It took more than luck to cultivate Pittsburgh’s Irish traditions
Carried across the Atlantic by Irish immigrants, St. Patrick’s Day — once a quiet day of reflection in Ireland — became, in cities like Pittsburgh, a full-throttle display of Irish pride.
Lynn Cullen Live – When did Canada become our enemy? (03-11-25)
Why Canada should take Trump’s threats of annexation seriously was on the agenda. He’s actively musing about redrawing the border, set by treaty over a hundred years ago and redoing treaties that govern our shared use of the Great Lakes. When did Canada become our enemy? What Americans had going over Canada on their bingo…
156/silence’s atmospheric metalcore is reverberating far beyond Pittsburgh
From playing to two people to playing for hundreds, the Pittsburgh hardcore band has refined their approach to extreme music and grown their appeal.
New brunches, reopened ice cream shops, fried fish fun, and more Pittsburgh food news
This week’s food news includes updates on Bitter Ends, Raising Cane’s, Dari-Delite, The Parlor Dim Sum, Kung Fu Chicken, Jersey Mike’s Subs, The Vandal, and Bar Marco, plus Brunch With A Black Man, food justice funding, and a feast for the Maxo Vanka Murals.
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Lynn Cullen Live – Trump’s threats of vengeance. (03-10-25)
Lynn talked about the fear rampant in the public and private sectors because of Trump’s threats of vengeance. Increasingly, news stories say sources “refused to be identified for fear of retaliation,” a chilling indicator that Trump’s bully boy, autocratic tactics are taking hold. Also, a defense of the use of tariffs by Democratic congressman Chris…
ACDC Endorsement Day featured a knife’s edge mayoral vote and lots of judicial picks
Allegheny County Democrats chose Corey O’Connor over Ed Gainey for Pittsburgh mayor by just four votes and made numerous endorsements for judicial seats and county council.
Now Hiring in Pittsburgh: Allegheny Land Trust, Community Forge, KSD Tattoo, 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 tattoo artist, a plumber, a Director of Operations, and more.
Hear me out: The fish is too big
It’s Lenten fish fry season, and while others may love the excess of a breaded fish longer than the average forearm, I am a seafood puritan, a pragmatic killjoy who gets off on denying myself even the most humble of luxuries.
Mayoral candidates point fingers on developer donations and affordable housing
O’Connor’s campaign fundraised with Walnut Capital, bringing in over $90,000, but Gainey’s campaign accepted thousands from area construction firms.
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Affordable-ish Housing in Pittsburgh: Drop it like it (was) hot edition
Oh, hey, look, someone solved the housing crisis!
Lynn Cullen Live – It’s a script for destruction. (03-06-25)
Ain’t it great to have a billionaire with a ketamine-infused brain essentially dismantling a country that has taken centuries to build? Destroying entire agencies, siding with the Kremlin in a battle with the West, lifting restrictions on air pollution, water pollution, anti-racketeering laws and axing competent civil servants who are then replaced with clueless incompetents.…
Lynn Cullen Live – Trump blather on for almost two hours of lies and braggadoccio. (03-05-25)
Lynn talked about refusing to watch the State of the Union address, which saw Trump blather on for almost two hours of lies and braggadoccio. She talked about the economic impact on Pittsburgh of Trump’s cuts to the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation, both of which funnel hundreds of millions of…
Trump’s policies and avian flu are driving egg prices up — and begetting plenty of memes
While Greater Pittsburgh’s eggs are cheaper than the $8.07 national average, the local median of egg prices is still high at $6. Many stores, including Trader Joe’s, are unable to keep shelves full. Local diners have begun adding surcharges to offset soaring wholesale costs. In short, Trump take egg.
Will the real John Fetterman please stand up?
They say a good man is hard to find. But what about a politically ambiguous United States senator? Turns out that may not be so easy, either. I’d know — I’ve spent the past month attempting to reach one of my senators, John Fetterman (D-Pa.).
