It’s the Friday news roundup! A beloved South Side music venue is closing at the end of the year, so we’re remembering some of our favorite shows there. Plus, we have updates on the proposal to close 16 Pittsburgh public schools — including ways you can share your feedback — and a checklist to make sure you’re registered to vote this November.

We always cite our sources:

• Club Cafe is closing in December.


• We interviewed PublicSource’s Lajja Mistry and WESA’s Jillian Forstadt about the proposal to close and consolidate Pittsburgh public schools, along with other sweeping changes.


• Lajja and Jillian crowdsourced questions and brought them to the consultants behind the proposal.


• The consultants will share their final recommendations with the school board on October 15.


• Want to provide feedback on the PPS proposal? You can fill out the Facilities Utilization Plan Let’s Talk Form and/or sign up to speak at the school board’s next public hearing on Monday, September 23. (Just make sure you sign up by noon on September 22!)


• Need to register to vote, update your registration, or just want to make sure you’re actually registered? We’ve got a handy voter registration checklist for you!


• Allegheny County is setting up 10 ballot return sites and five satellite voting centers ahead of the November election.


• Western PA school districts are considering cell phone bans.

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