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Students attending the BridgeUSA-sponsored debate party say the two-party system is outdated even as candidates from major parties court their essential votes.
At Point Park University’s vice-presidential debate watch party, a pierogi stood at the entrance talking to student voters…

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At a V.P. debate party, Point Park students say they're engaged but want more options

DJs J. Malls and Gordy G have created one of the longest-running theme parties in Pittsburgh with their dedication to 45s, good vibes, and making old-school soul, funk, R&B, and disco music new again.
When asked how many records they own, Pittsburgh DJs J. Malls and Gordy “Gordy G” Greenawalt estimate that their respective collections number in the thousands. “I've got like, 30 boxes of 45s just lined up in this hallway outside of my bathroom,” …

Title Town marks 15 years of getting crowds to boogie down to bygone music

Being at Steel City Fetish Con made me realize that there is something about community that diffuses sexual shame.
I often have the feeling that, as a sex worker, a large part of my job is to create space for and to hold my clients’ sexual shame…

Steel City Fetish Con isn't just kink, it's a stigma-breaking community

The Basement brings ScareHouse back to where it started, but additional ScareHouse events this year aim for a more family-friendly vibe.

ScareHouse heads back to the basement after several difficult years

With its longstanding commitment to unfettered bird life, the Aviary has understandably distanced itself from its haunted history and Western Pen. But in the 2000s, the organization invited two paranormal teams to investigate the building.

Ghost hunters say the National Aviary is “extremely haunted”

For this year’s Fall Guide, Pittsburgh City Paper zeroed in on some of our favorite haunted restaurants and bars (and the list we offer is by no means complete).
Fall has arrived, and that means it’s spooky season…

Some of Pittsburgh’s restaurants come with unexpected guests: ghosts

The Mostly True Story of Rudabaugh and Webb provides a fictional account of two actual criminals who robbed, rustled, and murdered their way into Old West infamy.
Mike Watt didn’t intend to write a novel that echoes Zane Grey or Louis L’Amour…

Author Mike Watt trades horror for the Wild West with the story of two real-life outlaws

This week's Pittsburgh food news includes updates on Soluna, Labriola Winery, Giant Eagle, Fet-Fisk, Live! Casino, Puttshack, Commonplace Coffee, and Bruster’s Real Ice Cream, as well as a Government Center cafe, Oktoberfest deal roundup, and Bunker Projects spaghetti fundraiser.
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Urban farms in Pittsburgh can feed a hunger, if they’re allowed to grow

Everyone knows Pittsburgh has 90 official neighborhoods, but what if that’s an undercount?

The Swartz brothers went viral on Twitter for their planned Oct. 7 protest. Other fans have similar efforts underway as Pirates fans continue to blame ownership for the team's issues.
Canyon and Carter Swartz of Greene County, like many Pittsburgh baseball fans, have had enough of Bob Nutting's Buccos. “They're OK with being mediocre,” Canyon tells Pittsburgh City Paper of the team…

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