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NOV. 11-18, 2020 VOLUME 29 + ISSUE 46 Editor-In-Chief LISA CUNNINGHAM Director of Advertising JASMINE HUGHES Director of Operations KEVIN SHEPHERD News Editor RYAN DETO Senior Writer AMANDA WALTZ Staff Writers HANNAH LYNN, JORDAN SNOWDEN Photographer/Videographer JARED WICKERHAM Editorial Designer ABBIE ADAMS Graphic Designers JOSIE NORTON, JEFF SCHRECKENGOST Senior Account Executive KAITLIN OLIVER Sales Representative ZACK DURKIN Operations Coordinator MAGGIE WEAVER Circulation Manager JEFF ENGBARTH Featured Contributors REGE BEHE, LYNN CULLEN, TERENEH IDIA, CHARLES ROSENBLUM Interns NARDOS HAILE, LAKE LEWIS, KYLIE THOMAS National Advertising Representative VMG ADVERTISING 1.888.278.9866 OR 1.212.475.2529 Publisher EAGLE MEDIA CORP. In memory of ALEX GORDON 1987-2020

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SPLIT TICKET Analysis: Biden, Shapiro dominate in Allegheny County, even as Republicans down ballot perform well

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BY RYAN DETO // RYANDETO@PGHCITYPAPER.COM LLEGHENY COUNTY HAD SOME remarkable election results in 2020.

Firstly, Joe Biden eclipsed 60% of the county’s vote, receiving a higher share of the presidential vote here than any Democrat since 1988.

Allegheny County voters played a crucial role in flipping Pennsylvania away from President Donald Trump, which essentially secured Biden an Electoral College victory and the presidency.

At the same time, most Democrats down the ballot didn’t see the same success.

Republicans in some statewide row offices and in local state legislative seats performed extremely well within Allegheny County. At least two Democrat-held legislative seats will flip to the Republicans, and the GOP held onto all of their closely contested state House races.

It’s unclear what exactly led to this result, but in many suburban areas where Democrats hoped to make inroads, only a few Democrats at the top of the ticket succeeded, like Biden, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, and to a slightly lesser extent, U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb (D-Mt. Lebanon). All other Democrats in competitive local state House races fell short.

These are confusing times for the politically engaged, especially those in Allegheny County. Democrats are openly infighting on social media and in the news.

Progressives are saying the failure to fully embrace and message around popular left-leaning policies was key to Democrats’ down-ballot failures. Moderates believe that loud slogans from progressive activists about policing, health care, and fracking kept would-be swing voters away from backing Democrats.

But no one can really say definitively. For one, most of these opinions were shared before all the votes were counted in Allegheny County and Pennsylvania.

Secondly, this election had record-breaking turnout across the board; there is no actual comparison.

Lara Putnam is a University of Pittsburgh professor who studies Western Pennsylvania politics. She says people shouldn’t be making quick conclusions about this year’s election.

“The jury is absolutely still out,” says Putman. “Everyone should be cautious of claiming victory for their own ideologies.”

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Pittsburghers march across the 10th Street Bridge on their way from South Side to Downtown as part of OnePA’s “Every Voice Heard, Every Voice Counted” celebration following Biden-Harris’ projected win on Sat., Nov. 7.

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Tanisha Long leads a group of marchers through the South Side after Biden-Harris are declared the winners on Sat., Nov. 7.

Biden wave VOTERS IN ALLEGHENY County came out big for Joe Biden. The raw vote gains in Pennsylvania’s second largest county were near the top of any county in the state. In 2016, Hillary Clinton carried Allegheny County by about 107,000 votes. Biden carried it by more than 141,000. Biden received more than 415,000 votes in the county, and that will likely increase once the thousands of remaining ballots are finalized.

Putnam says across the state, and really across the country, Biden performed very well in wealthy suburbs that have been previously dominated

by Republicans.

“At the top of the ticket, Joe Biden carried the upscale suburbs,” says Putnam.

This is true in Allegheny County, too.

Biden flipped the upscale suburbs of McCandless, Franklin Park, Marshall, and Upper St. Clair. According to local election analyst Ben Forstate, this is the first time since at least 1964, and possibly ever,

that Democrats have carried McCandless, Franklin Park, and Upper St. Clair in the same presidential election.

Biden also flipped Ohio Township, Ross, and Kilbuck Township. As all the remaining votes are eventually counted, there is a very good chance he flips Bethel Park and Shaler as well, according to Forstate.

It’s the suburbs that really led to this big victory for Biden. Forstate notes that thousands of provisional and latearriving ballots still need to be counted, but as of Mon., Nov. 9, the city of Pittsburgh only increased its marginal vote share by less than half a percentage point for Biden compared to Clinton in 2016. The city’s vote still went for Biden by 78.8%, but didn’t see huge increases like many suburbs did, particularly in the North Hills.

GOP down-ballot wins AS WELL AS BIDEN did in these suburbs,

those gains were not translated to other Democrats down the ballot. If

they were, then Democrats would have likely picked up one or two seats in the state House and defended at least one other in the state Senate. Instead, the GOP defended their three most vulnerable state House seats, and will likely pick up a state House seat and a state Senate seat. Statewide, Republicans also won the Auditor General seat, and are ahead in the state Treasurer race. Republican Timothy DeFoor will become the first Black person ever elected to statewide row office with his Auditor General victory.

Forstate says the GOP’s down-ballot success is likely due to ticket-splitting, combined with impressive Republican turnout. (Biden might have increased the Democratic presidential margin of victory compared to 2016, but Trump actually received at least 15,000 more votes in Allegheny County in 2020 than he did in 2016.)

While Democrats’ dreams of flipping the state legislature were dashed, Forstate says it is not all doom and gloom

for liberals at the bottom of the ballot.

“We live in a 50-50 state, and Democrats basically held the line,” says Forstate, noting that they didn’t give up too many of their impressive gains from the 2018 cycle. Even though final votes could change things, it appears the Republicans will gain three seats in the state House to improve their majority to a 12-seat margin, and the state Senate will remain the same makeup.

“If there is any silver lining for down-ballot Democrats, it’s that they weren’t set back further in the House, and that the gains in the Philly suburbs from 2018 basically held,” says Forstate.

Republicans picked up seats in Westmoreland County, Bucks County, Schuylkill County, and (very likely) the AlleghenyKiski Valley. And Democrats flipped a seat in Montgomery County.

Additionally, while local Democratic challengers hoping to flip Republican seats came up short in Allegheny County, state House District 28 in the North Hills actually offers some positive signs CONTINUES ON PG. 8

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A protester carries a sign during a “Don’t let Trump steal the election” rally in Downtown Pittsburgh on Wed., Nov. 4.

for Democrats. In 2018, when Democratic turnout was high and Republican turnout was low, that district supported the Republican candidate by about a nine-point margin. This year, when both Democratic and Republican turnouts were high, HD-28 only supported the Republican by about seven points.

In other local swing districts, Republicans pretty much increased their margins for state House races, but not in HD-28.

U.S. Rep. Lamb also held off a challenge from Republican Sean Parnell by about two points. His close race came as a surprise to many, and it became part of the fight between progressives and moderates about how to best message Democratic priorities. Moderates like Lamb said that the messages of left-wing activists around policing, health care, and fracking were a turnoff to swing voters in his district, while progressives said moderates’ poor per-

formance were due to a lack of digital advertising around popular issues.

Putman says the two sides are “talking past each other” and more analysis of election data and voter intentions are needed before any strong conclusions can be made about how to combat GOP down-ballot victories. “What are voters hearing about the candidates? And the parties?” says Putnam. “We don’t know those things yet.”

And while Lamb is slightly underperforming Biden in Allegheny County, he is slightly over-performing him in Beaver County. It’s currently too early to make any bold exclamation about why Lamb’s race was so close.

Regardless, Putnam says Pittsburgharea Democrats have their work cut out for them.

“People here are unhappy with the state of the country,” says Putnam. “It looks like they held Donald Trump and the Democratic Party responsible.”

Shapiro surprise EVEN THOUGH BIDEN is getting all

of the attention, the real bright spot for Pennsylvania Democrats is Josh Shapiro. The incumbent Attorney General and Democrat from Montgomery County completely dominated the electoral map, including Allegheny County.

While Biden is likely to win by about one percentage point, Shapiro will likely win by about four points.

Shapiro received more votes than any candidate in Pennsylvania, and more votes than any candidate in Allegheny County. This is despite the fact that his Republican opponent, Heather Heidelbaugh, lives in Allegheny County and used to be an Allegheny County Councilor.

Sean Rankin is the Executive Director of the Democratic Attorneys General Association and a Shapiro booster. He says Shapiro’s focus on everyday issues is what helped propel him to an impressive victory.

“Just like in 2016, and the 2020 primary, AG Shapiro has received the most votes of anyone on the ballot,” says Rankin. “This is a testament to his bipartisan work on kitchen table issues that affect the entire Commonwealth. It’s why he did so well in Allegheny County, where his opponent is from.”

Shapiro has also taken to high-profile fights across the state and against some of Pennsylvania’s biggest private institutions. He released a grand jury report detailing decades of child abuse in Pennsylvania’s Catholic Diocese. Last year, Shapiro sued UPMC in hopes to force the health care giant to accept all insurance plans He also indicted natural-gas companies for polluting watersheds in Washington County and other parts of the state.

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says Rankin. “With Josh Shapiro at the helm, Pennsylvanians have a steady, trusted leader.”

Shapiro has been criticized by some for using his elected office as a campaign tool, but voters didn’t seem to care. If anything, Shapiro might be providing a strategy for state Democrats to succeed in years when Republican turnout is high. And he did that while touching on issues like fracking and gun-control that other Democratic politicians in the state have been less likely to criticize.

“And over the past four years, AG Shapiro has been creating nearly endless opportunities to show Pennsylvanians his values and his moral code,” says Rankin. “People saw that and remembered when it came time to vote.”

Shapiro’s Allegheny County support looks a lot like Biden, except super-charged. While Biden will likely narrowly carry the once-Republican dominated Bethel Park, Shapiro won all but one district there. Shapiro also won the tiny suburb of Hampton, while Biden didn’t.

The future THIS YEAR WAS the last time Pennsylvanians will be voting in the current state legislative and congressional districts.

The districts will be redrawn, and it’s likely Southwestern Pennsylvania will

lose a state House district and its state senate districts, and Lamb’s U.S. House district will likely grow and take in more conservative voters. This means some big changes to how the Democrats think about their political strategy in the region.

Even though the Republicans still control Harrisburg, the redrawing process won’t be gerrymandered thanks to the state Supreme Court decision against partisan gerrymandering in 2018. The maps have to be approved by a group of bipartisan lawmakers and officials, and since there are more Democrats than Republicans on the state Supreme Court, Democrats hold the tie-breaking vote in that process.

Also, there could be a silver lining to some of Western Pennsylvania Democrats losing this cycle. With two long-time Democratic lawmakers likely losing (House Minority Leader Frank Dermody and state Rep. Joe Petrarca), Democratic map makers no longer have to worry about including those representatives into their maps. And since both those officials represent areas where Republicans are gaining ground, Democrats can instead focus on drawing districts in the suburbs. And with Democrats now clustering more in cities and suburbs, these districts likely could be more compact and sensical than previous districts.

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BY TERENEH IDIA CPCONTRIBUTORS@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

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HILE DRINKING A GLASS of

red wine on Wed., Nov. 4, my overseas love and I had this text exchange: Him: Is Biden winning yet?

Me: No, not yet.

Him: You know he is going to win.

Me: Yes, I think so.

Him: Oh, he will.

I sent this exchange to a few people who seemed only partly relieved, since we are not pollsters or experts, just observers; a columnist and her boyfriend are not a definitive source, and it was not enough to calm their concerns. But it was enough for me to take the thought in my head, place it in my pocket, keeping it certain, safe, secure, and easy to find when I needed it again.

And I did. Several times over the next three days. Was it only three days?

The wait was not the issue for me—it was clear that Pennsylvania numbers wouldn’t be available until Friday at the very earliest. But observing it, I watched quizzically as people seemed surprised by the wait, as we were warned. I wasn’t sure if because of the isolation, this felt like the only national event we were all experiencing together. I wasn’t sure if it was the closeness of the vote tallies, the high stakes, or just because so many “wanted the nightmare to be over.”

And is it? How to celebrate the defeat of one of the worst presidents in United States history? A history filled with bad presidents. And maybe even the very notion of POTUS is problematic in a country with so many problems.

My celebration on Sat., Nov. 7 included pouring the last of that red wine and giving a quiet toast in the air. My first thought was of my dad who, instead of watching sports, has spent his evenings these past months watching cable news hour after hour after hour, and I hoped he was happier at the moment when it

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A scene from Downtown’s City-County Building as Pittsburgh celebrates President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Sat., Nov. 7.

was announced that Joe Biden was president-elect and Kamala Harris was vice president-elect.

Secondly, I thought of a nephew who had cried so much on Election Day 2016 when 45 won and how angered I was by his sadness and fear — especially as a child, especially as a Black child in America. I was happy that today he would be smiling at least. For this and the fact that he hit his first ever outof-the-park homerun on the day that Pennsylvania took Biden “over the top.”

Thirdly, I watched on my Twitter timeline images of joy and celebration in Pittsburgh. The most shared video was of the corner of Forbes and Murray Avenues. People were literally dancing in the streets. How can that not make you happy? Then I wondered if a similar scene was happening at Freedom Corner in the Hill District or Frankstown Boulevard.

And I paused here, glass just touching the tip of my lower lip, and I thought of the hypocrisy even in celebration.

Black Pittsburgh and Black Philadelphia along with other “Chocolate Cities,” or, at least, Chocolate corners of America, won Biden the White House. And yet I saw white politician after white politician interviewed in national media to talk about Pennsylvania.

And yet, before the votes had been counted, many white men and women, self-identified allies, progressives, and other self-proclaimed titles were spending a lot of energy criticizing Black Lives Matter, abolition movements, and other intersectional transformative justice movements that would, that could actually work to give Black and Brown folks equity and justice in this country.

These folks saved a special amount of words on criticizing Black women, the women again who voted over-

whelmingly for the Biden-Harris ticket.

Pro-Black and anti-racist posters, signs, and screen savers do not translate to policy or votes.

So how to celebrate? For me, with a conflicted heart who smiles at seeing the joy of others, who smiles that 45 will be out of office, but knowing that all the people who voted for him, including the police, are still here. For me, with a trepidatious gut, that cringes every time I see someone talk about “getting back to normal.” For me, with a throat I am tuning and hydrating because I know I will still have to yell to be heard. For me, with well oiled hands because I know I will still need to write these words, even now, especially now.

I drank my celebratory wine with joy, not critiquing any way someone wanted to or did not celebrate. The last sip in the glass reminded me that we have so far to go.

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Marimba Milliones, president and CEO of the Hill Community Development Corporation

.BLACK-LED COMMUNITY PROFILE.

HILL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

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H E HILL DISTRICT is arguably Pittsburgh’s most historically significant Black neighborhood.

It was a neighborhood that housed Haitian immigrants and free African Americans after their independence in the 19th century. In the early 20th century, the likes of pioneering jazz legends, Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong, publicized the Hill District as a spot for Black musicians and intellectuals.

Today, the Hill Community Development Corporation, with its slogan “Your front door to the Hill District,” is one organization that aims to build upon that African American heritage through its programming and initiatives.

The neighborhood has gone through its transitions since the 1950s, after the construction of the Civic Arena, which would later get torn down to make way for the nearby PPG Paints Arena, the current home stadium for the Pittsburgh Penguins. To build

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this arena, Urban Redevelopment Authority, an economic agency, used eminent domain to tear down 8,000 predominately Black-owned homes.

The displacement of those Black residents, businesses, and churches dismantled the Lower Hill District and fundamentally changed the course of development for the neighborhood for decades afterward, with effects still felt in the Hill District today.

“The neighborhood was disrupted for the Civic Area. PPG Paints Arena came in the years later, but in the late 1950s, it was disrupted for the Civic Arena. It was supposed to be the heart of the cultural corridor, the cultural center of the region, but that’s all they ever built. That and a parking lot,” says president and chief executive officer Marimba Milliones of the Hill Community Development Corporation, also known as the Hill CDC. The Hill CDC is a community development orga-

nization that focuses on the revitalization of the Hill District, working with the residents of the neighborhood and local businesses to promote economic growth and the overall betterment of the quality of life in the Hill District.

Milliones and her team execute this by following “our community’s masterplan, which is centered to build upon the African-American cultural legacy,” she says. “So when you are charged with building on the African-American cultural legacy, as well as the other principles like building family-friendly housing, commercial, and economic empowerment, considering mobility, transportation, and sustainability, it requires you to be extraordinarily thoughtful about how you meet those goals.”

The organization has a review panel that allows developers who want to build in the Hill District to submit proposals. The development review panel

scores it against the community masterplan. If the plan gets 80% or above, the residents of the Hill District vote on the proposal; and if it has a cumulative score of 80%, the Hill CDC recommends the project to move forward in development.

“It really does give us a sense of communal governance and accountability.

Our primary audience is the community, that’s who we serve. We serve the residents and stakeholders of the Hill District neighborhood, first and foremost,” says Milliones. “If we are ever in the room, that is what our intention is, to represent that group, and that happens at the intersection of business, politics, government, residents, and community.

I’m a Hill District resident, so it’s in my blood; but organizationally, that is how we govern.”

Milliones says the Hill CDC has accomplished many of its goals set in place to help further the neighborhood, but there’s still work to be done.

“We specifically focus on entrepreneurs and those who want to become homeowners in the Hill District, and we work with anywhere up to 100 entrepreneurs a year, so they can participate in revitalizing the Main Street of the Hill District so that they’re not at risk of displacement,” says Milliones.

“Then also renters who are also interested in becoming homeowners. We work with them to make sure they’re prepared to becoming homeowners and do training.”

Moreover, the Hill CDC is also interested in addressing economic disparities and equity when it comes to community development.

“We are really focused on what equity means in the context of community

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development, community revitalization, and policy related to our neighborhood in Pittsburgh. We can be anything from negotiating a community benefits agreement to advocating for the vacant land in our neighborhood to be done in a way that doesn’t advance gentrification

and displacement of our residents,” says Milliones.

Additionally, Milliones says new Hill CDC programs like Hill Tech Society focus on teaching small businesses in the food, construction, and creative industries to maximize their business and technology

skills, and to further build upon their audience during the pandemic.

The coronavirus has impacted small businesses with record high numbers of business foreclosures, and Milliones says Hill CDC continues to find new ways to help its residents and businesses.

“We are keeping our shoulder to the wheel and focusing on the things we’ve committed to deliver because we won’t always be in this pandemic. We think there’s a disservice to taking all eyes off of the future,” says Milliones.

She adds that the Hill CDC received a $100,000 grant from the Hillman Foundation, which the organization redistributed to people in need of rent support, utilities relief, and prescription relief.

“We got requests for $350,000 within days,” says Milliones. “The need is expansive.”

Overall, the Hill CDC plays a critical part in supporting an important ecosystem in Pittsburgh’s history and role as a city. The Hill District is deeply rooted in Black culture and its history makes for a culturally diverse Pittsburgh and, more importantly, calls into question a reckoning of the city’s decades of mistreatment and discarding of its lifelong Black residents.

Millionese states that in order for the Hill District to move forward, it needs to bridge the gap between the neighborhood’s past and future.

“We are deeply honored and committed to the history of our neighborhood, but we are as deeply committed to the future,” says Milliones. “You have to build a future from the history and build from the strength from our history, and that’s what we’re really committed to doing.”

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T’S EASY TO DISREGARD cliche motivational

quotes with an eyeroll. “Hang in there, baby” and “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take” and “Teamwork makes the dreamwork” aren’t exactly, well, original. But Pittsburgh musicians Clara Kent and INEZ, whose real name is Danielle Walker, feel those sentiments are needed to help uplift the local Black R&B scene.

That’s why the pair created Black November, an entire month dedicated to highlighting Black R&B and soul music in Pittsburgh.

“In the past, folks have tried the ‘divide and conquer’ mindset when it comes to talented individuals,” explains INEZ. “That being a catalyst is why so many artists have a problem reaching across the room to others. ... We live in a city that doesn’t respect or view Black people or their art as valuable. We also know that there is so much ego and unnecessary drama in the world of hip hop and rap here, that will never allow sustainability for a united music scene.”

So instead of drawing battle lines, Kent and INEZ are attempting to create an ecosystem for the many styles of music that fall under

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the R&B umbrella. “There’s going to be no hand that reaches down and grabs all the Black R&B artists so we had to create what we didn’t see,” says INEZ. Almost every week in November — they opted to skip the first week because of the election — three or four different Black musicians will be highlighted, each on a different day of the week.

Some artists, like singers Cam Chambers and Jrouz3, will be dropping new EPs or singles. For others, previously released music will be pushed, like Sierra Sellers’ Ophelia and Dejah Monae’s Flowers and Dopamine. All of it, however, is an attempt to make a statement.

“To make it abundantly clear, R&B is next for Pittsburgh and is here to stay,” says INEZ. “Our renaissance is here.”

Singer, guitarist, and songwriter Leila Rhodes is one of the artists featured in the first week of Black November. On Oct. 30, she released her self-produced debut album Attunement which will be featured on Nov. 12, along with single “No More.” “‘No More’ is a song about relationships that are unfulfilling and essentially when you take that step of letting someone know that they are no longer welcome in your life,” says Rhodes. “For me, it was a realization that someone was taking so much energy from me,

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Aside from highlighting musicians, INEZ and Kent felt that in order to keep the group effort going after November ends, they needed to also create an incubator where more experienced artists like themselves could teach younger musicians important branding tools like booking and press releases, and even finding a band for live shows.

“We started to set up a support network from this one month, but how do we continue to create an ecosystem for Black R&B artists in Pittsburgh?” says INEZ. “Those of us who get booked, who have the resources and connections, can make sure we’re highlighting and uplifting those who are coming right behind us. Those coming right behind can pay these same things forward to those behind them. We create the change we seek.”

Stay tuned this month as Pittsburgh City Paper continues to cover the inaugural Black November online at pghcitypaper.com. Discover some new tunes, boost some new artists, and support local music.

“I really truly feel that the next big national contributors to music will be Black R&B and soul artists,” says INEZ.

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BY AMANDA WALTZ AWALTZ@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

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“get well NOW” by Aleem Hurst

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NTERING THE BREW House Association gallery two days after the election proved a much-needed respite from staring at my phone for hours, refreshing the slowly incoming results until my eyes blurred. I become immersed in the serenity of the space, the noise of my clothes rustling, and footsteps mixing with the quiet audio coming from artist J Houston’s “scale of 1 to 10” installation.

The installation is part of Lost & Found, the latest exhibition at Brew House, and the long-time arts hub’s second since reopening. Curated by Taylor Fisch, the show features work by 10 artists, described in a statement as using their work to “lay bare the emotional weight of their losses and their desires to find themselves anew.”

Lost & Found — on view from Nov. 12 to Dec. 19 — also marks the first of two exhibitions presented as part of Prospectus, an emerging curator program described as recognizing the “vital role of curators in the arts industry” by providing gallery space, mentorship, professional development, and financial support.

Though incomplete (I was informed that Brendon J. Hawkins’ video piece “My Shadow” had yet to be installed, as the artist was still tweaking it), Lost & Found resonates strongly, perhaps because of the particular moment during which I was viewing it. Writing about art does not happen in a vacuum, and that rings especially true given the show’s stated mission, as well as each artist’s attempt at understanding themselves by trying

LOST & FOUND Thu., Nov. 12-Sat., Dec. 19. Brew House Association. 711 S. 21st St., South Side.

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to preserve the “ephemerality” in their memories of the past, which manifests in a variety of highly evocative, often heartbreaking ways.

One theme that carries through the show is that of softness and comfort, starting with the whimsical marshmallows of Aleem Hurst’s Invitation to Pretend series. The spongy treat appears in the inkjet print “put something in,” which depicts a young subject lying nearly naked and serene on the loft bed of a trailer, a pair of hands pouring multicolored marshmallows in their mouth from an open vent above.

The image, taken during a trip to Hurst’s hometown in Michigan, re-imagines a time before they transitioned to using gender-neutral pronouns, exploring how the kitschy domesticity of their younger years — also portrayed in several other colorful prints — can coexist with their queer identity. This looms large, literally, in pastel-colored marsh-

mallow sculptures, all suspended above “Port-A-Floor,” a piece that invites guests to step onto a beanbag-like mound covered with a fabric print of shag carpeting (before doing so, you must slip on a pair of the disposable booties provided by the gallery).

Much like Hurst, Zachariah Szabo and Zeal Eva use photography to revisit the places and objects that represent a time before, acknowledging leaving them behind, while also accepting them as part of their identity. While similar in intent, the results could not be more different (Szabo creates a still-life from dated, 1980s décor reminiscent of his mother’s style) while Eva chooses to capture the unmanipulated small-town scenes of Bethlehem, Pa., where she grew up and briefly returned to live.

But the softness and comforting familiarity brings with it the capacity to elicit strong emotions. This is especially true of Heidi Wiren Bartlett’s “Her

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Overlooking the discarded clothing is a blown-up photograph of the mother, also forever preserved in what appears to be a candid moment, looking at the camera, her mouth open as if caught in mid-sentence.

In a year defined by loss, either of loved ones or friends, or of life as we know it, the sight of the mother’s cushioned orthopedic shoes lying on the floor, as if tossed there for the last time, made my chest tighten.

That reaction stuck with me as I moved onto other works that, intentionally or not, speak to the pain of our collective reality. This includes the soft sculptures and textiles of Sheila Swartz, whose misshapen throw pillows and drapery incorporate unexpected elements like Scrabble tiles and fake grass. Also present are stray or unraveling threads and stains giving an overall sense that, despite the careful presentation, the items are ragged, frayed, and barely holding

together. I know the feeling well, as I’m sure many others do.

This juxtaposition of calming and jarring continues in Houston’s installation, a multimedia work exploring years of suffering as a chronically ill, transgender patient. Surrounded by clinical hospital blue walls and cushy playmats are photos and a video that are haunting in their straight-forward, lovingly-presented depictions of medical instruments, soiled bandages, and afflicted body parts associated with the slow process of healing.

Despite its heavy subjectivity, the show speaks to a universal yearning for community in the wake of COVID-19 and broken leadership. This comes through explicitly in Jameelah Platt’s bold, large-scale collage work, “The Great Together,” as well as two excellent series by Hannah Altman and Brent Nakamoto, which heavily draw from their respective Jewish and Japanese identities and experiences.

But even as Lost & Found serves as a stark reminder of the things we have yet to, or will never recover, it also reinforces that we are not alone in this struggle.

And that is, indeed, comforting.

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THE ALTERNATIVE’S STREAMING SUNDAYS. 7 p.m. Free. twitch.tv/getalternative

Every Sunday in November, independent music site The Alternative hosts Streaming Sundays on Twitch, where indie bands get a chance to perform, and fans can chat without being shushed during a show.

The sets are booked by DLTSGDOM! Collective’s Brett Shumaker, and this week features Pittsburgh’s Portrait People, Seattle’s Antonioni, Arcadia Grey from Indiana, and the Weak Days from Michigan.

MON., NOV. 16 (VIRTUAL) ESSENTIAL TOOLS FOR MUSIC ARTISTS. 6-8 p.m. $10. pittsburghartscouncil.org

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INEZ (left) and Homeless Gospel Choir (right) are participating in Yinz Citizen on Thu., Nov. 12

THU., NOV. 12 (VIRTUAL) YINZ CITIZEN. 8-10 p.m. Free, donations accepted. yinzcitizen.com

Inspired by Lady Gaga’s Global Citizen worldwide event, Yinz Citizen is a virtual concert featuring a ton of Pittsburgh bands and musicians that will raise money for local nonprofit 412 Food Rescue. Musical performances include Anti-Flag, Joe Gruscheky and the Houserockers, The Commonheart, INEZ, Squonk Opera, Funky Fly Project, Byron Nash, The Homeless Gospel Choir, and more. The event is hosted by award-winning advice columnist Natalie Bencivegna and local comedian Day Bracey, and includes appearances by special celebrity guests including Andrew McCutchen, T.J. Watt, and Wiz Khalifa.

FRI., NOV. 13 (IRL) KIRSTEN OF PAGING DOCTOR MOON. 6-9 p.m. 1700 Penn Ave, Strip District. Free. facebook.com/1700pennave

Welcome Kirsten, singer of rock-jazz band Paging Doctor Moon, to the Steel City when she performs at 1700 Penn, the umbrella location for Helltown Taproom 15222 and Pennsylvania Libations Wine Shop. Kirsten recently relocated from New York City to Pittsburgh after five years of performing as a solo artist in the city that never sleeps. Paging Doctor Moon is set to release its debut album in March 2021.

SAT., NOV. 14 (LIVESTREAM) THE ELEMENTAL EP RELEASE SHOW. 7:30-11:30 p.m. Free. facebook.com/elementalpgh

Alt-rock band The Elemental is celebrating the release of its new EP Lovely Distraction with a livestream performance. The band is setting up inside Obey House Tavern and streaming

The Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council is hosting an artist workshop, where musician Amber Epps will discuss tools needed to strengthen an artist’s brand, including, and not limited to, bios, one sheets, and electronic press kits (EPKs). The event will take place via Zoom, and participants will receive the link once registered.

TUE., NOV. 17 (MUSIC TO STREAM) THERE YOU ARE’S EL DORADO. there-you-are.bandcamp.com

In El Dorado, There You Are’s second release of the year, the band blends blues, alt, and garage rock. The rock duo is made up of Matt Bean and TV’s NORM’s Tom Chorba.

WED., NOV. 18 (IRL) EXPERIMENTAL GUITAR NIGHT #14.

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Spend your Wednesday basking in the adventurous sounds of Experimental Guitar Night. This edition features performances from Jagtime Millionaire (Raymond Morin), John Potiseck (of Garage League), Sachem Orenda, Scythian (Fred Gallart), and Thousandzz of Beez (Haunt Pawson).

These listings are curated by Pittsburgh City Paper music writer Jordan Snowden.

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.RESTAURANT REVIEW.

TAKEOUT REVIEW: SHAKA

BY MAGGIE WEAVER // MWEAVER@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

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AST WEEK, WHILE stuck in a solo

quarantine waiting on coronavirus test results, I picked back up some of my habits from spring of this year: eating snacks for meals, spending mindless hours on TikTok, and aimlessly perusing food delivery apps, waiting for something good to jump out at me.

And on Thursday night, a restaurant jumped: Shaka, a Hawaiian-Asian fusion concept in Federal Galley.

Shaka, run by chef Summer Le, has been a part of the North Side food hall since August 2018 after Le left the Galley’s sister restaurant, Smallman Galley, where she had a two-year residency running the Vietnamese eatery Bahnmilicious. The menu features a variety of Hawaiian and Asian dishes,

including rice bowls, poke bowls, noodle soups, and a small list of snacks.

SHAKA 200 Children’s Way, North Side. federalgalley.org

I went for Le’s spicy tuna poke bowl: edamame, chickpeas, seaweed salad, pickled ginger, onions, jalepeño, toasted sesame, and tuna, all sitting on steamed rice and topped with a myriad of sauces and seasonings.

It was, like any good poke bowl, both delicate and sharp in flavor. The mild tuna was a great contrast for the

spicier elements — a few bites in, and I was tearing up from the heat. The lush, spicy mayo brought the bowl together in texture. Pickled ginger, normally a hit-or-miss for me, was a stand-out; it added the touch of acid and brine needed to balance out the bowl.

With its long list of ingredients, elements were easily lost in the mix of the bowl, but this only made it sweeter to get a bite containing a little bit of everything.

Bowls are a clear star of Le’s menu, but Shaka’s snack list has always been my Galley go-to. Her spicy Asian fries — classic, crispy diner fries drizzled with housemade, spicy mayo, sriracha, nori, and sesame seeds — have taken the place of many meals for me. There’s something about the mayo and savory

bite of nori that takes these fries out of their league.

I chose to go in a different snack direction this time, swapping out my fries for Hawaiian egg rolls. The crispy, slightly-greasy egg roll wrappers were stuffed with thick slabs of pulled pork, onion, and pineapple, and matched with a teriyaki sauce. The first bite was so rich my mouth almost puckered.

While I generally try to stay away from using delivery apps, I was thankful that I still got to experience Shaka while unable to leave my house. It was a little bit of everything I needed: flavorful and fresh food. And, it was the perfect meal to celebrate with when my negative test results came in before I took my last bite.

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Sweded Film Festival celebrates “classic movies re-made by amateurs who replace A-list stars and CGI with whatever is laying around their houses.” The festival is open for submissions, and the best ones will be part of a compilation. Continues through Sun., Nov. 22. rowhouse.online

ART In a new exhibit, the Frick Pittsburgh reckons with its own legacy with The Frick Reflects, featuring lesser known works from the museum’s collection and confronting “the inherent bias of our museum’s origins, while envisioning what kind of museum the Frick can be in the future.” As the exhibit’s description notes, much of the museum’s collection originated from a time of racial segregation, xenophobia, and violence.

Continues through Sun., Feb. 7. Free, donations accepted. Timed tickets are required for entry. 7227 Reynolds St., Point Breeze. thefrickpittsburgh.org

MON., NOV. 16 LITERATURE Join Pittsburgh Arts and Lectures for a virtual event with Lily King, author of Writers & Lovers, which follows a young woman in the 1990s who is determined to be an artist even though all her friends have abandoned that dream. 7:30 p.m.

(Video will be available for viewing for one week.) $15. pittsburghlectures.org

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This year, Film Pittsburgh is debuting a new event, Fall Festival, which will feature a collection of movies from other festivals, including ReelAbilities, the Three Rivers Film Festival, Pittsburgh Shorts, and more.

Some films are available for one day only, while others are available to stream for the whole festival. Continues through Sun., Nov. 22. $15 per screening. $150 for all access festival pass. filmpittsburgh.org

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N THIS INSTALLMENT of Soulshowmike’s Album Picks, I’m circling back to an early-2020 album that has kept my personal and broadcast attention all year. It’s from a Pittsburgh vocalist who recently transplanted to Germany.

His performance name is Geenpool, but we knew him as Gene Stovall.

In The Bleak breaks down some walls that make it appealing across generations. The rap lyrics are consistently intelligent, clever, or both, and then there’s the singing: Geenpool delivers every beautiful bit of his Duquesne University-trained voice on this album. What makes it even more gratifying is that Gene underwent a medical procedure that might have affected his chords, and as he plowed through final production in his hospital room, he wasn’t sure what he could deliver. Everything worked out.

There are two tracks that have locked into my psyche: “Have You Seen Jesus,”

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where Gene sings/scats effortlessly between sax notes to present a really fun song, and “Better That Way,” with alternative-rock acoustic strumming in a tune that feels like nationallevel music.

I’ll interview Geenpool on WYEP’s The Soul Show on Sat., Nov. 14. Join us.

Also, I anxiously await AHA, his early 2021 release.

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