Vol. 26, No. 32
A unique art exhibit includes 250 portraits of a single subject — who’s also the docent
How well the patron enjoys John Riegert often has to do with how he or she interacts with John Riegert.
By Natalie Spanner
Comics artist Marcel Walker gets a solo show
“I’ve got as much Richie Rich in me as I do Superman and Spider-Man.”
By Bill O'Driscoll
At the Society for Contemporary Craft, Fiberart International pushes boundaries
The jurors have a sharp eye for new kinds of “flexible, linear materials”
How one battleground state will factor into the upcoming presidential election
“The casual observer of politics can tell that this is a really unusual year.”
By Ashley Murray
Advocates are working to address problems facing LGBT prisoners.
“When you throw a trans woman into a men’s prison, she is woman.”
By Ryan Deto
In his book Evicted, sociologist Matthew Desmond tells the stories of struggling families in Milwaukee and explores the causes and costs of unstable housing
Once it starts, the cycle of living in substandard, unaffordable housing is extremely difficult to break
By Kim Lyons
Weird Pittsburgh
News of the weird from all over Western Pennsylvania
By Nick Keppler
East End Brewing Company opens a tap room in the Strip District
After 12 years in business, there’s more East End to love
By Celine Roberts
Pittsburgh City Paper Booze Battles: Hemingway’s Café vs. Le Mardi Gras
Racing Greyhounds
Hermann J. Wiemer Dry Rieslings
By Tim Garso
Umami brings the experience and fare of a Japanese izakaya to Lawrenceville
It’s a broad style of pub featuring a full bar and an array of informal foods for sharing
By Angelique Bamberg and Jason Roth
Carmi’s keeps dishing out soul food
Allegheny West restaurant has five years under its belt in a changing restaurant landscape
In the wake of noise complaints, James Street Gastropub and Speakeasy is faced with $30,000 in soundproofing-related renovations
“We love this place, and we love the Pittsburgh music community and all the employees here.”
By Brian Conway
A conversation with Wye Oak’s Andy Stack
“We wanted to take stuff that was sitting around and look at it through a different lens and see what happened.”
By Shawn Cooke
Ace Hotel and Martin Guitars partner with local group to award $10,000 in mini-grants to local musicians
“There’s a lot of privilege involved in being able to get a grant. Up and Comin’ really opens it up.”
By Alex Gordon
Critics’ Picks, Aug. 4-10
Performances by Elizabeth Cook, Looming, The Fall of Troy, Wiz and Snoop — plus the annual Girls Rock! Pittsburgh Showcase
By Meg Fair
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie at Little Lake Theatre
The lead is played with a balance of devilish glee and little-girl-lost pathos by the always-arresting Jennifer Sinatra
By Gwendolyn Kiste
A new production gives the August Wilson House back to Seven Guitars — and Wilson himself back to the Hill.
Pittsburgh Playwrights show ventures onto sacred theatrical ground
Jason Bourne
Paul Greengrass’ actioner is just another day at the Bourne Franchise
By Al Hoff
Eat That Question
Thorsten Schutte’s documentary of Frank Zappa lets the musician speak for himself
Life, Animated
Animated Disney films help an autistic boy develop into an engaging adult in this new doc
Nerve
Social media is scary fun in this nutty, but entertaining thriller
Pittsburgh Steelers fans are getting ready for the annual pilgrimage to Latrobe
“Training camp doesn’t cost a thing except devotion, sunburn and perhaps heat stroke.”
By Mike Wysocki
Savage Love
“Pokémon Go isn’t destroying your marriage.”
By Dan Savage
Stuff We Like
By CP Staff
Lynn Cullen Live 08/3/16
Audio & Video Archive
Lynn Cullen Live 08/4/16
Lynn Cullen Live 08/5/16
Short List: August 3 - 9
Performers with disabilities at the Wilson Center; Quantum goes outdoors with Peribañez; the regatta returns; Jeffrey Toobin at Arts & Lectures
Short List: August 10-17
A new play about fracking; Jon Lovitz at the Improv; escape artist Michael Griffin; the Carnegie’s new Teenie Harris exhibit
By Mars Johnson
Better Food, Better Me combats food insecurity in Homewood
By Maia Williams
Affordable-ish Housing: Renters paradise(?) edition
By Michael Machosky
Goat Fest proves goats are the GOAT for landscaping in Pittsburgh
By Amanda Waltz
Tasty Creme of Library is a South Hills soft-serve staple
By Matt Petras
