🛥️ Three Rivers Regatta has gotta return!

40 North To Rebrand as ‘Alfabeto’

The restaurant inside Alphabet City — helmed by James Beard Award-nominee Bethany Zozula— abruptly closed July 28. It’s expected to rebrand and reopen later this month as a Northern Italian restaurant led by executive chef Maurizio Esposito, who is married to City of Asylum’s executive director. [NEXTpittsburgh]

• 🍽️ What happened? We’re digging in. [🎧 City Cast Pittsburgh]

Labor Board Seeks To End Post-Gazette Strike

An injunction filed by the National Labor Relations Board urges the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette to take back striking workers and bargain in good faith. Guild leaders say nearly 60 workers in four PG unions have been on strike since October 2022. [TribLive]

• ⚖️ Post-Gazette officials say the injunction request conflicts with a NLRB decision in July that found the company acted appropriately when it changed its health insurance coverage. [🔒 Post-Gazette]

Three Rivers Regatta Has Gotta Return

The three-day festival, which started in 1978, might be cruising for a comeback if it can find a new title sponsor. The free event attracted hundreds of thousands of onlookers with everything from powerboat races to sand sculptures, but organizers went bankrupt before the pandemic. [City Paper]

• 🌊 Remember the Flugtag? Listen to City Cast Pittsburgh podcast host Megan Harris explain why you gotta Regatta to new Pittsburgher and producer Sophia Lo 🎧

Organizers Scrap Ballot Referendum

The “No War Crimes on Our Dime” campaign was supposed to appear in court this week toward getting an Israel-related boycott question on our November ballots, but they couldn’t collect enough signatures. [90.5 WESA]

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Let’s play a game! Where in Pittsburgh can you find this green, orange, and purple abstract design? 👀

🌟 Congrats to Nick H., Harrison K., Patty B., Diane T., Justin N., Jason D., Kate C., Natalie E., Brant H., Angie C., and Sarah D. who correctly guessed the last “Where Is It?” challenge!

Strange Roots Experimental Ales in Millvale is a must-visit for beer and burger lovers (even vegetarians like myself), but they also have fun pop-up events. The day I got this meal, producer Sophia Lo and I attended a workshop with the PA Mushroom Co.

🍄 Find out all of the fungi fun we learned with our beginners guide to foraging around the city.

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