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| What Else Pittsburgh's Talking About |
| 📣 Advocates Rally Against Medicaid Cuts | Disability rights advocates gathered outside of the City-County Building to sound the alarm against a Republican budget, days after it was narrowly approved by Congress. The federal budget cuts $880 billion in spending for the committee that oversees programs like Medicaid, Medicare, and CHIP. [90.5 WESA] | - 🚑 Medicaid covers 3 million Pennsylvanians, including 246,877 in Allegheny County. [PA DHS]
- ❤️🩹 Want to help your neighbors? We’re shouting out local organizations affected by funding cuts and freezes — and others providing essential services and safe spaces. [🎧 City Cast Pittsburgh]
| | | 🏡 It’s Cheaper To Buy Than Rent in Pgh | Pittsburgh and Detroit are the most affordable cities for home buyers, according to data from Realtor.com. Last month, Pittsburgh’s median home price was $229,700 — that’s a $1,199 monthly mortgage payment compared to the median rent of $1,413. I’m betting they aren’t factoring in how much work those cheap homes probably need! [KDKA] | | | 🚦 County Seeks Input on Road Safety | Know any dangerous roadways or intersections? The Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission wants your feedback via this interactive map. [Allegheny County Safety Action Plan] | |
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| | | Revisit the past. Rethink the present. | | In this striking exhibition, Walker overlays silkscreen figures in black silhouette over enlarged illustrations from Harper’s 1866 Pictorial History of the Civil War, offering opportunities to reexamine history. Kara Walker: Harper’s Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated) is at the Frick. Get tickets here. |
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| |  | Have you seen these rockstars? (Megan Harris / City Cast Pittsburgh) |
| Let’s play a game! Where in Pittsburgh can you find this colorful, musical mural in the photo above? 👀 | | | | 🌟 Congrats to Kristyn B., who correctly guessed the last “Where Is It?” challenge! ⬇️ | |  | This is your sign to have a tea party. (Francesca Dabecco / City Cast Pittsburgh) |
| Find this neon “Tea Party” sign at Abeille Voyante Tea in Millvale. This is one of my favorite spots to stock up on loose leaf tea or order a hot drink and treats to-go. They even have a “yinzer” tea line! I’m definitely going to need to buy “Calm Dahn” next time 😅 | | ☕ Check out my roundup of Pittsburgh’s best tea houses and shops. | | 👀 Looking for more to see and do? | |
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While we’re on the subject of organizations in need: consider donating to or becoming a member with Venture Outdoors 🛶 The group, which hosts excursions like guided hikes, fishing, and kayaking, recently experienced a funding cut. | | Every Pittsburgher should have access to outdoor recreation 🌳 |
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