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October 16, 2024 · — Francesca Dabecco
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What's CITY Talking About?
💸 County Tax Increase Lacks Support
Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato’s proposed property tax increase likely doesn’t have the votes to pass. The county has been using pandemic aid to fill gaps, and without more tax money, Innamorato says cuts are coming in 2025. [TribLive]
- 📣 The first public hearing on the proposal is 5 p.m. Thursday in the Gold Room of the County Courthouse.
🌱 Urban Farmers Get Federal Funds
Groups like Grow Pittsburgh, the Pittsburgh Food Policy Council, and Hilltop Urban Farm will share $894,000 as part of a $9 million USDA urban agriculture grant. Pittsburgh is one of 10 cities receiving a boost. [90.5 WESA]
- 🍂 Fall is a good time to plan for Spring. Here’s your starter guide to gardening in Pittsburgh. [🎧 City Cast Pittsburgh]
🤖 AI Tech Summit in Pittsburgh
Through Thursday, you can attend EXPLore Tech Week events celebrating Pittsburgh as a national competitor in the AI and computer science industries. [Pittsburgh Technology Council]
- ⚛️ What about energy for AI? Shapiro, who attended the summit on Monday, says he’s an “all-of-the-above energy governor.” [90.5 WESA]
- ☢️ Learn about Microsoft’s plan to reopen Three Mile Island and how our local news is also a national hot topic. [🎧 City Cast Pittsburgh]
What To Do
Wednesday, Oct. 16
- 🎉 36th Anniversary at La Prima Espresso | 5-7 p.m. | free | Strip District
- 🎲 Game Night & Tasting at Merchant Coffee Co. | 5-8 p.m. | free | Ambridge
- 📽️ Scary Movie Nights at Cobra | 5 p.m. — Wednesdays through October | free | Bloomfield
- 🎃 Pumpkin Craft Night at Arsenal Cider House | 6-8 p.m. | $40 | Dormont
- 🕹️ Pinball Tournament at Sly Fox Brewery | 7 p.m. | free | South Side
- 💀 Blacklight Sugar Skull Painting & Cocktail Making at Kingfly Spirits | 7-9 p.m. | $50 | Strip District
Thursday, Oct. 17
- ☕ Coffee Class at Press House Coffee | 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. | free | Sewickley
- 🤔 Plastics Collaborative Open House at Yuzu Kitchen | 5:30-7:30 p.m. | free | Downtown
- 🤖 Robot Espresso at Smashed Waffles | 6-8 p.m. | free | Oakland
- 🍪 Milkshake and Cookies Fundraiser for Mid-Atlantic Mothers' Milk Bank | 6-9 p.m. | $75+ | Downtown
Before you go! Check out this exhibit honoring the 200th birthday of pioneering Black attorney George Boyer Vashon at the City-County Building through Friday.
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