If you’ve ever taken a stroll through Station Square, chances are you’ve seen Sam Thong, sitting at his easel, drawing away. He does it all, from caricatures, to charcoal portraits,…
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Joe Caliguire is open, warm, chatty and charming. His restaurant is a direct reflection of his gregarious personality. When we sat down, his son Joey, was there, too. The apple,…
There are two things people from Crafton will tell you within five minutes of meeting you: “I was born and raised here,” and “Crafton is only 12 minutes from Downtown.”…
Roberto Maxwell, Tattoo Artist, 10th Street Tattoo, House founder of the House Akcros, Pittsburgh’s Vampire House, long-time South Side resident. Roberto Maxwell is as colorful as the South Side itself….
New Orleans has Bourbon Street. Memphis has Beale Street. Chicago has Rush and Division. Austin has 6th Street. And Pittsburgh has East Carson Street. If you don’t already know, I…
Peeking across the river at Downtown is the largest neighborhood in the city of Pittsburgh, the North Side. Perhaps neighborhood is the wrong term. The North Side is comprised of…
George Martin has been bartending at Elks Lodge 339 for so long that there is an entire generation of members that don’t remember a time he wasn’t there. George is…
If the city of Pittsburgh had a neighborhood worthy of an attitude, it would be Oakland. It’s the hub for education, medicine, arts, culture, and technology. It has more restaurants…
Maura Krushinski and her husband, Tom Petrone, purchased the Irish Design Center 10 months ago as a retirement project, the same day their grandson was born. Maura, the founder of…
Marita Garrett has been Wilkinsburg Mayor for a year now, but she’s been impacting Wilkinsburg since she made it her home eight years ago. In 2013, she ran for a…