Issue of
Vol. 26, No. 15
Video: Hillary Clinton rallies supporters in Pittsburgh
Hillary Clinton speaks to supporters at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh
By Ashley Murray
Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton visits Pittsburgh at Carnegie Mellon University rally
“Pittsburgh is demonstrating resiliency and its residents now believe they can make it in Western Pa.”
By Ryan Deto
UPMC plans to raise starting hourly wages to $15 by 2021, but what does that mean for unionization efforts?
By Rebecca Nuttall
Job fair at Pittsburgh Steelers’ Heinz Field helps veterans get to work
“We need to do more for our veterans.”
By Aaron Warnick
This Week in City Paper History
By CP Staff
Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale says forensic audit of Pittsburgh ICA 'very likely'
Investigation would also include 2004 legislation that set panel up without proper oversight
By Charlie Deitch
Pittsburgh-based baker Dena Stanley runs MadDezSweetz
She makes cakes, breads, gluten-free loaves and a “soul-food cupcake” with a fried-chicken topping
Grant Bar and Restaurant
This longtime restaurant in Millvale offers classic family dining, plus very good pies
By Angelique Bamberg and Jason Roth
Red Star Kombucha opens a growler shop in Downtown Pittsburgh
Rotating taps, special flavors to be featured
By Celine Roberts
Artist residency highlights Latino artists from around the world
“What’s interesting about being Latino in Pittsburgh is that I’m not [considered] Latino."
By Courtney Linder
A review of the 2016 Solo & Collaborative Exhibits at the PCA
Ten shows range from aesthetic play to more personal inquiries
By Bill O'Driscoll
A Carnegie Mellon researcher applies game theory to parenting
New book brings science to negotiating with kids
I Can’t Make Cookies When I’m Dead
— for Kristin
By Daniel M. Shapiro
Pittsburgh hip-hop duo Grand Buffet makes a rare appearance at Spirit’s one-year anniversary party
“It’s like a zebra walking into a bar full of lions and smacking the shit out of the biggest lion there.”
By Margaret Welsh
Critics’ Picks, April 7-13
Concerts by Carrie Newcomer, Fear Factory, Songhoy Blues, Anqwenique Wingfield, plus music from West Java
By Andrew Woehrel
Norway’s Kvelertak filters black metal through a classic-rock lens
There’s something deeply universal about blistering riffs and shout-along choruses
By Shawn Cooke
Monroeville cantor Henry Shapiro puts guitar at the center of his new crowdfunded klezmer album
“That’s sort of like doing the ‘YMCA’ and ‘Hava Nagila’ in the same dance.”
By Alex Gordon
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre offers more spectacle with the classic pirate epic Le Corsaire
“It’s very beautiful, classical ballet technique.”
By Steve Sucato
JFilm
The annual festival offers nearly two dozen films from Israel and around the world representing Jewish experiences from the comic to the dramatic
By Al Hoff
Demolition
Jake Gyllenhaal stars in an off-kilter dramedy about a man rebuilding his life
City of Gold
A new documentary profiles Los Angeles food critic Jonathan Gold and his impact of food culture
Eye in the Sky
A gripping thriller that examines the moral, political and personal costs of drone warfare
Film Kitchen, Pittsburgh’ monthly screening of local short films and video
The focus is on local performers Phat Man Dee and Tommy Amoeba
Lynn Cullen Live 04/04/16
Audio & Video Archive
Lynn Cullen Live 04/05/16
Lynn Cullen Live 04/11/16
Lynn Cullen Live 04/06/16
Lynn Cullen Live 04/12/16
Lynn Cullen Live 04/08/16
Bernie Sanders played well in Pittsburgh last week, but will it translate into votes?
Despite his political positions, he can’t help being a 74-year-old white senator from Vermont
Savage Love
“My desire to have every kind of sex under the sun has settled down considerably.”
By Dan Savage
Stuff We Like
Wysocki takes Ultimate Disc Frisbee for a spin
I watched the game and became hooked like Floridians on bath salts
By Mike Wysocki
Hillary Clinton rallies supporters in Pittsburgh
City Paper Podcast – Episode 012
By Alex Gordon, Ashley Murray and Celine Roberts
Short List: April 7 - 13
Sean Dorsey Dance at the Kelly-Strayhorn; The Flick at The REP; new art by Jesse Best; Josh Fox screens his new film
Evening Lecture with Thomas Friedman
@ Carnegie Music Hall of Oakland
Tue., Oct. 15, 8-10 p.m.
More Lynn Cullen Live
U.S. Steel exec out after company loses billions in value; still given $1.4 million payout
Q&A with the partner of a sex worker — my husband
By Jessie Sage
Documentary The Last Scene needs your photos and videos from early 2000s emo and pop-punk shows
Exhibit to commemorate Miles Saal's art and promote advocacy for mental health awareness in the Pittsburgh African American arts community
