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🔬 Pgh Researchers Respond to Federal Cuts

A group of universities, including CMU, are suing the National Science Foundation over a new funding cap that would reduce federal reimbursements for lab space, equipment, and administrative support. Previous research spending cuts by the Trump administration have been, at least temporarily, blocked by the courts. [90.5 WESA]

• 🩺 We talked to local doctors about this last month. Here’s how billions in medical cuts are already hurting Pittsburgh. [🎧 City Cast Pittsburgh]

💰 Lawmakers Push for Price Gouging Ban

In the wake of last week’s deadly storm, Mayor Ed Gainey and County Executive Sara Innamorato are advocating for a bill to protect Pittsburghers from price hikes on essential goods and services after disasters. Currently, the law only protects people during state-declared disasters — but new legislation could allow local leaders to enact the same protections. [City of Pittsburgh]

• 💡 The majority of customers who lost power during the storm had their service restored, according to Duquesne light, but there’s a lot more cleanup to do. [KDKA]

🏳️‍🌈 P*Town Bar Responds After ‘Raid’

The gay and lesbian bar in Bloomfield says they want help from “any architects or professionals experienced in permitting or code compliance” to get their updated occupancy permit through the city. [P*Town]

• 🚨 Around 20 state police officers disrupted a drag event last Friday for a compliance check — led by the Allegheny County Nuisance Bar Task Force — assessing whether the bar was exceeding its occupancy limit. While organizers and attendees followed orders calmly, many were confused and called the experience “jarring.” [QBurgh]
• ➡️ Mayor Gainey later acknowledged how the sudden and large law enforcement presence could be traumatic for the LGBTQIA+ community. [TribLIVE]

🫎 So Long, Smiling Moose

After 23 years of live music and nightlife, The Smiling Moose is closing its original location in the South Side at the end of May. In a Facebook announcement, owners said they’re shifting focus to their businesses in Cranberry Township and Grove City. [Smiling Moose]

Now through May 23, you can find more than 220 hands-on learning events happening all over southwestern Pennsylvania (nearly all of them free!) at local libraries, schools, tech centers, parks, museums, play spaces, community centers, and more.

These events give kids and their grownups a chance to learn together, exploring art, science, technology, outdoor learning, maker projects, and ideas that elevate youth voices, all while having fun as a family.

“It’s one of my favorite times of year, because families with kids of all ages can go out and explore their communities,” says Remake Learning Days co-producer Yu-Ling Cheng. “You never know what new passion you might discover for your child at one of these events.”

The festival, which began here in the Pittsburgh area, has become a global celebration of learning, with events happening nationwide — and as far away as Uruguay, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand.

“This is our 10th anniversary, which seems incredible. We started in 2016, and it was just a little idea,” Cheng says. “What we’ve learned over the 10 years is that, each year, family-engaged learning is becoming even more important to families. Family-engaged learning is also a way to help extend the school day and help kids to learn in ways that feel relevant to them.”

🗓️ Find Events for Your Family

Visit our region’s events dashboard on the Remake Learning Days website. You can scroll through or search by date or theme.