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PNC return could boost Downtown Pittsburgh's daytime rebound

Thousands of PNC workers will return to Downtown later this spring.

News

Thousands of <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="PNC" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/02/13/pnc-unveils-new-indy-car-design" data-vars-content-id="4f2520b0-204b-4009-b50e-15bf6485874f" data-vars-headline="PNC return could boost Downtown Pittsburgh&#x27;s daytime rebound" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/02/13/pnc-unveils-new-indy-car-design" target="_self">PNC</a> workers will return to Downtown later this spring, and the company&#x27;s Pittsburgh regional head says it could help jumpstart the neighborhood&#x27;s daytime rebound.Why it matters: Since the pandemic, Downtown has recovered in terms of restaurant, entertainment and sports visitors, but weekday office worker recovery has been slow.

Penn Hills' new retro tech museum opens for tours

Free tours feature early computers and an '80s living room.

Things to Do

Penn Hills&#x27; long-awaited retro tech museum is now open for limited-capacity tours.The big picture: After months of renovations and exhibit buildout, the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Bloop Museum" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2025/06/16/tech-museum-penn-hills-pittsburgh" data-vars-content-id="daf095ad-da55-466c-9b93-44e8ef39fd0f" data-vars-headline="Penn Hills&#x27; new retro tech museum opens for tours" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2025/06/16/tech-museum-penn-hills-pittsburgh" target="_self">Bloop Museum</a> in the former Penn Hills Municipal Building is opening in phases — first debuting early computing displays and a re-created &#x27;80s living room (think plaid couches, a console TV and Atari 2600).

Pittsburgh's abolitionist history gains new spotlight

New exhibit highlights the city's role in the Underground Railroad and Black-led activism.

History

Pittsburgh&#x27;s deep history with the Underground Railroad and abolitionist movement is still being uncovered.Why it matters: The city&#x27;s role in abolishing slavery hasn&#x27;t been widely taught, Museum of African American History at the Heinz History Center associate curator Alonna Carter-Donaldson told Axios.

Pa. travelers urged to take precautions in Mexico

Sen. Dave McCormick urges travelers to enroll in STEP and monitor flight updates.

Politics & Policy

U.S. Sen. <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Dave McCormick" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2025/04/28/mccormick-urges-review-of-research-grants" data-vars-content-id="e3a13e27-9aa3-4f7e-9f9e-b03ebb6b7c91" data-vars-headline="Pa. travelers urged to take precautions in Mexico" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2025/04/28/mccormick-urges-review-of-research-grants" target="_self">Dave McCormick</a> is advising Pennsylvanians in Mexico to stay in close contact with the U.S. State Department.The big picture: Violence following the killing of a Mexican cartel leader has erupted in Mexico, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="leaving some Americans" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/02/23/chicagoans-caught-mexico-drug-violence-el-mencho-death" data-vars-content-id="e3a13e27-9aa3-4f7e-9f9e-b03ebb6b7c91" data-vars-headline="Pa. travelers urged to take precautions in Mexico" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/02/23/chicagoans-caught-mexico-drug-violence-el-mencho-death" target="_self">leaving some Americans</a> — and potentially Pittsburghers — stuck in a tough situation.

Federal cuts may hit Pennsylvania childhood vaccine funding

Planned federal rollbacks on pandemic-era health funding would cut childhood immunizations and vaccines.

Planned federal rollbacks on pandemic-era health funding would cut nearly $99 million for childhood immunizations and vaccines in Pennsylvania, per <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="federal government data" data-vars-click-url="https://taggs.hhs.gov/Content/Data/HHS_Grants_Terminated.pdf" data-vars-content-id="700d7b5b-6ad6-4a43-9c47-c5195d184a1e" data-vars-headline="Federal cuts may hit Pennsylvania childhood vaccine funding" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://taggs.hhs.gov/Content/Data/HHS_Grants_Terminated.pdf" target="_blank">federal government data</a>.Why it matters: The money helps provide free or low-cost vaccines for children to fight preventable and sometimes deadly diseases like COVID-19 and measles, mumps and rubella as the U.S. faces one of its largest <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="measles outbreaks" data-vars-click-url="https://apnews.com/article/measles-outbreak-texas-new-mexico-vaccine-rfk-d5444b3397ac7c4034e63becc219aa33" data-vars-content-id="700d7b5b-6ad6-4a43-9c47-c5195d184a1e" data-vars-headline="Federal cuts may hit Pennsylvania childhood vaccine funding" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://apnews.com/article/measles-outbreak-texas-new-mexico-vaccine-rfk-d5444b3397ac7c4034e63becc219aa33" target="_blank">measles outbreaks</a> in decades and vaccination rates among children in the state <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="decline" data-vars-click-url="https://penncapital-star.com/health/measles-cases-up-in-pa-and-some-counties-lag-behind-school-vaccination-targets/" data-vars-content-id="700d7b5b-6ad6-4a43-9c47-c5195d184a1e" data-vars-headline="Federal cuts may hit Pennsylvania childhood vaccine funding" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://penncapital-star.com/health/measles-cases-up-in-pa-and-some-counties-lag-behind-school-vaccination-targets/" target="_blank">decline</a>.

Food banks hit by soaring costs

Local food banks are bracing for new challenges five years after the pandemic.

COVID

Skyrocketing food prices crushed local food banks during the pandemic — and they&#x27;re bracing for new challenges five years after COVID hit the nation.Why it matters: Higher <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="prices" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2025/02/12/egg-shortage-whole-foods-trader-joes-limit" data-vars-content-id="f9fcfc9b-d414-4abc-81ca-af3df52896aa" data-vars-headline="Food banks hit by soaring costs" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2025/02/12/egg-shortage-whole-foods-trader-joes-limit" target="_self">prices</a> have been unavoidable since the start of the pandemic, and new <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="tariffs " data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/03/03/trump-tariffs-price-hikes-goods" data-vars-content-id="f9fcfc9b-d414-4abc-81ca-af3df52896aa" data-vars-headline="Food banks hit by soaring costs" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/03/03/trump-tariffs-price-hikes-goods" target="_self">tariffs </a>and retaliatory action <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="could cause food prices" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/03/04/tariffs-food-prices-increase-mexico" data-vars-content-id="f9fcfc9b-d414-4abc-81ca-af3df52896aa" data-vars-headline="Food banks hit by soaring costs" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/03/04/tariffs-food-prices-increase-mexico" target="_self">could cause food prices</a> to rise again.

COVID 🦠

Federal cuts may hit Pennsylvania childhood vaccine funding

Food banks hit by soaring costs