Earlier this year, Pittsburgh’s Pride festival was postponed due to coronavirus, and today it was announced that the annual LGBTQ festival and parade has been canceled. Pride in the Streets, the state’s largest LGBTQ pride event, was originally set for July, and then was rescheduled to this fall when the pandemic hit...

Today, members belonging to the union that represents journalists at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette overwhelmingly voted to call on their parent unions to authorize a strike at Pittsburgh's largest newspaper. Nearly 120 members of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh voted by a count of 88-31 to authorize a strike request, which will now be sent to the executive committee of The Newspaper Guild, the parent union of Pittsburgh’s Newspaper Guild...

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) has partnered with 13 Pittsburgh arts and culture organizations to encourage the use of masks in a new video, #MaskUp. The video, released August 5, comes as a response to public health recommendations to wear masks in public to reduce the spread of COVID-19...

A lawyer affiliated with President Donald Trump and his re-election campaign harassed and misgendered Pennsylvania health secretary Dr. Rachel Levine today. Levine, who is transgender, has repeatedly faced harassment from public figures and internet commenters alike throughout her time leading the state's COVID-19 response...

UPDATE —  1:00 p.m., Mon., Aug. 10: Number of today's new confirmed positive cases in Allegheny County: 75* Number of today's new hospitalizations in Allegheny County: 1 Number of today's new confirmed coronavirus deaths in Allegheny County: 0 Number of today's total coronavirus tests in Allegheny County: 1,331...

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Video Archive A fascinating and uplifting piece on the common swift is where Lynn is starting the week...

While COVID-19 has canceled sports, for the most part, there's still one event that Americans can rally around — Shark Week. And what better way to celebrate this watery spectacle — airing this year from Sun...

Concerns over the spread of COVID-19 have halted concerts, community events, festivals, and other in-person activities for the foreseeable future. Makerspaces and DIY workshops are no exception, meaning these hubs of creativity and innovation, with their focus on hands-on learning and interaction, have had to adapt in response to the pandemic...

Most kids spend summer vacations at amusement parks or beaches, swimming pools, or playgrounds. But Jim Towns’ mom took him to historic landmarks and cemeteries...

Over the past few months, Pittsburgh concert promoters and independent venues have been working together as part of the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) to push congress to pass bills that would offer relief to venues and theaters in danger of closing permanently due to the pandemic. Now, Mayor Bill Peduto has joined the efforts by issuing a letter to congress in support of the NIVA and the bills...

Pittsburgh City Photos: An exploration of the city through photographs

On the 34th day of her hunger strike, Dannielle Brown marched from her spot at Freedom Corner in the Hill District to Brottier Hall on the campus of Duquesne University, the site of her son Marquis Jaylen Brown's death in October of 2018. Ms. Brown is still seeking information to be released from the university so that she can pursue a full independent investigation...

Commuting is one of the many daily habits Americans have had to adjust over the past few months because of the coronavirus pandemic. More people are working from home, driving less, and figuring out the best way to get around safely during the pandemic...

Kyle Holbrook and Carlow University are calling on artists to submit proposals for Pittsburgh Solidarity for Change, an ambitious new mural project focused on solutions to social-justice issues. Pittsburgh Solidarity for Change would place 10 highly visible murals in neighborhoods throughout the city...

In the fall of 2018, which feels like another lifetime ago, it felt like a big deal that Seth Rogen was filming a movie in Pittsburgh. Not just that, but a pickle-themed movie in a city with a prominent annual pickle festival...

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Video Archive The newest list of possible symptoms for Covid-19 in the New York Times this week seems to be never ending...

Dravosburg in the Mon Valley might not be high up on the list of culinary destinations in the Pittsburgh region, but a new ice cream shop provides some really delicious and interesting flavors of frozen treats. Crave Frozen Desserts is located in a small strip mall next to the offices of state legislator and a copy store...

Mailroom employees at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette became the second group to vote on whether to strike soon, as new contract negotiations have frustrated many employees at the largest Pittsburgh-area newspaper. On Sat., Aug. 1, the union representing the mailroom staff at the paper voted unanimously to authorize a strike vote, according to Stephen A. Stasenko, Jr., a longtime P-G mailroom employee and president of the Pittsburgh Mailers Union Local 22/Communications Workers of America Local 14842...

Opening Pita My Shawarma The Middle Eastern food truck is getting ready to open a brick-and-mortar spot in Lawrenceville. Pita My Shawarma is currently still slinging food from the truck, and its patio is open...

In the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, several states implemented voting by mail for the first time for the primary election. For the most part, it went OK. Vote by mail contributed to significant turnout gains in Allegheny County, though other parts of Pennsylvania experienced some significant delays in counting ballots...

Open marriages, Afrofuturism, true crime, gender identity, and more

1. Luster by Raven Leilani, out August 4, via Farrar, Straus and Giroux20-something Edie is a struggling young artist in New York City who finds herself participating in an open marriage and then suddenly living in the couple's home after becoming unemployed...