🔬 The Science Center gets a new name

Science Center Gets A New Name

If yinz don’t like change, brace yourselves: The Carnegie Science Center will be renamed the Daniel G. and Carole L. Kamin Science Center following a $65 million donation from the family — which owns Kamin Realty, a commercial real estate firm. [NEXTpittsburgh]

Local James Beard Award Nominees

Chefs from two Pittsburgh restaurants are semifinalists nominated for a James Beard Award in the category of “Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic”: Kate Lasky and Tomasz Skowronski of Apteka in Bloomfield and Bootsaba Tongdee of Pusadee’s Garden in Lawrenceville. [James Beard]

Legislation Could Ease Burdens for Affordable Housing

Pittsburgh City Councilor Bobby Wilson introduced new legislation this week that would make it easier to build attached homes, like townhouses or row houses, on lots 35 square feet wide or smaller. The proposal will be reviewed by city planning before council takes a vote. [90.5 WESA]

• Pittsburgh’s zoning laws can make it difficult to create dense, affordable housing. We explained it all through the recent setbacks with the Bloomfield development. [🎧 City Cast Pittsburgh]

Pitt’s Healthy Home Lab to Help Seniors

So much of Pittsburgh’s housing stock isn’t compatible with the needs of older folks or people with disabilities, but a Pitt program inside of a more than 100-year-old South Oakland house hopes to make it easier for people to age in place. The house is a real-life laboratory for developing new technologies — like a system called Mobius that can install grab bars, furniture, and exercise devices. [90.5 WESA]

The Best Mac and Cheese in Pittsburgh

This icky weather has us feeling like staying in, curling up with a movie, and ordering some comfort food. Today, we’re revisiting one of our favorite power rankings about one of our favorite Pittsburgh foods – the classic mac and cheese.