Vol. 26, No. 10
Blaine Siegel and David Bernabo team up for an intriguing show at SPACE
Beyond complementing the space, a few works really command it
By Bill O'Driscoll
The Other Side of Pop reminds us of the importance of street art
Urban culture is most thrilling when it is diverse
By Nadine Wasserman
The History Center’s Visible Storage puts its archives on display
“We want visitors to feel they are getting a behind-the-scenes tour”
By Courtney Linder
Pittsburgh Police are cracking down on graffiti artists, but are arrests really the best way to handle the issue?
“If you provide an outlet for the artists, it keeps illegal activity down.”
By Rebecca Nuttall
Advocates question the conduct of Allegheny County Port Authority Police officers surrounding death of Bruce Kelley Jr.
“Their accountability process is not transparent and cannot be fully trusted.”
By Ryan Deto
Troy Hill’s Hooligans are injecting new blood, new philosophies on revitalization into the neighborhood
“We feel very empowered and liberated to do things creatively.”
By Abby Mendelson
This Week in City Paper History
In celebration of City Paper’s 25th anniversary, each week we’re looking back at the headlines, pictures and people who graced our pages over the years.
By CP Staff
The Ace Hotel offers late-night cocktails in a stylish setting
The venue truly excels in simple, classically inspired cocktails
By Drew Cranisky
Ordinary Joe’s Sports Bar & Grille
This Aspinwall spot strives to be the best ordinary sports bar that it can be
By Angelique Bamberg and Jason Roth
A519 Chocolates in Millvale add to Pittsburgh’s food-scene reputation
Flavors range from traditional (caramel, coffee) to adventurous (oatmeal raisin, apple cider and rye)
By Al Hoff
Reviews of the first 50 pages of recent works by local authors
Something Is Rotten in Fettig, by Jere Krakoff, and Oktober Heat, by Doris Dumrauf
Atlanta’s Fleetwood Mac tribute, Rumours, explores the power of persona
“There’s a confidence that comes along with performing as Stevie Nicks.”
By Caralyn Green
On the band’s first release since 2008, Endless Mike and the Beagle Club takes on St. Paul
“I’ve always been interested in the Bible as literature.”
By Margaret Welsh
Mixtape, in Garfield, blurs the lines between music venue, bar and art gallery
“Mix tapes were a labor of love and so is our bar.”
By Seth Pfannenschmidt
Critics’ Picks, March 3-9
Performances by New Morse Code, Carcass, Florist and Electric Hawk
By Andrew Woehrel
On the Record with Nathan Zoob
“If there’s something that unites the songs, it’s a love of genre across the board.”
The Bluest Eye at Point Park Conservatory Theatre Company
It’s a powerful stage adaptation of the Toni Morrison novel
By Stuart Sheppard
Sister’s Easter Catechism at City Theatre
Kimberly Richards has amazing abilities at both improv and crowd control
By Ted Hoover
Gods of Egypt
Alex Proyas’ contribution to pre-history is an unholy mashup of costumed spectacle, loopy fantasy action comedy and crappy CGI effects
Triple Nine
A bad-cop thriller that offers few surprises, other than a weirdly impressive cast
Theory of Obscurity: A Film About the Residents
A new doc profiles the long-running “eyeball” art-rock-video band
Zootopia
Some of jokes in this animated film are too advanced for kids, but they’ll get the message to be understanding
By Ashley Murray
The monthly series Film Kitchen for Pittsburgh short films and video continues
This collection of works focuses on dance
The Pirates have had 44 first basemen since 2004 and yes, they’ve all sucked
Pirates first basemen have the job security of Van Halen frontmen
By Mike Wysocki
Savage Love
By Dan Savage
Stuff We Like
Lynn Cullen 3/2/16
Audio & Video Archive
Lynn Cullen 2/29/16
Lynn Cullen 3/03/16
Lynn Cullen 3/04/16
City Paper Podcast, or “Untitled” – Episode 007
By Alex Gordon, Ashley Murray and Celine Roberts
Short List: March 2 - 6
28 Days at the Hill House; Trevor Noah at the Carnegie; The Queer Queens of Qomedy at Cruze
By Mars Johnson
Pittsburgh now has a "Moon Tree" whose seed flew through outer space
By Rachel Wilkinson
The big, spooky Pittsburgh event guide: Oct. 3-Oct. 31
Title Town marks 15 years of getting crowds to boogie down to bygone music
By Amanda Waltz
Ghost hunters say the National Aviary is “extremely haunted”
