Pittsburgh Flooding +Dance Parties + Scott Township Shooting

Good morning, everybody! It's me, Rachel Tasker, your host of the Pittsburgh Daily — back in your inbox with everything you need to know about what's happening in town. Including updates on:

• Tropical storm 'Nicole' remnants could trigger Pittsburgh flooding
• Dance parties at P Town Bar, Trace, and more
• Deadly shooting of restaurant employee inside Scott Township business

Let's go!

Mostly sunny and warm. High: 70 Low: 54.

Here are the top stories today in Pittsburgh:

1) Rain coming from former Hurricane Nicole is on its way to Pittsburgh. Though the heavy winds and rain have already been downgraded to a tropical storm, its remnants will definitely impact Southwestern Pennsylvania. State College-based AccuWeather predicts that two to four inches could fall between 5 a.m. and midnight on Friday. The National Weather Service is more conservative in its rainfall estimates, but still predicts the possibility of localized flooding on Friday. The Weather Channel predicts as much as two inches of rain will fall. After Nicole's exit, locals can expect considerably colder temperatures. The high on Saturday only is expected to be around 49 degrees; the high on Sunday is expected to top out at around 40.

(Pittsburgh Patch)

2) Put on your dancing shoes, Pittsburgh. Here's a lineup of dance parties happening this weekend at local spaces. Starting tonight at 9 p.m., Brillobox will host Diamond Life: Left of the Dial 2 featuring indie, Britpop, glam, and New Wave dance tunes. On Friday at 9 p.m., Belvedere's will host The Modern Age with DJ Maimey and The Comeback Kid will be spinning all the aught-defining indie rock songs. On Saturday at 11 p.m., hit Hot Mass where Honcho's Clark Price joins forces with British DJ Midland for his return to Pittsburgh. Expect a night-long foray into deep house music. Round out the weekend on Sunday at Trace Brewing for Disco Sunday Disco. DJs Anthony Susan, Dini Daddy, and Jarrett Tebbets will be spinning all sub-genres of disco at Trace's outside garden. Trace will also unveil some new hot drinks.

(PGH City Paper)

3) A man has been arrested following a deadly shooting inside a Northwestern Mutual office on Cochran Road in Scott Township on Wednesday. Zairyre Mikhail Simmons, 23, of Pittsburgh, turned himself into police around 7:45 p.m., according to a news release from Allegheny County police. A warrant had been issued for his arrest, charging him with homicide and firearms violations. The victim has been identified in court documents as 32-year-old Dorian L. Carver of Natrona Heights. According to the criminal complaint, Simmons, a manager at Taco Bell, had written up Carver concerning company policy days prior. The complaint explains that on Wednesday, the two men argued about the write-up and had to be separated. Carver then left the Taco Bell and walked toward Northwestern Mutual, according to the complaint, and Simmons followed him. Detectives said a 40 caliber semi-automatic handgun was found behind a vacant building next to the Northwestern Mutual building. That gun matches a witness's description of the firearm used to shoot Carver twice. Witnesses reportedly saw Simmons run from the scene. Carver was pronounced dead at the scene.

(WTAE Pittsburgh)

4) Phipps Conservatory will open its winter flower show on November 18th. The Holiday Magic Winter Flower Show and Light Garden includes new displays of holiday trees, detailed props, and Phipps' signature floral delights, including amaryllis, orchids and more than 1,600 poinsettias. New features for 2022 include a North Pole-inspired display brought to life with polar bear topiaries, purple, blue and green lighting, and an abundance of glistening snowfall lights, and a new display in Winter Light Garden that features a tunnel of neon orange and green rope lights alongside planters of mesh flowers in bold tones of yellow, pink, orange and red. Members and children under 2 enter free. All member and nonmember tickets must be reserved in advance. Learn more and reserve tickets at phipps.conservatory.org/Tickets. The exhibit runs through Sunday, Jan. 8.

(Uniontown Herald Standard)

5) Two Aspinwall celebrations designed to ring in the holiday season are set for this month. The Merchants of Aspinwall, a group of women-owned businesses collaborating to attract businesses and folks to the historic borough, present Shop Aspinwall. It starts with an open house from 5-7 p.m. November 17th. Participating merchants will have extended holiday hours on Thursdays through December 22nd. Next up, the Aspinwall Chamber of Commerce and the borough have partnered once again to present Light Up the Wall November 19th. Festivities are slated for 5-7 p.m. with a fireworks display to close out the night. There will be horse-and-buggy rides, pictures with Santa, cookie decorating, ice sculptures, carolers, face painting, a magic show, balloon twisters and live music.

(TribLIVE)

Today in Pittsburgh:

• Prime Rib Night (4:00 PM)
• Hooks & Books - Plum Community Library (6:00 PM)
• Richard Marx at Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall - Moved to Nov 10, 2022 (6:00 PM)
• Well Read Women Book Discussion Group (6:30 PM)
• Book Lab - Mount Lebanon Public Library (6:30 PM)
• Environmental Advisory Council Meeting (7:00 PM)
• Conversation Salon - Community Library of Castle Shannon (7:00 PM)
• Woman's Club Meeting - Borough of Baldwin - Main Calendar (7:00 PM)
• HS Evening Theatre Company Production (7:30 PM)
• PBR Mashup Thursdays (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium: "Join us for Homeschool Day at the Zoo on November 15th! We will be celebrating National Recycling Day with Keeper Talks and special programs exclusively for Homeschool Day participants. Register ➡ http://bit.ly/38DWKaN" (Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium via Facebook)
• Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens: "Tickets are available now! Prepare to immerse yourself in our annual Holiday Magic! Winter Flower Show and Light Garden! With the theme being arctic adventures, Phipps is going to bring to you a winter celebration like you've never seen!" (Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens via Facebook)
• Visit Pittsburgh: "'Tis the season! ✨🎄🎁 Pittsburgh is gearing up for the annual Peoples Gas Holiday Market™ and Highmark Light Up Night 2022 celebration. Will you be joining us in Market Square next weekend? #LovePGH Get all the details for this holiday." (Visit Pittsburgh via Facebook)
• Visit Pittsburgh: "We are so excited to welcome the 2022 NCAA® Division III Women's Volleyball Championships to the City of Champions next week! 🤩🏆🏐 Get your tickets to the championships Nov. 16-19 at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse at Duquesne University." (Visit Pittsburgh via Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Thursday! See you tomorrow morning for your next 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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