Pittsburgh City Paper Election Live Blog final update: Meeting set for tonight to unite to ‘Stop President Trump’
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Our favorite Election 2016 comics from our weekly syndicated cartoonist Jen Sorensen
A roundup of Jen Sorensen’s best 2016 campaign cartoons
Making Podcasts Great Again – Live Election Podcast
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Pittsburgh reinvigorates transatlantic connections with direct flights to Iceland
The low-cost airline WOW will begin offering non-stop flights from Pittsburgh to Reykjavik starting on June 16, 2017.
MP3 Monday: Swampwalk
This week’s MP3 comes from Swampwalk, a solo project of Anna Hale who performs catchy loop-based tunes with a little help from her Gameboy. Stream or download “Not Yr Commodity,” from the new record Us vs. Them, below; Hale celebrates the release with a show at Gooski’s on Nov. 11. This download has expired, sorry!
Local magician Lee Terbosic recreates Harry Houdini stunt 100 years to the day, at the same location in Downtown Pittsburgh
Local comedian/magician performs Houdini escape 100 years later on same spot as the original
Photos from Hillary Clinton’s Pittsburgh campaign stop at Heinz Field
Hillary Clinton made her final campaign stop in Pittsburgh on Friday at Heinz Field. You can check out our story on the event here and Luke Thor Travis’ photos from the event below.
Hillary Clinton makes her final Pittsburgh campaign stop at Heinz Field
Hillary Clinton makes her final Pittbsburgh campaign stop at Heinz Field
City Paper Podcast: The Bus Episode
CP staffers Charlie Deitch, Margaret Welsh, Ryan Deto and Alex Gordon discuss bus etiquette, nightmare riding experiences, and the best bus jokes you will ever hear. Example: what do you call a man with a double decker bus on his head? Deceased. CP file photo by Aaron Warnick.
Breaking: Pittsburgh Police Chief Cameron McLay resigns
Pittsburgh Police Chief Cameron McLay will leave his post Nov. 8
Lynn Cullen Live 11/04/16
Video Archive You can listen to the audio archive here. Last Friday before the election. Cameron McLay is resigning from the Chief of Police. Harvard men’s soccer season cancelled because of sexist list. Audio Only Archive Listen to the Audio Archives on with our new Apple and Android Apps or the computer audio player.
U.S. Senator Pat Toomey attacked by left and right in final week before election
The Republican Senator’ has dropped in the polls in his bid for re-election, and is not facing attacks from conservative groups, in addiction to liberal organizations.
Music To Sweep To 07: Songs Of A Dead Dreamer
People are always asking me if I’ve seen Everclear perform with the Black Eyed Peas and I always tell them “yes, I have.” It was 1999, I was twelve. My parents drove my brother and me to the Electric Factory in Philadelphia to see Everclear, who were touring for their hit album So Much For…
Pittsburgh native Lee Terbosic reprises Houdini upside-down escape Downtown this Sunday
Houdini 100 features nationally touring magician Lee Terbosic performing the upside-down straitjacket escape that Houdini did here 100 years ago
Bike tour highlighting climate change visits Pittsburgh on Sunday
Pair of cyclists stop here on 4,000-mile route from Oregon to D.C.
Light Up Night 2016 schedule announced, pedestrian improvements and green-energy installation among changes
New changes are coming to Comcast Light Up Night this year, including a pedestrian promenade on Ft. Duquesne Boulevard and a wind-powered light display on Rachel Carson Bridge.
The agony and the ecstasy of the Pittsburgh Brewing Company, brewers of Iron City Beer
How did Iron City Beer go from booming, producing 1 million barrels a year, to bankrupt?
Lynn Cullen Live 11/03/16
Video Archive You can listen to the audio archive here. Rudy the Rooster. Judicial vote on the PA ballot. Sexual harassment in politics. Audio Only Archive Listen to the Audio Archives on with our new Apple and Android Apps or the computer audio player.
Ode to My Mother’s Last Sweater
She wanted only perfect clothes from her past: Florida florals or pastels, simple blouses and pants, all easy care. Nothing dressy. Away from Florida for five years, she wore her old clothes all seasons. Sweaters if needed. She hardly ever kept new clothes I bought her, but when I gave her something of mine, she…
Hacksaw Ridge
Up to a point, the new film from religious fanatic Mel Gibson, the actor/director once heard spewing angry, drunken, racist and anti-Semitic epithets, is a well-made war movie, even if that isn’t what it aspires to be. Hacksaw Ridge tells the true story of Desmond Doss (a serviceable Andrew Garfield), the son of an abusive…
P-G reporter Paula Reed Ward’s first book tackles a notorious local murder
PAULA REED WARD 7 p.m. Wed., Nov. 2 (Brentwood Public Library, Brentwood; 412-882-5694); 2 p.m. Sat., Nov. 5 (Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Cranberry; 724-779-7985). Paula Reed Ward knew she would write her first book the moment she read the affidavit of probable cause in the death of Dr. Autumn Klein. At 11 pages, it was…
Critics’ Picks, Nov. 3-9
[SHOWCASE] + FRI., NOV. 4 Ace Hotel and Martin Guitar have joined forces with The Good Peoples Group to award small grants to promising local artists. Tonight, Ace hosts Up and Comin’, showcasing the artists who have been awarded grants. The event will be emceed by 17-year-old, earworm-writing rapper Bird; other featured artists include DJs…
Macaweena
After preparing this dish, you may wonder, “Why did I make this and actually put it in my mouth?” I’ve come to expect criticisms over the 40 years that I’ve eaten and made this meal, but it’s now my newsroom election-night staple. It dates back to the mid-1970s when my family lived in Wellsville, an…
Feeding the Dragon at City Theatre
FEEDING THE DRAGON continues through Nov. 20. City Theatre, 1300 Bingham St., South Side. $15-37.50. 412-431-2489 or citytheatrecompany.org There’s something about Sharon Washington that’s so warm and gracious you’d happily, blissfully spend hours wrapped up in her gorgeous presence. Washington’s in town to premiere Feeding the Dragon, an autobiographical one-woman show she wrote and is…
Bubba’s Gourmet Burghers and Beer in Bridgeville offers bar food and beer in a family-friendly setting
Bubba’s Gourmet Burghers and Beer 3109 Washington Pike, Bridgeville. 412-564-5638 Hours: Mon.-Thu. 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Fri. 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Sat. noon-11 p.m.; Sun. noon-9 p.m. Prices: $6-15 Liquor: Full bar Amid the gourmet-burger revolution of the past few years, it’s taken us some time to get to Bridgeville for Bubba’s Gourmet Burghers & Beer. Rightly…
How can Port Authority tackle a common public-transit problem?
Coming from the U.S.’s least populous state, Wyoming native Mark Egge wasn’t familiar with public transit before he started his graduate studies at Carnegie Mellon University. But as a data student, Egge knows a pattern when he sees one. After a few weeks of riding Port Authority of Allegheny County buses, he noticed an odd…
On his 10th release, Pittsburgh rapper Idasa Tariq seeks a clearer vision
Idasa Tariq’s work — in music, education, activism and graphic design, among other things — is about perspective. He’s obsessed with it: Why we see things the way we do, how much of it is innate, how much is learned, how much is universal, how much is superficial and what can be done to change…
Port Authority has upgraded transit stops to give riders more information
It was lunch time on Halloween and hundreds of public-transit riders were passing through the Wood Street T station. Some headed straight down the escalator to board trains to the South Hills or the North Side. Others stood near the windows awaiting their bus at the stop outside. Since early September, the station has been…
Iron City Muay Thai plans first Pittsburgh kickboxing card for Nov. 5
Iron City Muay Thai 7 p.m. Sat. Nov. 5. Ross Township Community Center, 1000 Ross Municipal Drive, Ross Township. Advance general admission $30 ($40 at the door); ringside table seats $60 ($70 at the door). 412-419-8404 or touttrainpitt.com/events/ At first blush, the phrase “The Art of Eight Limbs” sounds like an old martial-arts movie starring…
Staffer Alex Gordon shares the joys of public transit
Complaining about buses is an integral part of Pittsburgh living, and there’s a lot of material there. Rude riders, late arrivals, selfish sitters (bags do not get their own seat), weird smells, overhearing private phone conversations, the crowds. But to me, it’s not without its charms. For instance, about once a week on my ride…
Vermouth 101: a closer look at a cocktail staple
“For the past 150 years, vermouth has shaped cocktail culture in the United States more than any other spirit.” So says Adam Ford in his exhaustive 2015 book Vermouth: The Revival of the Spirit That Created America’s Cocktail Culture. And it’s true: Vermouth is critical to our most iconic cocktails, from the Manhattan to the…
Night of the Living Dead N’at at Bricolage
MIDNIGHT RADIO: NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD N’AT continues through Nov. 12. Bricolage Production Co., 937 Liberty Ave., Downtown. $15-35. 412-471-0999 or bricolagepgh.org/ Cheesy, camp, funny and fast. Midnight Radio is a brilliant concept, and Bricolage Production Co.’s current edition, Midnight Radio: Night of the Living Dead N’at, delivers. Producing artistic director Tami Dixon irreverently…
Dweezil Zappa wants his siblings to shut up so he can play guitar
DWEEZIL ZAPPA 9 p.m. Fri., Nov. 4. Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall, 510 E. 10th Ave., Munhall. $22.50-69.50. 412-462-3444 or librarymusichall.com Dweezil Zappa made a lot of news this year. Unfortunately, much of it hasn’t been about music per se. The guitarist and eldest son of the late Frank Zappa has been engaged in a…
Yankee Tavern at Throughline Theatre Co.
YANKEE TAVERN continues through Sat., Nov. 5. Throughline Theatre Co. at Grey Box Theatre, 3595 Butler St., Lawrenceville. $15-20. 888-718-4253 or throughlinetheatre.org ’Tis the season to be scared. And so Throughline Theatre Co., keeping with this season’s theme of “Trust the Government?,” presents Steven Dietz’ conspiracy-fueled thriller Yankee Tavern, from 2007. Since I hate spoilers,…
Nov. 11 is tea time for the inaugural Pittsburgh Tea Festival
“Believe it or not, there’s a lot of tea fanatics,” says Margaret Harris. “Drinking tea for them is like a hobby.” On Nov. 11, Harris and her cohorts in the year-old Pittsburgh Tea Association will learn just how many such enthusiasts Pittsburgh harbors with the inaugural Pittsburgh Tea Festival. The fest, likely the first of…
Where do CP staffers stand on bus eating etiquette?
There’s nothing better than settling in for a long bus ride with a hot cup of coffee in hand and maybe a scone or brownie tucked away in your purse. But that’s the extent of my public-transportation snacking these days. In my youth, I can remember setting off on a bus ride to Kennywood with…
Weird Pittsburgh: Truck-stop doctors, apple-juice heists and secular hijinks at the DMV
Joann Wingate of Carlisle pretended to be a doctor so she could make money giving physicals to truck drivers and testing their urine, according to federal investigators. Wingate, who lost her chiropractic license in 2014, allegedly stole the identity of an actual licensed physician and posted flyers at truck stops, offering the physicals and urinalysis…
Local poet Yona Harvey is tapped to write for Marvel Comics’ Black Panther series
The first black comic-book character to star in his own series was Lobo, in a Western title published by Dell in 1965. Lobo was canceled after only two issues due to poor sales; the main reason was that newsstands across America, mostly in the South, refused to carry or display a book with a black man on the cover. When the…
Pittsburgh City Paper Booze Battles: Braddock’s American Brasserie vs. Piper’s Pub
Each week, we order the same cocktail at two different bars for a friendly head-to-head battle. Go to the bars, taste them both and tell us what you like about each by tagging @pghcitypaper on Twitter or Instagram and using #CPBoozeBattles. If you want to be a part of Booze Battles, send an email to…
Fun with presidential campaign fundraising emails
I know that we’re all ready for Nov. 8 to come and go as quickly as possible, but I am actually a little sad. I’m sad because as soon as we elect a new president, they’ll stop talking to me. I’m not talking about people I know who support Donald Trump (they stopped talking to…
Savage Love
I’m a 41-year-old male who looks like the tall, strong, professional, alpha-male type on the outside. On the inside, though, I would like to find a strong, confident woman who wants a cuckolding relationship — she sleeps with other men, while I am faithful and submissive to her. There must be women out there who…
Road doggin’ with PUP
PUP, CAYETANA, CHASTITY 7 p.m. Fri., Nov. 4. Cattivo, 146 44th St., Lawrenceville. Sold out. 412-687-2157 or cattivopgh.com Toronto’s PUP is a scrappy punk band; it creates raw music deeply rooted in honest lyricism and technical riffs. It’s dark, but it’s also fun, and the band’s manic energy is best captured in live performances. Shows…
STAYCEE PEARL dance project’s FLOWERZ revives the ’90s house-music scene
STAYCEE PEARL dance project (SPdp) performs FLOWERZ 7 p.m., Thu., Nov. 10, and 8 p.m., Fri., Nov., 11. Ace Hotel, 120 S. Whitfield St., East Liberty. $7-15. artful.ly/store/events/10222 It was the early 2000s when fate finally brought choreographer Staycee Pearl and DJ and sound engineer Herman “Soy Sos” Pearl together in Pittsburgh. But before that,…
Anti-Flag, Downtown Boys, Anne Feeney and more bring Rock Against the TPP to Pittsburgh
ROCK AGAINST THE TPP 6 p.m. Thu., Nov. 3. Mr. Smalls Theatre, 400 Lincoln Ave., Millvale. Free. All ages. 412-821-4447 or mrsmalls.com From primary stump speeches to Between Two Ferns, the Trans-Pacific Partnership has garnered a lot of conversation this election season. But many don’t know exactly what it is, or why it matters. Very…
Need an edge picking NFL games? Pittsburgh City Paper has a system for you
For as long as I can remember, I’ve loved to pick weekly NFL games. I did it in high school and college, and I love doing it in Las Vegas once a year. And you don’t have to play for money. A lot of restaurants and retailers have contests, and you can win free food…
Christine
This docudrama recounts an event that happened 42 years ago, and yet aspects of it feel like part of our ongoing collective melodramas that often find an outlet in the mash-up of media and violence. Antonio Campos’ film spends a few weeks in the summer of 1974 with Christine Chubbuck (Rebecca Hall), a TV reporter…
McKeesport has made vast contributions to the world of professional sports
McKeesport is one of those towns that got left behind. The once-sprawling metropolis of 50,000 people has dwindled to fewer than 20,000 residents. Driving through McKeesport causes people to wonder, “Is this place open?” or “Did the Purge just start and I missed it?” But McKeesport perseveres. Much like other towns suffering decades of decline,…
Short List: Nov. 1-8
SPOTLIGHT: Sat., Nov. 5 – Opera “Playing a naughty person as opposed to a well-behaved innocent always makes for an interesting role,” says Patricia Racette. The renowned soprano has plenty to work with as the title character in Salome. Strauss’ 1905 opera, based on Oscar Wilde’s play about the teenage New Testament princess who demands…
Inferno
Inferno Directed by Ron Howard Stars Tom Hanks, Felicity Jones Ron Howard’s Inferno, adapted from Dan Brown’s continuing series of novels about world-renowned symbologist Robert Langdon, opens with a jumble of images. There’s a guy giving a TED-type talk about overpopulation; then we see that same man being chased through the streets of Florence, Italy,…
What can be done to expand public transit to underserved communities?
On Oct. 28, a group of passionate West Mifflin residents went before the Port Authority of Allegheny County board to plead for bus service. The group lives in Mifflin Estates apartments, which consist of many Section 8 units and are a mile walk down a sidewalk-less road to the nearest bus stop. “Public transport is…
Gimme Danger
Never commercially successful — and a careening mess of dysfunction during their brief run — The Stooges, fronted by Iggy Pop, nonetheless made a serious dent in rock ’n’ roll. See for yourself in Jim Jarmusch’s new documentary charting the history of the band from its formation in late-1960s Michigan through some nominal success and…
Lynn Cullen Live 11/02/16
Video Archive You can listen to the audio archive here. Getting out to canvas. Two police officers shot. Does fame begin in the mail room? Audio Only Archive Listen to the Audio Archives on with our new Apple and Android Apps or the computer audio player.
Lynn Cullen Live 11/01/16
Video Archive You can listen to the audio archive here. The U.S. continues its terrible treatment of its indigenous peoples with baseball teams, at Standing Rock and continuing to back out on deals. Audio Only Archive Listen to the Audio Archives on with our new Apple and Android Apps or the computer audio player.
Lynn Cullen Live 10/31/16
Video Archive You can listen to the audio archive here. Comey and Weiner are not making a positive impact on this election. Audio Only Archive Listen to the Audio Archives on with our new Apple and Android Apps or the computer audio player.
Picket Bone Dry Hard Apple Cider
This cider is delicious, dry while maintaining a touch of effervescence, almost like champagne. The flavor of the apples really shines through. If you love cider but cringe at the sugary stuff in bottles, this will quickly become a favorite. — Recommended by staff writer Celine Roberts Picket Bone Dry Hard Apple Cider is available…
