Photo courtesy of Samantha Sears By Alyse Horn Samantha Sears will be performing Friday, July 8 at 9:30 p.m. at James Street Gastropub, 422 Foreland St. This is her second year performing at the Deutschtown Music Festival. Find out what she loves most out DMF and her advice for those attending for t...

Photo by Alyse Horn Amy Novelli and Gus Dieker work on the top portion of the mural on Wednesday, July 6. By Alyse Horn The side of the Allegheny City Brewing building, 507 Foreland St., is getting beautified. Residents who walk by will notice “Deutschtown!” painted on the building, accompanied by b...

On Wednesday, July 13 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Roger Humphries & RH Factor will perform during Jazz Wednesday in conjunction with Summer on Sampsonia by City of Asylum. Humphries performs every Wednesday, and every Thursday there is the Silenced Film Series . “Offside” will be shown this Thursday, Jul...

Photo by Alyse Horn By Alyse Horn Bakers, movers, shakers; all are welcome at the Tripoli Street Bakeyard , located at the intersection of Tripoli Street and Chestnut Street. The bakeyard started as an innovative project out of Neu Kirche Contemporary Art Center in part with their Fallow Grounds for...

The Deutschtown Music Festival is a free event that began in 2013 with 46 bands. Today, it had grown to 189 bands performing in multiple venues throughout Historic and East Deutschtown, but also other neighborhoods such as Troy Hill and Spring Garden. Cody Walters, co-founder for the event, said alm...

Photo by Casey Cunniff Members of Pittsburgh Flow Collective were seen about the party performing for attendees. The Mattress Factory held its annual Urban Garden Party on Friday, June 17, raising a total of nearly $270,000 for the museum. The theme this year was “Light Up the Night” to celebrate th...

Photo by Anthony Amato By Donnie Mangino In the sultry summer heat, beneath the golden evening light of June 21st, at the Alphabet City tent, 318 Sampsonia Way, the Women Writers of Northview Heights gathered for their second public reading. Inside the large white tent were rows of chairs, a stage, ...

Photo courtesy of City of Asylum By Donald Mangino Originating in July 2015 at the Northview Heights Family Support Center, the Women Writers of Northview Heights was created as a vehicle for artistic and poetic expression. Meeting weekly on Thursday nights, the women of Northview Heights share poet...

By Alexandria Stryker The maker movement is coming to Pittsburgh with “the Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth” — and you could be part of it. Maker Faire Pittsburgh is a showcase for creators of all ages and skill levels, from the scientist to the artist to the DIY enthusiast and beyond. Exhibits can...

On Friday, June 17, the Mattress Factory will hold its signature fundraiser from 7:30 to 11 p.m. at 500 Sampsonia Way. There is a VIP Pre-Party from 6 to 7:30 p.m. General admission tickets are $95 and VIP tickets cost $300. During the museum’s signature fundraiser, Honorary Chair Mayor Bill Peduto ...