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❌ Trump Admin Revokes Visas of Local Students

At least 10 current and former Pitt and CMU students have had their visas revoked, as part of the Trump administration’s crackdown on international students. Here’s a timeline of how Pittsburgh universities are responding to changes by the administration. [PublicSource]

💸 New Public Health Lab Faces Funding Uncertainty

The Allegheny County Health Department was promised $20 million in federal funding for a new lab that’ll help manage public health threats like foodborne illnesses and infectious diseases — but the Trump administration is trying to rescind those funds. [90.5 WESA]

• 🩺 Pittsburgh doctors tell us how billions in medical funding cuts could affect treatment, research, and our local economy. [🎧City Cast Pittsburgh]

🏗️ Heinz History Center To Expand in the Strip

The city’s Planning Commission approved the Heinz History Center’s plan to tear down four properties on Penn Avenue to build a new theater, exhibition space, and classrooms. The museum currently uses the buildings for storage; they're mostly in disrepair. [TribLive]

🎉 Visit Attractions for Free with RAD Pass

Have an Allegheny County library card? Now through August, you can get free tickets to dozens of cultural attractions through Summer Staycation — a program created by the Allegheny Regional Asset District and funded through a 1% county sales tax. [RAD]

☕ Shibam Brings Yemeni Coffee to Oakland

Head to Centre Avenue to get specialties like a pistachio latte, Qishr (light coffee with cardamom, ginger, cinnamon, and coffee husk), or Sanaai (classic black Yemeni coffee infused with cardamom). Don’t skip out on sweet treats like milk cake or pistachio basbosa, a syrup-soaked semolina cake topped with edible flowers.

🍺 Three Rivers Beer Week Kicks Off

There’s a lot of buzz for Three Rivers Beer Week, happening now through Sunday! Find specials and events at over 40 breweries: new beer releases, food pairings, brewery tours, Brewers Olympics, and more, all organized by the Pittsburgh Brewers Guild.

• 📌 Get your Brewers Guild passport to try new spots and win prizes! [🎧 City Cast Pittsburgh] 

🍦 Page’s Is Getting An Ice Cream Truck

Page's Dairy Mart is revving up for a summer of soft serve fun! The team behind the popular ice cream spot on East Carson Street announced they’re renovating an ice cream truck to take all over town later this season.

🧺 New Weeknight Farm Dinner Series

Churchview Farm’s summer picnic dinner series sells out fast — but now you can get in on the culinary fun with their new weeknight dinner series. May events include a Primavera celebration with DiAnoia’s Eatery & Allora Wines and a Filipino Feast with chef/owner Rafael Vencio of Amboy & sommelier Alyssa McGrath.

• 🌿 Learn how Vencio experiments with tropical plants in Pittsburgh. [🎧 City Cast Pittsburgh]