The Pittsburgh sports franchises that were
The Pirates were hot, and the city figured all it needed now was some indoor lacrosse If at first you don’t succeed, cut your losses and move on. That’s a lesson learned by seven unsuccessful sports...
View ArticleThe Leaving
Here is the house erupting from my chest. I’ve crossed an ocean and taken it with me. Here is the eye blinking like a broken porch light.…
View ArticleWallace’s Tap Room
This gastropub in East Liberty’s Hotel Indigo succeeds by keeping its well-prepared fare simple Gastropubs offer the pleasing comforts of pub grub without the greasy regrets and food-service...
View ArticleFeeney’s Weenies in Beechview is not serving your run-of-the-mill hot dog
The best-selling Pittsburgh Dog is “loaded with fries, cheese, slaw n’at.” What happens when four guys are sick of working for the man? They open a hot-dog shop. Well, that doesn’t happen every time,...
View ArticleNorth Side’s War Streets Brewery Moves Forward
A mid-spring opening is planned for the nanobrewery housed in an old firehouse Childhood friends Jake Bier and Zach Ingoldsby took to the spirit of collaboration early. Now, they are co-owners of the...
View ArticleValentine's Day 2-for-1 deal for Pittsburgh's Bike Share coming up
Sure the Valentine's Day forecast is for a brisk 21 degrees, but Healthy Ride, Pittsburgh's bike share platform, is offering some incentive to brave the chills and take a ride with someone special. On...
View ArticleAuthor Jelani Cobb speaks tomorrow on “Race and Justice”
Cobb, one of our top public intellectuals on race, is the featured Martin Luther King speaker at Carnegie Mellon University. The associate professor of history at the University of Connecticut (and...
View ArticlePittsburgh's National Aviary gets baby sloth
On Monday, the North Side received a new resident: a baby Linnaeus’s two-toed sloth. The National Aviary’s newest, distinctly flightless tenant is expected to be a boon for the Aviary.…
View ArticleListen Up! Feb. 10
Every Wednesday, we make a Spotify playlist containing tracks from artists mentioned in the current music section. Listen while you read!…
View ArticleFinal Weekend for "Some Brighter Distance" at City Theatre
Five performances remain of this world-premiere production of a play by Keith Reddin about a disturbing corner of 20th-century American history. The story centers on Arthur Rudolph, one of the...
View ArticleTwo unconventional car-themed openings tomorrow for Pittsburgh artist Jason...
Jason Sauer, Pittsburgh’s best-known artist who’s also a demolition-derby driver, debuts two shows drawing on his automotive interests, both at nontraditional venues. And they’re timed so you can catch...
View ArticlePittsburgh City Council approves resolution to change property assessment...
Yesterday, Pittsburgh City Council gave preliminary approval to a measure that would change the city's property-assessment appeals process. The goal of the measure, according to its sponsor, District...
View ArticleNew members of Allegheny County Jail Oversight Board nominated
It’s no secret that last year was a bad year for the Allegheny County Jail. Two deaths in one day in May (the culmination of 11 deaths over less than two years) led Allegheny County Chief Executive...
View ArticleApp developed in Pittsburgh facilitates conversations with a "synthetic"...
Today is Charles Darwin's 207th birthday, and while there aren't any birthday bashes happening in Pittsburgh today, it's worth noting that local scientists have developed an app that facilitates a...
View ArticleReview: Jelani Cobb at Carnegie Mellon University
Black history, we’re often reminded during Black History Month, is simply American history. But as Cobb noted in his great talk yesterday, the reverse is also true: You can’t grasp American history...
View ArticleUnited Steelworkers endorse Zappala for attorney general, local officials...
Yesterday, the United Steelworkers announced their endorsement for Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala in the upcoming April primary election for Pennsylvania Attorney General. “Many...
View ArticleWhat you need to know about Pittsburgh news this week
Here's what went down in Pittsburgh this week and what's going on this weekend: 1. The National Aviary, located on Pittsburgh's North Side, welcomed a new creature: a baby two-toed Linnaeus sloth....
View ArticleCity Paper obtains latest house-written amendments to Pennsylvania Senate's...
A newly proposed piece of medical-marijuana legislation authored by Dauphin County Republican Ron Marsico would limit the amount of THC that can be present in medication and would require physicians...
View ArticlePinball Wizards Visit Tomorrow for the Third Annual IFPA State Championship...
Tomorrow, pinballers extraordinaire from across the country will compete in a test of skill and endurance for a chance to title in the third annual International Flipper Pinball Association State...
View ArticleCampaign 2016's Silly Season: A Weekly Tweet Roundup Feb. 12
We slog through the twitter streams of the 2016 Presidential candidates and give you a weekly round-up of the more entertaining ones. New Hampshire has spoken! And so we say goodbye to Carly Fiorina,...
View ArticleMP3 Monday: The Freedom Band
This week’s MP3 comes from Pittsburgh’s long-running reggae outfit The Freedom Band. Stream or download “No Confederate Nation” from the group's new record of original material, Higher, below.…
View ArticleState House candidate criticizes Allegheny County Democrats' endorsement process
At the Allegheny County Democratic Committee endorsement proceedings on Feb. 14, incumbent state House Rep. Jake Wheatley easily received the party's endorsement over his three challengers in the...
View ArticleKathleen Kane announces she won't be running for re-election
Earlier today, embattled Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane announced she would not be running to retain her position in the upcoming April primary election. "This was not an easy decision,...
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