FREE WILL ASTROLOGY April 25-May 1
Pittsburgh City Paper
by Rob Brezsny
1d ago
Plan your week with a little help from this week's Free Will Astrology, offering insights into love, money, and spiritual well-being. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Have you ever gotten your mind, heart, and soul in sweet alignment with the spiritual beauty of money? An opportunity to do that is available ..read more
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Pittsburgh’s street trees are free upon request. So why do they often go to the city’s wealthiest residents?
Pittsburgh City Paper
by James Paul
1d ago
Pittsburgh City Paper mapped every street tree planted and managed by the City of Pittsburgh as of 2014 and overlaid them on a map of neighborhoods and their median household incomes recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau in 2022. The results show that 37% of all 33,071 city-planted street trees line the streets of Pittsburgh's top 15 wealthiest neighborhoods. Meanwhile, several lower-income neighborhoods have fewer than 10. It's one in a slew of spring's first hot days, and K. Chase Patterson is wearing thick black sunglasses ..read more
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Sophie Masloff seldom talked about her childhood. Were seedy family ties the reason?
Pittsburgh City Paper
by David S. Rotenstein
1d ago
Masloff entered politics at a time when racketeers had unfettered access to the highest city and county offices. One man claimed that Masloff had helped to fix gambling cases while she worked as a court clerk, and Pittsburgh City Paper had to ask, “Did Sophie Masloff have criminal ties?” Sophie Masloff was Pittsburgh’s first woman mayor ..read more
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Power-ranking the Pittsburgh Pirates' 2024 walkup music
Pittsburgh City Paper
by Colin Williams
2d ago
Baseball aside, which Buccos have the bangers? We're ranking all 26 of the Pirates' walkup songs for pitchers and batters in 2024. The Pirates are back. PNC Park is once again reverberating with cheers and heckling ..read more
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Clay Pittsburgh fires up pottery community with studio tours, big plans for the future
Pittsburgh City Paper
by Amanda Waltz
3d ago
The Pittsburgh nonprofit organization plans to make the art of pottery available to everyone with access to studio space, kilns, and more. Pottery had a moment over the pandemic, as celebrities like actor Seth Rogen proudly posted their creations on Instagram, inspiring others to take a stab at clay. Longtime Pittsburgh potter Daniel Vito, who teaches classes at his South Side business Fireborn Studios, credits one influence attracting people to the art form — the British reality competition series The Great Pottery Throw Down ..read more
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Now Hiring in Pittsburgh: Public Source, Powdermill Nature Reserve, Cinderlands Beer Co., and more
Pittsburgh City Paper
by Morgan Biddle
3d ago
Looking for a new job? We searched through local employment guides to curate a list of the best job openings around Pittsburgh, including avian research field assistant, marketing manager, digital content producer, and more. Nonprofit Operations Coordinator for Development & Events ..read more
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These eco-friendly Pittsburgh restaurants are putting in the work to be sustainable
Pittsburgh City Paper
by Aakanksha Agarwal
3d ago
If you’re hungry, but want to leave as little trace as possible, here is a guide to Pittsburgh's blossoming eco-friendly restaurant scene. Sure, April brings May flowers or whatever, but it also brings Earth Day, which in recent years has bloomed into Earth Month — a necessary annual reminder that our planet is on the brink of destruction ..read more
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Record Store Day in Pittsburgh finds more music shops selling cassette tapes
Pittsburgh City Paper
by Ethan Beck
6d ago
Ahead of Record Store Day, local music shops and record labels say demand for tapes is rising fast. Years before he was a music store clerk at Millvale’s legendary Attic Records, cassettes were a vital part of discovering music for Tony Theil ..read more
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Pa. Attorney General candidate Keir Bradford-Grey discusses her upbringing, career, and plans
Pittsburgh City Paper
by Maia Williams
6d ago
After overcoming childhood challenges and setting lofty goals, Bradford-Grey is hoping to become the first Black attorney general in Pa. history. With the Primary Election ahead on April 23, Keir Bradford-Grey's candidacy for Pennsylvania attorney general is rooted in her deep commitment to advocating for underserved communities ..read more
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Affordable-ish Housing in Pittsburgh: The g-word edition
Pittsburgh City Paper
by Michael Machosky
6d ago
Not every change is gentrification. Some of it is, though! The average home price in San Francisco is $1.4 million dollars ..read more
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