Pittsburgh City Paper hosting candidates forum/game night at Spirit in Lawrenceville on Thu., April 12
CP is joining forces with Women for the Future of Pittsburgh at Spirit, where candidates will play games and quizzes, as well as talk about their platforms.
Pittsburgh residents and advocates want city leaders to make sure Amazon would bring equitable development
A group of about 15 advocates want equitable-development requirements placed on Amazon, if they choose Pittsburgh for their second headquarters.
7 Days of Concerts
We at City Paper would like to think our publication is a reminder that there’s always something going on in Pittsburgh. And if you think there isn’t, just check out this handy list and challenge yourself to go to a different show each night of the week. Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday
Superior Motors among Food & Wine‘s 2018 Restaurants of the Year
Superior Motors impresses at Food & Wine
Lynn Cullen Live – 4/10/18
Video Archive Lynn and Susan are talking all about Trump today so far, and the people associated with him. Trump’s lawyer/fixer/friend is under investigation. His son-in-law Kushner is under suspicion in Brooklyn. His campaign chairman is under indictment, and his former national security advisor has pleaded guilty. Then there is David Brooks article from today’s…
Tickets on sale for Fresh Fest 2018, Pittsburgh’s first festival combining craft-beer culture and black culture
Drinking Partners and Black Brew Culture have teamed up to host Pittsburgh’s first Black beer festival.
New steps being installed in Oakland include a small ramp for bikes
A new staircase includes a “runnel,” which will help cyclists roll bikes up steps connecting Central Oakland and the Panther Hollow bike trail.
Study shows gender wage gap bars Pennsylvania women from more than $35 billion in wages annually
Women in Pennsylvania only earn 79 cents for every dollar earned by Pennsylvania men, and the disparity is even worse when factoring in race.
Lynn Cullen Live – 4/9/18
Video Archive Happy Monday! There’s a lot of little things in the news that we’re talking about today. New England Confectionary Company, who makes Clark Bar and Necco Wafers, is on the verge of going out of business if no one buys the company soon. Next month all major credit card companies will no longer…
MP3 Monday: Through Binoculars
A beachy folk number full of choral harmonies and longing is this week’s MP3 Monday, courtesy of Through Binoculars
Concert photos: Pink plays sold-out show at PPG Paints Arena
Photo highlights from P!nk’s Beautiful Trauma Tour
Humane Animal Rescue volunteers live like shelter animals this weekend
Sleepover raises awareness of homeless animals
16th-annual Tekko convention in Pittsburgh until Sunday
Tekko Convention hits Pittsburgh
Duquesne University students volunteer to help integrate and educate Pittsburgh refugees
Proponents say the program is helping refugees adjust to American life, but also helping native-born residents understand the struggles of being a refugee.
Cannabis Strain or Band Name?
City Paper & Compassionate Certification Centers want you to challenge yourself – can you tell these strains from band names? Try it now and grab the Marijuana Issue when it hits stands on April 11th.
Lynn Cullen Live – 4/6/18
Video Archive Welcome to Friday! There is a lot going on in the news. We’re discussing Trump’s aids trying to get on television in order to get his attention. Also, Madeleine Albright’s New York Times article stating fascism poses a more serious threat now due to Trump. A little closer to home, the removal of…
Updated: “There Are Black People In The Future” text removed from East Liberty public-art project at behest of landlord
“I believe in the power, poetry, and relevance of Alisha’s text and see absolutely no reason it should have been taken down.”
Lynn Cullen Live – 4/5/18
Video Archive The big story we’re talking about this morning is the sending of the National Guard to protect the border from the caravan coming from Honduras, as a result the false narrative Fox News is giving about the caravan. These are desperate refugees who are fleeing for their lives, not dangerous individuals coming to…
Lynn Cullen Live – 4/4/18
Video Archive Lynn and guest Jared Day are covering the political spectrum, from the electoral college, to indictment and impeachment likelihood, to the chance of Mueller being fired, and much more. Find out what other areas are being discussed. Audio Only Archive Stream or download the last 5 shows on the MP3 downloads page.
7 Days of Concerts
There’s a show for every night of the week. Be a hippie on a Friday and a local music aficionado on a Saturday. Be a cheeky punk on a Sunday or a sunshine-doused rocker on a Wednesday. The choice is yours. Tuesday Wednesday
Silver Car Crash releases Resource Body on Crafted Sounds
Silver Car Crash Resource Body Crafted Sounds www.silvercarcrash.bandcamp.com Silver Car Crash’s Resource Body is an eerie album, twisting and turning in on itself in waves of post-punk and riffy rock. It begins with “Curse in the Pines,” a stormy, driving intro that gives way to the swelling soundscape intro of “Medicine,” a song with clearer…
Advocates question the benefits of immigration enforcement in Pittsburgh and Rust Belt areas
Since January 2017, when President Donald Trump was inaugurated, 20 undocumented immigrants have been prosecuted in Western Pennsylvania federal courts for immigration offenses, most for illegally entering the U.S. multiple times. Of those 20, only six immigrants had criminal records in the county where they were detained. The charges include DUI, illegal-firearm possession, and having…
Our state legislators need an education on the function of government
Upset that their super-gerrymandered congressional district map was thrown out by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Republican members of the state legislature want to take the next “logical” step and impeach the majority of Democratic justices who made the ruling. Besides showing a complete lack of understanding about how our three-branch government system works, they have…
Johanna Warren’s Plant Medicine Tour stops by the Mr. Roboto Project Wed., April 11
Johanna Warren was in the forest more than a year ago, meditating in the trees, when she says she experienced a strong impression from the nature surrounding her. “The forest was speaking to me and asking me to do something,” Warren says. “I could just feel the plants asking me, telling me, ‘Let’s collab!’” That…
Radiolab host Jad Abumrad speaks at Carnegie Library and Lecture Hall on Fri., April 6
Is there anything Jad Abumrad isn’t interested in? He’s spent nearly two decades at the helm of WNYC’s Radiolab, a popular radio show and podcast dedicated to probing popular science and esoteric American history to produce intricate, gleefully nerdy stories you’re unlikely to hear elsewhere. There are episodes devoted entirely to subjects like “things” or…
Pittsburgh-area martial artist creates new karate style
John Morgart was 7, when his dad first tried to introduce him to martial arts. He took him to C.S. Kim Karate in Irwin, Pa., but the visit didn’t go as planned. “When I first went, I was a little scared and intimidated,” Morgart says. “It wasn’t for me at the time.” It would be…
More New Films
BLOCKERS. In Kay Cannon’s new comedy, three sets of parents try to stop their high school daughters from having sex on prom night. John Cena and Leslie Mann star. Starts Fri., April 6 CHAPPAQUIDDICK. John Curran’s bio-drama recounts the events of 1969, when Sen. Ted Kennedy was in an automobile crash, in which the female…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Eighty-three-year-old author Harlan Ellison has had a long and successful career. In the course of publishing hundreds of literary works in seven different genres, he has won numerous awards. But when he was in his thirties, there was an interruption in the upward arc of his career. The film-production company Walt…
Clara Kent releases A U R A, takes on SXSW and plots a bright future
The night before Pittsburgh neo-soul artist Clara Kent opened for Wyclef Jean at SXSW, she was in the emergency room suffering from an intense allergic reaction. “I was on, like, six Benadryl and an EpiPen all night,” laughs Kent. But rather than retreat or panic, the next day Kent poured herself into a charismatic performance. …
Scott Pyle’s Seeking Fire
Scott Pyle Seeking Fire Four-Color Studios www.four-colorstudios.com Haiku, known for its 5/7/5 syllabics, was developed in the 17th century and remains poetry’s least-intimidating form. Its effectiveness lies in a combination of imagery, brevity (can be read in a breath), and sense of illumination. It’s with this in mind that local poet and Pittsburgh firefighter Scott…
Eat Me: Shrimp Curry
Location: Royal Myanmar, 644 Center Ave., West View Ambiance: Low-key interior with minimal decor. TV in corner was off, but upbeat music played quietly. Two women at nearby table talked loudly over a bottle of wine about their health. What I ate: Shrimp curry Cost: $14.99 Hot take: The thick tomato-based curry was full of…
What’s Playing on Pittsburgh Screens: April 4-11
THE BROTHER FROM ANOTHER PLANET. John Sayles directs this 1984 film about a space alien (Joe Morton) who looks like a black man, and finds himself in Harlem and under pursuit from inter-planetary bounty-hunters. Screens as part of a week-long series of black action films. 2:15 p.m. Wed., April 4, and 7 p.m. Thu., April…
Young donut-makers twist tradition
Pittsburgh is having a donut renaissance, albeit a bit later than other towns where fancy donuts have gained fame (think Portland’s Voodoo Doughnut). And yet, Pittsburgh has been a stronghold of the traditional iteration of the sweet treat for years. Sugar-covered fried dough spans many cultures, each with their own version, whether it’s Polish pączki…
The annual Japanese Film Festival returns to Row House Cinema
The Pittsburgh Japanese Film Festival, highlighting historically and culturally significant films from Japan, returns to town this week. The festival, offering nearly a dozen films with multiple screenings, runs April 6-19 at Row House Cinema, in Lawrenceville. Special events include a cuddle-party with kittens, and a beer-and-sushi event paired with the 1961 Akira Kurosawa samurai…
Savage Love
I visited Royal Oak, Mich., for Savage Love Live, at the Royal Oak Music Theatre. I didn’t get to all of the questions submitted by the large and tipsy crowd — a crowd that skipped the Stormy Daniels interview on 60 Minutes to spend the evening with me (so honored, you guys!) — so I’m…
Do your best drinking out: Tips from a bartender
When you’re a bartender, you notice things. Good service requires paying attention to people. But bars can be loud, busy places, and communication can suffer. To help ensure your visit is as pleasant as possible, here some things this bartender would like you to know. Some bars only have draft beer. Some only have bottles…
Top 5: Horror/Thriller flicks to watch on Netflix
The Taking of Deborah Logan A Ph.D. student needs a subject to film for her thesis on Alzheimer’s disease, and Deborah Logan is the perfect fit. But as Deborah slowly loses herself more and more, it becomes clear it’s not simply her disease. Train to Busan This South Korean zombie film follows a man and…
Liss Victory releases new record Quelque Chose at Mr. Smalls Funhouse April 6
When Liss Victory recorded her solo album, Quelque Chose, on the third floor of her Garfield house, she wound up using different recording techniques on all nine songs. Though her fiancé, comedian Krish Mohan, and Strange Monsters frontman Don Strange added some vocals and production assistance respectively, Victory did most of the heavy lifting herself,…
Bill Burr performs at Benedum Center on April 6
From Donald Trump to fatherhood to political correctness, there were dozens of topics that I wanted to take up with standup comedian Bill Burr during a recent phone conversation. But there was an elephant in the room: Did the Boston native and New England Patriots fan really think Steelers tight end Jesse James dropped that…
Our school kids deserve more than the daily nightmare of a school shooting
I remember when the scariest thing in grade school was a tornado drill. We’d sit along the wall in the hallway, put our heads on the floor and curl up into a ball. In the small town I grew up in, there hasn’t been a tornado in decades. I couldn’t imagine being a student today.…
Pittsburgh Black Pride reorganizes, looks for a ‘rebirth’
The organizers of the long-running Pittsburgh Black Pride celebration are looking for a resurgence. The group recently reorganized and is hoping to get the word out about its new initiatives before the Black Pride celebration occurs in late July. “We have vision,” says Black Pride spokesperson Cheneal Relazez Hilton. “We are leaving other things outside…
Perry High School raises money for in-school food pantry
Perry High School librarian Sheila May-Stein and her students in the Gender Sexuality Alliance are taking on hunger as a way to reduce violence and foster better learning. A self-proclaimed “outlaw educator,” May-Stein helped found the group three years ago when she came to Perry, and she serves as its faculty adviser. When City Paper…
Khruangbin performs at the Rex Theater on Fri., April 6
Crafting a musical style upon a foundation of Thai funk might seem a bit high concept, especially if you’re a band that makes your albums in a barn in rural Texas. But, as unlikely as it might seem, that’s the story of Khruangbin, a trio based in Burton, a city of less than 400 souls. …
