Summer Gallery Roundup from LOCAL’s Visual Arts Editor L.E. McCullough
“Once the faintest stirring of hope became possible, the dominion of the plague was ended.” — Albert Camus, The Plague
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New children’s book celebrates Pittsburgh history, teen activism
“You can’t have a revolution without dancing,” says Pittsburgh author and former labor organizer Nicole McCandless.
Her new children’s book, Down on James Street published...
USS Fight Academy Welcomes Back Amateur Boxing in Pittsburgh with their First Fight Night
Steve “USS” Cunningham, a former two-time IBF Cruiserweight Champion, has been in many big fights in his career, but the biggest was with his...
Spring Gallery Roundup from LOCAL’s Visual Arts Editor L.E. McCullough
PITTSBURGH HAS AN enviable amount of Public Art, and it’s going to get plenty more of it soon.
The City of Pittsburgh is seeking artist...
Reilsono hopes to Use Lessons from Baseball to Create Better Leaders
Claudio Reilsono, 56, of Sewickley, always wanted to be a man of many hats, baseball hats mainly.
“I always wanted to coach baseball, scout professionally,...
Winter Gallery Roundup from LOCAL’s Visual Arts Editor L.E. McCullough
“A theatre, a literature, an artistic expression that does not speak for its own time has no relevance.” — playwright Dario Fo, Nobel Lecture,...
“One Long Shift In The Weeds” the Struggle, the Tenacity & the Hope...
I recently watched "One Long Shift In The Weeds" a documentary by Huggy Bear Media that speaks to the current COVID-related struggles within the...
Film Pittsburgh Fall Festival set for Nov. 11-22
“Independent filmmakers have their finger on the pulse of the world”
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ONE OF THE nation’s pre-eminent independent film festivals has expanded its offerings and moved...
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh exhibit speaks to the Political Now
THERE COMES a point in the daily sensory-overload immersion tank of nonstop social media chatter-adblast incursion-breaking news bulletins where you just have to come...
The Velvet Hearts! beat pandemic boredom through virtual burlesque shows
When the pandemic hit, local burlesque performers traded their pumps and pasties for sweatpants and Netflix.
As days turned into months, however, members of The...
Identify- What You Need To Know About Pittsburgh Business!
Pittsburgh is a well established metropolitan city trendy for its different names. The city is known for other names like “the steel city” and...