Pittsburgh’s SouthSide Works Exposed festival returns tomorrow
SouthSide Works Exposed, a festival in Pittsburgh featuring dozens of craft vendors, live music and food, returns for its 12th year.
Local delegates for Bernie Sanders fundraise to offset DNC costs
Delegates from Pittsburgh who are supporting Bernie Sanders at the DNC say they need to raise about $2,000 each for hotel costs.
Pittsburgh City Council ordinance would close loophole for visiting performers like Kenny Chesney
A newly proposed Pittsburgh ordinance would force visiting performers like Kenny Chesney to pay full amount for use of taxpayer-funded facilities.
Listen Up! July 6
Every Wednesday, we make a Spotify playlist containing tracks from artists mentioned in the current music section. Grab a paper and listen along!
Pittsburgh’s XFEST 2016 unites alternative music fans young and old
The performance was energetic and vitalizing, dispersed with neo-Sinatra antics, backflips and a killer cover of “Bohemian Rhapsody.”
Suggestions for an improved Kenny Chesney experience in 2017
“Change the tailgates to AFTER the show. If they’re like me, they’ll be pooped after a long show and probably just wanna hit the hay.”
Pittsburgh’s ‘Q Morning Show’ with Jim Krenn ends after one year; Comedian Mike Wysocki will continue writing ‘City Paper’ sports column
Comedian Mike Wysocki will continue writing for City Paper, despite Steel City Media’s “mutual agreement” to end the “Q Morning Show.”
Word Cloud: Issue June 30-July 6, 2011
This week in CP history, we took a look at Burgatory, 1,2,3, and Bad Teacher. Read the stories from this issue.
Furries show off their finest ‘fursuits’ to the public in Anthrocon’s annual Fursuit Parade
Anthrocon brings ‘fursuit’ parade to streets of Pittsburgh.
Tripoli Street Bakeyard in Pittsburgh evokes history of communal ovens
M. Michelle Illuminato brings a communal oven to Pittsburgh’s North Side with Tripoli Street Bakeyard.
What you need to know about Pittsburgh news this week
This week in Pittsburgh: the furries take over Downtown; Donald Trump visits nearby Monessen, Pa.; and Pa. officials ride the Kangaroo at Kennywood Park to raise awareness about amusement-park safety.
Pittsburgh gives the furries its annual warm welcome
Thousands of furries come to Pittsburgh for Anthrocon 2016.
Author of book on housing and segregation in Pittsburgh tomorrow
Natalie Moore’s book explores racially based policies in Chicago
Lynn Cullen Live 06/30/16
Video Archive You can listen to the audio archive here. The tech age. RIP Alvin Toffler. PA House Republican reject bill to develop parks. Have we stopped listening to each other? The trend in pubic hair. Audio Only Archive Listen to the Audio Archives on with our new Apple and Android Apps or the computer…
Presidential candidate Donald Trump focuses on trade in stump speech in Monessen
Trump visits small-town Pennsylvania, promising to fix NAFTA, get rid of the TPP, and bring back manufacturing jobs.
Ease Modern Comfort Cuisine opens in Regent Square
Ease Modern Comfort Cuisine 1100 S. Braddock Ave., Regent Square. 412-871-3440 Hours: Lunch Mon.-Sat. 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; dinner 4:30-10 p.m. Prices: Starters, soups, and salads $5-15; entrees $15-28 Liquor: Full bar There is an old saw that every 20 years, clothes come back into fashion. But really the cycles of fashion rhyme rather than repeat.…
Two new novels explore the worlds of outsiders and immigrants
Reviews of the first 50 page of recent fiction. The figures of the foreigner and the immigrant, long staples of fable and literature, have a special resonance in the era of refugees, Trumpism and the Brexit vote. Two new novels with local connections explore the theme. The Bowl With Gold Seams (Apprentice House Press), by…
Tarentum man carries on the legacy of ‘That Guy with the Birds’
Pet Issue: Pet Issue Intro Furries love their pets Kitten Yoga Dog friendly bars Pet makeovers Tarentum man carries on the legacy of ‘That Guy with the Birds’ Pup Night at PNC Park Pittsburgh getting ready for its first cat café Your Pittsburgh cat needs a Pittsburgh toy, like a felt pierogie The Lost Pets…
Carlsberg Beer
Retail Price: $40-45 / case During a trip to Ireland a few years back, my traveling companions wanted to visit the site of a late-1800s miracle in which an apparition of the Virgin Mary descended on a tiny town. I went across the street to a pub and ordered a ham sandwich and, at the…
The Pittsburgh Pirates roll out the red carpet for Pup Night
Pet Issue: Pet Issue Intro Furries love their pets Kitten Yoga Dog friendly bars Pet makeovers Tarentum man carries on the legacy of ‘That Guy with the Birds’ Pup Night at PNC Park Pittsburgh getting ready for its first cat café Your Pittsburgh cat needs a Pittsburgh toy, like a felt pierogie The Lost Pets…
Pittsburgh City Paper Booze Battles: Mallorca vs. Six Penn Kitchen
Each week, we order the same cocktail at two different bars for a friendly head-to-head battle. Go to the bars, taste them both and tell us what you like about each by tagging @pghcitypaper on Twitter or Instagram and use #CPBoozeBattles. If you want to be a part of Booze Battles, send an email to…
Free State of Jones
Free State of Jones Directed by Gary Ross Starring Matthew McConaughey, Mahershala Ali, Gugu Mbatha-Raw Gary Ross’ Free State of Jones isn’t a Civil War action movie, as its trailer might suggest, but bio-pic by way of a history lesson. The film’s focus is Newton Knight (Matthew McConaughey), who led an armed insurrection against the…
Brookline’s Pitaland Mediterranean Bakery has long ties to the neighborhood
In the 1960s, Pitaland Mediterranean Bakery owners Joe and Jocelyne Chahine were visiting Pittsburgh on their honeymoon when a war broke out in their native Lebanon. They applied for asylum, emigrated to America, and the rest, they say, is history. The Chahines got their start at Chahine’s Bakery, which was owned by Joe’s brother, George…
Purrfect Business: Pittsburgh getting ready for its first cat café
Pet Issue: Pet Issue Intro Furries love their pets Kitten Yoga Dog friendly bars Pet makeovers Tarentum man carries on the legacy of ‘That Guy with the Birds’ Pup Night at PNC Park Pittsburgh getting ready for its first cat café Your Pittsburgh cat needs a Pittsburgh toy, like a felt pierogie The Lost Pets…
Savage Love
Is it a super douchey move to pretend to be a lesbian to avoid unwanted male attention? I’m a straight single woman in my mid-30s and a very plausible lesbian in terms of sartorial stereotypes. Occasionally a guy will hit on me in an awkward or creepy way, and I’ll trot out a line about…
The Lost Pets of Butler Street
Pet Issue: Pet Issue Intro | Furries love their pets | Kitten Yoga | Dog friendly bars | Pet makeovers | Tarentum man carries on the legacy of ‘That Guy with the Birds’ | Pup Night at PNC Park | Pittsburgh getting ready for its first cat café | Your Pittsburgh cat needs a Pittsburgh…
Two shows bring renowned Chinese artist Ai Weiwei’s work to town
AI WEIWEI: CIRCLE OF ANIMALS/ZODIAC HEADS continues through Aug. 29. Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. 412-622-3131 or cmoa.org ANDY WARHOL/AI WEIWEI continues through Aug. 28. The Andy Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St., North Side. 412-237-8300 or warhol.org What is real and what is fake? That question looms (literally) large in Ai Weiwei:…
Stuff We Like
Cicada Invasion 2016. These red-eyed flying “monsters” are interesting to observe every 17 or so years. Hungry Hippo’s Pet Food Pantry. A new program from pit-bull-rescue group Biggies Bullies that helps get high-quality pet food to Pittsburgh families with pooches in need. My Cat From Hell. Sure, this Animal Planet TV show is supposed to…
On his new EP, Pittsburgh rapper Pk Delay refines his sound and his persona
PK DELAY, BILLY PILGRIM, GEORGE HOLLOW, more. 8 p.m. Fri., July 1. The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls, 400 Lincoln Ave., Millvale. Free. 412-821-4447 or mrsmalls.com On a recent Friday night, about 150 hiply-dressed fans and well-wishers packed Threads on Carson, on the South Side, to hear rapper Pk Delay’s new EP, Dad, for the first…
Now that Cleveland has tasted a world title, Pittsburgh needs a new city to kick around
Pittsburghers lost a 52-year punchline last week when Cleveland won its first world championship since the LBJ administration. The Cleveland Cavaliers finally gave their city the unfamiliar feeling of civic pride when they came back from a 3-1 deficit in the finals to overtake Golden State. I’m sure it took them awhile to figure out…
Locally based, internationally known artist Ali Momeni wants to change our relationship with insects
The odd ant farm aside, most people don’t think of ants as pets. Ditto bees: Apiarists want honey, not cuddles. And even less so for mosquitoes, which in the age of Zika, West Nile and mass malaria might be earth’s most despised creatures. Yet ants, bees and mosquitoes are among the animals that artist Ali…
This week in City Paper History
It’s funny that this week in City Paper history features a gambling story on the heels of a Pennsylvania House of Representatives vote approving expanded gambling in the state. The new bill, if passed by the Senate, would allow online gambling as well as daily fantasy-sports betting, but stops short of allowing video-poker machines in…
Pet Issue
Maybe the stars were aligning just right; or maybe it was a miracle by St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals; or maybe it was just dumb luck that our Pet Issue fell in the same week that the furries hit town. Whatever the reason, it got us thinking; do furries have pets?…
Fursonas
Fursonas, a new documentary from Pittsburgh-based director Dominic Rodriguez, delves into the semi-secret world of furries, or humans who feel kinship with anthropomorphic animals. Locally, the furries are well known for the annual Anthrocon convention (this year, June 30-July 3), which fills Downtown’s streets with foxes, wolves, dragons and more (that is, folks in full…
It probably comes as no surprise, but furries love their pets
Pet Issue: Pet Issue Intro Furries love their pets Kitten Yoga Dog friendly bars Pet makeovers Tarentum man carries on the legacy of ‘That Guy with the Birds’ Pup Night at PNC Park Pittsburgh getting ready for its first cat café Your Pittsburgh cat needs a Pittsburgh toy, like a felt pierogie The Lost Pets…
Short List: June 30 – July 5
FREE EVENT: Fri., July 1 – Art Come July, the local arts scene quiets down, but you wouldn’t know it this weekend: There’s plenty going on, not least tonight, at the Penn Avenue Arts District’s monthly gallery crawl, Unblurred. A few galleries have notable openings, including Bunker Projects, which holds a reception for Overgrowth &…
Weird Pittsburgh
In ways that exceeded the duties of her office, Beaver County Treasurer Connie Javens apparently helped sell a county-owned senior home to a private company, Comprehensive Healthcare Management Services. Allegedly, Javens accompanied executives to the assessment office to guide them through lowering their property taxes and wrote a check of $275,000 in county money, without…
Three decades in, Guided by Voices is a study in well-prepared spontaneity
GUIDED BY VOICES, PET CLINIC 8 p.m. Wed., July 6. Mr. Smalls Theatre, 400 Lincoln Ave., Millvale. $25. 412-821-4447 or mrsmalls.com Guided by Voices’ leader Bob Pollard has the band’s pre-show ritual completely sorted out. According to guitarist Bobby Bare Jr., “When we go to sound check, he goes to record stores.” Since its 1983…
Synesthesia
I think about life as a vinyl record, as feeling every parallel halo in orbit around the hallow in my heart. I’m played with an overdriven rose, warped and gashed through by the only touch I’ll ever know. My veins are pumped with liquid cathode noise, crackling pulses whispered from an anxious fire that has…
Your Pittsburgh cat needs a Pittsburgh toy, like a felt pierogie
Pet Issue: Pet Issue Intro Furries love their pets Kitten Yoga Dog friendly bars Pet makeovers Tarentum man carries on the legacy of ‘That Guy with the Birds’ Pup Night at PNC Park Pittsburgh getting ready for its first cat café Your Pittsburgh cat needs a Pittsburgh toy, like a felt pierogie The Lost Pets…
Critics’ Picks, June 30-July 6
[SYMPHONIC ROCK] + THU., JUNE 30 Superstar collaborators Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo will be joining the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and guest conductor Arnie Roth at Heinz Hall for an evening of symphonic rock. The married couple has been working together for decades, and they’ve been responsible for enormous rock hits like “Love Is a…
Kitten Yoga, sponsored by Pittsburgh’s Animal Friends, is a hands-on adoption tool
Pet Issue: Pet Issue Intro Furries love their pets Kitten Yoga Dog friendly bars Pet makeovers Tarentum man carries on the legacy of ‘That Guy with the Birds’ Pup Night at PNC Park Pittsburgh getting ready for its first cat café Your Pittsburgh cat needs a Pittsburgh toy, like a felt pierogie The Lost Pets…
Pittsburgh-based project Rainbow Kitten prepares to release an album made from crowd-sourced sound clips
The money and the material for Rainbow Kitten’s forthcoming album, Gumbotron, came from his fans. The Pittsburgh-based artist, real name Mike Traficante, set up a Kickstarter campaign inviting people to send him audio recordings of everyday noises and donate the funds to make the album. The bigger the donation, the bigger the role of the sample…
Carmen the Gypsy at Opera Theater SummerFest
CARMEN THE GYPSY continues through July 9. SummerFest at various venues. $25-75. 412-326-9687 or otsummerfest.org Some people I know spend a lot of time thinking about how to keep theater relevant in the new millennium. That’s kid stuff compared to opera. Opera Theater of Pittsburgh gives it a try by remounting its 2012 Carmen the…
A little something for the puppies: Brew Bites
Working at a brewery means I have tons of used grain to get rid of. What better way to use spent beer grains than to make dog treats for our four-legged friends? I make these treats for my best friend, Vida. I found Vida in the woods outside Santa Fe, N.M., on a hiking trip in…
The BFG
Steven Spielberg is back in the realm of wonder and whimsy with this new adaptation of Roald Dahl’s 1982 children’s novel The BFG. The film combines digital animation with live action, inevitable when one is covering events that occur in both ordinary London and a place called Giant Country. Spunky Sophie (Ruby Barnhill) is plucked…
Wanna go out, relax and have a beer around Pittsburgh after a long day? Your dog probably does, too
Pet Issue: Pet Issue Intro Furries love their pets Kitten Yoga Dog friendly bars Pet makeovers Tarentum man carries on the legacy of ‘That Guy with the Birds’ Pup Night at PNC Park Pittsburgh getting ready for its first cat café Your Pittsburgh cat needs a Pittsburgh toy, like a felt pierogie The Lost Pets…
Swiss Army Man
This film, like one of its two characters, floats into theaters on a wave of critical WTFs from its premiere at Sundance. There, it was quickly pegged “the farting corpse movie starring the guy from Harry Potter,” and that’s not inaccurate; it was polarizing, finding both viewers who loved it and detractors who found it…
Forget “hoppy”: In craft brewing, there’s a hop for every palate
It’s time we strike the word “hoppy” from our collective beer lexicon. The word has become a crutch, a way for some to find the most aggressive IPA on the shelf and for others to avoid an overly bitter beer. But in truth, the word “hoppy” doesn’t mean much at all. With few exceptions, all…
Sssmear Campaign
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Before and After: Doing pet makeovers at Pittsburgh’s Dog Stop
Pet Issue: Pet Issue Intro Furries love their pets Kitten Yoga Dog friendly bars Pet makeovers Tarentum man carries on the legacy of ‘That Guy with the Birds’ Pup Night at PNC Park Pittsburgh getting ready for its first cat café Your Pittsburgh cat needs a Pittsburgh toy, like a felt pierogie The Lost Pets…
Lynn Cullen Live 06/29/16
Video Archive You can listen to the audio archive here. Shooting in Istanbul airport. Globalization. Are the days of the pelvic exam numbered? Audio Only Archive Listen to the Audio Archives on with our new Apple and Android Apps or the computer audio player.
Lynn Cullen Live 06/28/16
Video Archive You can listen to the audio archive here. Abortion laws. Trump comes to town to give speech on trade. RIP Pat Summit. McCandles residents spraying for Zika. Speech from Jesse Williams at the BET awards. Audio Only Archive Listen to the Audio Archives on with our new Apple and Android Apps or the…
