Tory Basile

Content warning: This story contains racist and homophobic characterizations made in a public complaint and hearing on a discrimination case. An encounter between a professional dog walker and a Pittsburgh park manager that got physical and included at le... See more

On a Friday morning in late November, around 50 people huddled on the sidewalk outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office on Sidney Street, careful not to step on the federal agency’s grass. Some wore clerical collars and ministers’... See more

Season for Sharing: Middle school girls learn construction skills at Perry Township camp Tory Basile A troop of middle school girls wearing hot pink hard hats and safety vests may not fit the prototypical picture of a construction crew. But James Whitcomb... See more

Season for Sharing: Kids learn the power of literacy at Building a Rainbow Tory Basile Barbara Shoup remembers when she taught a freewriting class to fifth graders, one little girl was stumped, struggling to scrawl her pencil across the page. Shoup went u... See more

Pittsburgh’s City Planning Commission recommended rezoning Hazelwood’s riverfront district in a 4-2 vote Tuesday after months of delays and legal saber rattling by property owners. The riverfront region is currently zoned for heavy industrial use, permitt... See more