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Mar 20 2020

✅ What you can actually do this weekend

Plus, hop to it for today’s I Spy.

Welcome to *checks notes* Friday. 

Believe it or not, the weekend is upon us. But it’s gonna look a little different than normal. To help you navigate the days off as days in, we’ve spent the week assembling this roundup of all the cool things you can do from the comfort of your couch.

We’ve also got a free v
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Mar 19 2020

💛 ‘We will get through this, Pittsburgh’

Plus, how Pittsburgh is ramping up COVID-19 testing.

Hi. It’s Thursday. How are you doing? 

Seriously, how are you?

Maybe you’ve got the kids at home while you’re learning to work from home. (We’ve been there.)

Or maybe you’re feeling a little cooped up and lonely. Or maybe you’re trying to make sense of all the information coming at you.

Maybe you’ve lost wages or, worse yet, your job. Maybe you’re frighten
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Mar 17 2020

🏠 Fight cabin fever Pittsburgh-style

Plus, work-from-home jobs hiring right now.

Hey there, it’s Tuesday, and we hope you’re reading this from home.

We’ve worked remotely for the last year, so it’s business as usual for us. But for a lot of people, working from home is a new experience. Here are some tips from our COO about managing remote teams, along with some guidance from us, too.

If you’re feeling cabin fever, we’ve got you covered with a r
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Mar 16 2020

😷 How Pittsburgh is handling coronavirus

Plus, why we hope you’re reading this from home.

Welcome to the week. 

And it’s going to be a busy one. Let’s start with a deep breath. Inhale. Exhale.

First, a programming note: We’ve removed our events calendar. While most events were canceled or postponed anyway, we want to really hammer home the point and importance of social distancing.

Now, the news: We’ve got a roundup of coronavirus updates for Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania, another billboard battle between Pittsburgh and Lamar Adve
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Mar 13 2020

🚫 Coronavirus cancellations you need to know

Plus, there’s some luck in today’s I Spy.

It’s Friday the 13th. 

And wow, it really FEELS like a Friday the 13th.

A few programming notes: Because of the coronavirus pandemic, we’ve postponed our Speed Friending Mixer with a new date to come soon. We’re going to keep publishing our events calendar for now, and we’ve tried our best to note when events are canceled or postponed, but check to see i
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Mar 12 2020

🐟 Meet the Elite Eight — er, Elite ‘Ate’

Plus, important coronavirus updates.

Welcome to Thursday.

Trivia time: 412 Food Rescue has redirected how much perfectly good food from landfills?

  1. 1 million pounds
  2. 5 million pounds
  3. 10 million pounds

Answer: C. 10 MILLION pounds in just five years.

So how can you help? We talked with 412 Food Rescue’s David Neimanis at our first Wine-ing About Pittsburgh last night, and he told us:<
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Mar 10 2020

🍷 Let’s ‘wine’ about Pittsburgh

Plus, the Old Mill is new again.

Hey hey, it’s Tuesday. 

Handshakes might be out of the question right now, but we’d still like to meet in person. We’re debuting our Wine-ing About Pittsburgh event tomorrow night (Wednesday). We’ll be talking about food waste and food insecurity — and how you can make a difference on those issues right now.

Plus, we’ll be sipp
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Mar 09 2020

👟 Let's rally in the alley

Plus, why millennial mayors are literally running.

Welcome to the week. 

If you’re extra sleepy this morning, blame Daylight Saving Time. Also blame former Pittsburgh Councilmember Robert Garland, who helped make DST a thing in the early 20th century. (Boo. Hiss. Slow yawn.)

On a personal selfish note, Garland also championed the creation of P.J. McArdle R
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Mar 06 2020

⏰ Blame Pittsburgh for Daylight Saving Time

Plus, see ya later, alligator?

Happy Friday, friends. 

If you’re eating fried fish tonight — and we bet you are — also be sure to cast your votes in round two of our Ultimate Pittsburgh Fish Fry bracket.

If you need weekend plans, keep scrolling for our recs below. (Reminder that Sunday is International Women’s Day!)

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Mar 05 2020

🐟 Introducing the Savory Sixteen

Plus, the most Pittsburgh way to fall asleep.

It’s Thursday, friends, and we’ve got so much to tell you about. 

The Savory Sixteen in our Ultimate Pittsburgh Fish Fry bracket is about to be revealed — and another round of voting begins now. Did your favorite make the cut?

We’ve also got the skinny on new leadership at the Allegheny County Health Department, a look at the county’s coro
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