August 9, 2023 - Pittsburgh City Paper

THE CHALLENGES AND TRIUMPHS OF SUMMER TRANS FASHION

BY AUGUST STEPHENS

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Anqwenique Kinsel grows her music career along with her family

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GORGE-OUS

America’s newest National Park, New River Gorge, is only a four-hour drive from Pittsburgh

BY MICHAEL MACHOSKY // INFO@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

DID YOU KNOW that there’s a national park about four hours south of Pittsburgh — like Yellowstone or Yosemite — that kind of national park?

Does West Virginia even know there’s a national park there?

This isn’t intended as a slight or slander — but, rather, amazement that New River Gorge National Park & Preserve really hasn’t been commercialized yet. (At Yellowstone, if they could somehow slap a logo of Old Faithful on Old Faithful itself and sell you a handful of scalding steam, they would). There’s way more signage for various Manchin family enterprises than this new national park, even when you’re only a few miles from the entrance.

And that’s…kind of great? The National Parks Service, in general, does a solid job of preserving, protecting, and promoting America’s most picturesque places. But tourism is big business, and a national park is up there with beaches and Disney properties as the kind of trip-worthy attraction every region wants. So, for now,

you can expect to enjoy this fairly wild 70,000+ acres of verdant, riverine splendor without much of the attendant tourism infrastructure that usually accumulates around a national park. Someday, sure, you’ll be able to buy that River Gorgebranded piece of coal that plays “Country Roads” when you pick it up in the gift shop, but not just yet.

The New River Gorge was given National Park Service protection in 1978 as a national river, and was expanded to New River Gorge National Park & Preserve — this country’s newest national park — in the plague year of 2020 courtesy of legislation drafted by Senators Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito. But there’s nothing “new” about it. The New River itself is by some measures one of the oldest rivers in the world, possibly more than 360 million years old.

It cuts a winding path through the Appalachian Mountains in North Carolina and combines with the Gauley River in West Virginia to form the Kanawha River — which eventually flows into the Ohio.

What to see

While looking down from a mountaintop into the New River’s steep valleys of unending green, it looks like you’re staring into the Forest Primeval. Here, in this remote and forbidding country that has always been relatively undeveloped, it feels like the wildness of the frontier never truly died out. It’s a stubborn land that seceded from the secessionists before the Civil War, breaking apart from the slave-owning gentry of Virginia to become West Virginia, in a moment of ornery righteousness that should really be better known.

However, during a July visit with my wife and son, a ranger pointed out that this particular dense canopy of green was not old-growth forest. In the early 20th century, most of the valley below was denuded of trees to feed the sawmills and reinforce the coal mines that lined the New River. That’s kind of astounding, because now, it looks like a lush rainforest unbroken by as much as a road or a single house — a feeling reinforced by the humid, swampy southernstyle heat.

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Unusually for a national park, a man-made structure is among the most essential things to see here. The New River Gorge Bridge turned what was once a 40-minute drive full of horrifying hairpin turns along narrow mountain roads into a leisurely oneminute cruise. But it also created a structural work of precision and striking elegance — the longest steel span in the Western hemisphere and the third highest in the United States, completed in 1977.

Of course, this bridge is most famous for Bridge Day, the one day of the year when you’re allowed to — encouraged, actually — to jump off the bridge. BASE jumpers with para chutes leap off the side of the span and fall to the bottom. The event draws as many as 140,000 spectators, and will be on Oct. 21 this year.

River Gorge aflame with color.

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What to do

New River Gorge has its own ghost town deep inside the park. Once, Thurmond was a rich boomtown, whose railroad saw 75,000 passengers a year. Now, it sees exactly none, though the park has put some work into preserving what remains. Thurmond offers a fascinating glimpse into the hardscrabble life of a hundred years past. Its sheer remoteness and the abruptness of its demise — which coincided with the Great Depression — left it curiously intact. The train station, banks and railroad infrastructure that once served thousands, now sit eerily silent.

Another essential stop is the Grandview overlook, 1,400 feet above the river. Here, you can see above the low-rise mountains that make this region so resistant to neat little grids and orderly intersections. It has several of the best hiking trails, accessible to varying skill levels.

Sandstone Falls is the park’s most picturesque waterfall, and is near the isolated mountain town of Hinton. Hinton doesn’t have room between the rivers and the hills for strip mall parking lots, so it retains a sleepy, but well-preserved downtown. There’s a nice café — the charming Market on Courthouse Square — and exactly one touristy gift shop/coffee shop, Otter & Oak.

PHOTO: COURTESY OF NATIONAL PARKS SERVICE (top) Fayette Station Rapics (middle) Biking trails (bottom) Grandview overlook

The New River has been known for whitewater rafting for decades, and is one of the best spots for it east of the Mississippi. The upper section (the southern part — the river unusually flows south to north) is relatively tranquil, wider, and moves a bit slower (up to Class III rapids). The Lower Gorge (the northern section of the river) is where it gets really hairy, with bigger (Class III-V) rapids with lots of protruding boulders and obstacles.

This is obviously great country for mountain biking, with some dedicated infrastructure for it. The relatively easy, 13-mile Arrowhead

Trails are a good place to start, and bike rentals are available, but there are other trails of ascending grades and difficulty.

It’s also a major destination for mountain climbing. Though you’ll find no snowy peaks to ascend here, there are enough challenging sandstone cliffs to keep most skill levels engaged. There are more than 1,400 established climbing sites in the park.

A great way to end a trip is by taking a sunset boat trip down the New River via Adventures on the Gorge, as the dark Appalachian night gradually descends on the park. •

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(top) Climber at Fern Buttress, (bottom) Hiker

AMBRIDGE IS HOPPING BACK

BY ROMAN HLADIO // INFO@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

AMBRIDGE BOROUGH MANAGER

Mario Leone says that, just four years ago, very few — himself among them — would have thought there was a market for $6 or $7 pints in his sleepy rivertown.

Although Leone has only held his post for about three years, he has lived in Beaver County his entire life, and has been hoping to see the day when Ambridge returns to its former vitality.

“As I sit in this seat today, I’m amazed at the amount of people that the breweries have attracted to Ambridge,” Leone tells Pittsburgh City Paper . “And I think with those people coming in, it’s just created a new vibe.”

Ambridge — a 1.7 square mile land tract about 30 minutes north of Downtown Pittsburgh — was purchased in 1905 by the American Bridge Company, from which the

town took its name. The American Bridge Company factories ceased supporting the majority of Ambridge residents when the steel industry collapsed in the 1980s.

As the steel industry powered on through the 1960s, Ambridge had a population of 13,865, according to Pa. census data. But by 2020, the town’s population had essentially halved.

Altered Genius was the first brewery to open its doors along

CP PHOTO: MARS JOHNSON Ambridge, Pa.

Ambridge’s main corridor, Merchant Street, in 2020. Co-owner Donny Cardone says that in Ambridge, and Pittsburgh generally, beer culture harkens back to the days of industry.

“The steel mills and places used to have local bars where everybody would hang out,” Cardone tells City Paper. “It’s kind of like that, but, hopefully, with a lot better beer.”

Cardone and his business partner Mike Haas met at their day job as alternate education teachers — "alt ed" becoming "altered" as their business name. They began brewing with kits in their garages for themselves and some small events. There, experimenting with different malts, hops, and grains, Cardone and Haas crafted

recipes for many of their flagship beers on tap today.

Altered Genius’ Lenore — a chocolate fudge coffee stout — began, for instance, as a custom brew for a friend's wedding.

“He had a coffee club at school,” Cardone said. “He would always go to [Prestogeorge Coffee & Tea] in the Strip District, they have a bunch of different flavored coffees and stuff like that. He came in one day with this chocolate fudge coffee, and I went ‘wow, this is really good.’ He was asking us about the beers for his wedding, and he was like, ‘Can you do a beer with that coffee in it?’”

Lenore clocks in as the brewery’s third best seller. In a close second

“AS I SIT IN THIS SEAT TODAY, I’M AMAZED AT THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT THE BREWERIES HAVE ATTRACTED TO AMBRIDGE ... AND I THINK WITH THOSE PEOPLE COMING IN, IT’S JUST CREATED A NEW VIBE.”

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Ben Benson takes a sip of beer while performing at Altered Genius Brewing Co. in Ambridge, Pa., on Aug. 5, 2023.

is Hoptruvian, a lighter-bodied American IPA which balances piney hops and semisweet notes of citrus. At the top is Prim Pilsner, a light German pilsner with a flavor similar to domestic beers, making it an easy entry point to craft beer for the uninitiated.

The pair name their beers themselves, sometimes after their curriculum. “Lenore” was chosen by Haas, an English teacher and Edgar Allen Poe enthusiast.

Neither opening a brewery nor striking out in Ambridge, Pa. were on Cardone’s and Haas’ radar until their mutual friend, Barber School of Pittsburgh President Ken Jaram, tried their beer at a superbowl party and offered them the building — previously home to the barber school, and, before that, a Brighton Hot Dog Shop franchise.

“[The building] was great. At the same time, they were starting to redo the street in front of it,” Cardone says, gesturing out toward Merchant Street. “This was all torn up when we first started talking about it. They redid the sidewalks, streetposts, all that stuff.”

A sweeping streetscape improvement project was started by the borough’s previous manager, Joe Kauer, in 2018, with the goal of updating the area’s appearance. Sidewalk and road construction stretched from Fourth Street — the corner on which Altered Genius sits — to Eighth Street throughout 2018 and 2019, which sent the brewery looking for alternate locations. One such building now houses Ambridge’s second brewery, Fermata Brewing Company, which opened in 2022.

The improvements “started a momentum of revitalization for the

“THIS WAS ALL TORN UP WHEN WE FIRST STARTED TALKING ABOUT IT. THEY REDID THE SIDEWALKS, STREETPOSTS, ALL THAT STUFF.”

CP PHOTOS: MARS JOHNSON John Davis and Cecil Edwards stand outside of Ice Cream Therapy on Merchant Street in Ambridge, Pa., on Aug. 5, 2023. Merchant Street, Ambridge, Pa.

community,” according to Leone.

“We have plans for Eighth to 12th Streets], and we’re hoping to put that project out, the bid in September of this year and being in construction in 2024,” he adds.

This stretch of Merchant is home to Fermata, as well as other local favorites: the recently opened Merchant Coffee Company, Bridgetown Taphouse, and locally-treasured Police Station Pizza.

Updating the street’s physical appearance — as was done between Fourth Street and Eighth Streets — will help make the area as appealing as its staple businesses. A conceptual image of the street revitalization replaces crumbling, uneven sidewalks with newly-poured concrete and adds the same lampposts and crosswalk art Merchant Street boasts just a few blocks south.

Pitsburgh has also been subject to numerous revitalization efforts in the past two decades on the path back up from the collapse of its namesake industry. Sometimes that plays out unevenly, driving out lowincome residents who can’t keep up with soaring rental prices.

Ambridge has historically been home to ethnic minorities from across the European continent. During and after World War II, Czech, Greek, Polish, Ukrainian, and other European immigrants fueled

both the local workforce and diverse cultural identity. Now, Leone says, an increasing number of residents are from South American countries.

According to Department of Labor statistics, median annual earnings for Hispanic men and women are among the lowest in the

Leone believes that Ambridge residents will not be pushed out of

He points out that 37 businesses opened up in Ambridge in the past two years, adding that a $1 million park improvement featuring a playground, splash pad, and calisthenics fitness area is on the horizon, and a six-court indoor recreational complex — a project Leone hopes will be his legacy — looms in the future. These, and other local ventures, such as a new winery and a sit-down restaurant, will create opportunities for stable and fulfilling work, he says.

“Will we see economic development happen and revitalization and newer townhouses built and maybe old blighted properties torn down?” Leone says. “Well, yeah, those units that used to sit on that land now are going to be higher density units, more upscale, and command a higher rent. But I don’t see Ambridge being imploded and completely redeveloped.” •

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Megan Shalonis stands in the middle of Merchant Street in Ambridge, Pa., on Aug. 5, 2023. Shalonis traveled to Ambridge from Bloomfield to work on selling her artwork at Fermata Brewing Company.

Concepts co-founder DS Kinsel, became one of the first-ever resident were expecting their second child. “Whatever the circumstances

nity to be part of The Equity Impact Center’s SCALE Fellowship program,

She adds, “[SCALE] truly gave me a booster shot in the arm of knowing

“It changed what we saw possible for this year, but it didn’t change everything,” Kinsel says. “My life is becoming more full, my captivity for things is changing. I’m not the 25-year-old Anqwenique who was at every single jam session, every event, everybody’s everything. So what does that mean for the type of choice I make?”

Everything didn’t have to be canceled. Kinsel just had to be more strategic.

“It meant that I had to spend more time planning and being realistic about time, and recovery, and do that self-managing,” she says. “That’s the work I’m doing currently and what I’ve been trying to figure out all year. What does it mean for me to fight for my practice and create boundaries that allow for me to be present for my family in the ways that they need

case, then at Pittsburgh’s Black beer festival, Barrel and Flow.

On Wed., Aug. 23, Kinsel joins Chamber Music Pittsburgh — a local music organization with which she has had a longstanding relationship — for a performance at The Highline on the South Side. The show com pletes the Just Summer series pre sented by Chamber Music as a way to highlight some of the city’s top musicians.

“I’ll be a little wobbly and out of breath on stage, but it’ll be great,” Kinsel says. “[I’m hitting] things hard in August, then I’ll be taking another step back to really focus in on myself to get prepared for birth and growing my family.”

Her music career, it seems, will continue to grow along with her family — this fall, Kinsel is set to start recording her very first solo album.

THE CHALLENGES AND TRIUMPHS OF SUMMER TRANS FASHION

BY AUGUST STEPHENS // INFO@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

FINDING YOUR PERSONAL style can be a case of trial and error — exploring what clothes fit you best, choosing from a vast array of color schemes, and accessorizing in a way which matches how you feel on the inside.

For transgender people, this selfexploration can represent a new era when they decide to socially transition. The dilemma of how to safely “pass” in public, what clothes fit them the best, and which clothing articles help alleviate gender dysphoria are all common conversations in the trans community, resulting in plenty of advice being posted on social media platforms.

Planned Parenthood defines “passing” as a person being perceived as the gender to which a they are transitioning. However, in recent years, people in the trans community have argued that an individual should not have to “pass” in order to be seen as trans.

As a trans person, this overhaul of how you present yourself as a person is simultaneously one of the most euphoric and suffocating feelings to experience. As a transmasculine individual, I got to shed the formal dresses, skirts, and tight clothes that defined my own femininity in that moment, only to be confronted with the limited knowledge of how

to access gender affirming clothes, and the daunting task of how to find a clothing style that suits me the most.

The process looks different for every trans person, and there is only so much blogs, YouTube videos, and TikTok posts can do.

For higu rose (they/them), a transmasculine Pittsburgh-based artist, it’s important that trans people are able to stay safe while wearing what they want during the summer months.

“From my personal perspective, and maybe this is due to some privileges I have in terms of presentation, but passing to me is not a high priority,” rose tells Pittsburgh City Paper. “A lot of times, I’m just like, wear what is physically comfortable because you can’t actually control how people perceive you.”

As a frequent receiver of the not “Who are you?” but “What are you?” stares, even walking down the streets of downtown Pittsburgh is a personal feat. I have learned to read expressions, how to locate the nearest exit, and that simply ignoring them often results in less risk of harassment of violence from another person.

rose says that, by traveling in groups out in public, LGBTQIA+ people can boost their sense of safety, “creating solidarity” with other trans or even cis friends.

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higu rose poses for a portrait at the Allegheny Cemetery on Penn Avenue in Pittsburgh on Aug. 4, 2023.

AC (they/them), the owner of Honor Student Vintage, a Pittsburghbased gender and size-inclusive vintage shop that opened in 2018, spoke about how to dress comfortably and safely in the summer heat as a trans person.

“I think being a queer, transmasculine person, I want people to feel empowered and to look through things and not feel judged,” AC tells City Paper. “Because I felt that way.”

The common division of men's and women's sections also presents a common cause of discomfort for gender variant people. Being aware of your general sizing, however, can make vintage clothing a more accessible option. Given that sizing for clothes has changed through the decades, being aware of your bust, hip, waist, and height measurements can be helpful.

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“I think most people know that, generally, vintage runs smaller than modern sizes. My advice to trans people, or anyone, is to kind of know measurements of yourself. So realis tically, if you’re not able to find your size, just know your measurements,” says AC.

AC and rose both point out that linen is a breathable, affordable fabric for warmer months of the year.

AC also says not to sleep on “size inclusive” vintage accessories. “A summer staple would be, like, a skinny neck scarf,” they add.

“I THINK BEING A QUEER, TRANSMASCULINE PERSON, I WANT PEOPLE TO FEEL EMPOWERED AND TO LOOK THROUGH THINGS AND NOT FEEL JUDGED.”

SYNAGOGUE SHOOTER SENTENCING BEGINS HEALING PROCESS FOR MOURNERS

BY JAMIE WIGGAN // JAMIE@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

NEARLY FIVE YEARS after losing their loved ones in a brutal antisemitic attack, a gathering of survivors from the 2018 synagogue shooting said last week they can finally start to move on now that the trial is concluded and the killer has been sentenced.

“This moment is a step along the healing process,” Deane Root, a survivor, said during a press conference after the sentencing on Aug. 2. “It doesn’t bring complete comfort, but my hope is it will bring a measure of

peace — peace of mind, peace of the heart, and peace of the soul.”

Eleven worshippers were killed and six more were injured during the October 2018 antisemitic attack on three Pittsburgh congregations.

Gunman Robert Bowers was sentenced to death by a unanimous jury that determined a series of aggravating factors — including premeditation and expressions of antisemitism — outweighed mitigating factors offered by his defense in hopes of a life sentence in prison. •

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(above) Leigh Stein, daugter of victim, Dan Stein, speaks on the verdict of 2018 Tree of Life shooting at the Jewish Community Center in Pittsburgh on Aug. 2, 2023.

(below) Rabbi Diane Dyen addresses members of the media at the Jewish Community Center on Aug. 2, 2023. Robert Bowers was sentenced to death after killing 11 people at Tree of Life synagogue back in 2018.

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THU., AUG. 10

FESTIVAL • ASPINWALL

Aspinwall’s Big Night Out 6-9 p.m. Aspinwall Recreational Area. Field Avenue, Aspinwall. Free. All ages. aspinwallneighbors.org/big-night-out

LIT • SQUIRREL HILL

A Conversation with Irina Zhorov and Catherine Gammon. 7-8 p.m. Riverstone Books. 5841 Forbes Ave., Squirrel Hill. Free. RSVP required. riverstonebookstore.com

MUSIC • OAKLAND

Calliope House Concert Series presents Mon Krewe 7-8:30 p.m. Schenley Plaza. 4100 Forbes Ave., Oakland. Free. pittsburghparks.org

FRI., AUG. 11

CONVENTION • MONROEVILLE

Steel City Con isn’t just for sci-fi and fantasy fans — the annual event also offers opportunities to meet pro wrestlers, musicians, and actors from across various film and television genres. Get your fill of pop culture at the Monroeville Convention Center, where you can meet actor Jason Lee, Oscar-winning actress Marissa Tomei, and rapper Method Man, among many others. There will also be vendors, trivia, costume contests, and more. 10 a.m. Continues through Sun., Aug. 13. 209 Mall Plaza Blvd., Monroeville. $32-425. Free admission for kids 10 and under with paid adult admission. All ages. steelcitycon.com

FESTIVAL • HIGHLAND PARK

Asian Lantern Festival. 6:30-10:30 p.m. Continues through Oct. 29. Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium. 7370 Baker St., Highland Park. $17-26, $70 for the drive-thru option. pittsburghzoo.org

MUSIC • SOUTH SIDE

The metal scene in Indonesia has one outstanding band in Voice of Baceprot, a trio of young Muslim women using the genre to make their voices heard. The group has garnered recognition from NPR, Spin, and other media outlets for redefining what metalheads look like, including wearing hijabs while performing. See these headbanging trailblazers during a live show at Hard Rock Cafe Pittsburgh with guest Murder for Girls. 7 p.m. Doors at 6 p.m. 230 W.

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Station Square Drive, South Side. $17-22. hardrockcafe.com/location/pittsburgh

MUSIC • LAWRENCEVILLE

Hemlock for Socrates, Crush Curl, Memory Front, and Quiet Winter. 8 p.m. Doors at 7 p.m. Cattivo. 146 44th St., Lawrenceville. $10. Cash only. facebook.com/cattivopgh/events

MUSIC • DOWNTOWN

The LOX: Styles P, Jadakiss, Sheek Louch. 8 p.m. Byham Theater. 101 Sixth St., Downtown. $46.25-66.25. trustarts.org

SAT., AUG. 12

CAMP • NORTH SIDE

Summer Camp… For Adults. 9 a.m. National Aviary. 700 Arch St., North Side. $150. aviary.org

PHOTO: COURTESY OF HEINZ HISTORY CENTER Bocce Tournament & Festival at Acrisure Stadium

MON., AUG 14

MARKET • LAWRENCEVILLE

Make It, Pittsburgh. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Lawrenceville Market House. 4112 Butler St., Lawrenceville. Free. lvmarkethouse.com

FESTIVAL • NORTH SIDE

Roll into Acrisure Stadium for the 12th annual Bocce Tournament & Festival

Support the players and their goal to aid the Heinz History Center’s Italian American Program, described as “preserving and interpreting the history and culture of Italian Americans in Western Pennsylvania.” Hear live music, enjoy food by Common Plea Catering, and check out the pop-up shop of Italian American items from the Center. The winning team receives a trophy at the end of the night. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. 100 Art Rooney Ave., North Side. Free. heinzhistorycenter.org

MUSIC • WASHINGTON

Four Chord Music Festival 1 p.m. Continues through Sun., Aug. 13. Wild Things Park. One Washington Federal Way, Washington. $25-94. fourchordmusicfestival.com

WORKSHOP • HAZELWOOD

Tree Pittsburgh presents Telltale Skulls. 1-2 p.m. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh — Hazelwood. 5006 Second Ave., Hazelwood. Free. carnegielibrary.org

FESTIVAL • ALLENTOWN

Hilltop County Fair 1-9 p.m. RE360 Warehouse. 829 Industry St., Allentown. Free. bottlerocketpgh.com

SUN., AUG. 13

DRAG • BLOOMFIELD

Drag Brunch. 11 a.m. Trace Brewing. 4312 Main St., Bloomfield. $20-160. tracebloomfield.com

COMICS • OAKLAND

Comicsburgh Day 12 p.m. Phantom of the Attic. 411 South Craig St., Oakland. Free. All ages. facebook.com/potaOakland

LIT • NORTH SIDE

Tending to the Garden with Camille T. Dungy. 3-4:30 p.m. Alphabet City. 40 W. North Ave., North Side. Free. Livestream available. Registration required. cityofasylum.org

MON., AUG. 14

MUSIC • NEW KENSINGTON

Psycroptic and Decrepit Birth 6 p.m. Preserving Underground. 1101 Fifth Ave., New Kensington. $20. preservingconcerts.com

MUSIC • SOUTH SIDE

The Watson Twins with Jon Bindley. 8 p.m. Doors at 7 p.m. Club Cafe. 56-58 South 12 St., South Side. $15. thewatsontwins.com

TUE., AUG. 15

ART • REGENT SQUARE

Ignacio Arteta: Shadows Of Silence 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Continues through Sat., Aug. 26. Concept Gallery. 1031 South Braddock Ave., Regent Square. Free. conceptgallery.com

WED., AUG. 16

MUSIC • SOUTH SIDE

The Equity Summit brings music legend and former Salt-N-Pepa member DJ Spinderella to Pittsburgh for Celebrating 50 Years of Hip-Hop. Taking place on the Gateway Clipper , the event includes a set by Spinderella and DJ KK, as well as appearances by hosts Ki Ki and Nic Web.

The cruise serves as the kick off for a multi-day summit featuring empowering workshops, panels, and more organized by Gwen’s Girls and the Black Girls Equity Alliance. 5-9 p.m. 350 W. Station Square Drive, South Side. $75. gwensgirls.org/equitysummit

MAGIC • DOWNTOWN

Siegfried Tieber in Sixty-Seven Keys

7:30 p.m. Continues through Sept. 3. Liberty Magic. 811 Liberty Ave., Downtown. $40-65. trustarts.org

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The Watson Twins at Club Cafe

ESTATE NOTICE

ESTATE OF BARTH, THURL B., DECEASED OF PITTSBURGH, PA Thurl B. Barth, deceased of Pittsburgh, PA No. 022305291 of 2023. Lorraine C. Barth, Ext. 435 Abbeyville Road, Apartment 4, Pittsburgh, PA 15228. Or to Jacob M. Landau of Robert Peirce & Associates, P.C. 707 Grant Street, Suite 125, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

Job requires Assist with personal care tasks such as light housekeeping, bathing, dressing, shopping, and grooming

Salary : $30 per hour

Job Type: Part-time

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NAME CHANGE

IN The Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania: No. GD-23-9249, In re petition of Delores Jetter, parent and legal guardian of Kairo Solan Jetter-Morris and Jemel Lamont Morris, for change of names to Kairo Solan Jetter and Jemel Lamont Jetter. To all persons interested:

Notice is hereby given that an order of said Court authorized the filing of said petition and fixed the 7th day of September 2023, at 9:30 a.m., as the time and the Motions Room, City-County Building, Pittsburgh, PA, as the place for a hearing, when and where all persons may show cause, if any they have, why said name should not be changed as prayed for.

NAME CHANGE

IN The Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania: No. GD-23-5855, In re petition of Melissa Burrell, parent and legal guardian of Marc Anthony Najphor-Burrell, for change of name to Marc Anthony Burrell.

To all persons interested:

Notice is hereby given that an order of said Court authorized the filing of said petition and fixed the 25th day of August 2023, at 9:30 a.m., as the time and the Motions Room, City-County Building, Pittsburgh, PA, as the place for a hearing, when and where all persons may show cause, if any they have, why said name should not be changed as prayed for.

NAME CHANGE

IN The Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania: No. GD-23-006079

In re petition of Gayle for change of name to Gayle Johns. To all persons interested:

Notice is hereby given that an order of said Court authorized the filing of said petition and fixed the 31st day of August, 2023, at 9:30 a.m., as the time and the Motions Room, City-County Building, Pittsburgh, PA, as the place for a hearing, when and where all persons may show cause, if any they have, why said name should not be changed as prayed for.

NAME CHANGE

IN The Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania: No. GD-23-5063

In re petition of Baby Mitchell for change of name to JR Mitchell.

To all persons interested: Notice is hereby given that an order of said Court authorized the filing of said petition and fixed the 25th day of August, 2023, at 9:30 a.m., as the time and the Motions Room, City-County Building, Pittsburgh, PA, as the place for a hearing, when and where all persons may show cause, if any they have, why said name should not be changed as prayed for.

BRIGHT SPOTS

BY BRENDAN EMMETT QUIGLEY // BRENDANEMMETTQUIGLEY.COM

ACROSS

10.

46.  Columbus sch.

47.  Terse comment to a tasteless topical joke

49.  Green New Deal supporting pol

51.  Piece of direction?

52.  “Send us your resume, ... and yours, and yours, and you too” (for short)

55.  Security devices

59.  Princess in a blue dress decorated with snowflakes

61.  Mexican pastry that literally means “sweet bread”

63.  Longish skirt

6.  Beginning

7.  Expressed awe

8.  ___-Seal (weatherproofing agent)

9.  Pueblo people

10.  Latest thing

11.  One of the “Stumblin’ In” singers

12.  Camera lens type

13.  QB Tagovailoa

18.  “The hell with this job”

22.  Jimenez of CNN

25.  Burrito ingredient

27.  They work for the other side

28. College

Gameday channel

34.

Protective suit

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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 August 29, 2023, until 2:00 P.M., local prevailing time for:

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Project Manual and Drawings will be available for purchase on August 07, 2023, 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 district.

PUBLIC AUCTION

Public notice is hereby given that property placed in storage by the following persons at the following locations will be sold via public sale to satisfy Guardian Storage liens for unpaid rent and other charges. Bidding for property of persons renting space at the following locations will be held online at www.Storageauctions.com ending on August 22, 2023 at 10:00 am, and day to day thereafter until sold at which time a high bidder will be determined.

“You HAVE to stream that show!”

Way off in the distance (keep going)

Bugger all

They bust rhymes

350 Old Haymaker Road, Monroeville, Pa 14146: Unit #1613 Camryn Broadus, Unit #2708 Donna Still, Unit #3616 Donna Still, Unit #3518 Wilfred Williams 14200 Route 30, North Huntingdon, Pa 15642: Unit #1127 Clinton Graves 4711 William Penn Highway, Monroeville, PA 15146: Unit #12008 Jeff Legato, Unit #13205 John Williams, Unit #22504 Michael Visnick, Unit #23408 Terrence Redmond, ll

1028 Ridge Road, Tarentum, Pa 15084: Unit #21135 Alberta Stockdill, Unit #32219 Nicole Clark, Unit #32309 Jasmine Bell, Unit #32426 Amanda Dietrich, Unit #41205 Constance Watson

24.  Scores signaled by raising both arms over a ref’s head: Abbr.

26.  Cursor mover 29.  Greek letter 31.  Free charts for some drivers

33.  Close chum 36.  Angry dog

39.  Stumped person’s need 40.  French actor Ebouaney

41.  Alternate title for this puzzle

42.  Former Ice Cube band mate

43.  Bird on Australia’s coat of arms

44.  Lines of business?

65.  Snits

67.  Junk

68.  Big name in skin care

69.  Wire letters

70.  They’re easily taken for a ride

71.  More sunburned, perhaps

72.  Approximate fig.

DOWN

1.  Painful reminders

2.  You’d better believe it

3.  Tony winner ___ Lenya

4.  Energy source containing significant amounts of hydrogen sulfide

5.  “My schedule’s wide open”

30.  Casual clothing chain from Japan

32.  Anthem or Cigna rival

33. Hunger

Vehicle from a bank, for short

LAST WEEK’S ANSWERS

901 Brinton Road, Pittsburgh, Pa 15221: Unit #10114 Vittorio Williams, Unit #11116 Jewel Ponder, Unit #3109 Edgar Phillips, Unit #8311 Phoenix Braidinhawk, Unit #9107 Todd Littlejohn, Unit #9111 James Hill, Jr. 4750 William Flynn Hwy, Allison Park, Pa 15101: Unit #32104 Tom Gill

5873 Centre Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15206: Unit #2939 Firas Termanini, Unit #306 Jmal Christmas, Unit #7206 Christine Fleming

2839 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222: Unit #5019 Davida Ellis, Unit #6009 Malcom Muhammad

750 South Millvale Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213: Unit #306 Tresa Murphey-Green, Unit #5210 Sherri Adair

1002 East Waterfront Drive, Munhall, PA 15120: Unit #1206 Tyrone Parker, Unit #1718 Steve Jones, Unit #1806 Asheenia Johnson, Unit #1911 Amiya Mitchell, Unit #2118 Ahmed Anthony, Unit #3415 Lakeisha Jones, Unit #3513 Leonard Shugars

1300 Lebanon Church Road, West Mifflin, PA 15236: Unit #41211 Ashley Kelley, Unit #42205 Mark Koncsol

1599 Washington Pike, Bridgeville, PA 15017: Unit #3109 Susan Hustler, Unit #3415 Susan Hustler, Unit #52710 David Bernardo

1067 Milford Drive, Bethel Park, PA 15102: Unit #21103 Jeffrey Bullock, Unit 21511 Anthony Depaolo, Unit #23517 Chris Werries

7452 McKnight Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15237: Unit #1305 Carey Andrew’jaja, Unit #1311 Audric Dodds

1599 Washington Pike, Bridgeville, PA 15017: Unit #3109 Susan Hustler, Unit 3415 Susan Hustler, Unit 52710 David Bernardo

922 Brush Creek Road, Warrendale, PA 15086: Unit #1258 Brian Downs

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Purchases must be made with cash and paid at the location at the above referenced facility to complete the transaction. Guardian Storage has the right to refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

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