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🌊 A Plan To Improve the Ohio River

A group of agencies, researchers, and nonprofits known as the Ohio River Basin Alliance released a draft plan to improve water quality, and it’s open for public comment through July 18.

• 🧪 A national water conference is meeting in Pittsburgh this week to discuss issues like water access, green infrastructure, and watershed management. [Allegheny Front]
• 🛥️ Love our rivers? Here are the best ways to enjoy them this summer. [📝 Hey Pittsburgh]

🛍️ The Future of Pittsburgh Malls

Namdar Realty — the owner of Pittsburgh Mills — is quietly looking to sell off the site, while Walmart has big plans to redevelop Monroeville Mall. Mall expert and enthusiast Matthew Newtown joins us on the City Cast Pittsburgh podcast to make sense of the current landscape and predict the future of retail shopping in our region. [City Cast Pittsburgh]

🎥 WAMO Documentary in the Works

Former WAMO on-air personality Tashee “TeeJay” Johnson is telling the story of Pittsburgh’s only urban music radio station with a new film, “WAMO: The Sound of the Steel City.” It’s set to debut next February and features on-air voices and archival footage. Watch the trailer here. [TribLive]

📍 Inclusion Center Breaks Ground in Garfield

Evolve Coaching is building a three-story Inclusion Center on Penn Avenue to expand job and coaching services for neurodiverse adults. The new space will have an independent living training floor and a media center with a podcast studio, which will allow users to produce accessible features like captions and audio descriptions. [City Paper]