🏢 How to tour Pittsburgh skyscrapers

Pittsburgh Mills Is Still Here — For Now

On Monday, we reported that the Pittsburgh Mills Mall was going up for a sheriff’s sale because of $11.5 million in assessment bills. Namdar Realty Group ended up coughing up the money and averting the sale, but its future is still unclear. The mall lost a lot of its tenants, and the company hasn’t disclosed its plan for the 200-acre site. The company owns several other malls across the country that have fallen into disrepair. [TribLIVE]

• 🎧 Uh-oh… is this Century III Mall all over again? [City Cast Pittsburgh]

County Receives Funds to Prevent Overdose Deaths

A $14.5 million grant from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention will allow the county to continue and expand programs that improve access to overdose reversal drugs, help patients find care and treatment to reduce cravings and side effects, and provide support for people who leave incarceration or live on the street. New efforts will provide educational materials for grassroots organizations serving communities of color. [90.5 WESA]

Pittsburgh Disability Advocate Retires

After more than 40 years of disability rights activism, Nancy Murray is retiring as vice president of Achieva and president of the Achieva affiliate, The Arc of Greater Pittsburgh. Murray has been a strong advocate for closing state institutions for people with intellectual disabilities, more funding for people on waiting lists for disability services, and higher wages for people who care for those with disabilities. [90.5 WESA]

• ✏️ Pennsylvania continues to face a dire shortage of direct support professionals. Read this essay about the challenges and joys of direct caregiving by local journalist Jennifer Szweda Jordan, co-founder and director of All-Abilities Media. [PublicSource]

🏒 Equity on Ice: The Willie O'Ree Academy | Thursday | 8 p.m.

Tune in to WQED to see the documentary premiere on Pittsburgh Penguins’ Willie O’Ree Academy, the team’s groundbreaking initiative that promotes opportunities for young players of color. [free with cable, at home]

🛍️ First Friday Night Market | Friday | 6-9 p.m.

Shop from local creatives and food and drink vendors at Level Up Studios. [free, Bloomfield]

👻 Haunted Walking Tours of Carnegie | Friday | 8-9 p.m.

Join Dark History PGH for a walking journey with 10 stops and 10 true tales of the borough’s past. [$25, Carnegie]

🏛️ Antique Skyscrapers Rooftop Views | Saturday-Sunday | Various Times

It’s Architecture Week! Get high above the Golden Triangle and see the top of four classic Pittsburgh skyscrapers – the Koppers, Oliver, Clark, and the Benedum-Trees buildings – during a two-hour walking tour with historian and friend-of-the-podcast Mark Houser. [$32, Downtown]

Your Etiquette Guide for Pittsburgh Coffee Shops

Pittsburgh Coffee Week kicks off October 15, and we’ve got all you need to know to order efficiently, tip with kindness, and be a good customer anywhere in the ‘Burgh. Special thanks to our in-the-know barista, Clarisa Espinoza-Delgado for showing us the way!