Welcome to Thursday.

Let’s begin with a #ThrowbackThursday field trip to Oakland in 1950 on what was then “one of the clearest days Pittsburgh has ever had.” See if you can identify any of the buildings in the picture.

Now, back to the future, here’s what you need to know today: COVID-19 cases top 4,000 in Allegheny County and 3 million nationwide. Plus, a round-u
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Hey hey, it’s Tuesday, and it’s going to be hot out there. 

How hot? This hot.

Temperatures are expected to soar above 90 degrees again today. For some weather “fun” facts, the National Weather Service has us covered: read more

Welcome to Friday and (we hope) the beginning of your long weekend.

We’ve got a mini holiday edition for you before we head off to our long weekend plans (a.k.a. staying home, reading tall stacks of books, and trying to calm our read more

Welcome to #ThrowbackThursday.

Our friends at City Paper put together this super fun Public Art Summer Scavenger Hunt. It encourages you to look around our city for things like a Toynbee Tile homage (more about that read more

Hey hey, it’s Tuesday. 

Today I’m putting on my Suze Orman hat to tell you how to avoid big fees on your prepaid Economic Impact Payment debit card — assuming you got one instead of a stimulus check or direct deposit.

Lovingly(?) referred to as “thrifty” by my wife, I spent an absurd amount of time last week trying to figure out how to avoid losing any of our payment to card company fees — after almost read more

Welcome to the (short!) week.

There’s a lot of important news to get to today, namely the “alarming spikes” in Allegheny County COVID-19 cases.

Plus, we’ve got a look at what local voters have to say about police and protests, the strangely pragmatic reason Garfield’s Nightmare wasn’t a better ride, why Pittsburgh has suddenly had its fill of fireworks, and how you can help name baby cheetahs.

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Happy Friday!

Confession: It’s hard times in local journalism right now. But here’s the thing, as a colleague recently told local journalism expert (and Incline member!) Andy Conte
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Welcome to Thursday — and welcome back to the Point State Park fountain.

The Downtown landmark and symbol of summer has returned to spout again. And we’re here to spout a few fun fountain facts:

💧 The fountain can spray 150 feet into the air
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Hey hey, it’s Tuesday.

And even though Kennywood isn’t open yet, you can still get into the summer spirit with this photo of the Jackrabbit from the early 1920s. Look at those outfits!

Now, to the news you need to know today: A jump in local COVID-19 cases and a reminder to “stay vigilant,” a very Pittsburgh mask, a call to remove police from schools, a look at the Produce T
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Welcome to the week and the end of the Pittsburgh Left as we know it (maybe). 

A new City Paper article takes us to 40th and Penn, where an intersection that once epitomized the famous/infamous maneuver has been redesigned and “feel(s) anti-Pittsburgh Left.” Here’s how it works.read more