New book Kings of the Bluff recalls a time when Duquesne basketball was the greatest game in town
By Jody DiPerna
Mark Whitaker’s new book Smoketown: The Untold Story of the Other Great Black Renaissance re-examines Pittsburgh’s past
Black renaissance in Pittsburgh suited the city itself: Born of commerce and business, it was brawny, corporeal and expressive
Tags: Book Reviews + Features, Books, Smoketown: The Untold Story of the Other Great Black Renaissance, Mark Whitaker, My Long Trip Home, Robert L. Vann, Gus Greenlee, Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures
“The Dukes were, well, they were the shit in the 1950s.”
Tags: Sports News, Duquesne basketball, David Finoli, Kings of the Bluff: The Next Chapter, Sihugo Green, Dick Ricketts
A conversation with Jennifer Egan
The author discusses her new novel, Manhattan Beach
Tags: Book Reviews + Features, Books, Jennifer Egan, Goon Squad, Manhattan Beach, Carnegie Music Hall
A visit by Homegoing author Yaa Gyasi
“I wanted to be able to watch things, slavery and colonialism, as they shifted very gradually over time.”
Tags: Book Reviews + Features, Books, Homegoing, Yaa Gyasi, Cape Coast Castle
Marcus Rediker on history’s most notable abolitionist Quaker dwarf
The author discusses his new biography, The Fearless Benjamin Lay
Tags: Book Reviews + Features, Books, Marcus Rediker, Benjamin Lay, The Fearless Benjamin Lay, The Quaker Dwarf Who Became the First Revolutionary Abolitionist, University Club, Pitt
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A Big Band Christmas
@ Ingomar United Methodist Church
Fri., Dec. 6, 7:30 p.m.
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Workers at LGBTQ service center Persad vote to unionize with United Steelworkers
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Pa. Treasurer Joe Torsella renews calls for Mark Zuckerberg’s ouster as Facebook board chair
Where do Allegheny County’s elected officials stand on the fight over fracking and cracker plants?
Pittsburgh Holiday Market Spotlight: Dawn Wallhausen of Dawn Glassworks
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Re: Bigham Tavern
Did the Bigham Tavern used to show classic movies in the.60’s?
Posted by: Norbert Sieber on Nov 30, 2019
Re: Despite decriminalization, Pittsburgh’s marijuana-possession arrests are on the rise
Half a century ago, we'd pretty much concurred: the inbred tag-team kleptocracy would legalize cannabis,…
Posted by: Philo Beddoh on Nov 30, 2019
Re: While you're out on Small Business Saturday, support Healing Totes by donating at these local women-owned spots
Intimate partner violence exists in various forms not limited to physical or emotional violence. Other…
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