🎡 A Ferris wheel ON A BRIDGE??

🏥 West Penn Nurses Avoid Strike

Allegheny Health Network and West Penn nurses reached a contract agreement that includes a 24% average raise, which they hope will help retain staff. [WTAE]

🚌 Incoming: Bulk PRT Passes

Pittsburgh Regional Transit held its first public hearing this week for a proposed bulk bus pass program. If the PRTner Pass is adopted, employers, building owners, and other groups could buy 31-day passes at a 70% discount. [Union Progress]

• 📣 Share your thoughts on the program before Oct. 11.
• ⏰ Psst! Ever wondered how bus timing works? Or how routes get redesigned? We’ve got answers. [🎧 City Cast Pittsburgh]

🏈 Backyard Brawl Kicks Off Saturday

The North Shore will be packed with excitement (and also Pirates fans 😬) when the Pitt Panthers seek redemption against the West Virginia Mountaineers, who won the rivalry last year. [KDKA]

As soon as you feel a chill in the air, it’s time to start planning autumn activities. We have you covered with apple and pumpkin picking, Oktoberfests, community farm celebrations, and more.

🍎 Soergel Orchards Fall Festival

Weekends, Sept. 14 – Oct. 27

Go for a tractor ride with an cider slushie, pick apples and pumpkins, and dig into market food every Saturday and Sunday in Wexford.

🍻 Oktoberfest Pittsburgh

Oct. 3-13

Revel in 11 days of live music, food vendors, family activities, and a 60–foot Ferris wheel on the Roberto Clemente Bridge when the karneval and biergarten take over Downtown.

🍏 Mars Apple Festival

Oct. 5

Savor an apple dumpling while you browse local vendors and groove to live music at the annual event in Butler County.

• 🚗 Get out of town: The National Apple Harvest Festival in Central Pa., starts Oct. 5.

🌽 Braddock Fall Festival

Oct. 5

Celebrate 17 years of Braddock Farms’ mission to provide organic local produce to the neighborhood with farm games, harvest activities, demos, and seasonal bites.

🍂 Fall Fest on Bigham Street

Oct. 6

Head to Armful of Flowers on Mt. Washington for a pumpkin patch, local vendor market, bouquet bar, and mini golf course. Then skip right next door to Bigham Tavern for a hot wing competition, an ax-throwing tournament, stein hoisting, and a dog costume parade.

🥕 Garfield Community Farm Fall Benefit

Oct. 12

Go out for an evening of local appetizers, drinks, and art at Tree Pittsburgh’s beautiful riverside venue.