See more about Ritual House online at pghcitypaper.com
4 Smithfield Street, Suite 1210 Pittsburgh, PA 15222
GOT A NEWS TIP?
E-MAIL info@pghcitypaper.com
WANT TO PLACE AN AD? EMAIL rachel@pghcitypaper.com
PGHCITYPAPER PITTSBURGHCITYPAPER
04 NEWS // Cop City
12 BLACK-LED // Ishara Henry of BlackTeaBrownSuga Network
15 MUSIC // Record Store Spotlight
16 MUSIC // Air Apparent
18 NEWS // Pittsburgh News Roundup
20 EVENTS // Seven Days in Pittsburgh
22 Crossword and Classifieds
MAR. 1-8, 2023 // VOL. 32 ISSUE 9
Editor-in-Chief ALI TRACHTA
Director of Advertising RACHEL WINNER
Director of Operations KEVIN SHEPHERD
News Editor JAMIE WIGGAN
A&E Editor AMANDA WALTZ
News Reporter JORDANA ROSENFELD
Art Director LUCY CHEN
Photographer/Videographer JARED WICKERHAM
Graphic Designer JEFF SCHRECKENGOST
Digital Editorial Coordinator HANNAH KINNEY-KOBRE
Senior Account Executive OWEN GABBEY
Sales Representatives SIERRA CLARY, MARIA STILLITANO
Digital Coordinator MORGAN BIDDLE
Marketing Coordinator LEE HOOD
Circulation Manager JEFF ENGBARTH
Featured Contributors REGE BEHE, NATALIE BENCIVENGA, MIKE CANTON, LYNN CULLEN, JORDAN SNOWDEN
Interns PATRICK CAVANAGH, INDIA KRUG, MATTHEW MONROY
National Advertising Representative VMG ADVERTISING
1.888.278.9866 OR 1.212.475.2529
Publisher CARS HOLDING, INC
GENERAL POLICIES: Contents copyrighted 2023 by CARS Holding, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without written permission of the publisher. The opinions expressed in Pittsburgh City Paper are those of the author and not necessarily of CARS Holding, Inc.
LETTER POLICY: Letters, or e-mails must be signed and include town and daytime phone number for confirmation. We may edit for length and clarity. DISTRIBUTION: Pittsburgh City Paper is published weekly by CARS Holding, Inc. and is available free of charge at select distribution locations. One copy per reader; copies of past issues may be purchased for $3.00 each, payable in advance to Pittsburgh City Paper
FIRST CLASS MAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS: Available for $250 per year (52 issues), $150 per half year (26 issues), or $32 per six weeks. For more information, visit pghcitypaper.com and click on the Subscribe tab.
COVER PHOTO: SARAH WASILEWSKI
READ THE STORY ON PAGE 4
As construction begins on Atlanta’s “Cop City,” Pittsburghers are concerned about allegedly similar local project.
SARAH WASILEWSKI was sleeping in a hammock in Atlanta’s South River Forest one morning in January when she was awakened by police in full combat gear charging at her with their guns drawn.
She and two other Pittsburghers were camping near the proposed site of a controversial $90 million police training facility when they were arrested on Jan. 18. They were there to oppose the Atlanta facility, dubbed “Cop City.” Now, they’re among the first people to be charged under Georgia’s anti-domestic terrorism law passed in 2017.
Some Pittsburghers have joined a loosely-knit coalition of community groups, environmental activists, and prison abolitionists opposing the training center, going against the will of some of Georgia’s wealthiest and most institutionally powerful interests.
But the controversy hits closer to home. Local activists are also voicing concerns about Pittsburgh’s plans for its own expensive police training center, which they worry would fuel police militarization, pollution, and violence against Black Pittsburghers. Some see what’s happening in Atlanta as a precursor to what could unfold here.
Here’s what has gone down in Georgia:
Initial construction appears to be underway on the Atlanta training center, amid reports of escalating state repression against protesters, including what experts are calling the first police killing of an environmental activist in modern U.S. history.
The training center, which proponents call the Atlanta Institute for Social Justice and Public Safety Training, would include a mock city for police to practice raids (which opponents term “urban warfare”), as well as a shooting range and explosives testing site. Building the center would require clearcutting dozens
Visit StopCopCitySolidarity.org for information on the March 4-11 Week of Action.
of acres of the South River Forest, which environmental conservationists say will worsen the region’s heatwaves, flooding, and heavy metals pollution
Despite significant opposition , plans for the facility have been pushed through official channels by the nonprofit Atlanta Police Foundation, a group almost entirely funded by major corporations including Home Depot, Amazon, UPS, and Delta Airlines. The foundation is reportedly fronting two-thirds of the facility's $90 million price tag.
Wasilewski tells Pittsburgh City Paper she had spent the days before her arrest cleaning up wreckage from a recent police raid and real estate tycoon Ryan Millsap’s demolition of a public park within the forest, which he claims to own through a legally-contested land swap.
“They’re definitely trying to make it look like we’re a bunch of thugs in the woods, and my experience there was it’s a bunch of, like, tree-hugging hippies,” she tells City Paper
“It’s very clear that they don’t actually
After failing to halt the project by appealing to elected officials, a grassroots, decentralized movement emerged. The movement has been staging encampments throughout the forest, occupying trees slated for destruction in “tree-sits,” and sabotaging construction equipment.
In recent months, Georgia authorities have sought to characterize Cop City protesters as “terrorists,” slapping domestic terrorism charges on individuals like Wasilewski. Her arrest warrant does not accuse her of any harmful or dangerous actions, but charges her because of her alleged affiliation with the Defend the Atlanta Forest movement, being a “known member of a prison abolition movement,” and trespassing in the South River Forest.
think we’re terrorists,” she adds, noting that the police declined to search her bags or belongings, although they did confiscate her cell phone and car, neither of which has been returned to her. “Their tactic now is just to incarcerate anyone who gets in their way.”
Wasilewski spent four days in DeKalb County Jail before being released on $15,000 bail, which she says she could not have paid without the Atlanta Solidarity Fund, a group committed to legal support for Cop City protesters. She has yet to be officially indicted and may eventually have to return to Atlanta to stand trial. Subsequent protesters charged with domestic terrorism are currently held at the county jail, some without bail and some with bail assigned at $355,000
“They’re definitely trying to make it look like we’re a bunch of thugs in the woods, and my experience there was it’s a bunch of, like, tree-hugging hippies.”
— Sarah WasilewskiPHOTOS: SARAH WASILEWSKI Protesters in Atlanta's South River Forest
“I know they’re doing that to scare everyone,” Wasilewski tells City Paper , arguing the police hope to squash further opposition. “If they succeed, and we go to prison, they’re obviously ruining a bunch of people’s lives, but that means they can do that for like every potential protester.”
Civil liberties experts have also condemned the arrests and the contentious law underpinning them.
“Laws like this quell speech, and it’s really supposed to do nothing but make sure that you do not criticize the government,” Christopher Bruce, policy and advocacy director for the Georgia branch of the American Civil Liberties Union, tells Al Jazeera.
Wasilewski, and other local representatives working for racial justice tell City Paper they see parallels between Cop City and an expensive police training center planned for Pittsburgh.
In 2020, the City of Pittsburgh acquired the former Veterans Affairs Hospital in Lincoln-Lemington from the federal government, at no cost, in order to build a regional training facility for police and emergency responders. A proposal to develop the 168-acre parcel have been in the works since at least 2018, and despite the absence of concrete plans, city officials have recently said the project will cost more than $120 million.
Former Pittsburgh mayor Bill Peduto
initially proposed relocating police and emergency services headquarters, the police training academy, animal control, and the city’s vehicle repair shop to the Lincoln-Lemington site. Current Mayor Ed Gainey’s spokesperson Maria Montaño tells City Paper the scope of the project has since narrowed to focus on police training facilities, and that, despite the reduction in scope, the estimated cost of the project remains over $120 million.
Montaño did not answer City Paper’s
questions about how the city intends to fund the more than $120 million project, except to say that the administration doesn’t “see a role or opportunity for private funding.” The 2023 capital budget has kept $17 million in future capital bonds, first proposed by Peduto in 2021 to fund the training center. Beyond that, it remains unclear where the money will come from.
“The concern in Atlanta is also the concern here,” says Muhammad Ali Nasir,
advocacy, policy, and civic engagement coordinator for the activist arts nonprofit 1Hood.
Since the Atlanta Police Foundation estimates that 43% of trainees at the new center will come from out-of-state, opponents argue that its construction would contribute to increased police militarization across the country and the globe.
“Cop City, if built, will set a new precedent for police militarization, not just
“The concern in Atlanta is also the concern here.”
— Muhammad Ali Nasir
Pittsburgh police might train at the Atlanta facility and that a $120 million city investment in police training would further exacerbate what he already considers an excessive militarization of local police.
“I literally watched police rolling down in armored vehicles in the streets of Downtown. We’ve seen them deploy military tactics on peaceful protesters, completely unprovoked,” Nasir tells City Paper , recalling his experience of the Pittsburgh Police response to the May 30, 2020 protest against the police murder of George Floyd.
Nasir is also concerned by the Atlanta and proposed Pittsburgh centers’ location within predominantly Black neighborhoods.
“The similarity is a little stark to me because Lincoln-Lemington is 65% Black, the same way that [the closest neighborhood to Cop City] is 75% Black… We know that that training is going to be deployed
against primarily Black people, that’s kind of the bottom line,” he says.
Although Black people make up less than a quarter of the Pittsburgh population, police data from 2019 shows that more than 60% of the time Pittsburgh officers used force, it was against Black individuals, and that 71.4% of the subjects of all frisks were Black.
sustainable, but Meghsha Barner, legal advocate at the Abolitionist Law Center, tells City Paper a new police training center is neither green nor environmentally sustainable.
“Similar to Cop City, politicians claim this is an environmentally sound choice, when we know militarized police contribute to pollution, and money poured into
campaign to workshops on transformative justice.
Next week, organizers in Atlanta are calling for a Week of Action from March 4 to 11, inviting the public to come to the forest for a two-day music festival, as well as discussions, workshops, and other ways to get involved in the movement.
“It is an invitation for everyone and anyone interested in stopping Cop City to come to Atlanta to join the movement,” says Sylvester. “And truly, everyone, including, you know, mothers and grandparents — whoever you are, this is the time to come to Atlanta.”
As for Pittsburgh’s training center, in November 2022, city officials said there is no timeline for when construction will begin. Last year, City Council reallocated $1.4 million set aside for the project to a string of infrastructure improvements throughout the city.
Pittsburgh activists also share Cop City opponents’ concerns that police operations, especially those involving munitions and explosives, inflict environmental harm in the surrounding area.
The Peduto administration initially framed the project as green and
police coffers could instead be used to actually make Pittsburgh a greener, safer city,” they say.
Last week, Pittsburgh organizers held a week of educational and advocacy events in solidarity with the movement to stop Cop City, from a letter-writing
Barnes says the recent reallocation of funds indicates that “Pittsburgh realizes that money allocated to this project is better spent elsewhere.”
“We hope that trend continues,” they say. “Pittsburgh doesn’t need or want a Cop City.” •
“Cop City, if built, will set a new precedent for police militarization, not just in Atlanta, not just in the southeast, not just in the country, but in the world.“
— Jonah SylvesterPHOTO: SARAH WASILEWSKI Vigil at Color Park in the Southside on Fri, Jan. 27.
@AugustWilsonCC
@AugustWilsonCulturalCenter
genre for originality, celebrity for longevity, and musical trends for musical truths.
come to expect the unexpected and follow her on sojourns into soul, R&B, jazz, hip-hop, rock, all bound by the search for love, justice, respect, and resolution. Those sonic investigations have defied and redefined the expectations for women, for queer artists, and for black music for over 30 years and she remains one of few women who write the music, sing the songs, and lead the band.
IT’S NOT OFTEN THAT people are able to climb out of the darkness of grief and emerge a better version of themselves. After losing her mother in 2020, Ishara Henry experienced a reawakening.
“I feel like my mom’s passing was a catalyst for where I am,” the artist tells Pittsburgh City Paper. “When she passed, I had to figure out a different way to live my life.”
In 2021, fate stepped in when Ezsquire Harris, founder and CEO of BlackTeaBrownSuga Network, a media production network and community organization in McKees Rocks, came across Henry’s work online and offered
her a part-time position as a photographer. At the time, Henry was feeling discouraged about her artistic practice of photography and had stepped away from it. His offer came at just the right time.
started at a young age when her mother allowed her to experiment with a Polaroid camera. Despite a lifelong love of photography, Henry had never shared her work with others. She finally posted a
photography seriously in 2019. After some encouragement from her cousin, Henry got to work on building her photography brand, Visuals by Ishara.
On her website, her artist statement reads, “Those powerful images can evoke and inspire great emotions which can spark change whether we acknowledge it or not.”
“I needed something to kind of distract me from sitting in my grief,” she says.
Henry’s interest in photography
few of her images on Facebook, and was overwhelmed by the positive response she received.
She says she started taking her
Working with BTBSN gave Henry the opportunity to work with other Black and Brown creatives, which not only served as a professional stepping stone, but as a mental health lifeline.
Born in Detroit, Mich. and raised in Bellaire, Ohio, there was a time when Henry longed to find a community that
“I feel like my mom’s passing was a catalyst for where I am.”
supported her artistic endeavors. Once she moved to Pittsburgh, she felt an embrace of the artistic community and finally felt seen.
“The love and support that I have received from this organization has changed my life in more ways than I can count,” Henry expressed.
ISHARA HENRY visualsbyishara.comAfter occupying several roles within the company throughout the years, Henry now helps to guide other creatives on their artistic course as the BTBSN senior creative.
BTBSN focuses on connecting media and mental health in Black and Brown communities. With a stated mission to educate, inspire, and equip the commu nity with the knowledge and skills needed to achieve success, Henry has become an example of the positive influence such an environment can provide.
Recently, the nonprofit artist studio space Radiant Hall opened a new loca tion in McKees Rocks. In addition to being on their board, Henry also rents out one of the studios and produced an
installation for the organization’s October 2022 Radiant Ball: A Night in the Studio
With Radiant Hall moving into the neighborhood, Henry saw it as a chance for collaboration, stating in a previous article, “From what I’ve been told, [Radiant Hall] is looking for ways to be more engaged with the community, but also engage the youth in the spaces in different ways, and that’s something I’m very interested in, too.”
In the few years since joining BTBSN, Henry has found her voice, saying she has accomplished “so many things” that she never thought she would be capable
There was even a time when the mother of two saw herself as only a mom. “I was really dedicated to being the best mom I could be. And I just forgot that I was also a person and a woman,” Henry recalls, speaking to the sense many mothers have of losing their identities when trying to balance parenting with professional and creative
Now, when asked “Who is Ishara?” she responds with, “Community advocate, art curator, videographer, photographer,
RECORD STORE SPOTLIGHT is a regular column listing new releases at Pittsburgh vinyl shops. Support local businesses and find your next favorite album.
101 Fifth Ave., New Kensington. preservingrecordshop.com
Pittsburgh City Paper’s news reporting and arts and entertainment coverage, please consider becoming a member. More
Thank you to the following readers who have signed up to support Pittsburgh City Paper’s membership campaign.
Aaron Aupperlee
Aaron Jentzen
Abbey Farkas
Abigail Noyce
Adele Taylor
Albert Presto
Alex LaFroscia
Alison Marchioni
Amberle Sherman
Amy Loveridge
Amy W Bilkey
Andrea Boykowycz
Andrew Brown
Andrew Conte
Available Fri., March 3
(AOI/Chrysalis Records)
Honor the memory of recently deceased De La Soul member Trugoy the Dove by adding the reissue of the Grammywinning hip-hop trio’s debut album to your vinyl collection.
(Century Media)
Hear the sophomore album from what’s being touted as Ohio’s “most promising and upcoming” death metal outfit.
(Stones Throw Records)
Revisit the early work of late rapper and producer J Dilla with this release taken from the master tapes of his self-produced 2003 album.
Andrew Faulhaber
Andrew Goldstein
Andy Collins
Anna Reilly
Armin Samii
Barbara Valaw
Barbara Young
Bethany Hallam
Beth Boroumand
Beth Silver
Betsy Yates
Bill McShane
Breanna Jay
Brett Scruton
Brian Kell
Brian Kelly
Brittani Baxter
Carl Villella
Carol Brackett
Carolyn Biglow
Carrie Roy
Cassia Priebe
Catherine Straka
Chloe Bark
Chris Flyer
Chris Gillotti
Chris Ivey
Daniel Tasse
David Findlay
David Gerson
Eamon Geary
Edward Venator
Elise Lu
Elizabeth Collura
Elizabeth Engelhardt
Elizabeth Turner
Ellen Philips
Emilie Yonan
Emily Skopov
Eric Renkey
Erin Kelly
Evan DiBiase
Filomena Manns
Francis Garland
Frank B Tallarico
Geo Maroon
Georgann Jenkins
George Malt
Gillian Kratzer
Gina Vensel
Gretchen Swecker
G Ronald Ripper
Harley Nester
Henry Doherty
Ian Riggins
Jack Busch
James Heinrich
Janet Lunde
Jay Lasus
Jay Walker
Jeff Betten
Jeffrey Benzing
Jeffrey Bigham
Jennifer Holz
Jeremy Kimmel
Jeremy Watt
Jessica Bevan
Jessica Prucnal
Kara Holsopple
Katharine Kelleman
Katie Damico
Katie Vargo
Kay Brink
Kelly Hiser
Kim Potter
Kristen Ebert-Wagner
Kristin Komazec
Lara Putnam
Laura Dickey
Laura Everhart
Lauren Banka
Leah Hoechstetter
Leslie Harman
Linda Pearce
Liz Hrenda
Liz Reid
Lorie Milich
Lynn Cullen
Lynne Cherepko
Mackenzie Moylan
MaiShawna Fortune
Margaret Prescott
Marianne Donley
Mark Westbrook
Mary Muzzetta
Mary Russell
Matthew Buchholz
Matthew Griffin
Matthew Orphir Cartier
Max Garber
Megan Brady
Meredith Brenner
Micaela Corn
Michael Anderson
Michael Divine
Michael Donovan
Mike Beattie
Mike Weis
Mimi Forester
Patrick Kelley
Paul McGowan
Peter Mudge
Peter Reichl
Rachael Hopkins
Rachel Chapin-Paolone
Rachel Dalton
Rachel Tiche
Rachel Winner
Randy Sargent
Raymond Kozlowski
Raymond Pekich
Regina Connolly
Robert McKenney
Robert McKnight
Rosemary Mendel
Ruth Yahr
Samuel Boswell
Sam Wasserman
Sarah Peterson
Sarah Vernau
Sarah Wiggin
Sara Innamorato
Sean Mahan
Shanna Carrick
Sharon Hicks
Shelby Brewster
Sherri Suppa
Stacey Campbell
Stephen Wagner
Steve Felix
Steven Haines
Sue D’Nihm
Susan Speicher
Suzanne Kafantaris
Suz-Anne Kinney
Suzi Neft
Taia Pandolfi
Tara Zeigler
Tereneh Idia
Theodore McCauley
(Closed Casket Activities)
Closed Casket Activities describes this collaborative release as uniting two doom metal acts for a “blisteringly blissful sonic celebration of disillusionment and chaos.”
(Pretty Swede Records)
Grab a copy of the fifth studio album by Swedish singer Tove Lo and experience her first work as an independent artist. It contains the single “How Long,” originally featured on the soundtrack for the hit HBO series Euphoria •
Chris Mueller
Chris Sichi
Chris Watts
Cindy Hogan
Cindy Hudson
Colby King
Constance Merola
Cynthia Hinck
Daniel Jacobowitz
Daniel M Crawford
John Berry
John Runco
Jonathan Tummons
Joshua Axelrod
Judith Hartung
Judith Lenz
Julia Scanlon
Juli Wright
Justin Lindsay
Justin Romano
Moira Egler
Molly Kasperek
Molly Toth
Nathan Lutchansky
Nicole Egelhoff
Nicole Johnson
Norine Minion
Olie Bennett Guarino
Olivia Tucker
Patricia Mann
Thomas Bartnik
Timons Esaias
Todd Patterson
Toni Haraldsen
Tristan Lucchetti
Uwe Stender
Virginia Alvino Young
William MarucaI
CLARA KENT lays claim to many titles. The singer-songwriter, painter, live performance artist, and curator serves as the CEO of Bounce House Studios & Productions and as the artist outreach coordinator at the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council.
Now, the self-described “Multidimensional Artistic Individual” has added radio host to her already full resume.
On Feb. 24, Kent kicked off her tenure as the newest on-air personality at 91.3 WYEP. Her show, More Bounce with Clara Kent, works to highlight what a release describes as “music and culture from the African Diaspora.” This includes the “latest and the greatest” in alt-R&B, neosoul, funk, Afro-Beat, reggae, and hip hop.
says anyone listening into the Friday show at 7 p.m. will have a chance to hear a new artist from Pittsburgh or beyond.
“I have submissions open on a rolling basis to make sure people have access to the opportunity, yet, it’s competitive!” she adds. “I also find artists myself, I’m always scouting for talent and seeing what’s next. It’s an exciting time for music and I want artists to have chances to shine as much as they can.”
Artists can even submit their music for Elevate the Underground at wyep.org/ elevate.
More Bounce marks a new effort, not only for Kent, but for WYEP, which has started to rethink its approach to playing music. While the move has resulted in some missteps, including a poorly
“More Bounce is more of a feeling than a look,” Kent tells Pittsburgh City Paper in an email. “It feels like a house party at Erykah Badu’s house, a good ole gettogether after a long week of working, or a mid-summer cookout with your friends and family by the pool. It’s a time to unwind, two-step, or just relax and mellow out. The idea is to make celebrating Black music from all over the world something to look forward to on a Friday evening, and something to share with people you love.”
The show will also feature emerging artists with Elevate the Underground, a slot at the top of the second hour. Kent
worded email and backlash following the firing of former The Soul Show host, Mike Canton, it also demonstrates the station’s desire to better connect with both audiences and local talent. (Editor’s note: Mike Canton writes the Soulshowmike’s Album Picks column for City Paper.)
Liz Felix, program director at WYEP, believes Kent figures prominently into this process.
“Clara is a creative force in our local music and arts scene and we’re thrilled to put More Bounce with Clara Kent on the air,” Felix says in a statement. “She’s also a mentor and connector for many up-andcoming musicians in Pittsburgh, which fits
“It feels like a house party at Erykah Badu’s house, a good ole get-together after a long week of working, or a mid-summer cookout with your friends and family by the pool.”
perfectly with WYEP’s mission to support and grow the diverse music ecosystem in the Southwestern Penn-sylvania region.”
It also works for Kent, who says she was looking for something that “aligned with my artistry and my artist’s mission in advocating for musicians, while also keeping the lights on and food on the table.”
While she had never hosted a weekly radio show before, she found that it bore some resemblance to her other work.
“Hopping on air in itself is live performance. It’s like a sibling to music performance, you have to be in the zone and just flow with the moment,” she says. “Once I saw the similarities, the differences weren’t intimidating.”
Still, she plans on staying focused on all of her endeavors, along with More Bounce
“Honestly, I have been juggling behind the scenes for so long I don’t know how to do anything else at this point,” she says. She adds that, over time, she has learned that “prioritizing communication, resting, staying silly, and healthy transparency are key to keeping a steady flow in life and in
work,” and credits a network of friends, colleagues, and fellow artists for helping her along the way.
“I’ve literally been lifted up by so many people near and far to stand where I am today,” says Kent. “Working hard and applying myself is a privilege I do not take lightly because I know there are people who have bet on me, and their love and kindness reminds me that I know that I can bet on myself, too.”
6-8 p.m. every Friday. Find it at 91.3 WYEP FM, online at wyep.org, or on the WYEP app. wyep.org/MoreBounce
As for what listeners can look forward to, Kent says the next More Bounce episodes will honor Women’s History Month with dedications to Black women and femmes who “break the rules and have innovated music.”
“Uplifting the pioneers I look up to as well as the new generation of women shaking tables is a must,” says Kent. “They deserve all the flowers.” •
APANEL OF ENVIRONMENTAL and health experts convened by the Carnegie Science Center said Pittsburghers shouldn’t be concerned about the impact of the Feb. 3 train derailment on their health and well-being.
But closer to the crash site in East Palestine, Ohio, questions about the short and long-term impacts of air, soil, and water contamination remain unanswered. The panellists — environmental and occupational health scientists based at the University of Pittsburgh — rec -
and taking precautions with using well water for anyone within close proximity to the site.
What is close proximity? While Pittsburgh is out of the danger zone, just how far the area of risk extends remains unclear.
“I think there is no magic number in terms of the distance,” said Peng Gao, assistant professor of environmental and occupational health at Pitt. “What I can say is just if you are closer to the accident site, you’ve got a higher chance
of disinvestment that she’s working to reverse while in Congress.
"Black, Brown and working class communities in Pittsburgh have suffered from the legacy of redlining and disinvestment that’s left folks in our North Side neighborhoods isolated for far too long,” Lee said in a press statement. “I was sent to Congress to right wrongs like this one because our economic future depends on us building a Pittsburgh that’s livable, safe, and accessible for ALL people. I’m proud to partner with Senator Casey to deliver Infrastructure investments that will make life easier for working families and small businesses here in Western PA.” •
Before the highway was constructed in the 1970s, these historic neighborhoods were connected by a vibrant business district spanning Beaver Avenue.
KIDS • UPTOWN
Disney On Ice: Into the Magic 7 p.m. Continues through Sun., March 5. PPG Paints Arena. 1001 Fifth Ave., Uptown. $28-101. ppgpaintsarena.com
FILM • OAKMONT
Zodiac. 7:30 p.m. Doors at 6:30 p.m. The Oaks Theater. 310 Allegheny River Blvd., Oakmont. $8. theoakstheater.com
CONVENTION • DOWNTOWN
Pittsburgh Home and Garden Show.
10 a.m.-9 p.m. Continues through Sun., March 12 . David L. Lawrence Convention Center. 1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd., Downtown. $4-10. Free for kids 6 and under. pghhome.com
CONVENTION • BETHEL PARK
Horror Realm 5-10 p.m. Continues through Sun., March 5. Crowne Plaza Suites Pittsburgh South. 164 Fort Couch Road, Bethel Park. $15-40. horrorrealmcon.com
MUSIC • MCKEES ROCKS
Pittsburgh Invasion 2023: Sulaco/Axioma/ Avowal/AutoReplicant. 7 p.m. Doors at 6 p.m. Black Forge Coffee. 701 Chartiers Ave., McKees Rocks. $15. blackforgecoffee.com
THEATER • DOWNTOWN
How I Learned What I Learned. 7:30 p.m. August Wilson African American Cultural Center. 980 Liberty Ave., Downtown. $41. trustarts.org
THEATER • NORTH SIDE
A literary classic comes to life when Prime Stage Theatre presents a stage adaptation of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. Based on the fantasy book by C.S. Lewis, the production from director Wayne Brinda follows four children as they stumble into a magical kingdom through the back of a wardrobe. Check out this preview performance at New Hazlett Theater for a pay-whatyou-can price. 8 p.m. Continues through Sun., March 12. 6 Allegheny Square East, North Side. Pay-what-you-can. newhazletttheater.org
MUSIC • MCKEES ROCKS
Jerry Harrison & Adrian Belew: Remain in Light 2023 U.S. Tour. 8 p.m Doors at 7 p.m. Roxian Theatre. 425 Chartiers Ave., McKees Rocks. $30.50-73. livenation.com
MUSIC • BLOOMFIELD
Resonance Works presents To Breathe Free, a classical concert at First United Methodist Church described as exploring “the twin themes of remembrance and possibility.” Mezzo-soprano Timothi Williams, baritone Daniel Teadt, the Resonance Chamber Orchestra and Festival Chorus, and conductor Maria Sensi Sellner will perform works by Aaron Copland, Pulitzer Prize-winner Caroline Shaw, and George Walker. The event will also feature “Gaining the Ledge,” a new work by Grammy-nominated composer and University of Pittsburgh alum, Gilda Lyons. 8 p.m. Continues on Sun., March 5. 5401 Centre Ave., Bloomfield. $25-50. resonanceworks.org
DRAG • DOWNTOWN
Chicanery with Chi Chi: Drag Show 8 p.m. Arcade Comedy Theater. 943 Liberty Ave., Downtown. $10-15. 16 and up. arcadecomedytheater.com/events
WORKSHOP • OAKLAND
A Celebration of Seeds: 11th Annual Seed Swap at the Carnegie Library in Oakland has got you covered in time for spring gardening. Different kinds of non-GMO seeds will be available to guests for free. Pick the brain of a master gardener or attend workshops for helpful tips on “seed starting, seed saving, and organic gardening.” Bring seeds to share, and you’ll be eligible to win a prize from Phipps Conservatory, Grow Pittsburgh, or Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. 10 a.m.2 p.m. 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. Free. Registration required. carnegielibrary.org
POP-UP • GREENFIELD
Greenhouse Co-Op Plant Pop-Up 1-5 p.m. Alternate Histories Studio. 517 Greenfield Ave., Greenfield. Free. alternatehistories.com
PARTY • SQUIRREL HILL
The Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh presents Big Night: HOLLYWOOD. 7:30 p.m. 5738 Forbes Ave., Squirrel Hill. Tickets start at $100. jccpgh.org
MUSIC • OAKLAND
Sound Series: Bill Callahan with Pascal Kerong’A. 8 p.m. Doors at 7 p.m. Carnegie Library Lecture Hall. 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. $15-20. warhol.org
MUSIC • NEW KENSINGTON
Womb Worm / Sensor Ghost / Reptile House / Earth Balance 8 p.m. The Government Center. 715 East St., North Side. $10. thegovernmentcenter.com
MUSIC • OAKLAND
Pittsburgh Double Bass Symposium.
9 a.m.-10 p.m. Carnegie Mellon University College of Fine Arts. 4919 Frew St., Squirrel Hill. Free. pittsburghdoublebasssymposium.com
BURLESQUE • EAST LIBERTY
Everything Goes Burlesque Variety Brunch
12 p.m. Doors at 11 a.m. The Bridge Music Bar. 6018 Broad St., East Liberty. $15-60. thebridgemusicbar.com
LIT • HOMEWOOD THE POETRY ATELIER. 6-8 p.m.
The Space Upstairs. 214 North Lexington St., Homewood. $5 suggested donation. thespaceupstairs.org
MUSIC • NORTH SIDE
Celebrate Ghana Independence Day with Samuel Boateng & ADEPA Ensemble.
7-8:30 p.m. Alphabet City. 40 West North Ave., North Side. Free. Livestream also available. Registration required. cityofasylum.org
MUSIC • DOWNTOWN
An Evening with Lang Lang. 7:30 p.m. Heinz Hall. 600 Penn Ave., Downtown. $65-135. trustarts.org
ART • BLOOMFIELD
See works by five artists during Light Weight, a new exhibition at BoxHeart Gallery. The show promises to demonstrate unique interpretations of light and weight, with pieces ranging from surrealist paintings to figurative bronze sculptures. For example, the Joshua Hogan painting “Chasing Light Around the World’’ captures abstract shapes and surfaces described by BoxHeart’s website as “a complex web of random exchanges that lie in the unconscious and its disruptive disconnection of signified relations.” 10 a.m.6 p.m. Continues through April 14. 4523 Liberty Ave., Bloomfield. Free. boxheartgallery.com
DRAG • DOWNTOWN
Drag BINGO. 6 p.m. BINGO at 7 p.m. Il Tetto at Sienna Mercato. 942 Penn Ave., Downtown. $20. facebook.com/ssproductionspgh/events
MUSIC • MCKEES ROCKS
The Blind Obedience Tour with Underøath, Periphery, and Loathe 7 p.m. Doors at 6 p.m. Roxian Theatre. 425 Chartiers Ave., McKees Rocks. $34.50-130. roxianlive.com
LIT • BLOOMFIELD
In Person Reading & Conversation: How to Resist Amazon and Why by Danny Caine. 7-8 p.m. White Whale Bookstore. 4754 Liberty Ave., Bloomfield. Free. Livestream also available. RSVP required. whitewhalebookstore.com
The position involves developing, creating and modifying applications. Travel to unanticipated locations throughout U.S. is necessary. Job based in Pittsburgh, PA. Send Resumes to: lathiainvestments@ hotmail.com Location: 928 Chartiers Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15220.
ESTATE NOTICE
ESTATE OF ACON, ROSE MARIE DECEASED OF GIBSONIA, PA
Rose Marie Acon, a/k/a Rose Acon, deceased of Gibsonia, PA No. 00364 of 2023. Dennis M. Acon, Ext., 174 Logan Rd, Valencia, PA 16059.
PUBLIC AUCTION
Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell the contents of leased spaces to satisfy Extra Space’s lien at the location indicated: 880 Saw Mill Run Blvd, Pittsburgh PA 15226
March 15, 2023, at 1:15 PM. 1038
Daunte Rump, 1088 Michael Skarada, 2021 Ashley Brace, 3206 Wayne Copeland, and 3255 Wayne Copeland. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com.
Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction.
Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.
Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell the contents of leased spaces to satisfy Extra Space’s lien at the location indicated: 1005 E Entry Drive Pittsburgh PA 15216, March 15, 2023 at 11:30 AM.
Rajesh Khanna Arumugam 3167. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com.
Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction.
Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.
NAME CHANGE
IN The Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania: No. GD-23-000938
In re petition of Aneesah Nicole Hiemstra for change of name to Dhalia L’amour.
To all persons interested: Notice is hereby given that an order of said Court authorized the filing of said petition and fixed the 29th day of March, 2023, at 9:30 a.m., as the time and the Motions Room, City-County Building, Pittsburgh, PA, as the place for a hearing, when and where all persons may show cause, if any they have, why said name should not be changed as prayed for.
1. Gold digger’s prop
4. House of Gucci star
10. Jazz singer Jones
14. Bay Area airport abbr.
15. Stereotypical Stone Agers
16. Bard of ___
17. Title TV character whose real name is Gordon Shumway
18. The Call of Cthulhu author
20. Extol
22. Set a price of
23. Excessive, as punishment
24. Bill ___ (Phil Hartman’s NewsRadio character)
26. Lunchbox sandwich
28. Excellent condition
35. Women Talking subject
37. Labyrinth
38. Emerald Isle 39. “So sorry”
40. Accord, e.g. 41. Grad. school 42. Actress Fisher 43. Santa ___, CA 44. They’re long and blown 45. Penny Publications subsidiary
48. Somme time
49. Generic 52. ___ acid
56. Modifying wd.
58. Exec
59. Marijuana, some say 63. Hollywood studio that released King Kong and Citizen Kane
64. Cleaner in a turquoise can
65. Classic Austrian composer of over 600 works
66. First of 12: Abbr.
67. Shaker contents
68. Big name in honey
69. Some midwives: Abbr.
1. Song on Sunday morning
2. “We’ve got you under our wing” insurance company,
11. Spot on the air?
12. Sukiyaki ingredient
13. Chip in?
19. 1981 Stephen King thriller
21. Sworn statement
25. Sgt.’s address
26. Flair
27. “___ Caught Stealing” (Jane’s Addiction song)
29. Crop up
30. Italian setting for The Taming of the Shrew
31. Sandwiches with corned beef, sauerkraut and Swiss cheese
32. “Feel The Pain” alt-rockers
33. Border lake 34. Guns
LAST WEEK’S ANSWERS
