Vol. 26, No. 14
Zippy the Pinhead creator Bill Griffith talks about his graphic memoir
Cartoonist’s visit highlights Pittsburgh Indy Comix Expo
By Bill O'Driscoll
Pittsburgh Pirates Preview 2016
Jung Ho Kang and the Pittsburgh Pirates are hoping to reach the promised land in 2016
By CP Staff
Bernie Sanders speaks to thousands at Pittsburgh rally
"We’re going to create an economy that works for all of us."
By Rebecca Nuttall
Vice President Joe Biden stops in Pittsburgh for anti-sexual assault campaign
Vice President Joe Biden visited the University of Pittsburgh today as part of his campaign to end sexual violence on college campuses.
Security workers and allies protest Steelers firing of union security workers
"Steelers. The very name invokes a sense of civic pride in our city."
Pennsylvania state Rep. Jake Wheatley facing off against challenger Jessica Wolfe in 19th District fight
“A state rep’s job isn’t in Pittsburgh — it’s in Harrisburg.”
A farewell dispatch to former Pittsburgh Pirates slugger Pedro Alvarez from his biggest fan
Although you are an Oriole now, you’ll always be a Bucco to me
By Fake Pedro
Did the Penn Plaza situation in Pittsburgh’s East End have to unfold the way it did?
“They knew all along what they wanted to do.”
By Ryan Deto
This Week in City Paper History
Five Bold Predictions for the 2016 Pirates Season
By Charlie Deitch
Finding the right balance between data analysis and gut reaction is key to Pittsburgh Pirates’ success
“There are times that you can look in a man’s eyes and it’s not a number.”
Mike Wysocki’s Pittsburgh Pirates PNC Park 15th-Anniversary Team
Andrew McCutchen is a once-in-a-generation gem
By Mike Wysocki
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jeff Locke tunes out the noise while he fine-tunes his game
“If you let yourself get consumed by it, it can hurt you.”
Eagle Media purchases Pittsburgh City Paper
By City Paper Staff Reports
Sour beers are a sweet deal
Brewers — and drinkers — dive headfirst into the funk
By Drew Cranisky
Prairie is the newest restaurant in Pittsburgh’s Garfield neighborhood
Updated American comfort food is well prepared and well executed
By Angelique Bamberg and Jason Roth
Pittsburgh’s Bookshelf Café offers a quirky respite for coffee-drinkers
Books, board games and vinyl records pair with pastries and quiche at this Morningside spot
By Ashley Murray
A Conversation with Hanya Yanagihara
“I wanted the reader to feel trapped within the emotional lives of the characters.”
By Stuart Sheppard
With Tau Cross, Amebix frontman Rob “The Baron” Miller finds a new musical home
“I became acutely aware that I also wanted to express myself in a more subtle way.”
By Dan Morgan
Kind of Blue drummer Jimmy Cobb comes to town with Miles Davis tribute, 4 Generations of Miles
“I’m the only one here that’s left to talk about it.”
By Mike Shanley
With their single “Countrified,” Pittsburgh’s The Stickers make a mark on the country charts
“It’s humbling as heck.”
By Margaret Welsh
On the Record with Brendan Kelly of The Falcon
“Your band’s first tour, you should go out and you should play small-band rooms.”
By Zach Brendza
Critics’ Picks, March 31-April 6
Performances by Acid Mothers Temple, Oh Honey, Diane Coffee and DMA’S
By Andrew Woehrel
Disgraced at Pittsburgh Public Theater
For a long time, you strain to love this play
By Ted Hoover
Modern-day tap star Michelle Dorrance’s company performs
“It gets in your bones like an incessant rhythm.”
By Steve Sucato
A new arts residency combines movement and multimedia
“Most residencies want you to fit into bookends.”
By Deesha Philyaw
12 Peers tries a show with no rehearsals; Quantum takes Ibsen to the ninth floor
It’s White Rabbit Red Rabbit’s Pittsburgh premiere, and the first Master Builder staged here in years
Superman v Batman: Dawn of Justice
Zack Snyder’s comics actioner is a clunky franchise-starter that you could probably just skip
By Al Hoff
I Saw the Light
This musical bio-pic is a pastiche of scenes that reminds us that actors are play-acting Hank Williams’ life
Eisenstein in Guanajuato
Peter Greenaway’s new film depicts the famed Soviet filmmaker’s sojourn in Mexico
Hello, My Name is Doris
A dramedy about a older woman who becomes infatuated with a younger man
A War
Danish drama set in Afghanistan examines eternal war question: When is OK to kill?
Wysocki: Opening Day provides a fresh start for both the Pittsburgh Pirates and the teams that stink
Even fans in Tampa and Seattle think they have a chance for a good season
Stuff We Like: Baseball Edition
Savage Love
“I hand him back his dick and go get myself some ice cream.”
By Dan Savage
Lynn Cullen Live 03/29/16
Audio & Video Archive
Lynn Cullen Live 03/30/16
Lynn Cullen Live 03/31/16
Lynn Cullen Live 04/01/16
Pittsburgh Winter Beerfest 2016
By Carlo Leo
City Paper Podcast – Episode 011
By Alex Gordon, Ashley Murray and Celine Roberts
Short List: April 1 - 7
Small-town Jewish life at the History Center; Ensemble Linea at Music on the Edge; Pittsburgh Society of Artists’ Small Works; filmmaker Julie Dash
By Mars Johnson
Pittsburgh’s street trees are free upon request. So why do they often go to the city’s wealthiest residents?
By James Paul
Sophie Masloff seldom talked about her childhood. Were seedy family ties the reason?
By David S. Rotenstein
The cassette-tape comeback has reached Pittsburgh's record stores
By Ethan Beck
The mayor and the tenor: when Masloff met Pavarotti
