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Christine and Brigette Bethea, owners of Argyle Studio

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ESPITE BEING RELATED, Christine and

Brigette Bethea are very different.

Christine has worked in creative fields, including writing for the fashion, radio, and television industries, before embarking on a multimedia arts career in the 1980s.

Her daughter, on the other hand, spent eight years in the United States Army and worked as a project manager for the Pittsburgh Public School district before founding her own business consulting firm, ULEAD. It’s these differences that allowed them to successfully team up on Argyle Studio, a pop-up gallery and marketplace on Forbes Avenue in Oakland, featuring items from over 30 local artists and makers.

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The pop-up serves a dual role as a platform for arts vendors, and as a way to make Oakland’s business district more vibrant.

ARGYLE STUDIO 3608 Forbes Ave., Oakland. popupargyle.com

For a while, the pop-up, which officially launched in May and is slated to continue through March 2022, looked like it might not happen. The pandemic delayed the original opening set for November 2020, just in time for the holiday season.

“Then it was January, then it was February, then

it was March,” says Christine, adding that eventually they stopped being so exacting with the opening date.

“We decided we’re going to go with what the flow of how things were happening, rather than anybody getting frustrated.”

Besides being owned and run by Black women in a city now notorious for neglecting that particular demographic, Argyle also provides a source of visibility and income for working artists whose finances took a hit during the pandemic.

Brigette says that almost 100% of sales go directly back to Argyle’s vendors.

“Most of them are starting from scratch again,” says Christine, an accomplished local fiber artist who

A customer browses items for sale at Oakland’s Argyle Studio.

helped found the Black artist collective Women of Visions, and has firm roots in the local arts scene. “So this is really important work, and I’m just happy that I can do it.”

Brigette says they took a deliberate approach to choosing vendors, being sure to showcase a wide variety of goods, as well as ages and backgrounds. She explains that Argyle’s set-up is broken down into five sections — Art and Prints, Home and Office, Fun and Leisure, Body and Soul, and Fashion and Jewelry — describing the pop-up as “almost like a mini-department store.”

“It really boiled down to trying to make the space as eclectic as possible,” says Brigette, emphasizing that it was important for Argyle to be “multigenerational” and a place where “all races, ethnicities, and cultures felt comfortable.”

This means seasoned vendors are shown along with newcomers, the youngest one being 14 years old.

She adds that over 50% of Argyle’s vendors are BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, people of color) and include representation from the LGBTQ community.

While the two women had previously worked together on projects, the popup allowed their respective talents to shine. As Argyle’s lead strategist, Brigette handles the logistical side of the business, while Christine acts as the creative strategist, tapping into her vast

artistic network and overseeing the visual elements of the store.

“It’s a great time in my personal career because I feel like I’ve come full circle, and I can finally use all the really wonderful skills that I’ve learned over the years,” says Christine.

She also sees Argyle as a way to spotlight the local arts community, believing it never gets the credit or support it deserves.

the area caters more to crowds of students and professionals looking for a quick bite or a laid-back bar to enjoy a beer after work or class.

Organizations like the Oakland Business Improvement District have sought to change that by attracting more creative ventures, boosting public art, and utilizing spaces like Schenley Plaza, which has seen a growing number of live events since more people have

“IT REALLY BOILED DOWN TO TRYING TO MAKE THE SPACE AS ECLECTIC AS POSSIBLE.” “My joke is that when Pittsburgh likes their artists the same way they like the Pirates and the Steelers, they will have done something,” laughs Christine. “I know this will sound grandiose, but I literally know hundreds of artists from the 15 to 20 years that I worked in arts administration. There’s this whole city, it’s just full of really, really great talent, and a lot of it is unrecognized.”

It would be a fair assessment to say Oakland has a less vibrant arts scene compared to other neighborhoods in Pittsburgh. Dominated by the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University, as well as the medical centers,

become vaccinated.

Brigette says Argyle came about after the Improvement District requested proposals for non-food retail options in Oakland, particularly along the welltrafficked stretch of Forbes Avenue.

Georgia Petropoulos, executive director at the Oakland Business Improvement District, says there was a need for something like Argyle in the neighborhood.

“Argyle Studio is a perfect complement to Oakland’s retail district,” says Petropoulos, adding that the pop-up “provides hard to come by, unique opportunities for these entrepreneurs that would not normally have such exposure to Oakland’s

strong marketplace.”

Unlike many of the chain stores that populate Oakland, Petropoulos says that Argyle’s artists and makers “provide new merchandise offerings not found locally or even throughout the Pittsburgh region.”

Christine says that, while Argyle has seen steady business from visitors and people who work in the neighborhood, she looks forward to the return of college students after the pandemic largely kept them away from campus life.

“We haven’t seen a lot of students at all,” says Christine. “We’re very curious to see how that’s going to change the dynamic when they’re full-time and all the universities are running at full tilt.”

She also wants the project to stand out as an example to local foundations and other groups that supporting independent retail concepts are essential to the health of a community. Argyle received help from InnovatePGH, the Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County Community Infrastructure & Tourism Fund, the city of Pittsburgh, and the Urban Redevelopment Authority. UPMC provided their storefront.

“This is really good work, and I hope they do more of it,” says Christine. “It just goes to show what they can do if they all get together and reimagine the city and the landscape and the economic ecosystem, all of that.”

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ALIVE GIRL SUMMER Dismantling the myth of a “post-pandemic” season

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HIS IS SUPPOSED to be Our Vaxxed

Summer.

Yet “Pandemic of the Unvaccinated” is becoming an oft-repeated phrase. It is the kind of phrase that gets stuck in the head of us advertisementminded Americans. It flows so well, it is easy to remember, and it instills pride in the vaccinated. Only about half of the American population are fully vaccinated.

Does that number surprise you?

Yes, the United States is still only about 50% fully vaccinated. I know it is hard to keep up with so many numbers floating around, especially the “first dose” number that inflates the feeling of

success. But the U.S. now has 34 million COVID-19 cases and counting, and the world has reached over 191 million cases and counting.

For me, the global pandemic began in January 2020, the first time I heard about the virus over the radio while I was overseas in India. It got real for me after a long conversation in early February with a young Indian activist filled with tears, grief, and uncertainty about their future in light of COVID, climate change, and a reduction of human rights in their country. That conversation made a thumb-deep dent in my heart which has yet to be filled up again. My easy landing and re-entry into the United States a few

days later — despite warnings from the airlines of potential delays due to COVID — made me more uneasy, more anxious.

I, for one, couldn’t wait for a lockdown, quarantine, for something, anything.

Any sign that America understood this was real.

Now, here we are, in the Summer of 2021. My Alive Girl Summer. And in many ways, I am still waiting.

I have read things like “post-pandemic.”

Post?!!!??!! I guess it is just like postracial, a myth.

I have read, “We nearly turned the corner on this thing …” or heard “We are so over the pandemic …” talk. Well, as my religious friends tell me, “Even if you do

I SAY, EVEN IF YOU’RE OVER THE PANDEMIC, THE PANDEMIC IS NOT OVER US. not believe in god, god believes in you.”

I say, even if you’re over the pandemic, the pandemic is not over us.

I am fatigued at answering the question “Why do I have a mask on?” when the answer is simple: The mask mandate was lifted too soon. I still remember the 70% fully vaccinated number as the goal. And my fully vaccinated self — whatever that really means in light of new variants — can pass on the virus or could still get sick, even if it’s not as severe as before. Plus, when I think of all of the children not yet eligible to get vaccinated? Wearing a mask is no burden, it is better than a ventilator.

Author Kiese Laymon tweeted recently, “Seeing folks in masks looks like love to me.”

And it is. It is love of self, love of family, friends, and strangers. Love of our children, and children we do not know. It is also science, the science of the uncertainty and a still living, evolving, and mutating virus. It is love of country, our country, with only half of its population fully vaccinated.

Many of my friends around the world are also still waiting to get vaccinated, with no real sense of when their turn may come. With 87% of the world not fully vaccinated, the wait can be literally years away. Yes, the world is only 13% fully vaccinated.

If you’re making late summer travel plans, consider this: according to Reuters COVID-19 Vaccination Tracker, Canada is 51.1% fully vaccinated. France is 42%, the United Kingdom is 54%, and Germany is 47%. Not exactly the stuff of creating confidence.

But even farther away, in places where I travel for work or for love, we have Kenya at 1.1%, Senegal at 1.6%, and Turkey, where my love resides and, thankfully, where he was able to get vaccinated himself, is at only 25%. We have so far to go.

When a friend says that his work

load has become overwhelming because “everyone in the India office has COVID,” I pause. The weeks, months of waiting for the notification that a vaccine was available and that you’re scheduled to finally get one is so very real for so many of my friends. As real as Americans overseas who are scheduling trips back to America just to get vaccinated.

Which brings me back to that day in February when I very easily got off the plane from India and back to America.

The anxiety, waiting for some kind of policy recognition of this pandemic.

All February, nothing. I went to Eons Fashion Antique in Shadyside and boughtvintageglovestoweareverywhere.

By March, I was looking at masks to make, even though we were told not to, something I think of often. How many died because of, as former surgeon general Jerome Adams tweeted on July 17, “Last year Tony Fauci and I famously, prematurely, & wrongly advised against masks. I felt it was the best call at the time, but now regret it.”

He goes on to warn us, and the CDC now, “I am worried the CDC also made similarly a premature, misinterpreted, yet still harmful call on masking in the face of delta variant.”

So as much as I would love to play with yinz this summer, My Alive Girl Summer is me keeping my activities to a few outdoor gatherings with my mask on. I will wear my mask indoors, so do not be surprised or ask me why. Or yell at me that you are fully vaccinated.

As I walk with my mask on, I notice people do tend to leave a wide space, that 6 foot minimum distance. There it is, the minimum we redefine as the maximum, the most we will do.

In the face of a global pandemic, too many have chosen to the minimum.

Why can’t we choose to do the most?

The most caring, the most careful, the most compassionate for ourselves and each other?

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N THE WAKE of the Great Recession,

natural gas seemed like a viable foundation for economic recovery in Pennsylvania and the greater Appalachia region, which has abundant natural gas reserves. Companies such as Range Resources moved into the region promising job creation, but that broad economic recovery never really came for Appalachia’s large gas-producing areas.

Between 2008-2019, the 22 counties in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia that produce 90% of Appalachian natural gas trailed the rest of the country in job growth, personal income, and population. Instead of the promised growth, a new report from the Ohio River Valley Institute shows how natural gas development led to economic distress and environmental hazards for those counties, which the report refers to as “Frackalachia.”

“It is a myth that we must make a decision between jobs and a healthy environment,” ORVI senior researcher and lead author of both reports Sean O’Leary said in a press release. “It’s simply not true.”

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alternative to continued reliance on the natural gas industry, which has slowed over the years. According to another ORVI report, income from leasing and royalties from fracking in Appalachia were less than expected due to the price of natural gas falling below 2010 projections. Estimates also show that less than 20% of leasing and royalty revenue entered local economies despite assumptions of 100% in initial economic impact studies. Pro-fracking groups like the Marcellus Shale Coalition have pushed back on ORVI’s reports, and dismissed them as the work of activists.

facility, which has the potential to make solar and wind energy more viable alternative energy sources.

Centralia also saw a rise in wages and personal income that exceeded the national average after the fund investment, and the economic growth was consistent with the grant program areas of focus, such as energy efficiency, which tended to be labor-intensive and was fulfilled by local workers. The grants also encouraged additional private investment, which compounded their impact, according to ORVI. The report notes that, while the

“IT IS A MYTH THAT WE MUST MAKE A DECISION BETWEEN JOBS AND A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT.” But ORVI doesn’t believe economic decline has to be Appalachia’s destiny.

A companion report from the think tank offers a potential solution to Appalachia’s continued slump, and it delineates from the current strategy of relying on natural gas development.

The new report highlights the experiences of Centralia, Wash., a coal town that lost its coal mine and will soon lose its coal-fired power plant.

Even with these setbacks — which are similar to things happening in Appalachian communities — Centralia has seen increases in its economy, jobs, and population; the rebound due to a $55 million economic and clean energy transition fund.

Titled “The Centralia Model for Economic Transition in Distressed Communities,” the report offers an

Although it is based on a Pacific Northwest coal town, the report notes the similarities in economic downturn, job loss, and population loss to “Frackalachia.”

But a main difference between Centralia and Appalachian towns is that Trans Atlanta, the owner of the coalfired power plant, created the Centralia Coal Transition Fund, committing to distributing $55 million in grants to promote economic development and fund weatherization and clean energy technologies, including $1 million to electrify the freight terminal for the ports of Seattle and Tacoma. The Energy Technology Fund also funded public transportation electrification and a feasibility study for the development of a long-duration battery storage

question remains as to where similar funding would come from in “Frackalachia,” the $55 million that the Centralia Coal Transition Board will disperse is a small amount of cash relative to the economic impact it’s had. The authors note that the private sector, especially natural gas companies, have a “moral if not yet a legal obligation to provide assistance,” but that other sources of funding could include the federal government’s transition funding, state governments’ tax reform, and participation in programs such as the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, as well as private philanthropy.

“When economic stimulus is heavily oriented towards energy efficiency and education, the payoff is immediate,” O’Leary said.

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OME MIGHT assume that cuisine

from South America is too exotic or adventurous for Pittsburgh palates, but Pabellón, a popular Venezuelan restaurant in Banksville, shows just how comforting and approachable the food can be. Fried yucca are similar to Pittsburgh’s beloved french fries, arepa cakes are like cornbread, and the pabellón criollo should be easily embraced by yinzers.

Pabellón criollo is a traditional Venezuelan dish that combines rice and beans with stewed, shredded beef.

The dish is commonly served with fried plantain slices, and/or a fried egg.

At Pabellón Venezuelan & Mexican Cuisine, the South American staple doesn’t disappoint. I ordered the pabellón criollo and a slew of appetizers and side dishes to compare how the restaurant’s Venezuelan fare stacked up to others I have had in the past. It met and exceeded my expectations.

The pabellón criollo was the star of the meal. The meat had an incredible beefy flavor, like a slow cooked pot roast with just enough pepper and spice. The flavor is similar to a highquality beef jerky, but it’s as succulent

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Pabellón criollo bowl

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as ever. Just dip a fork in.

The rice that accompanied it was flavorful on its own, but not overpowering. The same with the black

beans. Both added necessary moisture and texture to the dish; rice and beans are a tried and tested meal for a reason.

While it looks a bit like a burrito bowl, it differs in the subtle flavor of the rice and the addition of fried plantains, which added some caramel sweetness anytime the dish felt too rich. Also, any remaining juices can

be mopped up with slightly sweet and spongy arepa cakes.

It’s hard to imagine Pittsburghers not enjoying Pabellón’s fried yucca, which is just crispy enough on the edges, with the perfect amount of fluffiness in the middle. Like a hearty french fry, but very approachable. They mix well with the sour cream sauce provided in the Venezuelan Mix platter.

Other items in the platter included empanadas, tequeños, arepas, and tostones. The tostones — which are twice-fried plantain slices — are a touch sweet, crispy, and dense, but balanced well with a salty cheese and rich pink sauce called salsa rosada.

I am very confident that Pittsburghers will love the tequeños. They are a buttery, soft pastry — similar to crescent rolls — filled with salty, melty mozzarella cheese. They’re very rich, but when dipped in the spicy guasacaca green avocado-based sauce, a perfect balance is achieved.

I washed the entire meal down with a juice from the guanabana, aka soursop, a tropical fruit that tastes like a sour, creamy apple. It was delightfully sour and perfect on a hot summer night. It tasted almost like a readymade mocktail.

All in all, Pabellón is a very approachable restaurant that provides Pittsburgh with some unique dishes.

It’s a great place to dip your toe into the world of South American cuisine, which isn’t as different from North American food as one might assume.

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AREESE CRAWFORD always knew she wanted a salon of her own one day. While she was working in other boutiques around town, she would admire the women owners who had started their own businesses.

Then, this May, at just 23 years old, her

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dreams came true when she opened Prestige Beauty Lounge in Morningside.

“I love the neighborhood I’m in,” says Crawford. “I love my clients, I love the environment that I have created in my salon.”

Crawford, from the West End of

Pittsburgh, graduated from Urban Pathways Charter School in Downtown Pittsburgh in 2019, and then attended Empire Beauty School in the North Hills.

While her salon is based in Morningside, Crawford says her clientele comes from all over. At Prestige, you can get your

“I LOVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD I’M IN, I LOVE MY CLIENTS, I LOVE THE ENVIRONMENT THAT I HAVE CREATED IN MY SALON.” natural nails painted with a solid color or a cool design, an acrylic set with gel polish, or a Swarovski full set. In terms of hair, you can get a traditional sew in, blowouts, and more.

For Crawford, getting into the beauty business was a no brainer. She started doing hair for friends and family when she was only in the ninth grade, and explored hair design while still in middle school.

“I always did my sister’s hair and people at school,” she says. “I would bring brushes and combs to school and do people’s hair in the bathroom. Then when I went to beauty school, I got interested in nails as well. So now I do both, but it’s always been something that just stuck with me.”

Starting a business is no easy feat, and it’s even harder when you’re only 23.

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“I wanted something to be mine,” she says. “You know, it’s like a baby without having a baby. So when I looked for a place, I found it, and I just knew instantly it’s time to venture off and get a little uncomfortable for some exciting change. And I think it was nervous excitement at first, but now it’s just all uphill. I’m just super excited, too.”

Crawford says creating an environment where people can feel welcome and be their best selves is an important part of owning her business. She says some salons create a feel where you have to “sit with your legs crossed” and look proper, and that’s not the kind of atmosphere she wants for her clients.

At Prestige, Crawford wants you to have a sip of wine, put on the music you

like, and relax.

Starting her business came with its own set of challenges and sacrifices, especially since she opened during a pandemic. Crawford says getting the state board to inspect the salon before it could open posed a problem, as everything was still shut down during the process, so things kept getting pushed back and delayed. Getting financial backing was also a struggle.

Then, she says there was the added pressure of keeping up with rapidly changing beauty trends and the expenses that come with that.

“Working at somebody else’s salon, you’re using the product that they buy,” says Crawford. “Now, it’s like, ‘OK, I’m on my own.’ So I have to buy my own product, and I have the rent to pay, and the lights to keep on. So it was definitely a lot. It was teaching me how to financially be responsible.”

Crawford says because she is only 23 and wanted to start her own business, she had to sit back and not participate in a lot of the things her peers were doing for fun. When others her age were out partying, she was planning for her future.

Despite these challenges and sacrifices, Crawford has found great success in an ever-shifting and often difficult field.

When you visit the website for Prestige Beauty Lounge, you are inundated with five-star reviews.

Beauty is personal to Crawford, as someone who struggled with selfesteem and insecurities herself. Her favorite thing about what she does is helping others feel beautiful and more like themselves, but she also benefits from the environment she has created.

“When I give out advice on how to love yourself, I’m talking to myself as well, because I have gone through those things,” says Crawford. “So it’s a twoway street.”

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bigger screen. 2:45 p.m. 418 Walnut St., Sewickley. $11. tullfamilytheater.com

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The Harlem Cultural Festival took place the same summer as the famed Woodstock festival, but received virtually no coverage, despite featuring names like Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, and Gladys Knight & the Pips. Learn about this incredible event with the documentary Summer of Soul (...Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised), directed by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, drummer of the famous band The Roots. The film is streaming on Hulu but will be playing at the Tull Family Theater for five nights, so you can enjoy the music and performances on a

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ART • IRL The work of ceramic artist Shanna Fliegel is showcased in Resolute Accumulations, a solo exhibition at UnSmoke Systems Artspace, described as “an inquiry of how the natural environment and built world shape and influence how humans navigate change and trauma.” Fliegal is a New Jersey native whose ceramic work has taken her across the U.S., from New York to Illinois, and Virginia to Montana, as she explores the anthropocene, or the

geological age of humans. Continues through July 31. 1137 Braddock Ave., Braddock. Free. unsmokeartspace.com

SAT., JULY 31 FASHION • IRL Two Pittsburgh-based artists and fashion designers, I Am Yochanan and Norma Cusin of Pynk Pyneapple, present The Legends: Fashion Show & Showcase at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center. The event features numerous local artists, including poets, fashion designers, and models showcasing their work.

The evening also includes music, food, and drinks. 3-10 p.m. 980 Liberty Ave.,

Downtown. $25-50. Search “The Legends: Fashion Show & Showcase” on Facebook

EVENT • IRL The Pittsburgh Racial Justice Summit Organizing Committee is looking for help planning next year’s Town Hall and Summit. Let your voice be heard at their annual cookout and recruitment event taking place at the Bartlett Shelter in Schenley Park. The committee will provide hot dogs, veggie burgers, buns, condiments, and ice water. Guests are invited to bring covered side dishes, desserts, and additional things to grill. Those not fully vaccinated are asked to wear a mask. 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

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Join the Pittsburgh Public Theater at the Allegheny Overlook for a production of Barefoot in the Park. Written by Neil Simon and directed by Marya Sea Kaminski, the romantic comedy follows newlyweds Corie and Paul as they move into their first New York City apartment. Their relationship is tested by endless flights of stairs and eccentric neighbors, as well as their very different personalities. Register by July 29 for free tickets. 7 p.m. Fort Duquesne Boulevard between Sixth and Stanwix Street, Downtown. Free. ppt.org

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KIDS • IRL The Mattress Factory invites kids ages 7-10 to experience the museum and its surrounding areas during the Northside Explorers camp.

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WED., AUG. 4 The environmental consequences of human actions may come to mind during these particularly hazy Pittsburgh days.

For those who want to continue turning over these concerns, join White Whale Bookstore for a virtual reading with Colin Jerolmack and Seamus McGraw, who will discuss their respective books, Up to Heaven and Down to Hell: Fracking, Freedom, and Community in an American Town and The End of Country: Dispatches from the Frack Zone. 7-8:30 p.m. Free or pay what you can. Registration required. whitewhalebookstore.com/events • PITTSBURGH CITY PAPER JULY 28 - AUGUST 4, 2021

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