City Cast Pittsburgh
🗳️ Dems win control of PA House
March 26, 2025 · — Francesca Dabecco
Are yinz caught up on Pittsburgh’s mayoral race? Four men are vying to lead the city, and there’s a lot of money in the mix.
PublicSource political reporter Charlie Wolfson is on today’s City Cast Pittsburgh podcast to talk about who’s spending on which candidate, a funny new campaign ad, and what we should all be watching for with just eight weeks until the primary 👀
What's CITY Talking About?
🗳️ Democrats Regain Majority in PA House
Democrat Dan Goughnour won against Republican Chuck Davis in the 35th district special election yesterday, giving Democrats a one-seat majority in the state House. Goughnour, of McKeesport, replaces Democratic state Rep. Matt Gergely, who died in January. The Senate remains in Republican control. [PublicSource]
👋 City Council Candidate Bows Out
Democrat Brian Naughton withdrew from the race for City Council District 4 after incumbent Anthony Coghill challenged his election petition. [90.5 WESA]
- 📝 District 2 candidates Amanda Neatrour and David Binkoski also face legal challenges. They’re running to replace Theresa Kail-Smith, who's retiring. [🎧 City Cast Pittsburgh]
🗞️ Could the Post-Gazette Strike End?
A court ordered the PG and its writers' union, the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh, to resume bargaining and report any progress every 30 days. The PG has also been ordered to restore health care benefits from at least 2017. The guild is the only remaining union on strike. [CWA]
- ➡️ The newspaper plans to appeal the health care portion of the order, a PG spokesperson says. [Post-Gazette]
What To Do
Wednesday, March 26
- 🧠 Innovation Summit at August Wilson Center (Downtown)
- 📺 Speaker Series: Chris Wallace at Heinz Hall (Downtown)
- ✍️ An Evening with Rob Zellers at O’Reilly Theater (Downtown)
- 📝 Neighborhood Memoir Workshop (Hazelwood)
- 🎶 Music of the Beatles at Con Alma (Downtown)
Thursday, March 27
- 🐝 Adult Spelling Bee Fundraiser at Kingfly Spirits (Strip District)
- 🎨 Art Battle at Atithi Studios (Sharpsburg)
- 🎹 Thursday Night Jazz at City of Asylum (North Side)
- 🚦 Traffic Club of Pittsburgh Dinner (Downtown)
- 🩰 Prismatic Impressions Ballet at New Hazlett Theater (North Side)
- 🎷 RH Factor Band ft Roger Humphries at Kingfly (Strip District)
- 🦸 Marvel Trivia at City Winery (Strip District)
- 💭 Imagining Utopias with Prototype PGH (Oakland)
- 🍸 Pittsburgh Mocktail Meetup at Space Bar (Downtown)
- 🍷 An Argentine Inspiration with Refucilo (Allegheny West)
Friday, March 28
- 🏳️⚧️ Gender-Affirming Care Fair at QMNTY Center (East Allegheny)
- 🎉 Exhibition Opening: Marc Vilanova at the Mattress Factory (North Side)
- 🥭 Paw Paws & Zebratails with 3ROC (Regent Square)
- 🔮 New Moon Tarot at Kingfly Spirits (Strip District)
- 📚 Booze & Books at Beyond Bedtime Books (Banksville)
- 💒 The Wedding Party at Bottlerocket (Allentown)
- 🌔 Waning Moon Wisdom at Thrive on Health (Brookline)
- 🎨 Gallery Crawl in the Cultural District (Downtown)
- 🏀 Women’s March Madness at Title 9 (East Liberty)
- 💃 Flamenco at James Simon Sculpture Studio (Uptown)
- 👠 Fashion Meets Finish at the Heinz History Center (Strip District)
- 🎷 Friday Jazz at Greenhouse Co-op (Greenfield)
One more redbud tip: Look for the famous blooming tree and matching pink building in the Strip District! I love this photo from Carla (@citylifeadventures) 💗
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