Is President Donald Trump losing support from Pennsylvania’s independent voters?

Is President Donald Trump losing support from Pennsylvania’s independent voters?

A new Franklin & Marshall College poll shows independent voters disapprove of the president almost as much as Democrats.
Listen Up! May 17 Issue

Listen Up! May 17 Issue

Sneak preview of tomorrow's music section.
MP3 Monday: NVSV

MP3 Monday: NVSV

This is not a banger, but something closer to a threat.
Friendship Bagel

Friendship Bagel

Nourishment that goes beyond food
Red Hot Chili Peppers Spice Up Pittsburgh's PPG Paints Arena

Red Hot Chili Peppers Spice Up Pittsburgh's PPG Paints Arena

Red Hot Chili Peppers bring the funk to PPG Paints Arena
Is Pittsburgh's economy growing for everyone?

Is Pittsburgh's economy growing for everyone?

A Brookings Institution study shows productivity in the region is among the best in the nation, but overall growth is among the lowest.

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Listen Up! May 17 Issue

MP3 Monday: NVSV

Lynn Cullen Live 05/15/17

Friendship Bagel

News+Features

Violent Woodland Hills incidents shed light on the role of law enforcement in schools

“Do we really want to turn all of our kids into criminals? That’s not what schools are for.”

Focus on Unblurred

Scenes from this month’s First Friday Unblurred art-gallery crawl on Penn Avenue

Music

Andy Shauf brings a musical narrative to his new record, The Party, plays Pittsburgh May 15

“I guess I’m interested in that kind of thing: what people are really like.”

Nightmarathons’ members have become better with age

“It’s nice to have been in bands before and made a bunch of mistakes already.”

Blues guitarist Samantha Fish takes a soul/R&B side trip

“Our fans come to the show and they go, ‘OK, I get it!’”

Critics' Picks, May 11-17

Check out shows this week by Eli Conley, Vanity Creeps, TWRP and more

Mastodon hits Pittsburgh with a new record, a new emphasis on vocals and the monster riffs that made them famous

The band upped the ante by making Emperor of Sand a concept album

Stage

The Perks of Being a Wallflower at Prime Stage

An often-affecting stage version hews to the 2012 film

Sive at PICT Classic Theatre

Director Alan Stanford excels at this form of theater

Hercules Didn’t Wade in the Water at Pittsburgh Playwrights

A play keying on Hurricane Katrina fails to fulfill its promised scope

Short List

Short List: May 11-18

Celebrating John Edgar Wideman; Found Footage film festival returns; Morose & Macabre’s Atrocity Exhibition; Chris Rock at the Benedum

Food+Drink

Friendship Bagel

Nourishment that goes beyond food

Umai, in Mount Lebanon, offers fare from Thailand and Japan

Besides curries and sushi, the restaurant offers several fish specials

Brew Tours

“Nobody wants to wear lederhosen anymore.”

A North Side Hungarian restaurant holds its second annual bacon roast

Huszar’s revived old-country tradition proves popular

Rhubarb cake is a great way to embrace this late-spring vegetable

This one-bowl cake is so easy that I once made it with a broken arm

Screen

The Wall

It’s a battle of snipers in Doug Liman’s cat-and-mouse thriller set in Iraq

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

James Gunn’s space-actioner retains Vol. 1’s formula of goofy characters, gags and cheesy pop songs

Citizen Jane: Battle for the City

Matt Tyrnauer’s documentary profiles writer Jane Jacobs’ work, empowering urban dwellers to fight against destructive development

Sports

The 50th season of dirt-track racing gets underway at Lernerville Speedway

“This year our goal is to keep the car in one piece.”

This week in Pittsburgh Sports History

A look back at events that you’ve either forgotten about or never heard of in the first place

Starling Marte, Omar Moreno, Lee Lacy highlight the middle of the order of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 30 greatest outfielders

These are the solid, reliable outfielders who fall just short of elite status

Blogs

Is President Donald Trump losing support from Pennsylvania’s independent voters?

A new Franklin & Marshall College poll shows independent voters disapprove of the president almost as much as Democrats.

Listen Up! May 17 Issue

Sneak preview of tomorrow's music section.

MP3 Monday: NVSV

This is not a banger, but something closer to a threat.

Red Hot Chili Peppers Spice Up Pittsburgh's PPG Paints Arena

Red Hot Chili Peppers bring the funk to PPG Paints Arena

Is Pittsburgh's economy growing for everyone?

A Brookings Institution study shows productivity in the region is among the best in the nation, but overall growth is among the lowest.

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Lynn Cullen Live 05/15/17

Audio & Video Archive

Lynn Cullen Live 05/12/17

Audio & Video Archive

Lynn Cullen Live 05/11/17

Audio & Video Archive

Savage Love

“You need to feel safe and in control.”

Lynn Cullen Live 05/10/17

Audio & Video Archive

Books

Local author publishes deeply personal journey into ethical eating

“We Honor These Animals, For By Their Death, We Gain Life.”

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