A litany of outdoor activities are being shut down Friday as smoke from Canadian wildfires blankets the Pittsburgh region and health officials urge people to limit their time outside.<\/p>\n
Pittsburgh closed its pools amid air quality concerns. The city also canceled the Northside Farmers Market, Dollar Bank Cinema in the Park, Community Pop-Up Concert in Mellon Park and Roving Art Cart Friday.<\/p>\n
Kennywood, Sandcaste and Idlewild & SoakZone won\u2019t open Friday, either.<\/p>\n
Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato in a Friday morning press conference said the county\u2019s Summer Concert Series scheduled for Friday evening would be scrapped amid air quality issues. The county also closed its pools Friday, as well as the North and South Park golf courses and splash pads at Round Hill Park and Deer Lakes Park.<\/p>\n
Mt. Lebanon, Whitehall and Dormont are among the list of municipalities keeping their pools shuttered Friday.<\/p>\n
The Penn Hills Parks & Recreation Department has rescheduled Friday night\u2019s screening of \u201cGOAT\u201d in Turner Friendship Park for Sept. 18.<\/p>\n
In Westmoreland County, Friday night\u2019s SummerSounds concert \u2014 Elton Rohn \u2014 at St. Clair Park in Greensburg has been postponed.<\/p>\n
Irwin Borough has closed its Irwin Park and Penglyn Park to activities on Friday.<\/p>\n
Major events are scheduled throughout the weekend in Pittsburgh, including Picklesburgh and the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix in Schenley Park.<\/p>\n
The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership, which organizes Picklesburgh, said in a statement that \u201cair and weather conditions are closely monitored as part of the festival\u2019s comprehensive safety protocols.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOver the past 11 years, the Festival has dealt with plenty of weather challenges, but wildfires and air quality are new ones,\u201d the PDP said in a statement Friday.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The organization decided to open Picklesburgh as planned at noon Friday. Staff and vendors were \u201cgiven the flexibility to decide what\u2019s best for them,\u201d the partnership said, encouraging people to \u201cuse their own judgement when deciding whether to attend.\u201d<\/p>\n
The pickle-themed festival has misting stations and shaded areas, as well as on-site medical personnel, the partnership said in a statement.<\/p>\n
Pittsburgh Grand Prix Executive Director Dan DelBianco in a written statement said event organizers are \u201cconstantly reviewing the air quality conditions.\u201d Medical personnel are standing by, he added.<\/p>\n
The America\u2019s Mile, which was to be held on the North Shore on Friday night, has been canceled because conditions \u201cdo not allow us to provide a safe environment for our participants, volunteers, spectators, and staff,\u201d organizers said in a statement.<\/p>\n
Registered participants will receive additional information via email about their options.<\/p>\n
The carousel at Schenley Plaza also will be closed Friday, the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy announced. The conservancy also canceled its Nature Play Date, scheduled for Saturday at the Frick Environmental Center.<\/p>\n
Sylvan Park Pool in Natrona Heights closed, citing the smoky conditions.<\/p>\n
Pine Township announced its splash pad will be closed Friday, too.<\/p>\n
Riverside Drive-In Theater in Parks Township announced it would be closed this weekend, too.<\/p>\n
Quantam Theatre\u2019s opening night performance of Shakespeare\u2019s \u201cThe Tempest,\u201d set to be held at Carrie Blast Furnaces in Rankin, was cancelled due to poor air quality and potential rain. The theatre in a social media post said it is contacting ticket holders to reschedule.<\/p>\n
The Pittsburgh Zoo will remain open Friday, though some attractions and habitats may be closed, zoo spokesman Michael Schroeder said in a statement. Amphitheater shows have been canceled.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnimals will be given optional access to indoor spaces and will be evaluated regularly,\u201d Schroeder said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A litany of outdoor activities are being shut down Friday as smoke from Canadian wildfires blankets the Pittsburgh…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":768551,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[4,450,451,3,452,453],"class_list":["post-768550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-breaking-news","tag-breaking-news","tag-breakingnews","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/768550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=768550"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/768550\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/768551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=768550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=768550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=768550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}