Oct 7-13, 2015

News

• Community Profile

  PNC’s new office tower is green — but just how green?

  “Bests” are far better for funny anecdotes than for serious discussions of sustainability.

  By Charles Rosenblum

  Oct 7, 2015

  
• News

  Steve Larchuk says he can beat Keith Rothfus in 2016 and save the economy in the process

  “I want to be the somebody who does something.”

  By Charlie Deitch

  Oct 7, 2015

  
• News

  Municipal ID cards would provide greater access at a lower cost

  “This can open up opportunities.”

  By Rebecca Nuttall

  Oct 7, 2015
• News

  East Liberty residents question city concessions to Penn Plaza owners

  “We should not be giving away any piece of public land up for private development.”

  By Ryan Deto

  Oct 7, 2015
• News

  John Fetterman is very tall, but this is not another story about his height

  "People lump me in with unconventional candidates. Nothing could be further from the truth. This is what I've been doing for the last 20 years in one way or another."

  By Em DeMarco

  Oct 7, 2015

  
• News

  ‘Living’ Frick Park welcome center more than half completed

  “This project has been a long time coming.”

  By Ashley Murray

  Oct 7, 2015

  

Food+Drink

• Drink

  Pairing cheeses and beers with cheesemonger Richard Derzic Jr.

  What curds to consume with your stouts, porters and saisons

  By Celine Roberts

  Oct 7, 2015

  
• Food

  Adolfo’s

  Bloomfield welcomes a restaurant that offers both Italian and Venezuelan cuisines

  By Angelique Bamberg and Jason Roth

  Oct 7, 2015

  
• Food

  Amid the ongoing road work in Bloomfield/Garfield, Bantha Tea Bar opens on Penn Avenue

  The cozy space incorporates art, plenty of teas and even a discarded trolley rail

  By Al Hoff

  Oct 7, 2015

Arts+Entertainment

• Literary Arts

  A Conversation with Gerald Stern

  The acclaimed poet and Pittsburgh native visits

  By Stuart Sheppard

  Oct 7, 2015

  
• Literary Arts

  Erased

  By Zee Altherr

  Oct 7, 2015
• Music

  Surviving members of The Zombies reunite to tour their biggest album for the first time

  “That album sells more each year now than it ever did back when it was released.”

  By Andy Mulkerin

  Oct 7, 2015

  
• Music

  Stars’ Torquil Campbell on the power of vulnerability

  “The world doesn’t want you to be weak, the world doesn’t want you to be soft.”

  By Caralyn Green

  Oct 7, 2015

  
• Music

  On the Record with Kinky Friedman

  “If you fail at something long enough, you become a legend.”

  By Charlie Deitch

  Oct 7, 2015

  
• Music

  On his second release in less than a year, hip-hop artist Tairey hones his craft

  “People ask me who my songs are about. I never tell them, of course.

  By Margaret Welsh

  Oct 7, 2015

  
• Music

  Critics’ Picks, Oct. 8-14

  Concerts by Valerie June, Marsha Ambrosius, Level & Tyson and Birdcloud

  By Andrew Woehrel

  Oct 7, 2015

  
• Theater

  The Diary of Anne Frank at the Public

  Pamela Berlin’s direction fills every movement with significance.

  By Alan W. Petrucelli

  Oct 7, 2015

  
• Theater

  I.D. at New Horizon Theater

  It’s fast, breaks down the fourth wall, and the audience can’t help but watch it.

  By Gerard Stanley Hornby

  Oct 7, 2015
• Theater

  The Outgoing Tide at Apple Hill

  The director and cast fill this play with huge humanity.

  By Ted Hoover

  Oct 7, 2015

  
• Theater

  Death of a Salesman at the Red Masquers

  Mark Yochum elicits Willy Loman’s bitterest edge.

  By Bill O'Driscoll

  Oct 7, 2015

  
• Theater

  Dance legend Joan Myers Brown and Philadanco return

  “Unless there is a check attached, I don’t need another thing on the wall.”

  By Steve Sucato

  Oct 7, 2015

  
• Screen

  Reel Q: The Pittsburgh International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival

  The 30th annual event offers feature films, programs of shorts and parties

  By Al Hoff

  Oct 7, 2015

  
• Screen

  Sicario

  Denis Villeneuve’s U.S./Mexico border drama is a taut, dread-filled thriller

  By Al Hoff

  Oct 7, 2015

  
• Screen

  He Named Me Malala

  A fine introduction to a singular young woman, and an adequate primer on the larger issue of denying education to girls

  By Al Hoff

  Oct 7, 2015

  
• Screen

  In My Father’s House

  A documentary that depicts the challenges of mending fatherless families

  By Al Hoff

  Oct 7, 2015

  
• Screen

  Pan

  There are a lot of crazy costumes and extravagant CGI sets in this Peter Pan backstory

  By Al Hoff

  Oct 7, 2015

  
• Screen

  The Walk

  A pretty cheesy docudrama salvaged by the last-reel spectacle of wire-walking between the Twin Towers

  By Al Hoff

  Oct 7, 2015

  
• Screen

  Film Kitchen

  It’s a Halloween-themed installment of this monthly series for local and independent

  By Bill O'Driscoll

  Oct 7, 2015

  
• Sports

  Wysocki waxes nostalgic: Quaaludes, cheap seats and world titles

  “In those days, you could blow cigarette smoke in someone’s face during the game and they just had to deal with it.”

  By Mike Wysocki

  Oct 7, 2015

  

Columns

• Opinion

  Savage Love

  By Dan Savage

  Oct 7, 2015
• Opinion

  Stuff We Like

  By CP Staff

  Oct 7, 2015

  

Podcasts

• Lynn Cullen Live

  Lynn Cullen Live 10/07/15

  Audio & Video Archive

  Oct 7, 2015
• Lynn Cullen Live

  Lynn Cullen Live 10/08/15

  Audio & Video Archive

  Oct 8, 2015
• Lynn Cullen Live

  Lynn Cullen Live 10/09/15

  Audio & Video Archive

  Oct 9, 2015
• Lynn Cullen Live

  Lynn Cullen Live 10/12/15

  Audio & Video Archive

  Oct 12, 2015

Web Only

• CP TV

  New Frick Environment Center aims to meet Living Building Challenge

  By Ashley Murray

  Oct 7, 2015

  
• CP Weekend Podcast

  CP Weekend Podcast - Oct. 9 - 11, 2015

  By Celine Roberts and Aaron Warnick

  Oct 8, 2015

Listings

• This Week's Top Events

  Short List: October 7 - 15

  Pittsburgh first full-scale Maker Faire; Verdi’s Nabucco at Pittsburgh Opera; City Theatre opens with The Night Alive; and Anita Diamant at Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures

  By CP Staff

  Oct 7, 2015