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CP photo: Kaycee Orwig Local Hidden Gem for Animal Experiences: Black Cat Market Co-owner, Indigo Baloch Pittsburgh boasts a number of great ways to see and experience art and entertainment. Some are more obvious, like the major museums located in the city’s Oakland and North Side neighborhoods. Others are a little harder to find, but no less inte...

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Getting Around Tahn This years annual Coloring Issue, "Getting Around Tahn," is all about celebrating alternative ways to get around the city without a car. As news editor Ryan Deto points out in his story, "Why Pittsburgh is above average for non-car transit, and how it might be getting better," Pittsburgh punches well above its weight in cities offering non-car travel options, including public transit, bikes, trails, riverways, and more. Here, art director Abbie ...

Pittsburgh City Council District 2 includes Banksville, Duquesne Heights, Mount Washington, and all West End neighborhoods, such as Chartiers City, Crafton Heights, East Carnegie, Elliott,...

Allegheny County District 9 comprises of the cities of Duquesne and McKeesport; the boroughs of Dravosburg, Glassport, Liberty, Lincoln, Port Vue, Versailles, West Mifflin, and...

CP Illustration: Abbie Adams Anthony Coghill and Bethani Cameron Pittsburgh City Council District 4 represents the South Hills neighborhoods of Beechview, Bon Air, Brookline, Carrick, and Overbrook, as well as parts of Mount Washington. It is represented by incumbent Councilor Anthony Coghill (D-Beechview). Bethani Cameron Bio: Single mom who previo...

Three-term mayors in Pittsburgh are rare, and incumbent Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto is trying to join that club. But this year, he’s garnered some considerable...

CP Photo: Jared Wickerham Delancey Walton The COVID-19 pandemic upended education for Pittsburgh youth in ways the community is still working to recognize. But while some point to the COVID-19 pandemic as the primary culprit for the district’s challenges, education activists and residents say they’ve seen an educational crisis brewing in Pittsbu...

A new election means new ballot questions, and the often confusing legal language that comes with them. Below is an explainer to help voters sift through the legalese of the big ballot questions this primary. Five questions will appear on all Allegheny County ballots outside of the city of Pittsburgh, and six will appear on ballots within the city. Pittsburgh City Ballot Question: No-knock warrant ban Shall the Pittsburgh Home Rule Charter be amended and supplemented by adding a new Article 10:...

Many new laws and policies have made marijuana more accessible — like Pennsylvanias medical cannabis law passed in 2016 — and less punitive, such as the decriminalization of small amounts of marijuana enacted by several cities, including Pittsburgh. These smaller marijuana victories have been championed by advocates, but despite efforts leading to legalization of marijuana in neighboring states near Pennsylvania, including both New York and Virginia just last week, weed for recre...