🍦😢 Dave & Andy’s is closing

City Council Greenlights Attached Housing Bill

Pittsburgh City Council unanimously voted to approve zoning changes to expand where attached housing (townhouses and row houses) can be built in the city. The bill, sponsored by Councilman Bobby Wilson, doesn’t have any specific requirements for affordable housing, but his office says it creates a groundwork for more options. [TribLIVE]

• 🏠 Why does this matter? Pittsburgh’s zoning rules can be tricky — like what happened with the housing and retail project in Bloomfield. [🎧 City Cast Pittsburgh]

Big Takeaways From Pennsylvania's Primary

• Mayor Ed Gainey, County Executive Sara Innamorato, and Rep. Summer Lee’s move to endorse Ashley Comans for District 34 didn’t work — incumbent Abigail Salisbury won the nomination. [90.5 WESA]
• U.S. Rep. Summer Lee of Swissvale won in a highly contested Democratic primary race against challenger Bhavini Patel. James Hayes moved on for Republicans. [PublicSource]
• Pittsburgher Eugene DePasquale rose to the top of the five-way race to represent Democrats for Attorney General. He’ll face Republican Dave Sunday in November. [90.5 WESA]
• In Allegheny County, more Republicans supported Dave McCormick for Senate than they did Donald Trump for President; More than 62,000 people voted for McCormick, who Trump endorsed, while just over 53,000 voted for Trump. McCormick is challenging long-time Democratic incumbent Bob Casey Jr. [Allegheny County]

➡️ For more election analysis, tune in to tomorrow’s episode of City Cast Pittsburgh or visit SpotlightPA, PublicSource, and 90.5 WESA.

Dave & Andy's Homemade Ice Cream To Close

The Oakland institution, which has been scooping up small-batch ice cream since 1983, is set to close at the end of this month. Your last chance to get a scoop from the Atwood Street shop is April 28. [Pittsburgh Magazine]

• 🍦 We want to know: Where is your favorite ice cream shop in Pittsburgh? Why do you love it? Email us or leave a voicemail at 412-212-8893 with your name and neighborhood, and you might hear it on the podcast!
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Coffee, Corn Dogs & The Latest on Manchester’s Freeman Family Farm

I'm on the pod today! Starting a new independent community grocery is tough business, but Manchester’s own Lisa Freeman felt it was a calling. She’s been farming a little lot on Juniata Street since 2014, and she's almost to her goal of opening up shop in June. We’re catching up on her vision for the neighborhood, plus getting a taste of what’s new and delicious in the East End, on the South Side, and even along my dreaded McKnightmare.