🌿 No more workplace cannabis tests

🌿 Pittsburgh Bans Workplace Cannabis Testing

If you have a medical cannabis card, your employer can no longer test you, according to a new bill passed by Pittsburgh City Council. It does include some exceptions, though, including for members of labor unions. [TribLive]

💰 Council OKs $1 Million for NFL Draft

The 2026 NFL Draft could bring over half a million people to Pittsburgh, but it takes money to make money. The city is poised to spend at least $1 million in taxpayer funding through Visit Pittsburgh.

• 😬 The city is also in a precarious financial position. City Councilor Anthony Coghill says spending so much seems irresponsible. [TribLive]

⚖️ Judge Backs Firing of Pittsburgh Cop

An Allegheny Common Pleas judge overturned an arbitration decision that would’ve reinstated former Pittsburgh officer Keith Edmonds, who was fired in 2021 after repeatedly shocking 54-year-old Jim Rogers with a Taser in Bloomfield. Rogers died shortly after. [PublicSource]

🧅 Salim’s Middle Eastern Foods To Close

After 45 years, the Oakland deli and cafe is closing for good on Sunday. Owners Rosemarie and Salim El-Tahch opened the shop in 1978, a year after they married. [TribLive]

We love to update yinz about the yummiest new places to grab a bite or bev in the Burgh! Check out what caught our eye this week 🤤

☕ Delanie’s Coffee

The beloved South Side cafe has a second location in Shadyside, offering favorites like gourmet grilled cheese, fruit smoothies, and special coffees — like a perfectly balanced honey oat latte. We hear they’re looking for local art!

🍻 Braddock Public House

Grab a Brew Gentlemen beer alongside Japanese and Hawaiian-inspired snacks, sandwiches, and shareables, right across from the U.S. Steel’s Edgar Thomson Works and inside the former Superior Motors.

🍛 Reva

Get a taste of modern Indian cuisine over colorful communal tables in East Liberty. Start with chaat, the hors d'oeuvre of Indian food, like a samosa. Then order an entree, like a marinated lamb or chicken biryani, lentils, or vegetable curry.

🌭 Bottlerocket Bottledogs Cart

Go to Allentown’s 70s time-capsule bar, Bottlerocket Social Hall, for comedy or music, then stick around for a pierogi dog from their new hot dog cart — and find it parked around town, too!