The consensus among Pittsburgh natives is that this summer in particular is hot and wet. The data backs that up.

Thyme Machine, the beloved Bloomfield breakfast cart with an award-winning sandwich, came to a halt this June after a fire.

Katy Cotten, Delana Flowers and Carmen Miller are the BGVs: one of Pittsburgh's only "pre-packaged" vocal groups.

The Franklin Street Bathing Beach was an early North Side swimming spot in the Ohio River that opened in 1917.

The Valley Refuge Shelter in Riverview Park, which was added to the registry of National Historic Places, has been restored.

Regional educational groups are "cautiously optimistic" after the U.S. Department of Education reinstated over $230 million in funding.

From signature summer festivals and pop culture conventions to outdoor experiences and dance productions, here's what to do this weekend.

Map published in 1926 showing swim spots around Pittsburgh. Photo courtesy of the Bulletin-Index Collection via historicpittsburgh.org.

Delana Flowers. Photo courtesy of the BGVs.

Outside the Boys and Girls Club of Western Pennsylvania in Shadyside, Allegheny County. Photo by Erin Yudt | Next Generation Newsroom.