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🪦 Famous people buried in Pgh
October 24, 2025 · — Francesca Dabecco
Happy Friday! Anyone visit the new Walk of Fame? Michael Keaton’s name is spelled wrong on his plaque. Oops 🫣 Go easy on the organizers! I know how easy it is to slip up now and again.
⭐ Our host Megan Harris was there for the big reveal in the Strip District this week. Tune in to today’s City Cast Pittsburgh podcast to hear her takeaways!
What's CITY Talking About
Pens’ Development Rights in Lower Hill Expire
The Penguins are not extending their exclusive development rights to a 28-acre site around the former Civic Arena. Now the rights go back to two local agencies. It's not yet clear what comes next for the area. [Business Times]
- Some Hill District leaders say the Pens have made little development progress over the course of nearly two decades and continue to call for affordable housing. [TribLive]
- What progress was made? The FNB Financial Center is complete, and a 4,000-seat entertainment venue is underway. [🎧 City Cast Pittsburgh]
U.S. Steel To Restart Battery After Explosion
Clairton Coke Works is restarting Battery 14 more than two months after a deadly explosion killed two workers and injured nearly a dozen others. U.S. Steel says the explosion was caused by a buildup of pressure in a gas valve, and several new safety protocols have since been put in place. [KDKA / 🎧 City Cast Pittsburgh]
PIT Kicks Off Airport Auction
Online bidding is live for PIT's annual auction of items left behind at the airport. Browse thousands of items: Apple watches, Kindles, designer jewelry, and even vehicles! Bidding closes in waves starting Monday at 5 p.m. [TribLive / Joe R. Pyle]
- Want to score more deals? Check out our tips for shopping at MAC.BID. [📝 🎧 City Cast Pittsburgh]
Western PA-Born Actors Get Engaged
Actor Joe Manganiello from Mt. Lebanon and Uniontown-born actress Caitlin O’Connor announced they’re tying the knot. We better see a Pittsburgh cookie table at that wedding! [Pittsburgh Magazine / 📝 City Cast Pittsburgh]
- Where are my fellow millennials? I was surprised to see Ben Savage (aka Cory Matthews of “Boy Meets World”) share snapshots of the Burgh on Instagram — including a beautiful cookie table!
Show Us Your Pittsburgh-Themed Halloween Costumes!
Have a favorite Pittsburgh Halloween costume? We love when yinzers get creative and harness their Steel City spirit with costumes like a Heinz Ketchup bottle, PRT bus seat, or Isaly’s chipped ham. (Check out photos here.)
We want to see yours!
- 📸 Send a photo to [email protected]
- 📞 OR leave a voicemail describing your costume at 412-212-8893
Don’t have a photo but do have a great idea? We want to hear those too. Call in!
Where Are Famous People Buried in Pittsburgh?
💥 Pop quiz, Pittsburgh! Do you know where famous Pittsburghers are buried?
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What To Do
Friday, Oct. 24
- 👯 Wig Out Halloween Party for YASU (North Shore)
- 🚰 Drink Your Watershed with Three Rivers Waterkeeper (Creighton)
- 🪵 Intro to Woodturning at Contemporary Craft (Lawrenceville)
- 🧟 Return of the Living Dead — Oct. 26 (Monroeville)
- 💀 Night of 1,000 Skulls at the Warhol (North Side)
- 🌳 Treats & Trails in Frick Park (Squirrel Hill)
- 🫣 Night of the Moth Man at Arcade Comedy (Downtown)
- 👻 Halloween Party at Reginald’s Coffee & South Arts (Bethel Park)
- 📐 Frank Lloyd Wright Opening at 820 Gallery (Downtown)
- 🦉 Creatures of the Night with Audubon Society (Fox Chapel)
- 🎃 Pumpkin Carving Party at Harold’s Haunt (Millvale)
- 🦇 Halloween Party at Bitter Ends (Etna)
- 🔮 Candle-Making & Tarot at Trace Brewing (Bloomfield)
- 💄 Opulence Drag Show at Mary’s (Bloomfield)
- 🃏 Predictions & Pottery at The Crow’s Nest (Dormont)
- 🎨 Craft Cafe at WorkshopPGH (Wilkinsburg)
- 🐑 Silence of the Lambs Cage Night at Soldiers & Sailors (Oakland)
- 🪩 Burton Ball Costume Party at Mixtape (Garfield)
- 🖼️ Stained Glass Frames with Assemble (Bloomfield)
Saturday, Oct. 25
- 📸 Photography Workshop in Frick Park (Squirrel Hill)
- 🌕 Moonlit Market at Thrive on Health (Brookline)
- 🎃 Pumpkin Carving at Conjure Bar (Allentown)
- 🍂 Samhain: The Final Harvest at Trace Brewing (Bloomfield)
- ☕ Coffee, Bites & Vibes at Arabica Robusta (Homestead)
- 🪩 80s Halloween Costume Dance at Mixtape (Garfield)
- 🦇 Costume Parade & Trick-or-Treating (Sharpsburg)
- 🛍️ Vintage Market at the Market House (Lawrenceville)
- 🍫 Coffee & Chocolate Festival (Monroeville)
- 🧟 Halloween Ornaments at Contemporary Craft (Lawrenceville)
- 🎨 Dandy Andy at The Warhol (North Shore)
- 👗 Steel City Spooky Market at Frankie Pace Park (Downtown)
- 😱 Fright Up Night at Burgh Bazaar (Downtown)
- 🍪 Gluten-Freedom Festival at Baked True North (McKnight)
- 🎃 Halloween Party at Nick's on Hilltop (Mt. Oliver)
- 🎉 Halloween Party with Death Comes Lifting (Allentown)
- 🍻 Wellness Rave at Trace Brewing (Bloomfield)
- 🍁 Fall Festival & Halloween Parade (Oakmont)
- 🍻 Nightmare on Ale Street Trolley Halloween Party (Verona)
- 🧪 Halloween Messfest at Kamin Science Center (Chateau)
- 🍿 “E.T.” at Rangos Giant Cinema (Chateau)
- 👻 Booze, Brews, and Boos at Kŭlcher Kitchen & Bar (South Side)
Sunday, Oct. 26
- 🍷 Bewitching Drag Brunch at City Winery (Strip District)
- 🎂 Write Pittsburgh's Birthday at Grist House (Millvale)
- 🎨 Paint and Sip at Acclamation Brewing (Verona)
- 🧙 "Hocus Pocus" Cinebrunch at The Oaks Theater (Oakmont)
- 🧀 Scary Good Cheeses Class at Millvale Market (Millvale)
- 🎃 Haunted History at Heinz History Center (Strip District)
- ☕ Cafetón at The Library on Carson (South Side)
- 🍂 Fall Artisan Market at Davidson Event Center (Oakdale)
- 🎭 Steel City Horror Show at the Harris Theater (Strip District)
- 🤓 Trash Crafts: HallowZINES at the Garden Cafe (Northside)
- 🛍️ Bad Bitch Bazaar Vendor Market (South Side)
- 🌎 Climate Toolkit Symposium at Phipps — Oct. 28 (Oakland)
- 👻 Boos & Booze at Kŭlcher Kitchen & Bar (South Side)
- 📖 “Hurdlisms” Book Launch with Clint Hurdle (Strip District)
- 🍬 Trunk or Treat at Hartwood Acres (Allison Park)
- 🎶 Siesta Fiesta Finale at Trace Brewing (Bloomfield)
- 💄 Disney Villains Drag Brunch at Velum Fermentation (South Side)
🏥 Need a check up? Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh is hosting a free two-day clinic at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center today and tomorrow. Dental, vision, and hearing services are first-come, first-served.
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