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We timed PIT's new terminal

Most travelers can reach their gate in 20 minutes or less.

Travel

The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="people mover" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2025/05/07/where-is-nebby" data-vars-content-id="59bb8e81-196f-4c80-80f1-c819d3dd12ff" data-vars-headline="We timed PIT&#x27;s new terminal" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2025/05/07/where-is-nebby" target="_self">people mover</a> is gone and security is <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="streamlined" data-vars-click-url="https://www.tsa.gov/news/press/releases/2025/11/18/tsa-opens-new-state-art-security-checkpoint-pittsburgh-international" data-vars-content-id="59bb8e81-196f-4c80-80f1-c819d3dd12ff" data-vars-headline="We timed PIT&#x27;s new terminal" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.tsa.gov/news/press/releases/2025/11/18/tsa-opens-new-state-art-security-checkpoint-pittsburgh-international" target="_blank">streamlined</a>, but how fast can you actually get through Pittsburgh International Airport&#x27;s new terminal? We timed it.Why it matters: PIT opened its new <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="$1.7 billion terminal" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2025/11/17/pittsburgh-airport-new-terminal-opens" data-vars-content-id="59bb8e81-196f-4c80-80f1-c819d3dd12ff" data-vars-headline="We timed PIT&#x27;s new terminal" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2025/11/17/pittsburgh-airport-new-terminal-opens" target="_self">$1.7 billion terminal</a> late last year, promising to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="slash" data-vars-click-url="https://www.facebook.com/reel/1091784939105174" data-vars-content-id="59bb8e81-196f-4c80-80f1-c819d3dd12ff" data-vars-headline="We timed PIT&#x27;s new terminal" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.facebook.com/reel/1091784939105174" target="_blank">slash</a> curb-to-gate times for many travelers.

Downtown tower to become affordable housing

The $30M project will bring 46 units, almost all of which will be affordable, by 2027.

News

A 120-year-old office tower Downtown will get new life as affordable housing soon.Why it matters: Downtown Pittsburgh is full of vacant and aging office buildings as the neighborhood slowly crawls out of its pandemic lows.

Throwback Thursday: A Pirates game without food, drinks, or umps

One of the oddest games in Pittsburgh baseball history played out on this date 50 years ago.

Sports

One of the oddest games in <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Pittsburgh baseball" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/03/26/pirates-season-preview-hope-playoff-run" data-vars-content-id="1f1ac5ba-5f72-4f8f-9b94-5861030f78a3" data-vars-headline="Throwback Thursday: A Pirates game without food, drinks, or umps" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/03/26/pirates-season-preview-hope-playoff-run" target="_self">Pittsburgh baseball</a> history played out on this date 50 years ago.Flashback: Four-hundred concession vendors at Three Rivers Stadium voted May 21, 1976 to go on strike shortly before a Friday night game.

Trump backs renewed push for railway safety bill

The proposal could be added to a major transit funding package this week.

President Trump is throwing his support behind an effort to improve railway safety that was written in the aftermath of the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="East Palestine train derailment" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2023/02/13/what-we-know-about-ohio-train-derailment" data-vars-content-id="fe53f2b4-c808-40a5-b6e1-9dfdbe7265e3" data-vars-headline="Trump backs renewed push for railway safety bill" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2023/02/13/what-we-know-about-ohio-train-derailment" target="_self">East Palestine train derailment</a>.Why it matters: The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Railway Safety Act" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2023/03/01/rail-safety-bill-senate-ohio-train-derailment" data-vars-content-id="fe53f2b4-c808-40a5-b6e1-9dfdbe7265e3" data-vars-headline="Trump backs renewed push for railway safety bill" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2023/03/01/rail-safety-bill-senate-ohio-train-derailment" target="_self">Railway Safety Act</a> has lingered in Congress for over three years after the 2023 derailment, even with bipartisan support from <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Rep. Chris Deluzio" data-vars-click-url="https://archive.triblive.com/local/regional/deluzio-fetterman-renew-calls-for-action-on-railway-safety-act/" data-vars-content-id="fe53f2b4-c808-40a5-b6e1-9dfdbe7265e3" data-vars-headline="Trump backs renewed push for railway safety bill" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://archive.triblive.com/local/regional/deluzio-fetterman-renew-calls-for-action-on-railway-safety-act/" target="_blank">Rep. Chris Deluzio</a> (D-Aspinwall), Democratic Sen. <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="John Fetterman" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/01/27/fetterman-noem-dhs-shooting" data-vars-content-id="fe53f2b4-c808-40a5-b6e1-9dfdbe7265e3" data-vars-headline="Trump backs renewed push for railway safety bill" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/01/27/fetterman-noem-dhs-shooting" target="_self">John Fetterman</a> and Vice President JD Vance.

Snag a Dr. Robby bobblehead at PNC Park

Fans heading to PNC Park on July 25 can score a limited-edition Dr. Robby bobblehead.

Culture

Fans heading to PNC Park for the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Pirates-Cubs" data-vars-click-url="https://www.mlb.com/pirates/tickets/promotions/bobbleheads/the-pitt?partnerId=it-20260521-18209618-pit-1-A&amp;utm_id=it-20260521-18209618-pit-1-A" data-vars-content-id="4dccfe59-746b-43e3-9616-61b45709f583" data-vars-headline="Snag a Dr. Robby bobblehead at PNC Park" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.mlb.com/pirates/tickets/promotions/bobbleheads/the-pitt?partnerId=it-20260521-18209618-pit-1-A&amp;utm_id=it-20260521-18209618-pit-1-A" target="_blank">Pirates-Cubs</a> game on July 25 can score a limited-edition <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Dr. Robby" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/01/15/the-pitt-where-does-dr-robby-live-pittsburgh" data-vars-content-id="4dccfe59-746b-43e3-9616-61b45709f583" data-vars-headline="Snag a Dr. Robby bobblehead at PNC Park" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/01/15/the-pitt-where-does-dr-robby-live-pittsburgh" target="_self">Dr. Robby</a> bobblehead from HBO Max&#x27;s Pittsburgh-set medical drama, &quot;<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="The Pitt" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/04/16/the-pitt-finale-predictions-pittsburgh" data-vars-content-id="4dccfe59-746b-43e3-9616-61b45709f583" data-vars-headline="Snag a Dr. Robby bobblehead at PNC Park" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/04/16/the-pitt-finale-predictions-pittsburgh" target="_self">The Pitt</a>.&quot;The big picture: The first 20,000 fans at the ballpark will get the collectible inspired by actor Noah Wyle&#x27;s character, Dr. Michael &quot;Robby&quot; Robinavitch, senior attending physician at the fictional Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center.

Where to find authentic Mexican food

From tacos to gorditas, these Pittsburgh spots bring authentic Mexican flavors to the region.

Food and Drink

May the food be with you — Mexican food that is.The big picture: The Pittsburgh area&#x27;s Latino population is growing, but it&#x27;s still one of the smallest of any large metro area in the nation, so finding authentic Mexican food <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="can be a struggle" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2025/01/17/steelers-kfc-mexico-nfl" data-vars-content-id="50f15873-28ce-40a2-acb2-ab6f111c5906" data-vars-headline="Where to find authentic Mexican food" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2025/01/17/steelers-kfc-mexico-nfl" target="_self">can be a struggle</a>.

Pittsburgh major sports playoff skid continues

The city's major teams haven't advanced in the postseason since 2018.

We&#x27;ll have as many playoff losses as bridges soon at this pace. The big picture: Pittsburgh&#x27;s three major sports teams — the Steelers, Pirates and Penguins — have not advanced in the postseason their last 16 combined attempts.

Pop-Tarts mascot devoured in Pittsburgh

Fans watched — and ate — a giant Pop-Tarts mascot at a North Side event.

<figure><img alt="A Pop-Tarts mascot being lowered into a giant toaster and then smoke blown in the air. " height="450" id="11d78b73-cd74-4483-bd71-777294720620" src="https://images.axios.com/OalbSC75ReKZs10uLkEw9bIp_v0=/2026/04/24/1777060514876.gif" width="800"/><figcaption>Sacrificed itself for yinzers with a smile on its face. GIF: Chrissy Suttles/Axios</figcaption></figure>A giant Pop-Tarts mascot sacrificed itself Friday in front of hundreds in the North Side.Why it matters: It died for yinz sins.

Nittany Lion wins Pa.'s first mascot race

Penn State's mascot beat Pittsburgh and Philly rivals in a 40-yard dash.

<figure><img alt="The Nittany Lion Mascot racing on green grass and beating three other Pennsylvania mascots" height="450" id="711bfdd1-fdd1-4664-bbcb-fb5186c16de4" src="https://images.axios.com/TMBPYu29CJIc91y0gluCnb2tVPQ=/2026/04/23/1776978065971.gif" width="800"/><figcaption>The Nittany Lion pulled away from the rest. GIF: Ryan Deto/Axios</figcaption></figure>The other <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Battle of Pennsylvania" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/04/14/penguins-flyers-playoff-series-pennsylvania-rivalry" data-vars-content-id="ff557613-6ccc-46dc-b54a-917489779d5f" data-vars-headline="Nittany Lion wins Pa.&#x27;s first mascot race" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/04/14/penguins-flyers-playoff-series-pennsylvania-rivalry" target="_self">Battle of Pennsylvania</a> went to Penn State&#x27;s Nittany Lion mascot.The intrigue: The &quot;Great Pennsylvania Mascot Race&quot; at the NFL draft campus at Point State Park pitted Steely McBeam, Swoop the Philadelphia Eagles mascot, Roc the Pitt Panther and the Nittany Lion in a 40-yard dash to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="help promote the state&#x27;s tourism industry" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/04/21/pennsylvania-mascot-race-nfl-draft-pittsburgh" data-vars-content-id="ff557613-6ccc-46dc-b54a-917489779d5f" data-vars-headline="Nittany Lion wins Pa.&#x27;s first mascot race" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/04/21/pennsylvania-mascot-race-nfl-draft-pittsburgh" target="_self">help promote the state&#x27;s tourism industry</a>.

Find Giant Eagle's giant buggy Downtown

The cartoonishly large, street-legal shopping cart will be Downtown for photos.

<figure><img alt="An oversized metal shopping cart on large wheels sits on a waterfront road; two people in red ride inside. City skyline and blue sky backdrop; cart bears the &quot;giant eagle&quot; logo." height="508" id="19ba28c7-4b3d-4972-b29d-2bdc6d708775" src="https://images.axios.com/Rg_JNJM9kCGcftofgB-BL24r8CI=/2026/04/23/1776919449013.gif" width="960"/><figcaption>When I &quot;just need a few things.&quot; GIF: Courtesy of Giant Eagle</figcaption></figure>Here&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="one" data-vars-click-url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfQbdyySrGE" data-vars-content-id="652a2038-9e01-4409-ad02-bc31cf48a3fa" data-vars-headline="Find Giant Eagle&#x27;s giant buggy Downtown" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfQbdyySrGE" target="_blank">one</a> more <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="oversized" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/04/16/giant-pop-tart-mascot-nfl-draft-pittsburgh-event" data-vars-content-id="652a2038-9e01-4409-ad02-bc31cf48a3fa" data-vars-headline="Find Giant Eagle&#x27;s giant buggy Downtown" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/04/16/giant-pop-tart-mascot-nfl-draft-pittsburgh-event" target="_self">oversized</a> surprise you didn&#x27;t have on your NFL draft bingo card: a Giant Eagle buggy — or shopping cart, for the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="uninitiated" data-vars-click-url="https://www.pghcitypaper.com/specials-guides/pittsburghese-dictionary-how-to-talk-like-a-yinzer-19623370/" data-vars-content-id="652a2038-9e01-4409-ad02-bc31cf48a3fa" data-vars-headline="Find Giant Eagle&#x27;s giant buggy Downtown" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.pghcitypaper.com/specials-guides/pittsburghese-dictionary-how-to-talk-like-a-yinzer-19623370/" target="_blank">uninitiated</a>.Zoom in: Giant Eagle&#x27;s supersized street-legal shopping cart has been <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="spotted" data-vars-click-url="https://www.reddit.com/r/pittsburgh/comments/1ss67bu/did_anybody_else_see_this_today/" data-vars-content-id="652a2038-9e01-4409-ad02-bc31cf48a3fa" data-vars-headline="Find Giant Eagle&#x27;s giant buggy Downtown" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/pittsburgh/comments/1ss67bu/did_anybody_else_see_this_today/" target="_blank">spotted</a> all over town ahead of the draft. It&#x27;s large enough for five passengers and a driver.

Reader mailbag: Sounding off on the NFL draft debate

Locals share mixed reactions to crowd size, planning and city impact.

We <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="reported Monday" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/04/21/pittsburgh-nfl-draft-fears-traffic-yinzers-relax" data-vars-content-id="0836b589-c1fb-48c6-a2ee-7c298fa52914" data-vars-headline="Reader mailbag: Sounding off on the NFL draft debate" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/04/21/pittsburgh-nfl-draft-fears-traffic-yinzers-relax" target="_self">reported Monday</a> that local leaders are urging residents to ditch the doom loop and embrace the NFL draft&#x27;s free festivities.Zoom in: We asked readers to share their reactions, and you delivered with thoughtful, candid responses.

Draft week offers more than football fun

Concerts, markets and more events will fill the city this week.

Things to Do

The NFL draft <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="will pack" data-vars-click-url="https://www.nfl.com/draft/event-info/attractions" data-vars-content-id="42244bbd-509f-40de-98f1-ea7d5bca6cec" data-vars-headline="Draft week offers more than football fun" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.nfl.com/draft/event-info/attractions" target="_blank">will pack</a> the North Shore and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Downtown" data-vars-click-url="https://www.steelers.com/news/steelers-to-offer-a-fan-focused-experience-during-nfl-draft" data-vars-content-id="42244bbd-509f-40de-98f1-ea7d5bca6cec" data-vars-headline="Draft week offers more than football fun" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.steelers.com/news/steelers-to-offer-a-fan-focused-experience-during-nfl-draft" target="_blank">Downtown</a> with <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="activity" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/04/02/nfl-draft-concerts-wiz-khalifa-kane-brown-pittsburgh" data-vars-content-id="42244bbd-509f-40de-98f1-ea7d5bca6cec" data-vars-headline="Draft week offers more than football fun" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/04/02/nfl-draft-concerts-wiz-khalifa-kane-brown-pittsburgh" target="_self">activity</a>, but there&#x27;s plenty to do this week beyond the football frenzy.Zoom in: From a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Pop-Tart sacrifice" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/04/16/giant-pop-tart-mascot-nfl-draft-pittsburgh-event" data-vars-content-id="42244bbd-509f-40de-98f1-ea7d5bca6cec" data-vars-headline="Draft week offers more than football fun" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/04/16/giant-pop-tart-mascot-nfl-draft-pittsburgh-event" target="_self">Pop-Tart sacrifice</a> to a giant rubber duck and art, music and food festivals, here&#x27;s what fans and tagalongs can expect outside the draft campus.

"The Pitt" finale: What we think will happen

&quot;The Pitt&#x27;s&quot; season 2 finale is almost here — and, in Axios Pittsburgh&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="proud tradition" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/01/15/the-pitt-where-does-dr-robby-live-pittsburgh" data-vars-content-id="916c8859-76bd-448f-8c7e-c5b9e6ccb81c" data-vars-headline="&quot;The Pitt&quot; finale: What we think will happen" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/01/15/the-pitt-where-does-dr-robby-live-pittsburgh" target="_self">proud tradition</a> of newsroom banter, we have thoughts.Why it matters: This <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="season" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/01/08/the-pitt-returns-with-fireworks-and-furries" data-vars-content-id="916c8859-76bd-448f-8c7e-c5b9e6ccb81c" data-vars-headline="&quot;The Pitt&quot; finale: What we think will happen" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/01/08/the-pitt-returns-with-fireworks-and-furries" target="_self">season</a> delivered more <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="local nods" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/02/04/the-pitt-shoutout-brings-new-attention-to-pinos" data-vars-content-id="916c8859-76bd-448f-8c7e-c5b9e6ccb81c" data-vars-headline="&quot;The Pitt&quot; finale: What we think will happen" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/02/04/the-pitt-shoutout-brings-new-attention-to-pinos" target="_self">local nods</a> and doubled down on rising tension among our Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center crew, but plenty remains open-ended ahead of Thursday night&#x27;s finale.

Kennywood gets creative with Potato Patch fries

New toppings like pulled pork and truffle reinvent the classic fries.

Kennywood is leaning into its history this year with fresh spins on old favorites, including a limited-time Potato Patch-inspired menu, plus two new dining spots.Dig in: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Celebrate Kennywood Weekends" data-vars-click-url="https://www.kennywood.com/press/kennywood-to-kick-off-2026-season-with-all-new-event-celebrate-kennywood-weekends/" data-vars-content-id="d8a61bd1-6ab1-429a-b557-3379f52850bd" data-vars-headline="Kennywood gets creative with Potato Patch fries" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.kennywood.com/press/kennywood-to-kick-off-2026-season-with-all-new-event-celebrate-kennywood-weekends/" target="_blank">Celebrate Kennywood Weekends</a> — a new festival running each weekend from April 18-May 10 — will feature sweet and savory offerings such as pulled-pork–topped Potato Patch fries, rosemary truffle fries, and maple-cinnamon sweet-potato waffle fries with cinnamon sugar, mallow cream and maple glaze.