As 2024 draws to a close, Pittsburgh City Paper‘s editorial staff members select their favorites from the year. Relive editorial designer Jeff Schreckengost’s 2024 highlights below:
After a heinous 1906 murder, two Pittsburghers found themselves in the Trial of the Century
The crime of the century! Featuring Stanford White, Harry Thaw and Evelyn Nesbit in an obsessive and deathly love triangle. Money, sex & power — you can’t have it all, but you can try (just don’t kill anyone in the process.).
Cover for the 2024 Cannabis Issue
This cover illustration was based on Herbal Essence shampoo ads from the 70’s. She is so groovy.
Transit Talk: Merry-go-roundabout
Roundabouts! Some love them, and some don’t (I don’t!), but they can be an effective way of slowing traffic in congested areas. My hometown boasts five roundabouts, but that many on a 1.5 mile street is just bonkers. I love maps of all kinds-always a fun thing to draw! I’ve included a few other maps without any text, just because they look cool.
Pitt’s new chiropractic school is joining the war on back pain this fall — but is it safe?
Snap, crackle, pop! I’ve always loved the vintage ROC look over the modern remake, and “getting adjusted” always seemed weird to me, and not an exact science at all. I had a neighbor who was a chiropractor that would hand out complimentary adjustments like they were candy, some were great and some were not.
Fright Nights at Phipps Conservatory was a low-tech, high-impact, scary-as-hell gem
I love Halloween, and always thought of it as the most magical time of the year. If I grew up in Pittsburgh, Phipps Fright Nights and Le Cahot at Kennywood would have been my favorite childhood haunts.
This article appears in Dec 18-24, 2024.
