As Australia struggles to contain its massive wildfires, reports estimate that a billion animals could already be lost the blaze. Now organizations around the world are rushing to help surviving wildlife, including Pittsburgh’s own National Aviary...

Pittsburgh weekly film roundup, Jan. 24-30

Every Friday, Pittsburgh City Paper compiles a round-up of new releases and second-run films playing around the city. This only covers films that are new to theaters this week; check out what movies opened previously here...

If one of your resolutions is to become more creative this year, join Pittsburgh City Paper in kicking off 2020 by making something new every day this month. We've signed up for Fun A Day Pittsburgh where participants spend every day in January working on a project for the month — some make something new for 31 days, others pick one big project and work on it a little each day...

“Lavenderesque,” the opening track to Music For The Film I’m a Stranger Here Myself, is the musical equivalent of the ice bucket challenge, or so I would imagine. Opening with cold, jangly guitar panned left, the song quickly splashes the same cold jangle to the right speaker...

On this rainy, gloomy day in Pittsburgh, Bindley Hardware Co. fittingly dropped Solitaire, a slow-paced three-track EP that mixes country and folk elements in a soothing but dreary package. From "Future Tripping" which evokes feelings of a cowboy in solitude, to "Lonely Ride," which could actually be about a lonely cowboy, Solitaire's sparse arrangements paired with Jon Bindley's harrowing vocals create a mood any listener can relate to...

On Thursday, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued its first Code Orange air quality alert of 2020 for the Liberty-Clairton area of Allegheny County. The alert warned of a temperature inversion, which occurs when warm air sitting above cooler air traps pollutant particles on the surface. A Code Orange alert means that the air quality may be unhealthy for sensitive groups, which includes children, elderly people, and people with respiratory problems...

Audio & Video Archive

Video Archive Ryan and Amanda talk about best Chinese restaurants for celebrating the Lunar New Year and close it out with the retirement of Pennsylvania House of Representatives Speaker of the House Mike Turzai...

Sometimes without any real reason, a song just hits the right note, key, or beat, and gets stuck on a loop in your head. Listening to the track can help alleviate this problem, and so can sharing the tune with a friend...

On Super Bowl Sunday, the water carbonator brand SodaStream will have a treat for the residents of Mars — the human residents in the Butler County borough just north of Pittsburgh, that is. Not any extraterrestrials that may or may not inhabit our planetary neighbor. (Sorry, Martians.)

Stuff can be complicated, especially when trying to get rid of it. The process can remind us that our things can have worth that's hard to put a dollar amount on; they can call to mind other people from our lives; they can bring up memories of what they were (or weren't) used for...

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Video Archive In the second half of the show Lynn will be discussing single use plastics with Danica Buchanan-Wollaston...

Each week, the Pittsburgh City Paper compiles a list of Pittsburgh dance parties for you and your crew to bust loose to the best bangers, EDM, pop hits, and more. (All events are 21 and over unless otherwise stated.)

According to the Washington Examiner, Pennsylvania House Speaker Mike Turzai (R-Marshall) i s set to retire at the end of this year, and he will not seek re-election. Turzai, 60, told the Examiner that it's time to move on and let a new generation of leaders take over. “It's time...

Unbeknownst to most, Pittsburgh has a vibrant belly dancing community. But this  Saturday, those who are unfamiliar can immerse themselves in the fun with Luna Noche at the Rex Theater, a show featuring prominent belly dancer Zoe Jakes and belly dancers and performers from in and around Pittsburgh...

In the 1990s, Richard Stanley was primed to become Hollywood's next big director. The South African filmmaker caught some attention for his 1990 cyberpunk film Hardware – years before the sci-fi sub-genre went mainstream – and his low-budget supernatural film Dust Devil...

Are you tired of tracking down food trucks? Welcome to the Pittsburgh City Paper food truck roundup, where we do the hard work for you...

Can’t keep up with Pittsburgh’s fast-changing food scene? Don’t panic...

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Video Archive As Impeachment trial day two begins, Lynn is going over what happened on the first...

One of the most interesting things about writing this column has been interacting with readers who relatively frequently contact me to tell me about how my work relates to their thoughts, feelings, and relationships. Though less common, I also have folks ask for advice...

“Life is short, I don’t want to do work that’s just a paycheck,” Jim Rugg says of life as a comic book artist, bookmaker, illustrator, and designer.  The winner of Eisner and Ignatz awards for excellence in comics, Rugg has produced acclaimed titles including Street Angel, Afrodisiac, and the recently re-released The PLAIN Janes (Little, Brown) series, a collaboration with writer Cecil Castellucci that includes a new work, Janes Attack Back!