Vol. 24, No. 8
A new mayor buys some time for the Produce Terminal
But the iconic Strip District structure is not out of the woods yet.
By Charles Rosenblum
Museum and library workers are looking for better treatment at work.
"Ultimately, $7.25 an hour isn't a suitable wage for any position, and especially not in the Carnegie system."
By Bill O'Driscoll
Crowded Out: Will the competition for crowd-sourcing dollars shut out small projects the platform was originally designed to help?
By Rebecca Nuttall
Insufficient Funds: Banks offer few options for low-income customers
"The less money you have, the more you need a bank account."
By Alex Zimmerman
Legal fight reflects uncertainty for same-sex couples who get married out of state
"While the state can't divorce a same-sex couple in a technical sense, they are divorcing them in actuality — and without even a court hearing."
By Chris Potter
Cashing In
For some Pittsburghers, at least, the economy doesn't get much better than this.
CoStar Brewing makes bid for local stardom
"More places are interested than we can supply."
Butcher and the Rye
The décor is over-the-top, but this Downtown venue takes its food seriously
By Angelique Bamberg and Jason Roth
Line cooks are a restaurant's unsung heroes
"I've been all over, so I also like to share my knowledge" — like how to make 300 pita in a half-hour.
By Jessica Server
Local eatery Eden joins a new campaign to improve the lot of restaurant workers
Restaurants Advancing Industry Standards in Employment hopes to act as a "seal of approval"
Singer overcomes tumors to bring back The Show
"After a while, I couldn't even sing along with songs in the car."
By Nick Keppler
Mr. Small's owners work with an old friend to get out of debt
After years of struggling with the mortgage, the venue is on sure footing and looking ahead
By Andy Mulkerin
Falling Andes comes back after early Internet hit with EP years in the making
"We had some kind of success and we wanted to capitalize on that."
Kid Durango goes country and stays grunge at the same time
"There's only three certains in life: A risin' divorce rate, whiskey, and Chad Kroeger one day goin' country."
Critics' Picks: February 19 - 25
Local shows by SonReal and Andrew Ripp, plus Greg Hoy returns to town, Roger Humphries is honored with a documentary and house music returns to the South Side
On the Record with Nicole Atkins
"I should be doing the sound that I want to, because it's the only thing that can really last."
By Julia Cook
Barebones Productions' A Steady Rain
Rain is a richly credible tale of two police officers
By Michelle Pilecki
Pittsburgh CLO's Judge Jackie Justice
A new musical comedy is promising, but overstuffed
By Ted Hoover
New Horizon's Do Lord Remember Me
Show about slavery days features a powerful ensemble of six
By F. J. Hartland
Agamemnon at Pitt Theater
The Greek classic still packs a punch
A classic Pittsburgh-set short story becomes opera.
"If Paul were telling his story, he'd be the main character in an operatic adaption of his story."
A new ballet explores one man's struggle with Parkinson's disease.
"Because someone is stricken with Parkinson's disease, it doesn't have to completely change their life for the worse."
By Steve Sucato
Robocop
This remake raises provocative issues about man-tech combos but fails to explore them
By Al Hoff
Kids for Cash
A documentary looks at the Luzerne County scandal, and asks: Why do we lock up so many kids?
About Last Night
Kevin Hart heads up an ensemble cast in this better-than-a-rom-com
By Charlie Deitch
Endless Love
Young love: Why won't parents understand?
In Secret
An adaptation of an Emile Zola novel about the moral perils of obsessive love
Like Father, Like Son
In this gentle Japanese drama, a man examines his role as a father
Winter's Tale
This magical, time-spanning romance is more laughable than dreamy
Savage Love
Many men get an ego boost out of sharing their "hot wife." But there are other motivations as well.
Lynn Cullen Live 02/19/14
Audio & Video Archive
Lynn Cullen Live 02/20/14
Lynn Cullen Live 02/21/14
Lynn Cullen Live 02/24/14
Lynn Cullen Live 02/25/14
February 19, 2014 - Carmella's Plates & Pints - CP TV
Short List: February 19 - 26
By Mars Johnson
Pittsburgh’s street trees are free upon request. So why do they often go to the city’s wealthiest residents?
By James Paul
The mayor and the tenor: when Masloff met Pavarotti
By David S. Rotenstein
The cassette-tape comeback has reached Pittsburgh's record stores
By Ethan Beck
Pittsburgh’s Dawn Hartman is bringing a new lens to her LGBTQ-centered Intimacy Project
By Jessie Sage
