Rodeos are coming back to the city, but no one in Harrisburg wants to claim credit for their return. Pumpkin spice coffee is apparently a Pennsylvania creation, VP candidate JD Vance had a not-great time at a local Primanti’s, and thanks to Microsoft, the nuclear power plant Three Mile Island could get new life on the electrical grid. 

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We always cite our sources:

• Did you know PA has a claim to inventing pumpkin spice coffee? If you want a taste of the OG, Fasig’s Coffee sells their beans online.


• Microsoft is reopening the nuclear plant on Three Mile Island, and local reactions are mixed. 


• Primanti’s made headlines after a JD Vance campaign visit went awry. The sandwich shop released a statement about the confusion.


• We’re reminiscing on other candidate visits to local Pittsburgh eateries, like Kasich’s Oyster House homecoming and the Obamas’ love for Pamela’s.


• City Cast has put together a handy voter registration checklist that includes info about finding your polling place. Plus, Allegheny County has a tool that shows you your sample ballot.


• A new code bill requires rodeos, even if local laws ban them.

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