Head brewer Matt Moninger describes his encounter with a spirit at Church Brew Works. Credit: CP Photo: Mars Johnson / CP Illustration: Jeff Schreckengost Fall has arrived, and that means it’s spooky ...

The Steel City’s accent is a thing to behold. Words like “iron” aren’t pronounced “eye-urn” but instead like “arn.” The word “steel” is spoken like the word “still,” and sometimes Pittsburgh actually ...

One night in the mid-1980s, Scott* tells me, his roommate went to the Fruit Loop — a secluded stretch of roadway in the southwest corner of Schenley Park — hoping to catch some dick. When the roommate ...

Fifteen years ago, comedian and sex worker Lane Kwederis was with a client who casually mentioned that after the session, they should stop by the ATM. At first, she didn’t know what he meant, and then ...

A common refrain in Pittsburgh these days is that nothing is open late anymore. Gone are the days of 24-hour diners, hedonistic nightlife, and after-hours clubs — to hear many tell it, they’ve been ...

Third Wednesday of every month, 1-2:30 p.m.

Growing up in North Central Pennsylvania meant reaping the culinary benefits of being situated between Philly and New York City. The pizza and sandwiches, particularly the cheesesteaks, are staples of ...

The Pennsylvania wilderness boasts creatures great and small, from wild turkeys to black bears to the occasional river gator. There are those, however, who believe a more mysterious creature roams the ...

Silvan Goddin stands ankle-deep in the carrot bed at her shared homestead, tugging up a fistful of purslane — wild, nutrient-packed, and stubborn enough to grow where nothing else will. In minutes, ...

One of the great pleasures of my work — as both a sex writer and a sex worker — has been the close proximity I’ve been granted to other peoples’ desires, things that I would have never thought to ...

Pittsburgh takes pride in being the Unofficial Zombie Capital of the World, a self-imposed title related to late director George A. Romero shooting his Night of the Living Dead films in and around the ...

If Jackie Evancho looks familiar, it’s likely because you’ve seen her on the small screen belting out operatic versions of well-known standards, or perhaps even the national anthem. “I think honestly, ...