👻 The legend of Pgh’s glowing ‘Green Man’

STEM Labs, Affordable Housing for the Hill

The city is selling 13 parcels in the Upper Hill to The Citizens Science Lab for five state-of-the-art instructional STEM laboratories. The new space on Herron Avenue will host hands-on programs in life science, biomedical, robotics, and biotechnology education for students, teachers, and adults. The lab used to be in the Hill District’s Energy Innovation Center. [TribLIVE]

• Related: The first phase of redeveloping Pittsburgh’s oldest public housing (Bedford Dwellings) is underway in the Hill. [PublicSource]

PA To Spotlight Indigenous Stories

“Right now, Indigenous nations receive almost no representation in Pennsylvania culture, and that’s a mistake,” said Carrie Fischer Lepore, the state’s deputy secretary of tourism. A new partnership with Lehigh University hopes to change that by highlighting Indigenous stories, culture, and history, as well as creating economic opportunities for Native peoples. [Associates Press]

• Whose land is Pittsburgh built on? [🎧 City Cast Pittsburgh]

Draw Cartoons at the Zoo

WQED is teaming up with the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium for a new video series “Cartoon Academy with Joe Wos” to teach children how to draw animals. You can find the videos alongside the Zoo’s exhibits for the red kangaroo, Visayan warty pig, blacktip reef shark, and Philippine crocodile. [Pittsburgh Zoo / WQED]

• Get in on the fun with a 21+ Drink and Draw event with Joe Wos on Thursday, Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $45 and include one complimentary drink, access to a cash bar, appetizers and prizes.

🍩 Donuts and Beer Flight Night | Thursday | 7-8 p.m.

Try fall-flavored Oliver's Donuts paired perfectly with a flight of 5 oz. beers at Bierport. [$20, Lawrenceville]

🎃 Halloween Nationality Room Tours | Friday-Saturday | 6-7 p.m.

Hear haunted stories from different cultures in the Cathedral of Learning’s nationality rooms. RSVP in advance. [$10 for adults / $6 for kids and students, Oakland]

🎨 Witch & Sip | Friday | 7-9 p.m.

Paint tarot cards, sip cozy fall cocktails, and meet other witchy Pittsburghers at Atithi Studios. [$45, Sharpsburg]

👻 Haunted Walking Tours of Carnegie | Friday | 8-9:15 p.m.

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

The Legend of Pittsburgh’s Glowing ‘Green Man’

There’s an urban legend here about a man — a spectre with a glowing green face — doomed to roam the highways of Western Pennsylvania. He may have been burned by acid or fire or lightning. The details are squishy, but the real story behind “The Monster of Beaver County” was a tragic one. City Cast’s Wil Fulton is here to explain how Charlie No-Face left an eerie mark on generations of Pittsburgh-area kids.