Pitch your best story idea — and determine which stories get told here — at The Pittsburgh Pitch 2

The Pittsburgh Pitch is an experiment in crowdsourcing and crowdfunding local journalism, hosted by The Incline and The Center for Media Innovation. This event is for you if:

• You're a local reporter, multimedia journalist or podcaster with a great story idea about the people and places of Pittsburgh
• You're a citizen that wishes you could help decide what your local news outlets choose to cover

The goal of this project is to help local reporters — freelancers and those working in newsrooms/radio stations — produce the critical stories that people in and around Pittsburgh want to read, see and hear. We're looking for five pitches for new stories and five pitches for podcasts.

• Send pitch ideas to [email protected] by midnight Oct. 15.

Here's what you can expect Oct. 27 at The Pittsburgh Pitch:

• Shortlisted reporters will pitch their ideas in 60 seconds.
• Your ticket gets you one vote for your favorite story pitch of the night.
• The pitch with the most votes wins.
• P.S. There will be beer and some appetizers. Halloween costumes are optional.

The winning reporter gets the money from the door to go off and produce the story, with the additional benefit of a pre-built local audience of people already engaged and interested in their reporting. The reporters who aren't chosen get their story idea in front of a crowd of potential readers — and perhaps a few editors and publishers.

Make art at the Mattress Factory

It's family day at the Mattress Factory and that means face painting, a hot chocolate bar (!!), a DJ and hands-on art making. All activities are included with admission.

Imbibe on the North Side

Browse museum exhibits and listen to live music while eating from local food trucks and drinking libations from more than 12 local breweries/wineries/distilleries. Tickets include drinks, access to the museum, live music and a commemorative pint glass. VIP admission starts at 6 p.m. and is $50. 21+

The Incline’s Ultimate Pittsburgh Food Truck bracket’s Final Four Roundup

Join The Incline to do super-important research on the trucks that make their way into the Final Four of the Ultimate Pittsburgh Food Truck and cast your vote in-person for the Top Two, as we host the Final Four food trucks. Tickets are limited and get you samplings of local wine, beer and spirits. Food is not included, but we encourage you to buy dinner from your favorite truck before you cast your Top Two vote.