February 11, 2015
Attack Theatre, which creates original collaborative dance-based performances, was founded in 1994 by Michele de la Reza and Peter Kope. In honor of the theatre’s 20th […]
February 11, 2015
A trip to the museum can expand your knowledge, amaze the senses, spark your imagination, and provide hours of fun. The Pittsburgh area has a plethora […]
February 11, 2015
The Cultural District as we know it today took shape in the early 1980s. Pittsburgh was suffering from industrial decline and the downtown area was vacant. […]
February 11, 2015
When it comes to movies, Pittsburgh is no understudy. Since the early 1900s, the city has played a starring role in the film industry. Whether it’s […]
November 24, 2014
In the late 1800s, traveling any great distance was expensive, time-consuming, and inconvenient. Television and radio were yet to be invented and the first primitive cars […]
November 24, 2014
Take a look back to 2014, when the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden was first opening their gates. We had the pleasure of speaking with Kitty Vagley, the […]
November 24, 2014
Jazz is a purely American art form. No one is quite sure where it first began, but its roots lie in the African American experience of […]
November 24, 2014
A quick scan of Pittsburgh’s newspaper archives reveals that Pittsburghers have always been fond of gambling—whether legal or not. Pittsburgh began as a working-class community, and […]
November 24, 2014
When you think of a city, what comes to mind are usually the imposing steel skyscrapers, concrete canyons, and the hustle and bustle of an urban […]