Ramen King 2 adds Chinese ramen and noodle scissors to booming North Hills Asian food scene
If you’re living the suburban mom life in the North Hills like me, you no longer have to travel far to enjoy delicious, authentic Asian cuisine.
At town halls, current and former local electeds outline plans for opposing Trump
Speakers at one town hall urged Pittsburghers to reach out to neighbors to stop an unfolding “disaster” in America, while the public called for action at another.
Lynn Cullen Live: Calling this a “constitutional crisis” does not adequately describe the reality we are now in. (04-15-25)
Lynn and Susan talked about the open defiance of the Supreme Court by the Trump administration and how that means the United States as a nation of laws and due process is no more. The beginning of the American autocracy was apparent yesterday in the meeting between two dictators in the Oval Office. One the…
Mayoral candidates escalate war of words as O’Connor fossil fuel donations surface
While Gainey has hammered the current county controller for taking MAGA money, O’Connor has called the incumbent mayor’s past acceptance of similar donations hypocritical.
Opinion: Pitt’s suspension of SJP reveals a double-standard and sets dangerous precedents
If the University fails to defend free speech on Palestine, it risks undermining free speech across all other issues: gender, sexuality, reproductive rights, race, climate change, even vaccine science.
A beer benefit for rescue cats, a basket of Easter specials, and more Pittsburgh food news
This week’s food news includes updates on Community Kitchen Pittsburgh, Page’s Dairy Mart, Leona’s Ice Cream, and Aslin Beer Co., as well as a host of Easter weekend deals and a boozy fundraiser for a local cat rescue.
Lynn Cullen Live: Deference to this executive is deference to tyranny. (04-14-25)
Trump blinked and paused his tariffs for 90 days after the global markets crashed. He said it was his strategy all along. The trade war with China continues and will lead to more chaos. Lots of corporations, including American companies, trying to figure out where to put their money and production in these volatile times…
Now Hiring in Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh City Paper, Meals on Wheels, Badamo’s Pizza and more
Looking for a new job? We searched through local employment guides to curate a list of the best job openings around Pittsburgh this week, including an Accessibility and Assistive Resources Coordinator, a teaching artist, a fine dining server, and more.
Where to get a martini on a Monday in Pittsburgh
Find the perfect after-work or late-night cocktail in a town where many bars are closed on Monday (and Tuesday).
Artist Matt Gondek will destroy your pop culture idols, and then some
The Pittsburgh native, best known for painting popular characters doing terrible things, has become the subject of a documentary produced by The Andy Warhol Museum.
Affordable-ish Housing in Pittsburgh: Good vs. bad nostalgia edition
Change isn’t good or bad, it’s just constant, and relentless, and coming for us all.
To the Codfather, fish fries make an offer Pittsburgh can’t refuse
“The Codfather” David Schorr talks about the evolution of Pittsburgh’s fish fry tradition, how he got the nickname, and the weirdest, wildest fish sandwich he’s ever encountered.
Lynn Cullen Live: What could go wrong? (04-10-25)
Trump blinked and paused his tariffs for 90 days after the global markets crashed. He said it was his strategy all along. The trade war with China continues and will lead to more chaos. Lots of corporations, including American companies, trying to figure out where to put their money and production in these volatile times…
Lynn Cullen Live: Escalating trade war and the irrevocable destruction of the Post-World War II global order (04-09-25)
Lynn talked about the escalating trade war and the irrevocable destruction of the post-World War II global order, the essential end of the era of Pax Americana. She also talked about historian Jill LePore’s work uncovering the origins of Elon Musk’s technocratic, racist, and fascist worldview. Turns out his Canadian grandfather, who emigrated to South…
Step into Pittsburgh’s growing progressive country music culture
A loose, playful, inclusive environment exemplifies a new era for country music in Pittsburgh and beyond, as the genre has become embraced — or, in some cases, re-embraced — by groups usually unrepresented in what has become a predominantly white, politically red scene.
FREE WILL ASTROLOGY April 10-16
This week’s Free Will Astrology contemplates the balance and beauty of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater.
YIMBYs want more housing, but their methods have divided Pittsburgh leaders
“The NIMBY-YIMBY debate is a national one, but it plays out in hundreds of local zoning decisions on specific projects and on proposed amendments to the zoning code.”
Pittsburgh’s top events: April 10-16
Looking for something to do in Pittsburgh this week? From Ani DiFranco to Death Comes Lifting to Kennywood’s Eggcellent Easter Celebration and more, there’s always something to do in the Steel City!
Lawrenceville’s Hellbender Vinyl is filling a music-industry need while building community
With Record Store Day coming up on Sat., April 12, Hellbender is ready to party — the gathering at their Butler Street plant will, of course, be Pittsburgh-centric.
Ahead of his new essay collection, Damon Young talks humor, shame, and gentrification
Damon Young has been gearing up for the release of his latest book, That’s How They Get You, announced this past January. This new collection promises to challenge and entertain readers with his signature voice, this time alongside curated essays from some of his favorite collaborators.
