Bike-advocacy group encourages Pittsburghers to ride bikes to work on Friday
Bike Pittsburgh will offer free snacks and coffee to bike commuters Downtown and in Oakland
Four takeaways from Allegheny County’s 2017 primary elections
The Democratic establishment and a small progressive offshoot did well among low turnout.
Is President Donald Trump losing support from Pennsylvania’s independent voters?
A new Franklin & Marshall College poll shows independent voters disapprove of the president almost as much as Democrats.
Listen Up! May 17 Issue
Sneak preview of tomorrow’s music section.
MP3 Monday: NVSV
This is not a banger, but something closer to a threat.
Lynn Cullen Live 05/15/17
Video Archive Jesse Irwin from Pitt Tonight joins Lynn for the showing discussing greek life, the state of the country and our “bubbles.” Audio Only Archive Stream or download the last 5 shows on the MP3 downloads page.
Friendship Bagel
Friendship Bagel is a project from local Justin Lubecki. It’s one part dreamy exploration and one part tasty bagels, but this pop-up stand is about more than just food.
Lynn Cullen Live 05/12/17
Video Archive Spicer hiding in the bushes. Trump on firing of Comey. Full page ad in Wash. Post from CEOs directed toward President. Presidential ratings in Pa. are up. Audio Only Archive Stream or download the last 5 shows on the MP3 downloads page.
Red Hot Chili Peppers Spice Up Pittsburgh’s PPG Paints Arena
Red Hot Chili Peppers bring the funk to PPG Paints Arena
Is Pittsburgh’s economy growing for everyone?
A Brookings Institution study shows productivity in the region is among the best in the nation, but overall growth is among the lowest.
Lynn Cullen Live 05/11/17
Video Archive CEO of Planned Parenthood Western Pennsylvania Kim Everett on health care. Audio Only Archive Stream or download the last 5 shows on the MP3 downloads page.
Allegheny County Judge Lester Nauhaus proposes defendant pay ‘$1 a touch’ for contact with 15-year-old girl
Last week, City Paper reported in its online edition about an Allegheny County senior judge who initially planned to fine a defendant $6 — $1 for each time the offender touched his then-15-year-old victim. Allegheny County Common Pleas Court Senior Judge Lester Nauhaus proposed the fine April 26 during a summary appeals hearing in his…
Violent Woodland Hills incidents shed light on the role of law enforcement in schools
In a video from March 3, 2015, then-15-year-old Ahmad Williams can be seen sitting in the main office of Woodland Hills High School, a blue binder in his lap. He had been sent there by a teacher after being disruptive in class. Seconds later, Churchill Police Officer Steve Shaulis lifts him from the chair, wraps…
A North Side Hungarian restaurant holds its second annual bacon roast
Last year, when Huszar restaurant launched its traditional Hungarian Bacon Roast, owners Judy and Michael Torma hoped for 50 guests. They underestimated the power of bacon (and community): Some 200 folks showed, with others turned away at the door. This year, they’re adding a fire pit to last year’s battery of three, but you still…
Citizen Jane: Battle for the City
“Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody,” wrote Jane Jacobs, in The Death and Life of Great American Cities, her 1961 study of how cities and their denizens function. If you haven’t read Jacobs’ influential book, you should, but in the interim, Matt…
Savage Love
My husband is nearly 20 years older than me, which was never an issue early in our relationship. However, for approximately the last eight years, we have not been able to have fulfilling sex because my husband can’t keep an erection for more than a few thrusts. I love my husband and I am committed…
Brew Tours
A new-to-town company invites Pittsburghers to see their city through rosy-colored beer goggles. City Brew Tours, a company with locations in Boston, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Burlington, Vt., and Philadelphia opened here in late April. Chad Brodsky, the owner and founder, started giving tours in Burlington when he was in his senior year at the University…
The 50th season of dirt-track racing gets underway at Lernerville Speedway
Since October 1967, the small community of Sarver has hummed with the sound of idling engines every Friday evening at the Lernerville Speedway. The venerable dirt track opened its 50th season on April 28, and the track hasn’t lost its popularity with local race fans. When City Paper visited the track, which is about 30…
Pittsburgh City Paper Booze Battles: Talia Cucina & Rosticceria vs. Bar Marco
Each week, we order the same cocktail at two different bars for a friendly head-to-head battle. Go to the bars, taste both drinks and tell us what you like about each by tagging @pghcitypaper on Twitter or Instagram and using #CPBoozeBattles. If you want to be part of Booze Battles, send an email to food-and-beverage…
At the Mattress Factory, artists from Northern Ireland explore oppression and injustice
SO IT IS continues through Aug. 6. The Mattress Factory, 1414 Monterey St., North Side. 412-231-3169 or mattress.org Double consciousness, multiculturalism, intersectionality. Different terms, from different eras, all designed to address the fact that the identities of people in minority groups are complicated by the ways they are viewed, oppressed and discriminated against by the…
Blues guitarist Samantha Fish takes a soul/R&B side trip
SAMANTHA FISH 7:30 p.m. Tue., May 16. Moondog’s, 378 Freeport Road, Blawnox. $16. 412-828-2040 or moondogs.us Kansas City, Mo., musician and vocalist Samantha Fish made a name for herself as one of relatively few female blues guitarists. She prefers to be measured on her own merits rather than as a female musician, though a 2011…
Vienna Lager, Devils Backbone Brewing Company
New to the Pittsburgh market, this brewing company produces beers that are used for the style guidelines at both The Great American Beer Festival and the World Beer Cup. The Vienna Lager is no exception, with its beautiful ruby color and malty, slightly caramel notes. Recommended by Celine Roberts, staff writer Vienna Lager is available…
Mastodon hits Pittsburgh with a new record, a new emphasis on vocals and the monster riffs that made them famous
MASTODON WITH RUSSIAN CIRCLES, EAGLES OF DEATH METAL 6:30 p.m. Fri., May 12. Stage AE, 400 North Shore Drive, North Side. $37.50. 412-229-5483 or promowestlive.com Let’s say you’re only vaguely familiar with the Atlanta sludge-rockers known as Mastodon. You’re thinking lamb-chop sideburns, primal howls, forehead tattoos. And tusks: scary, hairy tusks. In truth, you wouldn’t…
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Directed by James Gunn Starring Chris Pratt, Kurt Russell, Zoe Saldana, Michael Rooker In 3-D in select theaters Three years ago, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1, featuring the exploits of some lesser-known Marvel characters, was a bona fide summer hit. So, as sure as space is infinite and…
Nightmarathons’ members have become better with age
The members of Nightmarathons are veterans of the scene. They’ve collectively played in at least 10 bands, and they aren’t afraid to point out they’re part of Generation X (with a laugh, of course). But with plenty of gigs lined up, and a slot at Pre-Fest and FEST 16 in Florida this October, Nightmarathons has…
Andy Shauf brings a musical narrative to his new record, The Party, plays Pittsburgh May 15
ANDY SHAUF with JULIA JACKLIN 8:30 p.m. Mon., May 15. Club Café, 56 S. 12th St., South Side. $13-15. 412-431-4950 or clubcafelive.com Andy Shauf’s latest release, The Party, might strictly be classified as a concept album. However, it’s probably more accurate to describe it as a collection of musical short stories that are all set…
Critics’ Picks, May 11-17
[FESTIVAL] + SAT., MAY 13 With 16 stages showcasing 120 local bands, Millvale Music Festival is an exciting reminder of the sheer number of talented performers in Pittsburgh. The fest features a mix of rock, indie, pop, hardcore, hip hop, blues, singer/songwriter music and beyond, so there’s a little somethin’ for each musical taste. My…
The Wall
If you like movies about war and soldiers — specifically those that lean more toward psychological thriller than action — you should see this one sooner than later. The less you know about Doug Liman’s drama going in, the more intriguing it will be — especially since there isn’t that much plot. We begin in…
Hercules Didn’t Wade in the Water at Pittsburgh Playwrights
HERCULES DIDN’T WADE IN THE WATER continues through May 21. Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre, 937 Liberty Ave., Downtown. $22.50. pghplaywrights.org In the program bio for his play Hercules Didn’t Wade in the Water (now at Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company), playwright and former Pittsburgher Michael A. Jones talks movingly about Hurricane Katrina, and places that nightmare squarely…
Umai, in Mount Lebanon, offers fare from Thailand and Japan
Umai 297 Beverly Road, Mount Lebanon. 412-344-7874 Hours: Tue.-Thu. 11:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. noon-10 p.m.; Sun. noon-9:30 p.m. Prices: $5-22 Liquor: Full bar Sushi first became widely available in the United States in the 1980s. Over subsequent decades, sushi traveled from shocking to status as a staple of various Asian restaurant menus, where it varied…
A Carnegie Museum of Art exhibit honors the work of Pittsburgh-based architect Arthur Lubetz
ACTION, IDEAS, ARCHITECTURE continues through May 22. Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. 412-622-3131 or cmoa.org Architect Arthur Lubetz is credited or co-credited with many Pittsburgh-area landmarks, including Garfield’s Glass Lofts and the wonderfully renovated Squirrel Hill branch of the Carnegie Library. But as I viewed Action, Ideas, Architecture: Arthur Lubetz and Front…
Focus on Unblurred
The monthly Unblurred gallery crawl met the eighth annual Geek Art/Green Innovators festival on Penn Avenue in Bloomfield/Garfield/Friendship on Fri., May 5. Here are some highlights from the event.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower at Prime Stage
THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER continues through Sun., May 14. Prime Stage Theatre at the New Hazlett Theater, 6 Allegheny Square East, North Side. $5-25. primestage.org The Perks of Being a Wallflower, on stage courtesy of Prime Stage Theatre, owes a lot to its movie predecessor. Adapted by Hailey Rohn from Pittsburgh native Stephen…
This week in Pittsburgh Sports History
A look back at events that you’ve either forgotten about or never heard of in the first place. May 11, 1977: Billionaire TV mogul and then-owner of the Atlanta Braves Ted Turner decided he didn’t like the way his team was playing after 16 straight losses. Apparently, the only way he could fix the problem…
Sive at PICT Classic Theatre
SIVE continues through May 20. Union Project, 801 N. Negley Ave., Highland Park. $15-50. 412-561-6000 or picttheatre.org Sive (rhymes with “dive”) is the kind of play that bedevils New York critics. One recently called it “a clunky old melodrama” (sniff), and although it is indeed a simple tale, I suspect that its lack of vulgarity…
Local author publishes deeply personal journey into ethical eating
MARISSA LANDRIGAN BOOK LAUNCH AND SIGNING 7 p.m. Fri., May 12. White Whale Bookstore, 4754 Liberty Ave., Bloomfield. Free. 412-224-2847 or whitewhalebookstore.com Local writer Marissa Landrigan addresses something most of us can relate to: a slow and horrifying awakening to the realities of a world in which we benefit from suffering. The University of Pittsburgh…
Starling Marte, Omar Moreno, Lee Lacy highlight the middle of the order of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 30 greatest outfielders
Last week we started the countdown of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 30 best outfielders after Roberto Clemente. I have to admit, there were surprising names on that list — names that on a lot of teams wouldn’t be ranked that high. But this week we get to Nos. 20-11. These are the solid, reliable outfielders who…
Rhubarb cake is a great way to embrace this late-spring vegetable
Rhubarb is a late-spring delight. A lot of people think they don’t like it because it’s too sour, or because it turns a weird, sickly brownish-green color when cooked. Those people have not had this rhubarb cake — a sublime meld of sweet and tangy, mellowed with warm spices. It’s a humble one-layer cake…
Short List: May 11-18
FREE EVENT: Sat., May 13 John Edgar Wideman published his debut novel in 1967. It was the first step in a career that’s earned the author, essayist and memoirist two PEN/Faulkner awards for fiction and a MacArthur “genius” grant, among other honors. And the Homewood native, 75, isn’t done yet. His visit to Pittsburgh this…
Lynn Cullen Live 05/10/17
Video Archive Comey fired. Some harken back to Nixonsonian era. Trump and China. Reporter arrested when trying to question Tom Price, Secretary of HHS. Audio Only Archive Stream or download the last 5 shows on the MP3 downloads page.
