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April 10, 2024
Good morning, neighbor! If you followed our guide to April, you know that it’s library week 📚 Check out Pittsburgh author Shannon Reed’s book, “Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries and Just One More Page Before Lights Out.”
👀 And if you missed it, here are some fun free things to get with your library card!
What's CITY Talking About?
Heads Up: Construction in the Strip
After months of delays, construction has begun on a stretch of Smallman Street that’s expected to last for a year. The street is closed in both directions between 29th and 30th streets. [KDKA-TV]
- 🚧 But wait! There’s more! We’re sharing everything you need to know about upcoming PennDot projects. [🎧 City Cast Pittsburgh]
New Rules for the Jail Oversight Board
A new sense of order could come to the previously dysfunctional Allegheny County Jail Oversight Board as the body established a new set of bylaws last week. The new operating rules come after a few other changes earlier this year: County Executive Sara Innamorato’s spot on the nine-member board, two new judges, and three new citizen members. The board, however, did not agree on an amendment that would have prohibited the county executive, controller, and sheriff from sending stand-ins to monthly meetings. [90.5 WESA]
- 📣 But what does the group actually do? Who’s on the board? And what’s at stake when its members and jail employees aren’t getting along? [🎧 City Cast Pittsburgh]
$1B Expansion of AGH
Allegheny General Hospital on the North Side will expand with a new cardiovascular tower and emergency department; Allegheny Health Network is already working on a Neuroscience Institute at the corner of Hemlock and James streets.
- 🏥 UPMC also has big projects in the works, such as a $1.5 billion, 17-story hospital tower in Oakland and a three-story Heart Institute at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. [TribLIVE]
Norfolk Southern Will Pay $600M
Norfolk Southern agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit after the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, about an hour's drive northwest of Pittsburgh. If approved by the court, the $600 million agreement will resolve all class action claims within a 20-mile radius of the derailment and personal injury claims within a 10-mile radius of the derailment. [TribLIVE]
- 💥 Flashback! Could a derailment like this happen in Pittsburgh? [🎧 City Cast Pittsburgh]
What To Do
Wednesday, April 10
- 🍻 Three Rivers Beer Week at Sly Fox Brewery | 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. | pay as you go | South Side
- 🌿 Workday at Kincaid Street Garden | 4-6 p.m. | volunteer | Garfield
- 🌎 2024 City Nature Challenge Webinar with Allegheny Land Trust | 5-5:45 p.m. | free | virtual
- 👟 Panther Hollow Watershed Walk in Schenley Park | 5-7 p.m. | free | Oakland
- ✂️ Origami with Assemble at Two Frays Brewery | 6:30-8:30 p.m. | $30-$40, or free for Garfield residents | Garfield
- 🍻 Three Rivers Beer Week at Church Brew Works | 7-9 p.m. | $19 | Lawrenceville
- 📽️ Weird Paul’s 10,000th Movie Party at Bottlerocket Social Hall | 7:30 p.m. | free | Allentown
Thursday, April 11
- 🍻 Three Rivers Beer Week at the Leaning Cask Brewing Company, Two Frays Brewery, and Abjuration Brewing | times vary | pay as you go | Springdale, Garfield, McKees Rocks
- 🧀 Charcuterie Workshop at Strange Roots Brewery | 6-8 p.m. | $80 | Millvale
- 🧁 Wine and Cupcake Pairing at Black Dog Wine Company | 6-8 p.m. | $25 | Oakdale
- 🍷 Around the World in 30 Wines at Field Day | 6-8:30 p.m | $75 | Lawrenceville
- 🤗 Volunteer and Advocacy Fair at Lawrence Hall | 6:30-8 p.m. | free | Lawrenceville
- 🦹 Marvel Mania at Threadbare Cider House | 6:30-8:30 p.m. | $10 | Spring Garden
- 🎶 Working-Class Poetry and Music at Pump House | 7-9 p.m. | free | Munhall
- 🌼 Abortion Storytelling at White Whale Bookstore | 7:30 p.m. | donation | Bloomfield
Friday, April 12
- 🍻 Three Rivers Beer Week at Bay 41, Inner Groove Brewing, Spoonwood Brewing Co., and Dancing Gnome | various times | pay as you go | Lawrenceville, Verona, Bethel Park, and Sharpsburg
- 🦸 Steel City Con at Monroeville Convention | 10:00 a.m. - 8 p.m. | $36+ | Monroeville
- 🛍️ Rhythm and Threads on South Craig Street | 12-6 p.m. | pay as you go | Oakland
- 🧡 412 Fest at Bakery Square | 4-10 p.m. | free | Larimer
- 🕯️ Wicks and Sips at Strange Roots | 6:30-8:30 p.m. | $45 | Millvale
- 😘 Meet Cute: Yinz In Love N'at at Bottlerocket Social Hall | 8 p.m. | free | Allentown
Today on City Cast
Repairing McKnightmare & Other PennDOT Projects
Will construction ruin your commute? PennDOT recently announced new projects in the Pittsburgh area, and the City Cast Pittsburgh team is breaking down what improvements are coming to our roads and bridges. Plus, we’ve got updates on how to get around now that the Mon Incline is closed — again.
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Francesca Dabecco
City Cast’s Natalia Aldana edited this newsletter.
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