Vol. 26, No. 24
Hillary Clinton hits Donald Trump during Pittsburgh visit over comments in wake of Orlando nightclub massacre
By Rebecca Nuttall and Video by Ashley Murray
This Week in City Paper History
By CP Staff
Picturing McKees Rocks
City Paper teams up with Instagram collective @SteelCityGrammers for a photo essay of McKees Rocks, a borough along the south bank of the Ohio River
A year after protests and criticism that it wasn’t inclusive, has anything changed about Pittsburgh Pride?
“Delta has completely missed the point.”
By Kim Lyons
Ball on the Bridge highlights ball culture and the need for improved health-care services for Pittsburgh’s LGBT community
Event will be held at 8 p.m. Sat., June 18, on the Andy Warhol Bridge
By Ryan Deto
Weird Pittsburgh
News of the weird from all over Western Pennsylvania
By Nick Keppler
City Paper staffers set out on a crawl across Pittsburgh to our favorite bars
Armed with a company credit card, a list of questions, an artist, a designated driver, five game staff members and a rather cramped SUV, we map out a guide for your next night out
By Celine Roberts
The Hangover
City Paper’s food-and-drink section has undergone some changes
New features will match Pittsburgh’s growing interest in all things tasty and imbibable
Booze Battles: Acacia vs. the Ace Hotel bar
Two bars square off with a classic cocktail, the Horse’s Neck
One Bordeaux, One Scotch, One Beer
By Alex Gordon
The Zombie
Bartender Max Stein gives us some Tiki 101 with the history behind its most classic cocktail: The Zombie.
Pig Iron Public House in Cranberry is a sort of hybrid of sports bar and family restaurant
Besides the burgers-and-wings staples, the menu is full of pleasant surprises
By Angelique Bamberg and Jason Roth
Stickler’s Ice Pop Company opens a storefront in Millvale
The from-scratch popsicles include fruit flavors, such as strawberry and orange mint
Vegan One-Pot Cure was just what the doctor ordered
A former hippie and Mollie Katzen devotee, I knew she would want to maintain her mostly vegan diet
A conversation with comedian Louie Anderson
“You know what would be fun is a ‘Christine’ wine.”
By Sam Leonard
Local author Dorit Sasson explores her experiences volunteering for the Israel Defense Forces
“It was a complete accident that I got inducted in the IDF.”
By Danielle Levsky
Geek Parenting is a golden ticket to the nerd zeitgeist
Stephen H. Segal and Valya Dudycz’s book takes advice from pop-cultural touchstones and oddities alike
By Jennifer Papale Rignani
As guitarist of the Mavericks, Eddie Perez lives out his rock-god dreams in an unlikely forum
“You wouldn’t think that an influence of Jimmy Page or Angus Young of AC/DC would fit into the Mavericks, but somehow it does.”
By Charlie Deitch
With Ouroboros, Ray LaMontagne wants to make his way into your life
“The really wonderful thing about music as an art form is that it’s so easily accessible.”
By Caleb Murphy
Kesha and Angel Haze bring Pride to the Pittsburgh streets
It’s a well-intentioned and well-executed move that speaks to shifting consciousness within our Pittsburgh community and beyond
By Caralyn Green
Pittsburgh-based singer-songwriter Emily Rodger’s mesmerizing new record is her most complete work to date
“I wanna go to a concert and I wanna end up crying. I don’t wanna dance.”
Critics’ Picks, June 9-15
Performances by Beth Orton, the Dixie Chicks, Matt Aquiline, The Hotelier and Black Milk
By Meg Fair
The summer dance season begins with the PrideFest dance showcase
Seven stylistically diverse artists and troupes perform
By Steve Sucato
Matilda at PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh
This is a tiny show distended and glitz-engorged beyond all reason
By Ted Hoover
The Consorts at The Summer Company
Costume drama meets po-mo farce in this new play
By Bill O'Driscoll
The 39 Steps at CLO Cabaret
Most of the magic is that only three people play all the characters opposite our beleaguered hero
By Michelle Pilecki
The Lobster
Yorgos Lanthimos’ singular dark comedy examines the process of pairing up
By Al Hoff
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Boys bands, pop rappers and celebrity culture get skewered in this mockumentary
Francofonia
New film looks at the relationship of the Louvre Museum to French identity and culture
Maggie’s Plan
Academic types in Brooklyn wear wooly sweaters and try to sort out their lives
Me Before You
A romance between a young woman and disabled man is begun … and tested
Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe
The film comes across as an infomercial by way of a conspiracy theory for a discredited argument
Film Kitchen is a monthly screening series for local and independent artists
This month, the series is highlighted by animated short films
Just a Bit Outside: The Washington Wild Things are keeping baseball pure just down the road from Pittsburgh
They play for little money and a slight hope that their dreams might still come true
By Mike Wysocki
Savage Love
“She’ll probably guess what you have to tell her before you get the words out.”
By Dan Savage
Stuff We Like
Lynn Cullen Live 06/13/16
Audio & Video Archive
Lynn Cullen Live 06/08/16
Lynn Cullen Live 06/09/16
Lynn Cullen Live 06/10/16
Artist brightens Pittsburgh's Strawberry Way with mural underfoot
Phipps Conservatory's corpse flower 'Romero' is stinkin' up Pittsburgh
By Ashley Murray
City Paper Podcast - Episode 021
By Alex Gordon and Ashley Murray
City Paper Weekend Calendar - June 10 - 12
Short List: June 9-15
PrideFest and Roots Pride return; comedian Chris Hardwick; Killer Heels at the Frick; Dock Ellis Day Celebration
By PJ Patella-Rey
Now Hiring in Pittsburgh: The Talent Group, Chatham University, American Eagle, and more
By Morgan Biddle
These historic Pittsburgh cookbooks are a roadmap to our culinary roots
By Stacy Rounds
By some metrics, Fox Chapel is a sundown town
By David S. Rotenstein
Pittsburgh loved its disco days, and Thomas Jayson packed the clubs
By Rachel Wilkinson
