Parking Chair Wars, Ketchup Keg & Gaga Covers Mister Rogers
The cold weather continues to wreak havoc across our city. A feud over a Brighton Heights parking spot went viral, vehicles froze to the street in Highland Park, and one intrepid East Ender reserved their parking space with a Pittsburgh potty. Host Megan Harris, producer Sophia Lo, and contributor Colin Williams are joined by parking chair skeptic Bruce Chan to debate proper parking chair etiquette in our inaugural "Am I the Jagoff?" segment. Plus, the team shares their opinions on Heinz's ketchup keg, a new Pittsburghese hotline, and Lady Gaga's cover of "Won't You Be My Neighbor."
Notes and references from today’s show:
- 'Well shew ya whereta gew in the snew': Pennsylvania Tourism Office launches winter hotline voiced by regional accents [WHYY]
- 2026 NFL Draft: Renderings of campus in Pittsburgh revealed [NFL]
- Tap Into a Keg of Ketchup [Pittsburgh Magazine]
- PODCAST: The Best Pizza Joints in Pittsburgh [City Cast Pittsburgh]
- Pittsburgh Parking Revenge aka Don’t Steal Spots [Reddit]
- Pittsburgh council confirms O’Connor’s picks for police chief, public safety director [TribLive]
- Oakmont weighs ban on ICE agreements after arrest [Axios Pittsburgh]
- ICE agents take Brentwood man, leaving family seeking answers [TribLive]
- Josh Shapiro says he’s preparing for a potential deportation surge in Pennsylvania [Spotlight PA]
- ICE buys $87M warehouse in Berks County as it plots expansion of immigration detention centers across the U.S. [Spotlight PA]
- Movie and TV projects spent a record-breaking $300 million while filming in Pittsburgh last year [Next Pittsburgh]
- When all of Pittsburgh's snow melts, will it lead to flooding? A meteorologist explains. [KDKA]
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