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| What Pittsburgh's Talking About |
| | | Malkin Re-Signs with the Pens | Pens fans rejoice: Evgeni Malkin will play with the team for one more year! The hockey star signed a one-year contract extension worth $5.5 million. Malkin has spent his entire NHL career with the Pens; this will be his 21st season with the team. [🔒 The Athletic] | | County Council Chooses New President | Allegheny County Council unanimously elected Michelle Naccarati-Chapkis as president last night. Her predecessor, Pat Catena, resigned from the position after facing backlash over an anti-trans campaign mailer. Naccarati-Chapkis, a Democrat representing the eastern part of the county, is council's first female president. [Public Source] | | Board a Nonstop Jet to Dublin | Is the wanderlust setting in? Fear not: You can now catch a nonstop plane to Dublin from PIT four times a week! Service started Monday, making Pittsburgh the 20th destination in North America for Aer Lingus. The flight takes about seven hours (enough time to watch half a season of ‘The Pitt’). [🔒 Business Times] | | McKinley Park Gets an Upgrade | The city broke ground this week on a $660,000 upgrade to one of Pittsburgh's oldest parks, which serves the Beltzhoover, Allentown, Knoxville, and Bon Air neighborhoods. A new community grove — located in the historic Chicken Hill section of the park — will include a shade pavilion, open lawn space, and a dedicated area for outdoor learning. [City of Pittsburgh / Pittsburgh Magazine] |
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| | | "An essential part of every Pittsburgher’s civic education" – PGH Mag | | Peer beneath the glimmering surface of the Gilded Age when you join the Frick's national award-winning mansion tour, Gilded, Not Golden. Explore the lives and legacies of Pittsburghers past, from workers who made steel to magnates who made fortunes. | | Get Tickets |
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| | | We’re back with recommendations from City Cast Pittsburgh Neighbors 📣 This is a regular spot in the newsletter where members get to shine a light on their favorite local businesses, organizations, and events. | - 🥖 Duncan L. wants to shout out Third Space Bakery in Garfield. “They’re a local co-op on Penn Ave that makes amazing fresh breads, pastries, and sandwiches. They also host cooking classes and workshops that are great for a date night, going out with friends, or just learning how to make something new!”
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 | Left to right: The original Mister Rogers stamp and a new four-image Mister Rogers souvenir sheet, which debuted over the weekend at the Boston 2026 World Exposition. (U.S. Postal Service) |
| 💌 Won’t you be my… Pen Pal? The U.S. Postal Service announced that a stamp featuring Fred Rogers won its Stamp Encore contest! The 2018 stamp is being reissued in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Postal Service. | | In honor of the Latrobe native, I’ll be stopping by my neighborhood post office June 1 to stock up on stamps and send snail mail to my loved ones! |
| — Laura Tsutsui | City Cast Pittsburgh's Mallory Falk contributed to today's news. |
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