Broken Snowplows, Better Wi-Fi & Food Fight at Novo
It’s been another frigid week, and while we’ve got plenty of salt to melt the ice, not all of Pittsburgh’s snowplows are out on the roads. In fact, do we even know how many snowplows are in the city? Big upgrades at our sports stadiums should be helping our tourism numbers, and we’re thinking about Penguins broadcaster Mike Lang. Plus, a lawsuit is bringing Novo Asian Food Hall vendors away from the food court and into the courtroom. Host Megan Harris, producer Sophia Lo, and City Cast Pittsburgh contributor Meg St-Esprit are talking through the week’s biggest stories.
Notes and references from today’s show:
- Pittsburgh’s Role in Curing Polio [City Cast Pittsburgh]
- How Well Do You Know Pittsburgh? Take This Quiz! [City Cast Pittsburgh]
- Coghill laments not using more federal funds to upgrade Pittsburgh's battered snowplows [TribLive]
- 11 Investigates uncovers a third of Pittsburgh’s snow plows are out of commission [WPXI]
- Pretty much everywhere, it’s gonna be wet: Pittsburgh-area planners prep for climate future [WESA]
- State should offer landslide insurance, say two Pittsburgh-area state House members [WESA]
- Allegheny County Landslide Dashboard
- Legal battle stirs the pot at Novo Asian Food Hall [Post-Gazette]
- “Sell the team, Bob:” Meet the yinzer behind the fight to oust Bob Nutting [Next Generation Newsroom]
- Acrisure Stadium, PNC Park, PPG Paints Arena all get approval for upgrades from SEA board [KDKA]
- Millions in stadium upgrades approved for Steelers, Pirates and Penguins [Post-Gazette]
- Pittsburgh's newest skyscraper opens for business [Axios Pittsburgh]
- 'He's back': Marc Fogel lands at Pittsburgh airport in quiet homecoming [TribLive]
- Shady Side Academy middle school to be donated to National Aviary [TribLive]
- National Aviary gets 7 new species [KDKA]
- The Architect Behind the Civic Arena and Three Rivers Stadium Designed This Bradford Woods Home [Pittsburgh Magazine]
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