The NWS forecasts the river rising to 25 feet by tonight, enough to flood the Point again.

It's already at 21.7, which puts the North Shore Riverwalk under almost two feet of water

Happy #412Day , #Yinzers !

There’s nothing more #Pittsburgh than former Mayor and local icon Sophie Masloff serenading #Pirates fans with “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” ⚾️ during Three Rivers Stadium’s 🏟️ final weekend in 2000!

#LetsGoBucs  

Biden to the Pittsburgh area next week

The county-run Kane nursing homes have struggled to hire and keep workers since COVID started — and in 2023 they lost 40 more than they hired. Our annual check-up for the county government: publicsource.org/allegheny-coun…

Pittsburgh City Council was in the middle of a high-stakes discussion about how to kickstart development downtown.

But then they literally interrupted that to honor Pittsburgh Steeler Cam Heyward (Walter Payton Man of the Year winner).

The most Pittsburgh thing I’ve ever seen.

Pittsburgh Public Schools has filed a lawsuit seeking a court ordered reassessment in Allegheny County. The lawsuit complaint names Allegheny County and County Executive Sara Innamorato in her official capacity as defendants. Read more in the attached documents. #StayInformed

With what Pirates fans have been through the last... 30 years... I wouldn't be so quick to chastise those that still pay money to watch the team...

We are on the City of Pittsburgh City-County Building roof getting ready to televise and stream the #SolarEclipse ! Tune in at 2:15pm on Comcast 14 & 1074, Verizon 44, Granicus (pittsburgh.granicus.com/player/camera/…), and YouTube (m.youtube.com/channel/UC-YfI…)!

Today is the deadline to register to vote in the primary! Even if you are already registered, if you want to vote in a party’s primary you need to be registered with that party. So today is also the last day to switch registrations. Register here:

pavoterservices.pa.gov/Pages/VoterReg…

🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️!!!

First game with the Clemente Bridge open since 2021!

It appears that the crest is happening at the Point at Pittsburgh. The peak has been 28.37 feet, with some fluctuations around that. The river should begin to slowly fall over the next couple of hours.

Pitt's Carlton Carrington has declared for the 2024 NBA Draft, per release.

Pirates opener in two days...

I want to clarify this earlier post that I've since taken down. The PAC that has spent $300,000+ on pro-Bhavini Patel ads received virtually all of its funding from conservative megadonor Jeff Yass in past years. Its funding sources for this year, however, are not yet known.

Combined, Pitt and CMU have endowments topping $8 billion. What are the rules for saving vs spending that money? Emma Folts breaks it down publicsource.org/what-is-an-end…

Players with 19-consecutive point-per-game seasons in NHL history:
•Wayne Gretzky
•Sidney Crosby

That's it. That's the list.

For the first time since 1983, the Pittsburgh Pirates start the season 5-0!