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Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Pittsburgh Plates: Popular Bar Heading West, Health Department Closes Eatery & More (patch.com) — Pittsburgh diners are seeing rapid changes, with the Allegheny County Health Department closing one local restaurant and issuing a consumer alert for another. A well-known Pittsburgh bar and performance venue is expanding to the West Coast, while a popular local restaurant has temporarily shut down to rebrand, signaling a shifting food and nightlife landscape in the city.
2. On a sultry Labor Day, everyone gets to the Point (post-gazette.com) — Crowds packed Pittsburgh's Point State Park on Labor Day to enjoy the newly upgraded fountain, bike rides, and cool river kayaking just steps from Downtown. Locals and visitors alike took in views of Acrisure Stadium and the three rivers, with some using Carnegie Library cards for free kayak rentals as families and union marchers capped off the holiday.
3. Penguins offer free tickets to Pittsburgh Public Schools students (wpxi.com) — Pittsburgh Public Schools students can snag free tickets, plus food and drinks, to a Penguins preseason game on September 21 or 22 through the team's PPS All-Stars program. PreK–12 students are eligible to redeem two tickets, making it an easy, low-cost way for local families to experience live hockey together later this month.
4. Pittsburgh union workers fill downtown streets on Labor Day (wtae.com) — Downtown Pittsburgh streets were packed on Labor Day as thousands of union workers from steel, construction, public safety, and other sectors marched to celebrate organized labor and push for stronger worker protections. The parade highlighted a proposal for 18 weeks of paid parental leave in Allegheny County and drew praise from Mayor Corey O'Connor for the city's visible support of unions.
5. Ear device patents for July 2026 (hearinghealthmatters.org) — A new University of Pittsburgh patent for a hearing screening and amplification device is drawing praise for tackling missed hearing loss during routine clinical visits. The article spotlights Pitt audiologist Catherine Palmer and lists other July 2026 ear-device patents worldwide, underscoring Pittsburgh's role in advancing hearing-health technology with potential benefits for patients and providers alike.
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