EPISODE · Mar 31, 2026 · 47 MIN
Rate Yinz Landlord, Population Ups & Downs, and 100 PA Bird Towns
from City Cast Pittsburgh · host City Cast
It's Trans Day of Visibility! We're sharing some events and ways to mark the day in Pittsburgh, plus looking at where trans youth are going for gender-affirming care now that UPMC ended these services for patients under 19. We're also discussing the latest population numbers, a new platform to rate local landlords, the newest PA "bird town," and a new outdoor music festival. Thanks to Hanna Webster, health reporter for the Post-Gazette, for discussing her reporting on gender-affirming care. Don't forget to tell us what you love about Pittsburgh to be entered into our $1,000 giveaway! And we're also inviting you 412 Day, a totally real holiday to celebrate what makes Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh. Notes and references from today’s show: Population Change in the Pittsburgh Region [University Center for Social and Urban Research] Pittsburgh area loses population amid nationwide immigration crackdown [Post-Gazette] PODCAST: Pittsburgh Isn’t Growing. Is That Actually Bad? [City Cast Pittsburgh] PODCAST: UPMC Didn't Challenge Trump, So These Pittsburgh Families Did [City Cast Pittsburgh] Trans teens in Pittsburgh scramble to access care months after options were largely cut off [Post-Gazette] ‘Knowledge is power:’ Rate Yinz Landlord offers students a voice on Oakland landlords [The Pitt News] Richland Township named Pennsylvania’s 100th Bird Town [TribLive] Live osprey camera back on at Moraine State Park [Butler Eagle] First baby eagle of 2026 hatches at U.S. Steel Irvin Plant nest [WTAE] Pittsburgh eagle cam captures chilling coyote howls: "Never heard anything like this" [KDKA] New Pittsburgh music festival launches this summer in Frick Park [WESA] Learn more about the sponsors of this March 31st episode: Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Quantum Theatre Allegheny County Poll Workers Become a member of City Cast Pittsburgh at membership.citycast.fm. Want more Pittsburgh news? Sign up for our daily morning newsletter. We’re on Instagram @CityCastPgh. Text or leave us a voicemail at 412-212-8893. Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info here.
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It's Trans Day of Visibility! We're sharing some events and ways to mark the day in Pittsburgh, plus looking at where trans youth are going for gender-affirming care now that UPMC ended these services for patients under 19. We're also discussing the latest population numbers, a new platform to rate local landlords, the newest PA "bird town," and a new outdoor music festival. Thanks to Hanna Webster, health reporter for the Post-Gazette, for discussing her reporting on gender-affirming care. Don't forget to tell us what you love about Pittsburgh to be entered into our $1,000 giveaway! And we're also inviting you 412 Day, a totally real holiday to celebrate what makes Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh. Notes and references from today’s show: Population Change in the Pittsburgh Region [University Center for Social and Urban Research] Pittsburgh area loses population amid nationwide immigration crackdown [Post-Gazette] PODCAST: Pittsburgh Isn’t Growing. Is That Actually Bad? [City Cast Pittsburgh] PODCAST: UPMC Didn't Challenge Trump, So These Pittsburgh Families Did [City Cast Pittsburgh] Trans teens in Pittsburgh scramble to access care months after options were largely cut off [Post-Gazette] ‘Knowledge is power:’ Rate Yinz Landlord offers students a voice on Oakland landlords [The Pitt News] Richland Township named Pennsylvania’s 100th Bird Town [TribLive] Live osprey camera back on at Moraine State Park [Butler Eagle] First baby eagle of 2026 hatches at U.S. Steel Irvin Plant nest [WTAE] Pittsburgh eagle cam captures chilling coyote howls: "Never heard anything like this" [KDKA] New Pittsburgh music festival launches this summer in Frick Park [WESA] Learn more about the sponsors of this March 31st episode: Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Quantum Theatre Allegheny County Poll Workers Become a member of City Cast Pittsburgh at membership.citycast.fm. Want more Pittsburgh news? Sign up for our daily morning newsletter. We’re on Instagram @CityCastPgh. Text or leave us a voicemail at 412-212-8893. Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info here.
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