Pittsburgh City Paper

01/24/2025

Got a tattoo you regret? Well, now’s your chance to show it off and WIN!
📸 How to Enter:
1. Submit a photo of your WORST tattoo from January 19th to February 3rd. https://citypaper.secondstreetapp.com/Yinzerthe-Worst-Tattoo-photo-challenge/rounds/1/gallery
2. Get ready for the vote to crown The Worst Tattoo of them all! Feb 3rd - 10th 🏆
🔥 Grand Prize: The lucky winner will snag tickets to the Pittsburgh Tattoo Expo happening February 14-16! 💥
So, are you ready to embrace the worst ink? Tag your friends who’ve got a “unique” tattoo to join the fun! 🖤

01/24/2025

If you’ve been stuck inside for days, these winter hot-spots may be worth a visit:

Here are a few local hot spots that will warm your heart (and probably your toes). Winter? Never heard of her.

01/24/2025

01/24/2025

There’s one real estate trend that needs to die in 2025: ripping out everything that smacks of personality and distinctiveness in favor of a bland, minimalist “greige,” tedium…

There’s one trend that may need to die in 2025, and that’s ripping out everything that smacks of personality and distinctiveness in favor of a bland, minimalist white/gray (or “greige,” ugh) tedium.

01/24/2025

Before Punxsutawney Phil's big day on Feb. 2, his role is less of a deity and more that of an international pop star:

Before Punxsutawney Phil's big day on Feb. 2, his role is less of a deity and more that of an international pop star.

01/24/2025

This week's Free Will Astrology predicts a season of learning, creating steady foundations, and tapping into the rich offerings of winter's darkness...

This week's Free Will Astrology predicts a season of learning, creating steady foundations, and tapping into the rich offerings of winter's darkness.

01/23/2025

Rivas began reexamining everything he knew about 007 through a cultural lens that matched his own, eventually leading to the creation of "The Real James Bond...Was Dominican," an original one-man show premiering at City Theatre:

The Real James Bond...Was Dominican, a new show by Christopher Rivas and DNAWORKS, delves into the surprising inspiration behind the British super spy.

01/23/2025

Women apologizing for their bodies — for taking up space, for not fitting an imagined ideal, for doing “embarrassing” things — is so common it almost goes unnoticed...

Women apologizing for their bodies — for taking up space, for not fitting an imagined ideal, for doing “embarrassing” things — is so common it almost goes unnoticed.

01/23/2025

There’s plenty to do in Pittsburgh this week! Here’s our list of musical, artful, and eclectic events all around town:

There's always something happening in Pittsburgh! Here's the most eclectic list of events happening in the Steel City this week.

01/23/2025

Lynn talked about some of Trump’s executive orders and the absurdity of declaring the first ever National Energy Emergency and then essentially stopping all future windpower installations…

Lynn talked about some of Trump's executive orders and the absurdity of declaring the first ever National Energy Emergency and then essentially stopping all future...

01/22/2025

The James Beard 2025 Awards semi-finalist list has dropped. And, unsurprisingly, Fet-Fisk Restaurant and Bar is on the list for Best New Restaurant.

Meet the chef, Nik Forsberg, our 2024 People of the Year award winner for Food & Drink:

Fet-Fisk was named one of 50 best restaurants in America by The New York Times this year. Owner, chef, and James Beard Award Semifinalist Nik Forsberg tells Pittsburgh City Paper that while the runaway success “feels great,” he wears it lightly.

01/22/2025

Wigle Whiskey hosted a meet and greet featuring Punxsutawney Phil and the Groundhog Club:

Wigle Whiskey hosted a meet and greet featuring Punxsutawney Phil and the Groundhog Club ahead of Groundhog Day. Attendees enjoyed craft cocktails featuring Phil's Shadow rye whiskey and posed with the infamous groundhog. Members of Punxsutawney's Inner Circle, Tom Dunkel, Dave Gigliotti, Rob Gem...

01/22/2025

💰NEW ISSUE!!💰

Featuring the biggest "Trump Chumps" in Pa., the most controversial canceled performer in Pittsburgh before Stormy Daniels, this week's top events, and more!

Pittsburgh's alternative newspaper features Pittsburgh news, dining reviews, concert previews, film reviews, opinions, arts and entertainment, and culture.

01/22/2025

Stormy Daniels wasn’t the first controversial performer to have a Pittsburgh gig canceled before taking the stage in Pittsburgh. Meet Frances “Peaches” Browning, a Prohibition-era child bride and tabloid sensation in 1927...

https://www.pghcitypaper.com/arts-entertainment/before-stormy-daniels-there-was-canned-peaches-27381269

01/22/2025

Several Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh-area figures counted among the 45th and 47th President’s most generous financial supporters during the campaign cycle:

https://www.pghcitypaper.com/news/meet-the-elite-pittsburgh-trump-chumps-who-spent-270-million-electing-republicans-in-2024-27381249

01/22/2025

Lynn watched Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory rather than Trump's inauguration. It was a wise decision...

Lynn watched Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory rather than Trump's inauguration. It was a wise decision. She would have spontaneously combusted when he declared...

01/21/2025

Buccos fans braved the cold weather over the weekend for meet and greets, family activities, and mascot shenanigans during PiratesFest:

Buccos fans braved the cold weather over the weekend for meet and greets, family activities and mascot shenanigans during PiratesFest. The David L. Lawrence Convention center was packed with Pirates fans seeking autographs and getting their baseball fix as the season opener is still months away.

01/21/2025

This week's food news includes updates on Community Kitchen Pittsburgh, Solera Wine Co., Millvale Market, Grand Concourse, Polska Laska, and Wegmans, as well as a bar for women's sports and a new crop of Dry January deals:

This week's food news includes updates on Community Kitchen Pittsburgh, Solera Wine Co., Millvale Market, Grand Concourse, Polska Laska, and Wegmans, as well as a bar for women's sports and a new crop of Dry January deals.