PIT Says No to Noem, City Paper Goes Online & IZ Drama Continues
All the drama around inclusionary zoning is back and bigger than ever. Mayor Ed Gainey might even veto an affordable housing bill he’s been pushing for over a year. Pittsburgh International Airport “can’t accommodate” a controversial video from Trump’s Department of Homeland Security, and its officials are preparing for the new terminal's big reveal — including a lot of help from a bunch of “celebrity personas” like PA’s own Taylor Swift. Host Megan Harris, executive producer Mallory Falk and producer Sophia Lo explain what to expect, the latest on City Paper, and why the biggest party of the year might just take place inside a 12-foot Millvale raccoon.
Notes and references from today’s show:
- Theme Songs Masterclass sketch [SNL/YouTube]
- PODCAST: Whose Land Was Pittsburgh Built On? [City Cast Pittsburgh]
- Pittsburgh councilwoman mulls spending freeze amid financial concerns [TribLive]
- Pittsburgh council strikes down plan to ask Munhall for snowplow help [TribLive]
- PODCAST: Can Inclusionary Zoning Fix Pittsburgh’s Housing Crisis? [City Cast Pittsburgh]
- PODCAST: How Lawrenceville’s Solving Its Affordability Problem [City Cast Pittsburgh]
- Multiple airports refuse to play Kristi Noem video that blames Democrats for government shutdown [CNN]
- What Will the New Pittsburgh International Airport Look Like? [City Cast Pittsburgh]
- New PIT terminal won't guarantee more flights [Axios Pittsburgh]
- PODCAST: How To Book a Cheap Flight Out of Pittsburgh Right Now [City Cast Pittsburgh]
- Tour the historic ‘Wall Street of Pittsburgh’ [Go Fourth]
- Bari Weiss steps onto the CBS News glass cliff of doom [The Verge]
- Find a No Kings Protest [No Kings]
- Letter from the editor: A new season at Pittsburgh City Paper [City Paper]
- Pittsburgh City Paper to end free weekly print edition, lays off five [Pittsburgh Independent]
- Hallam and County Council recognize our resilience as this damn strike nears its third anniversary [Pittsburgh Union Progress]
- Giant steel raccoon debuts at Millvale park [Axios Pittsburgh]
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