Vol. 26, No. 16
Video: Former President Bill Clinton speaks to educators in Pittsburgh
By Ashley Murray
2016 Primary Election Guide
Head-to-head comparisons in four contested democratic races
By CP Staff
Video: Donald Trump's visit to Pittsburgh draws large crowds of supporters and protesters
Pittsburgh Police on alert after armed Donald Trump supporters say they will confront protesters
By Ryan Deto
Pittsburgh City Paper live coverage of Donald Trump rallies and protests
By Charlie Deitch
Ohio Gov. John Kasich makes presidential campaign stop at Pittsburgh's Original Oyster House
"All I wanted to do was come and have a fish sandwich, bro."
By Rebecca Nuttall
Fact Checking Donald Trump's Pittsburgh Speech: Joe Paterno is Alive
Five realities Donald Trump has shown us about America
Trump has emboldened a new generation of idiots to say and do whatever they please
Three Democratic candidates are jockeying for Kane’s spot in the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office
“The number-one priority coming into that office is to straighten it out.”
This Week in City Paper History
Misdemeanor charges dismissed against two teens arrested following December Wood Street incident in Downtown Pittsburgh
Besieged Pittsburgh ICA executive director to be ousted May 31
This week in City Paper History
Apteka brings Old World flavors to a modern bar
The drink menu beams with personality
By Drew Cranisky
Nancy’s East End Diner
This longstanding diner in Wilkinsburg continues to thrive under new owners and minimal updating
By Angelique Bamberg and Jason Roth
Geppetto Café brings European flavor to Pittsburgh’s Butler Street
Brie, butter and buckwheat flour are imported from France
By Margaret Welsh
A look at Pittsburgh’s comedy-podcast scene
Drinking Partners, Grown Dad Business are two locally produced shows
By Cumi Ikeda
Singer-songwriter Lissie on leaving L.A., buying a farm and doing things that scare her
“I feel like my life is my own again.”
By Caralyn Green
In his new book, Pittsburgh-based writer and music historian Rich Kienzle tells the story of George Jones
Kienzle takes you seamlessly and carefully through Jones’ life by using a compelling narrative
Three decades into her career, Suzanne Vega pushes the limits of her songwriting and crosses over into theater
“Earlier on, I was more easily impressed with myself.”
By Mike Shanley
Brooklyn-based Parquet Courts carries on a rich tradition of great fraternal pairings
Members are not trying to create something shockingly new, but rather emulate what they love and have loved about rock music
By Andrew Woehrel
Critics’ Picks, April 14-20
Broken World Fest, plus performances by Lowdown Brass Band, Dawn of Midi, Kawehi and Raw Pony
White Rabbit, Red Rabbit at 12 Peers Theater
It’s one actor, a secret script and a bare stage
By Gwendolyn Kiste
The Flick at The REP
Robert A. Miller directs — nay, choreographs — a perfectly chosen cast
By Michelle Pilecki
Nine at University of Pittsburgh Stages
Take away the Broadway trappings and Nine isn’t a very good show
By Ted Hoover
A Conservatory Dance Company program offers four works by hot contemporary choreographers
The annual At the Byham is a consistently strong showcase
By Steve Sucato
JFilm
The annual festival offers nearly two dozen films from Israel and around the world representing Jewish experiences from the comic to the dramatic
By Al Hoff
Midnight Special
A kid with extraordinary powers is pursued by many in Jeff Nichols’ slow-burner sci-fi drama
The Boss
Melissa McCarthy deserves to be in better comedies
Here Come the Videofreex
Documentary about early adopters of video for independent news-gathering in late 1960s
My Golden Days
French dramedy in which a man recalls his tumultuous adolescent love affair
Like Baseball? A road trip to Altoona is in order to check out the Pittsburgh Pirates’ AA team
The Curve will draw you in with promotions like dairy night, pro-wrestling night, camo-hunting-vest night and Jar Jar Binks T-shirt night
By Mike Wysocki
Savage Love
“Your friend has a right to know she’s as blameless as you are spineless.”
By Dan Savage
Stuff We Like
Lynn Cullen Live 04/13/16
Audio & Video Archive
Lynn Cullen Live 04/14/16
Lynn Cullen Live 04/15/16
City Paper Podcast – Episode 013
By Alex Gordon, Ashley Murray and Celine Roberts
City Paper Weekend Calendar - April 14-17
By Celine Roberts
Short List: April 14 - 19
The Burning Bridges comedy festival debuts; the Pittsburgh Fringe fesitval returns; new art by Vanessa German; Attack Theatre’s Laws of Attraction
By Mars Johnson
Both the Evergreen Cafe owner and his adversaries are calling authorities over the new loading zone
By Matt Petras
Is Pittsburgh headed for a Catholic renaissance?
By Colin Williams
Ed Piskor exhibition postponed over sexual misconduct allegations
Confessions of a non-monogamous, compulsively caregiving eldest daughter
By Jessie Sage