✏️ What if Frank Loyd Wright designed Pittsburgh?

Zappala, Dugan Debate for DA Race

Incumbent District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. and chief public defender Matt Dugan are essentially doing a rematch of the Democratic primary; Dugan beat Zappala, but Zappala got enough votes to run as a Republican. Debate topics included racial disparities in the criminal justice system, whether Allegheny County should reopen Shuman Detention Center, and what should be done about the open-air drug transactions happening in Downtown. Read more on where the candidates stand, or watch the full debate. [90.5 WESA / KDKA]

• A tremendous amount of outside money is pouring into the DA race. Why do George Soros and Andrew Yang care about our upcoming election, and will it make any difference on Election Day? [City Cast Pittsburgh 🎧]

Ship It: Turner’s Iced Tea by Mail

Know an out-of-towner who wants to sip on the nostalgic thirst-quencher that is Turner’s Premium Iced Tea? Soon you can ship it and mix it with a new iced tea powder. Presales start at the end of the month. [KDKA]

• Remember when we celebrated 50 years of this yinzer fuel? [City Cast Pittsburgh 🎧]

What If Frank Loyd Wright Designed Pittsburgh?

Want to get inside the architectural mind of Frank Loyd Wright? A new immersive exhibit at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art breathes life into never-built projects Wright designed for southwestern Pennsylvania in the 1940s and ’50s with realistic video animations and 3D models. [Pittsburgh Magazine]

• Check out Wright’s residential, commercial, and civic designs 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday. [Westmoreland]

Is Pittsburgh’s Sports & Entertainer Tax Legal?

Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court heard arguments last week in a case over the city’s 3% tax on professional athletes and entertainers who perform at publicly funded facilities. The fee currently helps to finance facility operations at Acrisure Stadium, PPG Paints Arena and PNC Park. A seven-judge panel will decide if this is constitutional, but a verdict isn’t expected for several months. [TribLIVE]

In case you’re not already a tote bag hoarder like me, here are five fun Pittsburgh sacks to take to the grocery store, now that the city officially instituted its plastic bag ban.

Thank Yinz

This Commonwealth Press tote plays on the classic “Thank You” grocery bag. It’s a clever way to reduce, reuse, recycle, n’at. Buy it online or find it at the shop in Mount Lebanon. 💵 $10

Pittsburgh Icons

From the Monongahela Incline to Kennywood, Wildcard’s 10-year anniversary, hand-drawn tote has all the best Pittsburgh icons. Find it at the stationary and gift shop in Lawrenceville. 💵 $14

Warhol Soup Can

Stock up on soup and throw it in this pop art bag with Andy Warhol’s design. Find it at the Warhol Museum. 💵 $14.99

• Wondering what inspired Warhol’s soup-er art? People didn’t always love this design. In fact, the reception to his painting was ... lukewarm. [City Cast Pittsburgh 🎧]

🧬 Jewish Ancestry & DNA | Wednesday | 7:30-9 p.m.

DNA has the potential to be an essential and exciting genealogical tool; explore how to use it at this Heinz History program, “No, You Don't Really Have 7,900 4th Cousins.” [free-$5, virtual]

🍾 Tales from the Spirit House | Wednesday | 8-9:30 p.m.

Drink creepy cocktails and hear ghostly stories based on the history of Kingfly Spirit’s 116 year old building with Dark History PGH. [$55, Strip District]

🧀 Cheese 101 | Thursday | 6:30-8 p.m.

Explore the basics of cheese through a guided cheese flight tasting with the Harvie Cheese Club at Lolev Beer. [$25, Lawrenceville]

✂️ Craftical | Thursday | 7-9 p.m.

Head to Trace Brewing for an intense crafting challenge where participants have just 30 minutes to create something amazing from a big bag of goodies from Creative Reuse. [donation, Bloomfield]

Pittsburgh Isn’t Growing. Is That Actually a Bad Thing?

A few weeks ago, Pittsburgh (quietly) got a lot bigger — not because some huge influx of people moved here, but because the White House decided to redraw the boundaries of our metro population. Now we’re eight counties instead of seven. But despite the new boundaries, Pittsburgh as a city isn’t growing. And that got us wondering why growth is so important, and whether it might actually be a good thing to be a city settled in its size.

We took our questions to Chris Briem, a regional economist at the University of Pittsburgh's Center for Social and Urban Research.