In honor of New York Fashion Week, Pittsburgh City Paper launches its new fashion coverage
Pittsburgh City Paper is launching regular fashion coverage in our paper and online.
Memorial Service Tonight for Poet and Educator Peter Oresick
Event at Carlow University followed tomorrow by gallery opening featuring his work
A conversation with this week’s Pittsburgh City Paper cover artist Jonathan Trueblood
On the record with artist Jonathan Trueblood
Vice President Joe Biden and Tim Kaine, vice-presidential hopeful highlight Pittsburgh Labor Day Parade
Photos from Pittsburgh’s Labor Day Parade with appearances by Vice President Joe Biden and Tim Kaine, vice-presidential hopeful.
Tom Brady’s bad day at the (CP) office
Additional thanks to James Porco for his help with this video.
Pittsburgh remembers former Mayor Bob O’Connor 10 years after his death
Pittsburghers gathered Thursday to remember late-Mayor Bob O”Connor on the tenth anniversary of his death.
Final Week for “John Riegert” Exhibit (Featuring John Riegert) at Pittsburgh’s SPACE Gallery
Closing reception for unique show with resident subject/docent is Sunday
Chuck Noll gets the biographer he deserves
Chuck Noll: His Life’s Work By Michael MacCambridge University of Pittsburgh Press, 432 pp., $27.95 Steelers Preview The Pittsburgh Steelers need success on both sides of the ball if they hope to win it all Mike Wysocki offers his predictions for the 2016 Pittsburgh Steelers season Chuck Noll gets the biographer he deserves Big seasons…
On its latest release, Pittsburgh’s YRS sets familiar human struggles against a far-out backdrop
YRS with HUM 8 p.m. Fri., Sept. 9. Spirit, 242 51st St., Lawrenceville. $20. 412-586-4441 or druskyentertainment.com YRS is a band that weaves dreamy, fuzz-drenched pop instrumentation with carefully connected, thoughtful lyrical themes. The Pittsburgh-based group’s debut full-length Through Time & Space I Will (Have No)(Hold Your) Place is a tumultuous journey about the self-doubt…
My King
A skiing accident lands Toni (Emmanuelle Bercot) and her shredded knee in a rehabilitation center for six weeks, and while there, she reflects on her courtship with and marriage to Georgio (Vincent Cassel). They meet cute in a bar, and then it’s a whirlwind of giddiness. Despite the reservations of some friends, the couple gets…
Difference-Makers
Steelers Preview The Pittsburgh Steelers need success on both sides of the ball if they hope to win it all Mike Wysocki offers his predictions for the 2016 Pittsburgh Steelers season Chuck Noll gets the biographer he deserves Big seasons from these five players will likely mean success for the Steelers in 2016 Three of…
“Trash grass” group Whiskey Shivers isn’t your grandpa’s bluegrass band
WHISKEY SHIVERS with JAYKE ORVIS, THE LO-FI PROJECT 8 p.m. Wed., Sept. 7. Club Café, 56 S. 12th St., South Side. $8. 412-431-4950 or clubcafelive.com If you go see Austin-based bluegrass quintet Whiskey Shivers, don’t expect to see a traditional interpretation of the genre in the spirit of Flatt and Scruggs. This is more like…
Activists are concerned Allegheny County Port Authority Police aren’t being held accountable
This past January, Bruce Kelley Jr. was fatally shot by Allegheny County Port Authority Police. He was approached by officers for allegedly drinking in public and was ultimately shot after stabbing a Port Authority police dog. This was the most high-profile case involving Port Authority police in recent memory. The Allegheny County District Attorney’s office…
Game History
Steelers Preview The Pittsburgh Steelers need success on both sides of the ball if they hope to win it all Mike Wysocki offers his predictions for the 2016 Pittsburgh Steelers season Chuck Noll gets the biographer he deserves Big seasons from these five players will likely mean success for the Steelers in 2016 Three of…
Critics’ Picks, Sept. 1-7
[WHAT THE] + THU., SEPT. 1 If you’ve ever thought to yourself, “Man, I’d love to see a heavy-metal parody band critique the fast-food industry in the style of Black Sabbath,” then wow, does the Rex Theater have a gig for you. Mac Sabbath is just that, a costumed act dressed like spooky versions of…
Medical marijuana is coming to Pennsylvania
After a years-long battle in the state legislature, medical marijuana is coming to Pennsylvania. In April, Gov. Tom Wolf signed a bill legalizing medical marijuana, and patients here are expected to be able to use the drug by 2018. City Paper talked to Dan Clearfield, an attorney with Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC launching a series…
National opinions on marijuana are shifting, so why haven’t the NFL’s policies followed suit?
Steelers Preview The Pittsburgh Steelers need success on both sides of the ball if they hope to win it all Mike Wysocki offers his predictions for the 2016 Pittsburgh Steelers season Chuck Noll gets the biographer he deserves Big seasons from these five players will likely mean success for the Steelers in 2016 Three of…
Péle-Méle and Boîte Noire explore spatial perception
BOÎTE NOIRE AND PÉLE-MÉLE continue through Sun., Sept. 4. Wood Street Galleries, 601 Wood St., Downtown. 412-471-5605 or woodstreetgalleries.org The entrance to Wood Street Galleries is tucked into a corner past an entrance to Downtown’s Wood Street T station that I’ve never used before. Traveling through a secret door to observe two installations about deep…
Mike’s On
This season marks Mike Tomlin’s 10th as head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers. In that time, he’s become known as much for his press conferences as for his coaching acuity. To be sure, Tomlin has a unique way of addressing the media. Here are some of our favorites from the preseason. Steelers Preview The Pittsburgh…
Floyd Collins at Front Porch Theatricals
FLOYD COLLINS continues through Sun., Sept. 4. Front Porch Theatricals at the New Hazlett Theater, 6 Allegheny Square East, North Side. $24-35. frontporchpgh.com Well, it’s about time. A few years back, a bunch of local folks formed Front Porch Theatricals and proceeded to stage show after dazzling show. I wondered if they were ever going…
Just what’s in fassionola?
For booze enthusiasts who enjoy poring over recipes in old cocktail books or tinkering in their kitchens, obscure ingredients are alluring. John Pyles, a guest bartender at Maggie’s Farm Rum Distillery, is one such tinkerer. Over the years, Pyles has made appearances behind the bars of the now-closed Embury, the re-branded Harvard & Highland, and…
Beth Corning revisits — and retools — a lauded solo show
CorningWorks presents REMAINS — A ONE-WOMAN SHOW Wed., Sept. 7- Sun., Sept. 11. New Hazlett Theater, 6 Allegheny Square East, North Side. $25-30 (Sept. 11 show is pay-what-you-can). 888-718-4253 or newhazletttheater.org Given that Beth Corning’s 2013 one-woman show Remains was an overwhelming critical success, it might seem that in revisiting the work, it would be…
Chanterelle pasta
A few weeks ago on a quiet Sunday morning, I went on a walk in the damp Pennsylvania woods with wild foragers, Cavan and Tom Patterson. We scanned the ground for the beautiful melon-colored folds of chanterelle mushrooms, a common but incredibly delicious mushroom that grows in this area. (Hear more about chanterelles from the…
Singer-songwriter and one-time Pittsburgh resident Jeremiah Clark wants audiences to relate to him as a real person
JEREMIAH CLARK with BRAD YODER 8 p.m. Thu., Sept. 1. Club Café. 56 S. 12th St., South Side. $15. 412-431-4950 or clubcafelive.com Jeremiah Clark didn’t plan on being a political singer-songwriter. Armed with an acoustic guitar and a passionate tenor voice that fills a room with just a few notes, he’s able to reach listeners…
Totopo Mexican Kitchen and Bar in Mount Lebanon offers Mexican-American favorites
Totopo Mexican Kitchen and Bar 660 Washington Road, Mount Lebanon. 412-668-0773 Hours: Mon.-Thu. 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Sun 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Prices: $8-17 Liquor: Full bar The transformation of Mexican dining in Pittsburgh over the past two decades has been a godsend for those of us craving more — and more authentic…
Pittsburgh’s Steel City Roller Derby offers athletes competition and empowerment
With its hard hits, clever player pseudonyms and rambunctious benches, roller derby may seem a bit intimidating to the uninitiated or unathletic. But anyone, big or small, is welcome to strap on skates and give it a go. Just ask Bonecrusher. “Roller derby is a really welcoming sport,” the deliverer of separated shoulders and cracked…
Dogfish Head Namaste
I’ve never done yoga, but I assume this is the beer they shotgun after a class of perfect vinyasas. Namaste is a refreshing Belgian witbier, brewed with coriander and peppercorn, perfect for quenching your thirst after a strenuous session. Go yoga! — Recommended by Alex Gordon, City Paper web producer and staff moonlighter at Bierport Dogfish…
It’s high school football season in Western Pennsylvania, so don’t act like a jerk
For some, Friday will just be Sept. 2. For other, it will be the official unofficial start of fall when the WPIAL football season gets underway. It’s a special time of year around these parts. Throngs of fans — whether they have any kids playing or not — will crowd into stadiums across the region…
Pittsburgh City Paper Booze Battles: Stagioni vs. Eleven
Each week, we order the same cocktail at two different bars for a friendly head-to-head battle. Go to the bars, taste them both and tell us what you like about each by tagging @pghcitypaper on Twitter or Instagram and using #CPBoozeBattles. If you want to be a part of Booze Battles, send an email to…
Weird Pittsburgh: Roommates in court, prejudice in public office and a real lover’s leap
A feud between two Penn State sorority sisters has landed in federal court. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that Rachel Lader filed suit against Molly Brownstein, her Alpha Sigma Alpha sister, along with Brownstein’s parents and the university, for alleged defamation and breach of contract. The dispute seems to have started when the two were roommates…
A photo essay from the Pittsburgh Steelers Aug. 18 preseason game against the Philadelphia
Steelers Preview The Pittsburgh Steelers need success on both sides of the ball if they hope to win it all Mike Wysocki offers his predictions for the 2016 Pittsburgh Steelers season Chuck Noll gets the biographer he deserves Big seasons from these five players will likely mean success for the Steelers in 2016 Three of…
Short List: August 31-September 7
SPOTLIGHT: Sat., Sept. 3 – Festival U.S. Steel’s old Carrie Furnaces site’s rebirth as a center for history and the arts heats up Sept. 3 with the second annual Festival of Combustion. This program of Rivers of Steel Arts (RoSA) takes place outdoors, in the shadow of two remaining blast furnaces that once produced up…
The Dining Defender
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The Light Between the Oceans
The Light Between the Oceans Directed by Derek Cianfrance Starts Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Rachel Weisz Starts Fri., Sept. 2 Like a warm breeze blowing across the beach on that wistful last day of summer comes The Light Between the Oceans, a romantic, heartwarming tear-jerker set on a rocky island in a gauzy past. Director…
Steelers Preview 2016
The Pittsburgh Steelers need success on both sides of the ball if they hope to win it all Mike Wysocki offers his predictions for the 2016 Pittsburgh Steelers season Chuck Noll gets the biographer he deserves Big seasons from these five players will likely mean success for the Steelers in 2016 Three of our favorite…
Savage Love
I have been seeing sex workers for 30 years, and I shudder to think how shitty my life would have been without them. Some have become friends, but I’ve appreciated all of them. Negative stereotypes about guys like me are not fair, but sex work does have its problems. Some clients (including females) are difficult…
Cartoonist Ed Piskor is reaching new heights
On Aug. 3, Fantagraphics published Book 4 of Ed Piskor’s graphic history Hip Hop Family Tree. In comics, where self-publishing is common and most artists never get one full-color volume on a major publisher, four in three years is a very big deal. Still, those of us outside comics might not grasp how large and…
The Pittsburgh Steelers need success on both sides of the ball if they hope to win it all
Steelers Preview The Pittsburgh Steelers need success on both sides of the ball if they hope to win it all Mike Wysocki offers his predictions for the 2016 Pittsburgh Steelers season Chuck Noll gets the biographer he deserves Big seasons from these five players will likely mean success for the Steelers in 2016 Three of…
Wesley’s Delicatessen, in Downtown Pittsburgh, strives for friendliness and a comfortable space
Wesley’s Delicatessen, in Downtown, has all the makings of a long-established neighborhood deli. The staff is friendly and has an easy familiarity with customers. The menu features deli sandwiches and salads, along with an assortment of traditional sides like Italian Wedding soup and farfalle pasta salad. And yet, the venue has only been open for…
Don’t Breathe
After getting a tip that a reclusive blind veteran is harboring a huge stash of settlement cash at his home in a deserted Detroit neighborhood, three twentysomething burglars see a chance for easy pickings. But in Fede Alvarez’s compact thriller Don’t Breathe, things go wrong from the start. Once inside, the intruders — including Alex…
Mike Wysocki offers his predictions for the 2016 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Steelers Preview The Pittsburgh Steelers need success on both sides of the ball if they hope to win it all Mike Wysocki offers his predictions for the 2016 Pittsburgh Steelers season Chuck Noll gets the biographer he deserves Big seasons from these five players will likely mean success for the Steelers in 2016 Three of…
The Pittsburgh Pirates still have a shot at the playoffs, even if it’s not the one they wanted
Once again, the Pirates are competing for the National League play-in game. A division title is out of reach since the Cubs are having their best season since their 1908 world championship. They haven’t been this good since only men could vote in a presidential election. But maybe the Pirates can grab one of those…
Hands of Stone
Last year, Creed was the miracle movie that proved you could re-package the familiar rags-to-riches boxing tale, even pack it full of sentimental drivel, and still have a crowd-pleasing hit. Alas, Jonathan Jakubowicz’s bio-pic about Panamanian boxer Roberto Duran (Edgar Ramirez) and his coach, Ray Arcel (Robert De Niro), is simply a poorly constructed checklist…
Lynn Cullen Live 08/31/16
Video Archive You can listen to the audio archive here. First human head transplant is being researched. A big day for Trump. Anthems and flags at sporting events. The appearance of “so” at the beginning of sentences. Audio Only Archive Listen to the Audio Archives on with our new Apple and Android Apps or the…
Lynn Cullen Live 08/30/16
Video Archive You can listen to the audio archive here. The cigarette tax, the South of France, Gene Wilder’s death, more sexting from Anthony Weiner and the Russian hackers. Audio Only Archive Listen to the Audio Archives on with our new Apple and Android Apps or the computer audio player.
