planning Pittsburgh’s future<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How will the city’s new planning director stoke the next generation of developments?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pittsburgh Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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An Innovation Case Study: Pittsburgh<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Can a midsize Rust Belt City compete with Silicon Valley?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MIT Technology Review<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Resurrection<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A decade after the clergy sex abuse scandal, the Archdiocese of Boston tries to rebuild.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boston Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dry Times<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Colorado has grown rapidly over recent decades, as more and more people crowd into our borders. Our water, unfortunately is a limited resource. And we\u2019re almost out. Co-written with Natasha Gardner. Winner of the 2011 Knight-Risser Prize for Western Environmental Journalism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5280 Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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