Warning Lights: Rare synchronous fireflies are discovered in Allegheny National Forest — a hotbed of logging and gas-drilling.

"The Allegheny, they've just written it off as an extractive forest. It's being liquidated."

• by Bill O'Driscoll

Pilot program would place cameras on officers

"I think cameras on officers would be a great addition to public safety."

• by AmyJo Brown

Tell the Truth Or Bring a Toothbrush

A poem by Jimmy Cvetic

Customers rally to aid the Bloomfield Sandwich Shop

After a small fire, the shop's owners see their own generosity repaid

• by AmyJo Brown

Pittsburgh Seltzer Works offers old-school approach to cocktails

"It really fits a vibe, the elegance of it."

• by Hal B. Klein

Hal's Bar and Grill

This sports bar distinguishes itself with the depth and breadth of its offerings, but its strengths are countered by too many shortcomings

• by Angelique Bamberg and Jason Roth
• Tags: Dining Reviews, Slideshow

Slice on Broadway

Amusing pizza names help put this Beechview pizzeria on the map

• by Lauren Daley

Beach House's Alex Scally discusses Myth and its misconceptions

"As a musician, I feel like I don't really understand half of what we've been told about this album."

• by Andy Mulkerin

Rubblebucket toes the line between indie-pop and jam-rock

"What I want to see in any scene is intelligence, creativity, drive, passion. It doesn't matter if you're dressed like a hippie or a punk or a metal guy or a hipster."

• by Andy Mulkerin

My Cardboard Spaceship Adventure boards AbsolutePunk with new single

"Farewell" debuted on the popular site last week

• by Gregg Harrington

Critics' Picks: July 11 - 17

Local shows by Murder by Death, Sheer Terror and Sleigh Bells, plus a CD release from Bleeding, Sweating and Crying, and a David Bowie tribute

Three Acts to Catch on Vans Warped Tour

• by Gregg Harrington

Savages

A fast-paced darkly comic thriller with a sex-drugs-and-severed-heads narrative propelled by music-video-style gimmicks

• by Al Hoff

The Color Wheel

A sharply observed, if slightly uncomfortable, comedy about a brother and sister

• by Al Hoff

Recreation/Renewal/Rebirth

Strong Pittsburgh Society of Sculptors show at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts

• by Bill O'Driscoll

Brian Brown's paintings juxtapose cheerful mid-century imagery with ominous elements.

"This is neither the world of dreams nor an affront to the bourgeoisie."

• by Robert Raczka

Oakland

• Tags: Pieces of Pittsburgh, Oakland, building part

Hostile Climate

A tale of two political rallies

• by Chris Potter

Lynn Cullen Live 07/11/12

Audio & Video Archive

Lynn Cullen Live 07/12/12

Audio & Video Archive

Lynn Cullen Live 07/13/12

Audio & Video Archive

Friendship

• Tags: Pieces of Pittsburgh, Friendship, street art, pole

Poet Paula Bohince's The Children draws on her Westmoreland County childhood

The poems often demand lingering attention, and the lingering often rewards.

• by Mike Schneider

In the morning, we go to the Colorado River

Talking Pictures

A Little Lake production never gets below the pleasant surface of Horton Foote's play

• by Ted Hoover

Candide

If you've never seen Candide, this Summer Fest production is a great first taste

• by Robert Isenberg

Short List: July 11 - 17