Vol. 25, No. 33
A proposed addition to an Oakland landmark prompts questions about the redevelopment process
Is the planned hotel behind the Pittsburgh Athletic Association the best we can do?
By Charles Rosenblum
Vacant buildings and property-owners’ rights have some Pittsburgh city councilors rethinking historic designation
“When you start tearing all of these buildings down, you lose the character of the neighborhood.”
By Rebecca Nuttall
Grass-powered mowers: The goats of Steel City Grazers practice environmentally friendly lawn care
“They can go where people and machines can’t.”
By Ashley Murray
Local author Andy Moore writes the first book about the fruit called the pawpaw
“When we stopped going to the woods, we stopped knowing the pawpaw.”
By Bill O'Driscoll
A short primer on mezcal
It can range from earthy and smoky, like scotch, to grassy and floral
By Celine Roberts
Carmella’s Plates and Pints
This South Side spot offers comfortable surroundings, premium spirits and old-fashioned foods that are delicious in new and exciting ways.
By Angelique Bamberg and Jason Roth
The inaugural Pittsburgh VegFest sets up on the North Side
There will be vegan and vegetarian cuisine to try, including tacos
By Charlie Deitch
Poet Lynn Emanuel’s The Nerve of It intrigues even as it frustrates
Emanuel challenges herself, and the reader, by inverting her own evolution
By Stuart Sheppard
Try the Pie’s Bean Kaloni Tupou talks about family, safe spaces and being “too nice”
“I literally don’t know how to be any other way.”
By Margaret Welsh
Lawrenceville venues gear up for the fourth annual Rock All Night event
“Anything worth doing is worth overdoing."
By Caralyn Green
The Lawrenceville Moose is reborn as Spirit, a hip bar and music venue
“There’s no shortage of ideas.”
By Seth Pfannenschmidt
Critics’ Picks, Aug. 13-19
Concerts by Frankie Cosmos, Overly Polite Tornadoes, The Jaguar Club and Worriers
By Alex Gordon, Margaret Welsh and Caleb Murphy
New Releases
Reviews of records by Joe Newtz and Cousin Boneless
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre holds its annual free show
Hartwood Acres program includes a premiere
By Steve Sucato
Tangerine
A fierce and funny indie film set amid the rough-and-tumble world of L.A.’s transgender sex workers. Also, a Christmas story.
By Al Hoff
The Gift
A slow-burn domestic thriller that warns against opening up aspects of the past
Cop Car
Two kids take a cop car for a joy ride, in this indie thriller
Fantastic Four
This origin story is dull mess of bad dialogue, poor plotting and a dreadful wig
Ricki and the Flash
Meryl Streep can do anything, including injecting some verve into this wearingly familiar reconciliation tale
Shaun the Sheep
The latest stop-motion animated film from Aardman features a sheep in the big city
By Alex Gordon
Pittsburgh City Paper to begin using they as a singular, gender-neutral pronoun
“Who am I to write around someone’s identity just because it’s tough to write in a news story.”
Savage Love
“Finding appropriate partners is harder for seriously kinky men, but it’s a lot easier now than it used to be.”
By Dan Savage
Stuff We Like
By CP Staff
Lynn Cullen Live 8/11/15
Audio & Video Archive
Lynn Cullen Live 8/12/15
Lynn Cullen Live 8/13/15
Lynn Cullen Live 8/14/15
Lynn Cullen Live 8/17/15
Steel City Grazers goats graze at the Carrie Furnace
CP Weekend Podcast - Aug. 14 - 16, 2015
By Celine Roberts and Aaron Warnick
Short List: Aug 15-19
Garden in the Parks Field Day; women photographers at the FrameHouse; the Science of Beer at the Science Center; Game of Thrones burlesque
By Mars Johnson
Opinion: Locals should decide which pieces of history to keep — or demolish
By Emily Brown
Now Hiring in Pittsburgh: Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, Cancer Bridges, PPG Paints Arena, and more
By Morgan Biddle
UPDATE: What the hell is happening with the 2024 Regatta and why is a guy named Giuseppe involved?
By Amanda Waltz
Sad Summer Festival continues Pittsburgh's season of pop punk
By Ethan Beck
