The Pittsburgh arts coalition known as VACE, or Visual Arts Coalition for Equity, started in 2020 as a response to the pandemic. But the program seeks to address equity issues in art beyond the struggles of COVID-19...

The Office of Congressional Ethics is recommending that a congressional panel subpoena U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-Butler) and his wife as it investigates whether a stock purchase she made was the result of confidential information Kelly received in his role as a public official. The recommendation was part of a report released Thu., Oct. 21, which concluded that there is “substantial reason” to believe that Kelly, a six-term Republican lawmaker from Butler County, and his wife, Victoria, violated House ethics rules...

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The spooky season is upon us and with only a short time left to stuff all of your favorite Halloween festivities into the end of the month, here is one you definitely don't want to miss: The Downtown Halloween Night Market and Cocktail Crawl on Sat., Oct. 30, sponsored by Bacardi. The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership and Pittsburgh City Paper have partnered up for a Downtown Halloween experience sure to excite and appeal to the masses!

In Pittsburgh, locals call being nosy and gossipy “nebby” and Pittsburghers looooove to be nebby. And while nebbiness used to be confined to water coolers, neighborhood meetings, or chats on the porch, modern-day nebbiness can now be found online...

Allegheny County COVID-19 information as of Oct. 22 Number of new positive cases in Allegheny County: 330 Number of today's new coronavirus deaths in Allegheny County: 0...

Pittsburgh’s zombie scene is well established, from being the home base for George A. Romero’s zombie movies to the annual Zombie Fest, but arborists are concerned with a different type of zombie hiding among us in Pittsburgh. Zombie trees are trees that are still standing and look alive but are dead or dangerous in some way...

Pittsburgh has, once again, been listed as one of the Most Livable cities in the country, according to a study from a website called — no joke — Livability. But what about the most dead-able city?

Marijuana legalization may hit partisan stumbling blocks in Harrisburg, but lawmakers in both parties have united around a new drug policy — letting Pennsylvania researchers look into how to use magic mushrooms to address mental health issues. In a rare show of cross-party support, 10 Republicans and 10 Democrats have thrown their support behind the proposal sponsored by Rep. Tracy Pennycuick (R-Montgomery).

Pittsburgh street photographer Shaun Sweeney, aka Sootz, says his images usually focus on “human connection and the gentle moments between us.” “I roam the streets with my camera looking to capture moments that pull at heartstrings,” he says...

Bill Shannon has built a career as a renowned dancer, despite using crutches due to a medical condition. Now CRUTCH, a new documentary streaming exclusively on discovery+, covers the Pittsburgh native's life and passion for dance...

Thu., Oct. 21 DJ Nights Fl. 2 7-10 p.m...

Video Archive Susan has joined Lynn today and they are discussing the Protest outside of Netflix, which included employees, over the Dave Chappelle Netflix stand-up special "The Closer"

Art attracts for a variety of reasons, for its use of color, its subject matter, its texture. To honor the Halloween season, a local curiosity shop will appeal to fans of spooky art with a new show and sale...

Con Alma, the popular Shadyside jazz lounge and restaurant, has changed its menu, going entirely vegetarian at the Ellsworth Avenue location. After opening in 2019 with menu items like ceviche, Ropa Vieja (braised and shredded short rib served with rice and black beans), and the Cuban chicken dish, Arroz Con Pollo, the decision to go completely vegetarian at this location comes as a surprise, but one that isn’t unwelcome...

Pittsburgh has a thriving community of artists and creatives, and New Hazlett Theater will highlight five of these artists in its ninth season of Community Supported Art. The five shows represent a variety of media, from improvised music to an interactive game show, created by emerging artists who call Pittsburgh home...

This weekend, 32 teams representing 32 countries will gather in Pittsburgh to celebrate the city’s many multicultural communities through one of the world’s most popular sports. After being canceled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Steel City World Cup tournament returns to the Montour Junction Sports Complex in Coraopolis on Sat., Oct. 23-Sun., Oct. 24...

Video Archive Lynn is updating about her mothers health and it leads to our Public Health Care System and how the Republicans are tearing things apart...

This spring's primary took many political forecasters by surprise: Pa. State Rep. Ed Gainey (D-Lincoln-Lemington) won the race over Mayor Bill Peduto, the first time in modern history that a Pittsburgh incumbent mayor was defeated. The win came against considerable odds, seeing as how Peduto had no apparent challengers as late as September 2020...

Allegheny County Council District 3 emcompasses some North Hills suburbs and Allegheny River towns including Reserve, Millvale, Shaler, Etna, Sharpsburg, Aspinwall, O’Hara, Fox Chapel, Hampton, Indiana, and West Deer. Councilor Anita Prizio is the incumbent...

The July 4 holiday has historically turned violent in some parts of Pittsburgh, but in a year of increased violence in the city and nationwide, one community group saw a breakthrough that day. MAD DADS, a group focused on street outreach, presided over a more or less nonviolent scene Downtown that night...