Vol. 27, No. 23
LGBTQ advocates say federal legislation would allow religious adoption agencies to discriminate
“There are 100,000 kids that need a home and I don’t see anybody else stepping up.”
By Ryan Deto
Don’t miss these events celebrating the LGBTQ community
The events during Pittsburgh’s Pride celebration are meant to both entertain and educate
By Rebecca Addison
Consuming the World Through a Rainbow-Colored Glasses
This has been a big year for visible queerness
By Meg Fair
The Steel City Sisters work to help Pittsburgh gay, homeless youth
“It’s nuns helping orphans, basically.”
By Kim Lyons
Tall Pines Distillery Pine Sap Moonshine
$34/750 ml
Pittsburgh City Paper Booze Battles: Caselulla vs. Pints on Penn
Negroni Week Edition
By Celine Roberts
Abjuration Brewing to open in refurbished Parkway Theater
“I want to make the weirdest beer you’ve ever had that still tastes good to drink a pint of it.”
Pazzo, in Upper St. Clair, offers Italian-American favorites
The menu offers pizzas, flatbreads and more than a dozen pasta options
By Angelique Bamberg and Jason Roth
Killer Tofu
Ever have good tofu? Like really good tofu? Lots of people are afraid of it.
By Brooks Criswell, co-owner of Onion Maiden
Fuku Tea, in Oakland, specializes in a wide variety of bubble teas
Taro milk tea offers both an exotic flavor and a divine lavender color
By Al Hoff
A conversation with Jonathan Safran Foer
Author discusses his latest novel, Here I Am
By James Lanigan
ToonSeum adding classes for youths
First sessions to begin later in June
By Matt Petras
The spellbinding psychedelic blues of All Them Witches
“Blues music isn’t a guy sitting with his acoustic guitar on a dusty road anymore.”
By Bill Kopp
Selwyn Birchwood’s long road to overnight success
“I got thrown in the water with no floaties.”
Critics' Pick: Electric Guest at Cattivo
By Hannah Lynn
Critics' Pick: Cat Toren at City of Asylum
Critics' Pick: Muddy Magnolias at Mr. Smalls
Critics' Pick: Los Colognes at Brillobox
New Release: Sound/Unsound
By Mike Shanley
Pittsburgh’s music scene is booming with many talented LGBTQ artists
That is not to say that our scene is perfect — far from it
Lotto: Experience the Dream at New Horizon Theater
Director Eileen J. Morris paces the sometimes frenetic comedy expertly
By Michelle Pilecki
Thom Pain at 12 Peers Theater
Matt Henderson is vivifying in the title role
By Stuart Sheppard
An American in Paris at Pittsburgh CLO
’S all wonderful enough
By Harry Kloman
PrideFest dance showcase expands to two days
STAYCEE PEARL dance project, Texture Contemporary Ballet among the troupes performing
By Steve Sucato
It Comes At Night
A tense, paranoid thriller about a family trying to survive after some apocalyptic event
Wonder Woman
This summer, the hopeful, thoughtful Wonder Woman may be just the fighter we need
Megan Leavey
A formulaic but feel-good real-life tale of two Marines, one human and one canine
Pittsburgh Pirates ground crew shares its knowledge with local universities and school districts
“It’s so important to know the latest technology out there, and these guys know it.”
More pro sports are showing support for the LGBTQ community
For some, the machismo-drenched world of pro sports can feel unwelcoming.
By Charlie Deitch
This week in Pittsburgh Sports History
A look back at events that you’ve either forgotten about or never heard of in the first place
Big-time hockey is coming to Fayette County’s big-time arena
There aren’t many 52-year-old hockey arenas in Fayette County that hockey greats like Sid Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Seth Rogen have all skated on.
By Mike Wysocki
Alternatives targets for Donald Trump’s hate instead of the LGBTQ community
Trump spits out more shit than a bulldog on a steady diet of vodka-soaked Raisin Bran
Savage Love
“She needs to leave him.”
By Dan Savage
Lynn Cullen Live 06/09/17
Audio & Video Archive
Lynn Cullen Live 06/12/17
Short List: June 8-15
Pride Week marches, parties and more; Sweetwater sees us Turning Red; author Aatish Taseer; Pump and Dump at the Improv
By CP Staff
By PJ Patella-Rey
Now Hiring in Pittsburgh: The Talent Group, Chatham University, American Eagle, and more
By Morgan Biddle
These historic Pittsburgh cookbooks are a roadmap to our culinary roots
By Stacy Rounds
By some metrics, Fox Chapel is a sundown town
By David S. Rotenstein
Pittsburgh loved its disco days, and Thomas Jayson packed the clubs
By Rachel Wilkinson
