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š¢ From historic building to āpaintball battlefieldā
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5 things to know today
š Pennsylvania Republicans want the U.S. Supreme Court to halt an extension of our mail-in ballot deadline. There are also new questions about whether state Republicans would ā or could ā bypass the popular vote if enough ballots are contested. (Axios / Spotlight PA)
š A Post-Gazette union president has resignedĀ after misconduct allegations were made against him. (Pittsburgh City Paper)
š Fans will be in the stands at the next Steelers home game if team president Art Rooney II gets his wish. (WTAE / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
š¢ Alcoa’s former New Kensington headquarters is about to become “an indoor paintball battlefield.” (TribLIVE)
š Current COVID-19 totals: Allegheny County (12,234 cases), Pennsylvania (156,826 cases), and the United States (7.1 million cases).
5 things to make you smile
šŗ Get lost in this 1935 map of Pitt drawn by legendary cartoonist Cy Hungerford. (Odd Pittsburgh on Twitter)
š³ Mentally we’re on Mac Miller Road in Vermont right now. (Mac on Twitter)
šø Anyone else catch the IC Light blimp over the weekend? (Ariel Worthy on Twitter)
šØ “Black on Black Love” is an impressive new public art project at Carrie Furnaces. Have a peek. (J. Thomas Agnew on Twitter)
ā”ļø When Room Rater comes for Lieutenant Gov. John Fetterman’s Zoom backdrop. (Room Rater on Twitter)
š§ Your headphones will thank you
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Today
š¹ Watch Slovenian artists Kaja Draksler and Irena Tomazin duet in a one-of-a-kind International Jazz Poetry Month performance (Online) (Partner)
Tomorrow
š Join Pitt's Center for Latin American Studies for informal cooking demonstrations about the dynamic duo of rice and beans (Online)
š„ Hear from Mayo Clinic and St. Clair Hospital doctors fighting against COVID-19 in this virtual town hall (Online)
Thursday
š© Show your support for Dress for Success Pittsburgh at this Virtual Black & Gold Gala Kickoff Fundraiser (Online)
Friday
š Get involved with the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania's first-ever regional Week of Caring ā multiple dates (Various locations)
One more thing ā¦
The first debate of this presidential campaign takes place tonight in Cleveland. It starts at 9 p.m. and will be carried live by every major network and news channel. It’s also available live on YouTube.
Keep an eye out for our newest procrastinator’s guide to the election (coming soon) and head here for our guide on voting in Allegheny County this election.
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