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🥪 The best $10 meals in Pittsburgh
August 22, 2024 · — Francesca Dabecco
Yinz hungry? 🍣 🌮 🍕 We’re proving that cheap eats can also be delicious with our picks for the best $10 meals on today’s City Cast Pittsburgh podcast!

While you’re deciding what to order, try your luck at our ✨ newest ✨ news quiz below ⬇️

What's CITY Talking About?

Going to Schenley Park? Heads Up!
By the end of summer, no cars will be allowed on Serpentine Drive — a popular road for walking and cycling. Officials have been considering a closure since a large truck destroyed a park wall in 2021. [City Paper]
Proposed Bill Would Check Voter Eligibility
Republican Allegheny County Council member Sam DeMarco wants the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to verify the citizenship of local voters — even though DeMarco recognizes that those instances are extremely rare and multiple protections are already in place to prevent unauthorized voting. [90.5 WESA]
Pittsburgh’s $1.85 Million Carriage House
A Shadyside carriage house with glass, stone, and hardwood features looks like it could’ve been designed by famous Fallingwater architect Frank Lloyd Wright, but it’s actually the mid-century work of his mentee, Tasso Katselas, who also made his mark on local landmarks. [Pittsburgh Magazine]
- 💰 Want to buy it? Contributor Meg St-Esprit takes us inside the home, complete with a relaxing pool and verdant landscaping. [🎧City Cast Pittsburgh]
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Nippon Steel's Strategic Partnership with U.S. Steel
Discover the future of American steel in this recent episode of Steel Stories by U. S. Steel. Host, David Kirkpatrick, casts the spotlight on the pending strategic partnership between U. S. Steel and Nippon Steel, an alliance that will reshape the steel industry, drive innovation, enhance global competitiveness, and secure important Pittsburgh jobs.

The Hey Pittsburgh News Quiz!

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What To Do
Thursday, Aug. 22
- 🧶 Stitch & Bitch at Abeille Voyante Tea | 5-7 p.m. | free | Millvale
- 🍹 Spritzery Social with City Girls Who Walk | 6-9 p.m. | pay as you go | Downtown
- 🕺 Bachata 1 Dance Course at Los Sabrosos Dance Co | 7-8 p.m. | $20 | Garfield
- 🎶 Afrobeats & Caribbean Dance Party at the Mattress Factory | 7-10 p.m. | $25+ | North Side
Friday, Aug. 23
- 🎶 Summer Fridays at The Frick Pittsburgh | 5-8 p.m. | free, suggested $5 donation | Point Breeze
- 📽️ Documentary Series at The Lindsay Theater | various times — through Sept. 5 | $8.75+ | Sewickley
- 🎨 Pgh Society of Artists Exhibition Opening at Spinning Plate Gallery | 5-8:30 p.m. | free | Friendship
- 🔵 “Hereafter” Gallery at Contemporary Craft | 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. — through Aug. 24 | free | Lawrenceville
- 🎶 Live Summer Music Series with The Alt Rocks | 7-10 p.m. | free | Mt. Oliver
- 🌼 Summer Flower Show at Phipps After Dark | 7-10 p.m. | $19.95+ | Oakland
- 🕯️ Candles, Bingo & Queens at Mix Candle Co. | 7:30 p.m. | $35 | SouthSide Works
- 🎭 Pittsburgh New Works Festival | various times — through Sept. 22 | $17+ | Uptown
Saturday, Aug. 24
- 👟 Run Around the Square | 8:15 a.m. | donation | Regent Square
- 🛍️ Yard Sale & Block Party | 8 a.m. - 7 p.m | free | Greenfield
- 📍 Bocce Tournament & Festival at Acrisure Stadium | 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. | free | North Shore
- 🛍️ Observatory Hill Yard Sale | 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. | $10-20 | Observatory Hill
- 🎨 yArt Sale with Pgh Center for Arts & Media | 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. | free | Point Breeze
- 🎈 Arts Festival on Walnut Street | 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. | free | Shadyside
- 🎉 Neighborhood Block Party | 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. | free | Mexican War Streets
- 📣 Disability Pride in Schenley Plaza | 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. | free | Oakland
- 🍽️ Best Bites Tour with 22 stops | 12-4 p.m. | $70 | East Liberty
- 🛼 Steel City Roller Derby at PISA | 5-9 p.m. | $15 | Cheswick
- 💖 Chappell Roan Burgh Bus Drag Show | 7 & 9 p.m. | $40 | Downtown
Some feel-good news before you go! Check out these awesome photos from Pittsburgh’s recent Girls Fire Camp 🚒 💪 We love to see it!
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