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NEWS

FIGHTING FOR ROE

BY JORDANA ROSENFELD // JORDANA@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

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N JAN. 22, ABORTION advocates in Pittsburgh and across the country marked the 49th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade that guaranteed the right to an abortion.

Local abortion providers and advocates wonder: will it be the last?

“It’s a pretty hostile time for sexual and reproductive health care and for abortion care,” says new Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania CEO Sydney Etheredge.

The Supreme Court heard arguments on Dec. 1 of last year in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, on the Mississippi state law banning almost all abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.

If the court allows the Mississippi ban to stand, experts believe it will significantly weaken or even overturn Roe. “It is really important that we stay focused on understanding that these bans like what we’re seeing in Mississippi could potentially happen in a state like Pennsylvania,” Etheredge says.

“IT’S A PRETTY HOSTILE TIME FOR SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE AND FOR ABORTION CARE.”

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Members of the Abortion Defense Committee rally in Schenley Plaza to commemorate 49 years of Roe V. Wade on Jan. 22, 2022.

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Without Roe, states will be free to pass abortion bans as they see fit. In October 2021, the Guttmacher Institute, a national reproductive health policy organization, published a list of 26 states “certain or likely to ban abortion without Roe.” Although neighbors Ohio and West Virginia made the “certain” or “likely list,” Pennsylvania did not.

However, as Etheredge told Pittsburgh City Paper in January, “Being at the national [Planned Parenthood] office makes you realize you can never take a good state for granted,” she says. “There could be a shift in policies, there could be a shift in the political environment.”

Etheredge’s words proved prescient last week when the Pennsylvania State Senate Health and Human Services Committee approved a bill seeking to amend the state constitution to specifically declare that people in Pennsylvania do not have the constitutional right to have an abortion. If the bill passes the legislative and executive branches, Pa.

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LOCAL RESOURCES How to help those in need of abortion services in Western Pennsylvania WHERE TO DONATE:

Western Pennsylvania Fund for Choice

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Planned Parenthood Advocates rally for abortion rights in Oakland on Dec. 1, 2021.

voters will see a referendum on the future of abortion rights in the state.

Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat, has vowed to veto any legislation restricting reproductive rights in the state, and the proposed anti-abortion amendment is just the latest in the GOP’s ongoing strategy to bypass that commitment.

And many worry that with his term coming to an end, a Republican governor — and thus, a potential anti-abortion governor — could be in Pennsylvania’s future.

Although abortion rights are imperiled by legislative and political attacks, abortion providers and advocates in Pittsburgh want to make it clear that you can still get an abortion here and financial assistance is available. Concerned Pittsburghers, advocates say, can help by donating to abortion funds, supporting local abortion providers and their workers, knowing the facts, and being ready to mobilize politically to stop the proposed constitutional amendment.

There are multiple places in Pittsburgh that provide abortions, including two clinics. They are Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania Downtown, which performs abortions in the first 18 weeks, and Allegheny Reproductive Health in East Liberty.

Crystal Grabowski, an abortion care worker at one of the above providers, says these four providers serve all of Western Pennsylvania and then some. “We get people from State College,” Grabowski

told City Paper. “We get patients from eastern Ohio and northern W. Va. They’re coming from pretty far away and that’s a pretty small number of providers for a very large area.”

One of the many challenges of abortion access, Grabowski says, is that it’s very time sensitive. Roe protects abortion rights only before a fetus becomes able to live outside the womb, but also, the further along one’s pregnancy is, the more expensive the procedure.

Grabowski says that abortion prices in Pittsburgh vary based on the provider and the patient’s situation, but range from $435 to $500 for an early procedure and can go past a thousand dollars depending on how far along they are. Both Planned Parenthood and Allegheny Reproductive Health Center offer need-based financial assistance to patients.

So what should Pittsburghers who care about abortion access do to help protect it?

Grabowski, who is on the board of directors of Western Pennsylvania Fund for Choice, Allegheny Reproductive Health’s abortion fund, recommends that Pittsburghers concerned about abortion access donate to an abortion fund. “The abortion funds are already starting to campaign pretty hard for fundraising because we’re gonna need a lot of money, because people are driving further, they can’t work cause of the pandemic, they have to stay home with their kid because

of schools, there’s just so many things going on that need is so incredibly high,” she says.

“If Roe v. Wade falls, we could see a ban in Ohio, which means that a lot more Ohio patients will need to come [to Pittsburgh],” she says. More people seeking appointments means longer wait times and higher costs for everyone, according to Grabowski, who adds, “Financial assistance is going to be needed more than ever.”

Just as patients will need more support, says Grabowski, so will abortion providers. “It is rough working in this field right now,” Grabowski says. “Supporting Allegheny Reproductive Health Center, supporting Planned Parenthood as organizations and also their workers is going to be really necessary.”

Grabowski also wants to make sure people know the facts. “Misinformation is so rampant with this topic,” she says. “We need to get the facts out there: you can obtain abortions in Pittsburgh, financial assistance is available, stay away from crisis pregnancy centers. There are people who will support you,” Grabowski says.

Crisis pregnancy centers, which can be found in Pittsburgh, are what abortionrights advocates call “fake clinics,” and are typically run by churches, religious groups, and other anti-abortion organizations. Their mission, according to abortion-rights advocates is to advance an anti-abortion, often religiously

Donations support patients of Allegheny Reproductive Health Center, which provides abortion care to patients in Western Pa., Ohio, and West Virginia. wpafundforchoice.org WHERE TO RECEIVE HEALTH CARE:

Allegheny Reproductive Health Center alleghenyreproductive.com 412-661-8811 WHERE TO DONATE:

Vivian Campbell Fund Donations support patients of Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania. tinyurl.com/PPVivian WHERE TO RECEIVE HEALTH CARE:

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Members of the Abortion Defense Committee rally in Schenley Plaza to commemorate 49 years of Roe V. Wade on Jan. 22, 2022.

“SINCE TAKING OFFICE, THERE HAVE BEEN SIX DIFFERENT ANTI-ABORTION BILLS INTRODUCED

BY MEMBERS OF PENNSYLVANIA’S GENERAL ASSEMBLY.” motivated agenda, rather than provide sound, medical advice.

Luna Rooney is a member of the newly formed Abortion Defense Committee, a Pittsburgh organization made up of students, abortion advocates, and workers, which recently held a rally in Schenley Plaza to commemorate 49 years of Roe V. Wade. Rooney tells CP it’s important for local supporters of reproductive rights to brace themselves for the long haul.

“Our slogan is, ‘may the struggle continue,’ because we know that this is a long term fight and we are prepared to fight,” Rooney tells CP. “The right to abortion is the right to health care.”

In terms of state-level politics, Rooney and Grabowski recommend keeping an eye on both this fall’s gubernatorial election and the proposed constitutional amendment.

Gov. Wolf, currently in his last year in office, has been a strong supporter of abortion rights in the commonwealth.

“Since taking office, there have been six different anti-abortion bills introduced by members of Pennsylvania’s General Assembly,” Gov. Wolf said in a Jan. 25 statement. ”I have vetoed three of those bills placed on my desk for signature and

vowed to veto the rest.”

Although some Pa. Republicans have pivoted to using constitutional amendments to advance their agenda in lieu of gubernatorial support, abortion advocates will miss the democratic governor’s commitment to vetoing anti-abortion legislation.

“Wolf’s veto pen has stopped multiple attacks on a bortion access in Pennsylvania,” Signe Espinoza, the interim executive director of Planned Parenthood Pennsylvania Advocates told online news site City & State Pennsylvania. “Without that commitment to block all the antiabortion attacks we’ve seen, barriers to accessing care would be much harder than they already are for most people in the state.”

In addition to working to elect a governor committed to protecting reproductive rights in Pennsylvania, Grabowski and Rooney say Pittsburghers need to be ready to mobilize to reject the proposed constitutional amendment. “This is definitely something we should all be talking about in case it gets far — we might need to be very vocal and take actions by 2023,” says Grabowski. “The best thing right now is to be informed and be ready.”

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NEWS

AFTER THE COLLAPSE

BY AMANDA WALTZ AWALTZ@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

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HE STUFF OF PITTSBURGH nightmares came true on Jan. 28 when the City of Bridges saw the collapse of the Frick Park Bridge, aka the Fern Hollow Bridge.

According to a statement from the city, the bridge, located near Forbes Avenue and South Braddock Avenue, collapsed around 6 a.m., taking with it five vehicles and one Port Authority bus. 10 people were evaluated and treated for minor injuries, including some first responders, and three people were taken to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.

Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf has since officially declared the site a disaster, and signed a proclamation that would “authorize state agencies to use all available resources and personnel, as necessary” for the situation. This includes $3 million in unused appropriated funds “to be increased or decreased as conditions required” for expenses related to the emergency.

“With the Fern Hollow Bridge seeing more than 14,000 cars daily, it’s critical that we act quickly to reconstruct it so that commerce can continue and life is not interrupted,” says Wolf in a statement.

“This declaration allows us to support the county in getting to work quickly, making funding available, and reducing red tape or other barriers to completion.”

Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald has been told it will be at least a year before the bridge will be replaced, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

On Jan. 30, Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey announced he would also sign a Declaration of Disaster Emergency that would “increase the availability of federal funds, facilitate closer coordination between PennDOT and Department of Mobility and Infrastructure (DOMI), and expedite the process of cleanup and reconstruction of the Fern Hollow Bridge,” says a press release.

Also announced was the city’s decision to become a party to the National Transportation Safety Board’s investigation into the cause of the collapse.

“The Fern Hollow Bridge collapse is a painful reminder of the condition of our

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The site of the Fern Hollow Bridge collapse on Jan. 28, 2022

bridges and a call to action to address our aging infrastructure,” says Gainey.

“As the City of Bridges, we know how critical our infrastructure is to working families. They are the connectors to jobs, to schools, to childcare, and more. As Mayor, I want the people of Pittsburgh to know that I will be working tirelessly to secure additional funding for our infrastructure needs. With the support of our county, state, and federal partners, we will build back better.”

In the aftermath of the collapse, various representatives have pointed to the incident as an example of Pittsburgh’s crumbling infrastructure and the failure of state and local government to maintain it.

In an ironic twist, the collapse happened on the day U.S. President Joe Biden was scheduled to arrive at the research and development hub, Mill 19, in Hazelwood to give a talk on infrastructure.

In November 2021, Biden signed into law

a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, described in a White House press release as being meant to “rebuild America’s roads, bridges, and rails,” “along with expanding internet access, addressing climate change, and other issues.”

Biden visited the site of the bridge collapse before his stop in Hazelwood.

In an official statement, U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle (D-Forest Hills) says it was “a miracle” that no one was killed in the bridge collapse before calling the incident “a major challenge for our community.”

“It will disrupt transportation in Pittsburgh for months to come, if not longer,” says Doyle, adding, “This is a tragic example of why the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that Congress just enacted is so desperately needed. We should be consistently investing more in our infrastructure so our bridges and other public works don’t reach this point of disrepair.”

Lt. Governor John Fetterman called

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the collapse “just the latest in a long line of preventable, man-made disasters that prove what so many of us in Pennsylvania and around the country have been saying for years: Our infrastructure is failing our people. Our roads and bridges, which are supposed to connect us and bring us together, are increasingly putting us in danger.”

Fetterman says the new infrastructure bill will give Pennsylvania $1.6 billion to repair bridges like the one at Forbes and South Braddock, adding that the state needs to make use of Biden’s legislation and “cannot afford neglect any longer.”

However, Doyle points out that the “backlog in infrastructure maintenance in our country is so immense that the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, while a historic increase in infrastructure spending, was really just a first step,” adding that he will “continue to support increased federal investment in our nation’s infrastructure.”

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A tofu bacon, egg, and cheese sandwich and a chocolate chip cookie at Viridis in the South Side

FOOD

PLANT-BASED COMFORT

BY DANI JANAE // DANIJANAE@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

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HE LANDSCAPE OF VEGAN restaurants in Pittsburgh is pretty solid. With a few heavy hitters across the city, if you’re vegan, or just curious about the diet, you have a pretty good list to choose from. Viridis, a cafe on the South Side, opened in 2020, and has been serving up vegan comfort food ever since.

Like many other businesses in the neighborhood, Viridis sits right on the bustling East Carson Street. The facade is clean and simple, a white paint job with a Viridis sign in blaring white neon. If you look too quickly you might miss it, but it’s a place worthy of your attention.

After having followed and admired Viridis on Instagram, I decided it was time to give them a try.

I went to the restaurant for breakfast with a friend. The place is usually open Thursday through Sunday, and they sell out quickly so we decided to arrive early.

I ordered the breakfast burrito, and

my friend got the “sausage, egg, and cheese” on a biscuit. We both rounded out our meals with chocolate chip cookies and Americanos.

We first got the cookies which the cafe graciously warmed for us. These were the best looking chocolate chip cookies I had seen in a while, and they, like everything on the menu, were completely vegan, so I had to try them. The cookies are huge and marbled, flat but dense like the baker uses a lot of oil or a butter substitute to bake them. The edges were perfectly browned and crispy, the whole thing topped with flakey salt.

VIRIDIS 1506 E. Carson St., South Side. viridispgh.square.site

The first bite of the cookie was intensely divine. The salt adds a necessary cut to the density of the rich chocolate and sweetness of the cookie. The outside

of the cookie has a delicious crisp and crunch to it, while the inside is almost molten with chocolate and sugar.

The stars of the day were the breakfast burrito and biscuit. An Instagram post on the Viridis account describes the biscuit sandwich as coming with a “house tofu egg patty” and slice of vegan cheddar, as well as the restaurant’s “secret recipe” textured vegetable protein sausage. I was pretty straight forward, no sauce or anything added, but we did get a side of Cholula hot sauce.

The burrito usually comes with hashbrowns but they were out of stock so this time it came with sweet potato fries. The rest of the ingredients are a plant-based sausage, tofu egg, tofu bacon, avocado, tomato, cheddar cheese, and a spicy aioli.

The first bite of the burrito was laden with a smoky flavor from the tofu bacon, cut with sweetness from the sweet potatoes. The potatoes are heavily seasoned and crunchy, so I assumed they are fried

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or baked with lots of oil. The spinach, tomato, and avocado add a much needed freshness and creaminess to the mix. The tofu egg supplies a new texture and does taste like egg. Many vegan chefs use black salt and seasoning like nutritional yeast to achieve that effect.

I’m usually not a huge fan of vegan cheeses, but this one was heavy on the savory flavor and creamy, fattiness uncharacteristic of most vegan cheeses I’ve tried. The sausage was a highlight, studded with fennel seed. Its flavor is very similar to the breakfast sausage I remember from my meat eating days.

My friend said that the biscuit was dense, but flaky and tasty, which can be hard to achieve with vegan biscuits. With a little of the hot sauce, the density was cut and the added spice also improved the experience.

Overall, the food at Viridis is worth coming back for, especially on a cold, snowy day.

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Benji performs at Greer Cabaret Theater

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LIVE MUSIC RETURNS

BY JORDAN SNOWDEN // INFO@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

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ECENTLY, THOSE WHO HAVE ventured Downtown may have heard the mesmerizing sounds of local hip-hop and R&B talent floating from the Cultural District’s Greer Cabaret Theater.

After a relatively quiet end of 2021 amid winter COVID-19 surges, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is bringing more live music events back to the Downtown scene, aiming to make Theater Square a lively music destination every night of the week.

The music has included an exciting series featuring a wide variety of Pittsburgh R&B and hip-hop talent, and will soon feature an upcoming assortment of local jazz.

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JAZZLIVE 5-7 p.m. Tuesdays through March 29.

Backstage Bar at Theater Square.

655 Penn Ave., Downtown. trustarts.org

The first effort in making the Cultural Trust’s goal a reality was the Soul Stage Series at Greer Cabaret Theater, the origin of that recent rousing music. The series, which took place on the final two weekends of January, was a brand new, fournight-only performance featuring free and ticketed concerts. Local musicians Jordan Montgomery, Chandra Rhyme, and DJ pvkvsv kicked off the Soul Stage events, with performances by neo-soul singer/songwriter Sierra Sellers and New Kensington-based Cam Chamber. Other performers in the series included producer and DJ Buscrate, funk and alt-R&B band Mani Bahia & The Mob, burgeoning Pittsburgh-based R&B talent Jrouz3, and DJ Arie Cole.

Break-out Pittsburgh artist Benji was also a highlight, while DJ Big Phill, Selecta, and Blakk Steel concluded the Soul Stage Series during a UNION party, a collection of the best DJs in the city on stage simultaneously.

“The Soul Stage music line up/series came together quickly as the programming division of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is working creatively to bring regular music happenings back,” said Diana Roth, Cultural Trust Senior Communications Manager, in a press release.

And the live music will continue.

The Cultural Trust recently announced the return of its in-person BNY Mellon Presents JazzLive at the Backstage Bar, from February through March. Previously a year-round live jazz series presented at the Cabaret at Theater Square’s Backstage Bar and Katz Plaza at the start of the pandemic, the programming shortly moved online as a free online video series under the name JazzLive @Home. Then in summer 2021, the Trust took advantage of the warm weather and open-air opportunities, turning to the Allegheny Overlook to celebrate another season of free jazz.

2022’s BNY Mellon Presents JazzLive version began on Feb. 1 with Roger Humphries + RH Factor and will continue every Tuesday night until Lynn Speakman Quintet’s March 29 set. Upcoming performances include Reggie Watkins Quartet, Thomas Wendt Quartet, Dwayne Dolphin, Anita Levels and SoulVation, Deanna Witkowski Trio, Kenia, and Ava Menna Trio.

It’s been quite some time since the city has seen so many Pittsburgh artists in one place, and it holds hope for the future of the local live music scene.

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19. Microscope lens 20. Arson investigating org.

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letter in 31-Down stands for 41. Include without anyone else knowing 44. Game played with gym buddies?

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SEVEN DAYS IN PITTSBURGH

IRL / IN REAL LIFE EVENT VIRTUAL / STREAMING OR ONLINE-ONLY EVENT HYBRID / MIX OF IN REAL LIFE AND ONLINE EVENT

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^ Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Live!

THU., FEB. 3 LIT • HYBRID Gertrude Stein was a renowned literary figure born in Pittsburgh, and the city’s literary community is celebrating what would have been her 148th birthday with Kathleen Dixon Donnelly at Riverstone Books. Stein was known as one of the leading modernist writers of the early 20th century, and her works like Tender Buttons and Q.E.D. are beloved by poets and novelists alike. Donnelly, also a Pittsburgh native, authored the books “Such Friends”: The Literary 1920s, a series about writers like Stein who socialized in groups in the 20th century. 7-8 p.m. 5825 Forbes Ave., Squirrel Hill. Free. riverstonebookstore.com

FRI., FEB. 4 FILM • IRL Take a break from the real world and watch some chilling (both figuratively

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and literally) horror movies at Row House Cinema. The theater’s Snow Capped Horror week will feature scary movies set in the snow and ice, including the Stephen King adaptation Misery, John Carpenter’s The Thing, and Swedish vampire film Let The Right One In, as well as a secret movie. Showtimes vary.

Continues through Thu., Feb. 10.

4115 Butler St., Lawrenceville. $10.6912.69. rowhousecinema.com

MUSIC • IRL You’ve seen her famous billboards, now experience self-proclaimed “Pittsburgh Poetess” Rachel Ann Bovier in person during A Cabaret Evening of Poetry, Comedy and Raucous Rock n Roll at Club Café. Bovier will be backed by an “all-star band” featuring musicians Paul Martino, Danny Gochnour, Joffo Simmons, Dennis James, and Dave Molter. 8 p.m. Doors at 6:30 p.m. 56-58 South 12th St., South Side. $15. 21 and over. opusoneproductions.com

SAT., FEB. 5 KIDS • IRL Take a trip to the Neighborhood of MakeBelieve with Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Live! The Byham Theater will host Daniel Tiger and all of his friends in what’s described as a “whimsical, familyfriendly theatrical event.” The show will feature stories of friendship, new experiences, and beloved songs from the PBS KIDS series, including “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” Masks will be required for all attendees over the age of two.

11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. 101 Sixth St., Downtown. Tickets $$37-$77. trustarts.org

MARKET • IRL Sometimes the best way to say “I love you” is with something handmade. There are many talented makers in Pittsburgh, so instead of jumping to Amazon for a gift, try attending the Valentine’s Day I Made

It! Mine Market at The Block Northway.

Featuring over 100 local vendors selling a variety of goods, you’ll be able to find the perfect gift. To add to the experience, Boyd & Blair and Wigle Whiskey will offer signature drinks, and farmer’s market vendors will be interspersed throughout.

12-5 p.m. 8013 McKnight Rd., Ross Township. Free. imadeitmarket.com

SUN., FEB. 6 MAGIC • IRL Leave it to Pittsburgh to find a way to combine magic with football. Eric Jones, the inaugural magician and artistic advisor at Liberty Magic, will present Immaculate Deception, a night of illusion and sleight of hand, all inspired by the 1972 gamewinning play by former Pittsburgh Steelers fullback Franco Harris. A master magician, Jones has appeared on The CW show Masters of Illusion and on America’s Got Talent, so expect to be wowed. 6:30 p.m.

PHOTO: COURTESY OF BOXHEART GALLERY

^ Confection Visions by Heather Heitzenrater

Continues through Sun., Feb. 27. 811 Liberty Ave., Downtown. $40-65. trustarts.org

MON., FEB. 7 LIT • VIRTUAL Check out Dialogues, an enriching annual literary event presented by Chatham University. The program brings together writers in conversation around literary works that are socially relevant. The theme for the 2022 program is “Home,” and Pittsburgh writers Malcolm Friend, Adriana Ramirez, and Angela Velez will discuss Sandra Cisneros’s The House on Mango Street, a celebrated novella about a young Latina girl growing up in Chicago. The evening is presented in partnership with City of Asylum.

7-8:30 p.m. Streaming on City of Asylum @ Home. Free. cityofasylum.org

TUE., FEB. 8 EVENT • IRL Calling all U.S. Chess Federation members and fans. The Pittsburgh Chess Club will present the 27th Wild Card Open, an annual,

weeks-long tournament that features six rounds of games for a chance to win cash prizes. All players must be members of the USCF, with discounts on entry fees for Pittsburgh Chess Club members. Prizes will be paid on-site by check, so bring your best game and come away victorious.

6:30-10:30 p.m. Continues through March 8. 5869 Forbes Ave., Squirrel Hill. $40-55. pittsburghchessclub.org

WED., FEB. 9 ART • IRL BoxHeart Gallery presents Imaginarium, a solo show featuring the work of Pittsburgh artist Heather Heitzenrater.

Described in her artist bio as being inspired by science fiction and fantasy novels, Heitzenrater combines portraiture with reflective painting to “create worlds full of chaos and curiosity.” The show represents Heitzenrater’s continued exploration of painting shiny Mylar material, a prominent theme in her work.

10 a.m.-6 p.m. or by appointment.

Continues through March 4. 4523 Liberty Ave., Bloomfield. Free. boxheartgallery.com PITTSBURGH CITY PAPER FEBRUARY 2-9, 2022

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Kids 10 and under skate for free Each ticket holder receives a $5 gift card to The Cheesecake Factory upon entry!

R I N K D AY S & H O U R S Wednesday 4pm-8pm Thursday 4pm-8pm Friday 12pm-8pm Saturday 11am-8pm

T H U R S D AY

COLLEGE NIGHT SouthSide Works brand new Winter Ice Rink has arrived in the North Lot! This February, lace up for themed nights that include gift cards for delicious eats from SouthSide Works tenants!

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1/2 off admission Each ticket holder receives a $5 gift card to Qdoba upon entry!

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D AT E N I G H T

1/2 off adult admission Each ticket holder receives a $5 gift card to The Cheesecake Factory upon entry!

*1 gift card per ticket holder. Does not include skate rentals.

Sunday 11am-6pm Skate rental available!

The North Lot is located on S. Water Street, directly next to the Hyatt House.

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HELP WANTED SALES ENGINEER/ AUTOMOTIVE ACCOUNT MANAGER Alliance Tubular Holdings LLC is seeking a Sales Engineer/Automotive Account Manager to work in Wexford, PA, or as a work-from-home position (with the ability to telecommute with an appropriate telecommuting system). The Sales Engineer/Automotive Account Manager will be required to develop and lead the technical sales function to support our current and future automotive customers, develop customer relationships, resolve technical and commercial issues. Must be able and willing to travel domestically to employer and various unanticipated client locations up to 50% of the time. Forward resumes to: Vincent.

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NAME CHANGE

NAME CHANGE

IN The Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania: No. GD-21-12679 In re petition of Joyce Amoafi Antirakwa for change of name to Joyce Amoafi Djin-Owusu.

To all persons interested: Notice is hereby given that an order of said Court authorized the filing of said petition and fixed the 11th day of February, 2022, at 9:30 a.m., as the time and the Motions Room, City-County Building, Pittsburgh, PA, 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-21-13679 In re petition of Cassandra Mittal Wilson for change of name to Cassandra Lynn Wilson.

To all persons interested: Notice is hereby given that an order of said Court authorized the filing of said petition and fixed the 11th day of March, 2022, at 9:30 a.m., as the time and the Motions Room, City-County Building, Pittsburgh, PA, 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.

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PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given the property owner, 10 Duff Road, LLC, has completed a C-PACE transaction as per chapter 43 of Title 12 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes.

Legal Description Property Located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania ALL that certain lot or piece of ground situate in Municipality of Penn Hills, County of Allegheny and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, being bounded as follows, to-wit: BEGINNING at the point intersection of the southerly line of Frankstown Road and the Westerly line of Duff Road; thence along the Westerly line of Duff Road, South 6° 23’ East, a distance of 494.59 feet to a point on line of land now or formerly of Duff Associates; thence along said line, South 76° 20’ 10”West, a distance of 213.84 feet to a point; thence by the same, North 16° 04’ West, a distance of 35.61 feet to a point; thence still by the same, South 67° 37’ West, a distance of 39.95 feet to a point on line of land now or formerly of the Board of Trustees of the Diocese of Pittsburgh.

Thence along said line, North 3° 16’ 30’ West, a distance of 500.77 feet to a point on the Southerly line of Frankstown Road aforesaid; thence along said line of Frankstown Road, North 84° 13’ 26” East, a distance of 229.22 feet to the point at the place of beginning.

AND BEING the same property conveyed to 10 Duff Road, LLC, a Texas limited liability company from U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for the registered holders of ML-CFC Commercial Mortgage Trust2006-1, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1 by Deed Dated May 31, 2016 and recorded June 2, 2016 in Deed Book 16407, Page 291. Tax Parcel No. 449-N-348 Qualified Project Amount and Description 10 Duff Road is expected to achieve significant energy and water savings with previous applications and proposed improvements across the building’s systems, including HVAC systems, lighting, building envelope, elevators, a building management system, and plumbing fixtures. Previously applied HVAC system improvements included upgrading existing equipment, including two (2) heat pump units and components for the central plant. Air infiltration was reduced with reglazing of the building windows and with upgrades to the outside air louvers.

Lighting improvements included LED lighting upgrades through part of the facility. Other proposed improvements include new elevator upgrades and an integrated building management system. Overall, the project expects to result in 117,174 kWh in electrical savings and 260 MMBtu in natural gas savings, and 57,500 gallons of water annually. Each Energy Conservation Measure (ECM) meets the Allegheny County Program Guideline criteria for C-PACE projects.

The annual assessment amount is equal to $75,001.65. The principal amount financed was $951,976.80 with a fixed rate interest equal to 5.55%. Financing charges were equal to $19,590.87 with a capitalized interest of $87,191.93.

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