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Morning Pittsburgh! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Popular Carnegie Irish pub begins rebuilding after devastating 2024 fire
  • How AGH's $36 million tower makeover could impact Pittsburgh patients
  • CMU researcher wins major fellowship for greener data centers

Also on today's calendar: Guardian Storage Fall 2026 Shred-It Event and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 83 and low of 67 degrees.
  • Friday: Clouds and sun; less humid, temps: high: 80, low: 59.
  • Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 80 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Beloved Pittsburgh Bar Destroyed By Fire Begins To Rebuild (patch.com) — Fans of Riley's Pour House in Carnegie, a favorite Irish bar for many Pittsburgh-area residents, can look forward to its return after a devastating 2024 kitchen fire. Owners plan a groundbreaking ceremony this Friday and hope to reopen by next St. Patrick's Day, blending the pub's familiar spirit with updated features.
   

2. AGH launches $36 million restoration of iconic South Tower (usatoday.com) — Allegheny General Hospital is launching a four-year, $36 million restoration of its historic South Tower, one of Pittsburgh's most recognizable medical landmarks. The project will preserve the 1930s yellow-brick façade while upgrading exterior masonry and structural elements, ensuring the building remains safe, functional, and a defining feature of the city's skyline for decades.
   

3. First ECE Student Awarded Steinbrenner Doctoral Fellowship (cmu.edu) — A Carnegie Mellon University Ph.D. student in electrical and computer engineering has become the first from her department to earn the prestigious Steinbrenner Doctoral Fellowship in Pittsburgh. Her research focuses on making data centers more environmentally sustainable by balancing carbon emissions with water use, PFAS, and e-waste, bringing national-level innovation and recognition to the city's tech and academic community.
   

4. How Pittsburgh's Eradicate Hate, born out of the worst antisemitic attack in U.S. history, is helping Australia through its parallel tragedy (post-gazette.com) — Pittsburgh's Eradicate Hate Global Summit is using lessons from the 2018 Tree of Life synagogue attack to help Australian leaders respond to their own recent antisemitic tragedy. Local cofounder Laura Ellsworth and international partners describe how the Pittsburgh-based effort offers structure, testimony, and long-term community engagement strategies to counter rising antisemitism well beyond the city.
   

5. Woodland Hill School District accepts resignations of 2 directors (wpxi.com) — Woodland Hills School District, which serves several eastern Pittsburgh suburbs, just accepted the resignations of two school directors amid an already rocky year of leadership changes and a high-profile football coach suspension. One director stepped down while facing unrelated criminal charges from her time as Rankin borough manager, and another resigned to focus on family after personal loss, leaving key vacancies on the board.
   

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Ok Pittsburgh! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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