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🌽 The most yinzer candy corn debate

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What Pittsburgh is talking about

One year later. Yesterday, exactly one year after the mass shooting at Tree of Life synagogue, Pittsburghers packed Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall for a service to remember the 11 lives lost. The day also included volunteerism, Torah study, and quiet moments where thousands paid their respects outside of the Squirrel Hill synagogue. One was a 13-year-old boy who stood outside of the synagogue with a handmade sign reading: “We are stronger than hate. Hate doesn’t belong in Pittsburgh. Hatred can’t weaken a city of steel. Stop with the violence. It won’t bring us down.” (TribLive / Post-Gazette)

Harvard hearts Pittsburgh. A group of business students from the ivy league school recently visited our fair city, and they were apparently very taken with it. The students, hailing from 12 different countries, remarked on Pittsburgh’s grit for adaptation, with one even describing it as “a phoenix, rising from its past to lead America to the future.” The trip was intended to encourage students to think about moving to places like Pittsburgh. (NEXTpittsburgh)

Admire the skyline from Lawrenceville these days and you’ll see something in your way: 201 Arsenal. One local architecture expert describes the apartment building as “a dreadful and sprawling blot on what should be a postcard city view … in the architecture of thoughtless and cynical profiteering.” And you can bet the comments section has a lot to say about that. (Pittsburgh City Paper)

Who are beer festivals actually for? And how can they become more inclusive? Less than 1 percent of craft breweries in America are black-owned. Day Bracey, co-founder of Pittsburgh’s black beer festival Fresh Fest, weighs in: “Talk to women, POC, the LGBTQIA community and other underrepresented groups. Include them in the planning. Hire them at your brewery. Support their community functions. Post their artwork or events on your walls. Make as much effort to make your space welcoming to these groups as you do dogs and babies. We’re done being sold to. Either we’re entering your space on equal terms or we’re not entering it all.” (VinePair)

😧 You’re missing out, no moosing around

We’re partnering with New Sun Rising to give one lucky Incline member a pair of tickets to the 3rd Annual Moo-Ha Halloween Fundraiser on Friday, Nov. 1.

The Millvale Moose Lodge will be transformed into a chilling haunted forest for a dance party with raffles, a tarot card reader, and a demonic moose on the loose.

Not a member yet? No worries. You can join our member community for just $8 a month.

Become a member today for your chance to win.

Trick or treat

Remember trick-or-treating as a kid? There were always the neighborhoods you had to hit to get the best candy. That got us wondering: What if Pittsburgh neighborhoods themselves were types of Halloween candy?

We came up with an illustration all about it with sweets like Mounds to symbolize Polish Hill’s topography, Nerds for our university hotspot, and Snickers for the neighborhood that embodies the “hungry? why wait?” philosophy.

And if you feel some type of way about our sugary interpretation of your neighborhood, well, you’re not alone. Join the conversation in our Instagram comments here. Let’s just say there are a lot of feelings about candy corn.

Our partner events

😈 Friday: Raise funds and dance with New Sun Rising at the 3rd Annual Moo-Ha Halloween Fundraiser. See the Millvale Moose Lodge transformed into a haunted forest for a dance party with raffles, a tarot card reader, and a demonic moose on the loose. (Millvale

Around town

Today

🍭 Dress up for a costume and candy crawl (Brentwood)

💪 Work out with a day of healthy activities (Coraopolis)

🍰 Take a cheesecake making class (South Side)

Tomorrow

🎤 Attend this inaugural program celebrating the work of LatinX literary voices (Central North Side)

Wednesday

💥 Get craftical in this intense crafting competition (East Liberty)

💜 Help fight pancreatic cancer at the PurpleStride kickoff party (Spring Garden)

🍺 Eat, drink, and be scary while supporting Autism Speaks (Downtown)

Thursday

👂 Hear author and stroke survivor Ted Baxter speak about his incredible journey of recovery (Oakland)

👺 Break out your costume for The Freaks Come Out at night Halloween jam at Ace Hotel (East Liberty)

👻 Put your knowledge to the test at Halloween trivia (Mt. Washington)

💀 Celebrate the Day of the Dead with Mexican food features — through Saturday (Bethel Park)

👨‍🎤 Sing karaoke in costume (Brighton Heights)

Friday

📲 Explore Pittsburgh’s tech and data sector at this summit (Uptown)

💭 Honor your mental health with professional development workshops (North Side)

🚆 Go back in time while learning about a historical, gothic house and long-vacant train station (Wilkinsburg

🎼 Groove to Amina Claudine Myers at the 49th annual Jazz Seminar opening concert (Oakland)

👂 Listen to Matt Hart at other local poets (Bloomfield

👋 Network with community bridge builders and discover “what makes Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh” (Oakland)

Saturday

♀ Dive into the groundbreaking report on Pittsburgh’s Inequality Across Gender and Race (Squirrel Hill)

😋 Chow down on seven varieties of pierogies (North Side)

🎷 Treat your ears to an all-star ensemble of jazz musicians (Oakland

🎉 Celebrate Dia de los Muertos while supporting Casa San Jose (Homestead)

👜 Play bingo for a chance to win a designer handbag (Castle Shannon)

Sunday

👅 Taste Downtown with signature appetizers and local performances (Downtown)

🇸🇰 Eat, dance, and be merry at the 29th annual Slovak heritage festival, billed as the biggest Slovak event in America (Oakland)

🎶 Groove to Jazz and explore the rich heritage and life experience of the Afican American woman (East Liberty)

👗 Get fly on a budget at Style Swap (Upper Hill

🌳 Explore connections between humans, animals, and environmental health during One Health Day (Oakland)

One more thing ...

In honor of Heinz History Center’s Heinztoberfest, check out these old photos from inside the Heinz factory and even scroll through Pickles, the Heinz employee newsletter published from 1897 to 1904.

Have a dill-ightful day.

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