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August 19, 2025

Trying the Heinz Ketchup Smoothie, Museum Upgrades & More Rental Bikes

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Trying the Heinz Ketchup Smoothie, Museum Upgrades & More Rental Bikes

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Smoothie King and Heinz's ketchup smoothie collaboration is now available in Pittsburgh! We're trying it today, along with City Cast friends across the country. Plus, we're talking about all the upgrades at our museums, cultural institutions, and outdoor spaces. Pittsburgh's bringing in new zoo animals, swapping out Andrew Carnegie's name to honor modern-day philanthropists, and looking forward to more bike rentals and POGOH stations.

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Notes and references from today’s show:

  • A Baker’s Dozen of New Humboldt Penguins Arrives at the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium [Pittsburgh Magazine]
  • Pittsburgh Zoo Announces $10 Million ‘Transformative’ Gift [Pittsburgh Magazine]
  • Carnegie Science Center to relaunch as Daniel G. and Carole L. Kamin Science Center [WTAE]
  • Architects give first look at Heinz History Center expansion design [WESA]
  • The Frick Pittsburgh’s new leader looks ahead to its ‘people-focused’ future [Next Pittsburgh]
  • Get in Touch With Nature on Frick Park’s New Sensory Trail [City Cast Pittsburgh]
  • How to Rent Accessible Bicycles and Tricycles from POGOH [City Cast Pittsburgh]
  • Heinz drops ketchup smoothie in Pittsburgh [Axios Pittsburgh] 

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