🌱 Where to borrow garden tools in Pgh

Council Interviews Police Chief Nominee

At a nearly four-hour hearing with City Council last week, acting chief Larry Scirotto discussed his priorities for the bureau: recruiting more officers, decreasing the number of low-threat situations that police respond to, launching an online platform for residents to fill out reports on low-level crimes, and reinstating the ban on minor traffic stops to address racial disparities. He also has zero tolerance for use of excessive force. Council is expected to schedule a public hearing where residents can ask Scirotto questions. [TribLIVE / 90.5 WESA]

Local Union Updates

More than 500 members of the United Museum Workers union ratified their first contract with the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh last week. The four-year agreement raises base pay at the museums from $12 an hour to $16; it also includes raises for union employees, the establishment of a health and safety committee, anti-discrimination and seniority language, and more sick time for part-time workers.

Meanwhile, SEIU Pennsylvania, the state's largest union for health care workers, submitted a federal antitrust complaint claiming that nearly every worker within UPMC is subject to unfair labor practices. [90.5 WESA]

• 🎧 Is UPMC’s nonprofit status on the chopping block? [City Cast Pittsburgh]

Local Libraries Get a Boost

The Allegheny Regional Asset District, RAD, is awarding $3.8 million in grant money to libraries in Braddock, Homestead, McKeesport, and Swissvale, as well as funds to help relocate Clairton’s library. The Transformative Community Library Fund is meant to serve the county’s most impoverished areas. [PublicSource]

♻️ E-Waste Recycling | Wednesday | 12:30 - 2:30 p.m.

Safely dispose of your electronic waste with the Pennsylvania Resources Council. There are varying fees depending on the materials you’re recycling. [free entrance, South Park]

💉 Naloxone / Narcan Training | Wednesday | 6:15 - 7 p.m.

Register to learn a life-saving overdose response at Dormont Public Library. [free, Dormont]

🚲 Pittsburgh Underwear Ride | Thursday | 8 p.m.

Ride your bike and spread body positivity, starting at World War I Memorial Park and ending with an afterparty at a North Side taproom. [free, Lawrenceville]

🍪 Leona’s Flight Night | Thursday | 8 - 9:30 p.m.

Sample four Leona’s homemade ice cream sandwiches alongside 5 oz. pours at Bierport. [$21, Lawrenceville]

The Best Budget-Friendly Activities for Pgh Kids

Summer is just around the corner, which means parents, aunties and uncles, grandparents and fun neighbors will soon be looking for ways to stave off boredom for the kids in their lives. City Cast contributor Meg St-Esprit has tested many kid-friendly adventures with our own family and tells us the best places to go in Pittsburgh and how to make any outing with kids a little easier.