❤️ Our guide to solo dates in Pittsburgh

Former Adda Employees Get Payout

Workers who lost their jobs last month from the abrupt closure of Adda Coffee & Tea have agreed to a compensation package from owner Sukanta Nag. The store closed right after employees announced their union. The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union has since withdrawn its petition to represent barista and kitchen staff. Former Adda employees will get one month’s pay based on their wages, tips, and overtime; Employees that worked at Adda for over a year will get another week of compensation for each year of employment. [90.5 WESA / TribLIVE]

• What happened to Adda Coffee & Tea? Here’s what to know. [🎧 City Cast Pittsburgh]

Local Universities Join AI Safety Consortium

Carnegie Mellon, the University of Pittsburgh, and Duquesne University are part of the U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute Consortium, dedicated to developing trustworthy artificial intelligence. Duquesne University's Grefenstette Center for Ethics in Science, Technology and Law will focus on “the moral and ethical social implications of AI.” [90.5 WESA]

• Hear ChatGPT recite poetry about Pittsburgh, plus the AI platform’s answers to our other burning questions. [🎧 City Cast Pittsburgh]

Monroeville Convention Center To Close

The 100,000-square-foot expo center, adjacent to the Monroeville Mall, will close this summer to make room for a Hobby Lobby. Locals aren’t too thrilled. The venue hosts the annual Steel City Con expo, along with other mid-sized festivals and events. [TribLIVE]

EPA Wants Stronger Testing for US Steel

Allegheny County needs to revise its air permit for U.S. Steel’s Edgar Thomson plant in Braddock to include stronger testing and monitoring requirements, the Environmental Protection Agency says. The permit spells out emission limitations that are in compliance with the Clean Air Act — but only for every two, four, or five years. The EPA wants more specific data to determine if the plant is complying with the law. [The Allegheny Front]

• Know this: U.S. Steel is the largest source of particle pollution in Allegheny County.

How to Date Yourself in Pittsburgh

It’s fun to go out with friends and loved ones, but do you know what can be even more fun? Doing exactly what you want on your own for a whole dang day. I’m on the mic with Marylee Williams to help yinz take yourselves on a perfect solo date in Pittsburgh!