What Do You Love Most About Pittsburgh?
The Great Pierogi Race. Our city parks. "The geese that fly over from Allegheny Cemetery, minus the poop." To celebrate publishing our 1,000th podcast episode this month, we've been asking what YOU love about Pittsburgh — so we can create and share a list of 1,000 things we all love about living here. Host Megan Harris, executive producer Mallory Falk, and producer Sophia Lo are on mic sharing our favorite submissions so far and what they say about our sense of local pride. Plus, they're explaining how one lucky winner could snag $1,000 to some of our favorite Pittsburgh spots.
How to enter:
- Follow @CityCastPgh and like our 1000 Things post.
- Comment something you love about Pittsburgh.
- Share the post to your stories for a bonus entry.
- Giveaway closes April 1, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. ET.
The contest and series are sponsored by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust.
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