Vol. 26, No. 28
We go inside the escape-room phenomenon
“A little bit of stress is something that allows us to function slightly better than we’re normally used to.”
By Tyler Dague
Resident artist collects stories in the Strip
“Who is a place?”
Patricia Bellan-Gillen’s hypnotic solo show at the Miller Gallery
Willful Wondering is eerie and beautiful
By Natalie Spanner
Live coverage of the Local Progress and the People's Convention in Pittsburgh
Nearly 1,000 grassroots activists are in Pittsburgh for the Center for Public Democracy's People's Convention and Local Progress national meeting.
By Rebecca Addison, Ryan Deto and Ashley Murray
Black Lives Matter supporters gather for second march in Downtown Pittsburgh this weekend
"We see black men dying, but we see black women stepping up."
By Billy Ludt
Warhol director Eric Shiner heading back to New York
“It has been an honor to lead The Andy Warhol Museum."
By Bill O'Driscoll
Community initiative should help Pittsburgh’s struggling East End neighborhoods, but some say they’ve been left out of the mix
“We are feeling those same pressures that the rest of the East End is feeling.”
By Ryan Deto
Pittsburgh to host progressive activists, leaders at National People’s Convention
“We’ve shown at the local level we can accomplish things and we can continue to accomplish things no matter who is president.”
By Rebecca Addison
Pittsburgh’s Bicentennial celebration will showcase the city’s past, present and future
A giant-puppet parade highlights this weekend’s events
This week in City Paper History
By CP Staff
Weird Pittsburgh
News of the weird from all over Western Pennsylvania
By Nick Keppler
Amy Cicconi and Christy Repep reflect on their book ‘Pittsburgh Pennsylvania: A Photographic Portrait’
The book is chock full of photos of Pittsburgh’s many iconic landmarks
Free Concerts, Family Activities and Beer Garden at The Waterfront and a chance to win a shopping spree
By Sponsored Content
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto providing help for local undocumented immigrant facing deportation
Pittsburgh City Paper Booze Battles: Club Café vs. Independent Brewing Company
Old Fashioned Throwdown
By Celine Roberts
Smith & Cross Jamaican Rum
By Drew Cranisky
Distillery in Washington, Pa., looks to history
The Whiskey Rebellion inspires Liberty Pole Spirits
Celebrate the Solstice with Chilled Blueberry Soup
“It is one of my fondest dreams to visit Stonehenge during the summer solstice and get my inner druid on.”
By Louise Gray
Cocothé in Sewickley expands with a full dinner menu
The entrees are meat-centric and gorgeously presented
By Angelique Bamberg and Jason Roth
YMCA program teaches value of birds in Pittsburgh's gardens
412FoodRescue launches an “Ugly CSA” for misshapen produces
“We’re creating markets for produce that might otherwise go to waste.”
By Ashley Murray
Reviews of new chapbooks by Lori Jakiela and Judith Robinson
Jakiela’s Big Fish explores everyday life, while Robinson’s When I Loved You gets more philosophical
By Fred Shaw
For James McMurtry, making music is a Complicated Game
“I would come in, play a few tracks with vocal and guitar, and then I’d have to get in the van and go make some money.”
By Bill Kopp
The Bad Plus takes the traditional piano trio configuration in adventurous directions
“We try to do it in a way that feels like this is our music, this is our time.”
By Mike Shanley
Critics’ Picks, July 7-13
Performances by Culture Shock, John Carpenter, Hurray for the Riff Raff and the Biebs
By Meg Fair
New Releases
A review of Mace Ballard’s forthcoming EP, Lanterns
In its fourth year, the Deutschtown Music Festival continues to grow exponentially
“If somebody had told me that that would be the case four years ago, I’d say you were crazy.”
By Margaret Welsh
Church Basement Ladies at South Park Theatre
These are tough roles; the characters proudly sing about how bland they are.
By Ted Hoover
Anything Goes at The Theatre Factory
A modestly scaled classic still entertains
The Legend of Tarzan
A new and unnecessary Tarzan film combines generic silliness with awkward history
By Al Hoff
Tickled
This documentary from two New Zealanders uncovers what’s behind videos of “competitive endurance tickling”
Almost Holy
A locally produced documentary profiles a Ukrainian pastor who works with homeless kids
Father and Daughters
Despite some decent performances, this melodrama doesn’t rise above perfunctory
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
It’s crazy hijinks when some boozehounds invade a family wedding
The Secret Life of Pets
This animated comedy isn’t nearly as clever as it could be
Wysocki: Pirates minor-league talent is ready to make major contributions
With his swooping curve and nearly 100-mph fastball, it looks safe to go ahead and buy a Taillon jersey.
By Mike Wysocki
Stuff We Like
Savage Love
“Loyalty isn’t something we demonstrate with our genitals alone.”
By Dan Savage
Pittsburgh Left: Pittsburgh Pirates' Jung Ho Kang should sit during sexual-assault investigation
By Charlie Deitch
Lynn Cullen Live 07/05/16
Audio & Video Archive
Lynn Cullen Live 07/06/16
Lynn Cullen Live 07/07/16
Lynn Cullen Live 07/08/16
Thousands march in Pittsburgh for the People's Convention
City Paper Podcast - Episode 24
This week on the City Paper Podcast, we speak with crossword-puzzle builder Brendan Emmett Quigley
By Alex Gordon
Word Cloud: Issue July 8-14, 2010
Word Cloud: July 6 Issue
Short List: July 6 - 14
Opera Theater SummerFest in Shadyside; Gallery Crawl and Cosmopolitan Pittsburgh party Downtown; Pogopalooza at the Carrie Furnaces; Unrehearsed Shakespeare in the parks
Best of PGH 2023 Readers' Poll
By Ali Trachta
Pittsburgh Silent Film Festival highlights underseen works from early Hollywood
By Owen Gabbey
Enough stomping. How else can we kill these godforsaken spotted lanternflies?
By Rachel Wilkinson
Pittsburgh zine project aims to reduce stigma around opioid use disorder treatment
By Jordana Rosenfeld
