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Donald Trump’s trip to CMU for the 2025 Energy and Innovation Summit created challenges and frustration for university President Farnam Jahanian ([link removed]) , who days later told the staff council of his efforts to navigate a politically complex situation.

During an hourlong audio recording of the meeting recently obtained by Public Source, Jahanian warned staff of a “toxic” and “revengeful” White House under Trump ([link removed]) , and said his decision to scrub a campus protest message was designed to protect students at risk of federal retaliation.

He referred to the authors of a public “No rapists on campus” message as “three white kids from privileged families ([link removed]) ,” later apologizing if that comment “came across as disrespectful.”

Also in today’s newsletter: Past and present collide in Bloomfield ([link removed]) .

✍️ Newsletter written by Charlie Wolfson ([link removed]) ,

Public Source local government reporter & newsletter editor


** THIS WEEK’S STORIES
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Recording captures CMU president’s dilemma, thinking on controversial Trump visit ([link removed]) — President Farnam Jahanian called the administration in D.C. “toxic” and characterized students as naive while detailing his efforts to protect the school by painting The Fence.

Liberty Avenue shows how Bloomfield changed — and where it could go next ([link removed]) — How shifting demographics, stalled development and new businesses are reshaping Bloomfield’s main corridor.

In Larimer, developers turn their focus to community spaces ([link removed]) — A new community hall will soon be under construction at the same time as a charter school sets out to expand its operations beyond learning.


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One year after ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’: 98K fewer Pennsylvanians on SNAP ([link removed]) — Many of the bill’s sweeping policy changes, including reduced federal aid for administering food benefits, haven’t yet taken effect.

EQT wants Elizabeth Township’s approval for fracked wells near a school. Residents are worried. ([link removed]) — An approved permit would represent a second, and potentially final, bite at the apple for EQT and its six-well Heracles operation.

Pittsburgh refugee youth camp works to weather federal funding cuts ([link removed]) — Earlier this year, key grants for two of ARYSE’s programs, including PRYSE Academy, were discontinued indefinitely by the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement effective Oct. 1.

Pittsburgh’s immigrant restaurateurs prove authenticity is as evolving as the American spirit ([link removed]) — Whether it’s Cantonese pork belly, Puerto Rican pasteles or Italian-American chicken parm, Pittsburgh chefs say preserving a tradition often means allowing it to change.
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** IN OTHER NEWS
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→ Fetterman, McCormick form bipartisan fundraising committee that Dems call ‘betrayal’ ([link removed]) (PennLive)

→ Walmart seeks to use former Bloomfield Rite Aid as delivery hub ([link removed]) (WESA)

→ Mexican man killed in Houston ICE shooting was not the target of operation, lawmaker says ([link removed]) (AP)


** TODAY IN HISTORY 📅
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Today is July 11.

20 years ago, 2006: The MLB All-Star Game returned to Pittsburgh, this time at PNC Park. Vladimir Guerrero and David Wright homered and the American League won, 3-2. (MLB)

21 years ago, 2005: Pirates outfielder Jason Bay appeared in the Home Run Derby but slugged zero home runs in the contest. (Philadelphia’s Bobby Abreu won with 41 homers). (Post-Gazette)

27 years ago, 1999: Demolition began on the last steel plant remaining in Pittsburgh city limits, the LTV Steel Co. plant in Hazelwood. (Post-Gazette)


** LOCAL EVENTS
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🏆 World Cup Fan Zone ([link removed]) July 19 | Acrisure Stadium, North Shore | Free

🎸 Free rock concert ([link removed]) 7:30 p.m. Friday | Hartwood Acres Amphitheater | The Fixx

🎨 Pittsburgh Black Arts Gala ([link removed]) 6 p.m. Saturday | 319 E 8th Avenue, Homestead

🚲 Open Streets ([link removed]) | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. July 26 | Strip District and Lawrenceville | Free

👋 Thanks for reading today’s newsletter! I hope you feel more informed about Pittsburgh and your community. For any questions or comments, feel free to email me at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) .
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