Question of Style: District 6 council race becoming as much about how, and not what, things are done

"It's a fairly ugly race ..."

• by AmyJo Brown

Dragged Down?: Promoter wants to bring drag shows to a wider audience, but many worry whether he's the guy to do it.

"Even when he tries to do something right, it cancels everything out."

• by Lauren Daley
• Tags: News

Narcisi Winery transplants Italian tradition to Pittsburgh

"After our family settled in this area they thought we should have our winery here, too."

• by Hal B. Klein

Sieb's Pub

The friendly, family-restaurant vibe and its Irish-inflected pub grub is more than good enough to accompany a night of pint hoisting

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

Kitchen Help: Springboard Kitchens provides hope through meals, training

"We figured if we connected all of those pieces, we can solve a lot of problems at once."

• by AmyJo Brown

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with Irish soda bread

The traditional loaf calls for few ingredients, and is easy to make

• by Al Hoff

Austin via Pittsburgh

Local acts represent at SXSW

• by Andy Mulkerin

Ray Dawn goes from law school to lyricist

"Every studio I go to, I'm the only guy they've ever seen write his rhymes down."

• by Andy Mulkerin

Homeless Gospel Choir is a one-man DIY operation — and wants to show you how

"I want to make a documentary that encourages people to go out there and make art."

• by Andy Mulkerin

Critics' Picks: March 13 - 19

A more refined St. Patty's Day show, plus local appearances by Tyler, the Creator; Perpetuum Jazzile; Trust; and Kate Nash

New Releases

Recent music from The Turbosonics, Smooth Tutors and The Ghostwrite

Oz the Great and Powerful

This prequel to The Wizard of Oz is a mixed bag of awesome and awful

• by Al Hoff

Rust and Bone

Jacques Audiard's film is a lugubrious slice of lives about two struggling people searching for a connection

• by Harry Kloman

Faces of Media is the theme for this year's Carnegie International Film Festival

Fourteen recent films examine how media is shaping our culture, and vice versa

• by Al Hoff

The Gatekeepers

The six former heads of Israel's national-security organization sit for illuminating interviews

• by Al Hoff

Photographer Stephen Chalmers captures the snowbirds and desert rats of the Southwest.

There is a presumably intentional weirdness to the portraits and landscapes alike.

• by Robert Raczka

Lynn Cullen Live 03/13/13

Audio & Video Archive

Lynn Cullen Live 03/14/13

Audio & Video Archive

Lynn Cullen Live 03/15/13

Audio & Video Archive

Lynn Cullen Live 03/18/13

Audio & Video Archive

Lynn Cullen Live 03/19/13

Audio & Video Archive

Chip Walter's new book asks why only one particular variety of human survived prehistory.

Last Ape Standing suggests our longer childhoods gave us the advantage.

• by Bill O'Driscoll

Straightening Combs at Pittsburgh Playwrights

Breaking out of her chrysalis of pain into mature happiness and self-respect is the play's climax

• by Michelle Pilecki

Pittsburgh Musical Theater's Children of Eden

Stephen Schwartz's musical comes across as a mixed bag of striking performances, trite production choices and undeniably spectacular music

• by Matthew Zurcher

"Talk About the Passion" and "Sustenance" at 12 Peers

"Passion" is straight-ahead theater; "Sustenance" is no-stops-unpulled outrageousness.

• by Michelle Pilecki

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre's Unspoken

Works by Balanchine, Tudor and Morris make for a gem of a program.

• by Steve Sucato

Short List: March 13 - 19