The people who work and live in the Strip District, one of Pittsburgh’s most dynamic neighborhoods, love chatting about the histories of their businesses and Read More ...
The spring holiday season of Easter and Passover is a wonderful opportunity to savor new ways of using cheese in festive meals. Almost any cheese Read More ...
It is no secret that the film industry is hitting Pittsburgh with the full force of its wallet and resources. From the police force to Read More ...
Pittsburgh’s own unique Art All Night celebration of the arts, now 16 years strong, is scheduled to start Saturday, April 27, at 4:00 p.m., concluding Read More ...
It’s there, right in the heart of the 16:62 Design Zone at 3513 Butler Street in Lawrenceville (412-621-3530; www.asianinfluences.com). You’ve only to open the door Read More ...
The people who work and live in the Strip District, one of Pittsburgh’s most dynamic neighborhoods, love chatting about the histories of their businesses and how they have thrived and transformed over the years. In January of this year I sat down with a few “old-timers” and listened to them share their memories of the Strip. Gus Stamoolis, owner of Stamoolis Brothers on Penn Avenue, elaborated a bit on his Read More ...
The spring holiday season of Easter and Passover is a wonderful opportunity to savor new ways of using cheese in festive meals. Almost any cheese can be an appetizer with crackers. But don’t stop there. Cheese accents or is a prime component in every course, from soup to dessert. To find out what’s available, and how to use it, I went exploring—where else?—in the Strip. “Pittsburgh is an ethnic melting Read More ...
It is no secret that the film industry is hitting Pittsburgh with the full force of its wallet and resources. From the police force to local diners such as the Strip’s own DeLuca’s, we have all been affected in some way by our appeal for Hollywood and its plentiful bounty. However, this grandstanding aspect of the film community has allowed something even more important to creep up and fester on Read More ...
Pittsburgh’s own unique Art All Night celebration of the arts, now 16 years strong, is scheduled to start Saturday, April 27, at 4:00 p.m., concluding Sunday, April 28, at 2:00 p.m. Yes, it really does go on all night. Yes, people really do come in the wee hours. During that time, “there are at least 100 people walking around,” says Kristen Batao, publicity chairperson for the all-volunteer group that organizes Read More ...
It’s there, right in the heart of the 16:62 Design Zone at 3513 Butler Street in Lawrenceville (412-621-3530; www.asianinfluences.com). You’ve only to open the door to feel transported to the Asian side of the Pacific rim, particularly the upscale antiques stores along Hong Kong’s famed Hollywood Road. But you are really in Asian Influences, a gallery filled with antique and contemporary Chinese, Japanese, and Korean home furnishings from the 19th Read More ...