Issue of
Vol. 28, No. 8
From drug-addicted parents to homelessness, does James Craig’s hardscrabble life in Washington County make him the ideal state senate candidate?
“People born into wealth and privilege don’t know what it’s like to live in abject poverty.”
By Charlie Deitch
Local YouTuber Lily Whispers relaxes viewers with care and crinkling
The sensation is often described as “tingles” that start at the back of the head and move down the spine
By Hannah Lynn
Driftwood Oven rallies funds for a storefront
“I think people were excited to be a part of helping us open.”
By Celine Roberts
The Colony Café offers family recipes for light repast
The venue is also a cat café where adoptable kitties can be visited
By Rebecca Addison
DeShantz restaurant group opens Poulet Bleu, a French-inspired bistro in Lawrenceville
“It’s not about reinventing the wheel, but about perfecting staples.”
Amaro Sfumato Rabarbaro
$9/pour
Pittsburgh City Paper Booze Battles: Tina’s vs. Spoon
Taking another round at competing daiquiris
In the Darkroom author Susan Faludi comes to Pittsburgh Arts and Lectures series
“For her, identity was as much a protected space as it was an expression of inner selfhood.”
Lauren Russell’s new poetry collection What’s Hanging on the Hush
The work is ultimately playful when it adds musicality to what Russell might call the “laboratory of the page”
By Fred Shaw
Real Men
By Robert Walicki
Queer-centric dance night Jellyfish returns to P Town Fri., Feb. 23
“The party can get pretty gay.”
By Meg Fair
Wild Pink perform at Club Café on Sun., Feb. 25
“We are kind of outsiders.”
By Eli Enis
Betty: They Say I’m Different premieres at the Black Bottom Film Festival, Sun., Feb. 25
“She is an incredibly powerful woman and has strong opinions about current music, politics, and culture.”
By Mike Shanley
New Local Release: Lady Beast's Vicious Breed
Lady Beast has a very specific energy, one that’s magnetic, heavy and enchanting in a way that only heavy metal can be.
Critics' Pick: Adam Torres at Club Cafe
By Emily Bennett
Critics' Pick: Dan Koshute at Spirit
Critics' Pick: Ratboys at Black Forge Coffee House
Critics' Pick: Deer Tick at Mr. Smalls
Critics' Pick: Joe Pug and Jason Narducy at Club Cafe
David Adjmi’s Marie Antoinette at the University of Pittsburgh
The director attempts to patch up some of the dramaturgical holes with an incredibly detailed production
By Ted Hoover
PostSecret: The Show stops in Pittsburgh
Creator Frank Warren has amassed more than a million secrets
Holmes and Watson at New Hazlett Theater
The twists are good, but the real fun is in the detective work that leads to them
By Alex Gordon
Black Panther
Ryan Coogler’s take on Marvel’s African hero provides plenty of fun and things to think about
By Al Hoff
Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool
Annette Bening and Jamie Bell re-enact the final days of Hollywood screen star Gloria Grahame
Black Bottom Film Festival
The second annual event is three days of film screenings, discussions and guest speakers celebrating African-American cinema
Happy End
This disquieting drama is another familiar Michael Haneke treatise about the decay of heart and soul
By Harry Kloman
Oscar Week: The Shape of Doug Jones
Pittsburgh City Paper chats with the star of this year's most-nominated film, The Shape of Water
By Paul Guggenheimer
Savage Love
While feelings of insecurity and jealousy can undermine a relationship, they don’t have to.
By Dan Savage
Free Will Astrology
By Rob Brezsny
Pittsburgh city schools have churned out a lot of big-name talent in sports and other endeavors
Before it became luxury apartments, Schenley High was a superstar factory
By Mike Wysocki
Pittsburgh Pirates owner Bob Nutting will keep putting out an inferior product for as long as we let him
It’s like running a steak house and serving meat that’s sat in the sun for three days. If people will eat it, why actually serve a quality product?
This week in Pittsburgh Sports History
A Christmas Variety Show, featuring: A Dickens of a Christmas
@ St. Pamphilus, Social Hall
Sat., Dec. 7, 7:30-9:30 p.m. and Sun., Dec. 8, 3:30-5:30 p.m.
Audio & Video Archive
More Lynn Cullen Live
Steve Zappala, son of Allegheny County DA, is running for state House District 21
By Ryan Deto
Pittsburgh gets its own holiday earworm with "Black and Gold Christmas"
By Lisa Cunningham
Workers at LGBTQ service center Persad vote to unionize with United Steelworkers
A Pittsburgh holiday treat benefits Childrens Hospital for nearly 50 years
By Maggie Weaver
