Vol. 17, No. 50
Australian video artists get Workin' Down Under at Wood Street Galleries.
By Bill O'Driscoll
The holidays, it turns out, are really all about rethinking how we use our buildings.
By Charles Rosenblum
The FCC has shut down the low-wattage radio experiment "Sounds You Never Hear."
By Matt Siffert
Focus Group
Our "Best of" voters show us the city through a different lens
GOODS & SERVICES
Conditions at so-called "Dropout Factories" make it hard for students to get beyond the label
By Chris Young
Best lounge bar
Firehouse Lounge 2216 Penn Ave., Strip District. 412-434-1230
By Cindy Yogmas
Drink tax passes -- but not without a fight
By Melissa Meinzer
Best Pittsburgh Movie
Striking Distance
By Al Hoff
FOOD & DRINK
CULTURE & NIGHTLIFE
New housing in East Liberty delivers on a promise
Best new restaurant
Muriel's 856 Western Ave., North Side. 412-322-0476
By Jody DiPerna
PEOPLE, PLACES & PROPAGANDA
Best Place to Not Eat Meat
The Quiet Storm Coffeehouse & Restaurant 5430 Penn Ave., Friendship. 412-661-9355. www.quietstormcoffee.com
Best political activist
Bill Peduto
By Chris Potter
Best outdoor dining
The Double Wide Grill 2339 E. Carson St., South Side. 412-390-1111
By Robert Isenberg
Best local record store
Paul's Compact Discs 4526 Liberty Ave., Bloomfield. 412-621-3256
By Andy Mulkerin
Best Southeast Asian restaurant
Spice Island Tea House 253 Atwood St., Oakland, 412-687-8821
By Leslie Fleisher
Best place to buy antiques
Zenith Antiques 86 S. 26th St., South Side. 412-481-4833
By Lissa Brennan
Best local athlete
Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
By Charlie Deitch
Best tribute band
Bon-Journey
By Aaron Jentzen
Create Your Own "best of" Category!
"Best of" categories and winners created by our readers
Best bar to avoid hipsters/Best shot-n-beer bar
Jack Rose Bar 1121 E. Carson St., South Side, 412-431-3644
Best bartender
Becky Sauer, St. James Place Tavern 153 S. 18th St., South Side. 412-431-3222
Best local microbrew
Church Brew Works 3525 Liberty Ave., Lawrenceville. 412-688-8200
Best chef
Chris Jackson, Six Penn Kitchen 146 Sixth St., Downtown. 412-566-7366
By Heather Mull
Best Dance Company
Attack Theatre
By Steve Sucato
Best place to buy denim
Pittsburgh Jeans Company2222 E. Carson St., South Side. 412-381-5326
By Margaret Welsh
Best fine dining/Best continental restaurant
Eleven 1150 Smallman St., Strip District. 412-201-5656
Best hip-hop performer
Wiz Khalifa
Best place to indulge your sweet tooth
Dozen Cupcakes 1707 Murray Ave., Squirrel Hill. 412-420-5135
Best karaoke bar
Tie: Tennyson Lodge/Nico's Recovery Room 4797 Library Road, Bethel Park. 412-833-4442 /178 Pearl St., Bloomfield. 412-681-9562
By Corey LeChat
Best place to take kids for an afternoon
Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium One Wild Place, Highland Park. 412-665-3640
By Frances Monahan
Best local clothing designer
Nick Alan/Kelly Lane (Tie)
Tea For You
By Colleen Van Tassell
Local prog-rockers Rainstation Zero release debut album
Local electro act Pfunked wants your vote
By Manny Theiner
DJ Mary Mack
By Justin Hopper
Bach & The Baroque Ensemble takes final bow with Bach's Christmas Oratorio
Pride & Prejudice
By Ted Hoover
The Golden Compass
A child messiah, alternate universes and spectacular special effects rule this fantasy adventure
By Harry Kloman
King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
Arcade games are hardly child's play in Seth Gordon's entertaining documentary.
Tearoom
The Perfect Holiday
Director Lance Rivera's got your gift -- a predictable holiday comedy -- wrapped up.
Into Thin Air
When being above the ground means being above the law -- and union workers get left out of union-funded developments
Savage Love
By Dan Savage
Letters to the Editor: Ded 12 - 19
Pittsburgh n'@
Yinz keep bloggin'
This Just In: Dec 12 - 19
By Frances Sansig Monahan
High Anxiety
Face facts: We can't afford to keep Schenley open
By John McIntire
By Mars Johnson
Affordable-ish Housing in Pittsburgh: The g-word edition
By Michael Machosky
The cassette-tape comeback has reached Pittsburgh's record stores
By Ethan Beck
AG candidate Keir Bradford-Grey wants to be "the People's Lawyer"
By Maia Williams
Pittsburgh loved its disco days, and Thomas Jayson packed the clubs
By Rachel Wilkinson
