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Public Source local government reporter & newsletter editor


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** On Penn Avenue, First Friday’s Unblurred vision peers into the future ([link removed])
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Cooling center needs likely to rise in Pittsburgh ([link removed]) — The city’s standard handful of cooling centers, which close at 7 p.m., may not be enough as heat waves become more frequent. Activists are spreading the word on other air conditioned havens. (Originally published in July)

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→ Projected 2026 Pittsburgh budget deficit swells to $30M ([link removed]) (TribLIVE)

→ Lawmakers wrestle with the proliferation of e-scooters on Pa. roadways ([link removed]) (Pennsylvania Capital-Star)

→ Symbolic funerals held in Nepal for those feared lost as some missing tourists make contact ([link removed]) (AP)


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** TODAY IN HISTORY 📅
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Today is September 3.

13 years ago, 2013: Pinch-hitter Travis Snider’s ninth-inning home run helped the Pirates to a win over Milwaukee that clinched Pittsburgh’s first non-losing season in 21 years. (AP)

50 years ago, 1976: America’s Viking 2 lander touched down on Mars to take the first close-up, color photographs of the red planet’s surface. (AP)

243 years ago, 1783: Representatives of the United States and Britain signed the Treaty of Paris, officially ending the Revolutionary War and recognizing U.S. sovereignty. (AP)


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🛍️ Neighborhood Flea ([link removed]) 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday | Schenley Plaza, Oakland

🏈 Pitt football home opener ([link removed]) 12:30 p.m. Saturday | Acrisure Stadium, North Shore

🎷 Jazz in the Garden ([link removed]) Sept. 17 | Phipps Conservatory, Oakland

🦁 Disney’s The Lion King ([link removed]) Sept. 9-27 | Benedum Center, Downtown

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