City Cast Pittsburgh
🚌 Will your bus route change?
October 3, 2024 · — Francesca Dabecco
Do you love Pittsburgh like we do? Our four-person team works so hard to make sure you’re up to speed on everything you need to be an active, happy, plugged-in Pittsburgher.
Will you become a member today so we can continue telling the story of this beautiful, complex, imperfect city we all call home?
And to our new and existing members, thank you! We couldn’t do it without yinz 💛
What's CITY Talking About?
🚌 Proposed Changes to Bus Routes
About 60% of bus routes will change under Pittsburgh Regional Transit’s proposed redesign. The plan would add 19 new routes but reduce the total number from 95 to 77. It would also set up 20 transit hubs throughout Allegheny County, so fewer riders would have to pass through Downtown to get to their final destinations. This is the first redesign in more than 10 years. [Union Progress]
- 📣 Give your feedback at upcoming community meetings in Wilkinsburg, the Hill District, McKeesport, Dormont, Millvale, Oakland, and more. [PRT]
🔥 Pittsburgh Glass Center Completes Expansion
The center’s headquarters in Friendship got a $15 million refresh, complete with a new floor that increases the square footage by about 70%. The expansion makes room for more classes in the hot shop and cold shop, as well as not-yet-operational fabrication and neon and plasma labs. [90.5 WESA]
- 🎉 Check out their grand re-opening events. [Pittsburgh Glass Center]
😥 Thai Place To Close in Wexford
After 35 years of feeding customers pad thai, pad see ew, and more, Surin and Santi Thamwiwat are closing Thai Place’s last location on Oct. 19. The couple, both 80, previously oversaw six locations and convinced several professional chefs to move from Thailand to Pittsburgh. [TribLive]
- 🍜 You can still get Surin’s sauces on their website and at local markets. [Thai Place]
- 🍽️ What else is new in food? We dig in on today’s podcast episode. [🎧 City Cast Pittsburgh]
Sponsored Content
Support City Cast Pittsburgh during our fall campaign! We thrive on member support.
What To Do
Thursday, Oct. 3
- 🥨 Oktoberfest Pittsburgh | various times — through Oct. 13 | free + activity costs | Downtown
- 🍻 Cinderfest at Cinderlands | 5-11 p.m. | $10 | Strip District
- 🎙️ Yinz Are Good Podcast at The Oaklander | 6-8 p.m. | $15 | Oakland
- 🧀 Cider & Charcuterie with The Cheese Queen | 6:30-7:30 p.m. | $80 | Mt. Oliver
Friday, Oct. 4
- 🔥 Grand Reopening at the Pittsburgh Glass Center | 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. — through Oct. 5 | free | Friendship
- 🚲 Completing the Loop Conversations | 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. | free | North Shore
- 🍻 Oktoberfest at Penn Brewery | various times — through Oct. 6 | free + VIP upgrades | Troy Hill
- 🚜 Hops & Hay Rides at Trax Farm | 4-6 p.m. | $12+ | Finleyville
- 🛍️ Night Market at The Terminal | 5-8 p.m. | free | Strip District
- 🍻 Oktoberfest at Eleventh Hour Brewing | various times — through Oct. 5 | free | Lawrenceville
- 🖼️ A Dance with Color at Atithi Studios | 5-9 p.m. | free | Sharpsburg
- 🎨 Splatter Me Crazy at Thunderbird Music Hall | 6 p.m. | $15+ | Lawrenceville
- 🎃 First Friday Costume Parade | 6:30 p.m. | free | Sharpsburg
- 📝 Walk & Write at Bud Hammer Field | 7-8:30 p.m. | $10 | Greenfield
Sponsored Content
Pittsburgh Opera presents ‘Tosca’, October 5th—13th
Floria Tosca must free her lover from the clutches of a corrupt police chief. This whirlwind thriller packs romance, betrayal, murder, and intrigue into a plot that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Tickets start at just $15.
Pittsburgh Opera – Where Can We Take You? Learn More.
🍸 Want to be your own bartender? City Cast Pittsburgh host Megan Harris and I found all of the best places to learn how to mix cocktails.
Free · Daily