Occupational Outlook

Occupy Pittsburgh's first 72 hours, in pictures

Mud Slide: Raja, Fitzgerald have made race for county exec a messy one

"What it comes down to is a battle of personalities."

• by Charlie Deitch

Voters asked to increase property taxes for library funding

Tax increase would mean $25 more annually for $100,000 home

• by Chris Young

Home Run

Local homebrewers score points at charity event

• by Hal B. Klein

Seeking Out Heirloom Apples

A cold spring may have reduced this year's crop

• by Bill O'Driscoll

Sinobi

Don't let the mall location – or the quirky menu titles – dissuade you from visiting this worthy Japanese and Korean restaurant

• by Angelique Bamberg and Jason Roth

A Conversation With Meredith Mileti

The Mount Lebanon author talks about her new chef-centric novel, set partly in Pittsburgh

• by Al Hoff

Synth-pop band Future Islands returns with a new song cycle

Herring may sound from the outset like a slightly unhinged, pipe-smoking uncle.

• by Andy Mulkerin

CD Reviews

New releases from Big Hurry, Ali Spagnola, and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.

• by Margaret Welsh and Andy Mulkerin

Critics' Picks: October 21 - 25

Local shows by Ivan Lins, Black Coffee, David Bromberg and Sebadoh, plus a tribute to Rabindranath Tagore

R. Weis makes music from everyday sounds

"I knew everyone would immediately think of those ‘Jingle Bells' dogs, so I made these dogs sound like they went to Julliard."

• by Andy Mulkerin

Mud City Manglers and Plastered Bastards team up for a 7-inch

It's the first thing the Manglers have released since 2001.

• by Margaret Welsh

The Pittsburgh International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival

The 26^th annual event offers feature-length films, programs of shorts and parties.

• by Al Hoff

Love Crime

A jaundiced dissection of corporate ambition and a well-paced thriller

• by Harry Kloman

The Thing

A bloodthirsty alien heats up the South Pole in this horror prequel-remake

• by Al Hoff

Restless

This teen romance is more wispy than heartfelt

• by Al Hoff

Toast

A British lad finds his power in cooking, in this bio-pic

• by Al Hoff

Bank Statements

Mellon Green is people. It's people!

• by Chris Potter

EPA considering new air-quality rules for fracking sites

New rules would employ existing technology and best practices to limit emissions

• by Bill O'Driscoll

Fight Club author Chuck Palahniuk visits with his new novel.

Damned is narrated by a 13-year-old girl who's found herself in hell.

• by Bill O'Driscoll

Poets to read at Awesome Books

• by Bill O'Driscoll

W. Kamau Bell, the comedian who can end racism in "about an hour," gets his first stand-up gig in Pittsburgh.

"When the president is a born-again Christian from Texas, it's just easier to take one side or the other."

• by Bill O'Driscoll

The End of the Affair

This is a naked production in every way; even Tony Ferrieri's magnificent set looks like a building ripped in half.

• by Robert Isenberg

Modern-dance icon Paul Taylor returns with a program of new and classic work.

Paul Taylor Dance Company performs 1982's "Mercuric Tidings" and 2010's "Three Dubious Memories."

• by Steve Sucato

Blackbird Pie

Mary Lipple is a subtle, intelligent actress easily accessing the emotions and memory that keep the 80 minutes moving.

• by Ted Hoover

Short List: October 20 - 23