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| What Pittsburgh's Talking About |
|  | The Department of Homeland Security will be present during the NFL Draft, but ICE is not included in the agreement. (Francesca Dabecco / City Cast Pittsburgh) |
| City To Bring in Extra Police for NFL Draft | Eighteen law enforcement agencies will assist the city during the three-day event, including surrounding borough departments, county sheriffs, university police, and the FBI. These partnerships will bring in around 70 additional explosive-detection dogs to sweep event areas. The city won’t take on any additional costs; each agency will pay its own personnel. [TribLive] | | | Immigrant Rights Group Plans 8-Day Walk | Starting on Sunday, immigrant advocates will hike from Pittsburgh to the Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Clearfield County to raise awareness of the recent detention of immigrants in the region. The nearly 130-mile journey is led by Jaime Martinez, founder of Frontline Dignity. Learn about the group’s rapid response network and how you can get involved. [TribLive / City Cast Pittsburgh] | | NFL Has No Plans to Scrap Rooney Rule | The league’s diversity hiring guidelines aren’t going anywhere, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says, despite recent objections from Florida’s attorney general. The rule, established in 2003, requires that a certain number of minority candidates be interviewed for leadership positions; it's named after Dan Rooney, the late owner of the Steelers. [Associated Press / NFL] | | Pirates Unveil Bronze ‘Bucco Brick’ Display | Yinz remember the Bucco Bricks drama last year? Staff got a ton of flak when the commemorative bricks, engraved with fan names and embedded onto the sidewalk outside of PNC Park, were removed and tossed without notice. Nearly a year later, the team is attempting to make good with a new display — 60 5-foot-high bronze panels featuring messages on the old bricks. [City Cast Pittsburgh / TribLive] | | Fat Head’s To Close in South Side | After more than 30 years on East Carson Street, the bar and restaurant is closing on April 26. There will be a “Last Call” gathering on April 17 for former employees, longtime regulars, and friends of Fat Head’s to stop by for one last round. [WTAE] |
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| | | From grocery co-ops to neighborhood coffee shops, Pittsburghers increasingly choose local. Banking should be no different. Credit unions, which are member-owned and not-for-profit, are seeing renewed interest from residents looking for transparency and community reinvestment. Clearview Federal Credit Union is one local option. | |
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| 5 Food and Drink Pop-Ups Worth Tracking Down in Pittsburgh |
|  | Seaweed crunchies, cornflake clusters, and cashew cookies from Malaysian Kitchen. (Francesca Dabecco / City Cast Pittsburgh) |
| Pittsburgh has so many delectable dishes to try on any given day, but there’s something special about snagging some nosh from a pop-up spot. It’s like going on a treasure hunt. The reward could be anything from droolworthy pizza to melt-in-your-mouth cookies. | | Track down these pop-ups (not food trucks) for delicious bites and bevs around the Burgh. | | Malaysian Kitchen | Taste the bold and rich flavors of Malaysian cuisine with Malaysian Kitchen, often set up at Novo Asian Food Hall. Order something savory like rendang pot pie or chili pan mee, wash it down with a cendol slushie, and get some treats to go like pandan cake and cornflake clusters. Tip: My favorite is the cashew cookies. They are so buttery and just the right amount of sweet! | | La Grassa | While we wait for this deep dish pizza spot to open in Lawrenceville, there’s still a way to get their pie — and dessert! La Grassa serves crispy corner slices at Field Day in Lawrenceville on “Tiramisu Tuesdays.” And they’ve added something new to the mix: Test Kitchen Mondays, a totally take-out pop-up out of The Vandal. Make sure to get in your order on Fridays. It’s pre-sale only! | | Mandarine Matcha | Green tea fans must try the creamy, dreamy drinks from Mandarine Matcha. It’s a one-woman show that pops up all over town, from boutique shops to vintage markets. Look for speciality matcha latte flavors like coconut cream, strawberry, and banana bread. If you’re lucky, you might find a dessert, like mango sticky rice matcha. | | Bitter Ends | Remember Bitter Ends Luncheonette in Bloomfield? They were famous for farm-fresh ingredients and stellar soups, sandwiches, and pastries. The restaurant lives on today as a pop-up — and you don’t want to miss their Monday spaghetti nights at Nancy’s Revival in Wilkinsburg. Menu items include pesto buccatini, arancini, Caesar salad, and chocolate cake with apricot jam. | | Manduhandu | I thought nothing could replace the hole in my heart left by the closure of Bae Bae’s Kitchen in Downtown — until I ate Manduhandu. The all-vegetarian Korean pop-up serves hearty bowls of japchae and bibimbap, side dishes like pickled radish and kimchi, and more. Find them at markets and festivals, and look out for future kimchi-making workshops. |
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