Out of more than 3,100 complaints about Pittsburgh Police officers to the city’s Citizen Police Review Board over the last decade, more than 6% of them came from just 1.2% of officers. Just 11 officers — of the 919 that received complaints between 2010-2019 — had more than 13 complaints each...
On May 13, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued guidance that fully vaccinated individuals can resume indoor and outdoor activities without wearing a mask or social distancing. However, those traveling planes, trains, buses, and other forms of public transportation still have to wear masks, according to the CDC...
UPDATE — 5:15 p.m., Thu., May 13:
Number of today's new positive cases in Allegheny County: 142 Number of today's new coronavirus deaths in Allegheny County: 0...
A new arts advocacy program is popping up in Pittsburgh. Members of three local arts organizations and Carnegie Mellon University have united to create Pittsburgh Arts Administrators of Color...
The Tull Family Theater in Sewickley has worked to create programming combining film with low-cost or free screenings, educational opportunities, and chances to connect with the community. Now the theater has announced a new artists-in-residency program to advance the work of two local Black filmmakers...
Republicans voted Wednesday to remove U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney from her leadership position after her continued pushback against former President Donald Trump’s baseless claims of voter fraud in the presidential election. Saying they want to unite the party in an attempt to win back the House in the 2022 midterm elections, GOP lawmakers in a closed door meeting removed Cheney (R-Wyo.) in a voice vote...
Sometimes hooking up with a hot date is a better option than staying at home and binge watching Netflix. One-night stands aren't for everyone, but casual sex is a fun pastime for many open-minded people...
Many narratives flow through Pittsburgh, from those of a blue-collar, steel-producing town to those of a recent renaissance for tech companies to those of Black communities disproportionately affected by gentrification, displacement, and inequitable drug sentencing laws. No single story is complete without the others, but the essays and poems that make up The Pittsburgh Neighborhood Guidebook are a good place to start...
Pittsburgh City Council passed a bill on May 11 that recognizes certified LGBTQ-owned businesses as eligible for professional aid and support and has the goal of tracking and boosting LGBTQ-owned businesses in Pittsburgh city affairs. Mayor Bill Peduto signed the bill on May 12, making Pittsburgh the first city in Pennsylvania to expand opportunities and support for LGBTQ-owned businesses in municipal contracting and procurement...
Gov. Tom Wolf recently announced that Pennsylvania will be loosening gathering restrictions for indoor and outdoor ventures, with those restrictions being lifted completely two weeks later. Effective Mon., May 17, the maximum capacity limits for indoor events and gatherings will be increased to 50% and outdoor events and gatherings will be upped to 75%.
UPDATE — 4:09 p.m., Wed., May 12:
Two weeks after announcing a hybrid model for the 2021 Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has made even more adjustments to its programming, making it more open and accessible. Today, the Trust announced via a press release that its Featured Music Concerts at the Dollar Bank Main Stage will move from the Byham Theater to Point State Park...
The first minute or so of Down the House, Tricia Murajda’s wonderful new documentary — debuting Fri., May 14 at the Philadelphia Independent Film Festival — looks like the dream for any out-of-town politician. Featuring old footage from workers at the Leviathan Mill in Braddock, Pa., it is a walking embodiment of every image people from outside the region have of Western Pennsylvania: gritty, hard-working steel towns that are a foundation for blue-collar jobs...
As the region’s Asian population has increased, so too has its options for Asian cuisine. Throughout the city and surrounding areas, offerings for Chinese, Taiwanese, Vietnamese, Indian, Thai, Korean, and more abound...
Thu., May 13
TALK • IRL
See the art world from the perspective of two Black women artists when the August Wilson African American Cultural Center presents Unhoarding Our Stories: Black Women Talking Art, Heart, and the Insides of the Art World. Local arts leader vanessa german and New York-based curator and educator Niama Safia Sandy will speak during a panel moderated by Naomi Chambers...
Pittsburgh born and bred, Tracey McCants Lewis has been a law professor, a civil rights attorney, and currently serves as the Deputy General Counsel and Director of Human Resources for the Pittsburgh Penguins. And now, after serving on its board for the past six years, she has also recently been named the first Black woman to serve as Board Chair of Downtown’s August Wilson African American Cultural Center...
Regional pizza styles born and bred in the greater Pittsburgh area are finally starting to see some love. Food publications are now focusing on Ohio Valley Pizza, with its airy crust and cold cheese added just after exiting the oven, resulting in a gooey, but not greasy pie...
Punch Me Up to the Gods is a memoir that chronicles one Black man’s journey and his struggles with race, sexuality, addiction, and recovery. The author, Brian Broome, is a Black gay man who traveled from Ohio to Pittsburgh in the 1990s to find a sense of acceptance and community...
Sa-Roc came to me slowly. As the singles “Hand of God,” “Deliverance,” and “r(E)volution” trickled in one by one, I paid increasingly more attention and waited for more...
The arts are roaring back after a year of being dormant or stuck online. Even more exciting, local organizations are taking their festivities outside so audiences can enjoy dance, art, music, and more in some of Pittsburgh's most notable outdoor spaces...
