Pittsburgh City Paper

The Pittsburgh City Paper stands as the top alternative weekly publication in Pittsburgh, emphasizing local news, opinions, and coverage of arts and entertainment. It acquired In Pittsburgh Weekly back in 2001. According to the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies, as of September 28, 2001, City Paper ranks as the 14th largest alternative weekly newspaper in the United States.

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JVP and others host potlucks to "spotlight hunger from Pittsburgh to Palestine"

1 week ago | pghcitypaper.com | Rachel Wilkinson

As Israel’s 15-week blockade of the Gaza Strip claims lives and threatens famine, a Pittsburgh group has launched a campaign to address hunger and draw local parallels to the region’s rising food insecurity. Jewish Voice for Peace Pittsburgh hosted a community potluck and food share in Friendship Park on June 15, the first in a series of distribution and advocacy events.
Hey Babe opens, Shorty's expands, Dancing Gnome slops 'em up, and more Pittsburgh food news

1 week ago | pghcitypaper.com | Rachel Wilkinson

MilkShake Factory Multiple locations. milkshakefactory.com MilkShake Factory gives patrons a sweet reason to celebrate National Vanilla Milkshake Day on Fri., June 20, with buy one, get one free vanilla milkshakes all day. The dessert chain describes its hand-spun vanilla milkshake as the “timeless treat that started it all,” made with premium in-house ice cream and topped with real whipped cream.
Fight for public transportation continues during latest PRT public hearing

1 week ago | pghcitypaper.com | Rachel Wilkinson

Pittsburgh Regional Transit officials heard testimony at the last of three public hearings that addressed proposed system-wide service cuts and fare increases. According to a PRT release, more than 80 people signed up to speak across two comment sessions at a hearing June 12 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, adding to more than 4,000 comments already submitted online, by mail, and at prior hearings.
With the help of groups like Community Cultures, fermentation is evolving from latest trend to lifestyle

2 weeks ago | pghcitypaper.com | Rachel Wilkinson

During the severe thunderstorm that swept through Pittsburgh in April, Trevor Ring was teaching a fermentation class at Jackworth Ginger Beer. Through his fermentation business and educational organization, Community Cultures, he offers a catalogue of events and workshops. Topics span the basics of fermentation, featuring well-known foods like sauerkraut and salsa, to fermented beverages like kombucha and kefir, to more advanced pickling and preservation techniques.
Thyme Machine trouble, Father's Day deals, limoncello love, and more Pittsburgh food news

2 weeks ago | pghcitypaper.com | Rachel Wilkinson

Pints in the Park 3200 Lochner Way, Allison Park. hampton-pa.org On Fri., June 13 from 5-9 p.m., grab a beer at Hampton Township’s Pints in the Park series. Presented by Strange Roots Experiment Ales, the monthly event transforms the Hampton Community Center’s upper parking lot into an all-ages outdoor festival.
Affordable-ish Housing in Pittsburgh: Chaotic Era edition

3 weeks ago | pghcitypaper.com | Michael Machosky

In the science fiction classic The Three-Body Problem, the Trisolaran civilization tries to figure out ways to survive when a Stable Era of predictable natural laws turns into a Chaotic Era, pulled gravitationally by three different suns, bringing extremes of heat and cold that periodically wipe out all progress and most life on the planet. We are now entering a Chaotic Era. Starting trade wars with the whole world (then losing badly).
Over the river and through the woods to get a Switch 2 near Pittsburgh

3 weeks ago | pghcitypaper.com | Matt Petras

I regularly sneer at Disney adults, so cringe in their slavish dedication to corporate consumerism, so cringe in their unsophisticated taste, so cringe in their fashion choices, but the fact of the matter is, I’m a Nintendo Adult. My lifelong fandom made it a foregone conclusion that I’d be doing everything in my power to get a Nintendo Switch 2 the moment of its release, and, dear readers, I did it, but it proved to be quite the journey.
Brewer’s Bar finds hope with support from Pittsburgh’s leather fetish scene

3 weeks ago | pghcitypaper.com | Rachel Wilkinson

When Carol Held, owner of Brewer’s Bar, announced its sale at the end of last year, it was hailed as the end of an era for what was known as Pittsburgh’s oldest operating gay bar. Held penned a heartfelt goodbye, promising the Brewer’s 44-year legacy as an LGBTQ community space would continue when it reopened under new ownership. “I want to thank everyone who has come out to support this bar [and] made this your home bar,” she wrote last December.
Jaws beer, Greek food, Picklesburgh details, and more Pittsburgh food news

3 weeks ago | pghcitypaper.com | Rachel Wilkinson

Space Bar 22 Market Sq., Downtown. spacebarpittsburgh.com Pride Month is here, and Space Bar celebrates with an intergalactic-themed drag bingo night. On Thu., June 5, from 6-9 p.m., Luna Skye and Indi Skies take guests on “cosmic journey” of “fun and fabulousness” featuring bingo, a 50/50 raffle, and space-centric craft cocktails, non-alcoholic drinks, and vegan food.
New grant program seeks to energize Pittsburgh electronic music artists

3 weeks ago | pghcitypaper.com | Jordan Snowden

In a city known for its three mighty rivers, a fourth, hidden current flows beneath —an aquifer, unseen but vital. It's this “Fourth River” that inspires the name of Pittsburgh’s newest and most ambitious electronic music initiative: a six-week grant and mentorship program supporting emerging musicians from historically underrepresented backgrounds.