Pittsburgh RiverLife kicked off its summer event schedule with the third annual Chalk Fest, which took place from May 25-26. The event occurred on the North Shore next to PNC Park and featured chalk artists from all over the country. Roads outside of the park, including Federal Street and Isabella Street, were closed down for the event. The event brought together members of the Pittsburgh community...

When quarantine began in March of 2020, the kitchen table became the classroom and the living room couch served as the conference room for business meetings. Lockdown ushered in a wave of isolation and confinement, deeply impacting mental health across the globe.  Fortunately, creating art empowered many to express their emotions through a creative outlet, particularly during unprecedented times...

“St. Elmo’s Fire,” “The Breakfast Club” and “Pretty in Pink” are industry-defining films of the ‘80s, marking a shift to films for young people and about young people. But they also have another distinction — “Brat Pack films.”  Andrew McCarthy, an actor and member of the Brat Pack, revisits the media buzz that surrounded the young group of talented actors who ruled the film...

The Pitt Spanish and film and media studies departments came together on Tuesday, March 26 to host a screening of the 2022 drama “Utama,” along with the writer and director, Alejandro Loayza Grisi. Loayza made his feature-length directorial debut with the film. “Utama” garnered critical acclaim and won awards including best world cinema drama at Sundance.  Loayza is Bolivian and chose to...