🎉 A big bridge party

Be Prepared for Parkway East Closures

Commercial Street in Frick Park will close on Thursday while contractors test their system for moving the bridge. Crews are preparing for a controlled demolition of the bridge next month, where they plan to slide a new structure into its place on Interstate 376. The construction will shut down Parkway East for 25 days. See the timeline and detours. [Post-Gazette / WTAE]

Deluzio Welcomes Release of ICE Detainee

Springdale resident and asylum seeker Randy Cordova Flores was released last week, four months after ICE arrested him during a traffic stop. Western PA Congressman Chris Deluzio says that, like Flores, “more than 75% of the people who were detained [at Moshannon Valley Processing Center] were not people who were charged with serious crimes or violent crimes.” [Public Source / WESA]

City Wants To Convert Vacant Lots in Larimer

Pittsburgh officials are seeking $15 million in state funding to prepare 200-plus lots for redevelopment. The city is encouraging developers to propose plans for housing and mixed-use projects. Whether the city can receive the funds depends on PA’s state budget, which is due June 30 (but rarely gets passed before the deadline). [TribLive]

2 Synagogues Merge into New Temple

Members of Temple Sinai in Squirrel Hill and Rodef Shalom in Shadyside formed a new temple this week called Beit Kulanu, Hebrew for “a house for all of us.” The merger brings together more than 1,000 households, creating one of the largest Reform congregations in the Pittsburgh region. [Post-Gazette]

• Tree of Life Synagogue in Squirrel HIll will begin rebuilding this fall to include a 300-seat theater and sanctuary, classrooms, a social hall, and a museum. [WTAE]

Free Ride Bicycle Collective

📍Point Breeze North

Do it yourself! This collective is a community space where you can learn basic bike repair through volunteering and get store credit in return. The Collective also sells fully-built bikes and everything you need to assemble or repair your own bike. Visit during shop hours to use the tools on hand, purchase parts and ask questions. Want to learn? Join a volunteer night Mondays and Wednesdays.

Biketek Pittsburgh

📍Squirrel Hill

Find new bikes, parts and accessories, car racks, clothing, and more at this shop on Forbes Avenue. Already have a ride? They also do bicycle repairs, from minor tune-ups to full rebuilds. Browse the impressive catalog on their site (including e-bikes!) before you stop in.

Bicycle Heaven Bike Shop & Museum

📍Chateau

Did you know that this North Side spot is the world’s largest bicycle museum and bike shop? It has a collection of 6,000 new and vintage bikes — including some once owned by famous riders like Pee-wee Herman. You can buy, rent, and repair bicycles here, but it’s also free to visit and explore!

Kraynick’s Bike Shop

📍Garfield

What started as a hobby for steelworker Steve Kraynick in the 1940s is now a staple Pittsburgh bike store and repair shop. Every year, volunteers with the shop’s “Bikes Before Christmas” program repair hundreds of donated bicycles for local families.