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 ...

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 ...

In 2020-21, after losing my full-time job and facing the pandemic mid-divorce, my family needed SNAP assistance to survive. While I continued working a part-time freelancing gig while searching ...

Out of all of Pittsburgh’s reportedly haunted sites, the National Aviary might be the least known. One of my favorite places in the city, the Aviary is home to more than 500 birds representing 150 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dry January may be over, but the non-alcoholic movement continues to gain momentum across the country. Last month, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued a public advisory warning that alcohol ...

This past weekend I visited a beloved client whom I hadn’t seen in more than six months. Before this hiatus, we spent one weekend a month together for a few years. Our weekends were on my calendar in ...

Amanda Barnes of the Steel City Ratting Coalition hunts for rats in a barn in Canfield, Ohio. Credit: Mars Johnson The pitch for the Steel City Ratting Coalition couldn’t be any clearer. “Yinz got ...

Taiwanese teahouse culture has blown up worldwide in the last decade, and has found its way to the Burgh, with cafes brewing and bubbling all over the city, pun totally intended. The easy-drinking, ...

It’s early afternoon on the last frigid Monday in January, and the parking lot of Modern Adult 711 in McKeesport is packed. New-model pickup trucks are waxed to a high shine against the crust of road ...

When it comes to adult entertainment, watching live performances by webcam couples offers a unique and exhilarating experience. Whether it’s a straight couple, two ladies, or two men, witnessing real ...