SPEAK EASY, YINZ!
The speakeasy was born in Pittsburgh and is still hiding out a century later.
BY: RACHEL WILKINSON
COLIN WILLIAMS
SARAH HAMM
DEREK MAIOLO
The next time you enjoy a craft beer, thank Jimmy Carter. His signing of H.R. 1377 in 1978 legalized homebrewing.
BREWING THROUGH THE YEARS
As craft beer evolves, Pittsburgh’s homebrewing scene continues to welcome newcomers and old heads alike
BY: COLIN WILLIAMS // CWILLIAMS@PGHCITYPAPER.COM
At that time, there were around 100 breweries nationwide making mostly low-ABV lagers. Following H.R. 1377, however, pioneering homebrewers and adventurous importers began to challenge that status quo. Those early sips of something different changed the landscape — even with industry contractions, the U.S. now boasts almost 10,000 breweries nationwide, including more than 40 in Allegheny County, as well as numerous homebrew supply stores, local brewing clubs, and homebrew competitions.
distributor where he worked during college, Azinger went to the store and picked up his starter kit.
“It was the Brewer’s Best Mexican cerveza kit,” Azinger tells Pittsburgh City Paper. “If I remember correctly, it was terrible. It was drinkable, but it just had that definitely oxidized, plastic-bucket beer taste. But I was just hooked.”
“Shoutout to my parents,” Azinger laughs. “I burned, like, an entire propane tank brewing this beer on the side burner grill.”
The rabbit hole of homebrewing goes as deep as you want — Azinger’s home setup now approaches what some nanobreweries use. But whether you’re making kits in a big
“THE PRODUCTS ARE SO MUCH BETTER, AND HOMEBREWERS ARE PRODUCING BETTER BEER. AND THAT’S THE SAME THING WITH WINEMAKING.”
Brewing can be as simple or complicated as you make it, but nearly every hobbyist starts out as I did: with a big steel pot, a PVC bucket, and a prepackaged ingredients kit.
That was how Collin Azinger got into homebrewing. Intrigued by the growing variety in the beer
pot or brewing like a professional, Azinger and others say Pittsburgh’s brewing ecosystem is as vibrant, supportive, and multifaceted as it’s ever been, with numerous opportunities for collaboration, competition, or talking shop over a pint.
CP PHOTO: COLIN WILLIAMS
Jon Benedict of South Hills Brewing Supply & Country Wines.
FROM GRIST TO GLASS
If you’re unfamiliar, making beer usually consists of turning malted grain — i.e., grain that has been partially sprouted and then dried or roasted, which allows it to produce sugar — into a shelf-stable fermented beverage by converting that sugar into alcohol. Different grains produce different tastes, mouthfeels, and colors; hops add natural bitterness and preservatives; yeast produces the actual alcohol and contributes its own flavors. Some beers are rounded out with additions of fruit and spices or produced with yeast and bacteria strains that give off sourness and funk.
In 2024, brewers of all stripes have access to a wider range of all of the above than ever before. A dedicated industry of food scientists continues to breed new hop and yeast varietals, and brewers respond by developing new styles of beer or resurrecting long-lost recipes. Without Jimmy Carter and the flood of brewers, drinkers wouldn’t have access to beers such as the lichtenhainer, gose, or tmavé pivo.
Jon Benedict, owner of South Hills Brewing Supply & Country Wines, has seen this evolution in real time. The shop turns 30 this September.
“When we first opened, there just wasn’t really all that much for home brewers,” Benedict tells City Paper . “You would get your whatchamacallit from the hardware store; you would get your thingamabob from a flea market.” Benedict says that, when the shop first opened, there were only four strains of dry yeast available — now, he says SHBS carries 70 liquid yeast strains and dozens of dry varieties.
“The products are so much better, and homebrewers are producing better beer,” Benedict says, “and that’s the same thing with winemaking.” He and store manager Stephen Bourdeau also say they’ve
seen growing interest in mead and steady, if seasonal, interest in making hard cider.
There are also a variety of salts and chemical buffers brewers can use to improve the quality of their water or simulate the water used in classics like Pilsner Urquell. (I recently began experimenting with several to offset Pittsburgh water’s high pH and heavy chlorination). SHBS also carries everything from starter kits to more advanced hardware and testing equipment.
Clayton Homa, president of Three Rivers Underground Brewers homebrewing club (or TRUB, the term for the particulate matter that settles out of fermenting beer), says advances in homebrewing technology have made it far easier for hobbyists to level up from the typical pot-and-bucket setup.
“Just like everyone else, I started with a stovetop, big pot, extract. I was really kind of intimidated by the big, three-vessel systems,” Homa tells CP . He says the rise of all-inone electric brewing systems, such as the Grainfather, has taken lots of the guesswork out of making beer. “It really worked out nice for this generation of brewers that the barrier to entry for all-grain has definitely lowered.”
Benedict says he’s seen similar shifts. “Back in the old days of brewing, it was all extract with a little bit of specialty grains … at that point, somebody that brewed from all grain, it’s like, wow, you’re some advanced, crazy Martian person,” he jokes. “Now, it’s just the opposite.”
While the hobby has adapted to new products and technology, it has also fluctuated with the craft beer market, with both homebrewing and craft brewing feeding into which beers predominate in local taprooms and homebrew competitions.
CP PHOTO: MARSJOHNSON
Hops are stored in a freezer to stay fresh for the brewing process.
CP PHOTO: MARSJOHNSON
Collin Azinger walks CP through the brewing process in his West Mifflin garage
CP PHOTO: MARSJOHNSON
Collin Azinger presents a lager made in his garage
Despite COVID — which forced SHB S to close their original Green Tree location and made meeting in person a challenge — and changes in the industry, including the closure of several local craft beer destinations, everyone I spoke to for this story said interest in the hobby is steady. What’s changed is what people are making.
Benedict says he’s seen a resurgence of interest in traditional hop varieties and lagering (which requires fermenting at colder temperatures). This is apparent at many local breweries, as well — when I meet Azinger at Dancing Gnome Beer in Sharpsburg, he points out the many lagers on tap compared to Dancing Gnome’s hazy-
“Don’t get me wrong; I still love good hazy IPA,” he says. But Azinger says he appreciates the crispness of a good lager — and the challenges and
Brewing clubs, including TRUB, the Three Rivers Alliance of (TRASH), Westmoreland Area Zymology Enthusiasts (WAZE), are key to navigating these challenges. Azinger says each offers different resources, though membership among all three overlaps considerably. Each club’s Facebook group is bustling with a combination of events, competitions, troubleshooting, and equipment swaps. Several members have since turned their hobby into a profession.
Homa says that, beyond advice and camaraderie, he’s gotten lots of equipment through TRUB’s Facebook group. In January, the club met for a supply swap that saw members pass around unused fermentation buckets, miscellaneous gear, and unfinished bags of grain.
“Don’t spend a fortune right away,” Homa advises new homebrewers. “If you want to give it a whirl, it probably won’t even cost you a penny between every member there that still has a plastic bucket fermenter and top that they’re trying to get rid of.”
One of TRUB’s central focuses is planning Brewing for a Cause, an
annual beer fest that donates proceeds to charitable causes — the 16th annual event, taking place Oct. 19 at Velum Fermentation on the South Side, will donate to Paws Across Pittsburgh animal rescue. TRASH and WAZE, meanwhile, run regular competitions and events, including TRASH’s annual competition at which winners receive SHBS gift certificates.
Another recent TRASH event saw homebrewers gather at Fermata Brewing in Ambridge to receive five gallons of wort (unfermented beer) to turn into whatever kind of beer they wanted. Azinger says he appreciates the club’s lack of gatekeeping and collaborative spirit. “TRASH is pretty involved with the Barrel & Flow stuff, so I know they’re doing a lot of cool collabs with some of those businesses and organizations,” he says. The club hosted a collaborative brew session last weekend specifically for the upcoming Barrel & Flow festival.
This is the real beauty of Jimmy Carter’s bill all these decades later: it fostered a vibrant community, one grounded in mutually beneficial exchanges, that has taken deep root in Greater Pittsburgh over 30-plus years. Azinger says he’s grown from the feedback and encouragement such groups provide — usually over beers, of course. Most gather monthly to give members space to plan for events and catch up (TRASH’s next regular meeting is Sat., July 20 at CoStar Brewing in Etna).
“It’s just fun. That brings it back to the collaboration, the people end of it,” Azinger says. He encourages those new to the hobby not to be intimidated. “Dive in headfirst. Just go for it … If you have questions, ask. There’s so many good people in Pittsburgh, in TRASH, TRUB, and otherwise, that [can] point you in a direction, and it can become an addiction. I’ll say that the hobby is definitely infectious.” TRUB president Homa concurs. His advice to new brewers? “Come to meetings. I mean, at worst you’ll talk to some nerds while having a couple beers.” •
CP PHOTO: STACY ROUNDS
Collin Azinger poses for a portrait in his garage fit for brewing
Look into the origin of the speakeasy, and you’re bound to come across Kate Hester, owner of an illegal McKeesport saloon. The legend, captured in an 1891 New York Times article, goes that when Hester’s customers, “a boisterous lot,” got too rowdy and risked drawing police attention, she ould ag her finger and whisper sharply, “Speak easy, boys! Speak easy!” The expression took hold around the region, standing in for any illicit establishment that sold alcohol, and then made a national splash in the Times , giving Pittsburgh the dubious honor of coining the term.
SPEAK EASY, YINZ!
BY: RACHEL WILKINSON // RWILKINSON@PGHCITYPAPER.COM
Speakeasies are most associated with the Prohibition era, which, from 1920 to 1933, saw a nationwide constitutional ban on producing, transporting, and selling alcohol.
But in Hester’s time, decades before Prohibition, Pittsburgh’s speakeasy culture as already ourishing . A Pennsylvania law enacted in 1888, the Brooks High License Act, raised saloon licensing costs and limited their hours of operation, a restricti eness still re ected in today s state liquor laws. (According to Pittsburgh Drinks: A History of Cocktails, Nightlife & Bartending Tradition , Hester herself was rejected for a license, then granted a hearing where she
presented a letter from her pastor attesting to her “good name.”)
By 1890, Pittsburgh was home to spea easies, the first to emerge in America. Described by the Times as “the illegitimate child of the Brooks high-license law,” there were speakeasies across every neighborhood in the city and oating on its ri ers
“The commonest item in the police news of Pittsburg is the raid of a ‘speak-easy,’” the paper wrote.
More than a century later, speakeasy bars remain alive and well in Pittsburgh. Revived about 25 years ago in Manhattan, the speakeasystyle bar is a nationwide trend credited with repopularizing craft
cocktails in America. Though today’s speakeasies are sanctioned, they still try to evoke the hidden quality of their predecessors with secret doors, peepholes, passwords, and low-lit 1920s decor.
Some argue the trend has peaked . In 2019, Commerce Bar in East Liberty gained national attention with a Forbes article titled “Try This New Speakeasy In... Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania?” Others contend that speakeasies have gotten too kitschy — after all, the speakeasies of yore could be violent and dangerous.
But the bars have expanded from the city to the suburbs, still drawing patrons looking for premium
CP PHOTO: MARS JOHNSON
Joe Deasy Jr. reveals a trap door at Co-Sign Speakeasy
cocktails, a sense of history, and even a bit of gadgetry.
Pittsburgh City Paper looked into the speakeasy’s contemporary legacy and what it offers bargoers today.
At Speakeasy in the Omni William Penn Hotel, the name isn’t a misnomer. Tucked under a stairway beneath the hotel lobby is a bar that, during Prohibition, was a booming speakeasy.
“We love having this room,” Bob Page, the hotel’s area director of sales and marketing, tells City Paper “I don’t know how many [original speakeasies] are truly left in the city of Pittsburgh … I wish the walls could talk because we want to know what’s gone on in here. I’m sure a lot.”
Page has worked at the Omni William Penn for 23 years and helped facilitate Speakeasy’s renovation. When he started at the storied Downtown hotel, the room reputed to have a speakeasy had been boarded up or used as storage for 50 years. Hotel staff pried open its doors to find a mahogany bar, flocked wallpaper with pink and beige flowers, and a
cracked terracotta floor.
To restore the speakeasy “into its former historic glory,” the hotel “basically duplicated the [existing] look and the wallpaper,” Page says.
The bar, kept in its original contours, retains rich brown wood and has plush noir-style red seating, all enclosed by a tin roof.
The hotel incorporated other historical touches. Page was contacted by a former pharmacy in Bloomfield that found 1920s prescriptions for “medicinal liquor” in their basement.
During Prohibition, a carveout by the U.S. Treasury Department permitted doctors to prescribe alcohol on special watermarked forms. The old prescriptions — including a pint of whiskey given for insomnia — now hang in Speakeasy.
“It’s funny because they look like little college degrees,” Page says. “But you could get a doctor to prescribe booze for you.”
Behind glass at the bar is a whiskey bottle bearing the William Penn Hotel crest dated April 7, 1913, three years
CP PHOTO: MARS JOHNSON
The Bank on 8th Street offers axe throwing, Co-Sign Speakeasy, Escape Room Pittsburgh, and Pittsburgh VR.
before the hotel opened. Page discovered that the whiskey came from the Overholt Distillery, owned by the Frick family, who opened the William Penn.
“[Henry Clay] Frick had a massive ego, right?” he explains. “He was determined that if he was going to build this opulent, luxurious hotel, he was going to have booze on hand to open it. So he had his grandfather start distilling alcohol for him before they even broke ground.”
because of his wealth and stature.”
Speakeasy opened on Dec. 5, 2012
— the anniversary of Prohibition’s repeal — then at the forefront of the speakeasy bar trend in Pittsburgh.
“That demographic of younger people are looking for an experience,” Page says of the bar’s appeal.
“I think that history part of it is something that’s intriguing to them. They love to say, ‘Hey, I’m in a room that illegal booze used to be served in and
“I THINK THAT HISTORY PART OF IT IS SOMETHING THAT’S INTRIGUING TO THEM. THEY LOVE TO SAY, ‘HEY, I’M IN A ROOM THAT ILLEGAL BOOZE USED TO BE SERVED IN AND NOBODY KNEW ABOUT IT.’”
After Prohibition was ratified seven years later, Page believes it’s likely the hotel’s speakeasy required a password and would’ve been raided several times.
“No speakeasies ever kept records,” he says. “But the other side of that [is] you’ve got to believe [Frick] had a relationship with the police
nobody knew about it.’”
The Speakeasy menu pays homage to its roots with specialty cocktails named Password, Bathtub Gin, and The Prickly Bootlegger, alongside classics like the Old Fashioned and Tom Collins.
Adding to the clandestine feel, the windowless bar only seats 45 people.
CP PHOTO: MARS JOHNSON Joe Deasy Jr., Owner of Co-Sign Speakeasy.
Recently, the hotel opened an additional room to host larger events, part of a strategy to rebound after COVID shutdowns. Page says that, when Speakeasy opened in 2012, its primary patrons were hotel guests, but they’re appealing more to locals, particularly as Downtown grows its residential population. Adding more live entertainment like jazz and expanding food options are all intended to keep Pittsburghers coming to the bar.
“I just think that it’s unique [and] that it’s one of the coolest places to be able to sit and have a cocktail in the evening,” Page says. “[It’s] just getting people aware that it’s here for them.”
In Homestead’s historic Bank
On 8th building, another speakeasy bar quietly opened in 2021. Though the former site of the PNC Bank and Monongahela Trust Company, which was built in the 1920s, didn’t house a speakeasy that he knows of, owner Joe Deasy Jr. tells CP there are definite historical parallels.
When he and his father renovated the building during pandemic liquor
store closures, “we jokingly [said] there’s only been two times in U.S. history that there’s been Prohibition and we were open for one of them.”
Co-Sign Speakeasy, billed as an immersive cocktail experience, is Deasy’s third venture in the centuryold bank building following Escape Room Pittsburgh and Ace Axe Throwing. At first glance, the businesses may seem disparate, but each offers an “immersive entertainment experience,” Deasy’s favorite market.
“No matter which experience you choose in the building, you can put your phone down, relax, and enjoy your night out,” he says.
Deasy and his family started Escape Room Pittsburgh with its first location in Greenfield nearly a decade ago. Then a niche entertainment option, the Greenfield escape room was touted as the first to open in Pittsburgh and, Deasy believes, among the first 20 escape rooms nationwide.
Spearheading that trend presented many hurdles — as Deasy recalls, the building inspector “was
like, ‘you’re locking people in a room?’” — but continued interest inspired him to “keep building,” he says.
Unlike his experience opening the escape room, guests already understand the concept of a speakeasy bar.
“I personally like the speakeasy trend,” Deasy says. “You know you’re going to get fancy cocktails in a really themed room. So that was the vibe that I wanted right out of the gate.”
In Homestead, “we had this weird room in the building,” Deasy says. “I always knew I wanted to do a fancy cocktail bar somewhere … but I thought we had a good spin where we could incorporate some escape room technology into the bar.”
In contrast to the low-tech “ultimate urban getaway” promised by the Omni William Penn, Deasy imagined a “labyrinth of hidden doors.” He’s adamant that speakeasies need two elements: fancy cocktails and a hidden entrance, “one of the staples.”
Co-Sign Speakeasy — named as a nod to bank loans — is on the fourth floor of the building, and you can’t
CP PHOTO: MARS JOHNSON Co-Sign Speakeasy in Homestead
walk right in. Guests ride in an elevator covered in damask wallpaper similar to the bar’s, going past one of the original bank vaults. Entering the fourth oor, the space is styled like the former Monongahela Trust ompany an lo y, ith safety deposit boxes, a bench, a desk, and other furniture (all of which double as puzzles in the escape room).
Winding a large clock to a certain time rolls back a hidden door — otherwise a beige wall — to reveal the dark cocktail bar with vintage red seating similar to the William Penn. gold ec ed ceiling as plastered y three generations of easys ld banknotes recovered from the building make up the bar top.
aterfront, easy says e al ays [thought] wouldn’t that be cool if people from the an enjoyed a coctail up here
pea ing of coc tails, easy anted a ta e on ne coc tails ith the old coc tail spirit in mind n addition to rohi ition era coctails, including a sidecar and azerac, o ign s signature drin is a smo ed ld ashioned, a aming coc tail that can e ordered ith his ey, bourbon, or tequila.
he modern spea easy comes ith its share of ironies or example, oth pea easy and o ign ser e non-alcoholic beverages. The latter establishment touts a full mocktail menu, now a trend among sober-
“WE JOKINGLY [SAID] THERE’S ONLY BEEN TWO TIMES IN U.S. HISTORY THAT THERE’S BEEN PROHIBITION AND WE WERE OPEN FOR ONE OF THEM.”
escri ing himself as a technology guy, easy says, lo e doing the electronics, the hidden gizmos and gadgets he spea easy s artender can also push a button to raise a hidden wall, concealing the bar’s liquor shelves, and the space adjoins three other themed rooms, one of which is accessed through a hidden bookcase door, among other tech ourishes
easy also hopes to pay homage to the uilding s history and the roots of the spea easy in itts urgh he Red Room features historic photos etched into the windows that show the s yline of the omestead teel Works from the same vantage point years prior
t as a real historical spot and it kind of has a nice view of the
curious en easy is also a are that enjoying a fancy drin ith a retro rotary phone means offering an nstagramma le experience, and guests come explicitly to share photos of the once-covert speakeasy d ertising a spea easy poses a conundrum, ecause y design, you can t put a ill oard on the side of the uilding, easy says ut itts urgh s affinity for the spea easy, and immersi e entertainment at large, shows little sign of slowing.
m not going any here, easy says, noting that people enjoy eing transported out of the e eryday e too themed elements from the s, s, s and anted to ta e people on an ad enture
TINNED FISH SUMMER
The “it food” of the summer fits neatly in the palm of your hand and comes in a can inned fish, canned seafood, or conser a are terms for seafood and other edi les preser ed in ater or oil, sometimes ith additional seasoning, often at the height of the product s freshness opular all o er the orld ut especially in the editerranean, tinned fish has s um out of the ontinental pantry and into the glo al food orld s em race inned fish egan appearing in merican restaurants in the early s, capitalizing on a uro chic cachet that caught on as more mericans isited the conser a consumption hu s of pain and ortugal he pandemic too the trend into our homes, here scrappy i o ers praised the shelf sta le product for adding a little luxury and anderlust to our isolation ound diets oday, the tinned fish industry is projected to reach o er illion dollars y
ts appeal is manifold he pac aging is a design fan s dream, from the old school simplicity of ento s yello cans to the delightfully a surdist illustrations of os ourmet and eyond inned fish is collecti le, gifta le, and afforda le ish relati e to other luxury items t s a ay of ha ing a trendy moment ithout it ecoming a deeply spendy moment, though uyer e are stoc ing up on conser a can uic ly ecome ha it forming inned seafood does ha e immaculate i es, all the more appealing ecause it s ims in contradictory aters here the accessi le meets the aspirational t s a little grandpa chic, a little girl dinner ating out of a can has a rat summer ethos, ut it also says hy yes, ha e al ed the amino t s great for a solo dinner, ut can scale to feed a cro d t can play co star to charcuterie and cheese or shine on its o n he product is endlessly riff a le first gre to appreciate this seafood deli ery system not from i o or a trip to arcelona, ut right here in itts urgh at ina s oc tail
CP PHOTO: MARS JOHNSON Tinned fish at De Fer Co ee & Tea in the Strip District
CP PHOTO: MARS JOHNSON De Fer Co ee & Tea in the Strip District
CP PHOTO: MARS JOHNSON Tinned fish at De Fer Co ee & Tea in the Strip District
Bar and Bottle Shop, where owner Sarah Shaffer has hosted a food program prominently featuring tinned fish since 2020. Shaffer tells me the major impetus for serving tinned fish was to match Tina’s biodynamic wine program, not just
“What was at the forefront of my reasoning for moving to tinned fish was sustainability. I want to be really clear, this is sustainability in terms of sustainable waste management. Tinned fish, in theory, is a way of shelf-stabilizing food, so you’re minimizing food waste. Its packaging can be first-person recycled, so we personally compost the boxes and we first-hand recycle
If you’d like to dip your toe in the tinned fish waters, cans of conserva are available many places in Pittsburgh, as well as online. Tina’s currently sells unopened conserva to customers, and will be expanding their retail offerings in the coming months as part of their online bottle shop. De Fer Coffee & Tea and Wholey’s in the Strip District offer curated conserva, but you can also find tinned seafood right where you think it’d be, in the canned sections of Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods, or Giant Eagle.
Conserva that’s packaged with tomatoes, lemons, herbs, or other flavorings can also temper the fishiness, and smoked tinned fish is a great way to bridge the gap between a familiar
“TINNED FISH IS ACTUALLY PRESERVING FISH AT THEIR PEAK, AND PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF FISH FOR THE LONGEST PERIOD OF TIME.”
Tina’s will be evolving their tinned fish offerings around August to further emphasize sustainability. “What you might see in the next few months is a much smaller offering of tinned fish,” says Shaffer, “but it’s going to be from canneries that are focusing on healthy farming, healthy collection of fish, and really understanding their impact on the environment around them ... I want people to know that if they’re concerned about the current state of environmental stress, that’s something very important here at Tina’s. We’re interested in supporting the conscious
Shaffer mentions the encouragement of former staff member Elina Malkin as instrumental in bringing conserva to Tina’s. “She was a big part of the supporting factor that welcomed tinned fish into the program. It was with her I had my first can of tinned fish, and the entire concept grew from there,” says Shaffer. Initial reception from patrons, however, was mixed. Some approached with enthusiasm, and
“Customers would come in and joke, ‘I don’t want to smell like sardines all night, so I can’t eat tinned fish.’ You’re not going to smell like sardines! It doesn’t smell like fish when you come into Tina’s, and there are more cracked cans of tinned fish here than in any place in the city!” But over 2022-2023, Shaffer began to see more excitement for the program, and now, “people are coming in with curiosity and respect, which
flavor profile and an unknown product. I prefer tinned seafood served with something acidic to balance the preserving oil— think citrus, vinegar-based hot sauce, or pickled vegetables. Bread, crackers, or even lettuce wraps can serve as a carrier for your conserva; pair it with cheese and you have infinite bites to play with.
To level up your tinned fish game, you can plunk it on salad or toast, mix it into dips, toss into pasta for a pantry-staple dinner, have some tinned salmon with eggs like Shaffer does, or add shellfish to soups for extra protein. One of the more compelling recipes I’ve seen is for a “poor man’s Oysters Rockefeller” using smoked oysters covered in butter and cheese and broiled and eaten (carefully) right in the tin.
Hopefully, the trendiness of tinned fish, particularly in Pittsburgh, will transform into something with legs. As Shaffer says, “I think it’s important to identify what is trendy about it … It gives this energy of ‘I’ve been able to travel and I see tinned fish as a way to eat something high in protein, light on the stomach, you drink it with wine’ — it’s a lifestyle idea, if you will.
“Being someone who is blessed enough to be able to spend time in Europe, I will say that absolutely, tinned fish is a big part of cuisine there, but it’s not a glamorous thing, it’s not a trendy thing; it’s a way to feed a lot of Europeans with the renewable or accessible resource they have ... Tinned fish is actually preserving fish at their peak and providing the highest quality of fish for the longest period of time.”
An International Olympic Competition in Our Backyard!
By Leigh Frank
As the world’s a ention turns to Paris for the Olympics, did you know you can also witness a remarkable sporting event right here in Western Pennsylvania? e Special Olympics North America So ball Championship is a unique opportunity to cheer on some extraordinary athletes.
e special Olympics North America So ball Championship is coming to No O Season Sports in Russellton, PA, from September 6 – 8, and you are warmly invited. Best of all, the tickets are free, and there’s no need to navigate any di cult ticketing platforms. You can simply show up, cheer, and be part of this inclusive and remarkable event.
Andrew Fee, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships for Special Olympics PA, shared why hosting the competition is so important to the organization, “This event showcases not only the incredible athletic talents of our participants but also the unifying power of sports. We’re proud to highlight Pittsburgh as a City that supports and celebrates the achievements of all athletes. The championships will provide unforgettable experiences for Special Olympics athletes across the USA and Canada and inspire and uplift everyone involved.”
One Athlete’s Perspective
Meet Kyle Lewis, a 31-year-old athlete from Gibsonia. He’s eagerly anticipating the so ball championship, excited about the diverse teams from across North America. For Kyle, this competition is more than just a game-it’s a chance to make new friends, compete at higher levels, and immerse himself in the vibrant Pi sburgh community.
Kyle began his involvement as a Special Olympics basketball player 14 years ago when a high school friend invited him to play with his Special Olympics basketball team in Chester County, PA. Kyle was hooked immediately because it allowed him to compete, make new friends, and enjoy new experiences.
Put Me In, Coach!
irty-two years ago, Darryl Degelman and his wife, Diane, saw an opportunity for the special needs son, Ron, to become involved in sports through Special Olympics programs in Monroeville, PA. Within a few years, Darryl coached basketball, soccer, and so ball with the Olympic Flames in North Hills of Pi sburgh. Darryl described that Special Olympics “o ered our son the opportunity to maintain tness and develop relationships with other families.”
Developing a routine, Darryl and Ron practice every week, ten months a year, outdoors in Sharpsburg for soccer and so ball and in a gym in the North Allegheny School District for basketball.
Darryl and Ron want everyone to check out the soball tournament. “ e public is invited to observe the talent and e ort of the athletes at the Special Olympics North America So ball Championships.” Darryl con-
tinued, “ ey will be amazed at the skill level achieved by the athletes. Special Olympics provides us the opportunity to support the community and enjoy the enthusiasm of the athletes, coaches, volunteers, and families.”
Who will be competing?
Athletes will descend upon the Burgh to compete in both traditional and Uni ed Team formats. Over half a million athletes in North America participate in all 32 sports o ered by Special Olympics.
It is home to athletes from Canada, the Caribbean, and the United States. Special Olympics is dedicated to empowering individuals with intellectual disabilities to become physically t, productive, and respected members of society through sports training and competition.
Darryl said, “ e tournament is also an opportunity to highlight the Pi sburgh area for the several hundred athletes and twenty-eight teams.”
Unified Team Format
At the Special Olympics North America So ball Championship, you’ll not only witness traditional team competition but also the inspiring Uni ed Team format. is format brings people with and without intellectual disabilities together on a team, fostering friendship and understanding through shared training and play. It was inspired by a simple principle: training together and playing together is a quick path to friendship and understanding.
In Uni ed Sports, teams are comprised of people of similar age and ability. at makes practices more fun and games more challenging and exciting for all. Having sports in common is just one more way to sweep away preconceptions and false ideas.
How To Get Involved
Ge ing involved in the event can be as simple as visiting the competition website: h ps://www.specialolympics.org/regions/north-america/specialolympics-regions/special-olympics-north-americaso ball-championship?locale=en to learn when games will be played and showing up. You can even make signs and banners to cheer on the athletes.
If this all sounds exciting, but you’d like to get even more involved, volunteers are currently being sought. Check out the link above to fill out a volunteer profile and learn more about how you can put your talents to work.
Kyle would love to see you there, “Special Olympics has been a wonderful experience for me and has given me opportunities that I may not otherwise have had. I would encourage participation in Special Olympics by ge ing involved as an athlete or a volunteer!”
Best of luck to all athletes!
Kyle Lewis playing softball. Photo courtesy of: Sharon Lewis
FROM BOOK COVERS TO COLLAGE
BY: DEREK MAIOLO// INFO@PGHCITYPAPER.COM
Traveling, for John Gall, tends to revolve around two questions: where are the bookstores, and where is he going to eat?
hat first uestion led all, a renowned book designer and collage artist based in New Jersey, to Bottom Feeder Books in Point Breeze, where he struck up a conversation with owner Ryan McLennan about a few original editions from Grove Press. “It was just these three or four weird books,” Gall tells Pittsburgh City Paper . He admits the books feature wholly unremarkable covers but are
invaluable as historical documents. Gall used to work for Grove under Barney Rosset, a publishing legend behind some of the 20th century’s most important and controversial texts, from William S. Burroughs’ Naked Lunch to The Autobiography of Malcolm X. Gall now serves as creative director for the Alfred A. Knopf publishing house, but his collage work — which he says started as a purely personal endeavor — has appeared as illustrations for articles in The Atlantic, The New Yorker, and the New York Times Pieces appear on Gall’s Instagram
account with more than 31,000 followers, or in zines that he sells in limited runs. They also anthologized in books like By Its Cover: Modern American Book Cover Design, Graphic: Inside the Sketchbooks of the World’s Great Graphic Designers, and The Age of Collage: Contemporary Collage in Modern Art
McLennan, who manages a gallery space in the back of Bottom Feeder Books, arranged for Gall to exhibit his collage work there. The result is Folded and Gathered, a collection of recent collages currently on view through Sat., July 27. The
show features pieces from the last six years, including two series that incorporate components of books. alf titled, a riff on the art world’s oft-employed “Untitled,” uses inner title pages as canvases. Gall prefers to use non-interesting parts of source material, which people might otherwise never take the time to notice. In one piece, a fragment of the title remains visible but indecipherable, made ghostly behind a piece of translucent paper that seems to have been dipped in a sunset. Other times, Gall cuts out the main element of an image. In one
CP PHOTO: MARS JOHNSON
Folded and Gathered recent collages by John Gall is on display at Bottom Feeder Books until Sat., July 27th.
Folded and Gathered piece, a figure in a wedding gown stands in the foreground, a long, flesh-colored strip covering her face, obscurring the place where an observer’s eyes would otherwise land.
A new zine, which really is untitled, assembles collages on book jackets, the pages of which can be interchanged to make new combinations of colors and shapes like a mix-and-match book. The elongated, horizontal format is inspired by some of Gall’s earliest collage work, back when he was posting them anonymously on Tumblr. When word spread, he started crafting illustrations for the New York Times’ Sunday Book Review Shortlist column.
of having to make things that look “good” and instead challenge his sub jective notions about beauty.
“Everything has some kind of rules that you need to work within,” Gall says. “I love that collage is, the way I approach it, it has to be super simple: paper and glue.”
He prefers paper that is cheap or would otherwise be thrown away. When traveling, he likes to make col lages with materials sourced from a particular place.
“Then you have a body of work from Topeka, Kansas,” he says.
Many collage artists, particularly those popular on Instagram, tend toward the surreal. Gall’s exhibition, on the other hand, evokes the geo
“NONE OF THESE THINGS ARE TO BE INTER PRETED LITERALLY IN TERMS OF IMAGERY. IT’S SORT OF THE OPPOSITE OF THAT.”
G all has designed covers for some of literature’s biggest names: Vladimir Nabokov, Haruki Murakami, Jennifer Egan, and Jane Hirschfield, to name a few. He’s also done album covers. Experimental musician Laurie Anderson once invited him to her flat, where he suggested that her dog play him a song on the piano. (Unfortunately, the dog and its dog walker got stuck in the elevator, and by the time they escaped, the animal wasn’t in the mood to perform.)
Book covers, Gall says, “are windows into the story.” Depending on the story, the design will lean toward the literal or metaphorical, but a good cover, he says, “becomes part of the reader’s experience.”
T he process that it takes to go from an idea to an agreed-upon final product can be long, arduous, and exhausting. Gall initially turned to collage during a creative run, drawn by the elementary means of creating outside of the publishing world’s constraints.
Collage became an outlet to get away from having to tell a story or make connections with imagery,
metric abstraction of Jean Hélion or Fernand Léger. A spark of recognition devolves as one component collides with or dissolves into another. The eye catches on what might be a por celain dog or a Victorian mirror, only to confront unstructured blankness or something vaguely lamp-shaped.
“ None of these things are to be interpreted literally in terms of imagery,” Gall says. “It’s sort of the opposite of that.”
In the forward to John Gall Collages 2008-2018 , Matt Dorfman, creative director for the New York Times Review, writes that explaining Gall’s work “makes me feel like an adjunct veterinary anatomist pleading for tenure.”
At the end of the day, what draws Gall to collage is the purity that comes with making it, often late at night when everyone else has gone to bed. “Sitting at a desk, the light on, some music,” he says.
It’s a place without the usual dis tractions, the inner voice asking, this good enough? You’ll just have to come see for yourself. •
CP PHOTO: MARS JOHNSON Folded and Gathered recent collages by John Gall is on display at Bottom Feeder Books until Sat., July 27th.
MUSIC • MT. OLIVER
THU., JULY 18
CONVENTION • DOWNTOWN
Tekko. 2-8 p.m. Continues through July 21. David L. Lawrence Convention Center. 1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd., Downtown. $70-300. tekko.us
ART
• SOUTH SIDE
Flock Artist Collective And Also Wide: Artist/Mother Lines Opening Reception 6-8 p.m. Continues through Sept. 7. Brew House Arts. 711 S. 21st St., South Side. Free. brewhousearts.org
MUSIC • NORTH SHORE
O.A.R. with Fitz and the Tantrums and DJ
Logic. 6 p.m. Stage AE. 400 N. Shore Dr., North Shore. $50.50-105. promowestlive.com
FILM • OAKLAND
Pittsburgh cinephiles can once again access the Melwood Screening Room during a special screening by two local organizations. Pittsburgh Sound + Image has partnered
with SCREENSHOT: ASIA, an e ort out of the University of Pittsburgh, to present a 16mm print of Floating Weeds. Set in a seaside town, the 1959 drama by Japanese filmmaker Yasujiro Ozu follows a love triangle between a traveling performer, his girlfriend, and the mother of his now-adult son, who never knew the identity of his real father. 7-9:30 p.m. 477 Melwood Ave., Oakland. $10, free for Pittsburgh Sound + Image members and Pitt students. instagram.com/pghsoundandimage
SEVEN DAYS IN PITTSBURGH
FRI., JULY 19
FILM • DOWNTOWN
The Ebony Canal. 6-10 p.m. August Wilson African American Cultural Center. 980 Liberty Ave., Downtown. $9. awc.culturaldistrict.org
Mt. Oliver LIVE Summer Music Series presents Timeless. 7-10 p.m. The Deck. 150 Brownsville Rd., Mt. Oliver. Free. mtoliver.com/calendar
THEATER • CARNEGIE
Throughline Theatre presents Buried Child. 7:30 p.m. Continues through Sun., July 28. Carnegie Stage. 25 W. Main St., Carnegie. $15-25. throughlinetheatre.org
THEATER • DOWNTOWN
Pittsburgh CLO presents Young Frankenstein 7:30 p.m. Continues through Sept. 1. Greer Cabaret Theater. 655 Penn Ave., Downtown. $75-85. pittsburghclo.org
OUTDOORS • NORTH SHORE
Pirates Fireworks Paddle 8:30 p.m. Kayak Pittsburgh-Downtown Pop Up. Heinz Quay Boat Launch, North Shore. $37-78. ventureoutdoors.org
FILM • REGENT SQUARE
Trail Running Film Festival. 8:45 p.m. Doors at 6:30 p.m. 3 Rivers Outdoor Co. 1130 S. Braddock Ave., Regent Square. $16.86. Registration required. 3riversoutdoor.com
SAT., JULY 20
MARKET • SEWICKLEY
Sweetwater Blooms Market. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sweetwater Center for the Arts. 200 Broad St., Sewickley. Free. sweetwaterartcenter.org
MUSIC/DANCE • NORTH SIDE
THU.,
Pittsburgh Festival Opera promises to immerse visitors in Spanish culture during an event full of live music, dance, and more at the National Aviary An Evening in España includes Spanish songs accompanied by flamenco, tango, and salsa dancers, and the Riverview Jazz Ensemble. Cocktail attire is encouraged for this special night that also includes dinner and a cash bar. 6 p.m. 700 Arch St., North Side. $100-225. pittsburghfestivalopera.org
PODCAST • ALLENTOWN
I Think Not! Live 8 p.m. Doors at 5 p.m. Bottlerocket Social Hall. 1226 Arlington Ave., Allentown. $35-75. bottlerocketpgh.com
PHOTO: WANDA MARTIN Redd Kross at Spirit
MUSIC • LAWRENCEVILLE
Redd Kross with Dale Crover 8 p.m. Doors at 7 p.m. Spirit. 242 51st St., Lawrenceville. $25. spiritpgh.com
SUN., JULY 21
COMEDY • STRIP DISTRICT
Kevin McDonald takes the stage at the Pittsburgh City Winery during a nationwide tour that features stories about his time with Kids in the Hall, a cult Canadian sketch comedy show that originally ran from 1989 to 1995 and was revamped in 2022 for Amazon Prime. Besides KITH, McDonald has become a noted live performer, rock opera composer, and voice actor with credits ranging from Lilo and Stitch to Invader Zim 7:30 p.m. Doors at 6 p.m. 1627 Smallman St., Strip District. $30-40. citywinery.com
Community Building Concert Returns
By Leigh Frank
GMON., JULY 22
LIT • BLOOMFIELD
Book Launch: Dashed by Amanda Quain. 7-8 p.m. White Whale Bookstore. 4754 Liberty Ave., Bloomfield. Free. Registration required. Livestream available whitewhalebookstore.com/events
TUE., JULY 23
MUSIC • DOWNTOWN
JazzLive presents Etta Cox 5 p.m. Agnes Katz Plaza. 667 Penn Ave., Downtown. Free. trustarts.org
LIT • LAWRENCEVILLE
Hemingway Summer Poetry Series with Nikki Allen, Jason Baldinger, John Dorsey, Leslie Anne Mcilroy, and Scott Silsbe. 7 p.m. Hop Farm Brewing. 5601 Butler St., Lawrenceville. Free. hemingwayspoetryseries.blogspot.com
WED., JULY 24
MUSIC • NORTH SHORE
Taking Back Sunday with Citizen. 7 p.m.
Stage AE. 400 N. Shore Dr., North Shore. $42.50-85. promowestlive.com
et ready for a unique blend of Caribbean vibes and laid-back beats, as the ‘Rock, Reggae & Relief’ festival returns on August 10. This feelgood day is not just about music, but also about supporting our neighbors in need.
The brainchild of the Piatt Family Foundation and family member Lucas Piatt, “Rock, Reggae & Relief” is a street-party-inspired festival that brings together national touring acts and local rockers with fans from all over to celebrate music and diversity in hope, energy, and positive vibes to support Pittsburgher’s in need.
As we step into the sixth year, the ‘Rock, Reggae & Relief’ festival is all set to unveil some exciting new changes that will make this year’s event even more memorable. For a longer version of this article, please visit PghCityPaper.com.
The biggest news for 2024 is the festival’s hop across the river to Stage AE. Festival founder Lucas Piatt states, “We love Downtown, but our festival outgrew our block of Forbes Avenue. We’re excited to expand and move to the Northside since it’s a destination for music and culture. Hope to see you all on August 10!”
This year’s lineup is a true banger, including headliners Dirty Heads, who are known for combining hip-hop, reggae, and rock to create a unique sound that both fully embodies their Southern California roots and resonates with audiences around the globe.
Columbia, South Carolina’s The Movement, known as reggae shapeshifters with a heavy drum and bass foundation, will join them on the bill. Boston’s The Elovators will show up with a sound that lovers of Jack Johnson and G. Love will recognize. Jam reggae-rock favorites Roots of Creation, and Pittsburgh’s Reggae-Rock and ska Punk group Fubar will also bring a unique beat.
Of historical note in the lineup are reggae legends Third World. Celebrating 49 years, Reggae Ambassadors, Third World is one of the longest-lived Reggae bands of all time and one of Jamaica’s most consistently popular crossover acts among international audiences. Mixing in elements of R&B, funk, pop, and rock and, later, dancehall and rap, Third World’s style has been described as “reggae-fusion.” Third World has performed to thousands of music fans on 6 of the 7 continents and even toured & recorded with the late great Bob Marley, including opening for Marley’s first world tour in 1978.
Empowering Single Parents Through Education
Many beautiful ways exist to support our neighbors and grow equitable, healthy communities. Arguably, a sunny day filled with fresh music and good feelings is one of the most fun ways!
“Pittsburgh is our home. We’re committed to its vibrancy and want to have opportunities to get together for the love of music to support our neighbors,” shared Lucas Piatt. “Rock Reggae & Relief brings diverse folks together for a day of great vibes, amazing national and local bands, and fun while supporting and talking about the important work of Pittsburgh Scholar House.”
Since the festival’s inception, money has been raised for a local organization to help build up the Pittsburgh community. Pittsburgh Scholar House, aims to empower single parents and their children to begin building a cycle of generational prosperity. Rather than focusing on a single service, Pittsburgh Scholar House provides many forms of assistance to participating families, ensuring they have the support they need to achieve their goals.
The money raised at Rock Reggae & Relief will support up to 20 single parents in the Wayfinders Scholars Fund. The Fund helps parents earn their degrees while also providing comprehensive support services like affordable housing, childcare, and more.
“Pittsburgh Scholar House is dedicated to improving the quality of life for single parents and their children through post-secondary education and comprehensive supportive services. Through our Wayfinders Program, participants benefit from a variety of advantages aimed at helping them achieve academic success while managing the responsibilities of parenthood. We are incredibly grateful to the Piatt Family Foundation for partnering with us to raise money for the Wayfinders Scholarship Fund through Rock, Reggae & Relief,” said Dr. Diamonte Walker, CEO of Pittsburgh Scholar House.
The Wayfinders Program is designed for single, head-of-household parents committed to completing a two- or four-year college degree. Participating parents must have at least one child under 18 and meet the income eligibility requirements to enroll in Wayfinders Academy and other Pittsburgh Scholar House programs.
For complete details and tickets, be sure to visit rockreggaerelief.com.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF CITY WINERY Kevin McDonald at City Winery
PHOTO: COURTESY OF SWEETWATER CENTER FOR THE ARTS Sweetwater Blooms Market at Sweetwater Center for the Arts
Crowd at RRR
Photo courtesy of: Stereotype Photography
2024 News & Lineup
NAME CHANGE
IN The Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles: Glendale Courthouse, 600 East Broadway, Glendale, CA 91206 No. 24NNCP00199
In re petition of Ebby Carin Anderson for change of name to Erika Carin Anderson.
To all persons interested: Notice is hereby given that an order of said Court authorized the filing of said petition and fixed the 17th day of July, 2024, at 8:30 a.m. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.
MARKET PLACE
ESTATE NOTICE
ESTATE OF BISHOP, BRETT G. DECEASED OF PITTSBURGH, PA
Brett G. Bishop, deceased, of Pittsburgh, PA. No. 04200 of 2024.
Matthew A Bishop, Extr., 13969 NE 31st Place Bellevue, WA 98005.
ESTATE NOTICE ESTATE OF STUART, RICHARD S., DECEASED OF PITTSBURGH, PA
Richard S. Stuart, deceased, of Pittsburgh, PA. No. 04349 of 2023.
William F. Ceroni, Extr., 211 S. Hitchman St., Mt Pleasant, PA 15666. Or to Roy J. Roscoe, Attorney. 400 Manordale Rd., Pittsburgh, PA 15241.
PUBLIC NOTICE
OPEN WAITING LIST FOR SECTION 8 HUD PROPERTIES
Wesley Plaza Properties has an open waiting list to apply for the Section 8 program. For more information on how to apply please contact us at 412-626-6111
LEGAL
Need Help with Family Law? Can’t Afford a $5000 Retainer? Low Cost Legal Services- Pay As You Go- As low as $750-$1500Get Legal Help Now! Call 1-844-821-8249 Mon-Fri 7am to 4pm PCT (AAN CAN) https://www.familycourtdirect. com/?network=1
STUDY SMOKERS WANTED
The University of Pittsburgh’s Alcohol & Smoking Research Lab is looking for people to participate in a research project. You must:
• Currently smoke cigarettes
• Be 18-49 years old, in good health, and speak fluent English
• Be right handed, willing to not smoke before two sessions, and to fill out questionnaires
Earn up to $260 for participating in this study.
For more information, call (412) 407-5029
PUBLIC NOTICE TO SIERRA CLARY: WE WILL MISS YOU! But probably not as much as you will miss us. We are pretty awesome! Thank you for 2 great years! All the best to you.
- From the CP Team
MASSAGE
OFFICIAL
ADVERTISEMENT
THE BOARD OF PUBLIC EDUCATION of the SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PITTSBURGH ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Sealed proposals shall be deposited at the Administration Building, Bellefield Entrance Lobby, 341 South Bellefield Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa., 15213, on July 30, 2024, until 2:00 P.M., local prevailing time for:
PGH. OBAMA 6-12 (JR./SR. HIGH SCHOOL) (*REBID*)
• Bleacher Demolition and UST Removal
• General Primes
Project Manual and Drawings will be available for purchase on June 30, 2024, at Modern Reproductions (412-488-7700), 127 McKean Street, Pittsburgh, Pa., 15219 between 9:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. The cost of the Project Manual Documents is non-refundable. Project details and dates are described in each project manual.
We are an equal rights and opportunity school
THE PERFECT CROSSWORD DOESN’T EXI--
BY BRENDAN EMMETT QUIGLEY // BRENDANEMMETTQUIGLEY.COM
ADVERTISING SALES REPRESENTATIVE
This role requires a sales and marketing-minded individual who desires an exciting opportunity to earn uncapped commissions and focus on connecting the local Pittsburgh business owners and organizations with marketing strategies including print, digital, events, sponsorships and social media advertising. This person desires to work with a supportive team base and the passion to build the brand within the community. This position includes a current client base to manage, foster and grow while also focusing on acquisition of new clients to hit monthly goals set forth by the company.
This position needs an individual with in-depth knowledge and understanding of the local market and understands the competitive landscapes that many SMBs face today. The ideal candidate is motivated and focused on revenue growth across all platforms with the intention of meeting and exceeding revenue goals. JOB TYPE: Full-time, Salary + Commissions BENEFITS: Health care, Vacation and Sick days, Holidays, and 401K.
Please send resume and cover letter to Advertising Director, Rachel Winner rwinner@pghcitypaper.com
ACROSS
1. Assorted list heading: Abbr.
5. O icial records
9. Dam on the Nile
14. Color similar to electric cyan
15. Source of linseed oil
16. Stiller’s comic partner
17. Stocking finishers
18. Revealer at the poker table
19. Mild and pleasant
20. Out-of-pocket expenditure done quietly?
23. Hot time on the Côte d’Azur
24. Container that’s a homophone of 33-Across
25. Long way to go around town?
26. Booster shot
28.
Do not disturb
30.
Walk through water noisily
32. Card game that comes in a ColorADD version for those with color blindness
33. Ocean eagle that’s a homophone of 24-Across
35. Publican’s serving
36. Crash respondents: Abbr.
37. Vagabonds on the Interstate?
41. Springfield grunts
42. ___-hit KO (video game cliche)
43. Tidy amount?
44. Like those with a dark, pessimistic view on life (sometimes)
45. Classic Ford sports car, briefly
47. Open mic failure
51. “Sure thing”
52. Resistance unit
53. French accord?
55. Jamie Dimon’s title at JPMorgan Chase
56. Primary thoroughfare of a Spanish cathedral city?
60. Salad servers
61. Drag on a butt
62. Beehive, e.g.
63. Language where “good luck” is “kia waimarie”
64. Pitcher in a still life
65. Congestion charge, e.g.
66. Espionage gathering
67. “___ Like This” (Van Morrison song)
68. Exceeded the limit
DOWN
1. Surrealist Duchamp
2. “What exactly was said was ...”
3. Spectacle in the west
4. All their world’s a stage
5. On the trail of
6. Tidies up
7. Chalk used in powerlifting
8. Sturdy metal fastener that connect to a car’s wheel hub 9. Surprise attack 10. Close tightly 11. Bit of parkour 12. Aggressive insects
13. Turn-down vote 21. Fermented Chinese tea 22. Laser printer parts that melt the toner onto the paper
27. AL East team, on scoreboards
29. Seeks change?
31. Coat of paint
34. Genre for Iron Maiden or early Def Leppard, initially 36. Award with
a large atom
37. It can put you in your place
38. “That would be bad!”
39. Full of energy
40. Tax cheat’s fear
41. “Who ___?”
(Cincinnati Bengals fans’ cheer)
45. Throat mass
46. Shrek’s buddy
48. Cold summer treat
49. Tattooist’s tool
50. Staled
54. Everybody online
57. Shrek, e.g.
58. Louisiana Purchase state
59. Stuck positions
60. “Will you stop talking about that!,” initially
