It’s the Friday news roundup! A controversial diorama at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History is being removed after a new decision about displaying human remains. But questions remain about the fate of the Christopher Columbus statue in Schenley Park. Plus, Downtown isn’t getting its long-awaited movie theater after all.
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TribLive reported on the fate of the diorama at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Listen to our previous conversation about “Lion Attacking a Dromedary” with museum director Gretchen Baker
We also looked into why it’s so complicated for the museum to return human remains
WESA and The Pitt News covered the decision to remove the Columbus statue in 2020
TribLive and WESA reported on Wednesday’s court hearing over the future of the Columbus statue
Pittsburgh City Paper asked two Indigenous women for their perspectives on the Columbus statue
We talked with Hamza Walker of LAXART about the future of Pittsburgh’s Stephen Foster statue
The plans for the cineplex Downtown got canceled, but smaller theaters are making a comeback in Mt. Lebanon and Dormont
Francesca shared all the details on where to watch Halloween movies this year
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