Your Daily Guide

Remembering the Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting

Today marks the anniversary of the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history. Eleven worshippers from three congregations — Tree of Life, New Light, and Dor Hadash — were killed during Shabbat services in 2018. Community members honored their memories over the weekend with acts of service, including donating blood, making blankets and hygiene kits for people in need, and cleaning headstones and sweeping walkways at Jewish cemeteries. [City Cast Pittsburgh]

• You can attend a public Commemoration Ceremony tonight from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Levinson Hall in the Jewish Community Center. [10.27 Healing Partnership]
• The Tree of Life building is expected to reopen in 2028 with a new name: The Tree of Life Center for Humanity. It will include a museum, memorial, and worship space. [TribLive]
• Rabbi Jeffrey Myers, who survived the attack and led the Tree of Life congregation in the aftermath, retired earlier this year. [AP]

Pittsburgh Rock Legend Donnie Iris Dies

His soaring vocals have been a fixture on local radio and concert stages since the 1960s. From the Jaggerz and the Cruisers to christening The Wylie earlier this month, Iris earned a devoted following that kept singing along for decades. He was 83. [🔒 Post-Gazette]

'The Pitt' Begins On-Location Filming

Season three of the medical drama that brings the whole city together (and makes us all recoil from its realistic, graphic depictions of ER medicine) is filming in Pittsburgh today through Thursday. Over 28,000 people (or nearly 10% of Pittsburgh's population) applied to be extras — for comparison, around 15,000 people applied to appear on “Mayor of Kingstown” earlier this year. [🔒 Post-Gazette]

• An episode of season two referenced the synagogue shooting, and how Pittsburgh’s Muslim community raised money for families of the victims. [Variety]

Behold: The Best Restaurants in Pgh

Have you ever thought to yourself, I want to go out to eat, but I don’t know where to go? We’ve got you covered. On the podcast today, we’re talking about the 10 best restaurants in Pittsburgh, plus contributor Hal B. Klein’s 16 best of the rest. [City Cast Pittsburgh / 🔒 Post-Gazette]

PA Requires Disclosure of AI Slop in Ads

Ads of any format (image, audio, video, or text) that run in Pennsylvania and contain realistic, AI-generated content must now include a disclosure of AI usage. But the new regulation doesn’t apply to political ads, and contains exceptions for content that’s “evidential fictional” or could be construed as satire. [🔒 The Verge / KDKA]

• Allegheny County recently passed a separate measure that requires disclosure of AI in political ads for county elected office. We break down the local requirement — and discuss Stacy Garrity’s truly unhinged AI-generated attack ad against Gov. Josh Shapiro. [City Cast Pittsburgh]