Eric Boyd

A Family Serves Pittsburgh, Generation after Generation

At the start of the 1900’s millions of immigrants bid farewell to their countries to find opportunities in America. Make…

7 years ago

Carrie Furnaces Turned Up the Heat at Festival of Combustion

Over Labor Day weekend Pittsburghers got the chance to see the Carrie Furnace in action once again. While this national…

7 years ago

Film Fridays: “Ingrid Goes West” at the Southside

Formerly Movie Mondays, LOCAL invites you to check out Film Fridays, a weekly write-up on a new movie playing over the…

7 years ago

2017’s Festival of Combustion to Forge Art and History at the Carrie Furnace

Pittsburghers will have the chance to kick off the Labor Day weekend by literally playing with fire. River of Steel’s…

7 years ago

“We’re Here; This is It”: Pittsburgh’s Classic Sandwiches

Pittsburghers are known to be passionate people, about many things. A few that come to mind: sports is ubiquitous; bars…

7 years ago

Homestead’s “Abandoned Pittsburgh” Preserves History Through Photography

As the Art director for Pittsburgh Magazine, Chuck Beard has had the opportunity to discover and discuss the city’s eclectic…

7 years ago

Homestead Music Hall Delivers on Their “Night of Fights”

The seats are wooden. Underneath each are wire rods shaped to hold a man’s fedora, a nice feature for the…

7 years ago

In Homestead, Michael McSorley Prepares for a “Night of Fights”

Michael McSorley enters the Conn-Greb Boxing Club—a purposefully tucked away, nearly hidden gym on North Craig Street—and sets down a…

7 years ago

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre having a Historic Collaboration with Dance Theatre of Harlem

Rightfully or not, the world of ballet has been thought of as a closed-off space to diversity. However, Terrence Orr,…

7 years ago

Pittsburgh Goes to DC for AWP Writers’ Conference

Pittsburghers are known to represent their hometown wherever they are. It’s not uncommon to hear sports commentators marvel at the…

7 years ago