Possible Worlds puts Pittsburgh on tabletop RPG map with award nomination
The Details of Our Escape, a collaboration between Possible Worlds Games, writer Renee Gladman, and artist Linnea Sterte, received a nomination for Best Writing from the ENNIE Awards.
The joy and bewilderment of Tekko, Pittsburgh’s premier anime convention
There’s something for anyone with interest in comics, video games, or people watching.
ACJ in hot water after racist, violent video of a guard goes viral
The video drew immediate condemnation and calls for reform.
Now Hiring in Pittsburgh: Allegheny Wine Mixer, The Waldorf School, Sofar Sounds, and more
Looking for a new job? We searched through local employment guides to curate a list of the best job openings around Pittsburgh this week, including a marketing manager, a vet tech, a data entry clerk, and more.
In a small pickle over AI, PDP pledges $10,000 for local art
Local artists turned to social media after scrutinizing details on an anniversary T-shirt and poster.
Lynn Cullen Live: Lynn Swann, Bibi Netanyahu, Reggie Jackson, and Lynn and the audience had fun recalling famous people who graduated from their high schools. (07-21-25)
How Lynn Swann’s ballet lessons made him the Hall of Fame football player he was and why ballet and dance is great training for all athletes. Bibi Netanyahu and Reggie Jackson both graduated from the same high school outside Philadelphia. Lynn and the audience had fun recalling famous people who graduated from their high schools.…
Tina Romero puts a queer, comedic spin on her late father’s filmmaking legacy
The daughter of late Pittsburgh-based filmmaker George A. Romero makes her feature film debut with Queens of the Dead, a comedic zombie romp that showcases a wide array of LGBTQ talent.
Affordable-ish Housing in Pittsburgh: Culinary diversity edition
Maybe we’re diverse in ways that conventional studies don’t pick up.
Lynn Cullen Live: Fox marrying Congressmen, the Obama’s marriage, Cane Sugar Coke, sleepy Trump, and the Unibomber (07-17-25)
Two Fox reporters are marrying two Republican Pennsylvanian congressmen, for what it’s worth. The Obamas professed their marriage was still strong on Michelle’s podcast. Trump says Coca-Cola has agreed to change its recipe from high fructose corn syrup to cane sugar, which will make it the same as Mexican Coke. And Trump fell asleep on…
Lynn Cullen Live: “Hair-on-fire” event (07-16-25)
Archaeologist say they found the exact location of the friendly-fire incident in the French and Indian War that almost got a young George Washington killed just outside of Ligonier. Also, in the capital city that now bears Washington’s name, the cowards of the GOP are poised to defund public broadcasting and are busy making a…
Lynn Cullen Live: introducing some new words: normative male alexithymia, and competitive sycophancy (07-22-25)
Lynn introduced some new words: normative male alexithymia (the inability of some men to describe their emotions) and heterofatalism (the sense by some young people that heterosexual relationships are increasingly impossible. Lobbyists in Washington have nothing to do since the Republican Congress only does what Trump wants it to do. They’re left twiddling their thumbs…
Boosted by young talent, the Pittsburgh hardcore scene is exploding
Within the last six months, a whole new wave of local bands has spawned from within Pittsburgh’s spin-kick incubation chambers. These bands are made up of many of the youngest, proudest, hardest-moshing kids in the city’s subculture.
Rite Aid closures leave pharmacy deserts and long lines in their wake
Rite Aid customers are now seeing the closure of more than 700 stores nationwide. Pennsylvania had 494 Rite Aids in 2022. The first wave of closures in 2024 saw 80 stores shutter, and July saw more across the commonwealth, bringing the total at press time to 275.
The D.A.W.G. prison program provides second chances for dogs and inmates
At SCI Fayette, Animal Friends places up to six dogs at a time. Some dogs have behavioral or health issues that need attention, such as separation anxiety or special diets, but, to be selected, they all need to be tolerant of other dogs, strangers, and noises.
FREE WILL ASTROLOGY July 17-23
This week’s Free Will Astrology asks if you are listening to the world around you with your ears, eyes, and heart.
Transitional Characters takes a liberating approach to psychology
The TC website touts its approach as being trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and unapologetically inclusive — especially for BIPOC, LGBTQ individuals, artists, activists, and others who’ve felt unseen in traditional therapy spaces.
Pittsburgh’s top events: Thu., July 17-Wed., July 23
Looking for something to do in Pittsburgh this week? From the Dance Kid Dance tour to Yinzerpalooza at PNC Park to the I Love Trash Flea Market and more, there’s always something to do in the Steel City!
