Vol. 26, No. 7
The Carnegie looks at the built landscape of postwar Pittsburgh
On urban renewal, Imagining the Modern is a bit too evenhanded
By Charles Rosenblum
Picturing Troy Hill
City Paper teams up with Instagram collective @SteelCityGrammers for a photo essay from Pittsburgh's Troy Hill neighborhood
By CP Staff
Turtle Creek’s mayor knows the damage heroin can inflict and she has a plan to stop it before it gets worse
“You can make all the arrests you want, it’s not going to solve the problem.”
By Kyle Lawson
Negotiations unclear on Penn Plaza residents’ relocation in East Liberty
“I don’t want to move. I am 75 years old, who would want move?”
By Ryan Deto
North Side’s War Streets Brewery Moves Forward
A mid-spring opening is planned for the nanobrewery housed in an old firehouse
By Celine Roberts
Wallace’s Tap Room
This gastropub in East Liberty’s Hotel Indigo succeeds by keeping its well-prepared fare simple
By Angelique Bamberg and Jason Roth
Feeney’s Weenies in Beechview is not serving your run-of-the-mill hot dog
The best-selling Pittsburgh Dog is “loaded with fries, cheese, slaw n’at.”
By Ashley Murray
Paula Bohince’s poetry collection Swallows and Waves
Its strongest creations are those which depart most from the subjects portrayed
By Stuart Sheppard
The Leaving
By Brandon Fury
Famed drummer/composer Stewart Copeland comes to town to premiere his Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra-commissioned orchestral work, Tyrant’s Crush
“I’ve discovered that the orchestra can do all kinds of very cool stuff.”
By Jordan Weeks
Saxophonist Hamiet Bluiett lends his distinct style to the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble
“Mingus said, ‘How do you do that?’ I said, ‘I worked on it! It’s very difficult.’”
By Mike Shanley
Members of the Pittsburgh jazz community represent at this year’s Jazz Connect Conference
“Expanding the audience for jazz, that’s always the true motif or theme.”
The Cactus Blossoms’ fresh sound is planted in classic country
“People might not believe it, but we’re really not nostalgic.”
By Charlie Deitch
Critics’ Picks, Feb. 11-17
Performances by Priests, Hatcha, Keeps and Chuck Ragan, plus Pandemic and Raya Brass Band provide music for the Carnegie Museum of Art’s FEAST
By Andrew Woehrel
The Ballad of Emmett Till at New Horizon Theater
Bayeza’s play builds a compelling drama rich with character, mystery and even humor
By Michelle Pilecki
Guys & Dolls at Pittsburgh Public Theater
The show flies by from start to finish with plenty of snap
By Ted Hoover
A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Duquesne Red Masquers
A 1960s adaptation is still more funny than groovy
By Danielle Levsky
The Conservatory Dance Company’s Five
The work journeys from trauma to hopefulness
By Steve Sucato
Hail, Caesar!
The Coen brothers latest work is a clever movie — more affectionate sendup than satire
By Harry Kloman
Deadpool
Self-aware snarky superhero makes a welcome change in this comic-book actioner
By Al Hoff
Where to Invade Next
Michael Moore tours the world to show viewers how other countries do things better
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
An amusing mash-up of the undead and Jane Austen’s comedy of manners
The Pittsburgh sports franchises that were
The Pirates were hot, and the city figured all it needed now was some indoor lacrosse
By Mike Wysocki
Savage Love
By Dan Savage
Stuff We Like
Lynn Cullen Live 2/09/16
Audio & Video Archive
National Aviary in Pittsburgh welcomes baby sloth
By Aaron Warnick
City Paper Podcast, or “Untitled” – Episode 004
By Alex Gordon, Ashley Murray and Celine Roberts
Short List: February 11 - 16
Michael Chow aka Zhou Yinghua at the Warhol; Saturday Night Fever on stage; Causal Loop at SPACE; author Emily St. John Mandel
By Heather Schor
The best bars in Pittsburgh for drinking alone
By Sterling Mac
On the Tahn: Hot Mass and other dance parties in Pittsburgh (Dec. 7-9)
By Amanda Waltz
Rebecca Makkai drew from #MeToo and true crime to craft her latest novel
By Rege Behe
Drink and be merry at these Pittsburgh holiday pop-up bars
