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POLITICS: County Exec. candidates pledge campaign finance reforms. As the race to replace outgoing Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald increasingly centers on allegations of misconduct, candidates are scrambling to present themselves as upright reformists. Executive hopefuls Dave Fawcett and Sara Innamorato have both issued loud calls for campaign finance reform...

All the Pittsburgh News You Missed This Week (March 22-29)

At 7:30 p.m. on a Monday night in February, the doors of Kickback are closed for the day. Despite this, the inside of the Lawrenceville pinball cafe buzzes with activity as members of the Pittsburgh Women's Pinball League take over the various machines. Women and femme-identifying members drift in and...

Pittsburgh Women's Pinball League flips off misogyny with supportive play

Despite being published in 1993, late author Octavia Butler's novel The Parable of the Sower more than resonates today. The science fiction work covers climate change, social inequality, and disenfranchisement, and its post-apocalyptic setting reflects a reality that feels frighteningly possible. These themes are explored through music in Toshi Reagon's...

Parable of the Sower opera puts musical spin on Octavia Butler's sci-fi novel

Fear seized parents, students, and educators this morning after false reports of active shooters at two Pittsburgh high schools prompted mass police responses and nearby lockdowns. Reports came around 11 a.m. that shooters were on site in Central Catholic and Oakland Catholic schools, both in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood. Surrounding institutions,...

School shooting hoax leads to lockdowns, evacuations, and panic in Oakland

Indie Bookseller Spotlight is a regular column listing new releases at Pittsburgh book shops. Support local businesses and find your next favorite read. Saltwater Demands a Psalm by Kweku Abimbola (Graywolf Press) The debut from poet Kweku Abimbola draws from Ghana’s Akan tradition of naming babies according to the day...

Indie Bookseller Spotlight: New releases at City Books

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After decades without a grocer, Millvale Market has the neighborhood buzzing

Millvale has yearned for an accessible grocery store within its heavily residential community. Jen Saffron realized this once she set up the social media accounts for...

After decades without a grocer, Millvale Market has the neighborhood buzzing

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