Pittsburgh is on track to become a major player in the entertainment industry, generating jobs and revenue. But there are challenges to realizing this dream.
Jamie and Ali McMutrie, for their inspiring bravery and selflessness while saving orphaned children of Haiti—both before and after the country’s devastating earthquake—are Pittsburgh magazine’s 2010 Pittsburghers of the Year.
This fall, several Pittsburgh universities received a windfall of federal and private grants to pursue groundbreaking research and development for everything from flying robot soldiers to spicy curry.
For years, the Reduced Shakespeare Co. has performed its abridged comedy shows at Pittsburgh Public Theater. Now, the group takes on the most Pittsburgh-centric topic of all: The Complete World of Sports.
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.
Forget the crowded malls. Don’t even think about gift cards. Give a present your loved ones will remember with these hilarious, homegrown threads from South Side’s own CommonWealth Press.
