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Developers who want to build a sports complex in North Huntingdon with multiple athletic fields — including for Pittsburgh’s professional soccer team — likely will have to amend a tentative lease with the municipality to move the project forward.

A lake estate offering privacy, nature and abundant water-themed activities is on the market in Franklin Park. The luxurious sprawling brick and stone home boasts a six-car heated garage and more than 10,000 square feet of living space on its 19-acre property just 20 minutes from Downtown Pittsburgh.

If you look at the stats, re-upping Andrew McCutchen for next season seems a no-brainer. At 37, the #Pirates' designated hitter is elderly but provides clubhouse leadership (mostly by example) to the team’s younger players. Most important to ownership, McCutchen is affordable. He’s making $5 million on a one-year contract and would likely return for the same. He’s popular. He provides profit. But the decision isn’t as simple as it looks.

Yikes, Dave! Last week, the founder and owner of Barstool Sports was in and around the city reviewing various pizza shops. While he might like our pizza, Dave Portnoy doesn’t find Pittsburghers to be very good looking.

Justin Fields is expected to make a second consecutive start at quarterback for the #Steelers, meaning Russell Wilson is likely to watch from the sidelines as his new team faces the team he played for the past two seasons. https://lnkd.in/gM6EZZhF

All eyes are on youth and first-time voters this election season. Action Housing, along with Voter Empowerment Education & Enrichment Movement (VEEEM), is making sure young people exercise their right to vote. “Both candidates being in the region multiple times tells us everything we need to know. Young people, as voters, typically don’t let traditionalism hold them back,” says Maryn Formley, founder of VEEEM, a faith-based, nonpartisan organization focused on increasing voter turnout.

The #Steelers are going back to school. As a way to attract younger fans, the organization hosted a Student Rush Watch Party last weekend at Schenley Plaza in Oakland. The event kicked off the 2024 season and put into play a program where college and university students can purchase discounted tickets for home games.

Gov. Josh Shapiro Friday named the inaugural members of a new State Board of Higher Education, a key part of his college reforms intended to curb price hikes through better planning and avoiding unnecessary competition.

Westmoreland County commissioners want a bigger piece of the state’s gambling profits. Commissioners submitted an application for $1.5 million in funding through the Commonwealth Financing Authority from money collected through assessments on slot machines and table games at Pennsylvania’s casinos including Live Casino Pittsburgh at Westmoreland Mall in Hempfield.

Much of Southwestern Pennsylvania is experiencing moderate or severe drought currently, according to the Pittsburgh office of the National Weather Service. Almost all of Allegheny County is in moderate drought, the northern edge of the county, and as well as most of Washington County and the western parts of Westmoreland County. In the eastern half of Westmoreland, the drought is "severe."