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November 6, 2025 · — Francesca Dabecco
Good morning, neighbor. Who else wishes they could buy this stunning condo inside a renovated church on the South Side? (The windows! The archways! The courtyard inside the steeple 👀)
What's CITY Talking About
US Steel Shares $11 Billion Modernization Plan
When Nippon Steel took over U.S. Steel, it agreed to invest billions — and now there’s a plan. The Pittsburgh-based company shared how the money will be spent on expanding manufacturing, more research and development, and updating the Mon Valley Works. [Associated Press]
- The Mon Valley Works includes Clairton Coke Works, where an explosion killed and injured workers in August. [🎧 City Cast Pittsburgh]
PA Court Weighs Ban on Abortion Coverage
Commonwealth Court is considering a case this week that could overturn PA’s restrictions on Medicaid coverage for abortion care. The PA Supreme Court deemed the current ban “presumptively unconstitutional” last year and sent it back to the lower court. [WESA]
- Learn about the small but mighty team connecting Pittsburghers with reproductive health care resources — all from a van! [🎧 City Cast Pittsburgh]
Pitt Lab Launches Wheelchair & Robotics Project
Pitt’s Human Engineering Research Laboratories got $42 million in federal funds to design an electric wheelchair that’s self-balancing and has a robotic arm. [TribLive]
- Fun fact! This lab’s research led to the invention of the Segway. [Public Source]
- Here’s what it’s like to navigate Pittsburgh in a wheelchair. [🎧 City Cast Pittsburgh]
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Immerse Yourself in Hygge & Home
“The Scandinavian Home is the perfect exhibition for the impending winter months; you’ll have visions of it jump to mind anytime the sunlight cascades over the snow." —Sean Collier, Pittsburgh Magazine
What To Do
Thursday, Nov. 6
- 🍪 Milk Bank & Cookies Fundraiser at Stage AE (North Shore)
- 🥣 Aluminum Bowl-Making with Rivers of Steel (Rankin)
- 🎭 Nicole Cardoza in Revival at Liberty Magic (Downtown)
- 📰 Newsies at Byham Theater (Downtown)
- 🍝 Pasta Making Class at Papa J’s (Strip District)
- 💻 Tech Mixer for Pittsburgh Tech Week (Downtown)
- 💃 MICHIYAYA: Road to Sky at Wood Street Galleries (Downtown)
- 🏺 Grand Opening of International Sculpture Center (Lawrenceville)
- 🥃 Whiskey & Cheese at Iron City Distilling (Creighton)
- 💞 Sound Bath & Meditation at Settlers Cabin Park (Robinson)
- ✨ Mosaic Lamp Workshop at Turkish Cultural Center (Brookline)
- 🎷 Phat Man Dee at Kingfly Spirits (Strip District)
- 🧀 Friendsgiving Charcuterie at Park Social Bar (South Park)
- 💐 Dried Flower Wreaths at Hilltop Farm (Valencia)
- 👫 Pitch a Friend at The Dog Penn (Strip District)
Friday, Nov. 7
- 🍻 Recession Party at Bottlerocket (Allentown)
- 🖼️ Unblurred Art Crawl on Penn Avenue (Boomfield/Garfield)
- 🛍️ Night Market on N. Pacific Avenue (Garfield)
- 🐦⬛ Edgar Allan Poe Tales at New Hazlett Theater (North Side)
- 🛍️ Pittsburgh Vintage Mixer at the Convention Center — Nov. 8 (Downtown)
- 🎤 Live Band Country Karaoke at Glitterbox Theater (Homestead)
- 🥃 Drill & Dine with a Distiller at Iron City Distilling (Creighton)
- 🪡 Needle Felting Ornaments at WorkshopPGH (Wilkinsburg)
- ✨ Releasing Ritual at Songbird Artistry (Lawrenceville)
- 🍿 Studio Ghibli Week at Row House Cinema (Lawrenceville)
- 👠 Rocky Horror Flash Tattoos with Pittsburgh CLO (Downtown)
- 🎭 The Choice at KST’s Alloy Studios (Friendship)
- 🎶 Vinyl Night at The Lion (Manchester)
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Come Chill at the Pittsburgh Polar Plunge
Join thousands of brave Polar Plungers at the coolest event of the winter on February 28 at Acrisure Stadium! The Pittsburgh Polar Plunge has something for everybody – food, music, dancing, games and extremely cold water! Most importantly, every dollar raised helps support vital programming for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in our community.
🍂 Want to get outside this fall? Allegheny Sport & Outdoor has a new magazine highlighting ways to get active and connect with nature along the Allegheny watershed.
Be sure to check out their brand new summit this weekend and more events you won’t want to miss in November.
Psst! Any climbing fans? I hear new routes are coming to Boyce Bouldering Park.
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