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⏳ Go back in time at Carnegie Library this summer
What Pittsburgh is talking about
Sure, it’s a grand view.
As long as you don’t take a grand topple on the sidewalk and twist your ankle.
Several sections of the sidewalk along the city’s iconic Grandview Avenue are closed for repairs, TribLive reported. Unfortunately for Fourth of July fireworks watchers, the repairs aren’t set to begin until August.
The city is slated to spend $1 million this year to fix crumbling sidewalks, touch up fencing, clean up litter, and mow grass. Residents say it’s work that should have been done long ago.
“To see this, this is uncalled for. For eight or nine months, it’s been like this,” one resident told KDKA-TV. “This should have been completed before the Fourth of July. They gotta have police up here, it’s going to be full [of people].”
In other news…
Meet ALVN, an autonomous 1987 Pontiac Firebird. For the past month, the car has been monitoring parking in the Strip District as part of a study between a tech start-up and the city. It’ll continue to drive the Strip to collect data that will be used in the neighborhood’s upcoming $500 million development. (WTAE)
Saw Mill Run, Nelson Run, Glass Run — what’s the story with so many “run” roads around here? It’s a word brought to Pittsburgh from European settlers for stream or creek (‘crick’ in Pittsburghese). Water is still near almost every “run road,” whether it’s a natural stream or piped underground. (90.5 WESA)
What do you do with an old bank? Redecorate it with part of a plane, of course. This West View bank-turned-community resource center has been remodeled to include a children’s reading room, a technology center, and a children’s theater fashioned from the interior of a Boeing 727 aircraft. (Pittsburgh Magazine)
👋 Meet a member: Nettie
We’re kicking off a series on the people who make what we do possible — our supporting members.
First up: Antoinette “Nettie” Palmieri, a proud South Side Slopes resident who joined The Incline to learn more about what’s going on in Pittsburgh, from the government to the community to local events. (Thanks, Nettie, we’ve got you covered there!)
Here’s a snippet of our Q-and-A with her:
Where in town might people run into you?
Carson Street Deli, Pipers Pub, Lola, Phipps Conservatory, any of the Carnegie Museums, Bandi Schaum Community garden.
What’s something you’re working on — in big ways or small — that you could use help with?
I’m trying to get back into wine.
I went from wine to water (Palmieri works at PWSA), but I miss learning about and sharing wine with people. I am holding monthly potluck wine tastings, consulting for Carson Street Deli, but I want to be doing more. Just not sure where to look.
I earned a first- and second-level certification from the International Sommelier Guild in 2011 and served as the wine manager at La Fromagerie bistro in Alexandria, Virginia until 2013. I believe that there is a wine for everyone, regardless of palate or preference, and I work hard to show that wine is approachable and enjoyable.
At the moment, I am working on this Patreon to host my wine thoughts and potentially looking to do a podcast.
Continue reading about Nettie here.
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A time-traveling scavenger hunt at Carnegie Library? There's an app for that.
Courtesy of Carnegie Mellon University
Did you know …
Want to go back in time in Pittsburgh?
There’s an app for that. Seriously.
Head to Carnegie Library’s main branch in Oakland to experience the new app developed by CMU students. It’s called Carnegie’s Monocle and serves as a handheld, virtual tour guide through immersive art installations that explore and recreate historical Pittsburgh sights and sounds. And, yes, there’s a scavenger hunt, too.
Here’s what you can expect from the “augmented-reality experience” (hint: polkas, art, and old-school radio broadcasts). See it now through Aug. 2.
Let’s get together
🍎 Today: Celebrate The Incline’s Who’s Next: Education class, 19 up-and-comers preparing Pittsburgh for the future, at a happy hour in their honor (Downtown)
One more thing…
Grubhub featured Square Cafe as a “Cafe for Everyone.” The Regent Square restaurant is known for its great food, but it’s also known as a welcoming place for all. This video will definitely make you hungry for pancakes, and it just might make you tear up, too.
Have a great Wednesday, Pittsburgh.