Weekly Wrap: Whole Foods Discounts, Increased Airport Access And More

PITTSBURGH, PA - The first week of school can be distracting. The slow pace of summer suddenly leaps into light-speed as you have to get the kids to the bus stop, run to school to bring them the lunch they forgot to take, fill out a million different parental forms and somehow still find time to prepare for your fantasy football draft.

So if you haven’t been focused on Patch, we understand. We’re a little hurt, but we understand.

Which brings us to the Weekly Wrap, your opportunity to catch up on some of the Patchiest news of the last seven days that you might have missed. We’re ready if you are.

You no longer have to spend your whole paycheck when you go to Whole Foods. Prices there dropped dramatically Monday when Amazon took control of the grocery chain.

This is nifty: Pittsburgh International will be the first airport in the country to allow the general public access to gate areas since the 9/11 attacks. Everyone off to the Airmall!

What’s the average teacher’s salary in your school district? We thought you might be curious, so we posted them.

After euthanizing a three-month-old baby elephant, Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium officials took heat from an animal advocacy group.

Amid all the hoopla, the redundancy was overlooked. The Pittsburgh Steelers unveiled the initial 27 inductees to the team’s Hall of Honor. Twenty-three already have busts in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Whole Foods feature photo by Mike Mozart via Creative Commons; Whole Foods photo by Rick Obst via Creative Commons; Pittsburgh International Airport photo by PIZW via Creative Commons; Classroom photo by Judy Baxter via Creative Commons; Elephant photo by Brant via Creative Commons; Helmet photo by Daniel X. O'Neil via Creative Commons.