Author: Robert Isenberg

Phoenix Rising

Seasoned theater vets Andrew S. Paul and Mark Clayton Southers team up to give Pittsburgh a new kind of theater via The Phoenix.

Happily Ever After

Named for the Mon Valley town, the ever-cheerful band Donora is fronted by vocalist Casey Hanner and continues to produce catchy songs.

The Write Way

Life in prison doesn’t exactly inspire creativity or story-drafting. Fortunately, Sarah Shotland came up with Words Without Walls, which teaches inmates how to perfect their writing.

Bella Latte

Slip out of hibernation mode and head to one of these fine coffee shops for a nighttime pick-me-up — and good conversation.

Switching Channels

Bricolage Production Co. is currently presenting its fourth season of Midnight Radio, which wraps this month with “Cult Movie Classics.”

Wiz Kid

Enjoying a meteoric rise to fame after “Black and Yellow” went platinum just two years ago, native son Wiz Khalifa is helping transform Pittsburgh into a hip-hop capital.

Pub Games 101

Instead of hibernating this winter, head out to one of the city’s finest watering holes for thought-provoking games — and a good time.

Affairs of State

Pittsburgh Public Theater’s 2012-2013 lineup, which debuts this month, features classics and newer shows that have one common thread: the United States.