November 14, 2018 - Pittsburgh City Paper

News

• News

  Opioid overdoses of high-profile names like Mac Miller re-ignite national conversations about the epidemic

  But what steps can actually be taken to stop this scourge?

  By Ryan Deto

  Nov 14, 2018

  
• News

  Archive project at Heinz History Center documents reactions to Tree of Life

  “It's like trying to archive the ripples of a stone.”

  By Hannah Lynn

  Nov 14, 2018

  
• News

  A very vegetarian non-Thanksgiving

  How I learned to stop worrying and give up the turkey.

  By Amanda Waltz

  Nov 20, 2018

  
• News

  Hold the Turkey

  Ditch the turkey and try our list of vegetarian-friendly restaurants open this Thursday

  By Amanda Waltz

  Nov 20, 2018

  
• News

  The Beehive bids farewell with a week of events

  After 28 years, the funky South Side coffeehouse prepares to close its doors.

  By Amanda Waltz

  Nov 14, 2018

  
• News

  Pittsburgh offered $6.7 billion in a failed bid for Amazon HQ2, one of the largest incentive proposals ever

  Leaders said the bid brought institutions together and garnered bipartisan support, but it’s unclear if it will be useful in the future.

  By Ryan Deto

  Nov 15, 2018

  
• News

  Pittsburgh Public School board member says signature was forged on letter in support of Amazon bid

  A letter sent to Amazon from the school district contained a signature from board member Kevin Carter; he denies seeing or signing any letter.

  By Ryan Deto

  Nov 21, 2018

  

Food+Drink

• Drink

  Try these thanksgiving-adjacent cocktails

  It’s the perfect seasonal spirit: spicy and warm, but versatile enough to please the pickiest drinker.

  By Maggie Weaver

  Nov 20, 2018

  
• Drink

  Three hours at the Pittsburgh Whiskey & Fine Spirits Festival

  It unspools like a liquor-soaked three-act play, revealing a wide spectrum of human behavior throughout the evening.

  By Craig Mrusek

  Nov 14, 2018

  
• Food

  Bring some gum, a wet wipe, and an empty stomach to Tana Ethiopian Cuisine in East Liberty

  If you like to keep clear boundaries between your food, Tana is not for you.

  By Maggie Weaver

  Nov 14, 2018

  
• Food

  Eat'n Park and Klavon's Ice Cream team up for a collaboration worth smiling about

  The limited-edition Smiley Cookie ice-cream sandwiches come in six flavors, from chocolate chip cookie dough to mint chocolate chip

  By Maggie Weaver

  Nov 15, 2018

  

Arts+Entertainment

• Comedy

  Q&A with comedy duo/married couple/Arcade Comedy creative directors Jethro and Kristy Nolen

  "If I wasn’t performing with my husband, I’d be in the front row cheering, because I’m his biggest fan."

  By Gab Bonesso

  Nov 14, 2018

  
• Music

  Funky Fly Project is growing up

  Jazz is shaping all of them at a major point in their lives.

  By Jordan Snowden

  Nov 14, 2018

  
• Music

  Rex Theater: Uplifting the South Side community

  Carson Street has more to offer than just weekend sidewalk throw up

  By Jordan Snowden

  Nov 14, 2018

  
• Music

  Aesop Rock and TOBACCO come together for Malibu Ken

  Prepare to have your face melted off. Or, to at least watch someone else’s face melt.

  By Jordan Snowden

  Nov 20, 2018

  
• Music

  Q&A with Billy Brouse of Papadosio

  It can be read two ways: Content Coma, as in a state of peaceful happiness, or Content Coma, as in substance or material.

  By Jordan Snowden

  Nov 21, 2018

  
• Arts + Entertainment

  Venue Guide: Rex Theater

  By Jordan Snowden

  Nov 14, 2018

  
• Fashion

  Your T-Shirt’s Fantastic Voyage: Rethinking the fashion industry

  According to the World Bank, 20 percent of the global industrial water pollution comes from the fashion industry.

  By Tereneh Idia

  Nov 14, 2018

  
• Theater

  Bodiography’s longest running dance series is back

  The program of repertory works choreographed by current and former Bodiography members runs November 16 and 17 at the Byham Theater.

  By Steve Sucato

  Nov 14, 2018

  
• Theater

  Pittsburgh Public Theater stages the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Sweat

  It's a bleak, sardonic, charming production that sticks to you long after the show ends

  By Alex Gordon

  Nov 20, 2018

  
• Screen

  Joel Edgerton's Boy Erased

  There's forgettable dialogue and unimaginative direction, but the subject sticks nonetheless.

  By Hannah Lynn

  Nov 14, 2018

  
• Screen

  The incomplete feminism of Widows

  It's at times fun, gripping, and if you want, "empowering."

  By Hannah Lynn

  Nov 14, 2018

  

Columns

• Opinion

  Aging in the sex work industry

  "I wish I had known that striving to reach standardized images of beauty, the ones that have been shoved down my throat since I was a little girl, was a waste of time."

  By Jessie Sage

  Nov 14, 2018

  
• Free Will Astrology

  Free Will Astrology

  By Rob Brezsny

  Nov 14, 2018

  

Podcasts

• Lynn Cullen Live

  Lynn Cullen Live - 11/20/18

  Audio & Video Archive

  By Lynn Cullen

  Nov 20, 2018

  
• Lynn Cullen Live

  Lynn Cullen Live - 11/14/18

  Audio & Video Archive

  By Lynn Cullen

  Nov 14, 2018

  
• Lynn Cullen Live

  Lynn Cullen Live - 11/15/18

  Audio & Video Archive

  By Lynn Cullen

  Nov 15, 2018

  
• Lynn Cullen Live

  Lynn Cullen Live - 11/16/18

  Audio & Video Archive

  By Lynn Cullen

  Nov 16, 2018

  
• Lynn Cullen Live

  Lynn Cullen Live - 11/19/18

  Audio & Video Archive

  By Lynn Cullen

  Nov 19, 2018

  

Specials & Guides

• Holiday Guide

  The TV show holiday episode is better than holiday movies

  By Hannah Lynn

  Nov 14, 2018

  
• Holiday Guide

  Winter activities for getting into the holiday spirit

  To distract from the harshness of winter’s chill, Pittsburghers have created their own traditions and customs, making the season more bearable, and the landscape more colorful.

  By Alexander Popichak

  Nov 14, 2018

  
• Holiday Guide

  What are Pittsburgh musicians’ favorite ways to spend the holidays?

  By Jordan Snowden

  Nov 14, 2018

  
• Holiday Guide

  Top 10 not so popular holiday movies

  By Hannah Lynn

  Nov 14, 2018

  
• Holiday Guide

  Pittsburgh has some new exciting ways to give for the holiday

  There are new ways to give in Pittsburgh this holiday season, and they look fun.

  By Ryan Deto

  Nov 14, 2018

  
• Holiday Guide

  Local musicians discuss their favorite Christmas covers

  From “O Holy Night” to The Killers

  By Jordan Snowden

  Nov 7, 2018

  
• Holiday Guide

  Holiday Cookie Table

  Who said cookie tables are just for weddings? There's no holiday cookie like a Pittsburgh cookie.

  By Lisa Cunningham

  Nov 14, 2018

  
• Holiday Guide

  Celebrate Hanukkah with your fellow Pittsburghers

  By Alex Gordon

  Nov 14, 2018

  
• Holiday Guide

  10 local charities worth supporting this season

  Donate the gift of volunteering for the holidays

  By Ryan Deto

  Nov 14, 2018

  
• Holiday Guide

  Three unexpected recipes to spice up your holiday season

  One of them is sushi

  By Maggie Weaver

  Nov 14, 2018

  
• Holiday Guide

  Pittsburgh City Paper Holiday Guide 2018

  Things to do, eat, and see this holiday season

  By CP Staff

  Nov 14, 2018

  
• Holiday Guide

  Be kind to your Pittsburgh artists this holiday season

  More shoppers are skipping holiday sales and buying from their local arts community, but is it enough?

  By Amanda Waltz

  Nov 14, 2018