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Tunes, tasty treats, and pierogi races | KDKA Weekend Planner
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – We’ve made it to the weekend and it’s going to be a classic summer weekend – hot and sunny! So, if you’re looking for something fun to do with the family, you’ll have plenty of events to check out.
Northside Music Festival
We’re going to start in Deutschtown with the second annual Northside Music Festival.
The free, three-day festival gets underway today and it will feature more than 70 musical acts plus art vendors, dozens of food trucks, and more!
On Saturday there will be free activities for the kids.
Check out the full lineup of activities on their website at this link.
Cranberry Township Community Days
Families can head to Cranberry for the township’s community days.
More than 250 vendors are taking over Cranberry Community Park on Friday and Saturday.
There will also be live concerts, a beer and wine garden, a battle of the badges event, and of course, fireworks!
They’ve got all the information you need on their website right here.
Eat’n Park & Heinz History Center
There will be free admission for kids at the Heinz History Center this weekend on Saturday and Sunday.
It’s open to all kids 17 and under as part of a partnership with Eat’n Park as the famous Pittsburgh restaurant celebrates its 75th anniversary.
There will be photo opportunities with the restaurant’s Smiley Cookie mascot, a Smiley Cookie decoration station, and a chance to explore the Cookie Cruiser!
More information can be found on the Heinz History Center website.
Butler County Airport Mega Cruise
The Butler County Airport is hosting the annual Mega Cruise on Saturday.
It goes from 2 p.m. until 10:30 p.m. and you’ll be able to check out antique and classic cars, trucks, and motorcycles.
There will also be live music, food, karaoke, and fireworks.
Cruise cars will be able to get in for free.
Everyone else is being asked to make a $2 donation which will benefit the Penn Township Volunteer Fire Department.
Penn Township has a rundown of the weekend event at this link!
Seven Springs Rib & Wing Festival
Seven Springs Mountain Resort is hosting its annual Rib & Wing Festival this weekend!
It gets started on Friday afternoon and runs through Sunday.
The saucy festival will host cooks from across the country as well as live music and fun yard games.
Get all the details on the Seven Springs website right here.
Kennywood Celebrates Pittsburgh
Kennywood is celebrating our sports teams this weekend.
The weekend includes a meet and greet with former Steelers on Saturday and Sunday from noon until 2 p.m.
On Saturday, for the first time ever, the Pirates will be hosting the Great Pierogi Race!
Get tickets and the full schedule on Kennywood’s website!
Last year, Americans received nearly 30 billion scam robocalls and text messages. Now, leaders in Pennsylvania are taking a new approach to try to crack down on them.
“It’s not just certain audiences that are targeted in this space. It’s really everybody,” said Kate Sullivan, CEO of Better Business Bureau of Western Pennsylvania. “Robocalling is just faster and more aggressive than it’s ever been,” Sullivan said.
The prevalence, exacerbated by artificial intelligence, is why 49 attorneys general across the country sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission to strengthen its rules to prevent scammers from accessing legitimate phone numbers.
“You have individuals that will purchase maybe 100,000 different phone numbers,” Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday said. “Those numbers will land somewhere where you have a nefarious actor who will use those numbers to do the robocalls.”
Sunday is part of the Anti-Robocall Task Force, along with West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey. Last year, the coalition sent warning letters to major phone service providers to stop allowing illegal robocalls to reach consumers. Now they’re building on this by going directly to the FCC.
“The consumer matters, and we want to make sure that our constituents, the consumers that are in our states’ voices, are being heard at the highest level as loudly as they can be,” McCuskey said.
Sunday said they want to put more onus on companies to not sell these numbers, and if they do, to have documentation that can be provided to law enforcement so they can trace back and hold the scammers accountable.
KDKA-TV reached out to the FCC for comment. A spokesperson said in part that they “welcome this input from state leaders.” They also mentioned, “The Commission proposed expanding certification and disclosure requirements to all providers that receive telephone numbering resources… to stop scammers from exploiting gaps in the system.”
“Getting ahead of it and more protections for the consumers, I think, does have quite a bit of value,” Sullivan said.
As for what you can do, the BBB and AGs said it’s better to let a robocall go to voicemail. If you decline it, that indicates you’re a real person and may get more calls. Also, make sure to report robocalls to the BBB or the Federal Trade Commission.
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