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June 12, 2026

Morgan Wallen Drama, Vape Shop Regulations & YMCA's Log Cabin

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Morgan Wallen Drama, Vape Shop Regulations & YMCA's Log Cabin

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You know you've messed up when both the National Weather Service and Mayor Corey O'Connor have to call you out for your lies! The City Cast Pittsburgh team is digging into the drama around country star Morgan Wallen's concert cancellation. Plus, we're discussing some new life for old spaces – including a slice of forest life at the North Side YMCA! – layoffs at UPMC, and new regulations for vape shops.

And in today's members-only bonus segment, we're talking about an infamous Pittsburgher (who was an answer on this week's Jeopardy!), and why the people of our city don't claim her.

Notes and references from today’s show:

  • 6 tornadoes confirmed in Western Pa. during weekend storms [P-G]
  • O'Connor says city wasn't consulted on Wallen cancelation [KDKA Radio]
  • PennDOT considers repurposing site of old Western Penitentiary [TribLive]
  • How Western State Penitentiary went from a global role model to an undesired derelict [Public Source]
  • There Were Big Plans For Former SCI Pittsburgh: What Happened? [WESA]
  • Allegheny YMCA reopens with accessibility, public health benefits front and center [City Paper]
  • Pitt backs out of using Hampton Inn for additional housing amid permitting questions [Post-Gazette]
  • Virtual Climate Action Plan Feedback Event Registration [Allegheny County]
  • Advocates make final push to influence Allegheny County’s climate plan [Public Source]
  • UPMC lays off 200 workers, cuts another 300 open positions [WESA]
  • New vape shops banned from opening within 1,000 feet of Pittsburgh schools [TribLive]
  • PODCAST: PIT Says No to Noem, City Paper Goes Online & IZ Drama Continues [City Cast Pittsburgh]
  • Bari Weiss Knows Exactly What She's Doing [New York Times]
  • Scott Pelley on His Firing and the ‘Massacre’ at ’60 Minutes’ [The Daily]
  • Bari Weiss is such an embarrassment for Pittsburgh [Reddit]

Learn more about the sponsors of this Friday, June 12th episode:

Pittsburgh CLO

The Frick Pittsburgh

Westmoreland Museum

Athens County Visitors Bureau

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