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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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Local eats in Oakland, around Pittsburgh

By The Pitt News Staff September 28, 2017

If you are looking for eating options in Pittsburgh, checkout one of the many restaurants listed below: Qdoba Mexican Eats 3712 Forbes Ave. Monday - Saturday, 11 a.m. to midnight; Sunday, 11 a.m....

Hello Bistros cuisine features a variety of salads and burgers. (Photo by Anna Bongardino | Visual Editor)

Staff picks: cheap eats in Oakland

By TPN Staff August 21, 2017

With Red Oak Cafe’s closure, Pitt students could go hungry come fall. But here at The Pitt News, we won’t let that happen. There are plenty of restaurants in Oakland to choose from — you just need...

Jordan Mondell | Contributing Editor

Imbibing expectations: alcohol’s effect on behavior

By Prachi Patel / For The Pitt News April 14, 2017

“Wine makes you a little bit tired. Tequila makes you a little more crazy.” Senior Brock Baranowski is confident in these assertions — a firm believer in the concept that certain drinks encourage...

Bar trivia has become increasingly popular in bars in Oakland such as Hemingways Cafe, Genes Place, and Stackd. Stephen Caruso | Assistant Visual Editor

Tracking trivia: the history of quiz night in Oakland

Standing beside a booth sticky from nights of shot pitchers and beer specials, Steve McCalley asked a room full of diners and drinkers if they could differentiate between the names of characters from “Game...

Kenny Gould founded the online craft beer magazine Hop Culture. Courtesy of Kenny Gould

Crafting the perfect story: beer writing in Pittsburgh

By Lexi Kennell / Senior Staff Writer April 14, 2017

In the eyes of Hop Culture co-founder Kenny Gould, craft beer isn’t just an alcoholic beverage — it’s an essential part of Pittsburgh culture. Gould got the idea for Hop Culture — an online...

Rose Barlow from Pitt is serving table at the Onion Maiden. Julia Zhu | Staff Photographer

Vegging out with heavy metal vibes

By Taylor Pecarchik / For The Pitt News April 11, 2017

Sometimes you just can’t choose between listening to heavy metal and finding some vegan-friendly eats — and, at Onion Maiden, you don’t have to. At the new restaurant, named for the British heavy...

Dagmar Seppela | Staff Photographer

Cats and coffee: Pittsburgh joins growing trend

By Noah Coco / Staff Writer March 2, 2017

When Amy Leone and her daughter, of South Fayette Township, sat down Saturday morning to sip coffee and eat a fresh chocolate chip cookie, they were waiting for something more than the typical Starbucks...

Katie Keenan pours a Long Island Iced Tea on a Thursday night at Hemingways Cafe. Meghan Sunners | Assistant Visual Editor

Mix it up: Pittsburghers make bartending into a career

By Ian Flanagan / Senior Staff Writer February 3, 2017

Katie Keenan stands behind the bar at Hemingway’s Cafe on Thursday night, in front of a bar packed with mostly students overflowing the bar stools and infringing on each other’s elbow room. Keenan,...

Jordan Mondell | Contributing Editor

Vegans are people, too

By Lexi Kennell / Staff Writer January 30, 2017

When I was still new to veganism, all I posted on social media were facts: “useless” male chicks are often thrown into grinders or suffocated. More than 30 millions cows are killed every year to feed...

Operations manager Eric Purnell unloads a recent shipment at goPuffs Oakland wearhouse. | John Hamilton, Visual Editor

GoPuff brings convenience store delivery to Oakland

By Kelechi Urama / Staff Writer January 24, 2017

As anyone who has ever had an aha moment knows, coming up with ideas is easy. Putting them into action — especially as a college student — is the hard part. That didn’t stop Rafael Ilishayev...

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