Robert Morris University’s new UPMC Events center opened in May, but this is the month the Moon Township venue shows how much of a draw it can be for touring artists, with some major acts stepping into the spotlight.
La Prima Espresso and Nicholas Coffee & Tea Co. remain standard-bearers in the Strip and Downtown, respectively. These four shops — some of which you may not have happened upon in your day-to-day routine — join them in elevating coffee culture in and around Downtown.
Poet and essayist Kristin Kovacic’s History of My Breath is a luminous study in shared intimacy. These essays ranging in topic from childhood to childbirth, parenting to care giving, busing to active shooter drills in schools take in the full scope of Kovacic’s life.
