Weekend in PGH coffee — Oct 2–4

What was confirmed going into the Oct 2–4 weekend, plus what was ahead that month. All of it has passed.

• Pittsburgh Coffee Week — Filter Night Lights was Wednesday Oct 21 at Hotel Indigo East Liberty, with doors at 5:30pm (past). Eventbrite listed a 9pm end, while the Coffee Week event page listed 9:30pm. Online ticket sales had ended by the morning of Oct 21. Virtual Latte Art Throwdown submissions were due Oct 11; public voting was scheduled for Oct 16–23. The organizer’s event page and submission form disagreed on the winner announcement date, so we never confirmed it. Details on Updates. Throwdown source check: 8 Oct 2026; Filter Night Lights end-time conflict checked: 14 Oct 2026.
• Compass Point — Compass Point Coffee’s site says a spot is coming soon at 301 Grant Street in Millvale. No opening date or hours yet. Its Evergreen Avenue cafe is listed with current hours. Source: compasspointcoffee.com, checked 2 Oct 2026.
• Azal Coffee — the Allegheny County Health Department ordered Azal on Murray Avenue in Squirrel Hill closed for operating without a valid permit and not requesting a pre-operational inspection, Patch reported Sep 28. Source: patch.com, checked 2 Oct 2026.
• Arriviste Coffee Roasters — in Shadyside for nearly a decade, closed in April, TribLive reported. Source: triblive.com, checked 2 Oct 2026.
• New neighborhood guides — ranked picks for Oakland, Downtown, Strip District, Lawrenceville, Shadyside and Bloomfield.

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