Joseph Tambellini Restaurant
Embracing both tradition and innovation in fine Italian dining, Joseph Tambellini is a chef to be reckoned with.
2007: The Year In Lists
Five smartest purchases former Councilor Twanda Carlisle made with taxpayer money Jewelry: Acording to prosecutors, Carlisle spent $595.93 at Whitehall Jewelers for a pink-and-white sapphire pendant, ring and earrings, as well as a sensible three-year jewelry service plan. Thanks for protecting the taxpayer’s investment, councilor! Electronics: She went to Circuit City and dropped just $600…
Pitt’s Music on the Edge series fetes two giants of microtonal music.
On Tue., Jan. 8, the hoopla begins with an exploration of the sizeable oeuvre amassed by Ezra Sims, considered by his peers to be the current American dean of microtonal music.
On the heels of his solo debut, rapper Kokayi visits Pittsburgh.
The most memorable element of Instructions is his sing-song cadence, which some compare to such legendary conscious emcees as Common, KRS One, and Pharaohe Monche.
Card Games: Highmark’s gift of good health can actually be used for stuff you really want
The first-of-its kind Healthcare Gift Card can be purchased in amounts ranging from $25 to $5,000. The card is advertised on its Web site, givewell.com, as “a gift of health.” The site boasts, “The card can help pay for prescriptions and other healthcare products from a variety of stores.” Nowhere does it say that unhealthy…
Going Through the Motions: Dec. 27, 2007
As departing members Len Bodack and Jeff Koch cast their final votes at council on Dec. 27, it was hard not to think about what the future holds for the panel. The previous panel tended to fall with a majority on the side of Mayor Luke Ravenstahl. On Jan. 7, however, three brand-new council members…
Not Fit For a King
Months before his assassination, Martin Luther King Jr. embarked upon his most evolved political movement: the Poor Peoples’ Campaign. King wanted to assert not just civil rights but human rights, especially at a time when America was spending millions on the Vietnam War and not even $60 per person living in poverty here in America.…
This Just In: Jan 2 – 9
You heard it here first: Predictions for the year ahead in local news
Letters to the Editor: Jan 2 – 9
Feedback from our readers: A mailbag full of letters about bagpiping.
Pittsburgh n’@
“The Post-Gazette appears to have gotten jealous of all the press other papers around the country are getting about the disastrous housing slump, and wants to scare us here in Pittsburgh.”
Savage Love
I’m 19, female, bisexual and have been with the same guy for a year, and things are great. I came home for Christmas and he went to his parents’ house, and I’ll see him in a few weeks. For Christmas, my mom got me some typical “mom” gifts — socks and underwear — but the…
Neighborhoods: Local nonprofit will focus on making outdoor activities accessible to a more diverse population.
Venture Outdoors wants to use $5,000 grant to make sure that outdoor activities are available to a more diverse population.
The 2007 Movie Review
A look back at some of the year’s better – and enjoyable — films
Noted Fish and Fowl of Beaver County
Zooky’s and the Back Door are two worthy way stations on the trail of great grease.
Living Up to a Promise
Let’s say this up front: Thanks, UPMC. And not just for the $100 million. The money’s great, of course: Your pledge to help fund the Pittsburgh Promise, a college scholarship program for city students, is a big deal. It’s even bigger now that you’ve dropped a controversial effort to tie the money to tax credits,…
I Followed Clea Duvall to Youngstown, Ohio
A poem by Amy Sutton
At ModernFormations, artist Jairan Sadeghi explores the contemporary immigrant experience.
The gallery’s rear doorway separates the matriarch from the one she’s trying to contact, and that one is already too far gone: a body flies away, feet, legs, torso visible but head and shoulders cut off by the wall.
Romance and Cigarettes
I can see Turturro’s intent to forcibly re-invigorate dusty genres, and his mildly anarchic flamboyance in committing this oddity to celluloid will win some fans. Nonetheless, I rarely connected with this uneven work, finding it forced, shrill, dull and sophomoric. A blue-collar guy (James Gandolfini) cheats on his harping wife (Susan Sarandon) with a naughty…
Pitt’s Devra Davis discusses carcinogens and cures in her new book The Secret History of the War on Cancer.
“What’s really gratifying to me is the number of colleagues in radiology who are very glad I’ve written this book, because they’re concerned about the overuse of radiology.”
Performing Video
A program of video made to accompany live performances screens at Film Kitchen.
Local songwriter Sue Gartland releases Ford Fairlane
A local singer-songwriter successfully updates folk music’s tropes
The Second City prepares to send up Pittsburgh.
“We constantly send them the day’s news,” says Pappas. “What weird unbelievable thing happened.”
Whiskey Weed and Trucker Speed
A great straight-up rock album laced with tinges of alt-country
Helvetica
People who are into fonts and typefaces are often quite passionate about the designs’ effect on aesthetics and perception. The rest of us don’t notice — at least not consciously. This film might change your mind. Hustwit (I Am Trying to Break Your Heart) examines the impact that this reputedly “neutral” typeface has had in…
