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Pittsburgh's forever angel Donnie Iris 😢 Check out these old photos and wipe tears with us www.pghcitypaper.com/blogs/2012-b...

Not so much "Hallelujah" as "A Leah" at the Pearly Gates. RIP to a legend. 🪽

MulletReview, aka Brandon Elliott, a former mail carrier turned “hot blonde” and East Asian buffet connoisseur, sampled Pittsburgh's local institutions, including Hokkaido Seafood Buffet. Elliott’s stated goal is eating at a Chinese buffet every day until he gets food poisoning...

This week includes updates on Lilith, Opafe Bakery, Fairmont Pittsburgh, Spritzery, plus a new Clark Bar (!), and more Pittsburgh food news:

The Tennessee rapper and Steelers enthusiast is coming to Citizens Live at The Wylie in early November:

Looking for a new job? We searched local job boards and social media and scoured our email for the best job openings and job fairs around Pittsburgh this week:

The Congelier mansion myth may have its origins in the since-demolished Cancelliere house:

Hellbender's new partnership with Anthem Vinyl helps address the ongoing global vinyl backlog:

Food writer Dan Tallarico turned his love of Pittsburgh's pizza scene into Slice Something Slice, a pizza musical that relies almost entirely on audience participation:

Steel City Ghostbusters, a charitable organization with more than 30 members, recently became a nonprofit, giving it a higher level of prominence and prestige.

A roast of Stephen King, a drag pageant, a bunch of fall fests, a spooky book fair, and more top events in Pittsburgh this week...

The Schenley Park cruising spot has been threatened several times by police raids and development plans. www.pghcitypaper.com/news-2/lgbtq...

The Pittsburgh Silent Film Society has a full slate of live-scored movies coming to screens this fall...

The residents at Misfits Coven, run by two vegan witches, include cows, horses, chickens, rabbits, and a recently rescued tortoise...

Are you 21 or older and want a place to share your Pokémon obsession with other adults? Pittsburgh has you covered...

On Saturday, people filled Grant St. in Downtown Pittsburgh for a ‘No Kings’ rally centered around early voting. Pittsburgh native Billy Porter took to the microphone to address the crowd: “Is it time for a revolution yet?” www.pghcitypaper.com/news-2/polit...

Looking for a new job in Pittsburgh? We scoured social media and local job listings to find some of the best verified employment opportunities available this week.

A fixture on Baum Boulevard, Cafe Sam has long felt shrouded in mystery, as if transported from another time. In 2018, the restaurant quietly closed after nearly 30 years in business. There was no fanfare or even public notice. (archive article)

These houses and apartments listed on Zillow for sale or for rent in Pittsburgh are listed at comparatively affordable prices. Plus, you can enjoy some humor between the lines...

If you’re a restaurant owner or manager who values the safety and dignity of your staff, we hope you’ll share your job openings with us. If you’re a worker looking for something new, we hope you find it here. www.pghcitypaper.com/columns/now-... Share your job openings: info@pghcitypaper.com

A Ghostbusters bash, a Speed-y musical, a psychics fair, a zombified weekend, and more top events in Pittsburgh this week...

We try to make sense of the so-called Elusive Chicken Tender Man, an outsider art sculpture whose origins and creator remain cloaked in mystery...

In The Devil Wears Polo, Alana Wenk revisits a career spent juggling kitchen shifts, a chicken parm controversy, and a boss whose “people first” promises didn’t match her experience...

Joe Manganiello wants you to judge his new book, Bloodlines, by its cover:

GOAT Gamers, a video game sharing space, is in a better place now, but it needs to grow even more to sufficiently combat its high operating costs, owners say...

Discord and meetup groups have been popping up to help fill a space once occupied by water coolers and book clubs...

In this new series, Intersections, our staff photographer discovers beauty amongst the monotony of daily life, concentrating on two popular intersecting streets around Pittsburgh...

This week's Food News includes updates on Shorty's Social Kitchen, New Amsterdam, Apteka, Northside Sandwich Week, and more...

John Cameron Mitchell brings "a wonderful orgy of Hedwig" to Roxian Theatre as part of the cult film's 25th anniversary tour.

After decades of mass merchandising and subsequent reinvention by online weirdos, a group of Pittsburgh musicians is giving Garfield the musical treatment...

Looking for a new job? We've scoured social media and local job boards to find verified job openings in Pittsburgh this week:

As Long Beach, N.Y. emo punk outfit Oso Oso prepares to tour for their sixth album, an exchange of information, lead singer-songwriter and guitarist Jade Lilitri is looking forward to returning to Pittsburgh...

There are places in this world that were clearly built for people, like Paris, and places constructed entirely for cars, like McKnight Road. In between is where most of us live...

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To guide and inspire our fair city and its denizens, I’ve pulled a tarot card for the major astrological happenings in the coming month:

Have you signed up to become a City Paper member yet? If not, now's the time, because if you do, you'll get an invitation to come have a beer with us (and on us!) at our first Member Meetup next week. (Plus many more perks!) Check out the membership options at pghcitypaper.com/membership-levels.

The Center for OCD and Anxiety, which has four locations in the Pittsburgh region, uses social media, podcasts, community events, and other avenues to explain certain mental health conditions:

A "Graffiti Jam" at Color Park, a pet photoshoot with Michael Myers, an enchanting model train at Phipps, and more top events in Pittsburgh this week:

Because beer and football go together like Aaron Rodgers and conspiracy theories...

The doom-pop artist delves into sleep paralysis and self-doubt on her tenth LP.

Ming-na Wen's first cookbook, "Have You Eaten Yet? Family Recipes from a Restaurant Daughter," revisits her childhood with an adult’s understanding. www.pghcitypaper.com/food-drink/i...

Jared Lemus, author of "Guatemalan Rhapsody," returns to Pittsburgh with a PEN Prize, a forthcoming novel, and a writing career that once felt impossible to attain...

This week's Food News includes updates on Titusz, Palm Palm, Dynamic Coffee Roasters, Dianoia’s Eatery, and more...

Need a place to show off your dog’s simply adorable Halloween costume, but not sure where to begin? Pittsburgh has plenty of festive, dog-friendly October events, both spooky and purely autumnal, to have seasonal fun with your furry friend. 🐕

Looking for a new job? We searched local employment guides and social media to curate a list of the best job openings around Pittsburgh this week, including a lawyer, a car photographer, a sous chef, and more...

If something about last month felt inexplicably eerie, it was probably the aura emanating from the new horror books, all coincidentally released on Sept. 15 by local authors Gwendolyn Kiste, Zoje Stage, and Ally Russell...