🍅 Is your fav restaurant ‘Heinz Verified’?

⚖️ PA Lawmakers Push Pet Cremation Bill

Following a recent pet burial and cremation scandal, a group of bipartisan legislators are working on a bill to better regulate animal cremation. The state Attorney General’s Office charged Patrick Vereb, owner of a Hazelwood funeral home, with theft by deception; he allegedly took money for cremations but instead disposed of animals in landfills. Vereb’s also accused of giving customers the wrong ashes. [TribLive]

• 🕯️ There are at least 6,500 victims. Some of the pet owners gathered for a memorial service in Derry Township over the weekend. [TribLive]

🚍 Bus-Only Lanes Coming to Downtown

Pittsburgh Regional Transit has started installing red bus lanes Downtown as part of its new University Line, which is meant to provide faster, more reliable service between Downtown and Oakland. It's one of the last steps before the line opens June 22. [Union Progress]

• 🆘 Pittsburgh Regional Transit is facing a financial crisis, and the city could lose 35% of transit services. Will the state step up to provide more funding? [🎧 City Cast Pittsburgh]
• 📣 Concerned about bus cuts? Here’s how to make your voice heard. [📝 Hey Pittsburgh]

🍅 Uber Eats, Kraft-Heinz Launch ‘Heinz Verified’ Program

Are you a ride-or-die Heinz ketchup fan? Customers in Pittsburgh, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, and Miami will now be able to tell if a restaurant on Uber Eats serves their favorite condiment with a new “Heinz Verified” designation. [Business Wire]

• 🍟 Is Heinz really the best ketchup? The City Cast Pittsburgh team put it to the test. Listen to see if we can tell the difference between our hometown brand and the competition. [🎧 City Cast Pittsburgh]

🐎 Henry the Police Horse Retires

One of the county’s longest-serving Mounted Patrol Unit horses received a retirement sendoff, and will settle into his next chapter at Round Hill Park, a public park and farm in Elizabeth Township. Henry had a nearly 20-year career — and even beat cancer in 2011 after undergoing an experimental procedure to save his eye. [KDKA]

• 👀 Speaking of horses, you might’ve seen some trotting through the South Side for the filming of the “Hershey” movie. [WTAE]

Let’s play a game! Where in Pittsburgh can you find this mosaic of the fountain at Point State Park and the city skyline?

🌟 Shout out to Maggie M., Carye B., Adrianna G., Meg J., Joann A., Pamela P., Thomas C., and Michelle K. who correctly guessed the last “Where Is It?” challenge! ⬇️

Find this mosaic mural of zebras, a bass player, and a skateboarder at Forbes Avenue and Gist Street in Uptown (aka The Bluff). This vibrant piece is by James Simon — an artist you may recognize from other installations around town, like the Welcome to Troy Hill sign. (My personal favorite is the woman on the bike reading poetry in Millvale.) Simon worked with kids at ACH Clear Pathways Summer Art Camp to bring this design to life.

Speaking of bass players — here are the best places to see live jazz in Pittsburgh 🎶

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