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Trib Lunch Box: Warm weather, new arena at Robert Morris and clunky plastic bag ban rollout
Here are some noon headlines from TribLive, Monday, Feb. 26, 2024:
• Warm it up, Pittsburgh!
The region will experience above-average temperatures from Monday through Wednesday ahead of an expected cold front that will reach Southwestern Pennsylvanian later in the week.
Chaz Palla | Triblive The Robert Morris mens and women’s hockey teams share the ice Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022 at at RMU Island Arena.• Robert Morris seeks to build $28M hockey arena
If it comes to fruition, the state-of- the-art venue would hold 2,500 people.
The building would hold twice as many spectators as the current Clearview Arena in the RMU Island Sports Center in Neville Island.
Potential on-campus sites for the arena were not identified.
Massoud Hossaini | Triblive Manager Jake Diettrich shows a paper bag that they use to sell their products at their store located in the Strip District of Pittsburgh on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024.• Pittsburgh’s clunky rollout of plastic bag ban sows confusion
The bag ban rollout has been hampered by misunderstandings, poor communication and an impractical enforcement strategy that leaves one person responsible for ensuring compliance at every one of the hundreds of affected businesses throughout the city.
Christopher Horner | Triblive Pirates shortstop Oneil Cruz works out on Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, at Pirate City in Florida.• Oneil Cruz passes 1st test of spring training
Oneil Cruz continues to impress the Pirates with his power at the plate, whether it’s by hitting batting practice bombs.
The big question is how Cruz’s surgically repaired left ankle would hold up when the 6-foot-7 shortstop returned to the infield.
Getty Images Outback Steakhouse restaurant.• Outback Steakhouse closes North Hills location
Outback Steakhouse, the Australian-themed restaurant chain, closed its McKnight Road location in McCandless this past weekend. The move was part of a nationwide consolidation of older restaurants.
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