The fight to get a gun range out of Highland Park

Allegheny County May Boost Minimum Wage

Council will soon consider raising the minimum wage for county employees, increasing it over the next few years: $18 in 2024, $19 in 2025, and $20 in 2026. MIT’s Living Wage Calculator says that $23.98 is the living wage for an Allegheny County household with two working adults and two children. [90.5 WESA]

Concert Venue Coming To Lower Hill

Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority approved a plan by the Pittsburgh Penguins' real estate branch to build an 80,000-square-foot concert venue and parking garage. In the first 10 years, the venue will collect a $2 surcharge on all tickets to be diverted to a reinvestment fund for the Hill District. [90.5 WESA]

Mark Your Calendar for Bike To Work Day

Cyclists commuting on May 19 will get perks throughout the city, including free, unlimited 30-minute POGOH trips. Bike Pittsburgh is hosting pop-up stands with coffee, snacks, water, and coupons to local bike shops. Morning pop-ups are at Penn Avenue and 10th Street Downtown and Forbes Avenue and Schenley Drive Extension in Oakland; evening pop-ups are at Sly Fox Brewery at the Highline in South Side and Spirit in Lawrenceville. [TribLIVE]

• 🎧 Remember when we took a (literal) crash course with Black Girls Do Bike? [City Cast Pittsburgh]

📣 Action Conversations On Race | Wednesday | 12 - 1 p.m.

Join the National Council of Jewish Women and YWCA for a discussion about the rise in antisemitism and racism against Jews of color. [free, virtual]

☕ Sipping Through The Senses | Wednesday | 6 - 9 p.m.

Take a mindfulness workshop with Commonplace Coffee in Rockwell Park. [free, Point Breeze]

💜 The Purple Party | Thursday | 6 - 9 p.m.

Dress in your best purple attire for Pittsburgh’s first sober celebration with music, mocktails, and more at the Energy Innovation Center. [$50+, Crawford Roberts]

The Fight to Get a Gun Range Out of Highland Park

More than 1,200 people signed a petition asking officials to close a 40-year-old, city-owned, open-air gun range in Highland Park. Neighbors say the gun fire is so loud that it sometimes sounds like a mass shooting. Mayor Ed Gainey backed off a Peduto-era plan to move the range to the old VA site nearby and says he’s “firmly committed” to putting money in next year’s budget for a new indoor facility. But that will take years, and volunteers with the Highland Park Community Council say the city could act now by figuring out a plan with residents — even if real action is still months or years away. Host Megan Harris is with the group’s president, Stephanie Walsh.