House of the Week: Roomy Fox Chapel Colonial

This home features high quality features and finishes throughout.

412 N Pasadena Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15215 This five-bedroom home is set on a private lot in Fox Chapel.   The expansive gourmet kitchen, den and screened-in porch are an entertainer’s dream. The kitchen features high-end stainless steel appliances, granite countertops and terracotta tile   A fireplace is the focal point in the spacious family room featuring a wet bar…

What Makes the Ultimate House Ultimate?

There’s a long list.

How many people can stand comfortably inside your closet?  At Lumière, our 5th annual Ultimate House, the answer is 15 and counting. Inside the $2.65 million penthouse at 350 Oliver Ave., everything is big and beautiful. Soon you can see it for yourself.  The multiple walk-in closets inside the 3-bedroom, 3.5-bath condominium will be custom-made by Closet Factory and valued…

6 Important Buildings from Pittsburgh’s Black History

Despite efforts to preserve noteworthy African American architectural sites, many continue to deteriorate.

THE NEW GRANADA THEATER When she leads visitors on tours of the Hill District, Kim Ellis likes to point out the state historical marker recognizing August Wilson’s birthplace. She is even more pleased to show them the simple brick building behind it, which is where the celebrated playwright — who was also her uncle — grew up. Surprisingly, the Pulitzer Prize…

Why Was Our 5th Annual Ultimate House Delayed?

The luxury space at the former Saks Fifth Avenue site was supposed to be open for public tours in September of last year. Find out what happened.

Lumière at 350 Oliver Avenue on January 6, 2020. Lumière, Pittsburgh Magazine’s fifth annual Ultimate House project, is nearly ready to open its doors. Originally scheduled to be the September 2019 Ultimate House, public tours inside Lumière had to be postponed due to construction delays. Lumière, developed by Millcraft Investments, comprises 86 residences with views of the city in a…

Reviving History: The Fight for the Old Stone Tavern

The building originally operated as a tavern, tollhouse and inn on the Washington Pike. It had served patrons for more than 220 years before closing in 2008.

AN ARTIST’S RENDERING OF HOW THE REVITALIZED TAVERN COULD LOOK | PHOTOS COURTESY PITTSBURGH’S OLD STONE TAVERN TRUST INC. The fate of Pittsburgh’s oldest commercial building, a West End tavern where Whiskey Rebellion conspirators once hatched their plans, ultimately rests on whether someone is willing to bet a couple million dollars on reopening it. The Old Stone Tavern, at 434…

My Favorite Room with Richard DeShantz

Much like his food, the celebrated chef’s home in Pittsburgh’s Allentown neighborhood is a work of art. 

Richard Deshantz is one of Pittsburgh’s most celebrated and prolific chefs — that’s no secret. But perhaps a lesser known tidbit about the co-owner of the Richard DeShantz Restaurant Group — whose restaurant portfolio includes Meat & Potatoes, Butcher and the Rye, täkō, Pork & Beans, Poulet Bleu and Fish nor Fowl, plus the upcoming Coop de Ville and gi-jin…

A Grand New Addition to Pittsburgh Miniature Railroad Display

An iconic Downtown department store is now part of the train display at the Carnegie Science Center.

PHOTOS COURTESY CARNEGIE SCIENCE CENTER Each year, the Carnegie Science Center adds a structure to its intricate Miniature Railroad & Village exhibit depicting scenes from the history of western Pennsylvania. For the railroad’s 100th anniversary, it needed to be something grand. “Grand Depot,” the original Kaufmann’s Department Store Downtown, complete with the iconic clock, now sits between the Second Indiana…

Holiday Gift Ideas from Wendell August Forge

New this year: the Pittsburgh Steelers collection.

Crafted just outside of Pittsburgh for nearly a century, Wendell August gifts are unique symbols of the stories, traditions and milestones that bind us together. Using hand and hammer, our master craftsmen work tirelessly to ensure every piece we forge is special. From our new Pittsburgh Penguins Players Edition Coaster Set, to our stunning new Pittsburgh Steelers Collection featuring a…

Largest Exhibit of Real Mummies Comes to Pittsburgh

Walk like an Egyptian to “Mummies of the World” at Carnegie Science Center.

COURTESY CARNEGIE SCIENCE CENTER “May I look upon my soul and my shadow?” — The Egyptian Book of the Dead Mummies are wrapped in mystery and shrouded in silence — literally and figuratively. They intrigue, captivate and frighten us, turning up everywhere from high-culture museums to pop-culture resurrections on the silver screen. (A rollicking take in 1999 had a cocky…

2019 40 Under 40

  Each year, Pittsburgh Magazine and PUMP recognize 40 outstanding individuals under the age of 40 whose creativity, vision and passion enrich the Pittsburgh region. it’s time to meet the class of 2019. You can read more about these amazing individuals in our November issue and online. The winners were honored at a reception at the Rivers Casino Ballroom on…

Three Rivers Champions Celebration

Pittsburgh Magazine’s Three Rivers Champions is a recognition program designed to honor a Pittsburgher who has demonstrated exceptional commitment to serving our community through volunteerism and charitable deeds. Our 2018 honorees were recognized at an awards celebration on Nov. 15. Click to see pictures from the event.

Fashion with Compassion

Pittsburgh Magazine and American Heart Association partner again to host the 7th Annual Fashion With Compassion, a fashion show, fundraiser and silent auction at Stage AE presented by UPMC Health Plan and ticket proceeds benefited the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women campaign.

Best of the ‘Burgh Winners Reception

This spring, our readers cast thousands of votes in categories ranging from businesses and celebrities to farmer’s markets and food trucks. Then we added our own Editors’ picks to the mix. Join us at the Rivers Casino this July to celebrate these winners and Pittsburgh Magazine’s 50th Birthday.

Meredith Cocks and Brian Curry

This couple made their vows at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in a ceremony officiated by the groom’s brother.

This couple made their vows at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in a ceremony officiated by the groom’s brother.