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💕 Our favorite romantic restaurants
February 2, 2024
Happy Friday… and Groundhog Day! 🎩 If you need tips for Valentine’s Day, we’ve got our favorite romantic restaurants below – plus some more treats on yesterday’s podcast.
Speaking of desserts… Do you have a recipe you’d like to share? 🍰 This weekend is the last chance to submit a recipe to "Seasoned with Solidarity," a cookbook for the Post-Gazette striking workers' fund. That’s right. Don’t forget that P-G workers are still on strike!
What's CITY Talking About?
1 Year Since East Palestine Derailment
Tomorrow marks a year since a Norfolk Southern train carrying vinyl chloride derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. The controlled burn days later caused thick chemical plumes to hover over the area, leading to lingering effects on the health of residents and the environment. President Biden is expected to visit the town soon. Residents expressed frustration because the Biden administration has not declared a federal disaster, which would unlocked additional federal funding. [Pittsburgh Union Progress / Associated Press]
- 🔎 The EPA took over the cleanup of the site, but scientists are questioning their methods of detecting chemical levels. [The Allegheny Front]
- ➡️ What if a derailment like this happened in Pittsburgh? [🎧 City Cast Pittsburgh]
Share Input on This Bus Station Redesign
Pittsburgh Regional Transit wants your feedback for a redesign of Herron Station at the intersection of Polish Hill, the Strip District, and Lower Lawrenceville. PRT is hoping this project will increase the visibility of this station along with improving access for pedestrians, cyclists, and those with mobility issues. [90.5 WESA]
New Challenge Added to Pittsburgh Marathon
DICK’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon will have new fitness challenges this year that test participants’ full-body endurance: the Air Force’s 72-foot inflatable obstacle course, the Army’s new recruit obstacles (like low crawl, pullups, and sled drag), tire flipping with the Air National Guard, and full-body weight workout zone with Oxford Athletic Club. Registration is now open. [NEXTpittsburgh]
What To Do
Saturday, Feb. 3
- 🌸 DIY Stained-Glass Brooch with Contemporary Craft | 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. | $55 + $45 for materials | Lawrenceville
- 🛍️ I Made It! Mine Market at The Block Northway | 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. | free | Ross Township
- 🍻 Dogs & Brews at Necromancer Brewing | 12-3 p.m. | donation | Ross Township
- 🌹 Gertrude Stein Day at City Books | 12-4 p.m. | free | Allegheny West
- 💕 Galentine’s Pop-Up at Sam’s Vintage | 12-7 p.m. | free | Lawrenceville
- 📖 Sharing Our Story: I Am Ukraine with City of Asylum | 3-4:30 p.m. | free | North Side / virtual
- 💐 For the Love of Flowers at Amarah | 3-5 p.m. | $65 | Brookline
- 🥃 Drew’s Clues Cocktail Trivia at Goodlander Cocktail Brewery | 6 p.m. | free | Larimer
- 🎤 Lift Every Voice with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra at Heinz Hall | 7 p.m. | $10-45 | Downtown
- 🎶 TITLE TOWN Soul & Funk Party at Spirit | 9 p.m. - 2 a.m. | $5-10 | Lawrenceville
- ♒ Aquarius Season at Bottlerocket Social Hall | 10 p.m. | free | Allentown
Sunday, Feb. 4
- 💘 Galentine’s Event with Blooms | 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. | free | Oakmont
- 🌙 Lunar New Year Fair and Show at CMOA | 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. | $20-30 | Oakland
- 🌹 Karma Galentine’s Pop Up at Armful of Flowers | 12-4 p.m. | free | Mt. Washington
- ⚜️ 6th Annual Cajun Cookoff at Allegheny City Brewing | 1-3 p.m. | free | East Allegheny
- 💝 Warm Your Heart Pop-Up at Velem Fermentation | 1-5 p.m. | free | South Side
- 🛍️ Valentine’s Market at Trace Brewing | 4-8 p.m. | free | Bloomfield
Monday, Feb. 5
- 💄 Drag Bingo at Trace Brewing | 6 p.m. | $20 | Bloomfield
- 💐 Flower Arranging Workshop with Armful of Flowers | 6 p.m. | $85 | Mt. Washington
- 🍻 Mod Monday & Hugh Lane Wellness Fundraiser at Two Frays Brewery | 6 p.m. | donation | Garfield
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Today on City Cast
US Steel Pays Up, Flooding & a Volcano on the South Side?!
We’re talking about the historic lawsuit settlement that US Steel reached with Allegheny County and environmental groups, what happened with the proposed volcano at a South Side restaurant, federal dollars coming to Pittsburgh, and how flooding impacted our unhoused neighbors. Plus, it’s Gertrude Stein’s 150th birthday!
Have a great weekend!
— Francesca Dabecco
Thanks to City Cast Pittsburgh’s Marylee Williams for editing this newsletter!
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