🍂 13 fall tours in Pittsburgh

Shell Wants To Sell Beaver County Plastics Plant

In 2012, Shell received a record-breaking $1.65 billion dollar tax credit from PA to build the plant and promised it would revitalize the local economy. Reporter Kiley Bense joins us on today’s City Cast Pittsburgh podcast to share why Shell wants out — and why one analyst called this project "a terrible investment of taxpayer money." [🎧 City Cast Pittsburgh]

PRT Could Use Reserves to Avoid Cuts

Gov. Josh Shapiro will allow Philly’s public transit agency to use hundreds of millions of dollars in capital funds to restore bus, trolley, and rail services it cut because of a budget deficit. Pittsburgh Regional Transit is considering a similar move before it’s forced to make major cuts. [Associated Press / Union Progress]

• Both transit agencies are waiting on funding from the state budget, which is more than two months overdue. [🎧 City Cast Pittsburgh]
• Pittsburgh Public Schools could use up its reserve funding if the budget impasse lasts much longer. [WESA]

UPMC Workers Rally for Trans Health Care

Health providers and community groups staged a die-in on Monday to protest UPMC’s cuts to care for trans youth. UPMC ended gender-affirming care for patients under 19 in June after the Trump administration threatened to withhold funding from hospitals providing it. [WESA / 🎧 City Cast Pittsburgh]

Large Fire Guts Squirrel Hill Building

Firefighters spent most of the day trying to contain a massive, four-alarm blaze at a nearly 100-year-old, three-story apartment building on Forward Avenue yesterday. Officials say it's "an absolute loss." [KDKA]

Put on your jacket and walking shoes! It’s time to tour historic homes, industrial sites, city skyscrapers, and more. (And of course, Pittsburgh has a few seasonal tours with a spooky twist.)

Haunted Tours in Carnegie, Dormont & Millvale

Fridays & Saturdays, Sept. 19 - Oct. 25

Discover stories lurking in the shadows on a tour with Dark History PGH. A Spirit Guide will lead you on a one-mile trek through some beloved boroughs, where you’ll go inside interesting buildings and hear strange and curious tales — all based on true, historical events.

Prime Stage Theater Cemetery Walk

Sept. 27

Walk through the winding paths of Homewood Cemetery while learning about the notable Pittsburghers who chose these grounds as their final resting place. It’s part tour and part theater, as Prime Stage actors dress up, take on characters, and resurrect the stories of local legends.

Brighton Heights Halloween House Tour

Oct. 4

Get in the Halloween spirit with tours of charming homes, all decked out in mystical and macabre decor. Before you start the tour, grab a pumpkin spice latte from nearby California Coffee Bar to sip while you mosey through this quaint North Side neighborhood.

Friendship House Tour

Oct. 5

Whether you’re a fan of history or interior design, you’ll love to see inside Victorian- and Edwardian-style houses in Friendship. The self-guided tour starts at Baum Grove Parklet, and docents will share stories of the homes along the way.

Antique Skyscrapers Rooftop Tour

Oct. 25-26

Get a unique look inside of Pittsburgh skyscrapers — and check out their stellar rooftop and balcony views — on a tour led by historian and author Mark Houser. The tour delivers fascinating stories and new perspectives on the history behind the Koppers, Oliver, Clark, and Frick buildings.

Historic Deutschtown House Tour

Nov. 8

Step inside beautifully restored Victorian homes, European-style courtyards, and creatively repurposed buildings in this historic section of East Allegheny. You’ll be stunned by intricate woodwork, stained-glass windows, marble mantels, and more architectural gems.