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Curtis Gamble, chef and owner of Station in Bloomfield
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State lawmakers join Pittsburgh restaurant owners in revolt against food delivery apps BY KIMBERLY ROONEY 냖㵸蔻 // KIMROONEY@PGHCITYPAPER.COM
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INN AND HER HUSBAND work every
day of the week. Their day often starts by 8 a.m., and it doesn’t end until 1 a.m. They prepare and cook food, manage their restaurant, and wash dishes by themselves because they can no longer afford to hire other people. They spend the one day their restaurant is closed shopping for ingredients because they can no longer afford to get them delivered. Finn says these hardships are caused by what she calls the “bloodsuckers”: delivery apps.
owner of Station. “I think you could tell people until you’re blue in the face, like, ‘Hey, this actually costs me money.’ But because of the anonymous nature of it, the average consumer, and I don’t mean this to be rude, but the average consumer just doesn’t care. They want convenience.” However, a new piece of state legislation could reduce the weight of responsibility on consumers to save restaurants by limiting the fees third-party apps could charge. While delivery app companies believe regulations will
on the visibility to stay afloat, even though higher rates eat into her profit margins. For Gamble, however, simply figuring out the exact percentage the apps take is difficult. “Information and clarity from them that is not easily accessible in any shape or form,” Gamble says. “It’s not in their interest to make it easy for you to know.” Delivery apps also run promotions that, if restaurants choose to opt in, can push their listing to the top of search results. The establishment,
“REGULATE THE HELL OUT OF IT, BECAUSE THEY’VE HURT SOME PEOPLE.” Finn requested anonymity for this story out of fear of retaliation from delivery apps. She and her husband use Grubhub, DoorDash, and Uber Eats for their Asian cuisine restaurant in Pittsburgh, and they worry that delivery apps will lower their listing on searches if they openly speak out against them. Finn says her restaurant also is paying up to 30% in delivery fees per order, cutting into their margins and, many times, hurting her small business. And they aren’t alone. Pittsburgh City Paper also spoke to Station in Bloomfield and Carson Street Deli in South Side about their experiences with third-party delivery apps, and both said they have used delivery apps for accessibility to customers. But when the pandemic shifted most of their business onto the apps, the margins lost to delivery fees became unsustainable. “It’s kind of like commenting anonymously on the internet,” says Curtis Gamble, chef and
hurt restaurants and drivers, many restaurant owners don’t want to, or can’t, sustain the lost margins from high delivery fees. Some restaurants have found alternatives to national third-party apps, but not all restaurants have been able to accomplish this. That leaves scores of Pittsburgh restaurants somewhat reliant on these delivery apps, even though they might want to escape from their influence. Both Mike Murphy, owner of Carson Street Deli, and Finn say delivery apps will change the placement of an establishment’s listing on the app, depending on the percentage of delivery fees the establishment is willing to pay. High fees are placed higher up, while lower fees can fall to second or third pages. Murphy doesn’t mind where Carson Street Deli is placed in search results, since he says customers will seek out his restaurant specifically on third-party apps. But Finn says she depends
however, has to pick up the lost revenue. For Finn, buy one get one promotions leave her covering the cost of ingredients for two meals with only 70% of the purchase price of one meal. “If you cover, I can do that, if you not cover, no,” Finn says, referring to her communications with delivery app representatives. “And they still take 30% from our bill, and you give to the customer special offer, buy one get one free, that means you want to kill the restaurant, and all the restaurants, nobody can survive from this pandemic.” Murphy says his restaurant uses Grubhub and Uber Eats. Borrowing from his experience as an investment banker, Murphy has been able to negotiate his rates to the 22-30% range, and while he believes that the market will eventually force delivery apps to reduce their fees, he also supports legislation to formalize and expedite that process. CONTINUES ON PG. 6
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Mike Murphy, owner of Carson Street Deli in South Side
“I don’t believe the government should regulate fees,” says Murphy. “Having said that, I’m making an exception. Regulate the hell out of it, because they’ve hurt some people.” Throughout the pandemic, local bars and restaurants have struggled with shutdowns for indoor dining. Some, such as Brugge on North on the North Side and Brillobox in Bloomfield, say they closed their doors permanently because of the pandemic. Gamble and Finn also point to the overwhelming shift to delivery rather than dine-in service as giving delivery apps disproportionate power over restaurants’ access to customers. Many restaurants and bars did not previously have delivery options set up, seemingly leaving them more dependent on third-party delivery apps than before. The major national delivery apps — Grubhub, DoorDash, and Uber Eats, which acquired Postmates in July 2020 — face little competition from each other, with different apps dominating different metropolitan centers. According to data firm Bloomberg Second Measure, these four apps represent 99% of the food delivery app market, even as U.S. consumers increased usage rates in 2021. A class-action lawsuit filed in 2020
against DoorDash, Postmates, and Uber Eats alleges a lack of competition allows apps to keep fees for restaurants high and wages for drivers low. Some restaurants, including Carson Street Deli, raise their prices on delivery apps to help offset some of the lost margins. Gamble also noted that, after additional service fees on the app, items become more expensive than he feels comfortable with. Pennsylvania House Bill 1617 was recently introduced into the state legislature and, if passed, would limit the fees that third-party delivery apps can charge many eating and drinking establishments. It would limit delivery fees to 10% and any other non-delivery fees to 5% of the purchase price of ma ake a customer’s order. It would also make it illegal for delivery apps to listt a
public eating or drinking establishment without express permission from that establishment. While it can be difficult to get enough support for any bill to pass, especially ones introduced by Democrats in the Republican-controlled chambers, state Rep. Sara Innamorato (D-Lawrenceville) believes in the importance of introducing such legislation. “The political reality in Harrisburg is that, as rank and file members of the minority party, it’s highly unlikely that our bills come up for consideration even in committee,” says Innamorato, who is the primary sponsor of the bill. “Oftentimes, we make bills because it’s the right thing to do, and it can signal a direction we like our party to go in.” that we’d Oth Other major cities, including Washin Washington, D.C., New York, Chicago, Sea and Seattle have placed similar limits on third third-party delivery apps, with many of them setting the cap at 15%. C Currently, most delivery apps charge fees that range from 2040% of what restaurants make in app-based revenue. “Colleagues on both sides of a the aisle have recognized over the past ho difficult life has been for our year how
restaurant industry,” says Nick Pisciottano (D-West Mifflin), who introduced the bill with Innamorato. “And our small businesses and, locally, our mom and pop restaurants especially, have a lot of different structural barriers to success.” Pisciottano says national chains have more bargaining power with delivery apps and are able to drive down delivery fees, meaning they get to keep more money per customer’s order. Smaller businesses, however, are often unable to negotiate the same low fees, making it more difficult for them to afford basic costs of running a restaurant, such as rent, ingredients, utilities, insurance, and, for some, a liquor license. City Paper reached out to Uber Eats, GrubHub, and DoorDash to ask about the recently introduced legislation that would limit their usage fees. Uber Eats and GrubHub did not respond to requests for comments, but DoorDash said the legislation would hurt restaurant owners and their delivery drivers.
“I THINK YOU COULD TELL PEOPLE UNTIL YOU’RE BLUE IN THE FACE, LIKE, ‘HEY, THIS ACTUALLY COSTS ME MONEY.’” “DoorDash has always supported Pennsylvania restaurants. Price controls lead to fewer orders for restaurants and lost earnings for Dashers. … We’re always eager to engage with policymakers on solutions that truly support restaurants,” says a DoorDash spokesperson, although they declined to comment on whether DoorDash supports HB 1617 specifically. It should also be noted that hundreds of Pittsburgh-area restaurants are listed on national food delivery apps, and apparently use the apps without incident or complaint. But there is also a growing contingency of local restaurants willing to speak out against these apps. As City Paper reported in May 2020, Pittsburgh restaurants The Warren, Iron Born Pizza, and My Big Fat Greek Gyro all criticized GrubHub for what they felt were unfair fees. Both Murphy and Gamble expressed concern about the quality of their food
when it’s delivered via delivery app drivers, since it can take longer to reach customers because delivery drivers often have multiple orders in their car at once. “If something goes bump in the night, it’s wrong, or it’s cold, or it takes too long, [customers] don’t care,” says Murphy. “But they’re not looking at Uber, they’re not looking at Grubhub. It’s the Carson Street Deli.” Some establishments don’t want to wait for legislation to curtail delivery apps’ control over eating and drinking establishments. Gamble and Murphy both consider the loss of revenue to delivery apps as marketing expenses, but they’re developing their own delivery services through their websites to avoid the third-party fees. When establishments create their own systems, their workers also get to keep any tips that customers give, since tips on third-party delivery apps go to the apps’ drivers. But for less established Pittsburgh restaurants, and those who face language and cultural barriers, setting up delivery through a website can be difficult, leaving them more reliant on third-party apps. “The first generation of immigrants, they are not good at technology,” says Finn’s sister, who helped with translations. “They do not know how to deal with all this stuff, especially in pandemic. I try to help them find somebody, maybe do their own website. … But it’s very, very difficult.” All three restaurant owners who spoke to City Paper encouraged people to order directly from their restaurants, whether via phone or through their websites. While each recognizes the convenience of delivery apps for customers, the money restaurant owners save from avoiding delivery fees helps keep their establishments open and allows them to hire service workers. Innamorato says the bill will prevent any reduction in fees from coming out of delivery drivers’ earnings. While Innamorato says “there’s not going to be one bill that’s going to be the silver bullet” to fix the problems third-party delivery apps cause for restaurant owners and workers, she is hopeful future legislation and worker cooperatives might help to protect the restaurant industry and workers. “The more people that can have access to the things that they want without a third party taking a huge dig out of it, I think it’s just, it’s good for everybody,” Gamble says. “It’s good for business, and it’s good for consumers as well.”
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In a city dominated by national food delivery apps that have recently come under criticism, Happy Bellies is Pittsburgh’s only restaurant delivery service that is locally owned and operated. The three founders and operating partners of Happy Bellies — Dean Tanner, Alex Ciuca, and Larissa Ciuca — have over 20 years of combined industry experience and started Happy Bellies in 2013. From their collective knowledge, the three understand the importance of quality service at a reasonable price. Alex Ciuca explains that their commission fees are “considerably less” for their partner restaurants compared to national delivery apps. “To my understanding, some are gouging commissions to the tune of 30-plus percent to some restaurants, which is disturbing considering how most restaurants operate on such tight margins already,” Alex says. Happy Bellies currently has seven drivers and only delivers from restaurants located in the Pittsburgh area. Alex emphasizes the values of “communication and transparency” to their drivers and customers.
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“We are always available to our customers, partner restaurants, and drivers if they have any questions, concerns, or other needs,” says Alex. “A human will always be available to talk via phone, chat, or email during office hours.” The Happy Bellies website lists 24 Pittsburgh-based restaurants patrons can choose delivery from, separated into two categories based on location, according to their website. Users of the app can choose from restaurants located around Pittsburgh’s East End, Oakland, and the Strip District. Participating restaurants include Ali Baba in Oakland, Napoli Pizzeria in Squirrel Hill, Little Bangkok in the Strip District, and Smiling Banana Leaf in Highland Park. The food delivered to East End/Pittsburgh addresses has a minimum service charge of $4.99 or 15% of the total order, whichever is greater, Alex says. This delivery area includes Pittsburgh neighborhoods and nearby boroughs including Downtown, Oakland, Shadyside, Squirrel Hill, Point Breeze, Regent Square, Edgewood, Swissvale, Greenfield, the Strip District, Polish Hill, Lawrenceville, Bloomfield, East Liberty, Highland Park, Morningside, South Side, Mount Washington, and Stanton Heights. The deliveries to addresses north of the Allegheny River include a minimum service charge of $5.99, or, again, 15% of the total order. These deliveries are only made to a small number of locations, including North Side, Aspinwall, Etna, Troy Hill, and O’Hara Township. Happy Bellies also offers a corporate rewards program for local businesses, hospitals, universities, and other groups. Alex says these organizations receive free deliveries on every order without sign-up fees.
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RTIST VANIA EVANGELIQUE adopted the name Zeal Eva when she was about 19 after a disagreement with the person she was dating. “I was telling my partner at the time about this art idea that I had for an exhibit, and he was, like, ‘Hey, you’re being really overzealous, this is too much work.’ And so I dumped him and I was, like, ‘Huh, that’s like a nice word. ... What does it mean?’” she says. After looking up the definition of overzealous, she found that the root of the word is “zeal,” meaning “to be in strong pursuit of,” and so combining that with the first three letters of her middle name, she came to be Zeal Eva: to be in strong pursuit of herself. To Eva, part of that definition means growing into the artistic styles and mediums she chooses to work in. She says she only seriously began to pursue art in 2018 after graduating from college and officially moving to Pittsburgh. Eva recently became part of the Brew House Association’s 2021-2022 Distillery Artist in Residence Program, along with Tara Fay Coleman, Samira Mendoza, Juliandra Jones, Darrin Milliner, Lizzee Solomon, and Jessica Alpern Brown. Eva’s work primarily focuses on photography, with absolutely stunning portraits of people, usually in natural, green space. While she photographs a variety of people, her portraits of Black people are what really catches the eye. She also paints and has recently been experimenting in other mediums, and says she hopes to use the Distillery residency as an outlet to pursue more techniques. The Distillery program started at Brew House in 2006, and has been going strong with cohorts of talented artists ever since. Eva is part of the 12th group of artists who has graced the space. Natalie Sweet, Brew House’s program director, says Distillery “aims to support emerging artists by providing them with the space and tools to strengthen their artistic
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voices and gain a better understanding on how to navigate working as a professional in the field.” “It’s always exciting to have a new batch of artists with fresh energy come into the program, but one of the things I find particularly compelling about this incoming cohort is that they are bringing really varied accomplishments and experiences that are largely from outside of academic institutions,” says Sweet. “So, in that way, it feels like it’s a group of artists that have already been practicing carving their own paths, and that makes me eager to see how they’ll continue to push the boundaries in their artwork over the next year.” Eva says the Distillery opportunity was in the making for a while. After being part of Brew House’s 2020 Lost & Found exhibition, she became close with Sweet. “She would tell me about the program and later, I got commissioned to photograph the cohort before last and take their portraits and stuff. And I’m, like, ‘Oh wow, this is something I can do. Like, this is a nice gig, but I would like to have a residency here. That’d be neat,’” she says. After looking into the program further and watching cohorts she photographed work in the space, she decided to apply. At the time, she was applying to many other residencies, both in and outside of Pittsburgh, and receiving a lot of rejections. She says her goal was to get a residency at 25 years old, so her acceptance into the Distillery program was a welcome surprise. “When she called me and told me I got accepted, I forgot that I applied to the residency, and I was like, ‘Oh, this is a fun surprise. I didn’t know I would get this.’
So I was really happy, but part of me didn’t think I would get it because I was getting turned down so much for other residences outside of Pittsburgh, too,” she says. Eva credits much of her art career to early and recent mentors, including Sarah Gilmer from the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and DS Kinsel of BOOM Concepts. She heavily emphasizes the impact of Pittsburgh artist Natiq Jalil, who has been her mentor since 2016. Together, they are a part of a collective called The Coloured Section, which hosts shows every Thursday or Friday at The Corner in the Hill District.
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While portraiture is one of her favorite modes of making art, Eva believes the residency offers the potential for her to try new things in addition to expanding on her current talents, and notes she’s been experimenting with aluminum foil sculpture. “I’m hoping that it looks like I took risks during this residency, like it looks like I’ve evolved or I’ve learned maybe some new techniques. I personally want to be able to see that growth,” she says. “I don’t know if I can see it, but someone could look at work that I’ve done a while back and be like, ‘Oh yeah, she’s growing.’ I just want there to be some form of growth, whatever that looks like. If that’s a new subject or me working with a new media. Anything like that.”
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ONROEVILLE MALL looks normal for now, with shoppers parking and making their way inside for the comfort of air conditioned retail. But in a few days, the mall will be overrun with horror fans making a pilgrimage to the historic film location for Living Dead Weekend. Beginning Fri., July 2 and running through Independence Day, the on-site Living Dead Museum will host a slew of activities all spread over five different storefronts inside the mall. The convention will offer a vendor market and a number of celebrity guests appearances, including a special performance by cult horror icon Linnea Quigley, who starred in Return of the Living Dead, among many other titles in the genre. The Monroeville Mall was not always a horror tourist draw, despite its decadeslong affiliation with film and television dating back to being the central location of Dawn of the Dead, director George A. Romero’s 1978 sequel to Night of the
Living Dead. Kevin Kriess, owner and curator of the Living Dead Museum, says former management at the mall “wasn’t really keen on the whole horror movie notoriety that the mall had, and wanted to kind of bury that.” “It was a little bit of an uphill battle,” says Kriess, who first opened the Living Dead Museum in 2008 as a toy and collectibles shop in the mall with a Dawn of the Dead tribute room in the back. In 2013, the museum moved to another Living Dead locale, Evans City, home to the cemetery from the first film. Over the years, they expanded their exhibits and hosted events, including multiple Living Dead Weekends. Then, as Kriess tells it, Monroeville Mall saw a change in management that was much more favorable to the site’s zombie past. “The whole idea of indoor shopping malls was on a decline over the last 10 years,” says Kriess. “And so, with the new management, they said, ‘Well, you know,
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we want to do some more creative things with the spaces, and especially things that bring people in that wouldn’t normally come in.’ So they started pitching us to come back.” While he says the Monroeville Mall is in a better situation compared to other malls, with tenants still occupying most of the stores in the two-story shopping center, the space has shifted to less retailfocused concepts. For example, the former Hollister store, with its signature fake pagoda facade, is now home to Vahalla Indoor Axe Throwing. The Living Dead Museum took over a space near JCPenney, once occupied by an escape room. The moving process began in 2019, and Kriess and his team planned on operating the Evans City museum along with the Monroeville location, set to open in spring 2020, right when the pandemic hit. “And that changed everything because we got shut down in Evans City for a while because there was no tourism during that whole summer,” says Kriess. “And by the time we made it through the end of the summer, we’d realized that Evans City wasn’t worth maintaining anymore because it was too expensive to keep renting a space there without any tourism.
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And we made the decision to merge everything into this new space we were already working on.” After moving all the existing and new exhibits into the Monroeville location, they were able to finally open on June 12. While leaving Evans City was tough, Kriess believes it ended up being a “better business move” than trying to run two separate locations. “I’m now realizing that may not have been the best way to go,” he says. As a result, the Living Dead Museum has become a prime spot, not only for zombie film history, but for Pittsburgh and horror history. Besides original props, equipment, and sets from the Living Dead movies — including the original JCPenney elevator and escalator used in key scenes from Dawn — visitors can view items from the Netflix series Mindhunter, which Kriess says used the mall as a stand-in for an airport. There are also wall displays showing how the mall has been used in other movies, including the 1983 dance drama Flashdance and the 2008 comedy Zack and Miri Make a Porno. The museum also acquired the cabin and workshed set exteriors from the 1987 film Evil Dead 2. Kriess says that while the blood-drenched horror-comedy sequel was not made in Pittsburgh — it was shot in North Carolina — he believes it embodies the independent spirit of Romero and his collaborators, who made Night of the Living Dead on a low budget. “There’s a lot of parallels there and [Evil Dead 2 director Sam Raimi] was influenced a lot by George Romero,” says Kriess. Even as the museum has expanded to represent more than the Living Dead series, the focus remains on Romero and
his legacy. The museum sits across from a bust of the late director, which was commissioned by the mall and unveiled in February 2021. Kriess says Living Dead Weekend will include a ceremony renaming the court surrounding the bust to Romero Court. Representatives from the George A. Romero Foundation, a local nonprofit dedicated to preserving the work of its namesake, will also be in attendance. While Living Dead Weekend will happen in person, COVID-19 still looms over the festivities. For one, the convention was supposed to take place in 2020 with a 1985 theme to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Day of the Dead and Return of the Living Dead, reuniting cast members from the two films. “So it’s sort of a 36th anniversary, which doesn’t sound as good, but we’re still going with the 1985 theme,” says Kriess. Even as the mask mandate has ended, Kriess and his staff will still wear masks, and he says unvaccinated guests will be required to do so as well. Regardless, Kriess hopes the convention, now widely known thanks in part to popular horror fans websites like Bloody Disgusting, provides a boost to the mission of the museum and the mall, which has welcomed more local tenants in addition to the usual retail chain staples. “When everyone saw the press and the attention and the worldwide reach that we were bringing to the mall, with customers coming from England and Japan, everyone looked at it in a whole different light,” says Kriess. “This is a beacon in the mall to bring people from all around, and then the other businesses benefit.”
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125 miles, and pedal assistance up to 28 MPH. This is important, as it allows riders to fully trust that they can get where they need to go, with no interruptions. Available in four colors (silver, dark gray, dark red and blue), Flluid is beautifully designed, and a reliable and fast means of transport. It’s also a great way for Pittsburghers to better engage with their city, in a more environmentally conscious way. Pitt Cycles is looking to get Pittsburghers more active in exploring their city, but also in making the city a better and healthier place for all. Electric bikes, and Flluid in particular, are greener and less polluting options than car congestion, while still getting you where you need to go, in a quick and enjoyable manner. Pitt Cycles is proud to bring Flluid to Western PA, and usher in another excellent product that will help the area rediscover the outdoors and all the ways to see it. Yet, it’s not the only thing that they provide. Located 1 mile east of Interstate 79’s Exit 75, Pitt Cycles is also the authorized purveyor of Indian Motorcycle, KTM Sportcycles, and the Royal Enfield line of motorcycles. So stop in and check out Flluid, or any of Pitt Cycles’ offerings, and experience a different way to ride.
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^ Art of Rigel Richardson at Black Cat Market
THU., JULY 1 STAGE • IRL A DC Theatre Scene review says Craving for Travel, a stage comedy written by Greg Edwards and Andy Sandberg, has “all the ingredients that have made hits of Parks and Recreation, Veep, and Seinfeld.” If that appeals to you, head to Little Lake Theatre for the opening of their own production of this hit Off-Broadway play, which follows travel agents Gary and Joanne as they try to satisfy the often unreasonable demands of their clients. 7:30 p.m. Continues through July 11. 500 Lakeside Drive, Canonsburg. $16-22. littlelake.org
FRI., JULY 2 ART • IRL Black Cat Market returns to hosting their monthly art openings with a new show featuring the work of Rigel Richardson.
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The consistent themes of the Pittsburgh artist’s work includes queer bodies, self-reflection, and flow, with images depicting vibrant and strange figures, especially through her automatic paintings. Richardson’s inspirations include “bright colors of both cityscapes and ocean creatures, which cause optical flicker and confusion.” The opening is part of Penn Avenue’s Unblurred First Fridays. 7-10 p.m. Continues through July 31. 5135 Penn Ave., Garfield. Free. Masks required for entry. blackcatmarketpgh.com
OPERA • IRL The rising talent of the Hans and Leslie Fleischner Young Artists Program will perform as part of Voce Al Fresco, a series of three outdoor events presented by Pittsburgh Festival Opera. Because the company is known for performing at non-traditional venues, the evening will take place at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall’s Piazza in the Park. Expect arias, duets, trios, and Broadways standards. 7:30 p.m. 300 Beechwood Ave., Carnegie. $10-50. pittsburghfestivalopera.org
SAT., JULY 3 EVENT • IRL Enjoy music performances, magic acts, and the Wiener 100 dachshund races when Kennywood throws its multi-day Celebrate America event. From July 2-4, Kennywood presents a variety of festive Independence Day weekend events in addition to its regular amusement park rides, food, games, and more. Special offers for active duty and retired military vets are available. Continues through Sun., July 4. 4800 Kennywood Blvd., West Mifflin. Included with regular $24.99-54.99 admission. kennywood.com
SUN., JULY 4 EVENT • IRL Join Boy Scouts and local veterans at the Fort Pitt Museum for Fourth at the Fort, an educational celebration of the Fourth of July. Museum staff will lower a British ensign and raise a 13-star
Garrison flag featuring a design that may have flown over Fort Pitt during the American Revolution. Living history demonstrations will follow the flag raising and singing of the National Anthem, including tomahawk throwing and costumed reenactors playing out 18th-century life at Fort Pitt. 1-5 p.m. 601 Commonwealth Place, Downtown. Free. heinzhistorycenter.org/events
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Take an hour-plus drive outside the city to Seven Springs Mountain Resort, where you’ll find tons of ways for the whole family to celebrate Independence Day. The day-long event has pony rides for the kids, poolside activities, live music, and more. Once the sun goes down, gather around a campfire for s’mores and backyard games, then settle in for a show by Zambelli Fireworks. 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m. 777 Water Wheel Drive, Champion. $20. 7springs.com/events/ independence-day-celebration
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MON., JULY 5 TALK • VIRTUAL Interested in science and saving the environment? Join Aster Lei, a PhD student at the University of Pittsburgh, for Virtual Café Sci: Using Biomarkers to Understand Past Climate. In the same way we use tree rings or ice cores to record past climate change, Lei will talk about biomarkers and how they help scientists understand past climates. Lei is a student in the Department of Geology and Environmental Science, and will be discussing current research in Mexico and Central America. 7-9 p.m. Free. Preregistration is required. carnegiescience center.org PHOTO: EDDIE PHILLIPPS
> Dinosaur Armor at Carnegie Museum of Natural History
TUE., JULY 6 EXHIBIT • IRL Due to popular demand, Carnegie Museum of Natural History has extended its Dinosaur Armor exhibition, more than a year after it saw its world premiere. Described in a press release as combining “the artistry of Gaston Design with the scientific expertise of CMNH researchers,” the immersive show features armored dinosaurs, prehistoric
invertebrates, fish, reptiles, and mammals. Learn about incredible adaptations, from the “14-inch spikes that lined the backs of ankylosaurs to the clubbed tails of two-ton prehistoric armadillo-like creatures to body armor innovated by humans.” Continues through July 31. 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. $3-5 entry fee in addition to museum admission. carnegiemnh.org/ explore/dinosaur-armor
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WED., JULY 7 FILM • IRL Tull Family Theater kicks off Open Caption Wednesday, a pilot program that will automatically include captions for every film screening that day. Tull says the program was designed to accommodate viewers with auditory issues and hearing loss. Assistive Listening Devices and Audio Description will remain available daily at no cost, but the theater notes that this program will “create an even stronger communal experience” for audiences. The program will continue through August, and it may extend further depending on reception and funding. See website for showtimes. 418 Walnut St., Sewickley. thetullfamilytheater.org/ open-caption-wednesday • IRL = IN REAL LIFE EVENT VIRTUAL = STREAMING OR ONLINE-ONLY EVENT HYBRID = MIX OF IN REAL LIFE AND ONLINE EVENT
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