Marlene Flowers believes that it is “never too late” to change your life. “Granny Guns,” as she goes by on social media, is a 65-year-old auto shop owner and bodybuilder who says she had a wake-up call seven years ago...
There are many different reasons why all of us here in “The Keystone State” would be better off for sampling tasty CBD infused edibles. Watching the Phillies lose another one to the Dodgers stressing you out?
Tabletop gaming has become more popular, resulting in a long list of mainstream and indie titles suited for a wide variety of tastes. In an effort to continue expanding the field, a local tabletop roleplaying game company has helped create a new initiative...
On May 8, 2022, Sean O’Donnell and his husband Todd Collar returned home from an outing with their four kids to find a large sign in their neighbor’s backyard. “It was about nine feet tall,” O’Donnell tells Pittsburgh City Paper...
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University’s Traffic21, a transportation research institute, urge the use of human operators on automated transit vehicles in a recent policy brief released by the institution. “Robotic buses, no matter the level of automation achieved, cannot replace skilled operators who are there to keep our passengers safe during the challenging and unpredictable operating environment in public transit," says Transport Workers Union of America President John Samuelsen in a press release, who adds CMU’s research is something his organization has known for a long time...
Sports, activism, and art will combine to create an initiative supporting Black artists in Pittsburgh. The Pittsburgh Pirates, 1Hood Media, Mikael Owunna Studios, and The Redd Studio collaborated to create Art as Liberation: Celebrating Black Art in Pittsburgh, an outdoor celebration in honor of Juneteenth. The event is currently seeking 20 Black visual artists whose art will be on display as a part of the celebration...
This summer marks the return of many events that Pittsburghers have grown to know and love. And for beer lovers, one of those is Beers of the Burgh, and it’s making its full-throated return this year...
For almost four decades, Dinosaur Jr. has quietly, and not so quietly, helped to lay the groundwork for the alternative rock and grunge genres, influencing generations of musicians along the way. A new documentary covers the band's legacy, and Pittsburgh music fans can see it on the big screen for one night only at the Harris Theater...
With the publication of his latest novel City on Fire (William Morrow), Don Winslow’s writing career has come full circle. The first of three books featuring Irish and Italian characters involved in organized crime, the stories are set in Rhode Island, where Winslow was born...
Pennsylvania’s top election official announced this week that the Republican U.S. Senate primary race is in for a recount. “The recount will be conducted transparently as dictated by law,” acting Secretary of State Leigh Chapman told reporters during a press conference on May 25...
Thu., May 26
BRUTALISM
Belvedere's Ultra Dive
9 p.m.-2 a.m. DJs Rachel Ruckus and Bedlam Boy present another edition of this post-punk meets synthwave night. 4016 Butler St., Lawrenceville...
Lynn is talking about a couple of obits, one is Margo Lovelace, a local shop owner and puppeteer and the other is Joe Pignatano who was a MLB bullpen manager who grew a garden out in the bullpen. Audio Only Archive...
The annual Scripps National Spelling Bee allows students from across the country to flex their vocabulary muscles and compete for major cash prizes, medals, and more. This year, one student will represent Pittsburgh at the competition...
At one time, Pennsylvania’s recycling program led the nation. Act 101, the 1988 state legislation that created recycling infrastructure in the commonwealth, set four major goals for the state...
While everyone's debating whether or not a hot dog is a sandwich, we're over here actually enjoying them. We found six local spots to grab a delicious dog, ranging from no-frills hidden gems to ones covered in an obscene amount of toppings...
In fall 2021, Pittsburgh City Paper A&E Editor Amanda Waltz entered Wonderland, a Alice in Wonderland-themed tea party. It was just one of many events heavily promoted on social media by Hidden Media Network, promising “all the best virtual and live experiences in over 30 cities around the world.” She left with more questions than answers...
"You are living in a country that has lost its fucking mind." On today's episode, Lynn is grieving yet another mass shooting at Uvalde Elementary School in Texas...
A photo on display at the Carnegie Museum of Art shows a dozen workmen looking out from a dingy freight elevator, their eyes trained directly at the camera. Their faces show resolve...
If someone had told me that within a span of one year, I’d be able to vote for the first Black mayor of Pittsburgh, the first Black congresswoman from Pennsylvania, and the first openly LGBTQ Black man for U.S. Senate, I would have said, “Get outta tahn!” (Actually, I would have used more colorful language but suffice to say, I wouldn’t have believed you.)
