City Cast Pittsburgh
🏈 NFL Draft registration opens
March 5, 2026 · — Francesca Dabecco
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What's CITY Talking About
Registration Opens for NFL Draft
Football fans can get free entry into the three-day celebration by downloading the NFL OnePass app or registering here. Look for events on the North Shore and Downtown, April 23-25. [NFL]
- Pittsburgh has a long to-do list before the Draft. Learn about some unique ways the city is filling vacant storefronts in the Golden Triangle. [🎧 Your City Could Be Better]
Pittsburgh Tackles Abandoned Boats
Removing abandoned boats from our rivers can be complicated and costly, but a newly-enacted state law is streamlining the process by giving local municipalities and law enforcement power to remove vessels. There are currently about 25 neglected boats within a few miles of the Point. [Post-Gazette]
Air Pollution Linked To Local Deaths
A new study found that air pollution in the Pittsburgh region was linked to up to 3,500 deaths in 2019 — even when air quality was considered “safe” by regulators. Pollution also led to adverse birth outcomes, including premature and low-weight births. [Allegheny Front]
- What’s that smell? Here’s how to report and track pollution in Pittsburgh. [🎧 City Cast Pittsburgh]
QMNTY Grows on the North Side
The new QMNTY Pantry & Café offers free meals, groceries, and more services to the queer community. The space is run by Proud Haven and TransYOUniting, who also operate a community center on the same street, along with a thrift store that provides free clothing, hygiene products, and shelf-stable goods. [QBurgh]
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What To Do
Thursday, March 5
- 🍳 Open House at Community Kitchen (Hazelwood)
- 🎤 Sad Karaoke at Bottlerocket Social Hall (Allentown)
- 📝 Poetry Slam for Envisioning a Just Pittsburgh (Oakland)
- 🌽 Farming with Spreadsheets with Grow Pittsburgh (virtual)
- 🎉 Sound Installation at Bottom Feeder Books (Point Breeze)
- 🥂 HiFi Bar with Baum Baum Club (Strip District)
- 🧵 Embroidery 101 with Workshop PGH (Garfield)
- 🎷 Jazz Night at City of Asylum (North Side)
- 🌹 Once in a While with Attack Theatre through March 7 (Lawrenceville)
- 🐈 Pastries for Trash Cat Rescue through March 7 (Pleasant Hills)
Friday, March 6
- 🍾 History Uncorked at Heinz History Center (Strip District)
- 🎨 Unblurred Art Crawl on Penn Avenue (Bloomfield / Garfield)
- 🐟 Fish Fry Fundraiser at Community Kitchen (Hazelwood)
- 🔥 Mad Hatter Hot Jam at Pittsburgh Glass Center (Friendship)
- ☁️ On Souls & Softness Opening with Assemble (Bloomfield)
- 👟 First Friday on Lincoln Avenue (Bellevue)
- 🖼️ First Fridays at Hazel Grove Brewing (Hazelwood)
- 🎸 Maw Paw Band at The Government Center (East Allegheny)
- 🍻 Anniversary Party at Costar Brewing through March 8 (Etna)
- 🪩 Disco Kissed: Harry Styles at Bottlerocket Social Hall (Allentown)
- 💿 Harry Styles Listening Party at Bar Botanico (Lawrenceville)
- 📚 Book Sale at C.C. Mellor Library through March 9 (Edgewood)
- 🥁 Bloomfield Band at Lawrence Hall (Lawrenceville)
- 🎶 Courtisoul at Four Points Brewing (Allegheny West)
- 🪕 Sweaty Already String Band at Allegheny City Brewing (East Allegheny)
- 🎤 Comedy Spectacular at Butler Street Derby (Lawrenceville)
- 🎶 Time to Act at Blitz Opera Factory through March 8 (Strip District)
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🍦 We told you about Page’s opening day in March … but there’s more sweet treats to come. Check out their new ice cream truck. The design is so colorful and fun!
Now if only it drove around the neighborhood like the ice cream man…
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