Vol. 26, No. 36
Péle-Méle and Boîte Noire explore spatial perception
Wood Street installations challenge the senses and the mind
By Natalie Spanner
Medical marijuana is coming to Pennsylvania
Here’s what you need to know about this burgeoning industry
By Rebecca Addison
Activists are concerned Allegheny County Port Authority Police aren’t being held accountable
“When you have a system that only involves the police investigating police, then you are going to have trust issues.”
By Ryan Deto
The Dining Defender
All food facilities — whether a stadium, truck or fancy new joint down the street — are inspected by the county health department
By Em DeMarco
Weird Pittsburgh: Roommates in court, prejudice in public office and a real lover’s leap
By Nick Keppler
Just what’s in fassionola?
Exploring the mysteries of a red fruit syrup
By Celine Roberts
Dogfish Head Namaste
Retail Price: $10.99 / six-pack
By Alex Gordon
Pittsburgh City Paper Booze Battles: Stagioni vs. Eleven
End of Summer Sm(b)ash
Totopo Mexican Kitchen and Bar in Mount Lebanon offers Mexican-American favorites
The entrees consist mainly of tacos, burritos and enchiladas, plus a few regional specialties
By Angelique Bamberg and Jason Roth
Chanterelle pasta
“There is something awe-inspiring about mushrooms.”
Wesley’s Delicatessen, in Downtown Pittsburgh, strives for friendliness and a comfortable space
Most of the sandwiches are named for Pittsburgh neighborhoods
Cartoonist Ed Piskor is reaching new heights
Hip Hop Family Tree series catapults Munhall resident to international fame
By Bill O'Driscoll
On its latest release, Pittsburgh’s YRS sets familiar human struggles against a far-out backdrop
“The space metaphor was a literal metaphor for isolation. I felt distant and far away from what was happening and everything in my life at the time.”
By Meg Fair
Critics’ Picks, Sept. 1-7
Performances by Mac Sabbath, Same, The Mountain Goats and Maja Ratkje, plus the 17th annual Allegheny County Music Festival
By Meg Fair and Margaret Welsh
Singer-songwriter and one-time Pittsburgh resident Jeremiah Clark wants audiences to relate to him as a real person
“I don’t want there to be any sort of barrier, division or separation between me and them.”
By Mike Shanley
“Trash grass” group Whiskey Shivers isn’t your grandpa’s bluegrass band
The end result is bluegrass with a rocket up its ass
By Charlie Deitch
Floyd Collins at Front Porch Theatricals
A production of a challenging musical falls short
By Ted Hoover
Beth Corning revisits — and retools — a lauded solo show
“I like this piece. I want to further invest in it.”
By Steve Sucato
The Light Between the Oceans
Derek Cianfrance’s lush adaptation should please fans of windswept romantic tear-jerkers
By Al Hoff
Don’t Breathe
In Fede Alvarez’s stripped-down siege thriller, burglars battle a blind man in a locked-down house
Hands of Stone
Edgar Ramirez tries but fails to elevate this hackneyed boxing bio-pic about Roberto Duran
My King
A new French drama examines a tumultuous relationship
Steelers Preview 2016
It's Game Time: Dust off your Terrible Towels because another Pittsburgh Steelers season is upon us.
By CP Staff
The Pittsburgh Steelers need success on both sides of the ball if they hope to win it all
“We’ve got a dynamic offense, and we need to get on and off the field quickly to give them a chance to score touchdowns.”
Mike Wysocki offers his predictions for the 2016 Pittsburgh Steelers season
The schedule, the opponents and even the travel favor the Black and Gold.
By Mike Wysocki
Chuck Noll gets the biographer he deserves
Michael MacCambridge does justice to the Steelers’ iconic coach
By Ron Cassie
Difference-Makers
Big seasons from these five players will likely mean success for the Steelers in 2016
Game History
Three of our favorite NFL-based toys and games
National opinions on marijuana are shifting, so why haven’t the NFL’s policies followed suit?
“They’re going to have to confront it.”
Mike’s On
Some of the best preseason quotes from one of the NFL’s most quotable coaches
A photo essay from the Pittsburgh Steelers Aug. 18 preseason game against the Philadelphia
The Pittsburgh Pirates still have a shot at the playoffs, even if it’s not the one they wanted
Never in the Pirates’ history have they been in four straight playoffs
Pittsburgh’s Steel City Roller Derby offers athletes competition and empowerment
“This is a sport where your body is valuable for what it is.”
By Stephen Caruso
It’s high school football season in Western Pennsylvania, so don’t act like a jerk
Maybe you should just stay home, Netflix Varsity Blues and yell at James Van Der Beek
Savage Love
There is a large and growing sex workers’ rights movement.
By Dan Savage
Lynn Cullen Live 08/30/16
Audio & Video Archive
Lynn Cullen Live 08/31/16
Tom Brady's bad day at the (CP) office
A four game suspension, that terrible haircut and now this.
By Aaron Warnick
Short List: August 31-September 7
The Festival of Combustion is back; Silver Eye pictures Elements of Photography; PICT Classic’s Shirley Valentine at the Union Project; a “performance tasting” at Space Upstairs
By Mars Johnson
Affordable-ish Housing in Pittsburgh: density or destiny edition
By Michael Machosky
The mayor and the tenor: when Masloff met Pavarotti
By David S. Rotenstein
Pittsburgh’s street trees are free upon request. So why do they often go to the city’s wealthiest residents?
By James Paul
The Thunderbirds are ready for their ninth season of pro ultimate frisbee
By Colin Williams
