Jeff Goldblum's Chest, Theater Mergers & ICE vs. Summer Lee
Good news, bad news: three major cultural institutions — Pittsburgh Public Theater, City Theatre, and Pittsburgh CLO — are considering a merger to stay open and the historic Hollywood Theater in Dormont is about to reopen. U.S. Rep. Summer Lee was turned away from our region's largest ICE detention center even though it’s literally part of her job, and we’re talking about Pittsburgh wins and losses, from new life for a closed RiteAid to the satirical outlet The Onion taking aim at the Pirates.
Notes and references from today’s show:
- Does @joemanganiello have the hottest hot take of all time???? [Instagram]
- Three venerable Pittsburgh theater troupes explore joining forces to survive [WESA]
- An unmatched contribution to the culture, obviously. [TikTok]
- US Rep Summer Lee denied access to ICE detention center at Moshannon [TribLive]
- How Well Do You Know Pittsburgh? Take This Quiz! [City Cast Pittsburgh]
- A dozen Democrats sue ICE for preventing detention center oversight visits [Los Angeles Times]
- Immigrant detentions surge at Pa. center accused of abuse as Trump crackdown intensifies [Spotlight PA]
- ICE arrests rise across Pittsburgh region [Axios Pittsburgh]
- ICE denies U.S. Rep Mary Gay Scanlon entry to region's largest detention center [WHYY]
- Hundreds from across PA. protest in Philipsburg against the Moshannon Valley Processing Center [WPSU]
- ICE Arrests in Pittsburgh Are Up. Here's What To Know [City Cast Pittsburgh]
- Lo que realmente ocurre durante una redada de ICE [City Cast Pittsburgh]
- U.S. Steel: Gas-valve failure likely cause of deadly explosion at Clairton Coke Works [WESA]
- Gas valve that failed ahead of U.S. Steel plant explosion was "significantly overpressurized" by workers, union VP says [KDKA]
- White House plans to shut down board probing deadly steel mill blast [E&E News]
- Pirates Under Fire For Directly Marketing Team To Children [The Onion]
- Why Pirates Fans Want Bob Nutting To Sell the Team [City Cast Pittsburgh]
- Millvale Hardee's — chain's only location in Pittsburgh region — closes [TribLive]
- Sheetz is officially building their first Pittsburgh city limits location [WTAE]
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