Community Corner
🌱 Dave Matthews Band + Missing Girl Found + Retail Training Program
The quickest way to get caught up on the most important things happening today in Pittsburgh.
Hey, neighbors! It's me, Rachel Tasker, your host of the Pittsburgh Daily. Let's get this day started off right, with a quick dive into everything you need to know about what's happening in town. In today's briefing, you'll read about these stories and more:
- 14-year-old girl returns home after being reported missing
- Pittsburgh looks to create program to train retail, food service workers how to help people in crisis
- Dave Matthews Band to perform in Pittsburgh
And more! Let's hit it.
Colder with some snow. High: 34 Low: 28.
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Here are the top stories in Pittsburgh today:
1) Mayor Ed Gainey and Council President Theresa Kail-Smith recently announced a new advisory committee to join the efforts of the city's Plan for Peace initiative, with a focus on a special project: opening Youth and Family Resource Centers throughout the area. "We believe that providing opportunities for our kids while providing social services for their families is a critical tool in our Plan for Peace," said Mayor Gainey. The pending committee will be composed of nine members, who will each have a focus of study on different approaches to creating the centers. Five members will be selected by City Council appointment, and the remaining four will be Mayor Gainey's selections. The intention for the committee is to address and respond to the increase in violence Pittsburgh is experiencing among youth populations.
2) In yesterday's edition, Patch reported a missing 14-year-old girl from the Wilkinsburg area. We're happy to share that she has returned home safely. Police report that the whereabouts of Denaejah Waller were once again known on Wednesday.
3) Pittsburgh-area front line workers in retail and food service industries might be gaining a new skillset if a proposed City Council program passes. City Councilwoman Deb Gross recently brought forth legislation that would create programming to train said workers on how to deal with people in crisis. "The program would include training in de-escalation, overdose response, Narcan administration and homeless response, according to the legislation." The idea for implementing a program of this nature spawned from a recent increase in people who face mental health struggles, addiction or homelessness showing up often at stores, restaurants or other businesses where the staff may not be equipped to help people in need.
(TribLIVE)
4) Nature-lovers and outdoor enthusiasts might stick to hanging out in Pittsburgh — at least, that's what the real estate listing company CommercialSearch thinks. They recently ranked the city as the 8th best place for outdoor enthusiasts among urban areas with fewer than 500,000 residents. In order to make the list, Pittsburgh had to stack up against other cities on factors like parks, outdoor amenities, outdoor trails per resident, air quality, number of clear days per year, walkability and recreation places.
5) Dave Matthews Band's upcoming tour "Walk Around the Moon" will include a June 23 stop at the Pavilion at Star Lake. The upcoming show will follow the drop of DMB's 10th studio album, releasing in May. "An online ticket pre-sale for members of the DMB Warehouse Fan Association is underway now at the Warehouse. Citi card members will have access to presale tickets beginning Feb. 14."
Today in Pittsburgh:
- CDC Career Counseling — Mount Lebanon Public Library (9 AM)
- Book Babies — Brentwood Library (10 AM)
- Family Storytime — C.C. Mellor Memorial Library (10:30 AM)
- Computer Tutor — Carnegie Free Library of Swissvale (11 AM)
From my notebook:
- Carnegie Museum of Natural History: "New exhibition opening Feb. 4! Apsáalooke Women and Warriors celebrates the stories and traditions of the Apsáalooke women of America's Northern Plains." (Carnegie Museum of Natural History via Facebook)
- Bike Pittsburgh: "The Mon Wharf Connector will be temporarily closing to pedestrian & bicycle traffic to complete the Great Allegheny Passage improvement project at Point State Park. Construction starts Feb. 1." (Bike Pittsburgh via Facebook)
- Pittsburgh Regional Transit: "When the new schedules go into effect on Feb. 19, you may notice that some bus stops have been removed from the schedules. This was done to streamline and condense the schedules. Service to those stops will not be affected." (Pittsburgh Regional Transit via Facebook)
- Visit Pittsburgh: "So many fun events happening this week in Pittsburgh! 🤩 Check out all the details here ➡️ https://bit.ly/3HvfQyL ✨ Jagged Little Pill 📆 Jan. 24-29 📍 Benedum Center ✨ Maker Moment 📆 Jan. 26 📍 love, Pittsburgh ✨ and more!" (Visit Pittsburgh via Facebook)
- Grow Pittsburgh: "Join us for an info session to learn more about Grow Pittsburgh's 2023 Community Composter School." (Grow Pittsburgh via Facebook)
- Carnegie Science Center: "Experience VIKINGS: Warriors of the North Sea in an adults-only environment before it opens to the public at 21+ Night: Vikings on Friday, Feb. 10. Get tickets now! Sponsored by Penn Brewery Penn Weizen Bavarian Wheat." (Carnegie Science Center via Facebook)
You're all caught up for today. I'll be in your inbox tomorrow morning with a new update!
— Rachel Tasker
About me: Rachel is a native Pennsylvanian with stops in Erie and State College before making Pittsburgh her home in 2020. She's got a background in a little bit of everything... from working in media newsrooms and public health to the 2016 Presidential election in Washington, D.C. and the 2019 Super Bowl where (surprise!) Tom Brady won... AGAIN. She loves good coffee, bad reality T.V., attending local events and trying new food in the 412. She resides in the South Hills.
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