Pittsburgh’s Bedford Dwellings to transform into mixed-income housing community
A $500,000 Choice Neighborhoods grant will help transform Pittsburgh’s Bedford Dwellings into mixed-income housing community
Gaza-based artist at two programs at Pittsburgh’s Mattress Factory
Artist talk, interactive program with Mohammed Musallam
Pittsburgh to launch new mobility and infrastructure department in 2017
Pittsburgh to launch new mobility and infrastructure department in 2017.
A conversation with Andrew Bird
An interview with musician Andrew Bird.
Closing weekend of Re:NEW Festival includes publication of Spanish photographer’s take on Pittsburgh
Newsprint publication showcases Consuleo Bautista’s black-and-white street photography of the city
Listen Up! Oct. 5
Every Wednesday, we make a Spotify playlist containing tracks from artists mentioned in the current music section. Check in out below:
Savage Love
A question on your favorite topic, Dan. Just kidding, it’s a question about my vagina. I’m having a problem with the microbiome of my vulva and vagina. I’ve been going to my gyno for the last six months for recurrent bacterial vaginosis and yeast infections. She shrugs, gives me a script, the symptoms go away…
Robert Kelly performs tomorrow night at Pittsburgh Improv
Comedian and actor Robert Kelly visits the Improv in Homestead tomorrow as part of his national tour
Donald Trump’s last two buildings used Chinese steel; Pennsylvania AFL-CIO cry foul
The state’s largest coalition of labor unions calls Donald Trump a “hypocrite.”
Despite strike, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra musicians still on for tomorrow’s Day of Music
The musicians of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra recently went on strike, but 11 scheduled Day of Music concerts are still set for tomorrow
MP3 Monday: Spacefish
This week’s track comes from far-out indie-rock group Spacefish. The band releases its new record, Earth Jokes, Oct. 15 at Delaine’s Coffee in the Southside; stream or download the title track below — AND, as a special bonus, check out the more-than-slightly dizzying new video for the song. Forrest Kos directed the video, with visual effects…
Gun-violence rates drop in Pittsburgh, Police Chief McLay credits community-policing tactics
Pittsburgh Police Chief Cameron McLay said that community outreach was helpful in reducing violent crime in some Pittsburgh neighborhoods.
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra on strike after failed contract negotiations
Members of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra are on strike after failed contract negotiations.
Zombies fill Federal Street for Pittsburgh Pirates Zombie Night at PNC Park
Pittsburgh’s long-lasting love affair with the walking dead continued this week as the undead convened on Federal Street for a costume contest during the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Zombie Night at PNC Park.
Western PA Humane Society and Pittsburgh’s Animal Rescue League to merge
The Western PA Humane Society and Animal Rescue League and Wildlife Center will merge on Jan. 1, 2017
A conversation with Allison Crutchfield
“I’m motivated by something different, and finding the motivation is a new experience for me. “
Lynn Cullen Live 09/30/16
Video Archive You can listen to the audio archive here. Trump goes on a tweeting frenzy at 5 a.m. Rosetta space orbiter caught up to a comet and lands a probe on the comet, lands on comet, ending its life. No time for public defenders to do their jobs. Audio Only Archive Listen to the…
Pennsylvania Supreme Court rules parts of state fracking law unconstitutional, strikes down environmentally unfriendly rules
Natural-gas drillers can no longer seize underground private land for storage, and those on private land must disclose hazardous spills; the “doctor gag order” has also been repealed.
Lynn Cullen Live 09/29/16
Video Archive You can listen to the audio archive here. Pittsburgh Tribrune Review to stop printing. Newspapers endorsing Clinton at high rate. More on book guilt. Mark Marron retweets a Trump rant. RIP Agnes Nixon. Audio Only Archive Listen to the Audio Archives on with our new Apple and Android Apps or the computer audio…
Hillary Clinton campaign continues to rally base with Michelle Obama visit in Pittsburgh
Hillary Clinton’s campaign continues work to rally base with Michelle Obama visit in Pittsburgh today.
Import Export: Martín Esquivel-Hernandez travelled more than 5,000 miles to be with his family, but five years later he faces deportation
It took nine months and five attempts for Martin Esquivel-Hernandez to reunite with his family in Pittsburgh and escape the violence of his native Mexico City. Now, he faces attacks from politicians, police officers and federal attorneys.
Dennis Roddy on the death of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review’s print edition
Former Post-Gazette and Tribune-Review reporter Dennis Roddy opines on the fall of Pittsburgh’s “other” daily
AntiGravity Fitness offers relief for sport- and fitness-related injuries
When Stephanie Tirdel retired from dance in 2009, it wasn’t because she’d lost her passion for the art. “I stopped dancing because I couldn’t take the pain anymore,” Tirdel says. “It wasn’t fun.” The long-time dancer and fitness enthusiast suffers from herniated discs and at one point she was weighing spinal surgery. “The doctor wanted…
Kentucky-based folk singer taps into a tradition of pastoral simplicity and nostalgia
Inside the pastoral simplicity and nostalgia of folk-singer Joan Shelley.
CP Sports: Sometimes the real story doesn’t happen until the end of the race
When I was a young writer, I remember being sent out to cover high school cross-country. And I remember thinking every time, without fail: “This is literally the shittiest assignment they could give me.” I attacked the story with all the energy of a dead elk. I’d show up just as this group of kids…
Little by Little at South Park Theatre
A review of Little By Little at South Park Theatre.
Ranking the best Pittsburgh Steelers receivers of the past 50 years
Before the 2010 season, the Steelers traded Super Bowl XLIII MVP Santonio Holmes to the New York Jets. That left the team with a receiving corps of only Hines Ward, Mike Wallace, Emmanuel Sanders and Antonio Brown. An embarrassment of riches, to be sure, but that depth is a tribute to the organization’s eye for…
With Impulse, Texture decides that less is more
TEXTURE CONTEMPORARY BALLET PRESENTS IMPULSE 8 p.m. Fri., Sept. 30; 8 p.m. Sat., Oct. 1; and 2 p.m., Sun., Oct. 2. (Children’s performance: 4 p.m. Sat., Oct. 1; $10 per family). New Hazlett Theater, 6 Allegheny Square East, North Side. $20-25. 888-718-4253 or newhazletttheater.org When it comes to programming, Texture Contemporary Ballet usually follows the adage…
From Radio Raheem to Eric Garner and beyond, will this country ever ‘Do the Right Thing’ about black men dying at the hands of police
The first time I discovered that police treated black men differently than white men was when New York City police officers killed “Radio Raheem” at the end of Spike Lee’s 1989 film Do the Right Thing. Now, to be honest, I didn’t come to that realization at the time. But as a high school senior…
Martha Graham Dance Company marks its 90th anniversary
MARTHA GRAHAM DANCE COMPANY 8 p.m. Sat., Oct. 1. Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown. $10-60. 412-456-6666 or trustarts.org Few names are as synonymous with American dance as Martha Graham’s. Graham’s anthology of influential modern-dance masterworks, including Appalachian Spring and Clytemnestra, are like beloved, well-worn shoes that audiences never seem to tire of. Graham’s namesake…
A look at Drap-Art and the Re:NEW Festival’s juried show
A look at Drap-Art and the Re:NEW Festival’s juried show.
With a new EP, Pittsburgh-based duo Victory at the Crossroads puts forth a message of positive change
VICTORY AT THE CROSSROADS, STRANGE MONSTERS, THE PARK PLAN 9 p.m. Sat., Oct. 1. The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls, 400 Lincoln Ave., Millvale. $5-8. 412-821-4447 or mrsmalls.com Most independent musicians don’t hit the road until they’ve released an album. Liss Victory packed up her guitar and hit the road almost as soon as she started…
Thai Tamarind occupies a charming spot along Bellevue’s Lincoln Avenue
Thai Tamarind 172 Lincoln Ave., Bellevue. 412-766-1899 Hours: Mon.-Thu. 11:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; Fri. 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sat. noon-10 p.m.; Sun. noon-9:30 p.m. Prices: Soups, salads, and starters $4-9; entrees $9-19 Liquor: BYOB Eat out long enough in any city, and you’ll inevitably return to certain spaces in new guises, layering memories of meals like phyllo…
Deepwater Horizon
The three-month oil spill that followed the 2010 blow-out at the Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico became such a huge news story that folks might have forgotten what horrific industrial accident precipitated it; 11 workers died, and the 100-odd other employees were lucky to survive. Peter Berg’s docudrama recounts that fateful day…
New Releases
A review of Brett Staggs’ album ‘Nothing Bad Ever Happens To Me.’
Insurrection AleWorks focuses on sour beers — very carefully
Just past the tunnel in Heidelberg, there is an unassuming brewery with a passion for patiently fine-tuning its craft. Insurrection AleWorks, co-owned by Matt Messer and brewer Brad Primozic, will celebrate its first anniversary in November. “Back in January we ran out of beer because we couldn’t make it fast enough. We’re slowly putting everything…
The Magnificent Seven
This remake of the classic 1960 Western (itself a remake of the 1954 Japanese film The Seven Samurai ) comes with an all-star cast, a wide-ranging arsenal of weapons and some funny lines. Directed by Antoine Fuqua, it’s a story of revenge. When Bartholomew Bogue (Peter Sarsgaard) invades the mining town of Rose Creek, leaving…
Critics’ Picks, Sept 29-Oct. 5
Recommended concerts for Sept 29-Oct. 5.
Conflict Kitchen’s latest menu features North American cuisine with Haudenosaunee offerings
The latest iteration of Conflict Kitchen marks a departure for the take-out venue, which serves cuisine from countries with which the United States is in conflict. Prior incarnations of the menu included balal from Iran, empanadas from Cuba and kimchi from North Korea. But this month, the Oakland eatery debuts its first North American cuisine…
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
Tim Burton, longtime champion of peculiar children, adapts Ransom Riggs’ novel for the big screen. A contemporary American teenager named Jake (Asa Butterfield) follows clues left by his grandfather and winds up on a Welsh island where there is indeed a home for children with bizarre capabilities (think of them as cozier, stay-at-home X-Men). Oh,…
A list of bizarre calls received by the 311 response line
Caller suggested the city invest in an “Airplane Truck” so as to help other states in droughts Caller contacted the office regarding hearing trumpets coming from the sky Caller said a nearby lot was so overgrown “there are guinea pigs growing in it.” Caller wanted to know how many minutes were left on their cellular…
Jägermeister (and tonic)
“I read about Jägermeister and tonic in Boozehound. On paper, it looks awful, but then I did some research (a.k.a. bar hopping) and it’s amazing. Crisp, refreshing; maybe add a squeeze of lime.” — Recommended by Jason Renner, barkeep at Bar Marco, Strip District Jägermeister is available by the bottle at PLCB state stores and…
Queen of Katwe
A review of the new Disney film, Queen of Katwe.
Russia sends Metropolitan Community Church pastor packing for working with LGBT activists
Rev. James Mulcahy sat with a group of LGBT activists in the Russian city of Samara last July, having a cup of tea and talking about nothing in particular. Mulcahy, who served as pastor for Rochester, N.Y.’s Metropolitan Community Church from 2000 to 2012, says that the group was barely 20 minutes into its meeting…
Pittsburgh City Paper Booze Battles: Spork vs. Dive
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…
Seed: The Untold Story
Jon Betz and Taggart Siegel’s documentary makes the case that we often ignore — at our peril — the obvious. Consider the lowly seed, which gets a fraction of the attention we lavish on food, and yet without seeds, there is literally no food. And alarmingly, a good deal of earth’s seeds have already disappeared;…
Brian Butko returns for more on the history of Isaly’s and its iconic Klondike bars
As America’s appetite for ice cream rose in the early 20th century, Isaly’s developed one of its most delicious creations: the Klondike bar.
Train to Busan
It’s as basic as “zombies on a train,” but Sang-ho Yeon’s new thriller is a well-made example of the increasingly overdone genre. It trades on everything you’d expect: a selection of potential victims (from old lady with a limp, and teen baseball team to a pregnant woman and her very protective working-class husband); a confined…
The city’s 311 response line has handled all kinds of calls over the past 10 years
Wendy Urbanic gets a lot of weird phone calls. As the city of Pittsburgh’s 311 response-line manager, she and her staff handle their share of pothole reports and ordinary requests for repairs to city properties. But as a first point of contact for many city residents, the 311 line’s call log is all over the…
Sound Bite sits down with David Bernabo to talk about the fourth chapter of his documentary series, Food Systems.
An interview with David Bernabo about his food documentary series Food Systems.
Savage Love
I’m a guy, 35, and a cheating piece of shit. I’m engaged to a woman I love, but earlier this year I cheated on her. I have no excuse. She discovered the dating app I used, and we worked through that. But she doesn’t know that shortly after her discovery, I went ahead and cheated.…
Lessons in Equality
Read the full version here
Weird Pittsburgh: Home-delivered protests, creepy-ass clowns and Antonio Brown’s $12,000 twerk
A political organization is protesting in front of the homes of state lawmakers who oppose its single-issue agenda. The Pennsylvania Liberty Alliance is a 501(c)4 group dedicated to the elimination of school property taxes. On IRS paperwork, 501(c)4s are “social welfare organizations,” but because they are not required to disclose contributors, they are often funnels…
Morris From America
A review of ‘Morris From America.’
Lynn Cullen Live 09/28/16
Video Archive You can listen to the audio archive here. Clinton and Trump and lapel pins. Proxima B planet and evangelizing. Do you have book guilt? Audio Only Archive Listen to the Audio Archives on with our new Apple and Android Apps or the computer audio player.
Lynn Cullen Live 09/27/16
Video Archive You can listen to the audio archive here. Susan and Lynn talk about the first debate. Audio Only Archive Listen to the Audio Archives on with our new Apple and Android Apps or the computer audio player.
At Future Tenant, D.S. Kinsel’s new exhibit tackles a taboo word
A review of D.S. Kinsel’s ‘A Black Man Made This Art’ at Future Tenant.
