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...
Joseph Marinello is the last of his family left in Larimer. Now 90, he’s lived his whole life there, and he and his wife Dolores live in the home where he grew up with his two sisters...
On Monday, two bills passed through Pennsylvania legislature that, if signed into law, would further restrict abortion and could create undue stress on families and providers. The Pennsylvania senate passed a bill that would ban abortion procedures after a prenatal Down syndrome diagnosis (HB 321).
The concept of black holes is notoriously complicated, so when it comes to explaining them to laypeople or City Paper writers, it helps to have a handful of metaphors on deck. In this regard, Carles Badenes, an associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Pittsburgh, has quite the arsenal...
The city of Pittsburgh's financial watchdog is hoping for a promotion. Today, Pittsburgh City Controller Michael Lamb (D-Mount Washington) announced he is seeking the Democratic nomination for Pennsylvania Auditor General in 2020...
