By Makenna Smith Kelly Sanders has dreamed up a real-life love letter to Pittsburgh during the upcoming NFL draft: A day-party, or “darty,” packed with football-shaped pizzas from No Horns Pizza, sausage sandwiches, or “sandies,” from Parma Sausage, Millie’s ice cream scoops, and “The Draft Draft” from East End Brewing. Sanders, the owner of retail store…
By: Robert Fornataro When most people think about adult fitness, they picture treadmills, weights, or maybe even a yoga mat. But three nights a week, Monday through Wednesday, at 8:00 p.m., the sound of feet hitting a spring floor has become the normal to many as a very different kind of workout. At Gymsport Athletic…
Laura McCarthy, social worker, 45, voted via mail-in ballot, so that she could volunteer on Election Day. She said that it is important to vote this year to “maintain the Supreme Courts.” Over her lifetime, McCarthy finds voting to be “more and more urgent” than in the past. Thelma Helich, a Mt. Lebanon resident, stands…
By Cilia Catello The morning of the 2025 general election brought eager politicians and voters alike out to the polls. The early morning autumn air was crisp and the sun was bright as everyone gathered outside of the largest precinct in all of Alleghney County, Sterrett Classical Academy. There was only one last thing to…
In chilly Downtown Pittsburgh, the smell of Primanti Bros. sandwiches wafts through the air as voters filter in and out of polling places, bringing another unmistakable scent with them: politics. Pennsylvania voters are heading to the polls for a pivotal election featuring several high-profile races. Three state Supreme Court justices are seeking reelection, while additional…
Environmental education specialist at Point State Park, Jack Lachendro knows leaves like the back of his hand. Every fall, leaves litter forest floors. Local parks balance keeping paths and recreation areas clean and tidy for park-goers, while also considering the environment. “The best thing we can do—at least in my personal opinion—[is] see all of…
By: Nicholas Brown Harvest Moon Coffee & Chocolates is quietly redefining local nightlife in the Alle-Kiski Valley, one acoustic set and Vietnamese iced coffee at a time. Founded in 2020, the cafe now operates at two locations, the original shop in Tarentum and the other in the Heights Plaza in Harrison’s Natrona Heights neighborhood. Utilizing…
By: Kaiya Russell Photo Courtesy of Kennywood Fog spills across the ground as shrieks echo from somewhere up ahead. The tunnel into Kennywood’s Phantom Fall Fest swallows you in with pulsing strobe lights and sinister laughter, a threshold that signals the summer park has shed its cheerful skin for something darker. What most visitors don’t…
Due to the frigid weather that the City of Pittsburgh faced this year, the CitiParks warming centers were activated several times to offer shelter to those living in the surrounding Pittsburgh neighborhoods. But in Downtown, no CitiParks warming center exists. There are six CitiParks warming centers located around the city in Beechview, Brighton Heights, Greenfield,…
By: Gavin Petrone Walking through Riverview Park on a cool, late-March afternoon, one would be hard pressed to see any obvious sign of white-tailed deer. No tracks, no visible buck rub on tree bark, no droppings; no deer. The deer’s meal of choice, sprouts and seedlings, litter the ground along Riverview’s trails. These plants were…
