🚗 Who went rogue on Rialto?

🚨 City Wants to Deter Rowdy South Side Crowds

City and state police are considering ways to curb unruly crowds and keep youth out of the bar district after 10 o’clock — including security checkpoints and a partial shutdown of East Carson Street on Friday and Saturday nights. [KDKA]

🌿 Lawmakers Propose Recreational Cannabis Bill

Local representatives Democrat Emily Kinkead and Republican Abby Major introduced a bill that would legalize cannabis sales to adults through private industry, similar to the current medical model. [WTAE]

• 🏛️ A similar bipartisan bill was also introduced in the PA senate last week. [GoErie]
• ⁉️ All but one of PA’s neighboring states have legalized cannabis. What’s the hold up here? [🎧 City Cast Pittsburgh]

🏘️ Council Rejects Historic Status for Gay Bar

City Council voted in line with the Planning Commission to not give historic designation to Donny’s Place in Polish Hill, which served as a queer bar from 1972-2022 and an outreach center during the HIV/AIDS crisis. The estate of the former owner, Donald Thinnes, hopes the site becomes housing. [90.5 WESA]

🐧 Zoo Welcomes New Penguins & Pelicans

The Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium now has thirteen Humboldt penguins, warm-weather South American birds on the Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species — along with three brown pelicans with wing injuries that couldn’t be released back into the wild. [TribLive / IUCN]

• 🏒 Speaking of penguins… the Pens just released their 2025-26 season schedule. Mark your calendar for HockeyFest at RMU August 2. [NHL]

💥 Pop quiz, Pittsburgh! July is National Ice Cream Month, so we’re testing your knowledge on some local frozen treats.