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Pittsburgh International Airport is home to over 150 honeybee colonies that balance the local ecosystem, prevent swarms at the airport, and produce honey.
BY: AAKANKSHA AGARWAL
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JORDANA ROSENFELD
MARS JOHNSON
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AMANDA WALTZ
After an incarcerated man was hospitalized without his family being notified, advocates are calling for changes to jail policy
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When Dejour Palmer was hospitalized during his recent incarceration at the Allegheny County Jail, his lawyer and family were left in the dark. After a June 11 hearing at which a judge dropped the charges against Palmer, his family was expecting his release within 72 hours. Instead, they didn’t hear from him for a week.
“I started getting calls from his family members saying, ‘Do you know what’s going on with him? He hasn’t called. He usually calls every night, and we haven’t heard from him,’” Palmer’s lawyer Aaron Sontz tells Pittsburgh City Paper. Palmer’s lawyer and family saw on his court docket that he was no longer in the custody of the jail.
“I started looking into it, and nobody would give me any information. The jail wouldn’t tell me where he was,” Sontz says.
Sontz learned that Palmer had been sent to an outside hospital and was in the custody of the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Department.
“It just started getting more and more absurd as we tried to just get some
information about him, and the sheriffs [were] just adamant in not giving us any information, and it just sort of snowballed from there,” Sontz says.
Palmer says that he had been due to see a doctor about his sickle cell anemi on the day of his arrest.
“I was telling [the jail] since I got in there, I’m like, ‘Hey, I’ve been in crisis. I was actually on my way to the hospital before you guys came and arrested me. I need treated,’” Palmer says. He says jail medical staff told him he didn’t need to go to the hospital.
“NOBODY WOULD GIVE ME ANY INFORMATION. THE JAIL WOULDN’T TELL ME WHERE HE WAS.”
When a judge dismissed the charges holding him at the jail, Palmer expected to be released, but, instead, he was finally transported to the hospital.
Palmer says he asked correctional officers to contact his mother to inform her about what was going on. The jail, in accordance with its family notification policy, did not notify Palmer’s emergency contact. Once he was admitted to the hospital, the sheriff’s department assumed custody of Palmer, which is jail policy. Palmer says he made “countless” requests to the sheriffs who were guarding him that someone notify his family that
he was in the hospital. o one did.
llegheny ounty ail policy is not to notify an incarcerated indi idual’s emergency contact of their admission to the hospital “unless the indi idual is determined to ha e sustained a life threatening injury or is to be hospitali ed for a serious critical illness,” according to jail spokesperson esse eleynse. his policy led to significant hardship for Palmer and his family, who didn’t know where Palmer was or what condition he was in.
eing unable to communicate with his family during his health crisis was ery difficult for him, Palmer says, “ specially [on] ather’s Day, because I ha e a year old, and then I ha e a going on year old, and my main thing was like, an I at least just call my daughters and just talk to them ’ nd they’re like, o, we can’t allow that.’ So that was ery hard for me, because I know e erybody was worried sick.”
eanwhile, Sont was working with the county judicial system to be permitted to talk to his client.
“I contacted a judge, e plained the situation, asked if the judge would be willing to sign an order, just real simple language, that the llegheny ounty Sheriffs shall grant me, his attorney, access to my client to the same e tent that I would ha e access to him if he were in the llegheny ounty ail. So the judge signed it,” Sont says.
Sont says he presented the order to the sheriff’s office, and later got a call from them saying that the President udge Susan ashaki Di ucente had canceled that order. Sont says the sheriff’s department told him they could not share any information about Palmer or allow Palmer to meet with his attorney for security reasons.
“ heir concern for security does not trump my client’s constitutional rights. I mean, the whole purpose of the onstitution is to pre ent the go ernment from iolating certain rights in the name of security concerns,” Sont says.
eleynse told CP that an attorney isit for an incarcerated person in the hospital requires a court order from a ommon Pleas judge. It is not clear why the court order Sont obtained was canceled by the president judge.
Sont was e entually able to get Palmer released from the custody of the sheriff’s department through an inter ention by the District ttorney’s office.
“I think the sheriffs and the jail both made the situation a lot worse by simply not gi ing anybody any information. Had they simply told us, what his status was, that could ha e alle iated a lot of concern,” Sont says.
anisha ong, a community organi er for the bolitionist aw enter, tells CP that Palmer’s situation is an unfortunately common one.
“ nytime someone who is incarcerated [at ] goes to the hospital, our first notification is from other incarcerated people. e don’t find out from the jail. he attorney is not notified,” ong says.
his is problematic, ong says, because for an incarcerated person to end up in an outside hospital, their health situation must be serious.
“ nytime someone is lea ing the jail and has to go to the hospital, it is likely ery serious. he jail has their own in house medical care, so, if it’s a situation where the jail is acknowledging that they are not equipped to handle this, then that person’s family needs to be notified,” ong says.
It’s especially important that incarcerated people ha e someone who can ad ocate on their behalf during their hospitali ation, ong argues.
“It’s actually kind of terrifying when you think about it, because what if this person doesn’t ha e a li ing will hat if this person is D hat if this person has a medical history that the jail is not aware of hat if this person has allergies or anything like that ” ong says. “ hey may ask these questions during intake, but if the jail and the hospital are not communicating, that person has ero ad ocates, especially if that person is in a situation where they are non erbal or where they may not be medically aware.” oncepts such as “serious critical illness,” which the jail uses as the threshold for family notification, are ague, ong argues, and ha e not been formally defined by the jail or the ail ersight oard.
he issue of family notification came up at the uly ail ersight oard meeting, at which board member ethany Hallam e pressed support for loosening the restrictions on notifying incarcerated people’s families of their hospitali ation.
“ hat I ha e seen as a board member, repeatedly o er the years, is families are getting information. hey’re getting information from other incarcerated people or other sources in the jail, and that information is not always accurate and that has led to a lot of concern for their lo ed one who is in the jail,” Hallam says.
hief Deputy arden ee stock repeatedly stated that the jail will only notify family members if their incarcerated lo ed one’s medical situation is “life threatening,” as determined by the medical pro ider.
ersight board member ob Perkins suggested the board discuss possible adjustments to the policy in their health ser ices subcommittee. hose meetings are not open to the public.
Sont says he hopes that the jail changes their policy.
“ amily should not be kept in the dark for a week, only knowing that their family member’s in the hospital, without ha ing any other information,” Sont says. “I mean, imagine being in that position, knowing that [your relati e is] in the hospital, and his condition is critical enough that he’s been in the hospital for a week, without any information. So the rules need to change.”
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At Pittsburgh International Airport, the loudest buzz doesn’t always come from the planes.
ust past the runways, beyond solar fields and tangles of wild growth, more than 150 honeybee colonies are at work, thriving in what might be the most unexpected apiary in America. Their hives are invisible to passengers rushing between gates, but, across the airport’s 8,800 acres, the honeybees have turned PIT into the largest on-site bee program in the country.
This sweet operation is guided by Stephen Repasky, a master beekeeper whose earliest memories are of helping his father tend hives on the family farm in Armstrong County. His father, now in his 80s, still maintains 25 colonies of his own. epasky’s passion took ight in earnest during college, where a degree in wildlife biology at Penn State deepened his curiosity.
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“The deeper you dig, the more fascinated you get,” Repasky says of his lifelong obsession with honeybees. “There’s no endgame with bees. It’s like a game with endless levels that you never win. But you’re always learning.”
In 2012, Repasky received an unusual call from the airport’s wildlife manager: a swarm of bees had landed on the wing of a Delta jet. Instead of exterminating the insects, the airport wanted Repasky to relocate them. “I remember looking around and thinking, this is a lot of land,” he recalls. “It’d be great to put some bees out here.”
Repasky captured the swarm and took it to one of his apiaries. He returned a few more times that year. Bees were landing on luggage carts, in maintenance sheds, along the tarmac. Each time, he suggested the airport consider establishing its own hives.
The idea languished until 2015, when Christina Cassotis became the CEO of the Allegheny County Airport Authority. Inspired by her grandfather’s own beekeeping, she greenlit the project. The initial installation of 10 experimental hives has since grown to more than 150 colonies across 10 sites on the airport property.
beds, patches of forest, scrub fields remains unde eloped and pesticide free, offering what Repasky calls “a pollinator haven.”
Through his one-man company, Meadow Sweet Apiaries, Repasky manages the airport colonies while overseeing nearly 200 others around the region. He also co-owns a pest-control business, has served as president of the Pennsylvania State Beekeepers Association, sits on the board of the American Beekeeping Federation, and breeds hardy “survivor stock” queens adapted to Western Pennsylvania’s winters and erratic foraging seasons.
It’s a lot of hats for one person, but if anyone is suited to orchestrating a complex, interdependent system, it’s a beekeeper.
“There’s this myth that the queen bee runs everything,” Repasky says. “But really, it’s the 20,000 female worker bees who run the show.” In that sense, he adds, a beehi e isn’t so different from a city: it hums with purpose, responds to stress, and thrives only through interdependence.
The irony? More bees has led to fewer problems. “They used to get 10 to 12 swarm incidents a year,” Repasky says. “Now it’s one or two. We’ve basically created a pollinator buffer one.” he team even places baited “swarm traps” around the perimeter of the air operations area to short-stop wild bees before they ever reach a runway.
The airport’s land has proved ideal. Only about a quarter of it is devoted to aviation. The rest — creek
Pittsburgh City Paper spoke with Repasky about what it’s like to manage bees beside an active runway, what Pittsburghers can do to protect pollinators, and how to see a swarm not as a threat, but a sign of resilience. The following interview has been lightly edited for style and length.
What were some of the early challenges of maintaining a working apiary in such an unconventional, high-security location?
he biggest challenge was finding locations that would not hinder the normal day to day operations of the airport and not put employees or tra el ers at risk. Honeybees are quite docile, but we didn’t want the locations to be in areas where the general public would ha e easy access to the hi es and possibly mess with them. s far as security was concerned, we were focused on both the bees’ safety, and on following all protocols and security requirements for myself as a beekeeper accessing airport property. Security clearances were put in place and are always followed. In high security areas such as the airfield, I am escorted by an airport employee authori ed to be there.
How do your hives at the airport contribute to local ecosystems beyond just making honey? How is managing hives at the airport different from your other sites logistically or environmentally?
he honeybees at PI contribute locally through pollination of not only the local ora, but many of the local gardens and farms that are in the area. Hi e management is similar in many ways treating for pests, making splits to control swarms, and so on.
he key difference is our swarm management strategy. e’ e established a swarm trapping program with bait hi es placed e ery quarter to half mile around the air operations area. hese intercept swarms before they get too close to air traffic. he bait hi es require frequent inspection and, if successful, relocation and re baiting. his has significantly reduced swarm interference with operations. ogistically, it mostly comes down to time. I ha e clearance to access all the areas where my bees are located, so, in that respect, managing the airport hi es is no different from any other site.
“THEY USED TO GET 10 TO 12 SWARM INCIDENTS A YEAR. NOW IT’S ONE OR TWO. WE’VE BASICALLY CREATED A BUFFERPOLLINATOR ZONE.”
You’ve talked about raising “survivor stock” queens. What does that mean, and why is it important for the future of beekeeping?
“Sur i or stock” refers to a set of genetics that allows our bees to sur i e the conditions found in southwestern Pennsyl ania. It does not focus on one specific trait, but rather a number of traits that gi es us the best of them all. e want bees that sur i e the winter well, are capable of managing pests and diseases without a lot of inter ention, and, of course, produce enough quality honey to support our customer base with honey sales.
reeding for these traits is critical. Some bees are bred solely for honey, others for bee production or resistance. ut in Pennsyl ania, where most beekeepers are hobbyists with fewer than hi es, an all around hardy bee performs better. colony that sur i es winter and produces moderate honey is more aluable than one that dies after high production. Sur i or stock aims to balance all these priorities without necessarily e celling in only one.
he biggest misconception is that honeybees need to be “sa ed.” e ha e all heard the phrase “sa e the bees,” and, while they are important pollinators and ha e faced some challenges, it’s actually our nati e pollinators o er species in Pennsyl ania that are more at risk. any of them are solitary bees, not colony forming, and are often o erlooked. lso, people fear honeybees, but they are quite docile and only defend themsel es when pro oked.
he bees at the airport forage on much of the same ora as anywhere else in estern Pa. ut PI has o er , acres of unde eloped green space, making it a ha en for pollinators. In spring, bees forage on maples, crab apples, oaks, willows, basswood, black locust, and tulip poplar. In summer, it’s clo ers, nati e sun owers, honeysuckle, autumn oli e, and wild owers. all brings goldenrod and the in asi e but nectar rich apanese knotweed. It’s a di erse, undisturbed landscape that supports ery healthy colonies.
For someone living in a city apartment with a balcony or backyard, what are some realistic ways to support pollinators?
It can be tough to support pollinators on a large scale anywhere, but those who live in the city can do their part in a number of ways. First and foremost is to support your local beekeepers. Many of us sell our honey and other products at local farmers markets and, by purchasing honey directly from them, you are not only supporting your local beekeepers but you also know it’s going to be real honey! As we always say, “How do you know it’s real honey if you don’t know the beekeeper? Do you know your beekeeper?”
We also encourage people to plant pollinator-friendly plants and flowers to support our local pollinators. Many people do not realize that honeybees are not native to the United States, and that here in Pennsylvania we actually have over 400 native pollinators that need our help. So, plant a window box or a small pot with some native flowers that will help out bees and butterflies.
Are there any Pittsburgh neighborhoods where you’ve seen particularly strong interest in community beekeeping or pollinator planting?
Back in 2010, several of us formed Burgh Bees and built what was likely the first community apiary in the U.S. That model has since spread — community gardens now exist throughout Pittsburgh, many with pollinator habitats or bee colonies. It’s a strong and growing movement.
A lot of people fear swarms, but you’ve said they’re one of the most hopeful aspects of a hive. Can you explain why?
Swarming is how honeybees reproduce. In spring, when nectar and pollen are plentiful, a strong colony will split. The old queen leaves with 10,000 to 15,000 bees to find a new home. They often stop to rest on a tree, shrub, or even a car, which is when most people notice them. After a few hours or a day, they move on, settle in a cavity like a hollow tree, and start building a comb. Back at the original hive, the bees raise a new queen and continue their work. One thriving colony becomes two, spreading healthy genetics across the landscape.
What do you hope the public takes away when they learn that Pittsburgh International Airport is home to the largest on-site bee program in the country?
Our goal was never to be the biggest. It was to demonstrate what’s possible. Pittsburgh International is more than just an airport. It’s using land that can’t be developed for innovative environmental stewardship. The program helps the airport meet its sustainability goals while preserving pollinator habitat. It shows how even unconventional spaces can support ecological health. •
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Punks and metalheads honor the 31st Street Pub a decade after the music venue closed
The 31st Street Pub gained a reputation for its raucous live music shows, unapologetically grimy punk atmosphere, and sometimes unexpected entertainment — for example, the famed heavy metal group Mastodon would recall sharing space with strippers when playing the Strip District club.
“They didn’t have a stage for them, there was just a pole,” Mastodon drummer Brann Dailor told the Beaver County Times in 2019. “All I remember is that it was interesting.”
The venue, nestled next to one of Pittsburgh’s many bridges at the corner of Penn Avenue and its namesake street, showcased local talent, as well as then-emerging names — the White Stripes and Black Keys both played there before making it big. Legendary punk acts and metal groups also passed through its doors.
This Pittsburgh music institution came to an end when, in 2015, owner oel reenfield closed its doors. He then moved to Florida, where, according to those who know him, he could ride his motorcycle every day.
Before closing, however, the 31st Street Pub, which opened in 1996, served as a hub for those seeking good music and rowdy times, back when the Strip District was a wild swath of nightclubs, bars, and vendors selling bootleg sports merchandise. The business was also part of a community that, over the last two decades, has slowly dwindled, with
the demise of fellow punk music venues like Howlers , Hambone’s, and the South Side's Smiling Moose.
Now, 10 years after its closing, fans can relive the glory days of the 31st Street Pub during a reunion at Mr. Smalls Theatre. The event, taking place Sat., Aug. 30, will feature live performances by The Cheats, Argus, Böttle Rät, and Porno Tongue, all bands that graced the Pub’s stage.
ichelle Harding, who ser ed as a bartender and bar manager at the Pub for 16 years, organized the reunion. Harding, who worked at the Pub until the day it closed, tells Pittsburgh City Paper that the venue appealed to her and her husband, Aaron, a musician with the band Sil er ongued De il. Harding says that, at the time, the Pub fell in with a network of local clubs that included he Decade, lub aga, and raffiti in akland, ooski’s in Polish Hill, and loomfield ridge a ern, all of which she and other music fans frequented.
“You get to know that scene and the people in it, and that’s where I was, and that was my life, and that’s what I liked to do,” says Harding, who bartended at bars and clubs in Greensburg, Pa. prior to 31st Street Pub. “So, it seemed fitting to work in those kinds of places.”
ike Harding, odd Porter, lead singer of The Cheats, has a long history with the venue, dating back to when it was a biker bar called
BY: AMANDA WALTZ
Schweitzer remembers the Pub cultivating a certain familial atmosphere where he and his friends could play, hang out, and support each other’s bands.
“That was our regular go-to spot,” Schweitzer tells CP.
That familial feel extended beyond the Pub’s patrons. Harding, who occasionally booked shows for the Pub, says that, if they couldn’t accommodate a band, they would refer them to another venue in town, creating a sense of “camaraderie.”
“We would help each other,” she says.
Those behind the reunion at Mr. Smalls promise a memorable night for anyone who experienced the venue’s glory days. It was announced that eff amm from Half ife will appear with The Cheats to sing a few of his former band’s songs. In addition to live music and special merch, there will also be tons of memorabilia ranging from old show yers to one particularly nostalgic visual element — the iconic 31st Street Pub logo that was painted on the back wall of the former venue’s stage. Harding says that, when the club closed, her husband, Aaron, cut the logo out and has kept it for the last decade.
Harding. “We had a lot of regulars, and they were definitely heartbroken and devastated when [the 31st Street Pub] closed.”
She adds that, unlike when the 31st Street Pub was open, the reunion will also be all ages so the children of patrons can come and experience, to some degree, their parents’ younger punk days.
While the reunion provides an opportunity for attendees to hear longtime local punk bands and relive a bygone era of the Pittsburgh music scene, Harding sees it as a gathering of people who, like her, loved the 31st Street Pub and view it as an important part of their lives.
“We don’t all get together anymore,” she says. “We’re never in the same room. I just wanted to get everybody together. That’s what all of this is about.” •
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the reenfield Pub. fter the owner converted it into a music venue, Porter says his then-band, Iron City Pounders, was the first to play there.
“Some dude threatened my life,” Porter laughs while telling City Paper about the experience, speaking to the Pub’s sometimes “unruly” clientele at the time. “We ripped on the Grateful Dead a little bit for being hippies and this guy pulled out a knife and said, ‘I’ll skin your fat ass.’ We were just laughing like, whatever, dude.”
Porter was also involved with events at the Pub, including organizing tribute shows that saw local bands playing songs by the Ramones, isfits, and ot rhead, among others. “Joel would take chances on anything,” Porter says, recalling how they convinced a Swedish band called
The Hellacopters, who were “huge everywhere except America,” to play a surprise set at the Pub.
Harding remembers how fans would ock to the Pub for certain bands, including when the Pittsburgh punk group Half ife played a reunion show there. She says the event attracted over 400 people, more than twice the Pub’s capacity.
“They were out on the sidewalk, out on the street,” she says. “They knew they couldn’t fit in the building, but they paid the cover just to hang out outside so they could hear the music.”
ocal musician ach Schweit er has a deep love of the Pub that goes back to his late teens — the Facebook page for his band ttle t e en declares it was “Born on 31st Street.”
MUSIC
Calliope presents Adam Monaco
7 p.m. Doors at 6:30 p.m. Postwar Gallery. 6901 Lynn Way, Suite 110. Point Breeze. $20. calliopehouse.org
COMEDY
General Hospital’s Steve Burton and Bradford Anderson: The Stone Cold and Jackal Comedy Show. 7:30 p.m. Doors at 6 p.m. City Winery. 1627 Smallman St., Strip District. $45-59. citywinery.com/pittsburgh
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret with DJ Krass
Advert 10 p.m. Poetry Lounge. 313 North Ave., Millvale. Free. 21 and over. poetrymillvale.com
Celebrating 45 Years of CAPA: Alumni and Faculty Exhibition. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Continues through Jan. 25, 2026. SPACE Gallery. 812 Liberty Ave., Downtown. Free. trustarts.org
The Lindsay’s Third Annual Documentary Series Showtimes vary. Continues through Sept. 11. The Lindsay Theater and Cultural Center. 418 Walnut St., Sewickley. $8.75-11. thelindsaytheater.org
Kick o Labor Day weekend with an adultsonly event at Kennywood. The park hosts its last 21+ Night of the season, o ering local beer, wine, and specialty cocktails, food stands, games, and access to rides, including the newly reopened Steel Curtain rollercoaster. Other festivities include a DJ set, foam party, and more. 7 p.m. 4800 Kennywood Blvd., West Mi lin. $24.99-29.99. 21 and over. kennywood.com
MUSIC • POINT BREEZE
Summer Fridays at the Frick: ‘80s Music and Beyond with The Adorabulls 6:30 p.m. Doors at 5 p.m. The Frick Pittsburgh. 7227 Reynolds St., Point Breeze. Free or $5 suggested donation. All ages. thefrickpittsburgh.org
MUSIC • SOUTH PARK TOWNSHIP
Tamburitzans 7:30 p.m. Doors at 6 p.m. South Park Amphitheater. 100 Farmshow Dr., South Park Township. Free. All ages. alleghenycounty.us
MUSIC • MONROEVILLE
1983 gra iti documentary Style Wars, followed by a party featuring breakdancing, music by DJ Selects, and a contest for best outfit. 6 p.m. 1825 Centre Ave., Hill District. Free. instagram. com/pghhiphopmuseum
C.Ryu and Kayla Tange present Futurity of the Womb: Myth of the Cyborg Kisaeng. 7:30 p.m. Kelly Strayhorn Theater-Alloy Studios. 5530 Penn Ave., East Liberty. $25-40. kelly-strayhorn.org
Etheria Film Fest Satellite Screening 7:45 p.m. Row House Cinema. 4115 Butler St., Lawrenceville. $12.50. rowhousecinemas.com
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Rachel Feinstein
8 p.m. Doors at 5 p.m. Bottlerocket Social Hall. 1226 Arlington Ave., Allentown. $29.18. bottlerocketpgh.com
Monroeville Jazz Festival 12-8 p.m. Tall Trees Amphitheater. 2399 Tilbrook Rd., Monroeville. Free. All ages. monroevillefoundation.org/ monroeville-jazz-festival
ART • OAKLAND
You can find anything at the library — even your next nature tattoo. The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh-Main branch presents Archives and Special Collections Treasures: Tattoo Edition, an afternoon for artists and ink enthusiasts to gather and seek inspiration. View illustrations of botanicals, insects, animals, and other wonders in the library’s graphic novels room. 2-4 p.m. 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. Free. 18 and over. carnegielibrary.org
Grab your crew and head to The Kaufmann Center for a night dedicated to hip hop culture. The Pittsburgh Hip Hop Museum presents Hip Hop Pioneers and Style Wars: Gold vs. Platinum Era, a tribute to the sounds and aesthetic of 1980s and 1990s hip hop. The event includes a screening of the
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MUSIC • MILLVALE
Acoustic Song Swap with Lou Barlow of Dinosaur Jr. and Bobby Bare Jr. of Guided by Voices. 8 p.m. Doors at 7 p.m. The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls. 400 Lincoln Ave., Millvale. $25.25. mrsmalls.com
MUSIC • LAWRENCEVILLE
The Mac Miller Memoir Celebration of Mac After Party 10 p.m. Spirit. 242 51st St., Lawrenceville. $5. 21 and over. spiritpgh.com
MUSIC • HIGHLAND PARK
Reservoir of Jazz: Scott Boni Quartet.
5-7 p.m. Highland Park. Highland Avenue and Reservoir Drive, Highland Park. Free. All ages. pittsburghpa.gov
MUSIC • LAWRENCEVILLE
The Dip with Bhi Bhiman. 7 p.m. Thunderbird Music Hall. 4053 Butler St., Lawrenceville. $43.94. thunderbirdmusichall.com
FILM • DOWNTOWN
Steel City Horror Show 7:30 p.m. Harris Theater. 809 Liberty Ave., Downtown. $17. trustarts.org
PARADE • DOWNTOWN
Pittsburgh Labor Day Parade. 10 a.m. Centre Avenue to Grant Street and down the Boulevard of the Allies, Downtown. Free. All ages. visitpittsburgh.com
MUSIC • OAKLAND
Darksoft and Megane
8 p.m. Doors at 7 p.m. Haven. 401 Atwood St., Oakland. $13.75. havenvenue.com
MUSIC • STRIP DISTRICT
Barrington Levy with Truth and Rites. 7 p.m. Doors at 5:30 p.m. The Original Pittsburgh Winery. 2809 Penn Ave., Strip District. $35. 21 and over. pittsburghwinery.com
LIT • NORTH SIDE
Story Club PGH Presents: Story Slam! (Under Pressure) 7-8 p.m. City of AsylumAlphabet City. 40 W. North Ave., North Side. Free. Registration required. Livestream available. cityofasylum.org
MUSIC • NORTH SHORE
Men I Trust with strongboi 7 p.m. Stage AE. 400 North Shore Dr., North Shore. $46-98. promowestlive.com
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IN The Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania: NO. GD-25-007196, In re petition of Dylan Asher Jacobs & Mikayla Lee Wilson, change of name to Dylan Asher Jason & Mikayla Lee Jason. To all persons interested: Notice is hereby given that an order of said Court authorized the filing of said petition and fixed the 3rd day of September, 2025, at 9:30 a.m, as the time and the Motions Room, City-County Building, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as the place for a hearing, when and where all persons may show cause, if any they have, why said name should not be changed as prayed for
IN The Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania: NO. GD-25-008035, In re petition of Katherine Marie Manning, change of name to Katherine Marie Moreno. To all persons interested: Notice is hereby given that an order of said Court authorized the filing of said petition and fixed the 10th day of September, 2025, at 9:30 a.m, as the time and the Motions Room, City-County Building, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as the place for a hearing, when and where all persons may show cause, if any they have, why said name should not be changed as prayed for.
IN The Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania: NO. GD-25-007811, In re petition of Andrea Kristine Leah Neville, change of name Annie Lee Neville. To all persons interested: Notice is hereby given that an order of said Court authorized the filing of said petition and fixed the 24th day of September, 2025, at 9:30 a.m, as the time and the Motions Room, City-County Building, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as the place for a hearing, when and where all persons may show cause, if any they have, why said name should not be changed as prayed for.
THE BOARD OF PUBLIC EDUCATION of the SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PITTSBURGH ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Sealed proposals shall be deposited at the Administration Building, Bellefield Entrance Lobby, 341 South Bellefield Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa., 15213, on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, until 2:00 P.M., local prevailing time for:
PITTSBURGH OBAMA 6-12
• HVAC Renovation
• Mechanical, Electrical, General, and Abatement Primes
PITTSBURGH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY & ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGS
• Steam Pressure Reducing Station Replacement
• Mechanical Prime
Project Manual and Drawings will be available for purchase on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, at Modern Reproductions (412-488-7700), 127 McKean Street, Pittsburgh, Pa., 15219 between 9:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M.
The cost of the Project Manual Documents is non-refundable. Project details and dates are described in each project manual.
We are an equal rights and opportunity school district.
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PUBLIC NOTICE
PETITION NOTICE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA, CIVIL
In the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania In Re: Condemnation of Property Located in Findlay Township & North Fayette Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania owned by the Estate of Jacob (Johnson) Johnston and the Unknown Heirs of Jacob (Johnson) Johnston, for the purpose of tunnel maintenance associated with recreational purposes: GD 25-6895 Jacob (Johnson) Johnston and the Unknown Heirs of Jacob (Johnson) Johnston (“Condemnee”), 22.82 acres of land with no tax parcel identification number, estimated just compensation: $26,000.00.
TO: Jacob (Johnson) Johnston and the Unknown Heirs of Jacob (Johnson) Johnston, their heirs, successors or assigns: TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Sections 307 and 522 of the Pennsylvania Eminent Domain Code 26 Pa C.S.A. §§307 and 522, Findlay Township (the “Township”) will on September 24th, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. present to the General Motions Judge in Courtroom 703 of the City-County Building, Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Civil Division, 414 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 a Petition Requesting Order for Possession Upon Condemnor’s Tender of Estimated Just Compensation to the Department of Court Records. At the time of presentation, the Township will request the Court to authorize payment into Court of the Township’s estimate of just compensation, as identified above, and the entry of an Order granting the Township possession of the subject property. The Township’s Petition including a proposed schedule of distribution and proposed Court Order may be viewed in the Department of Court Records/Civil Family Division prior to the date of presentation. Any moneys which the Court may direct be paid into Court will be held by the Department of Court Records/Civil Family Division until further order directing payment of said amounts to the Condemnees and/or persons entitled thereto pursuant to 26 Pa C.S.A. §§521 and 522. Nathan M. Sainovich Attorney for Condemner
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1. Highest point
5. Exchanges positions?
10. Buzzing activities
14. Catcher?
15. Gandhi associate
16. Playful eye gesture
17. Crime for those avoiding their duties
19. ___ Spumante
20. “No cap”
21. It might have a pole vault
23. Jost’s SNL Weekend Update costar
24. Colts overseers?
27. Small salmon
28. Put (down)
30. Constructive toys?
32. Raven’s beak
35. Mineral residue
37. Surfer’s spots
38. Dead zone?
39. “When did you arrive!?”
40. Evite reason
41. Baghdad’s nation
42. Baby boxers
43. They’re just not done
44. Bands’ wheels
45. Sch. near Washington Square Park
46. Idly play a uke, in a way
47. You’re working on it
48. Particular,
for short
50. Anticockfighting org.
52. WiFi problem
55. Tiny DC Comics hero
58. Woman’s name that anagrams to a good horseshoe throw
60. Only team to win the Super Bowl in its home stadium, briefly 61. 1990 AC/DC album, with “The” 64. Too many to count
65. Skort fold
66. Competes
67. Longtime tival of Djoker
68. Sty grunts
69. Caribbean spot
1. Storage room
2.
Server problem
3.
Chock full
o’ Nuts rival
4. Weapon held while saying “en garde!”
5. Drum underneath the hihat
6. Jazz guitarist Montgomery
7. Yellowfin tuna
8. Things in the plus column
9. Unrecoverable business expenses, and a hint to this
puzzle’s theme
10. Covered (in)
11. Severe punishment for a soldier
12. “I’m ___ your tricks!”
13. Jump over a track
18. Deviate
22. It comes with Apple Intelligence
25. Chuck’s partner in Public Enemy
26. Soft drink with a red circle in its logo
29. Line of calculus
31. Human ___ Project
33. David Bowie’s widow
34. Wingdings with wings
35. Side served at 34-Downs
36. “Hey, sailor!”
37. Cleaned up and became more professional
38. Popular video recorder
46. Locked in
47. Makes a discordant sound
49. Shells, e.g.
51. Bakery treats
53. Christmas decoration
54. V fliers
55. Lift on a slope
56. Dance done in a grass skirt
57. Neighbor of Mauritania
59. The Four Tops singer Stubbs
62. Philosophy involving sunyata and satori
63. Hardwood tree
