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🌱 Northside Music Festival + Beers Supporting Pets + Former Steeler
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Hi there, Pittsburgh. We've made it to Friday! I'm here in your inbox today to tell you everything you need to know about what's going on in town, including updates on...
- Pittsburgh's Deutschtown Music Festival rebranded as Northside Music Festival
- Pittsburgh Humane Animal Rescue, Dancing Gnome Brewery partnering
- 11 new Pittsburgh restaurants and breweries, plus 2 big closures
A couple of snow showers. High: 18 Low: 8.
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Here are the top stories today in Pittsburgh:
1) The Deutschtown Music Festival, a summer tradition in Pittsburgh, is getting a rebrand. Now known as the Northside Music Festival, the free live music event is slated for July 14 - 16. Last year, the event hosted more than 400 acts. "This year, organizers say they are looking to tighten that number up a bit. While no artists have been named yet, it's still all about the community." The name change reflects the location of the festival in the North Side neighborhood, honoring the area as a whole community.
2) Middle and high school students in Pittsburgh will have the chance to test out their entrepreneurial ideas at a youth competition this spring. The returning event offers up to $10,000 in cash prizes to winners and their teachers. "The challenge is being made available to all students in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties courtesy of organizers from BUILD.org, a Redwood City, California-based nonprofit youth entrepreneurship organization." BNY Mellon, Comcast Corp.'s NBCUniversal, DonorsChoose and the Richard King Mellon Foundation also support the competition.
3) Drinking a beer can play a role in helping pets find their forever homes. Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh and Dancing Gnome Beer recently announced a partnership which entails a unique beer release each month for the rest of the year. The pending beers will each be named after a different animal that is being cared for at HARP's domestic shelters or wildlife rehabilitation center. To kick off the collab, guests are gathering for a beer release party this Saturday from 12-3 p.m. at Dancing Gnome Brewery in Sharpsburg. Local artist Julie Maida will be featuring her work on the various beverage can designs, with the first can's muse being her very own pooch named Sparrow.
4) Some popular Pittsburgh eateries are closing their doors forever, but new restaurants and breweries will keep foodies and beer connoisseurs busy in the city. Mad Mex Oakland on Atwood Street will no longer be in service, due to staffing shortages. For guests looking for food and entertainment, Shorty's Tap x Taco's recent opening in the Waterfront, a sister location to Pins x Pints on the North Shore, might be the perfect place. "Chow down on Mexican dishes like tacos, quesadillas and burritos while you get competitive on the old-school dartboard lane, pinball machines, shuffleboard tables and more." As far as breweries, Aslin Beer Company and Bona Fide Beer Company in the Strip District, Big Sewickley Creek Brewery, Lolev Beer in Lawrenceville and a soon-to-come second location of East End Brewing Company in Mt. Lebanon are serving up cold ones in their new locations.
5) A former Steelers player who played a role in winning two Super Bowls for the steel city has passed away. Running back Sidney Thornton, who played during the Steeler's dynasty years in the 1970s, lived to be 68. A cause of death has not been revealed at this time. In 1977, Thornton was selected in the second-round of the NFL draft. "He was a valuable member of the Steelers championship teams in 1979 and 1980."
Today in Pittsburgh:
- Student Art Exhibit at The John A. Hermann Jr. Art Museum (5 PM)
- AcoustiCafe Tribute to The Rolling Stones with special guest ORANGE MUSIC (7 PM)
- Sound Series: Buffalo Nichols - The Andy Warhol Museum (8 PM)
- Right TurnClyde at Moondogs in Blawnox (8 PM)
From my notebook:
- Pittsburgh Bureau of Police: "SVU detectives seek tips and information to locate 13-year-old Keith Lovelace. He is considered to be in danger due to his age. Lovelace is 5feet, 5 inches and 115 pounds. He ran from his mother in the Downtown area of Ross Street." (Pittsburgh Bureau of Police via Facebook)
- US National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA: "Well you heard the groundhog — six more weeks of winter! Though by the books, we have another 46 days. A cold front will cross the Upper Ohio Valley and Allegheny Mountains tonight, bringing much colder air to the area on Friday." (US National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA via Facebook)
- The Children's Home of Pittsburgh & Lemieux Family Center: "We're hiring at The Children's Home! If you want to join a hardworking group of individuals, apply today! We are very passionate about all that we do at The Children's Home and would love for you to join us! #hiring #jobs #chomepgh" (The Children's Home of Pittsburgh & Lemieux Family Center via Facebook)
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Thanks for following along and staying informed! See you Monday morning for another 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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