A love letter to a neighborhood brewery on its fifth anniversary

Beer of the Week: Allegheny City Brewing and Dancing Gnome’s Quintessence Allegheny City Brewing: 507 Foreland St., North Side. alleghenycitybrewing.com To say I moved to Pittsburgh by the seat of my pants is an understatement...

Video Archive Lynn is talking about a bunch of subjects today including Consumerist Capitalist Culture, Whale Rescue, Trump criticizing Colin Powell after his death, and Chris Potter of WESA's bio...

There are over 100 municipalities in Allegheny County, and in many of those, there are several, sometimes dozens, of wards used to break down voting precincts. And within those wards, there are often several districts...

On Tue., Oct. 19, State Rep. Summer Lee (D-Swissvale) officially announced her candidacy for U.S. Congress in Pennsylvania’s 18th District, the day after longtime U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle (D-Forest Hills) disclosed he was retiring from the position at the end of his current term. ​​“I’m running for Congress because our community deserves to have leadership that tackles our crises with the urgency of someone who has lived through the struggles of environmental racism, unaffordable healthcare, crushing student debt, and job insecurity,” said Lee in a statement sent to Pittsburgh City Paper...

Local ballet fans have had to mostly go without live, in-person performances for well over a year, as COVID-19 left Pittsburgh companies grappling with how to bring their art to the public. The wait will soon end when the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre leaps back on to the Benedum Center stage later this month...

Allegheny County COVID-19 information as of Oct. 18 Number of new positive cases in Allegheny County: 994 (3-day total) Number of today's new coronavirus deaths in Allegheny County: 12 (3-day total)

Thanksgiving is still more than a month away, but the Hugh Lane Wellness Foundation’s registration for its Friendsgiving Rainbow Turkey Bags begins Mon., Oct. 18, for LGBTQ+ community members in the Greater Pittsburgh area. The Rainbow Turkey Bags are described as fully customizable holiday dinners made with the help of staff and local volunteers. Registration for the boxes will close Fri., Nov. 12...

Longtime U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle (D-Forest Hills) has served the city of Pittsburgh and its surrounding areas in Congress for more than 25 years. And on Mon., Oct. 18, Doyle announced that this current term would be his last, giving notice of his retirement...

Video Archive "People need to realize that you can’t compartmentalize a human being into a program...

We searched the web, and asked our readers to help us find some of Pittsburgh's best job openings this week. If your company or business is hiring, or you spot a cool job you think is worth highlighting next week, send it our way at jobs@pghcitypaper.com...

The Andy Warhol Museum is still uncovering works that reveal a lot about the famed pop artist, even decades after his death in 1987. Jessica Beck, the Milton Fine curator of art at the museum, says new discoveries not only give insight to Warhol, but to others in his circle of fellow artists and performers, as well as lovers and ingénues who inspired him...

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...

Pittsburgh has seen an increase in support for Black businesses over the past year. That support can come from new customers, or from programs interested in investing in a business’s well-being...

From its origins protesting the Vietnam War to its current focus on combating racism, poverty, and other social ills, the Thomas Merton Center has been committed to bringing about what its mission calls a “more peaceful and just world.” Continuing this work requires support, something the Pittsburgh organization hopes to generate with Lost & Found: A Pop-up Museum, a two-day fundraising event described as “celebrating the community, art, and activism that has kept TMC going for almost fifty years.” Lost & Found will feature live performances, and an open mic and gallery show...

Say goodbye to Clarion, California, and Edinboro universities. Introducing, Pennsylvania Western University...

A man who was apprehended and then tased after allegedly stealing a bike in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood on Oct. 13, was pronounced dead in the hospital on Oct. 14, according to Pittsburgh Police. After his arrest, Pittsburgh Police said they tased the suspect because he was noncompliant and then took him to the hospital, as is policy...

Pittsburgh has a robust independent bookstore scene, and one of its staples is celebrating its fifth anniversary on Fri., Oct. 15 with an expansion. White Whale Bookstore opened in October 2016 in Bloomfield under the care and helm of Adlai and Jill Yeomans, and it will mark its fifth year by expanding its store into the neighboring storefront, adding more sales and raffles, and eventually a coffee bar...

Ahead of his show opening for Drive-By Truckers on Fri., Oct. 15 at Mr. Smalls Theatre, blues musician Buffalo Nichols talked with Pittsburgh City Paper about music, touring, and the inspiration behind his latest project. Don't be misled by the brevity of his answers, Nichols' music is rich with the history of Black blues musicians that have come before him...

After winning their game against the Tampa Bay Rowdies on Oct. 10, the Pittsburgh Riverhounds professional soccer club secured their placement in the USL playoffs for the fourth year in a row. This is the first time the club has made the playoffs in four consecutive seasons...

Climate change, a strange illness, and Mexican folklore make up the plot of the play Somewhere, soon to be staged by the University of Pittsburgh Department of Theatre Arts. Written by Marisela Treviño Orta, Somewhere follows two siblings who track down the last monarch butterflies in the world after almost all the insects in the world are gone. The show marks the first live performance at Pitt's Charity Randall Theatre since COVID-19 first hit...