📜 The weird history of Harmony, PA

City Rejects Irish Centre Development

A proposal to build a 162-apartment complex at the site of the former Irish Centre at the edge of Frick Park was rejected by the city’s zoning board. The proposal received a ton of backlash from the community. Listen to all the neighborhood drama. [NEXTpittsburgh / 🎧City Cast Pittsburgh]

• Meanwhile, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens is proposing to turn the site into an outreach center to expand its Homegrown program — an effort that builds raised-bed vegetable gardens in underserved communities. [Pittsburgh Magazine]

Penguins Honor Former Teammate

At Monday night’s home game against the Anaheim Ducks, the Pittsburgh Penguins honored their former teammate, 29-year-old Adam Johnson, who died after a freak accident during a hockey game in Sheffield, England. Johnson, who was playing with the Nottingham Panthers, was cut in the neck by another players’ skate. Johnson played with the Pens between 2018 and 2020. [NPR]

Dirty Dozen Does It Again

When life’s hurdles feel difficult to climb, just remember that for the 40th straight year, these cyclists scaled 13 of Pittsburgh’s toughest hills, including one of the steepest streets in America — Canton Avenue in Beechview. Check out the photos of cyclists covering 55 miles across Pittsburgh over the weekend. [TribLIVE]

• 🚲 Here’s what to know before biking in Pittsburgh. [Hey Pittsburgh]

📚 Cozy Clothing + Book Swap | Wednesday & Saturday | Various Times

Donate your books and cozy clothing today, then shop and swap 1-3 p.m. Saturday at Prototype PGH. See book donation criteria. [free, Oakland]

🎭 Les Misérables School Edition | Thursday-Sunday | Various Times

See this epic tale performed by Young Artists of PMT Conservatory in collaboration with CAPA Orchestra. [$11-57, Downtown]

🎤 Arcade Comedy Anniversary Shows | Thursday-Sunday | Various Times

Enjoy a variety of stand-up, drag, and other troupe performances all weekend long in celebration of the theater’s 10th anniversary. [various prices, Downtown]

🎶 TOTALLY 80s | Friday | 8 p.m.

Head to the Bottlerocket Social Hall for a one-night party of a decade full of hits. [$15, Allentown]

PA’s Weirdest Laws…That Still Apply

Pennsylvania’s laws can feel like they were written for another time, and that’s because many of them were. From a ban on fishing with dynamite, to a prohibition on for-profit fortune-telling, we get into some of the weirdest state laws still on the books. Host Megan Harris talks with City Cast Philly host Trenae Nuri, plus reporter Harrison Cann at City & State PA.