Vol. 21, No. 35
The Carnegie's leg of the Pittsburgh Biennial finds the art in work, and the work in art.
Curator Dan Byers' approach broadly interprets "work" as both process and product, and "labor" as both action and commodity.
By Nadine Wasserman
With symbolism and exploded perspectives, painter Stephanie Armbruster explores postindustrial landscapes.
Armbruster's work adheres to a big bang theory of creation, wherein disparate elements swirl violently in the unpredictable atmosphere.
By Christopher L. McGinnis
Who Are Pittsburgh's Real Nonprofits?
Decelerating Learning Academies: Once the foundation of education reform, accelerated schools may be closed by city
If ALAs are the greatest thing since sliced bread, why get rid of them?"
By Chris Young
Missing the Point: Protest arrests highlight disconnect between cops, LGBT community
"There's a drunk homophobe in Bloomfield running around with a gun, and no one is doing anything about that."
By Lauren Daley-Maurer
Route 19 Beer & Cigar
A tiny Peters Township distributor carves out a craft-beer niche.
By Bill O'Driscoll
Carmi's
A soul-food restaurant offers traditional Southern cooking on the North Side
By Angelique Bamberg and Jason Roth
Bridges of Pittsburgh
A local author's new book explores the paradoxical planned community known as Chatham Village.
"Why is this place so special?" the uninitiated often ask.
By Charles Rosenblum
Owen Ashworth becomes Advance Base, comes to town with Concern
You'd expect him to be chopping down trees or selling paper towels rather than crafting short, softly sung and intensely felt vignettes about young folks who are lost
By Brian Taylor
Critics' Picks: Sept 1 - 4
Local shows by Hotel Lights, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Everclear, Rusted Root and Shotgun Party
By Andy Mulkerin
Watts the News in Detroit
Hill District native is artist in residence for Detroit Jazz Festival
By Mike Shanley
CD Reviews
New releases from These Lions, Chatham Baroque, Dusty Ray
Critic Just Says Yes to The War On Drugs
If Kurt Vile is the Neil Young of this crop of laid-back lo-fi rockers, Adam Granduciel is the Tom Petty.
By Margaret Welsh
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
When both the language and the ideas are so monumental, finding a purchase and not letting go for three hours is a remarkable feat.
By Ted Hoover
The Debt
An old-fashioned Euro-thriller about Israeli Nazi-hunters
By Harry Kloman
The Guard
Brendan Gleeson shines as a bad cop in an offbeat Irish gangster movie.
By Brendan Sullivan
Our Idiot Brother
Paul Rudd stars in a comedy about a trusting soul who can't get a break from his mom and sisters.
Savage Love
Short List: Week of September 1 - 8
By Bill O'Driscoll and Brendan Sullivan
By Mars Johnson
The choices are few but the stakes are high in Pa.'s upcoming primary
By Colin Williams
Dave and Andy's says goodbye, Construction Junction turns 25 with wine, and more Pittsburgh food news
By Rachel Wilkinson
These eco-friendly Pittsburgh restaurants are putting in the work to be sustainable
By Aakanksha Agarwal
Power-ranking the Pirates' 2024 walkup music
