Pgh’s (Very) Tight Budget, Bad Driver Roundup & Homegrown Art
Mayor Corey O’Connor just proposed his budget for 2027. The good news: more funding for parks and rec centers. The bad news: our city is dipping into savings to cover a big deficit. Yikes! Host Megan Harris and executive producer Mallory Falk talk through the major line items — including controversial cuts to affordable housing and violence prevention programs — as well as the long road ahead to actually getting the budget approved. Plus, we round up some new movies and shows that were filmed in Pittsburgh, the recent string of bizarre car crashes, and what events we’re looking forward to this week.
Notes and references from today’s show:
- ‘Do more with less’: O’Connor gives 1st budget address amid financial woes [TribLive]
- Mayor Corey O’Connor Presents 2027 Budget to Pittsburgh City Council [City of Pittsburgh]
- 5 things to know about Pittsburgh’s proposal to reduce pension contributions [TribLive]
- Car crashes into Page's new ice cream truck on Pittsburgh's South Side [WTAE]
- World War I memorial toppled over by truck in Pittsburgh [WPXI]
- Crews free stuck semi-truck in Pittsburgh’s California-Kirkbride neighborhood [WPXI]
- New trees on Pittsburgh’s North Shore to replace ones cut down for NFL Draft [WPXI]
- DiCarlos Pizza makes its Pittsburgh comeback [Axios Pittsburgh]
- Pitt student gets stuck between buildings trying to impress woman (2016) [Pitt News]
- Pittsburgh became the city of the viral heist: The filming locations of How to Rob a Bank [Movie Walks]
- Pennsylvania Plays a Sweet Role in ‘Hershey’ [Pittsburgh Magazine]
- Pittsburgh-Shot Series ‘Nocturne’ Premieres Next Week [Beyond the Cinerama Dome]
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