City Cast Pittsburgh
🌟 ‘The Pitt’ up for Emmys
July 16, 2025 · — Francesca Dabecco
Something fun! 🎉 City Cast Pittsburgh is nominated for best podcast in Pittsburgh City Paper’s 2025 Best of PGH. Yinz can vote for us everyday until July 26 — we're in the "Best People & Places" section 🗳️
What's CITY Talking About?
➡️ Lawmakers Put PA at Center of ‘AI Revolution’
President Donald Trump and U.S. Senator Dave McCormick promised more than $90 billion in private sector investments for PA to become “a leading hub for energy, artificial intelligence, and innovation" during yesterday's summit at CMU. The projects include building data centers, upgrading power plants, and expanding natural gas pipelines. Some had already been in progress before the summit. [90.5 WESA / Associated Press]
- 🎤 Gov. Josh Shapiro, who spoke on a panel alongside McCormick, later said “there’s a difference between what someone says in a press release today, and when shovels go in the ground in the future… I want to see all of these dollars come into Pennsylvania.” [Inquirer]
- 📣 CMU students and environmental activists protested Trump’s visit, calling out his administration’s attacks on higher education, cuts to research funding, treatment of international students, and environmental policy rollbacks. [PublicSource]
⚖️ Shapiro Sues Trump Admin for Funding Freeze
Pennsylvania joined 24 states, along with DC, to sue the Trump administration for freezing education funds that were slated for afterschool programming, teacher training, and ESL services. PA agencies were supposed to receive $230 million on July 1. If the money isn’t restored, Allegheny County could lose more than $7.5 million. [90.5 WESA]
🌟 ‘The Pitt’ Gets 13 Emmy Nominations
HBO Max’s Pittsburgh-based medical drama is up for awards for best drama, lead actor, supporting actress, and writing and directing. Production is underway for season two, which is expected to premiere in January. [New York Times]
- 🎥 But just how “Pittsburgh” is it? Here’s where we think “The Pitt” has a pulse on our city. [🎧 City Cast Pittsburgh / 📝 Hey Pittsburgh]
What To Do
Wednesday, July 16
- 🌿 Urban Soil Health with Grow Pittsburgh (Wilkinsburg)
- 🎶 Music Bingo at East End Brewing (Mt. Lebanon)
- 🥂 Romanticize Pittsburgh at The Bank on 8th (West Homestead)
- 🗣️ Speak Your Truth at Bottlerocket (Allentown)
- 🎸 Free Summer Concert at Boyce Park (Plum)
- 🏘️ City in the Streets with Mayor Gainey (Allentown)
Thursday, July 17
- ☀️ Summer Yoga at the Community Library (Millvale)
- 🎨 Young Pittsburgh Creatives at CAS Studios (Oakland)
- 👾 Pittsburgh Tekko Convention – through July 20 (Downtown)
- 🚦 Mobility Improvements Meeting at Field Day (Lawrenceville)
- 🎷 Thursday Jazz Night at City of Asylum (North Side)
- 🖌️ Intermission at August Wilson Cultural Center (Downtown)
- 🎥 Moana 2 on the Boathouse Lawn (North Park)
- 🌽 Farmers Market at Castle Consortia (McKees Rocks)
- 🌊 Free Yoga at Allegheny RiverTrail Park (Aspinwall)
- 🍔 Food Truck Night at Janoski Farms (Clinton)
🎉 We’re sending a big thank you to our newest City Cast Pittsburgh Neighbors Natalie S., Fred D., and Sam Z.
Fred sent us this sweet note that’s tugging at our heart strings 🥹❤️
"We're moving to Dormont in August from New York's Hudson Valley, and City Cast Pittsburgh has been an invaluable resource the last few months and helped us make this monumental decision to move to Pittsburgh. We listen daily and can't wait to take full advantage of all the amazing Pittsburgh stuff you report on!"
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