Pittsburg, PA
Students at Westinghouse Academy hold mayoral youth forum ahead of primary elections
The Pittsburgh mayoral primary is about six weeks away, but one group that is usually left out of political conversations is the youth. A forum at Westinghouse Academy took some of the candidates to this group.
The idea of the forum was to answer youth questions and get them civically engaged, including a push to register to vote.
While at a high school named for Pittsburgh’s past, the city’s future spoke directly to Mayor Ed Gainey, Democratic challenger Corey O’Connor, and Republican Tony Moreno.
Republican Thomas West was not at the event.
“I feel that as young people, we got noticed,” senior Markius Richardson said.
Each candidate got the same questions addressing the Homewood neighborhood, and what the future students have in a city that continues to embrace ever-changing technology.
“A lot of people don’t take children seriously. They think we’re not smart enough, or we’re not developed enough to know what we’re talking about. A lot of us know what we’re talking about, and we know what we need in our community and need around here,” senior Jhyra Noble said.
The forum was organized by The Civics Center, an organization that helps get high school students registered to participate in the civic duty of elections. The panel of seniors raising concerns to the candidates stressed the importance of using their voice in shaping the city’s future.
“We’re coming up. If you don’t talk to us and figure out what’s going on, then you really wouldn’t understand,” Micah Clark said.
According to data from the center, Pittsburgh Public has about 45% of its eligible students registered to vote. It ranks in the middle of the pack for Allegheny County school districts. Current Westinghouse seniors hope students today see the importance of casting their ballot.
“Young people now, we see the effects of what was so we can begin to change it. We can make things better for ourselves and for the people that come behind us,” senior Mekaiah Gee said.
With registration, you must do it at least 15 days before an election.
Pittsburg, PA
About 5 pounds of bees removed from Acrisure Stadium scaffolding ahead of Morgan Wallen concerts
Acrisure Stadium is buzzing with excitement ahead of the back-to-back Morgan Wallen concerts. Except it’s not the fans generating all the excitement — it’s about 5 pounds of honeybees.
The Fine Family Apiary in Monongahela said it was contacted on Wednesday about a swarm of bees clustered on the stage scaffolding. The apiary put the swarm in a “nuc box” and took them home before moving the bees into full-size equipment.
Owner Al Fine estimates the swarm weighed about 4 to 5 pounds and consisted of 12,000 to 15,000 bees. All said, it took less than two hours to get the job done.
Why do bees swarm?
Swarming is how honeybees propagate, Fine explained. According to Penn State Extension, during swarming, the queen and about half the workers leave their home to establish a new nest. The bees will form a temporary cluster, hanging out while scouts search the surrounding area for a more permanent home in hollow spaces like tree cavities or, occasionally, the walls of a home.
Swarms can stick around for several hours or days until they’re ready to move, Penn State Extension says. Meanwhile, the colony left behind is temporarily without a leader until a new queen is established.
With the swarm at Acrisure Stadium removed, Morgan Wallen’s show is ready to go on. The country music megastar will bring his I’m The Problem Tour to Pittsburgh on June 5 and June 6, along with multiple acts like Brooks & Dunn and Ella Langley.
On Sept. 17, multi-platinum country music star Luke Bryan will bring his Farm Tour to 1846 Farms near Latrobe.
Westmoreland County is no stranger to large outdoor concerts. Some may remember the Rolling Rock Town Fair in the early 2000s, while others may recall Luke Bryan’s stop at a farm in South Huntingdon Township just two years ago. Now the country music superstar is returning to the area.
The Unity Township farm’s general manager, Aleisha Stas, gave KDKA a tour of the family farm, which dates back to before the Civil War. She says Bryan’s team first reached out after finding the farm on social media, but she says at first, she and her family thought it was too good to be true.
“This was around April Fools, so we thought it was an April Fools prank,” Stas said. “My whole family, we were like, there’s no way this is about to happen. But this has been incredible.”
Stas says Bryan’s team is handling everything logistically from parking and bathrooms to deciding exactly where the concert will be staged.
“If we have it on this side of the property, we can hold 12,000 people,” Stas said. “And if we have it on (the other side) of the property, it can be up to 20,000. But we have not determined that yet.”
Many of those decisions will be made as September gets closer. In the meantime, however, the farm is holding off on planting in certain fields until the final concert location is selected.
And while hosting thousands of people may sound a little intimidating, Stas says her family is excited to welcome fans to the farm for what they hope will be a memorable night.
“Obviously, we’ve never had this many people here before, so it will be a new thing for all of us, but we are not worried,” said Stas. “Luke Bryan’s team are experts with this, and I think it will go great.”
Tickets for this concert are currently on sale, and they will run you about $77 per person, plus tax for general admission.
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