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Election Guide 2025
Election Day 2025 is likely to bring about changes in the region. Your vote — or lack thereof — will determine the nature of those changes.
Local pro-Palestine TikToker is at the center of an ACLU lawsuit
Ohio State expelled Guy Christensen, who has 3.5 million followers, after a controversial video.
Vanity, death, and the artist at The Andy Warhol Museum
An enormous self-portrait of Andy Warhol, in which the artist appears phantasm-like, stares viewers in the face as they enter Vanitas, a new exhibition located on multiple floors of his namesake museum. Warhol is rendered simultaneously large and extremely fragile, the essence of vanity inflated to a staggering size it cannot sustain. “He was quite…
Now Hiring in Pittsburgh: Pennsylvania Prison Society, Firewall Dance Theater, Margaux, and more
Looking for a new job? We searched through local employment guides to curate a list of the best job openings around Pittsburgh this week, including special education assistants, cabaret dancers, a taproom manager, and more.
Let Dracula officiate your wedding at New Hazlett
Pittsburgh offers numerous venues for couples to host their big day, from fancier options at museums and botanical gardens to more low-key affairs at parks and community centers. Among them, the New Hazlett Theater boasts a large event space based in a prime North Side location. Despite this, Allyson King, New Hazlett’s program and events…
Affordable-ish Housing in Pittsburgh: NIMBYOPOLIS edition
Many of our biggest problems as a country are downstream from the lack of affordable housing.
After reaching bestseller status, On the Rocks will become a movie
The chronicle of the Primadonna Restaurant in McKees Rocks will soon be a documentary featuring new footage of the Costanzo family.
How Democrats in Allegheny County went from “in shambles” to progressive power-brokers
In 2025, against the backdrop of Trump’s second-term bid to crush all opposition, Allegheny County could offer a playbook to other left-leaning groups reeling from the 2024 election cycle.
Allegheny County Council
Five Allegheny County Council seats are being contested in two-way races. In District 1 (Airport/Ohio Valley), Democrat Kathleen Madonna-Emmerling, who won a contested primary, will face Republican Mary Jo Wise. In District 3 (North Hills/Allegheny Valley), longtime Democratic consultant Lissa Geiger Shulman will face longtime Republican municipal manager Chris Lochner. In District 4 (West Hills),…
Deceptive ads and low turnout mean high stakes for Pa. Supreme Court justices up for retention
In recent weeks, you may have received a political mailer suggesting you vote no on justices up for Pa. Supreme Court retention in order to “term limit” them or to “defend democracy.” Democratic and progressive groups describe the language of these mailers as deceptive — with dire stakes for Pennsylvanians. “A lot of big-money donors…
Pa. Superior Court
The Pa. Superior Court hears high-level criminal appeals and family court cases involving private entities. Since 2023, this 15-member intermediate court has been split 8-6 between Democrats and Republicans, with one vacancy created when Democrat Daniel McCaffery was elected to the Pa. Supreme Court. Justices serve 10-year terms and must retire at 75. Democratic Washington…
Pa. Commonwealth Court
The Pa. Commonwealth Court hears high-level appeals in civil and regulatory matters involving public entities. Currently dominated 5-3 by Republican judges, the court issues opinions on tax matters, state agencies, zoning, and elections — it ruled in favor of several Republicans wishing to delay the certification of ballots in 2020, a decision the Pa. Supreme…
County Sheriff
The Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office handles a variety of law enforcement tasks in the county, including executing warrants, pursuing fugitives, transporting incarcerated people, providing court security, and holding sheriff’s sales of confiscated property. Democrat Kevin Kraus has held the office since his victory in the 2021 election. He’s being challenged from the right by Republican…
Mayor of Pittsburgh
One term after electing Ed Gainey, Pittsburgh’s first Black mayor, voters narrowly opted for sitting Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor as the Democratic nominee for office. Vying to replace Gainey on the GOP side is 2021 candidate and former cop Tony Moreno, who won the Republican nomination in May without support from local GOP committees.…
Pittsburgh City Council
There are three contested races for Pittsburgh City Council this cycle. In District 2 (West End), Democrat Kim Salinetro will face Republican Erin Koper and independent David Tessitor. In District 4 (South Hills), incumbent Democrat Anthony Coghill faces challenges from Republican Tracy Larger and independent Brian Naughton. In District 6, incumbent Democrat R. Daniel Lavelle…
FREE WILL ASTROLOGY Oct. 9-15
This week’s Free Will Astrology features the unruly affirmations of Bart Simpson.
Pittsburgh’s top events: Thu., Oct. 9-Wed., Oct. 15
Looking for something to do in Pittsburgh this week? From MQCFest: A Queer Comedy Festival to a Steelers Style Fashion Show to Tate McRae at PPG Paints and more, there’s always something to do in the Steel City!
