Oakland isn’t just home to Pitt students. Pitt’s Community and Governmental Relations strives to bring Oakland residents and Pitt students together by kicking off the academic year with a series of welcome back block parties.
Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks reimagined the classic play “Hamlet” into an all-female production — one that challenges its company to speak “Pittsburghese” while embodying classic characters of the Elizabethan Era.
“Making home here” is this year’s first in-person exhibition at the Mattress Factory, centering around themes of equity in the arts. The exhibit will run until late spring 2022.
For those caffeine and breakfast sandwich lovers, luck has come your way. Pitt’s campus is now home to two Saxbys, a Philadelphia-based coffee shop that opened new locations for business this past Wednesday.
While Pittsburgh may be a long way away from the cool breezes and sandy beaches of the tropical Caribbean islands, attendees saw and heard Caribbean culture at the Trinidad and Tobago Independence Day Celebration Tuesday evening.
Nothing compares to the introduction of a late night comedy show and the experience is especially thrilling when it’s filmed from the basement of the Cathedral of Learning, and the production is put on entirely by Pitt students.
After months of uncertainty movie theaters are finally getting back into a rhythm. Row House Cinema in Lawrenceville is opening this fall for in-house showings, with art house and classic films on its docket.
Staff writer Julia DiPietro argues that Netflix's new rom-com revival “He’s All That” starring TikTok sensation Addison Rae is a cheap and comically bad reboot with a lackluster romantic lead.
As a part of their newly unveiled Asian Lantern Festival — which opened on Aug. 14 and is set to run through Oct. 30 — the Pittsburgh Zoo has brought animal-themed and handmade lantern art throughout the entire zoo’s route.
When it comes to back-to-school shopping there are local boutique, vintage and secondhand shops in nearly every neighborhood in the ‘Burgh and each has something unique to offer.
