Yes, that’s local U.S. Rep. candidate Tom Prigg in Netflix’s new ‘Mindhunter’ series
Prigg hopes his appearance as a SWAT member will lead to a more nuanced discussion on gun safety in the 12th District.
“East Texas Hot Links” begins Pittsburgh troupe’s experiment with longer runs
Pittsburgh Playwrights tries a full season of staging shows for six weeks
How a doodle by a Pittsburgh-based data analyst became the pseudo-logo for NPR’s 1A radio show
“I feel like the figure is mostly just a whimsical thing to lighten the mood in their twitter feed, which is otherwise reasonably serious”
Pittsburgh civil-rights leaders urge city to settle with alleged police-brutality victim Leon Ford
Following the end of Leon Ford’s civil suit against Pittsburgh police officers, activists want the city to move forward.
Lynn Cullen Live – 10/17/17
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George Takei at Pittsburgh’s Soldiers and Sailors on Tuesday night
Actor, activist speaks on his experience in the Japanese internment camps during World War II
Community mourns the loss of Pittsburgh LGBTQ “pioneer” Chuck Tierney, co-owner of city’s first public gay bar
“It is a big lost to me, but an even bigger loss to the community.”
Free music festival Le Creme debuts in Allentown on Saturday with Living Colour, food trucks, vendors and more
An interview with Le Creme lead organizer Christian Groblewski
Scenes from Pittsburgh City Paper’s and Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania’s #ISTANDWITHPP Glitter Box Bash
Photos from City Paper’s #IstandWithPP event at the Glitter Box Theater in Oakland
Lynn Cullen Live – 10/13/17
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Call for Submissions: Videos of Your Super-Cute Cat for Upcoming Film Fest
Row House Cinema is seeking cute videos of Pittsburgh area cats
The Tropical Itch
Bartender Max Stein, of Hidden Harbor, is back to deliver more tiki history with the origins of the Tropical Itch Cocktail.
Advocates call on state Rep. Dom Costa and Port Authority to drop fare-check policy proposal
The proposed policy could dole out criminal charges and jail time to riders who evade fares multiple times.
Watch a time-lapse video of illustrator D.J. Coffman creating this week’s cover
For more of Coffman’s work, check out his YouTube channel.
Lynn Cullen Live – 10/12/17
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New Mexican restaurant in Beechview seeking crowd-sourced loan funds
Beechview has been revitalized over the last few years by several Latino-owned businesses, and La Catrina is joining the list.
Lynn Cullen Live – 10/11/17
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A third straight Pittsburgh Penguins championship would be a major accomplishment in the world of sports
There are 92 franchises in the NHL, NFL and MLB. We won’t count the NBA, because in Pittsburgh it is slightly less popular than pee-wee football. Of those 92, 78 percent haven’t won more championships in the past 50 years than the Pens have won since June 2016. Only nine football teams, six hockey teams…
Looming plays Mr. Smalls Oct. 17
Looming’s Seed is a beautiful, intimate rock voyage of longing and personal confrontation. Beautiful harmonies and catchy hooks draw you into the brooding, moody instrumentals. It’s pretty but dark, carefully produced to sound tight but raw. Vocalist and bassist Jessica Knight’s captivating, unique voice and timbre are so emotive. As she belts, “What is it…
Critics’ Pick: Whitney Rose at Club Cafe
[COUNTRY] + TUE., OCT. 17 Canada is an underrated exporter of country singers, and Whitney Rose is a perfect example. Her voice is smooth, but her songs have grit, like when she croons about one-night stands (“You Don’t Scare Me”) and mistreating an ex (“Better to My Baby”). The sound on her recently released Rule…
Former Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury adjusting to life in Las Vegas
Since the day he joined the Las Vegas Golden Knights, Marc-Andre Fleury — the 32-year-old goalie who helped Pittsburgh to three Stanley Cup championships, including back-to-back titles the past two seasons — has been the face of the franchise. We caught up with him for a quick preseason chat. Has being such a focal point…
Pittsburgh City Council declares Oct. 18 DJ Appreciation Day
Oct. 18 is DJ Appreciation Day. And we’re not talking some made-up day like National Ice Cream Day or Wear Red Shoes Day; this was made official by members of Pittsburgh City Council. “Professional DJs have about 104 workable days of the year,” explains TJ Harris, a.k.a. DJ Get Nasty. “Multiply that by the number…
Gun reform gets attention in the wake of mass shootings, but advocates say citizens should always keep an eye on local and federal firearm legislation
More than one week ago, more than 2,000 miles from Pittsburgh, 58 people were killed and another 500 were injured in a mass shooting in Las Vegas. The massacre was the deadliest in modern U.S. history, topping the shooting which took place just last year in Orlando. Almost always after a tragedy like this,…
An open farewell letter for Pittsburgh Penguin Marc-Andre Fleury
Dear Mr. Fleury, First, let me apologize for the formal greeting. I would have used your first name, but I have an irrational fear of referring to people by three names. I know Marc-Andre is technically just one name, but it still brings up thoughts of horrible dudes like Lee Harvey Oswald, Mark David Chapman…
The restaurant industry is now the Pittsburgh region’s biggest employer. Can anything be done to ensure that wages grow too?
With Pittsburgh’s economic rebirth fully underway, new nicknames have been emerging to replace its “Steel City” moniker. One of the most popular is “Roboburgh,” a nod to the city’s growth as a tech, robotics and artificial-intelligence hub. But a more accurate nickname might actually be Restaurant-burgh. Restaurants and bars are now providing the most jobs…
Pittsburgh filmmaker sells his Honda and cashes in his savings to fund his dream film project
With an idea burning a hole in his head for the past decade, Brian Ferraro was faced with a difficult decision. Should he invest in something that could kickstart his career, or invest in his car, essentially “a rotting away piece of metal.” He chose his career. He sold his Honda, cashed out his life…
Pittsburgh City Paper Booze Battles: Union Standard vs. Scratch Food & Beverage
Each week, we order the same cocktail at two different bars for a friendly head-to-head battle. Go to the bars, taste both drinks 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…
Equus at Pittsburgh Public Theater
EQUUS continues through Oct. 29. Pittsburgh Public Theater, 621 Penn Ave., Downtown, $15.75-$75. 412-316-1600 or ppt.org Forty-four years after its sensational debut, Peter Shaffer’s Equus has become antiquated and turgid, an old war horse of theatrics with a once-provocative denouement that can’t redeem it any more. At least, not in the largely unmoving production at…
Bricolage and the Carnegie Museums team up for DODO
DODO Oct. 13-Nov. 19. Bricolage Production Co. at the Carnegie Museums, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. $60 (18 and over). bricolagepgh.org The dodo is extinction’s poster bird. Here’s this animal ideally adapted for life on its tropical island — Mauritius — when along comes a fellow flightless biped. Within a century, no more dodos. But of…
Grandma B’s is a friendly lunch counter in the Hill District
Grandma B’s storefront on Wylie Avenue is one of just a handful of restaurants in the Hill District. With little more than a counter, a row of stools and a couple of tiny tables, it’s too small to be a diner, but too griddle-oriented to properly be called a café. Open only from morning till…
Resistance is fertile for Ananya Dance Theatre
ANANYA DANCE THEATRE performs SHYAMALI: SPROUTING WORDS 8 p.m. Fri., Oct. 13, and 8 p.m. Sat., Oct. 14. Kelly-Strayhorn Theater, 5941 Penn Ave., East Liberty. Pay what makes you happy. 412-363-3000 or kelly-strayhorn.org Resistance and resilience in the face of social injustice form the basis of Minneapolis-based Ananya Dance Theatre’s new multimedia dance-theater work Shyamali: Sprouting…
Onions and Vegetables, two ways for two people
I found cooking through filmmaking — filming chefs in restaurants for documentaries and short cooking shows — which is to say that I’ve had four years of informal cooking lessons. Previously, I washed dishes at The Primadonna, in McKees Rocks, but my creations at the time were limited to “Sesame Oil Noodles” and the terrible…
Our Town at Pitt Stages
OUR TOWN continues through Sun., Oct. 15. University of Pittsburgh Stages at the Richard Rauh Studio Theatre, 4301 Forbes Ave., Oakland. $12-25. 412-624-7529 or play.pitt.edu I wonder what director Ricardo Vila-Roger would have done if I’d shown up at his rehearsals for Thornton Wilder’s Our Town at University of Pittsburgh Stages and changed his direction:…
French comedian Gad Elmaleh on coming to America
GAD ELMALEH Thu., Oct. 12-Sat., Oct. 14. Pittsburgh Improv, 166 E. Bridge St., West Homestead. $22. 412-462-5233 or pittsburgh.improv.com American audiences might recognize Gad Elmaleh as the private investigator in Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris. But most of his seven-million-plus Twitter followers know him for his work on stage as France’s most successful standup comic. Elmaleh, as…
The Matchmaker at Carnegie Mellon School of Drama
THE MATCHMAKER continues through Sat., Oct. 14. CMU School of Drama at Philip Chosky Theatre, 5000 Forbes Ave., Oakland. $29.50-34. 412-268-2407 or drama.cmu.edu Ah, farce! What better cultural antidote for the age we live in, which might be called the Age of Seriousness? Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama’s production of Thornton Wilder’s The Matchmaker…
Reel Q, the Pittsburgh International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, opens at the Harris
The 32nd annual Reel Q, Pittsburgh’s LGBTQ-themed film festival, runs Fri., Oct. 13, through Sat., Oct 21. It features 16 narrative and documentary films, four programs of shorts (men’s, women’s and trans programs), and opening- and closing-night parties. Opening night, on Fri., Oct. 13, is a double-header; attendees can see both films for $25, or…
Ring Of Honor takes over Stage AE on Oct. 13
RING OF HONOR GLOBAL WARS TOUR 7 p.m. Fri., Oct. 13. Stage AE, 400 North Shore Drive, North Side. $75-400. rohwrestling.com Ring of Honor is one of the most admired wrestling companies around the world. Its fans are passionate, and it’s an aspirational company to work for if you’re a green wrestler. As part of…
The Pittsburgh Penguins have a shot to win their third straight Stanley Cup, but are they up for the challenge?
It goes without saying that the start of the 2017 Pittsburgh Penguins hockey season comes with high expectations. How could it not? When you’ve already won back-to-back Stanley Cups, fans expect you to win a third, even though the task may be nearly impossible. Nearly. But not impossible. In fact, if any team has a…
Pittsburgh Penguins Preview 2017
In our 2017 Pens Preview, we discuss the team’s chances at a third-straight Stanley Cup, find out how Marc-Andre Fleury is adjusting to life in Las Vegas, and what we hoped happened when the Pens visited President Trump earlier this week. Lineup: The Pittsburgh Penguins have a shot to win their third straight Stanley Cup,…
Blade Runner 2049
Critics got a stern warning before and after the press screening of Blade Runner 2049 that amounted to: Don’t say anything about the plot, or the characters, or this or that. It seemed like overkill for a film that is both a sequel to a well-known and widely quoted work, and basically has the same…
This week in Pittsburgh Sports History
Oct. 12, 1963 The final game is played at New York’s Polo Grounds. It was the Hispanic American All-Star game, and the Pirates’ Roberto Clemente and Manny Mota played in it. The exhibition drew very little media attention, and only about 14,000 fans in a stadium that held more than 52,000. But in a 2013…
A new fast-casual spot, Honeygrow, opens in East Liberty.
A visitor to Honeygrow, the recently opened fast-casual spot in East Liberty, is apt to be greeted by a chorus of “Welcome to Honeygrow!” from the staff members working in the bright, open kitchen. Honeygrow is a relatively small chain that combines the fresh-ingredients spirit of Chipotle with the convenience of a Sheetz MTO kiosk.…
Savage Love
I’m a 25-year-old woman currently in a poly relationship with a married man roughly 20 years my senior. This has by far been the best relationship I’ve ever had. However, something has me a bit on edge. We went on a trip with friends to a brewery with a great restaurant. It was an amazing…
Chef and TV host Anthony Bourdain searches for Pittsburgh’s Parts Unknown
It was always inevitable that Pittsburgh would end up on Anthony Bourdain’s CNN travel show Parts Unknown. The city has all the elements that make for a compelling stateside episode: complicated history, economic rise and decline, racial tension, and regional food. Despite being a religious viewer of the show, I was skeptical about it. As…
Q&A: Sherman Alexie discusses motels, hotels, banned books and Trump
It was a rough summer for Sherman Alexie. Earlier this year, he embarked on a book tour celebrating the release of his memoir, You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me, and the 10th anniversary of his breakout young-adult novel, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. But in July, in an open letter…
Living Colour brings new hits and old favorites to Allentown’s Le Crème Music and Arts Festival
To a lot of people, the 1980s rock outfit Living Colour is a one-hit wonder. In a way, that may technically be a fair assessment. Its hit, “Cult of Personality,” from 1988’s Vivid, slammed headfirst into the music scene. But here’s the thing about that one-hit wonder band: Since then, Corey Glover (vocals), Vernon Reid…
Loving Vincent
In 1853, after painting for only about 10 years, Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh killed himself. Or did he? Or if he did, why? This mystery sets up Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman’s biographical drama, which seeks to present the basics of van Gogh’s life while trying to understand what drove him. The story begins…
Threadbare Ciderhouse and Meadery to open on the North Side
After a few years in the works, Threadbare Ciderhouse and Meadery opens next week, just in time for the height of fall. A project of the Grelli/Meyer clan that co-owns Wigle Whiskey, “threadbare” is a playful reference to John Chapman (a.k.a. Johnny Appleseed), who wandered the Midwest from his homestead in Pittsburgh spreading apple seeds…
New Local Release: Paddy the Wanderer
Paddy the Wanderer CD-release show with Delicious Pastries, Honey. 9 p.m. Sat., Oct. 14. Brillobox, 4104 Penn Ave., Bloomfield. $7. 412-621-4900 Paddy the Wanderer Facts for Whatever Self-released paddythewanderer.bandcamp.com Tension and release act as key elements on Paddy the Wanderer’s latest release. “On the Ropes” launches the album at a leisurely tempo, not unlike Pink…
Kill Me Please
Brazilian director Anita Rocha da Silveira’s film is a moody horror thriller combined with a coming-of-age story that unfolds slowly, alternating between weird, arty, disturbing and even mordantly funny. In a featureless suburb of Rio de Janiero, four teenage girls while away their bored days gossiping and making up crime stories. They are understandably obsessed…
Critics’ Pick: Shake Your Unlucky Off at James Street
[BENEFIT] + FRI., OCT. 13 When there are so many big and terrible things going on, it can seem frivolous to go out and have fun. Thus, it’s nice when the going-out part supports a good cause. The aptly titled Shake Your Unlucky Off event at James Street Gastropub will benefit programs for women in…
Professor Marston and the Wonder Women
It would be fair to say that Wonder Woman has a racier origin story than most. No, not what happened on the island of Themyscira, but the circumstances through which the comic-book fighter came to be created. Angela Robinson’s bio-pic fills us in, beginning in the 1920s with an offbeat couple at Harvard. Psychology professor…
Arto Lindsay performs at The Andy Warhol Museum Oct. 18
Don’t count on Google to translate a foreign language accurately each time. When the search engine translated “Vão Queimar Ou Botando Pra Dançar,” a song on Arto Lindsay’s latest album, Ciudado Madame, from Portuguese to English, it arrived at “Are You Going to Burn or Start Dancing?” This great question could allude to a great…
Critics’ Pick: Dark Wave Cabaret at Cattivo
[HALLOWEEN FOREVER] + SAT., OCT. 14 Technically, Halloween is only one day a year, but for spooky souls, it lasts through all of October. Any day of the month is fit for a ghoul’s night out, like the Dark Wave Cabaret at Cattivo, which bills itself as “two floors of spooktacular entertainment.” (If Halloween lasts…
