🗳️ Don’t miss this election deadline!

🌳 Buying More Than You Can Carry Can Help Pittsburgh Parks

Every time you buy a paper bag at a Pittsburgh Giant Eagle, a city park gets nice things. The Pittsburgh Park Conservancy collects 50% of the grocer’s paper bag fees, and in just one year, that revenue has funded new vehicles and equipment, community events, and an environmental education program for high school students. [KDKA]

🩺 Are Stronger Overdose-Reversal Drugs Helping or Hurting?

Harm reduction experts are warning that higher-dose naloxone products like Kloxxado can cause severe withdrawal symptoms in overdose victims, despite critical life-saving success. They allege that drug companies are exploiting a “more is better” approach for profit. A recent study by the CDC found that higher doses of naloxone did not increase the odds of surviving an overdose. So far this year, Pennsylvania’s health department has distributed more than 41,000 Kloxxado kits. [90.5 WESA]

🧻🚽 More 'Thrones' in Downtown Pittsburgh?

Everyone seems to agree Pittsburgh needs more public restrooms — for economic development, tourism, and the unhoused — but emails show no one wants to foot the bill. [PublicSource]

• Mayor Ed Gainey just introduced next year's draft budgets. Big changes include fewer police officers and more road paving, plus a few surprises. [🎧 City Cast Pittsburgh]

🗳️ Get Election Ready

Former President Bill Clinton will be in the Pittsburgh area later today encouraging people to return their mail-in ballots ahead of the Nov. 5 election. [CBS News]

• Reminder: Today is the last day to request a mail-in ballot.
• Test your knowledge: Brush up on past elections with our Pennsylvania Election Trivia!

Let’s play a game! Where in Pittsburgh can you find the Halloween-hued record display in the photo above? 👀

🌟 Congrats to Breen C., the only reader to correctly guessed the last “Where Is It?” challenge!

Look up! You never know what you’ll see. I spotted this “VOTE” sign in Garfield, next to Tasty Taquitos (one of my favorite taco spots in the city!). It’s right by street poles covered in art called the “Garfield Micro Gallery.” Take this as your reminder to do your civic duty next Tuesday!

Check out…

• 📬 Your guide to voting by mail
• 🗳️ A complete guide to all of Pittsburgh’s voting guides
• 📣 PA’s most important elections, explained
• 🇺🇸 This PA election-themed trivia quiz!