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Back to EpisodesBone Rooms, Power Outages & Primanti’s ‘Stolen’ Art
Description
Pittsburgh International Airport (briefly) lost power during the big storm last week – something that wasn't supposed to happen because of our first-of-its-kind microgrid. With more bad weather on the horizon, host Megan Harris, executive producer Mallory Falk, and producer Sophia Lo explain how likely this is to happen again, and why PIT is usually the envy of other airports when it comes to backup power. We also discuss some legal updates involving Primanti's, our "Big Five" nonprofits, and ICE, plus Pittsburgh's role in discovering new dinosaurs.
Notes and references from today’s show:
- Primanti Bros. faces lawsuit over mural [TribLive]
- City of Pittsburgh quietly reverses course on legal challenges to tax-exempt properties [P-G]
- PODCAST: Why Doesn't UPMC Pay Property Taxes? [City Cast Pittsburgh]
- Death of Haitian immigrant ruled a homicide. ICE denies responsibility. [Public Source]
- Pittsburgh International Airport loses power after "extraordinary" storm causes surge, officials say [KDKA]
- Carnegie museum paleontologist co-leads discovery of a new dinosaur species in China [P-G]
- Bone To Pick: First T. Rex Skeleton, Complete At Last [NPR]
- 4 Ways To Have Dino-mite Fun This Summer in Pittsburgh [City Cast Pittsburgh]
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