
City Cast Pittsburgh
🍕 Pizza for Pittsburgh readers
July 9, 2025 · — Elizabeth Kauma
Hi yinz! City Cast rover Elizabeth Kauma here filling in for Francesca. I grew up in Pittsburgh, so I know we have a lot of unique spoken and unspoken rules. Today on the City Cast Pittsburgh podcast, the team is sharing their essential rules for living in the city — and even as a local, some of them surprised me!


What's CITY Talking About?
⚖️ PA Bill Could Seal Eviction Records
State lawmakers are considering a bill that would immediately seal eviction records in situations where judges ruled in favor of the tenant, and eventually seal records where landlords withdrew the case. The bill passed the House last month and is now with the Senate. [WHYY]

🏭 EPA Delays Pollution Mandates
U.S. Steel and Cleveland-Cliffs have until 2027 to cut toxic emissions at steel facilities and monitor emissions at coke plants. U.S. Steel praised Trump's delay, citing the cost of implementation, while environmentalists say it harms communities like Pittsburgh [TribLive]
❌ Red Line Service Suspended
Pittsburgh Regional Transit closed a portion of the Red Line between Westfield Station and the South Hills Junction through July 19 to replace old rail lines. It will provide shuttle service during the project. [WTAE]
- 🚍 Pittsburghers gathered near the Dormont Junction T Station this week to call for long-term funding for PRT, which is facing a financial crisis. [TribLive / City Cast Pittsburgh]
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Pittsburgh’s Best New Restaurants, Bars, Cafes, and Bakeries

We love to update yinz about the yummiest new places to grab a bite or bev in the Burgh! Check out what caught our eye this week 🤤

🇰🇷 Soju Rebounds in Garfield
After being closed for two months because of flood damage, this Korean-American restaurant is back open on Penn Avenue. Order mains like bibimbap or bulgogi — and get some nori French fries and kimchi nachos to share!
🦐 Top Pot & K BBQ
Whether you're craving hot pot or Korean barbeque, this new South Side spot has you covered. They have an exciting variety of meat and seafood options for Korean barbecue, and there are great hot pot options for vegetarians too. It's an all-you-can-eat joint, but there's a two-hour time limit for dining in and the restaurant can add a surcharge for food waste, so make sure you don't order more than you can handle!

🥟 HK Dim Sum
Bring some friends to Oakland so you can try all the buns and dumplings on the menu. The shrimp and chive cakes and crystal shrimp dumplings are stuffed with plenty of juicy seafood, and you can customize your bowl of noodles by choosing between ramen or udon, then picking a soup base. Don't skip out on the tea! Whether you order a pot or a fresh fruit tea, your meal's not complete without it.
🍝 Capozoli’s Trattoria Ristorante
East Carson Street is now home to a new Italian restaurant with some deep Pittsburgh ties — the chef's grandfather founded Sammy's Pizzeria in Sheraden. Snag some Italian classics like chicken parmesan and cacio e pepe or get adventurous with their parmesan beignets. Bonus: it's open on Mondays (unusual in Pittsburgh)!

What To Do
Thursday, July 10
- 🧵 Mend & Meal at Otto Finn (Lawrenceville)
- 🛍️ Summer Barket at the Dog Penn (Strip District)
- 🎷 Thursday Night Jazz at City of Asylum (North Side)
- 🎺 Zoot: Comedy & Jazz Showcase at Bottlerocket (Allentown)
- 🚲 Group Ride & Bike Trivia with Pgh Babes on Bikes (Garfield)
- 💄 Brittany Spears Drag Bingo at PA Market (Strip District)
- 📖 Local Author Talk at White Whale Bookstore (Bloomfield)
- 🎨 Art Battle at Atithi Studios (Sharpsburg)
- 💡 Trivia Night at Heinz History Center (Strip District)
Friday, July 11
- 🥒 Picklesburgh — through July 13 (North Shore / Downtown)
- 🍹 Non-Alcoholic Cocktail Week — through July 13 (various locations)
- 🎶 Free Summer Concert with American Authors (South Park)
- 🚕 Music of Joni Mitchell at the Pittsburgh Winery (Strip District)
- 🏎️ Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix – through July 20 (Oakland)
- 🌟 Carnegie Crawl on Main Street (Carnegie)
- 🥂 Artist Happy Hour with Dormont Arts (Dormont)
- 🤘 Punk Rock Prom at Lolev Beer (Lawrenceville)
- 🍿 Movies on the Lawn with Row House Cinema (Hazelwood)
- 💻 Summer Friday Coworking with Pgh Social Health (Oakland)
- 🍝 Spaghetti Disco at Spirit (Lawrenceville)
- 🎹 Jam For Good at Atithi Studios (Sharpsburg)
- 📽️ Film Screening with Autonomous Body Shop (DM for location)
- ♻️ 14-Mile Island Clean-up with Allegheny Cleanways (Harmer)
- 🎤 Comedy at Love, Kate Distilling (Sharpsburg)
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