Hey, hey, it’s Tuesday.

As promised, we’ve got a deep dive into how to vote by mail. But before we get to that, here’s a picture of a cute dog in a U.S. Postal Service costume because we could all use some adorableness right now.

Here’s what else we have for you today: How Joe Biden is learning from Conor Lamb, t
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Hello and welcome to Monday. 

We’re kicking off this week of email newsletters by talking about snail mail and the United States Postal Service. Wait, where are you going? Come back. We promise you’re going to want to hear this.

We acknowledge that mail isn’t the most exciting topic normally (apologies to Mr. McFeely 📬), but it’s an incredibly important one right now, and that’s because the outcome of November’s general election may
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Happy Friday!

If you’ve been hanging out with us for a while, you know we like to have some fun on Fridays with an extra dose of feel-good stories. Today, we’ve got a feel-good and food-centric edition.

Many of you responded to our reader survey this week and said you want to see more food coverage in this newsletter.

We also heard that most of you are into:

🔆 Spotlights on local businesses and local history (consider it handled)

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Welcome to Thursday and the midpoint of Shark Week.

In between watching shows about — and we’re not kidding here — Mike Tyson fighting sharks and Will Smith doing immersion therapy with sharks, we remembered a story we did a while back on Pittsburgh’s prehistoric sharks.

We talked with experts at the Carneg
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Hey hey, it’s Tuesday.

And we’re blushing from your responses to our recent reader survey. Here are a few of our favorite answers to the question “How would you describe The Incline to a friend?”

📰 “Local news delivered in a fun and easily digestible manner – like Pittsburgh’s version of theSkimm.” — Stephanie L.

❤️ “A no-nonsense, inclusive newsletter highlighting the best information about the
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Welcome to the week!

We’ve been scheming in secret about some new newsletter ideas, and now we’re ready to share.

This year is heavy, hard, hellacious (insert your favorite adjective here). And while it’s our job to tell you why that is and what’s happening, it’s also our mission to offer you breaks from the doom and gloom.

With that in mind, we’re trying a new format highlighting small businesses, local newsmakers, food, and Pit
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Cheers to Friday and to Fresh Fest weekend.

Fresh Fest is America’s first Black beer festival, and it’s held right here in Pittsburgh — this year, virtually. Fresh Fest Digi Fest features brewer collaborations, cooking demos, speakers, live painting, and lots more.

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It’s Thursday, friends.

Tonight is the Pittsburgh premiere of “An American Pickle,” which was filmed right here in the 412. Row House Cinema is hosting a free virtual red carpet premiere, including an interview with the director. They’re even popping pickle popcorn, which you can pre-order and pick up at the theater. Here’s how to get in on the fun.

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We’re baaaack! It’s Tuesday, and we missed you all. 

It’s only Aug. 4, but pumpkin items are already sprouting on store shelves. In a normal year, we’d have a lot of sass about that. But in this hellacious year, if read more

Hey there, it’s Thursday.

And it’s almost August, which is National Black Business Month.

Here’s our list of Black-owned Pittsburgh businesses you can patronize all year long. Also check out this round-up of read more