City Cast Pittsburgh
🍻 Breweries worth the drive
July 30, 2025 · — Francesca Dabecco
Hey, neighbor! We’re continuing Cleveburgh week on the City Cast Pittsburgh podcast today with two local beer lovers who are sharing all of their secrets to Cleveland and Ohio breweries — just a skip away from the Burgh.
Tune in to hear about the must-visit three-tiered patio, great bites to pair with your brew, and more 🍻
What's CITY Talking About?
Pittsburgh Feels the Heat of Climate Change
Allegheny County experienced its first-ever Code Red Heat advisory this summer, and Pittsburgh has seen a wave of flash flood warnings. Here’s how locals are comparing the season to years past, and what kind of inclement weather our region can expect in the future. [Axios Pittsburgh / Allegheny Front]
- Six cooling centers will be open today. [City of Pittsburgh]
Thousands Get Medical Debt Relieved
More than $58 million in medical debt has been wiped out for 43,000+ residents, thanks to a bill proposed by City Councilman Bobby Wilson. The city used federal pandemic relief funds to work with a company that finds dischargeable health care debt. [TribLive]
City Opens North Side Medic Station
The $4.4 million facility located on Lafayette Avenue is the city’s first new medic station since 1996. The building will house four ambulances, an EMT team, and a paramedic group. [90.5 WESA]
- Did you know that Black men from the Hill District revolutionized emergency health care in the 1960s? [📝 Hey Pittsburgh]
Residents Rally 10 Years After Displacement
Advocates and community members gathered in East Liberty Monday to call for more affordable housing — 10 years after hundreds of residents were forced out of Penn Plaza Apartments for a private development project. [Public Source]
- The displacement spurred discussion about gentrification and population loss — as well as possible solutions like inclusionary zoning. [📝 Hey Pittsburgh / 🎧 City Cast Pittsburgh]
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Where Is It?
Let’s play a game! Where can you find this mural of a girl with pink blooms? 👀
🌟 Congrats to Lisa, Mary Ellen H., and Maura M., who correctly guessed the last “Where Is It?” challenge!
Find the Food City community garden on Tripoli Street, aptly located in the Spring Garden area of the North Side. The corner lot has 30 garden beds that residents can rent out to grow fruits, veggies, and herbs.
Want to get involved with a community garden? Grow Pittsburgh hosts workshops on rainwater collection, pest control, and more.
Dig a little deeper: Learn how to compost and more eco-friendly tips for Pittsburghers.
Looking for more to see and do?
- 🚲 Get rolling with bikes from POGOH or these local shops.
- 🌳 Stretch and flow at the best outdoor yoga classes.
- 👟 Take a tour of Pittsburgh’s historic city steps.
- 🌊 Enjoy our rivers by boat, kayak, or alfresco eats.
- 🏖️ Cool off with our guide to Pittsburgh’s pools.
- 🖼️ Stay in the AC with trips to these free museums & attractions.
- 🍦 Get the region’s best ice cream and dairy-free scoops.
What Neighbors Love
We’re back with a recommendation from a City Cast Pittsburgh Neighbor 📣 This is a weekly spot in the newsletter where members get to shine a light on their fave local businesses, organizations, and events.
- 🍻 Michelle K. wants everyone to mark their calendar for Golden Age Jazz Fest, Aug. 28-31 in Homestead. It’s totally free and open to the public!
Want to share your own shoutout? 🌟
What To Do
Wednesday, July 30
- 🍿 Happy Gilmore Screening at Flagstaff Hill (Oakland)
- 🎥 Grease Screening & Singalong at The Frick (Point Breeze)
- 🥂 Cocktails & Find a Cure at the Lofts Rooftop (Lawrenceville)
- 🧵 Sewing Class at Rosie’s Workshop (Lawrenceville)
- 😂 Stand Up Comedy at Happenstance Cafe (Bloomfield)
Thursday, July 31
- ☀️ Summer Yoga at the Community Library (Millvale)
- 🎸 Grand Reopening at Club Cafe — through Aug. 3 (South Side)
- 🎤 Bottle Talks Lecture Series at Bottlerocket (Allentown)
- 🌈 Queer Joy at the Glass Center (Friendship)
- 🔭 Allegheny Observatory Tour at Riverview Park (Perry North)
- 💚 Charlie XCX Drag Bingo at Strange Roots (Millvale)
- 👖 Clothing Swap at Trace Brewing (Bloomfield)
- 🍿 Transformers One Screening at Settlers Cabin (Robinson)
- 🍓 Farmers Market at The Block Northway (Ross)
Friday, Aug. 1
- 🎨 Unblurred on Penn Avenue (Bloomfield / Garfield)
- 🎉 First Friday on Clay Street (Sharpsburg)
- ✨ First Friday at Hazel Grove (Hazelwood)
- 🌙 Night Market on N. Pacific Avenue (Garfield)
- 🎶 Free Concert at South Park Amphitheater (South Park)
- 🔥 BBQ Bash at Community Kitchen (Hazelwood)
- 🥖 Pop-Up Market at Third Space Bakery (Garfield)
- 😻 Bingo Night with Cats N'at (Wexford)
- 🎥 Movie Night at the Gardens (Millvale)
- 🎉 Around The Clock Fest with Alumni Theater — through Aug. 2 (Larimer)
- 🎤 Comedy at the Original Pittsburgh Winery (Strip District)
- 💒 The Wedding Party at Bottlerocket (Allentown)
- 🕹️ Free Arcade Day at Velum Fermentation (South Side)
- 🛍️ Sip & Shop Pop-Up Market in The Waterfront (Homestead)
😩 Worried about ticks? Last week, we published a guide to keeping yourself safe while enjoying the great outdoors, and reader Courtney C. wrote in with a helpful tip: Lawn sprays and pesticides will only do more harm to pollinators and other helpful insects. Try these methods for increasing biodiversity in your yard to keep tick populations in check.
Stay cool out there!
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