$200 Parking, Money for Parks & Pour One Out for Fat Head’s
City Council's getting in on the NFL Draft action. They've approved security agreements with 18 law enforcement agencies — and that includes bringing in lots of bomb-sniffing dogs. Council is also thinking about increasing the hourly rates for street parking while we have an influx of visitors. Contributor Colin Williams is here with a very hot parking take while host Megan Harris and producer Sophia Lo are excited about snagging free trees. Plus, they're talking about space exploration missions with a Pittsburgh connection and saying goodbye to Fat Head's.
Notes and references from today’s show:
- Trees being removed from Pittsburgh's North Shore to make room for NFL Draft setup [KDKA]
- Pittsburgh City Council looks to finalize NFL Draft security plans [Post-Gazette]
- Pittsburgh prepares for NFL Draft with extra police agencies, canines [TribLive]
- Pittsburgh leaders propose raising city parking meter rates during upcoming NFL draft [KDKA]
- Tow Pound [McGann and Chester]
- University of Pittsburgh pledges $5 million to city for parks, business districts, public safety [WESA]
- Spring 2026 Tree Adoption Events [Tree Pittsburgh]
- Astronaut’s Condition That Led to Space Station Evacuation Remains a Mystery [New York Times]
- Immigrant rights group plans 8-day walk from Pittsburgh to ICE facility in Clearfield County [TribLive]
- PODCAST: How To Join Pittsburgh's ICE Rapid Response Network [City Cast Pittsburgh]
- NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has no plans to scrap Rooney Rule, despite Florida AG pressure [WESA]
- Fat Head’s Saloon on South Side closing after 34 years [TribLive]
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