Downtown News Archives

Of the reasons Scott Noxon has for closing one of Pittsburgh's oldest gay and lesbian nightclubs, the most significant might be that there really isn't much of a need for such establishments anymore.

Spend an hour hanging with some of the biggest names in art. Through Nov. 20, Carnegie Museum of Art in Oakland is offering free, guided, one-hour tours of some of the star attractions in its permanent collection.

The former G.C. Murphy store seems to be having no trouble making the transition from five and dime to Downtown living pad.

We love Franktuary for many reasons. The Downtown lunch spot is unbeatable when it comes to veggie dogs done up Chicago-style; organic, grass-finished, local beef dogs; and ice cream floats that turn any ordinary afternoon into a celebration.

Like a fine wine, a finely tuned choral group truly can get better with age. To help in that effort, though, money is needed, and those with a musical background are often encouraged to join and add their talents.

Max & Erma's, the popular chain of restaurants around Pittsburgh, filed for voluntary bankruptcy protection from creditors on Friday in hopes of reorganizing the troubled business.

Citiparks farmers markets run through Thanksgiving: * East Liberty, 3:30-7:30 p.m. Mondays, Penn Circle West next to McDonald's * South Side, 3:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Corner of 18th and East Carson streets * Carrick, 33:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Carrick Shopping Center, Brownsville Road and Parkfield Street * Bloomfield, 3:30-7:30 p.m. Thursdays, ...

There will be traffic changes in downtown Pittsburgh as a result of North Shore Connector work.

Zombies, like vampires, warrant endless metaphorical revision. George Romero cast the undead as living vessels for, among other things, racism and consumerism.

On the heels of the G-20, another, less contentious, summit visits Pittsburgh Oct.

Monday, October 19 11:30 am - 1:30 pm City-County Building, 414 Grant Street, Downtown Pittsburgh Contact: Mayor's Office of Sustainability at 412-255-2254 The City of Pittsburgh will be providing tree seedlings free of charge to City residents to plant in their yards.

Compared to many of the popular story ballets it stages, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre is quite young.

The office vacancy rate in the Pittsburgh area increased slightly in the third quarter although several major leases were signed, including P.J. Dick Inc.

The live music scene in Pittsburgh is hardly music to Tony DePaolis' ears. At 27, he says he counts himself among an endangered species -- musicians who support themselves solely by performing.

All of a sudden, the lowly hot dog -- staple of ballgames and finicky children -- has become hip.

Many of the blue mailboxes that vanished from city streets as a safety precaution before the G-20 summit are still missing two weeks later, and some may never return.

The Heinz History Center, which is taking over operation of the Fort Pitt Museum, above, predicts it will need $500,000 to cover the extra costs.

Trumpeter Sean Jones: "It's important for me to let Pittsburgh know, 'This is your orchestra.' " One might call the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra the "house band" for Heinz Hall.

Terror won in Pittsburgh last week. Not the terror of bombs and blood, of course, but what terror necessarily seems to force.

Samuel M. Kier watched as the lamp burned, and hoped the fuel he was testing would give off a brilliant light with no smoke.

An old saying goes "When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail." The corollary might be that when police don riot gear, everyone looks like a rioter.

Dozen Bake Shop , which was established in 2006, has maintained locations in Squirrel Hill and Lawrenceville.

Pittsburgh has a rich history in jazz, dance and the arts in general. This legacy was celebrated in a spectacular showcase earlier this month.

Police quickly put on gas masks after the tear gas they threw into a crowd blew back onto them.