Vol. 26, No. 45
What can be done to expand public transit to underserved communities?
“I hope we can get expansion; I think that is something we need to work for.”
By Ryan Deto
How can Port Authority tackle a common public-transit problem?
“I want one bus every 10 minutes, not two buses every 20 minutes.”
By Stephen Caruso
Port Authority has upgraded transit stops to give riders more information
“It definitely helps people get around better.”
By Rebecca Addison
Staffer Alex Gordon shares the joys of public transit
It’s like a team sport, with the driver as quarterback and the riders filling out the bench
By Alex Gordon
Where do CP staffers stand on bus eating etiquette?
It’s best to avoid traditionally stinky eats like eggs, weird cheese or durian.
By CP Staff
Fun with presidential campaign fundraising emails
“It was the same week Suicide Squad came out, and I spent the money on Margot Robbie instead.”
By Charlie Deitch
Weird Pittsburgh: Truck-stop doctors, apple-juice heists and secular hijinks at the DMV
The 58-year-old woman picked him up in a blue Ford Tempo and drove him to her home to perform the physical and did a “protein test” on his urine.
By Nick Keppler
Vermouth 101: a closer look at a cocktail staple
More local bars and restaurants are curating interesting collections of this spirit
By Drew Cranisky
Pittsburgh City Paper Booze Battles: Braddock’s American Brasserie vs. Piper’s Pub
Hot Toddy
By Celine Roberts
Picket Bone Dry Hard Apple Cider
Price $6/glass, $16.05/refill growler, $21.40 new growler
Bubba’s Gourmet Burghers and Beer in Bridgeville offers bar food and beer in a family-friendly setting
Besides burgers, Bubba’s boasts excellent chili, onion rings and wings
By Angelique Bamberg and Jason Roth
Nov. 11 is tea time for the inaugural Pittsburgh Tea Festival
“Drinking tea for them is like a hobby.”
By Bill O'Driscoll
Macaweena
“Why did I make this and actually put it in my mouth?”
The agony and the ecstasy of the Pittsburgh Brewing Company, brewers of Iron City Beer
The rise and fall of Pittsburgh’s favorite beer
Local poet Yona Harvey is tapped to write for Marvel Comics’ Black Panther series
‟I think my poetry skills helped with the voice and characterization.”
By Wayne Wise
P-G reporter Paula Reed Ward’s first book tackles a notorious local murder
Death by Cyanide tells a true-crime story about a 2013 homicide
By Ian Flanagan
Ode to My Mother’s Last Sweater
By Marilyn Marsh Noll
On his 10th release, Pittsburgh rapper Idasa Tariq seeks a clearer vision
“We haven’t found a way to understand the trick but still keep the magic.”
Dweezil Zappa wants his siblings to shut up so he can play guitar
“I never paid attention to any of it anyway, ‘cause I was just making music.”
By Bill Kopp
Road doggin’ with PUP
The Dream may be over, but tour never is
By Meg Fair
Critics’ Picks, Nov. 3-9
Performances by S U R V I V E, Lady Beast and Loreena McKennitt, plus Brewtal Beer Fest and the Up and Comin’ showcase
By Margaret Welsh and Meg Fair
Anti-Flag, Downtown Boys, Anne Feeney and more bring Rock Against the TPP to Pittsburgh
“We can bring corporations to a place where they do act in the public interest.”
By Margaret Welsh
Feeding the Dragon at City Theatre
It’s just about the loveliest 90 minutes currently available on local stages
By Ted Hoover
Night of the Living Dead N’at at Bricolage
A parody of the zombie classic delivers
By Michelle Pilecki
Yankee Tavern at Throughline Theatre Co.
The play about conspiracy theories is tight and absorbing, with some serious contemplation of the risks of intimacy
STAYCEE PEARL dance project’s FLOWERZ revives the ’90s house-music scene
“We wanted to give the audience the visceral experience of why we went to the clubs.”
By Steve Sucato
Inferno
The latest adaptation of a Dan Brown novel has fewer puzzles, more bad humans
By Al Hoff
Hacksaw Ridge
The script provides plenty of tame treacle and comfortable clichés
By Harry Kloman
Christine
A fascinating, if downbeat, story about a dark moment in one woman’s life and in popular media
Gimme Danger
Iggy Pop and The Stooges are the focus of Jim Jarmusch’s new documentary
Iron City Muay Thai plans first Pittsburgh kickboxing card for Nov. 5
“It’s a whirlwind of fun for everyone watching.”
Need an edge picking NFL games? Pittsburgh City Paper has a system for you
“Non-bird animals beat birds and anything that’s not a bird.”
McKeesport has made vast contributions to the world of professional sports
Swin Cash is the crown jewel of McKeesport
By Mike Wysocki
Savage Love
The reality of a partner sleeping with someone else for the first time can be a lot more intense than the fantasy.
By Dan Savage
Lynn Cullen Live 10/31/16
Audio & Video Archive
Lynn Cullen Live 11/01/16
Lynn Cullen Live 11/02/16
Lynn Cullen Live 11/03/16
Lynn Cullen Live 11/04/16
City Paper Podcast: The Bus Episode
"A discreet hamburger is okay"
Making Podcasts Great Again - Live Election Podcast
Short List: Nov. 1-8
Salome at Pittsburgh Opera; a Public Art Walking Tour in Klingon; magician Lee Terbosic takes Houdini Downtown; author recalls local labor hero
By Pam Smith
The best Steelers bars in Pittsburgh, depending on your mood
By M. J. Larson
Nick Offerman promises to be "generally redolent of condiments" when he returns to Pittsburgh
By Rachel Wilkinson
How a father-daughter hobby turned into the Pittsburgh Gaming Expo
By Amanda Waltz
Best of PGH 2023 Readers' Poll
By Ali Trachta