Fall Forward

The sun rises over a greenhouse at the Frick Art & Historical Center. Thanks to Daylight Savings Time, Mondays begin an hour earlier, and with dropping temperatures, frost begins to dust the fallen leaves.

On a quiet autumn morning, runners make their way down the Eliza Furnace Trail, a popular route along the Monongahela River.

The orchestra rests and retunes between acts at the Carnegie Music Hall, in the town of Carnegie. The Pittsburgh Savoyards have performed for 72 seasons, and in October they played an operatic double-feature: Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi and Gilbert and Sullivan’s Trial by Jury.

A sign is raised for the next event at the Kelly Strayhorn Theatre. Constructed in 1919, the building once was a cinema that played silent films. Today, the Kelly-Strayhorn hosts a variety of cultural programs, from dance recitals to poetry slams and the 48-Hour Film Festival.

The Waffle Shop attracts eclectic patrons in East Liberty. Yes, it’s a functional diner, but the Shop also broadcasts its own talk-show and boasts a “storytelling billboard” on its roof. Created by Carnegie-Mellon artists, the Waffle Shop began as a clever experiment and has become a neighborhood institution.

A flurry of limbs and faces, Amanda Fisher, Melissa Tyler and Joshua Sweeny perform for Multiplicity, an event incorporating dance and spoken words. The show was hosted by Bodiography Contemporary Ballet, a company for early-career dancers.

Pitt alumnus Matt Wein pores over old newspapers at the Pitt News office. The daily student paper recently celebrated 100 years of publication with an open-house, Panthers game and Sunday brunch.

Jack-o-Lanterns decorate a set of steps on Chatham University campus. Only a few days after Halloween, they are already nibbled by squirrels.

Cameras are armed and ready at the Waffle Shop, which doubles as a talk-show studio.

The sign of East Liberty is barely visible through the construction of a new Target. The superstore is the latest in a series of new developments as the neighborhood struggles to balance corporate gentrification with plucky small businesses.

Days after a bitter election season, signs still stand around the entrance to the Carnegie Library in Squirrel Hill. While the library cannot officially endorse candidates, much hangs in the balance: The systems face ongoing threats of slashed budgets.

This mobile truck, labeled “Research to Go,” invites passersby to participate in short, computer-based studies. Operated by Carnegie-Mellon University, the truck the truck recently promised a “free snack” to participants while parked in Squirrel Hill.

Pirates fans buy vintage newspapers on Oct. 13. Fifty years earlier, Bill Mazeroski hit his ninth-inning home-run, winning Game 7 against the Yankees and winning the 1960 World Series. This year, thousands of fans poured into Oakland, the former site of Forbes Field, to listen to the original radio broadcast and celebrate the Pirates’ finest hour.

Looking over Heinz Field on Oct. 17, all was calm from the perspective of Mount Washington. But tensions mounted when Ben Roethlisberger played his first game since his suspension. The controversial quarterback faced a mix of boos and cheers as he led the Steelers against the Cleveland Browns.