The Instagram comments are flooded with disappointed but loyal customers, lamenting about missing out on the chance to purchase a St. Patrick’s Day-themed pint and shot glass combo emblazoned with “Lovely Day to Piss in the Street” and “Let’s Get Fucking Shamrocked — ur boy glassy.” It’s just another day in the life of Permanent Hangover. Launched in 2017 by Pittsburgh artist Andy Godish and local bartender/craft beer veteran Cam Bosch, Permanent Hangover is a Pittsburgh company selling offbeat and apathetic-themed custom illustrations and designs on clothing and items like beer glasses and koozies...
Do you hear that? Sounds like an endless stream of corny, dad joke-level pickle puns. You know what that means — Picklesburgh is on the horizon to bring Pittsburgh residents and curious out of towners plenty to eat, see, and do...
It would be an understatement to say that life has been quite hard for many people lately. As the pandemic continues, the world seems to be in a constant state of disarray...
The Democratic race for U.S. House District 12 is still too close to call the day after the 2022 primary election, but state Rep. Summer Lee has declared victory with a minimal lead over Squirrel Hill attorney Steve Irwin. During her election night party on May 17 at Emerald City in Downtown Pittsburgh, Lee said that her campaign “rose to the occasion,” as supporters cheered and joined chants of “Power to the people” and “What time is it?
Last week at Phillips K-5 on Pittsburgh’s South Side, intrepid young mibsters approached a raised circular platform with fistfuls of marbles. They crouched down to examine the marbles scattered within the ring, looking for which ones might be easiest to knock out of the circle...
Song from the Uproar: The Lives and Deaths of Isabelle Eberhardt will mark a few firsts for the Pittsburgh-based DEMASKUS Theater Collective. Besides being the first opera produced by DEMASKUS, it will also be the first time a Black woman will take on the lead role with the casting of Amanda Van Story...
Name: Meryl Franzos
Pronouns: She/her
Title: Stylish woman about town
Job/Work: Writer, “nonprofit whisperer”
Websites: merylahfranzos.com, instagram.com/theicecreamsocialistparty
How would you define your style? I’ve been trying to pin it down so it falls neatly into a definitive category for years, but that hasn’t worked...
This month of Soulshowmike’s Album Picks revives the gradual transition to, or coexistence of, The Soul Pod, my podcast exploring conversations with musicians and music lovers. Pittsburgh City Paper has hosted several soft launch episodes over the past year, and we look forward to building this multimedia presence together...
Thu., May 19
ART • IRL The Associated Artists of Pittsburgh continues its Performance Series with local artist and curator Tara Fay. The AAP website says Fay will present a “durational performance,” during which she will read from the 2019 “Pittsburgh’s Inequality Across Gender and Race” report while balancing a steel beam across her shoulders...
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): "I am so beautiful, sometimes people weep when they see me," declares comedian Margaret Cho. I would love for you to summon her level of self-esteem and bravado in the coming weeks...
There was something noticeably missing from U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman’s Election Night Rally on Tuesday night: John Fetterman. As the current Pa. lieutenant governor was declared the Democratic winner of the state’s primary election for U.S. Senate on May 17, Fetterman was in the hospital recovering from a procedure to implant a pacemaker to address a stroke he had days before the election...
The Pittsburgh CLO returns to the Benedum Center stage this summer with the promise of “six joyful, award-winning musicals.” The company, now in its 76th year, will also offer more to local fans of big, Tony Award-winning Broadway shows after a tumultuous couple of seasons. The Summer of Musicals will open on June 7 with Jersey Boys, followed by what a press release calls “a blockbuster lineup of five shows” that includes the CLO premieres of The Drowsy Chaperone and Sister Act, as well as Kinky Boots, Godspell, and A Chorus Line...
Editor's note: This story was sent to Pittsburgh City Paper without a listed embargo and the map won't officially be released to the public until Tue., May 24. City Paper will update this story on that date with any new info...
Starting a small business, whether that means a restaurant, a boutique, or a specialty goods store, requires a lot of work. But what every good business has is an image, a brand, one that delves into all areas of your shop and marketing online...
It’s March 7, 2020, and Pittsburgh psychedelic pop group Chariot Fade is getting ready to open for popular indie band of Montreal at Mr. Smalls Theatre. Chariot Fade — made up of Jesse Ley, Jonathan Chamberlain, and Stephen Gallo — has heard rumblings about some possible new virus, but it’s not something that’s causing them to worry...
A Pittsburgh-raised, two-time World Wide Wrestling Federation Champion is coming to the big screen. Bruno Sammartino, who was born in Italy and emigrated with his family to Pittsburgh when he was four years old, was the longest-reigning WWE champion, holding the title for 2,803 days...
Pittsburgh demonstrations continue to bring people to the streets, but large crowds filled with protesters from different backgrounds can often lose momentum if they are not properly organized or don’t have anything to keep folks fired up. One local group thinks music could be the solution to bring everyone together...
Croatian-American muralist Maksimilijan “Maxo” Vanka used the walls of St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church as a canvas, forever making the Millvale space a place of both worship and artistic inspiration. The unusual location, while stunning, also makes it challenging to draw audiences in to appreciate the 25 works, which combine religious iconography with provocative imagery...
Resonance Works, a Pittsburgh-based theater company, closes its ninth season with a performance of Giuseppe Verdi's opera, Rigoletto. Rigoletto, playing Fri., May 20 and Sun., May 22 at the Carnegie Music Hall, tells the story of Rigoletto's "pure-hearted" daughter Gilda, who falls in love with an infamous Duke in disguise, and the world of privilege and power she is exposed to as a result...
