Now that many Pennsylvanians are vaccinated, dance parties and live music shows are back. Each week, Pittsburgh City Paper brings you a roundup of dance parties and live or virtual music performances in the city...
If reports are correct, the number of hobbyists has grown during the pandemic. A survey released by LendingTree in April 2021 determined that about 6 in 10 Americans took on a new hobby over the past year to stave off lockdown boredom...
In 2020, the Pittsburgh Steelers weren't able to complete their preseason tradition of hosting training camp at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe due to the coronavirus pandemic. And this year will be no different...
After celebrating its 125th anniversary through digital performances, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra returns to Heinz Hall for its 2021-22 season, which will feature nine PSO premieres as well as five world premiere performances. The 126th PSO season will open the weekend of Fri., Sept. 24 with an “Opening Weekend Celebration,” featuring Helene Grimauld on the piano...
A sense of normalcy is returning to Pittsburgh, as outdoor concerts are coming back this summer. The city has announced a list of in-person events to partake in over the course of the summer including weekly free concert series featuring classical stylings and jazz performances, as well as various recreational activities...
Allegheny County COVID-19 information as of June 23
Number of new positive cases in Allegheny County: 21 (two-day total) Number of today's new coronavirus deaths in Allegheny County: 2...
On June 21, Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Pittsburgh and met with several labor groups at the IBEW Local 5 union hall in the South Side. The roundtable included U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh and some well-established labor unions, like the Communication Workers of America, and attendees discussed support for the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, aka the PRO Act, a labor rights bill...
If you’re looking to cruise outside the city to a secluded location and get back to nature, or if you’re hosting a backyard fire pit, this song is one you’ll want to play. Pittsburgh-based garage-folk artist Lindsay Dragan’s new single “Everywhere” doesn’t come out until July 2, but that means it will arrive just in time for your Independence Day festivities. The song feels big and boundless, Dragan’s voice and the powerful presence of violin make it seem grand...
In 2018, Pittsburgh was rocked by the death of rapper and producer Mac Miller, a Pittsburgh native who, despite reaching worldwide fame, never forgot his hometown. To honor his memory, the Pittsburgh Foundation’s Center for Philanthropy has launched a new arts funding initiative to support local BIPOC artists...
Pitt Cycles, born in 2018 to offer Pittsburghers the best selection of gasoline powered and electric/human-driven mobility solutions, is now adding an exciting and exclusive product to their array. Flluid is the first product from the innovative Fuell urban mobility brand, and Pitt Cycles is the first authorized US Outlet for the product...
The American Lung Association provides yearly air quality rankings for metro areas across the country, and every year, the Pittsburgh region receives failing grades. Though Pittsburgh shed its “smoky city” moniker decades ago, and the air quality in the region has vastly improved compared to what it once was, there is still a lot to be desired...
More than a year after Gov. Tom Wolf first shut down restaurants and bars in Allegheny County in March 2020, many of those businesses that survived the pandemic are starting to open for dine-in services. But as people are rejoicing in the ability to go out again, workers are still struggling, and the grassroots mutual aid groups that initially supported them have had to adapt to continue to provide help...
Beer of the Week: Every Time Only Once: Blackberry + Boysenberry
Brewery: Four Points Brewery
Location: Western Ave. Taproom. 919 Western Ave., North Side...
Thu., June 24
FILM • VIRTUAL
Maude’s Paperwing Gallery presents a virtual screening of the 1999 film But I’m a Cheerleader. As a part of their North Pittsburgh Pride series, the shop chooses a weekly film to screen on Zoom that falls under one of four categories: a film that is “cute/fun/magical,” “LGBTQIA+ themed,” “WILDCARD,” or a documentary...
Summer has officially arrived, and with many Pennsylvania adults fully vaccinated, Pittsburgh parks have been bustling with life and activity again. One of the ways folks can celebrate the season and the surrounding greenery is by booking local business Blanket and Board to create a beautiful charcuterie board and picnic in the park...
CANCER (June 21-July 22):
“I was so flooded with yearning I thought it would drown me," wrote Cancerian author Denis Johnson. I don't expect that will be a problem for you anytime soon...
The Republican primary contest for Pennsylvania’s open U.S. Senate seat is just a few months old, but it’s already testing candidates on who can be seen as more conservative and who is more aligned with former President Donald Trump. Two candidates — army veteran and author Sean Parnell (R-Ohio Township) and businessman Jeff Bartos (R-Montgomery) — have already traded barbs over each other’s past support for Trump adversaries, and those attacks continue after Pittsburgh City Paper discovered that Bartos gave money to Democrats in the past, and he praising Hillary Clinton in 2014...
