The plan
Done- Every Butler County town searched on the state registry
- 2026 trick-or-treat hours gathered town by town
- The Y.T.S. badge, black and Pittsburgh gold
Yinzer Town Square · Roadmap · Nov 2026
Where we’re headed
A town square for Butler County and the Pittsburgh region. Halloween came first. Here’s everything after.
552
towns covered in 10 counties
3,492
registrants on the list, addresses only
343
towns with 2026 trick-or-treat hours
Live now
Open the app
Done or liveHappening nowComing up
October 2026
Halloween Check, built
Done- 70 towns across Butler, Allegheny, Mercer and Armstrong counties
- Registered home addresses by town, no names, no photos
- 2026 trick-or-treat hours for 64 towns, re-checked Oct 27
- A map that only drops a dot where the address is confirmed
- Installs on your phone and works with no signal, in spooky Halloween looks
What you can doLook up your town’s hours and addresses before you head out.
Main launch
Live nowOur home: yinzertownsquare.app
Halloween week
DoneOct 28 to Nov 1, 2026
- Your town’s countdown on the night
- A last check of every town’s hours
November
The Pittsburgh region
Live now- 10 counties: Butler, Allegheny, Westmoreland, Washington, Beaver, Lawrence, Mercer, Armstrong, Venango and Clarion
- 552 towns, with the city of Pittsburgh listed by zip code
- Each county shows the day it was last checked against the state registry
- Hours for every town, including the ones that only say “after the parade”
- Each county loads on its own, so the app stays quick on phones
What you’ll be able to doLook up Grandma’s town in Washington County as easily as your own.
Testing and polishing
Now- Real-phone testing on iPhone and Android
- Full checkups of the code, the data and every word on the site
- Fixes land the same day they’re found
- Just landed: addresses checked against the state registry through Nov 1
Behind the counter
Next- An owner’s app: change hours, fix addresses, post a banner, all with undo
- Rain-date mode that moves a town’s night in one tap
- Usage meters with alarms, and one-tap backups
- A safety check that runs before every update
What you’ll noticeHours and changes show up faster.
Easier at a glance
Next- An hours timeline: every town as a bar, with a “now” line on the night
- Numbered map dots that match the address cards, tap one to jump to the other
- A map that fills your phone screen, with a simple legend
- Share your town as a picture card, with real link previews on Facebook
- Works fully offline, maps and all
What you’ll noticeLess reading, more seeing: the answer is on the first screen.
Thanksgiving
Jeet Yet?
This month- Free Thanksgiving meals and food help, county by county
- Turkey Trots, parades and Light Up Nights
- Sign-up deadlines, so you don’t miss one
- A list you can print, plus a kids’ placemat
What you’ll be able to doFind a meal, or a race, near you in one tap.
Winter
Town cards
Winter- One card for every town: phone numbers, closings, events, what’s next
- Flip a card for the details, share it as a picture
- Yer Town: star up to 7 towns and swipe through them
- Build your own card: pick what shows, pin what you use, add your own links and numbers
- Plan a route and send it straight to Google or Apple Maps
- An information links page, plus new looks for Christmas, Steelers season and the Fourth
What you’ll be able to doOpen the app and what you need is one tap away: Grandma’s town, your own and the ones nearby.
2027
The square
2027The whole area’s message board, positive and local.
Community board
You submit, the owner approves. Local news, events, closings.
Local businesses
Sponsor plaques on town cards and a directory by town.
Helping neighbors
Local fundraisers, checked before they post.
Lost pets
Lost and found, by town.
Alerts
Closings and news only for the towns in Yer Town.
Yer Town, everywhere
Optional sign-in, same towns on phone and computer.
Halloween 2027 haunt map
Haunted houses, hayrides and neighbors’ yard haunts, with a scare meter, a haunt passport and best-yard-haunt voting. In December it turns into the Christmas lights map.
House rules: positive, local, useful.
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