Issue of
Vol. 27, No. 47
The Pittsburgh region has been great at getting people insurance under the Affordable Care Act. But will that success continue?
“We need more people enrolled, not less.”
By Ryan Deto
After falling victim to revenge porn, former Pittsburgh news anchor Darieth Chisolm speaks up
“I’ve been through probably one of the most embarrassing and extremely painful experiences anyone can ever experience.”
By Rebecca Addison
Picturing Duquesne
City Paper teams up with Instagram collective @SteelCityGrammers for a new neighborhood photo essay
By CP Staff
Dad’s Pub & Grub, in Monroeville, offers a fun, relaxed place for the whole family
Fill up on inventive hot dogs, big burgers, spicy wings and tasty fries
By Angelique Bamberg and Jason Roth
Bitter Ends Luncheonette opens in Bloomfield
The cozy spot offers breakfast and lunch, with produce from the owners’ farm
By Meg Fair
Two Hearted Ale, Bell’s Brewery
$37.99/case
By Celine Roberts
Pittsburgh City Paper Booze Battles: fl.2 vs. Smallman Galley
White Negroni
Eggnog: The Ultimate Holiday Indulgence
A decidedly dangerous drink, a delightful seasonal treat
By Drew Cranisky
Veggie Tikka Masala
Our global street-food menu pulls influences from around the world.
By Luke Cypher
A new book and a redevelopment plan reframe the legacy of Downtown’s Kaufmann’s building
Kaufmann’s was a purveyor of contemporaneity, not simply the focus of nostalgia that it has become.
By Charles Rosenblum
may you live in interesting times, at 937 Liberty
Images of beauty and peril cling to the walls behind the ravaged books
By Lissa Brennan
Street Angel: Superhero for a Day and The Other Einstein
Takes on Jim Rugg and Brian Maruca’s comics series and Marie Benedict’s historical novel
By Bill O'Driscoll
Big Sandy flies into Pittsburgh Dec. 5 on Rev. Horton Heat’s Holiday Hayride
“I think this will really be a gas.”
By Charlie Deitch
Byron Nash blends art and business as a member of Co-CREATE’s Business Ignition Program Cohort
“In the last year I’ve been really in the mindset of: ‘What do I want, and what do I need to do to get there.’”
Chad VanGaalen performs at Pittsburgh’s Club Cafe Dec. 5
“I’m pretty weak, as far as organisms go”
New Local Release: A Very Misra Christmas
Despite the title, none of these artists are signed to Misra at the moment.
By Alex Gordon
Critics' Pick: Buy Nothing Day at Roboto
By Hannah Lynn
Critics' Pick: PINE at Black Forge Coffee House
Critics' Pick: Kamasi Washington
Critics' Pick: Beach Slang at Cattivo
The Old Man and the Old Moon at City Theatre
If you like deeply impassioned work, then PigPen Theatre Company is for you
By Stuart Sheppard
Love’s Labor’s Won at Carnegie Mellon School of Drama
If you like Shakespeare, get thee to Love’s Labor’s Won
By Harry Kloman
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Martin McDonagh’s film offers plenty of his oft-cited crackling profanity, mordant humor and shocking violence
By Al Hoff
Justice League
The film builds strongly to the requisite epic battle
Coco
This latest Disney-Pixar animated creation offers well-produced family fun
Last Flag Flying
Bryan Cranston, Laurence Fishburne and Steve Carell star in this dramedy about the costs of war
Why can’t local homeowners include “green” attributes in real-estate listings?
“I don’t see a downside at all.”
Lynn Cullen Live - 11/22/17
Audio & Video Archive
Lynn Cullen Live - 11/27/17
Lynn Cullen Live - 11/28/17
Savage Love
From what little I know of degradation/humiliation kinks, it’s important that the person being degraded is experiencing pleasure and satisfaction
By Dan Savage
In honor of the NFL’s return to TD celebrations, Pittsburgh City Paper releases its All-Showboat Team.
He was once fined for one too many pumps in a twerking celebration.
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
First weekend of WPIAL football championships is worth suffering through a cold, wet Pittsburgh Saturday
It’s rare to have fun in wet socks
By Mike Wysocki
Short List: Nov 23-30
Stories Coming Together for LGBTQ causes; Suite Life fetes Billy Strayhorn; Bird Brains at the Aviary; Women of the World Poetry Slam
Toi Derricotte, Writing the Difficult Poem: A Writing Workshop
@ Kelly Strayhorn Theater
Sat., Dec. 7, 1-3 p.m.
More Lynn Cullen Live
Workers at LGBTQ service center Persad vote to unionize with United Steelworkers
Where do Allegheny County’s elected officials stand on the fight over fracking and cracker plants?
An illustrated family holiday cookie recipe, passed down through generations
By Abbie Adams
Pa. Treasurer Joe Torsella renews calls for Mark Zuckerberg’s ouster as Facebook board chair
