R.I.P. Dan Rooney and Henry Hillman.

For his latest dispatch, Nils “Balls” Hanczar gets a chance to step into the new control room where Council meetings are recorded and processed.

“This is why I voted AGAINST the marijuana.”

Councilman Burgess speaks to the press and supporters in the lobby about “City for All” initiatives.

R.I.P. Arnold Palmer and Bill Nunn III.

“Please stand by… We’re robotic now, so…”

“We need more positive stories in the news.”

Q: What member of Pittsburgh City Council has never seen “Star Trek”?

It’s a hot one. Pittsburgh City Council returns from August recess.

Several members are absent this week, attending the DNC in Philadelphia, and we announce a brief hiatus as Council goes on its Summer Recess.