Irma Freeman Center for Imagination

OnQ reports on a green energy community art center in Pittsburgh's Garfield neighborhood that welcomes everyone to come and express their artistic creativity through art classes and community events.


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OnQ celebrates Earth Day with a look at a unique local charter school designed to educate children about the environment like never before. OnQ's Tonia Caruso takes us inside and outdoors to The Environmental Charter School at Frick Park.


Harish Saluja, founder of Silk Screen: Asian American Film Festival, Pittsburgh; and K.S. Venkataraman, editor and publisher of The Pittsburgh Patrika.


You may know the name John Brashear but do you know how this local man changed history and the world of astronomy. OnQ's Tonia Caruso profiles the great educator and his accomplishments.


It started in 1936 with two paintings, but now the art collection at Greater Latrobe Senior High School numbers in the hundreds. On Q Correspondent, Michael Bartley, takes you on a visual tour of original artworks chosen and purchased by students.


Many people think of midwifery as a thing of the past. But more and more women are opting to have their babies the natural way.  OnQ visits the Midwife Center in Pittsburgh's Strip District.


Preservationists are working to save the grand old Victorian home on Apple Street in Pittsburgh's Homewood neighborhood - and for good reason. It was the birthplace of Mary Cardwell Dawson's National Negro Opera Company which launched careers and opened doors. Nicknamed "Mystery Manor," the house also hosted famous African-American entertainers, athletes and business people who were denied hotel rooms when visiting Pittsburgh. This Emmy winning report showcases Madame Dawson's Opera Company, the now-dilapidated home's glorious history and the efforts to preserve it.


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