For four days, the University of Pittsburgh will highlight Black music, dance, poetry, and more for Black to the Future: A Festival of Art, Social Justice and Dreaming. Presented during Pitt’s official K. Leroy Irvis Black History Month celebration, the festival — running Feb. 26-29 — highlights local, national, and international Black artists...
More than 50 protesters gathered today outside the Pittsburgh office of Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro (D-Montgomery), calling on him to increase his support of pardoning prisoners serving life sentences. Despite saying he believes in second chances for prisoners, the Pennsylvania Capital-Star found that Shapiro has the lowest rate of yes-votes on commutations among those on the Board of Pardons...
Roger Harvey isn't being metaphorical on his Dec. 2019 release "You & I" when he sings, "caught lightning in a bottle for awhile / with a quarter moon and a thousand fireflies." The song came to Harvey — a Pittsburgh native previously in bands such as White Wives, among others — after spending a few days with his partner, Anika Pyle (who is featured in the track), on a farm in rural Pennsylvania watching the sunset surrounded by fireflies...
This is a monumental year for HEARTH, a local nonprofit that provides transitional housing to homeless women and children who are survivors of domestic abuse. In 2020, they celebrate 25 years of serving the Pittsburgh community along with the 10th iteration of Hops for HEARTH, a beer festival at Nova Place on Fri., March 20...
Ash Wednesday is tomorrow, Wed., Feb. 26, and for some, this means heading to church to get a little cross painted on your forehead. (For everyone else, this is a reminder to not be surprised by the dirt on strangers' foreheads.)
Pittsburghers could barely contain their excitement last week when a photo surfaced of Pusadee’s Garden storefront with “Spring 2020” written on the windows. It's been three years since Pusadee’s, known for its beautiful garden and authentic Thai dishes, closed for renovations...
To a hammer, everything looks like a nail. To a guy who used to build hammers, everything looks like a government conspiracy to exploit, dominate, and subjugate American workers...
Usually, the only time craft beer and theater go together is when patrons sip a brew before a show. But another connection emerged recently when Mike Potter, one of the co-founders of Fresh Fest, a local event dedicated to showcasing Black brewers, gave a helping hand to the Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company (PPTCO).
As a local artist or band, you can have all the talent and skills needed to excel, but without knowledge of the music industry, it can be hard to expand beyond the city's market. On Sat., March 7, Pittsburgh musicians will have the chance to gain that vital intel with Inside The Industry Music Seminar, taking place at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center...
I have become a bit of a Beauty and the Beast expert over the last week. I recently watched the original French film, La Belle et la Bête, which story aligns very closely to the fairy tale from 1740...
Pittsburgh and the surrounding area are home to a lot of bars. Drinking establishments can range from huge breweries, fancy restaurants, neighborhood dives, and trendy eateries...
Every Friday, Pittsburgh City Paper compiles a round-up of new releases and second-run films playing around the city. This only covers films that are new to theaters this week; check out what movies opened previously here...
For most of 2019, Jeremy Colbert, singer/guitarist of Pittsburgh folk-rock band Nameless in August, was working on a solo project. The project, an album titled Spirit Maze, out Sat., Feb. 22, is centered around the handpan, an instrument Colbert learned about in 2015 after meeting Australian musician Sam Maher at a Hambone's open stage night...
Kicking off PublicSource’s new Better Talk conversation series, Talk to Me Civil will provide a forum for Pittsburghers to discuss important issues surrounding the topic of civil discourse. Talk to Me Civil, which will be held at East End Cooperative Ministry in East Liberty on Thu., Feb. 27, will allow participants to “flex [their] conversational muscle and practice listening skills, while meeting neighbors who also want to elevate their conversations,” according to the press release...
