Vol. 16, No. 51
When nature won't do, there's Miguel Chevalier's Ultra-Nature, at Wood Street Gallery.
By Melissa Kuntz
A new apartment building on Penn Avenue knits together the community in more ways than one.
By Charles Rosenblum
Painter Ian Green paints a dystopic future and a forgotten past.
By Bill O'Driscoll
Best of 2006: Word of Mouth
Best Blues Band: The Blues Orphans
By J.E. Rosenfeld
PEOPLE, PLACES & PROPAGANDA
Best New Bar/Club: Privé Ultralounge
By Aaron Jentzen
Don't Stop the Presses, Post-Gazette employees ask
By Charlie Deitch
Best Service: Nakama
Best Japanese FoodBest Sushi
By Julie Wesolowski
Best Small Art Gallery: moxie DaDA
Best Indie Rock Band: School of Athens
By Erik Price
There's Coal in Them Thar Hill ... District
By Marty Levine
Best Bakery: Mancini's
By Kathy Newman
Gay Group HQ May Go Old School
Best Coffeehouse: Beehive
GOODS & SERVICES
Follow That Story: Hill Group Now Betting on Arena For Help
FOOD & DRINK
Best Bartender: Ova Shofa, Z Lounge
By Melissa Meinzer
CULTURE & NIGHTLIFE
Best Pittsburgh Blog: www.overheardinpittsburgh.com
By Justin Hopper
Best Bookstore: Joseph-Beth Bookseller
By Chris Potter
Best Dance Club: Matrix
By Philip Stephenson
Best Decor: Soba
By Jason Roth
Best Spot for Eavesdropping: The Bus
Best European Restaurant: Mallorca
By Violet Law
Best place to by furniture: IKEA
By Corey LeChat
Best GLBT-friendly bar: 5801 Video Lounge and Café
By Lisa Brunner
Best Hair Salon: Philip Pelusi
By Lissa Brennan
Best Italian Restaurant: Del's
Best Martini: Olive or Twist
Best New Restaurant: Six Penn Kitchen
By Al Hoff
Best Spot for Having a Non-English Conversation: Carnegie Mellon University
Best Pittsburgh Building: PPG Place
Best Place to Throw Darts: Dee's Café
Best Public Art: Sprout Fund Murals
Best place to work out: Downtown YMCA
Choose your own category!
Best Yoga Studio: Amazing Yoga
Gullifty's
By Angelique Bamberg and Jason Roth
Writer/performer Harry Shearer segues from Spinal Tap and The Simpsons to a satirical first novel
Barrel Man, Part 3
By Dan Arp
New local band Stuck in Standby
Discuss' promising debut
DiscussSELF-RELEASED
By Manny Theiner
A look back at 2006's live music highlights
Greg Hoy & The Enablers
Xanopticon's dystopian breakcore
PsiciciteHYMEN
Austin's Bill Baird a high point for lo-fi
PICT's The Shaughraun revives an old-school melodrama.
By Ted Hoover
Mel Gibson's bloody Apocalypto argues some empires are better than others.
The Pursuit of Happyness
Local filmmaker Chris Ivey listens to unheard community voices in his documentary East of Liberty.
In the Pit
Half-Cocked / Radiation
Letters To The Editor: Dec. 13 - 20
Doubling Down
A bank leaves, a casino comes ... and all we can do is roll the dice
Savage Love
By Dan Savage
Pittsburgh N'@
Yinz keep bloggin'.
A conversation with Amy Kreger-Boynton
Merciful Sentences
In prison, books are the gift that keeps on giving
By Joe Martier
Flipping the Bird
By Jody DiPerna
This Just In: Dec 13 - 20
By Frances Sansig Monahan
By Mars Johnson
Now Hiring in Pittsburgh: Gentleman's Club Manager, Canine Handler, Various Positions at black radish kitchen, and more
By Morgan Biddle
Video game designer, animator, Jeopardy! contestant: Meet Julian Glander
By Matt Petras
How do you fence a truckload of Jaromír Jágr bobbleheads? We asked the FBI
By Amanda Waltz
Tendie Talk: I ate Pittsburgh's best chicken tenders so you can, too
By Colin Williams