💸 Why doesn’t UPMC pay taxes?

What Will the NFL Draft Look Like?

The NFL just released photo mockups of what the North Side and Downtown will look like during the April event. The draft theater and main stage will be located just outside of Acrisure Stadium, and there will be an interactive festival at Point State Park where “fans from around the world will see how Pittsburgh's iconic landscape creates a natural amphitheater.”

• Can’t wait for all the football fun? NFL Films is debuting its first-ever immersive documentary, “The Football Town,” at Kamin Science Center’s Rangos Giant Cinema Feb. 28. Tickets go on sale this Friday. [NFL]

ICE Detains Brentwood Resident With Work Permit

Maklim Gomez Escalante, an asylum seeker with a legal work permit, was detained by ICE at a district court hearing late last month. He was transferred to a detention center in Clearfield County, but as of this week, his wife cannot locate him. [TribLive]

• This is not an isolated case. More than 50% of the people being held in ICE detention last month had no criminal charges or convictions. [CBS]
• Around two dozen ICE-related bills are sitting in the state legislature, including measures that seek to limit ICE’s interactions with public schools, courthouses, shelters, and health facilities. See where those bills stand. [Pennsylvania Capital-Star]

Why Don't the ‘Big Five’ Pay Taxes?

If the region’s five largest nonprofits — UPMC, Highmark, Pitt, CMU, and Duquesne — paid property taxes like the rest of us, they’d generate an annual $34.5 million for the city. So why don’t they? Today we’re talking about how PA law plays into their shared status as "purely public charities," what our last several mayors have done to challenge that, and how Corey O’Connor is trying to make his mark. [🎧 City Cast Pittsburgh]

Developer Tries To Nix Affordable Units

Walnut Capital wants to eliminate 16 required affordable units from a 159-unit development currently under construction in Oakland — going against the neighborhood's inclusionary zoning mandate and conditions of the project’s approval. The developer is arguing that Pittsburgh’s inclusionary zoning policy is illegal. [🔒 Business Times]

• What exactly is inclusionary zoning? And how does it work in Pittsburgh neighborhoods? [🎧 City Cast Pittsburgh]

We’re back with recommendations from City Cast Pittsburgh Neighbors 📣 This is a weekly spot in the newsletter where members get to shine a light on their favorite local businesses, organizations, and events.

• 💪 Rich V. is a big fan of Panthro Fitness in the Strip District: “Great group fitness classes, a real community vibe where all fitness levels are welcome. Love them!”
• 🎒 Jessica B. wants to shout out The Saint Constantine School in Bellevue: “A classical school with Montessori elements: free play, outdoor time, and no elementary-school homework!”

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