Lizzie McCoy, who owns Blythe Books in Brentwood, told<\/a> Pittsburgh Public Source that she posted a warning about ICE being present through her Blythe Books Instagram page.<\/p>\n “Please check in on any neighbors you have who might not be able to leave their house in these conditions,” she wrote. “You\u2019re always welcome to tag our store, and we will do our best to spread any [sightings] we see,” using the ice cube emoji, and writing, “[ICE] out of Pittsburgh!”<\/p>\n PHILLY DA\u2019S \u2018HUNT YOU DOWN\u2019 WARNING TO ICE DRAWS CALLS FOR DOJ CRIMINAL PROBE<\/a><\/p>\n Anti-ICE protesters hold placards as they block traffic on Beaver Avenue. The protest was organized by the Student Committee for Defense and Solidarity in response to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent killing Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. (Paul Weaver\/SOPA Images\/LightRocket via Getty Images)<\/p>\n McCoy said the prospect of losing followers is not something that worries her.<\/p>\n “To me, that\u2019s really not important,” she said. “If I lose followers, but I let the community as a whole know that there\u2019s ICE presence in Brentwood, at the end of night, I lay my head down and sleep. It doesn\u2019t bother me.”\u00a0<\/p>\n The bookstore even offers free ICE whistles, with a sign next to a whistle container full of whistles that reads, “Anti-ICE whistle. Free. Take and share! Please don’t test in store, they work.”<\/p>\n Marla Solnik, who owns Creative Chem Co, also in Pittsburgh, was part of the national Jan. 30 “ICE Out!” protest where some businesses closed their doors to show their opposition to ICE.<\/p>\n “It\u2019s an unprecedented moment, and it is a human issue<\/a>,” Solnik said. “It is not OK to be pulling people off the streets. It is not OK to not be doing due process. It\u2019s not OK to see violence like this happening in our communities, and I am not going to stay silent in these moments.”<\/p>\n PORTLAND PIZZA JOINT HITS SITE VISITORS WITH ‘F— ICE’ MESSAGE, DECLARES FOOD IS ‘POLITICAL’<\/a><\/p>\n Some businesses, however, remained open, and donated funds to anti-ICE organizations such as Frontline Dignity.\u00a0<\/p>\n New Jerseyans protest ICE. (Getty Images)<\/p>\n Pittsburgh\u2019s Public Source reported that Trace Brewing<\/a> raised $300 for Frontline Dignity on Jan. 30, an organization that holds anti-ICE trainings<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n “If we can grab someone\u2019s attention with a printed flyer or a QR code, I think that\u2019s really important,” Katie Rado, general manager of Trace Brewing, said. “Attending some of our fundraising events, which are always free, gives more access to that specific charity or anti-ICE movement or that\u2019s creating a greater, stronger community.”\u00a0<\/p>\n Aadam Soorma, who also works at Trace Brewing, said anti-ICE advocacy is a “moral obligation.”<\/p>\n POLICE WARNED PROSECUTORS 3 TIMES ABOUT VIOLENT ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT BEFORE HE ALLEGEDLY KILLED VIRGINIA MOTHER<\/a><\/p>\n Protesters, using whistles to alert neighborhoods to ICE activity, face off with Minneapolis police officers in Minneapolis, Minn., on Jan. 24, 2026. (Roberto Schmidt\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n![\"Anti-ICE](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ice-out-pittshburgh.jpg\")
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