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🏙️ Plan To Revitalize the Golden Triangle

The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership’s three-year strategy includes a facelift for Market Square; pedestrian-friendly streetscape projects; 10 public art pieces; and non-traditional uses of empty office space. The PDP also wants to host four large-scale festivals per year (like Picklesburgh) and a bunch of smaller events featuring local artists. [TribLive]

• There’s more! Find out what’s happening on Smithfield Street. [🎧 City Cast Pittsburgh]

🗳️ Tony Moreno To Run for Mayor

Retired Pittsburgh police officer Tony Moreno will enter the mayoral race as a Republican. It’s his second bid for office. He lost to Mayor Ed Gainey in the Democratic primary in 2021, but received enough write-in votes to run as a Republican in the general election. [WTAE]

• Moreno is the first Republican to announce his candidacy, but he could potentially face competition in the May primary. [90.5 WESA]

🤔 Gainey Celebrates Highmark Pledge, Skeptics React

Because nonprofits are mostly exempt from paying property taxes, local leaders have been trying (and mostly failing) to get big players like Highmark, UPMC, and CMU to invest back into the city. In an announcement this week, Mayor Ed Gainey said Highmark agreed to pay up if other nonprofits do too, but a spokesperson for the health giant said their position hasn’t changed since the Peduto administration. [90.5 WESA]

• Some city councilors say this isn’t anything new, and Gainey’s rival Corey O’Connor called it a political stunt. [TribLive]
• Wait, so they don’t actually pay their fair share? Here’s how it works and why this matters during a mayoral election. [🎧 City Cast Pittsburgh]

🏈 Dates for the NFL Draft in Pittsburgh

The three-day event — including community programs, a concert series, and a free fan festival — will be held at Point State Park and Acrisure Stadium April 23-25, 2026. Mark your calendar so you can take pictures with the Vince Lombardi Trophy and get NFL autographs! [Pittsburgh Magazine]

💥 Pop quiz, Pittsburgh! It’s time to test your knowledge of local history and current events 🗓️

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