Yes, Double Wide Grill is a themed restaurant. No, it's not an overpriced Rainforest Cafe, nor a place where you’ll pay ridiculous prices for cheesecake just for the opportunity to eat it near some sunglasses from Terminator 2.
You literally cannot go wrong with any of the three theaters operated by the Pittsburgh Filmmakers. This weekend, master photographer Annie O’Neill's "Work in Progress" exhibit opens at the Melwood, plus showings at the other two Filmmakers' locations: the Regent Square Theater and the Harris.
When it comes to bars, the hidden gems are either off the beaten path, in a neighborhood not known for nightlife or otherwise isolated from our normal nocturnal routes.
If you need to go to a bar and find something a little more impressive than a Journey cover band, go for 28 North, Joy Ike, Phat Man Dee or The Substitutions.
I've taken the responsibility of pairing of some of the Oscar contenders with a fine dinner and/or drinks option for your pre- and post-show enjoyment.
I'm on a lucrative search for the best spots in Pittsburgh to have a nightcap: The bar you head to for one drink at the end of the evening, after wherever you were before.
Cabaret manager Randy Kirk has created a unique and dynamic series of late-night entertainment at The Cabaret at Theater Square, the surprisingly adaptable and cozy theater space nestled behind The Backstage Bar.
I have no suggestions for your Friday and Saturday evening this week. If I may make a vague recommendation, go somewhere quiet and soothing. Just take it easy because Sunday will be big.
I’ve got a recommendation for Sunday’s game for you, directly inspired by where I spent last weekend’s contest. Friday and Saturday, let’s talk bands, ’Burgh and otherwise.
I’ll leave you to your own devices during the game itself, but I’ve got a three-part postgame celebration to recommend. Elsewhere this weekend, comedy and silver-screen opera. Make it a diverse couple of days.
In a radical departure from the two-month history of this blog, let’s ignore the weekend and come up with a few things to do next week: Comedy, classic movies and beer.
Unlike the regular season events, the Pittsburgh Public Theater will let you bring your drinks in with you for Saturday's Second City show. As with all comedy, please drink heavily; it’ll seem that much funnier.
Go out while you still can: Three films shot in the 'Burgh are in wide release, plus the East End offers plenty of places for burgers and brews. But everything I said last week about avoiding the mall still applies.
This weekend, I go against the very nature of the blog and, in the name of keeping you safe and warm this holiday weekend, recommend a few things to do … at home.
