Featured Stories

Making the most of Pittsburgh's craft beer (by pairing it with the best kind of food)

Nichole Huff Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Just in time for Pittsburgh Craft Beer Week, some tips on pairing craft beer with food that brings out its best. Think Nut Brown Ale and a rich cheese or a Czech pilsner with spicy jambalaya. Learn more here then head for some Beer Week events like the Farm to Fork beer dinner where you can taste test. Cheers!

Food, Restaurants

Downtown & The Cultural District, Bloomfield, North Side

Pop City night at Pittsburgh Public Theater: Clybourne Park

Pop City Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Join us May 9th at Pittsburgh Public Theater to see Clybourne Park. Get 30% off tickets with discounted drinks. Click here for tickets and use the promo code: POPCITY. After the show, stay for the “Town Hall Talkback" with the cast.

Arts and Culture

Yarn bombing the Andy Warhol Bridge

Rebecca Lessner Wednesday, April 10, 2013

What would the Andy Warhol Bridge look like covered in yarn? We're about to find out if all goes as planned with the Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh and their plans to yarn bomb the bridge. It's part of a bigger effort to get the word out about the group and it's big exhibition starting this month.

Arts and Culture

Downtown & The Cultural District

Awesome ideas, Awesome Pittsburgh

Elizabeth Pagel-Hogan Wednesday, April 10, 2013

How do you make a city awesome? One way is to award one great idea every month with a micro-grant. That's the strategy behind Awesome Pittsburgh and the diverse board that funds it. Now just over a year old, the group is most famous for its award to ZipPitt. But more are coming every month and here's how.

Philanthropy, Talent

JFilm Festival kicks off 20th anniversary on April 11th

Jennifer Baron Wednesday, April 10, 2013

The acclaimed JFilm Festival kicks off its 20th anniversary this week, at five venues around the region for its showcase of award-winning documentaries, guest artists, special premieres and parties, and a short film competition. Opening night is already sold out so check it out now.

Arts and Culture, Diversity, Events, Film, Media, Pop Filter

Chef profiles: Kate Romane of e2

Elaine Labalme Wednesday, April 03, 2013

She opened her Highland Park restaurant on the night of Snowmaggedon, launched a successful Kickstarter campaign to expand (and survive) and is now established as one of the best and brightest chefs in town.

Restaurants

Highland Park

How do you feel about Shale drilling now?

Deb Smit Wednesday, April 03, 2013

Nearly three years ago in its early stage, we asked various people what they thought about the environmental impact of Shale drilling. Now that drillling is well underway, so to speak, we revisit the question to see how views have changed, if at all. Do they feel better? Worse? And what do they think the future holds?

Marcellus Shale

New in town? Come for dinner!

Tracy Certo Wednesday, April 03, 2013

Leave it to Pittsburghers. We put out the call for the biggest welcome dinner ever for newcomers, and we get more hosts signing up than newbies. If you're new to town, please join us on Saturday April 20th at a welcome dinner near you. And help spread the word!

Move to Pittsburgh

Pop Filter Hot Pick: Geek Art/Green Innovator's Festival (aka GA/GI) occupies Penn Avenue

Jennifer Baron Wednesday, April 03, 2013

Geek out and go green at this weekend's fourth annual Geek Art/Green Innovator's Festival (read: GA/GI) along the Penn Avenue arts district. Test out new video games designed right here in the Burgh, purchase eco-fashions from local designers and find out what exciting plans are in store for the roof of Downtown's USX Tower.

Arts and Culture, Community, Design, Emerging Technology, Events, Green Design, Innovation, Kidsburgh, Media, Music, Outdoor Recreation, Performing Arts, Pop Filter, Reuse / Rebuild, Sustainability

Taking computer science outside the lab

Joshua Barnes Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Bringing the thinking and the work behind computer science is the "new basic" for Pittsburgh students learning real-world skills and tech careers.

Date Night in Pittsburgh

Nichole Huff Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Day or night, here are great suggestions for that date with someone special, no matter how long you've known them. From the romantic power of the outdoors to exotic food, we've got you covered.

Move to Pittsburgh

Homegrown hops, giant sculptures, year-round fish and veggies: vacant lots get makeovers

Marty Levine Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Parklets and urban gardens? As vacant lot strategies: been there, overdone that. Groups around Pittsburgh are building massive art, growing hops for beer brewing and envisioning a time when geodesic domes sprout around the city, offering fresh produce and fish to the neighborhood.

Emerging Technology, Green Design, Reuse / Rebuild

Pop Filter Hot Pick: Three generations of Irish women tell stories in City Theatre's Little Gem

Jennifer Baron Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Emotional turmoil, moving monologues and plenty of Dublin slang converge as three generations of Irish women tell their version of the most tumultuous year of their lives in Little Gem. Marking City Theatre's first time working with award-winning Irish playwright Elaine Murphy, Little Gem will draw you in via stories told by its courageous hardworking women.

Events, Literary Arts, Performing Arts, Pop Filter

5 Pittsburgh crafters

Nick Keppler Wednesday, March 20, 2013

From boat and soap makers to artisans who craft lamps and arcade games, here are a few of the more unusual local DIY practitioners to watch in Pittsburgh.

Arts and Culture, Talent

Q&A: Kacey Wherley, TEDxGrandviewAve

Tracy Certo Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Pittsburgh now offers several local TEDx events, from TEDxCMU to TEDxPittsburgh. After a successful debut downtown, we caught up with the person who got TEDxGrandviewAve together and got the inside scoop. What does it take to pull one off and what's next for this one?

Innovation, Talent

Downtown & The Cultural District, Mt. Washington