The plan
Done- Every Butler County town searched on the state offender registry
- 2026 trick-or-treat hours gathered town by town
- The Y.T.S. badge, black and Pittsburgh gold
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Where we’re headed
A town square for Butler County and the Pittsburgh region. Halloween came first. Town cards and Thanksgiving are out now. Here’s everything after.
552
towns covered in 10 counties
3,461
offender registry home addresses, no names or photos
144
Thanksgiving listings in Jeet Yet?, plus 12 sign-ups
Live now
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Done or liveHappening nowComing up
October 2026
Halloween Check, built
Done- 70 towns across Butler, Allegheny, Mercer and Armstrong counties
- Offender registry 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 2026
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
- Offender registry addresses for every county, each showing the day it was last checked
- 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
Jeet Yet?
Live now- Free Thanksgiving meals and food help, county by county
- Turkey Trots, parades and Light Up Nights: 144 listings
- Holiday sign-ups with deadlines, so you don’t miss one
- A list you can print, a kids’ placemat and a turkey timer
What you can doFind a meal, or a race, near you in one tap.
Town cards and Yer Town
Live now- A card for every town: phone numbers, the town website and what’s next
- Spin it with your finger or mouse, and flip it for where the info came from
- A live badge with the weather and what’s next, and a red alert when the National Weather Service issues a warning
- Star up to 7 towns in Yer Town, and pin what you use
- Build your card: pick what shows, and add your own links and numbers
- Back, Next and a row of mini cards to get between your towns
What you can doOpen the app and what you need is one tap away: your town, Grandma’s town and the ones nearby.
The Offender Registry tool
Live now- Its own place in the menu, all year, not just at Halloween
- Addresses by town and on a map, with no names and no photos
- Kept separate from the town cards
Print or save anything
Live now- Town cards, Yer Town, Tips, About, Jeet Yet? and the hours can all print or save as a PDF
- Offender registry addresses print one town at a time
Making the card the main event
Now- A Home screen that’s just the menu and your card, once you’ve made one
- A short first-time tour on the real card: pick your town, spin it, tap the badge, find the Offender Registry
- An Offender Registry button under every town card
- Testing on real iPhones, and fixing what we find the same day
- Regular checkups of the code, the data and every word on the site
Coming up
Cards you make your own
Next- More ways to customize a town card: its look, its buttons and its live badge
- Create Your Own cards: an event planner, a family card, a Neighborhood Watch card and seasonal cards
- A bigger live panel on the card: forecast, what’s next, alerts and sunrise
- Share a card with a link or a picture
- New widgets over time, so the card works like a phone screen
What you’ll be able to doBuild the one card that has everything you check.
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
- A map that fills your phone screen, with a simple legend
- Works fully offline, maps and all
What you’ll noticeLess reading, more seeing: the answer is on the first screen.
Winter
Redd Up the Halls
Dec 1- The winter holidays for everyone, in all 10 counties: every tradition listed the same way
- Holiday help, public events, lights and Santa visits, with 185 listings gathered so far
- Yinz Been Good?, the Santa and kids’ corner
- New winter looks for the app and your cards
What you’ll be able to doFind what’s going on near you this December, and where to get help.
Auld Lang Yinz
Dec 26- New Year’s in the Pittsburgh region, from Dec 26 through Jan 1
- Town closings and winter help after that, until the next holiday section
2027 and beyond
The square
2027The whole area’s quick reference and message board, positive and local.
Community board
You submit, the owner approves. Local news, events, closings.
Local sports
Youth leagues to the pros, with sign-ups and rec leagues, even dodgeball and wiffle ball.
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.
Ideas on the list
SomedayThings we’d like to try. None of these are promised yet.
Places for kids
Parks, playgrounds, trails, pools and libraries, town by town.
Events on the map
Tap a dot for what, when and a link, with one layer at a time.
Fishing
Stocked ponds and streams, derbies and kids’ fishing events.
Voice helper
Say “show me New Castle” and the app goes there.
More counties
The 10 counties are the core. More can follow.
Birthdays and looks
Birthdays saved on your phone, plus seasonal and sports looks in team colors, no logos.
House rules: positive, local, useful.
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