Month: November 2024

Where Are They Now: Alex Vasile

Q&A with Luminari Alum, Alex Vasile   Hi, I’m Alex Vasile, a Pittsburgh native on an exciting journey from aspiring architect to promising medical professional. Born in Connecticut and raised in Chicago, my family moved to Pittsburgh when I was …

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Welcome Operations Manager Tom Berich

Help us welcome Tom Berich to the Luminari team as our new Operations Manager! Tom brings decades of experience in radio, the arts, directing, announcing, and script writing. Recently, he moved back from Buffalo, where he served as the Program …

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Parade of Tears

by Beth Dolinar, Contributing Writer Soon it will be Thanksgiving Day, a time of family and pumpkin pie, football games and the warm smells of turkey filling the home.  For me there will be something even more evocative—a strange and …

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Warm Your Heart This Holiday Season

by Dana Wineland O’Rourke, Contributing Writer Few things excited me more in first grade than seeing the record player stand wheeled to the front of our classroom. My love of music began early and watching the teacher raise the lid …

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HUG

by Margot Callahan, Contributing Writer We adopted our boy when he was three. He had come from neglect and abuse from his bio family, and a foster care system that didn’t treat him much better, having five placements, including one …

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