Vol. 27, No. 22
‘Non-Punk Pittsburgh’ recalls the underground music scene circa 1980
“I want Pittsburgh to be fun … I’m bored bored bored.”
By Bill O'Driscoll
Instill and Inspire lives up to its title at the August Wilson Center
An especially moving section displays portraits of the everyday lives of African Americans
By Carrie Mannino
A new program pairing child-abuse victims with dogs helps with healing
“One of the things we know from the research is when kids are around dogs and they have that interaction, it increases the chemical in the brain called oxytocin.”
By Rebecca Addison
Fashion designer Tereneh Mosley discusses cultural appropriation and what to look out for
“I think it’s this idea of taking credit for something that is not wholly yours.”
By Ryan Deto
Pittsburgh City Paper Booze Battles: Casbah vs. Station
The Cure For What Ails You
By Celine Roberts
Bubbles rosé cider, Rhinegeist
$8/10-ounce pour
Celebrate an enduring classic with Negroni Week
The negroni is a classy, all-purpose and utterly delicious drink
By Drew Cranisky
Soul Food on Hamilton, in Homewood, is a warm and welcoming spot
The menu is grounded in traditional soul food, plus Pittsburgh favorites and daily specials
By Angelique Bamberg and Jason Roth
Wolf Teeth Donuts offers tasty vegan donuts in a variety of flavors
Deep-frying gives the donuts that classic fluffy interior
By Meg Fair
Five Minutes in Food History: The Mai Tai
What kind of rum was the Mai Tai originally made from?
Author and investor Jeff Gramm on shareholder activism
“Activism can be sanctimonious, but the moral outrage can also be sincere.”
By Shalin Mody
Pittsburgh’s Homeless Gospel Choir never went looking for punk rock, but says the music ‘saved my life’
“I was a real scared young kid who just wanted to be accepted.”
Brother Ali accentuates the positive, but keeps it real
“We don’t have the option of despair.”
By Bill Kopp
Pittsburgh’s Seedy Players releasing new EP, The Time in Between
“My goal is to write digestible pop music with influences in jazz.”
By Mike Shanley
The Main Squeeze at Club Cafe
By Alex Gordon
Beauty Slap at Brilllobox
By Hannah Lynn
Joseph at Mr. Smalls
Southern Culture on the Skids at Rex Theater
New Release: The Hills and The Rivers
New Release: Heather Kropf
Aerial dancing — off a building side — comes to the Three Rivers Arts Festival
Blue Lapis Light world-premieres Stardust here
By Steve Sucato
Tea for Three at South Park Theatre
The show never really digs any deeper than our received notions.
By Ted Hoover
The Philadelphia Story at Little Lake Theatre
This is an escapist romantic comedy, plain and simple
By Gwendolyn Kiste
Baywatch
Beyond hot people in small swimsuits, there aren’t many reasons to see this comedy
By Al Hoff
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
This fifth voyage of the Johnny Depp pirate franchise is bloated and stale
Pittsburgh Rebellion coming to the end of its first season of ‘lingerie’ football
“We show people that we can play football.”
By Marc Weems
This week in Pittsburgh Sports History
A look back at events that you’ve either forgotten about or never heard of in the first place
By Charlie Deitch
Cheap Seats: The Pittsburgh Penguins will crush the horribly named Predators for the Stanley Cup
Just Google the word “predator” and after a few pics of the Arnold Schwarzenegger movie, it starts getting weird.
By Mike Wysocki
Dan Savage on the ins and outs of Grindr
If you are clear, guys seeking instacock have only themselves to blame for wasting their time on you.
By Dan Savage
Lynn Cullen Live 06/05/17
Audio & Video Archive
Lynn Cullen Live 05/26/17
Lynn Cullen Live 05/30/17
Lynn Cullen Live 05/31/17
Lynn Cullen Live 06/06/17
City Paper's Coloring Spectacular
Get out your crayons: Seven different local artists create Pittsburgh-themed coloring pages
By Lisa Cunningham
Short List: June 1-8
An Act of God at the Public; Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival; Roots Pride takes its bow; Sinbad at the Carnegie Homestead
By CP Staff
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
