Vol. 22, No. 39
Erika Osborne's work explores place as a concrete manifestation of nature.
The context created here suggests that "place" is where we might be moved to consider our effect on nature.
By Robert Raczka
Making a Run: Candidate focusing on women's health issues in suburban senate race
"She's an excellent candidate, but it will be a tough race."
By Charlie Deitch
Dollar Signs: County, city weighing separate plans to monetize city assets
"Every city in this country has some sort of market-based revenue plan."
By AmyJo Brown
Anti-Social Media
After 70 years of distributing beer, the LaRusse family calls it quits
"Anything we could do to give back, we did," says Phil LaRusse Jr.
By Hal B. Klein
Wholey New Business: Luke Wholey puts seafood experience behind Wild Alaskan Grille
"My favorite pastime other than cooking is fishing."
Piacquadio's
A re-opened family Italian restaurant, in Mount Lebanon, is a keeper
By Angelique Bamberg and Jason Roth
Changing bulbs
A Beaver County farm offers forty shades of garlic
By Chris Potter
With pointed humor, Dave Newman's new novel portrays the life of a lowly college writing instructor.
Much of Raymond Carver Will Not Raise Our Children is a satirical send up of today's student, as well as Pittsburgh's literary scene.
By Fred Shaw
Julia Holter gets comfortable with working together
"In situations [in school] where you were supposed to be working with instrumentalists, I was really reclusive."
By Margaret Welsh
Being Beedie
Born into a musical family, and after helping Mac Miller cut his teeth, the Pittsburgh rapper is ready for the big time.
By Rory D. Webb
Macro mixes Jesus and the X-Men
The track titles are changed to reflect the subject matter: "The Phoenix Must Die," "Magneto's Dream," "Cyclops' Denial," etc.
By Andy Mulkerin
CD Reviews
New releases from Instead of Sleeping and The Silver Thread, plus Sean Jones plays on a new record by Brandi Disterheft
Critics' Picks: September 26 - October 2
Local shows by Danielle Ate the Sandwich, 4 Wheels, The Barr Brothers, The Afghan Whigs and Aesop Rock
Midnight Radio returns with Secret Agents & Spies
Bricolage has found an ingenious way to make a staged reading actually entertaining.
By Ted Hoover
Japan's chelfitsch Theater Company sends up office life.
It is Monty Python-esque in its absurdity, and brilliant in the nuances the movement adds to the dialogue.
By Steve Sucato
STREB: Forces is part dance, part circus, part stunt show.
Elizabeth Streb's company makes a rare Pittsburgh stop.
Beauty Is Embarrassing
A documentary portrait of artist Wayne White shows the fun, upbeat side of the biz
[REC]3: Genesis
This Spanish zombie film can't find its footing in horror or laughs
By Al Hoff
Hotel Transylvania
Adam Sandler shlocks it up as an animated Dracula.
House at the End of the Street
Jennifer Lawrence can't salvage a cheap thriller
By Bill O'Driscoll
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Adaption of YA novel is a little too adolescent
By Catherine Sylvain
Rich Ironies
On Voter ID, a Democrat exposes a GOP law's weakness
Savage Love
Lynn Cullen Live 09/27/12
Audio & Video Archive
Lynn Cullen Live 09/28/12
Lynn Cullen Live 10/01/12
Short List: September 26 - October 2
By Mars Johnson
Both the Evergreen Cafe owner and his adversaries are calling authorities over the new loading zone
By Matt Petras
Under mounting allegations of sexual misconduct, Pittsburgh's Anti-Flag has become a disappearing act
By Amanda Waltz
Confessions of a non-monogamous, compulsively caregiving eldest daughter
By Jessie Sage
Ed Piskor exhibition postponed over sexual misconduct allegations