🚘 4 fall getaways 4 hours from Pgh

Fireworks at Allegheny County Executive Debate

The first of two televised debates between Democrat Sara Innamorato and Republican Joe Rockey for county executive demonstrated two candidates with major differences and approaches to the position, from their stances on property tax assessments, the state of the county’s jail and long-defunct juvenile detention center, and crime concerns Downtown. The next debate will air on WTAE-TV this week. The election is Nov. 7. [90.5 WESA]

The Next Chapter of Pittsburgh Mills

The shopping mall’s future hangs in the balance of $11.5 million — the outstanding special assessments bill for owners Namdar Realty Group. The mall will be up for a sheriff’s sale at 9 a.m. Monday if the bill is not paid for by then. Representatives said they hoped to have the matter resolved by Oct. 2. [TribLIVE]

• Related: Rental woes haven’t dampened the spirits of their most spine-chilling tenant, ScareHouse. Hear how two local actors are approaching the season. [City Cast Pittsburgh 🎧 ]​​

Mon Valley Sounds Off on Shared Police Force

At a town hall meeting, people said they’re worried about a lack of transparency over the Eastern Regional Mon Valley Police Department, which services Rankin, East Pittsburgh, and North Braddock. The force still lacks a police chief and plans to hire 12 full-time officers, plus a few part-time officers. [KDKA]

✍️ Memoir Writing Workshop | Monday | 2-5 p.m.

Craft a story at the Heinz History Center on how your ethnic identity has shaped you and your family. [$10 virtual/$20 in person, Strip District]

🍻 Buzzworthy Pub Trivia | Tuesday | 6 p.m.

Gather your smart pals and head over to Voodoo Brewing Co. [free, North Shore]

🗨️ Lost and Found in Translation | Tuesday | 6-8 p.m.

Eight high school students share stories of when communication failed to have the same meaning across cultures — or felt surprisingly familiar. [free, North Side]

🎶 Hoptoberfest | Tuesday | 7 p.m.

Celebrate German music at Hop Farm Brewing Company. [free, Lawrenceville]

⭐ Jane Fonda at Pitt | Wednesday | 8 p.m.

Head over to Heinz Hall to hear the two-time Academy Award-winning actress, author, activist, producer, and fitness guru. (This Speaker Series is only sold as a subscription to all seven lectures this season.) [$385+, University of Pittsburgh]

Whose Land is Pittsburgh On?

The Steel City loves to revel in its own history, but many of those stories are rooted in colonialism and the generations of immigration that followed. Why don’t we learn more about the Indigenous peoples who preceded them?

Ahead of Indigenous Peoples Day, we’re revisiting this conversation between City Cast’s Elizabeth Kauma and Miguel Sague from the Council of Three Rivers Indian American Center, about whose land we’re actually on.