One person’s trash is a Garbage Olympics team’s treasure: A local competition returns to tackle Pittsburgh’s litter
“Our city also loves sports and competition, and what better way to get people out and cleaning up than with the lure of a trophy at the end?”
Allegheny County representatives call for statewide indoor smoking ban for workplaces
The Veterans of Foreign Wars clubhouse in Morningside is one of hundreds of establishments in Allegheny County where state law allows people to smoke inside. Though Pennsylvania passed the Clean Indoor Air Act in 2008, there were thousands of exemptions for establishments in the hospitality industry (mostly bars). But the VFW in Morningside recently banned…
After historic rains deal a “severe blow” to Irish Fest, the nonprofit seeks donations
Donate to the Pittsburgh Irish Festival at pghirishfest.org
Remembering Mac Miller Playlist
Mac Miller grew so much as an artist during his tragically brief career. As Pittsburgh prepares for tonight’s memorial at Blue Slide Park, CP writer Jordan Snowden compiled her favorite gems from his discography, from 2010’s K.I.D.S. mixtape to his latest, Swimming.
After half a century in business, Alan’s Pets and Plants gets a new owner
Sara Smith, a 24-year-old wildlife and fishery expert from Fox Chapel, took over the operation on Labor Day
Lynn Cullen Live – 9/11/18
Video Archive There are a lot of stories for Lynn, and Susan to discuss today. First up is the incredible outpouring of grief for Mac Miller, who died over the weekend. There is a memorial scheduled tonight at Blue Slide Park. They are also talking about lawnmower parents, which is the next step beyond helicopter…
Mac Miller: Tributes
Celebrities and Pittsburghers show their love for the late Mac Miller.
How to Make an Aperol Citrus Sipper
In anticipation of our Fall Guide coming out this Wednesday (Sept. 12), Wigle Whiskey and Pittsburgh City Paper bring you a delicious Fall-inspired cocktail you can create at home.
#MusicMonday Wrap-up: Sept. 10
It was a somber, rainy weekend in Pittsburgh as news broke of Mac Miller’s death.
Play review: the waiting room
CorningWorks’ the waiting room shares stories of life, as much as death
Mac Miller: A Remembrance
Malcolm James McCormick, aka, Mac Miller, helped put Pittsburgh on the map in the hip-hop world. This late Pittsburgh native — Miller died Friday in Los Angeles — never failed to rep his hometown, mentioning this Steel City in his music throughout his too-brief career. Miller started rapping at a young age and formed The…
Pittsburgh-born rapper Mac Miller dead at 26
Pittsburgh-born rapper Mac Miller has died of apparent drug overdose. He was 26 years old. Miller was found in his Los Angeles home and pronounced deceased on the scene. WESA’s Katie Blackley confirmed with the L.A. County coroner that Miller died Friday, and the cause of death was not confirmed. TMZ first reported Miller’s death.…
Catch Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown tonight on Treehouse Masters
AB, can we come play in your tree house?
Show Preview: “An Evening With Dawes” at Stage AE
“Get here early, there’s no opener”
Lynn Cullen Live – 9/7/18
Video Archive It’s the last day of hearings for Brett Kavanaugh. Lynn is praying for some miracle to happen to keep him off the Supreme Court. Lynn is wondering how does this all end, and what will be left standing when it happens. It’s frightening time, and it’s not a game. She is also talking…
Protesters want Pa. senators to hold vote for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh until after midterms
On Sept. 5, a small group of protesters gathered in front of the Federal Courthouse building Downtown and asked passersby to join their cause. “No vote until we vote” they shouted, imploring people to register to vote and then demand their U.S. senators not vote on U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh until after the…
Concert review: Fall Out Boy at PPG Paints Arena
Concert photos from the Mania Tour with Fall Out Boy, Every Time I Die, and Machine Gun Kelly
Lynn Cullen Live – 9/6/18
Video Archive Never a dull moment is a saying that is apt for these times. Lynn is starting off today with the anonymous opinion piece in the New York Times. She is not tipping her hat to this person. Lynn believes they are being self-serving, and she’s ambivalent as to whether or not the NYT…
Lynn Cullen Live – 9/5/18
Video Archive The Kavanaugh hearing continues, and Lynn is discussing two of the events being focused upon. First there is Kavanaugh not shaking hands with the father of a Parkland victim, and then there is the woman sitting behind him who is believed to be giving a white power salute. Lynn finds it a bit…
Football season transforms Pittsburgh International Airport into a “Steelers Station”
The heart of Steelers Nation is not Heinz Field. It’s not inside a Monessen home where a banner reading “This is Steelers Country” acts as a curtain. It is not in some West Coast Steelers-themed restaurant where Pittsburgh expats gather to put French fries on salads. It’s the Pittsburgh International Airport. Every weekend during fall,…
Gab Bonesso makes vegetarian pigs in a blanket
A cardiologist once told me that if you’ve eaten one hot dog in your life, you’ve eaten one too many. Doctors are no fun. I love hot dogs, but I love my vascular system more, so I try to avoid the real thing and substitute veggie dogs instead. For City Paper’s football issue, I put…
We try not to fumble these Pinterest tailgating recipes
Jalapeño Popper Football Cheese Ball “How can I describe my emotions at this catastrophe, or how delineate the wretch whom with such infinite pains and care I had endeavored to form?” I pondered these words, spoken by Dr. Victor Frankenstein upon seeing his monster in Mary Shelley’s iconic work, as I looked down on my…
Printmaking collective Justseeds collaborates with the Poor People’s Campaign
In 1967, the year before he was assassinated, Martin Luther King Jr. began organizing an economic justice movement against American poverty called the Poor People’s Campaign (PPC). In 2017, the movement was revived under a campaign of the same name with goals of dismantling systemic racism, inter-generational poverty, environmental issues, and other intersecting topics. The…
Rocky Bleier’s Fighting Back gets a reissue, with help from Gene Collier and Alejandro Villanueva
In 1975, Rocky Bleier published Fighting Back, a memoir about playing football for Notre Dame, the Steelers, and serving in the U. S. Army during the Vietnam War. What made the book unusual was not its behind-the-scenes tales about playing for two of America’s legendary teams. Fighting Back stood out because of its unvarnished look…
Sarah Marince: Never underestimate the power of a determined woman
“Hi, Jordan, how are you?” Even over the phone, Pittsburgh-born singer Sarah Marince’s voice comes through strong and clear. When City Paper reached her, she’d just gotten out of an appointment and voice-acting work to get to in her home recording studio in Orlando, but she was able to find a few minutes to chat. …
Beth Corning marks 10 years of CorningWorks with the waiting room
After 40 years making art for a living, churning out a prolific output and receiving more than 80 national and international grants and awards, some might call it a career and retire to a beach chair. Thankfully for fans of critically-acclaimed dancer/choreographer Beth Corning, she is still passionately driven to create and perform quality, thoughtful,…
Football Season: The Bartender’s Perspective
Sunday in the bar business is a strange day. Saturday nights we finish up around 2:30 a.m., then clean up and punch out within an hour. Some might go catch a late-night bite. Even if we head straight home, it’s usually not lights-out until after 4 a.m. So, the Sunday football shift is usually fueled…
Free Will Astrology
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): By volume, the Amazon is the largest river in the world. But where does it originate? Scientists have squabbled about that issue for over 300 years. Everyone agrees the source is in southwestern Peru. But is it the Apurímac River? The Marañón? The Mantaro? There are good arguments in favor of…
Pitt game is bad business for Penn State football
The last college football game between the commonwealth’s two prominent programs attracted the largest crowd for any sporting event in Pittsburgh. The next one is Saturday night, and the scene at Heinz Field is going to be spectacular: a packed house, with a near 50-50 split; generations of alumni and students; cheerleaders and marching bands;…
What will be Big Ben’s legacy in Pittsburgh?
If you have a great quarterback, you have a chance to win the Super Bowl in any season. If you don’t, you have nothing. The Steelers have Ben Roethlisberger. The Steelers can win the Super Bowl. This NFL season will be his 15th, and Roethlisberger enters it still as one of the best in the…
Pittsburgh Fashion Week: Are we as badly dressed as they say?
Pittsburgh might never live down its third-place position in the 2011 GQ article “The 40 Worst-Dressed Cities in America.” Mention the words “fashion” and “Pittsburgh” together in a sentence, and that article is immediately brought to mind. It’s made such an impact, that traveling Pittsburgh fashionistas refrain from telling others where they come from. Is…
College Football Playlist
“Seven Nation Army” by The White Stripes Cue the stomping, clapping, and banging. As soon as the first notes of this classic marching band cover begin, it’s impossible not to participate. “A seven nation army couldn’t hold me back,” from pounding out the beat to this 2003 hit. “Build Me Up Buttercup” by The Foundations…
Adam Crowley: The Steelers have a Football Jesus
If the Steelers are going to win Super Bowl LIII, the defense is going to need a savior. Lucky for them, they’ve got a Notre Dame grad who can be their version of Football Jesus: Stephon Tuitt. He was never the same last season after a biceps injury on the third play of the first…
