Over the last couple decades, Pittsburgh has recovered economically from the collapse of the regional steel industry. Cities like Pittsburgh have moved out of financial bankruptcy, and the region has seen significant growth in the tech industry and corporate headquarter jobs...
This year is the 100th anniversary of the Miniature Railroad & Village at Carnegie Science Center. And to commemorate this milestone, County Executive of Allegheny County Rich Fitzgerald was in attendance for the unveiling of the model's newest edition to proclaim Nov. 20 Carnegie Science Center Miniature Railroad & Village Day — a day all Pittsburghers are sure to have off from work...
This musical could have been “one of the great ones,” but a predictable plotline and a lackluster soundtrack hold A Bronx Tale back from being as good as one would expect a touring Broadway show of its caliber to be. There is, however, a silver lining: There are plenty of great moments, which are just good enough to make purchasing a ticket worthwhile...
Module, a local housing startup, will move into one Pittsburgh neighborhood with a new four-unit mixed-income development. The company, which specializes in houses designed to “grow” with its buyers, closed on land and financing for a housing development in Garfield...
Next year, 20 Buck Spin, a Pittsburgh-based record label, along with Gilead Media, a label based in Oshkosh, Wisc., will host the third edition of Migration Fest, a biennial music festival focused on music in the darker/heavy spectrum and underground metal. The festival will take place over Aug. 1-2 at Mr. Smalls Theatre in Millvale, with 10 acts per day — most of which are from either 20 Buck Spin or Gilead Media's label...
Happy Holidays, Pittsburgh! Whether you celebrate Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, or New Year's Eve — or, if you just enjoy enjoy the sparkles and lights of the season — we've highlighted some of our favorite holiday shows, concerts, marketplaces, and more to help make the next few months a little easier to navigate...
There are three meanings to the word "current" and Zynka Gallery, a new art space in Sharpsburg, employs them all in its opening exhibit, Current: The Art of Now in Pittsburgh. Gallery owner Jeffrey Jarzynka was inspired by the proximity to the river, as well as the modernity of the pieces in the exhibit...
The increasing number of streaming services feels like the battle scene in a movie where the gang defeats the first crop of soldiers and breathe a sigh of relief, only to turn around see an even bigger mass of soldiers coming over the hill. I thought I knew how to watch TV, but more just keeps coming...
Metaphysical Milkshake, Reza Aslan's podcast with actor Rainn Wilson, might seem like an unlikely outlet for a scholar of religious studies whose works include God: A Human History and Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth. But as Varun Soni, dean of religious life at the University of Southern California, stated on a recent episode: kids between 18-22 are the loneliest generation because they talk “with their thumbs, not their tongues.” The podcast gives Aslan the opportunity to bring his world to that demographic in a medium they're already familiar with...
During the weekends at AK Valley Research Park in New Kensington, music can be heard floating up through the rafters at one of the massive campus’ three under-construction buildings. But it’s not a concert or a warehouse party, there is no audience or ticketed entry...
Two Pittsburgh writers focused on racism and xenophobia in America are receiving grants to help them complete their current projects, courtesy of the Carol R. Brown Achievement Awards. Adriana Ramirez, a writer, critic, and performance poet, is 2019's "established artist" and plans on using the $15,000 grant to explore the legacy of generational conflict in her Mexican-Colombian family...
Talking to moudebabe on the phone is a lot like seeing him perform. The rapper, whose real name is Mahmoud Yacoub, specializes in freestyle performances, letting whatever comes to mind make its way from his head straight to his mouth...
If the proliferation of craft beer culture over the past decade has taught us anything, it's that anything wine can do, beer can do better. Or at the very least, try...
The Pretzel Shop in South Side has been slinging its signature twists since 1927, but these days, the menu is a bit more robust. The pretzels take pretty much every form and flavor imaginable, including parmesan and garlic, cinnamon sugar, jalapeño cheddar, and tomato basil...
The holidays are approaching, and while planning all the trappings of a jolly Yule is festive and exciting, there are also some unappealing tasks that attach themselves to the season like a suckerfish. Wrapping presents is more difficult than solving a Rubik’s Cube...
When local fashion entrepreneur Adrienne Guariglia had to come up with a name for her new leather goods business, she drew from an unlikely source: her Catholic school days growing up in Chicago. “My school nurse had the best sense of style,” says Guariglia, who now lives in Lawrenceville...
