You thought we were dead and gone, didn’t you? So did I. But to be honest, only very, very briefly. When it was announced over New Year’s that Pittsburgh City Paper was shuttering, it took no time at ...

“They’re tearing down these houses,” says Penn Hills resident Wynona Harper. “When they tear down the houses, the lots are not being taken care of and they look a whole hot mess.” Harper is describing ...

One night in the mid-1980s, Scott* tells me, his roommate went to the Fruit Loop — a secluded stretch of roadway in the southwest corner of Schenley Park — hoping to catch some dick. When the roommate ...

Head brewer Matt Moninger describes his encounter with a spirit at Church Brew Works. Credit: CP Photo: Mars Johnson / CP Illustration: Jeff Schreckengost Fall has arrived, and that means it’s spooky ...

One of the great pleasures of my work — as both a sex writer and a sex worker — has been the close proximity I’ve been granted to other peoples’ desires, things that I would have never thought to ...

Update: The ordinance passed Pittsburgh City Council unanimously on July 8. City Council is considering an ordinance that would reduce the minimum penalty for individuals convicted of engaging in sex ...

You have probably noticed the T-shirts emblazoned with the word “yinz” being sold all over the city. Yes, it’s the Pittsburgh way to say “you all.” But please don’t start saying it. Please don’t say ...

Manchester neighborhood area in 1957 and 1993 Credit: Photo: Courtesy of Historic Pittsburgh Buying a home in the Manchester neighborhood of Pittsburgh during the 1960s posed particular challenges to ...

I wasn’t expecting to nearly step in bedazzled dog doo on my way to Le Gourmandine. It was a bizarre sight: nearly fresh canine excrement with little flags donning the phrases “TRUMP DUMP” and ...

Almost 50 years after his presumed death in Idi Amin’s Uganda, Pittsburgh basketball icon John Brisker remains a legend for his fiery character on and off the court. Brisker’s willingness to take ...

Pittsburgh isn’t necessarily known for its pizza, but we do have a number of places in the city where you can get a pretty good slice. Whether it’s the ongoing Mineo’s vs. Aiello’s debate, or the cold ...

In 2020-21, after losing my full-time job and facing the pandemic mid-divorce, my family needed SNAP assistance to survive. While I continued working a part-time freelancing gig while searching ...