Seven Democratic presidential candidates visited Pittsburgh today to speak at the Public Education Forum held at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. They spoke about important issues related to education, including tying property taxes to public school funding, addressing college debt, and the place charter schools have in America...

It wouldn't be a Pittsburgh wedding without a cookie table. But why keep the tradition exclusive to happy couples?

The Lawrenceville bar Hambone's has reopened after being shut down yesterday for not paying its county Alcoholic Beverage Tax payments. Yesterday, several local outlets reported that Allegheny County Treasurer John Weinstein closed the bar and venue for delinquent drink taxes totaling more than $13,000...

According to the consumer watchdog group U.S. PIRG, Pennsylvania has a lot to learn in terms of transparency surrounding subsidies for economic development. A recent report from U.S. PIRG and the Frontier Group gave Pennsylvania a “D-” for online economic development subsidy transparency...

One800 - Pittsburgh City Limits Pittsburgh has been talking about Pittsburgh City Limits, an album featuring 19 local artists in the hip hop, rap, and soul genres, since June when production trio One800 tweeted out an image introducing something called The Pittsburgh Sessions. "Over the next few months, we will be working with all of the artists in the city that have inspired us, and with their help, we will create a Pittsburgh-exclusive album," the image read...

It wouldn't be a Pittsburgh wedding without a cookie table. But why keep the tradition exclusive to happy couples?

Val Talbert took her first metalsmithing class at age 13 and started making jewelry from the stones and minerals she found during her mining and caving trips. The hobby turned into Maverick Objects, a local jewelry company launched by Talbert in January 2019...

Local Pittsburgh film roundup, Dec. 13-20

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 last week here...

Stay up-to-date with your favorite artists and musicians coming to Pittsburgh. Each week, Pittsburgh City Paper will bring you the most recent concert announcements so you never miss a show...

Audio & Video Archive

Video Archive Jordan Snowden (@snowden_jordan) welcomes Katie Oltmanns (@yokatieo) of The X to talk local music, best shows of the decade, rumble strips, and different routes to get to and from Monroeville...

Pennsylvania boyfriends need to do better. A lot better...

Remember when the booths at Chief's were red, beers at The Decade were cheap, and Graffiti was the go-to place to see a touring rock show? Get psyched for a step back in time this weekend as old-school Pittsburgh punk and new wave artists reunite — for the second time — as The Guns of Brixton, to perform The Clash's London Calling in its entirety...

The Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, is not as safe from being repealed as Americans might think. Even though the law survived several appeal attempts by Congressional Republicans, the ACA is still under attack in federal courts...

Listening to Pittsburgh artists on online streaming services like Spotify is great, but what's even better is browsing through STACKS, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh's exclusive digital music platform. Two times a year, the local streaming service adds a new round of Pittsburgh bands and artists to its collection, paying them a stipend of $200 (which equals about 23,000 streams on Spotify).

The Port Authority of Allegheny County (PAT) debuted I Too, Am Pittsburgh, a public art initiative showcasing work by youth offenders at the Allegheny County Shuman Juvenile Detention Center. The project, done in partnership with the local literary nonprofit Crossing Limits, made its debut last night during a special unveiling ceremony and reading on the seventh floor of the Heinz 57 Center...

“At Sly Fox, it's all about the beer,” reads the eastern Pennsylvania brewing company’s website. I found this perplexing at first, as I grew up enjoying far more than beer at the original Sly Fox in Phoenixville, my hometown...

After being one of the Democrats' longer holdouts on whether or not to start an impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump, and then staying tight-lipped about where he stood on impeachment itself, U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb (D-Mt. Lebanon) has announced he will vote to impeach the president. According to the Beaver County Times, Lamb reviewed the articles put forth by House Democrats, and believes the evidence is strong against Trump...

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.)

Currently, Pennsylvania spends nearly $330 million a year on people incarcerated for parole or probation violations, and has the second-highest rate of people on probation and/or parole of any state in the U.S. Two concurrent bills, House Bill 1555 and Senate Bill 14, were recently introduced in the state legislature with the intent of restructuring the current supervision system structure and freeing up funds to be spent on rehabilitation rather than incarceration...

Ahhh … the holidays, a time when it is so easy to overindulge on the constant barrage of tasty — but not necessarily healthy — foods and drinks that we pack on extra weight and have to resort to New Year’s resolutions to fit in our clothes again. How can you make it through the holiday season without sabotaging your health goals and having your weight balloon?