Vol. 18, No. 51
At Manchester Craftsmen's Guild, Cat Chow and Jesse McLean work wonders with found objects and images.
By Melissa Kuntz
Long Road Back
A crash one November night leaves scars nearly 40 years later
By Sean D. Hamill
Selective History
LGBT Issues: Mayor looking for 'GLBT Council' members
By Melissa Meinzer
Neighborhoods: Hazelwood resident hopes gardens are way to fight blight
Greener Stories
By Bill O'Driscoll
Mad Elf
Mateo's Pasta & Panino
By Angelique Bamberg and Jason Roth
Sam McDonald's journey from "fat bastard" to published author invites questions about whether self-control can be its own kind of addiction.
January, Wilson Avenue
Celebrate the holidays with silver, gold, food and ugly sweaters
By Aaron Jentzen
Ishtar's Bellyrock offers pan-Levantine melodies and myriad influences
By Manny Theiner
Indie-rock trio Donora releases debut full-length on Rostrum Records
Power-poppers The Lampshades are more than Alright
Paramount Styles is all out of class at 31st Street Pub this week
Black Moth Super Rainbow frontman releases solo disc Fucked Up Friends
By Mike Shanley
Ceann conjures up a fun night on the town with Making Friends
By Jake McGee
St. Nicholas
By Ted Hoover
A Musical Christmas Carol
By Gordon Spencer
The Santaland Diaries and Season's Greetings
By John Fantin
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Pointless, dull update of the classic cautionary tale
By Al Hoff
Yes Man
Jim Carrey is a fool for you
The Tale of Despereaux
A fractured fairy tale in too many pieces
Savage Love
By Dan Savage
Mixed Report
By Chris Potter
This Just In: December 18 - 25
By Frances Sansig Monahan
By Mars Johnson
Both the Evergreen Cafe owner and his adversaries are calling authorities over the new loading zone
By Matt Petras
Confessions of a non-monogamous, compulsively caregiving eldest daughter
By Jessie Sage
Ed Piskor exhibition postponed over sexual misconduct allegations
Is Pittsburgh headed for a Catholic renaissance?
By Colin Williams