Pgh Alligator Lore, Plus Heinz Field Makes a Comeback

It’s the Friday news roundup! Heinz Field is back in the Burgh (or just barely north of it), there’s a beautifully local backstory behind the @pgh_scanner Twitter account, and Chomper may be out of the Kiski, but the Steel City still has a wild and wonderful history with stray reptiles. We love to cite our sources: Francesca wrote all about Pgh’s fascination with alligators for the Hey Pittsburgh newsletter City Paper wrote about @pgh_scanner and how it got started Aliquippa has a history of Hall of Famers, not to mention an incredible recent win record Learn more about the Quips and how they became emblematic of the former steel town with S.L. Price’s book “Playing through the Whistle” Barrel and Flow Fest will be at The Stacks in the Strip District on Saturday Learn more about the Steel Valley Yarn Crawl here Want some more Pittsburgh news?  Sign up for our daily morning Hey Pittsburgh newsletter. We’re also on Twitter @citycastpgh & Instagram @CityCastPgh! Not a fan of social? Then leave us a voicemail at 412-212-8893. Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info here.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices