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From Pittsburgh, the Eco-Soap Bank has used scrap soap to make a global splash

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By Matt Petras Verified
| Pittsburgh City Paper Verified
Many of the slivers and bits of soap unused by manufacturers end up wasted, but the Pittsburgh-based organization Eco-Soap Bank ensures some of it gets recycled and put in front of those in need around the world.
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New video game Future? No Thanks! uses Pittsburgh as a utopian backdrop

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By Matt Petras Verified
| Pittsburgh City Paper Verified
It can be difficult to tell a compelling story set in a utopia. “One problem with utopias in literature, science fiction, is that there’s no conflict, so it’s a bit hard to tell an engaging story or to have something happening, really, if all the conflicts are basically figured out,” says Paolo Pedercini, a Pittsburgh-based video game developer and tenured professor. His solution?
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AmeriCorps a year after the cuts: Organizations disrupted by cuts may yet emerge stronger

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By Matt Petras Verified
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A year ago, seven people received a living allowance from the federal program AmeriCorps to provide tutoring for Literacy Pittsburgh. The organization had utilized service members from AmeriCorps since the launch of the program during the days of the Bill Clinton administration, which created the agency to monetarily support volunteers serving community organizations.
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