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Poet Kayla Sargeson’s full-length debut
In these poems, nothing is out of bounds
By Fred Shaw
Tags: Book Reviews + Features, Books, Kayla Sargeson, First Red, Review
A poet digs into the everyday
Marilyn Marsh Noll embraces rich imagery and straightforward language
Tags: Book Reviews + Features, book review, Marilyn Marsh Noll, poetry, writing
Arlene Weiner’s new poetry collection emphasizes body over mind
A focus on pregnancy, birth and motherhood should hit close to home for many
Tags: Book Reviews + Features, Books, Danielle Pafunda, City Bird, Comfort Zone, Line Of Beauty, The Mother
Molly Prosser’s Rubbernecking
Prosser pays special attention to life’s small yet significant moments
Tags: Book Reviews + Features
A groundbreaking film-industry worker turns impressive poet
Former gaffer Celeste Gainey's debut collection is bright with authenticity
How a pioneering film-industry worker turned to poetry — and to Pittsburgh
"Here it's my vision."
By Bill O'Driscoll
Something About Bridges
Tags: Books, Chapter and Verse
Emerging Pittsburgh liquor scene keeps booze writer busy
Pittsburgh wasn't just a city with strong traditions: Its drinks scene was on the verge of rapid expansion.
By Hal B. Klein
Pittsburgh Party Pedaler allows patrons to work up a thirst
"I heard all this party music, with people laughing. I saw this bike and I thought, 'I want to ride on that.'"
Tags: On The Rocks
Surprise Marriage Proposal Onstage at PrideFest
Tags: Seen Around Town, PrideFest, marriage equality, Maddy Landi, Matt Bartko
Seven Myths About Arts Funding
Think ticket price covers production cost? Or foundations pay for it all? Think again.
Stacey Waite's Butch Geography
It's Waite's use of speaker as changeling, searching for identity, that makes this work so compelling.
Downtown's Omni William Penn hotel revisits its Prohibition past
The cocktail menu leans heavily on classic pre-Prohibition cocktails
Bar Marco
A small but well-curated menu revitalizes this Strip District landmark
By Angelique Bamberg and Jason Roth
Tags: Dining Reviews, Slideshow
Boyd & Blair unveils professional-grade spirit
Local distiller appeals to local mixologists who want to make their own bitters.
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
Sophie Masloff seldom talked about her childhood. Were seedy family ties the reason?
By David S. Rotenstein
Mrs. Soffel was a cougar who might still haunt The Shiloh Gastro, pining for her Biddle brothers boy toy
By Rachel Wilkinson
The cassette-tape comeback has reached Pittsburgh's record stores
By Ethan Beck