Pittsburgh Cultural Trust pushing forward with Downtown cinema project
Site of old Bally’s Sports Club on Sixth Street could house six-screen multiplex within a few years
By Tyler Dague
Tags: News, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Bally's Sports Club, Harris Theater, J. Kevin McMahon, Rick Stern, Richard Fosbrink
Pittsburgh sees an uptick in young artists relocating here
Affordability and arts funding are among the draws
Tags: Art Reviews + Features, Arts, Bowen Schmitt, Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council, Mitch Swain, Esther Michaels, Ryan Lammie
Local comics creator seeks funds for new universe centered on superheroes of color
“I want to produce positive role models.”
Tags: Book Reviews + Features, black superheroes, Marvel, DC Comics, David Chaucer La Forest, Asani Entertainment, Origins of the Asaniverse, Kickstarter
Japanese folk tales take center stage at Pittsburgh's City of Asylum on Saturday
Tags: Arts, Culture, Heads Up, City of Asylum, Kuniko Yamamoto, Alphabet City, North Side, Origami Tales, Japanese culture
Pittsburgh’s City of Asylum teams with West Coast publisher to issue works in translation by persecuted writers
Initiative will feature a book a year from City of Asylum residents
Tags: Book Reviews + Features, Books, Yaghoub Yadali, City Of Asylum, Rituals of Restlessness, Alphabet City, Phoneme Media
Pittsburgh's inaugural Re:NEW Festival to celebrate sustainability and reuse through art
Tags: Arts, Heads Up, Re:NEW Festival, visual arts, exhibit, Drap-Art, Art Olympics, sustainability, going green
Escape artist Michael Griffin takes on new challenge in Pittsburgh
Tags: Entertainment, Heads Up, Michael Griffin, escape artist, magic show, Oaks Theater, Oakmont, Allegheny River
Synth artists to perform at Pittsburgh's Cattivo on Saturday
Tags: Live music, concert, Cattivo, Pittsburgh Modular Synthesizer, Antenes, Paul Fleetwood, techno, Lawrenceville, electronic music
An American Idiot for the Black Lives Matter era
“The struggles are very similar in terms of feeling like you are in a system that seems to be against you.”
Tags: Theater Reviews + Features, Theater, American Idiot, Black Lives Matter, Alumni Theater Company
Street Side Karoake brings the mics to the sidewalk
“There’s something about karaoke that makes people really vulnerable.”
Tags: Art Reviews + Features, Arts
By Mars Johnson
Now Hiring in Pittsburgh: Gentleman's Club Manager, Canine Handler, Various Positions at black radish kitchen, and more
By Morgan Biddle
Video game designer, animator, Jeopardy! contestant: Meet Julian Glander
By Matt Petras
How do you fence a truckload of Jaromír Jágr bobbleheads? We asked the FBI
By Amanda Waltz
Tendie Talk: I ate Pittsburgh's best chicken tenders so you can, too
By Colin Williams