BY: RACHEL WILKINSON
ANTONIO ROSSETTI
MICHELLE WALKER
PHOTO: COURTESY OF JIM SAAH
PHOTO: COURTESY OF “VOEFLASH” OF THE URBAN ANATOMY
TRASHY DRINKS
BY: RACHEL WILKINSON // RWILKINSON@PGHCITYPAPER.COM
In a city of beer lovers and cocktail connoisseurs, consider the humble Trashy Drink. I use this phrase with as much affection as possible, as I’ve spent years pursuing the best drinks in this category and having a lot of fun doing it.
I’ll be the one to say it — most alcohol tastes bad. I feel as if I’ve spent most of my adult life being gaslit about this fact, and for me, reaching drinking age as the millennial-fueled craft beer boom hit was a nightmare. As far as liquor goes, the cheap stuff burns, the higher-end selections always leave me wanting, and as someone who still craves the occasional buzz, I’ve always preferred the most palatable drinks possible, which, for me, haven’t evolved much since my Smirnoff Vodka college days.
Much like the famous Supreme Court pronouncement, when it comes to a Trashy Drink, you know it when you see it. Trashy Drinks look like fun in a glass: we’re talking neon Lite-Bright colors, whipped cream and candy toppings, and maybe even a plastic toy for a garnish. They’re often tropical and evoke the beach, or MTV Spring Break
Before anyone (rightfully) criticizes my underdeveloped palate, know that for the sake of existing in polite society, I’ve learned to enjoy a light beer like a hefeweizen or an unoffensive pilsner, and even a fancy cocktail (of which there are many in Pittsburgh). But I offer this counter: as a hardworking adult, why wouldn’t you treat yourself to the kind of sugary dessert drink you dreamt of as a child? When did you give up the ghost and let the dream die?
For those who still want to drink with whimsy, wonder, and more than a few sweeteners, I’ve compiled a list of my favorite Trashy Drinks in Pittsburgh.
HEMINGWAY’S CAFE
3911 FORBES AVE., OAKLAND HEMINGWAYSPGH.COM
As many lament the homogenization of Oakland and the loss of restaurants around the University of Pittsburgh campus, Hemingway’s deserves praise for remaining an institution and for keeping its rainbow of mixed drink pitchers front and center. Famously topping its pitchers and a bevy of other fluorescent drinks with gummy worms, candy necklaces, and other confections, Hem’s stays a Trashy Drink mecca.
It wasn’t always this way — opened in 1983 by a former Pittsburgh Pirates player, the bar was once a white tablecloth establishment. But as a Pitt alumna, I treasure Hem’s as a classic college bar serving cheap drinks with dangerously little alcohol flavor, happy hour specials, and “munchies” like grilled cheese, burgers, and sweet potato tots to soak up whatever decision you make.
SANDBAR AT SANDCASTLE
1000 SANDCASTLE DR., HOMESTEAD SANDCASTLEWATERPARK.COM
An oasis behind a Costco, Sandcastle is generally underrated. Not only can you waterslide into a Dragon’s Den, but at Pittsburgh’s hometown waterpark (as it’s billed), you can do it tipsy off some of the finest frozen drinks. The frozen margarita, pina colada, and alcoholic slushy are all Trashy Drink staples in my book — especially consumed beach- or poolside. Not only does Sandcastle serve these drinks along its boardwalk, but you can grab them at Sandbar, located right by a pool and the park's cabanas. Does the park look straight out of the ‘70s and is it staffed largely by indifferent teenagers? That’s all part of the experience. All we need now is a swim-up bar.
PINS MECHANICAL CO.
407 CINEMA DR., SOUTH SIDE PINSBAR.COM/LOCATIONS/PITTSBURGH
College bars and waterparks are natural Trashy Drink hubs, but a newer venue, the adult arcade, has brought a wonderland of new libations with it. Pins Mechanical, the South Side “adult playground” opened in 2022, currently features “patio favorites” that include a cooler of Patio Punch and four flavors of boozy shaved ice cocktails.
I asked the bartender which shaved ice flavor was the best, to which he replied, “I’m not one of those people that likes sugary drinks, but it’s the red one.” (He was right.)
Pins’ year-round cocktail menu touts all manner of nostalgically-themed colorful drinks with candy skewers, including the Hulk Hogan (blueberry vodka, lemonade, and a red-white-and-blue popsicle) and Game Over, a 25-ounce jar of “eight totally wicked liquors,” Sprite, lemonade, and Hawaiian punch — and you get to keep the glass. Cart one of those around while playing the ring toss and enter Trashy Drink heaven.
244 W. BRIDGE ST., HOMESTEAD AND 353 N. SHORE DR., NORTH SHORE SHORTYSX.COM
Another “retro-tainment” entry, Shorty’s invites Pittsburghers to two locations for old-timey games, patio dining, and, most importantly, shots and craft cocktails with names like Pink Drink (made with wonderfully trashy watermelon Pucker liqueur, lime, and agave).
I’d always had high hopes for Shorty’s Waterfront location, where guests are greeted at the entrance by a big inflatable duck. I knew we’d come to the right place when the bartender said, “Most of our shots and cocktails are sweet.”
Shorty’s has some show-stopping Trashy Drinks, headlined by the bright green Sour Gummy Worm. Served in a supersized goblet, the Long Islandstyle drink offers near-bottomless sips of batched alcohol with lemon, lime, agave, and orange, all topped with gummy worms. The floating Jelly Donut shot, laced with Chambord raspberry liqueur and Bailey’s, tastes like an adult version of its namesake.
If you need to get trashy at brunch, the most alcohol-forward drink in the bunch was a bright blue Froot Loop shot, made with RumChata, Blue Curacao, and vanilla vodka, and garnished with a skewer of Front Loops cereal (Shorty's recommends reliving those childhood days of drinking cereal milk out of the bowl by dipping the skewer into the drink). Because slushies are a must for a trashy summer, my favorite was the Cherry Limeade, which conjured up frozen Minute Maid in the best way with cherry vodka, lime, lemonade, sours, demerara, and grenadine.
PHOTO: JESS FIZTPATRICK
An assortment of "trashy" drinks at Shorty's
RED LOBSTER
This list is tragically light on the originator of the Trashy Drink, the chain restaurant, and I’d be remiss not to include one. Perhaps my all-time favorite Trashy Drink is Red Lobster’s Mocha Espresso Martini. This drink has gone by several names over the years, though it was most recently resurrected for Lobsterfest. Described in a press release as “Red Lobster's chocolatey take on a modern classic,” the drink includes RumChata, Disaronno amaretto, and espresso, and comes garnished with a brownie bite chunk and possibly a strawberry.
The key element here is that it’s a drink that’s unapologetically brimming with chocolate — earlier iterations slathered on chocolate syrup — and you can drink it before dinner. Red Lobster might not be with us for much longer, so enjoy their full lineup of certified Trashy Drink martinis (they even rolled watermelon out for summer). .
PHOTO: COURTESY OF RED LOBSTER
THE FOUNTAIN TURNS 50
BY: RACHEL WILKINSON // RWILKINSON@PGHCITYPAPER.COM
Before Point State Park was developed into the green space Pittsburghers know today, Frank Lloyd Wright imagined it as a UFO-shaped civic center with a grand automobile ramp. The scheme, first proposed in 1947, emphasized modernity and the luxury of car travel, and included an opera house, three movie theaters, a glass-enclosed aquarium — and a fountain.
CP PHOTO: MARS JOHNSON Point State Park Fountain
Though Wright’s civic center ideas never came to fruition, he’s credited for the Point State Park fountain, which celebrates its 50th anniversary on Aug. 30. Completed in 1974 to cap off the newly constructed Point State Park, a National Historic Landmark, the fountain remains an attraction and visual focal point, drawing 200,000 monthly visitors during the summer.
redesign. Galluzzo tells Pittsburgh City Paper that with every iteration of urban redevelopment, similar questions arise.
“How do you make a park relevant when it was designed for a context that just doesn’t exist anymore?” asks Galluzzo. “How does this reflect contemporary ideas about what parks can be?”
“HOW DO YOU MAKE A PARK RELEVANT WHEN IT WAS DESIGNED FOR A CONTEXT THAT JUST DOESN’T EXIST ANYMORE?” ASKS GALLUZZO.
“HOW DOES THIS REFLECT CONTEMPORARY IDEAS ABOUT WHAT PARKS CAN BE?”
Sitting at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers, the 152-foot-wide fountain sprays water up to 200 feet in the air and was once supplied by Pittsburgh’s legendary fourth river. Today, maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, it uses three pumps to recirculate 1.2 million gallons of filtered water every hour. A weathervane atop its pumphouse regulates the height of the fountain’s spray based on wind conditions so onlookers stay dry.
Matt Galluzzo, President and CEO of Riverlife, the nonprofit that facilitated the fountain’s latest renovation in 2013, recently described the fountain as “the crown jewel for our riverfront system.”
Viewed this way 75 years after Wright’s original proposal, the vision of a car-dominated megastructure might seem far-fetched by contrast. But the fountain’s history reveals it to be the potent symbol Wright envisioned and key to the image of Pittsburgh that city leaders of various eras hoped to convey.
Riverlife has its offices near Allegheny Landing Park , a riverfront park currently undergoing a
The Point has a 250-year-long history . The low-lying triangular parcel of land was settled by Indigenous people including the Seneca and Shawnee, currently highlighted at the Homelands exhibit at the Fort Pitt Museum steps away from the fountain. European colonizers, fur trappers, and a Lt. George Washington all recognized the Point’s strategic importance. The site was fortified and played a significant role in the French and Indian War (17541763), American Revolution, and in the early American republic. The Fort Pitt blockhouse remains the oldest building in Pittsburgh.
The fountain’s conception arguably began with the arrival of Pittsburgh’s first railroad in 1852. As the city was transformed by industrialization and the rise of iron, steel, coal mining, and glass, the Point, formerly home to gardens, houses, and churches, became occupied by rail yards and warehouses by the end of the century.
Talks about reclaiming the area began as early as the 1910s, and after World War II, when Pittsburgh earned the dubious nickname “the Smoky City,” redevelopment efforts
began in earnest. The newly established Allegheny Conference on Community Development — spearheaded by corporate leaders including department store magnate Edgar Kaufmann — implemented pollution controls and sought to redevelop “the Golden Triangle” and address “the Point problem,” soliciting proposals like Wright’s.
Pittsburgh’s storied Renaissance I plan officially kicked off in 1950 with the demolition of a small house. The plan culminated with the redevelopment of the Point, which required dismantling two bridges. The new Point State Park debuted with 59 acres, a plaza, and the “modern” and “gigantic” fountain, as it’s described in its National Register of Historic Places nomination, as its centerpiece. At its 1974 kickoff, it was among the world’s tallest fountains.
task force including the Allegheny Conference convened, forming Riverlife in 2002. The organization, which aims to develop “world-class” riverfronts for the region, raised $11.6 million for a top-to-bottom fountain renovation (part of a larger restoration of Point State Park), shutting it off for four years start ing in April 2009.
Reopened in June 2013, the current fountain boasts three pools (a nod to Pittsburgh’s three rivers) including an inner pool with an infinity edge, an overflow waterfall, a reflecting pool, updated LED lighting, and new hardscaping. Restoration funds also made the Point State Park fountain plaza ADA accessible and added new seating and benches.
Galluzzo says that, although visi tors are prohibited from swimming in the fountain, “it really creates oppor
“I THINK THE RIVERS GENERALLY ARE PART OF OUR DNA AS PITTSBURGHERS CITY PAPER. “THE SYMBOL FOR THAT IS THE FOUNTAIN AT POINT STATE PARK [THINK] THIS IS THE TOWN SQUARE.”
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette from Aug. 31, 1974 describes the fountain’s opening ceremony, which saw crowds gathered to see the spray on “a rainy morning turned sunny just in time.”
“The life of the river was a panorama in the background, whistling towboats pushing barges, small pleasure craft, and on the far banks freight trains and the cable cars of the Duquesne incline,” the paper wrote, also noting that the fountain represented potential for “beautification of the riverbanks” and “enhancing the quality of Pittsburgh life.”
By the mid-1990s, says Riverlife’s Matt Galluzzo, “the fountain was really starting to show its wear.”
In a “story of partnerships,” a
tunities for different types of engage ment with the water.”
“I think the rivers generally are part of our DNA as Pittsburghers,” he tells City Paper is the fountain at Point State Park… and I [think] this is the town square.”
Today, as city planners envisioned, Point State Park serves as a recre ational space, cultural center, and the Golden Triangle’s “front lawn” — even hosting a river circus — as well as the backdrop for engagements, family reunions, or just lunch Downtown.
Having stood for decades as a landmark of post-industrial tran sition, the fountain continues to face a future in flux, now with standing climate change. Due to
CP PHOTO: MARS JOHNSON Point State Park Fountain
unprecedented flooding that submerged the fountain in April, Point State Park temporarily closed just shy of its 50th anniversary.
“We are going to see, and have seen, an increase in climate-related events,” says Galluzzo. Due to silt stirred up along the riverbanks, “the [fountain’s] cleanup is not inconsequential,” he says, emphasizing the need for further urban planning.
“I have a belief that this is the most important time in Pittsburgh’s history,” Galluzzo tells CP. “We can really move the needle as we think about [and] advance what a 21st century city can look like.”
“I think the real beauty is that the benefits of that work will accrue to our children and our grandchildren and people we’ll never meet,” he adds. The fountain is “a pretty powerful place [knowing] this multi-generational impact that you can have.” •
CP PHOTO: MARS JOHNSON Point State Park Fountain
VISIONS OF COMMUNITY
As two local clothing labels grow, they haven’t forgotten to give back(packs) to the Pittsburgh community
BY: ANTONIO ROSSETTI // CONTRIBUTORS@PGHCITYPAPER.COM
CP PHOTO: MARS JOHNSON
Devyn Giovengo and Mikel Battles of Visions Attire pose for a portrait on the Hot Metal Bridge.
On July 31, 2024, Pittsburgh clothing brand Visions Attire teamed up with DTL Apparel for their second annual Youth Summer Jam, where they gave away backpacks and school supplies to school children at Highland Park.
The event showed children and families a fun time. There was facepainting, tattoos, ice cones, bouncy houses, food and free haircuts.
Mikel Battles and Devyn Giovengo spearhead Visions Attire. Battles says they are more than a clothing line — they want to make a positive impact on the community.
“We’ve all been through so much, and we’ve just put a lot on the line to make it happen,” Battles tells Pittsburgh City Paper “I’m happy to call the friends who have been a part of it family at this point. We’re just one big family, one big team, and we
were able to create a community of just people who like to push positivity.”
Visions wants to watch the community thrive. In 2017, as juniors in high school, Giovengo talked to Battles and Derek McFadden about the idea of starting a clothing line. They also had the goal of being something beyond just that.
“THERE’S A LOT OF BIGGER COMPANIES IN THIS WORLD THAT MAKE A LOT MORE THAN US THAT CAN HELP THE COMMUNITY. THIS IS AN EYE-OPENER FOR THEM TO DO MORE.”
“We’re a group of friends trying to push the community and the world to chase their
dreams and chase their visions through our art and fashion,” Giovengo says.
Last year, Visions Attire gave away all 150 backpacks. This year, they planned on giving away 270 backpacks.
Giovengo says that there were fewer people in attendance this year, but they were able to make a connection with everyone and still gave away the majority of the backpacks. He says that those who attended stayed for hours, which was different than last year.
“I feel like this event was more of a representation of us, because obviously both of the events were by us, but [with] this one … we were a little more hands-on. We were able to communicate with everybody. Everybody left happy.”
Last year, some weren’t able to get a bookbag with such high turnout — this year, there were some backpacks left over.
PHOTO: "VOEFLASH” OF THE URBAN ANATOMY Backpacks given away at the second annual Youth Summer Jam
PHOTO: "VOEFLASH” OF THE URBAN ANATOMY Sno-Cones at the second annual Youth Summer Jam
Giovengo went to apartment complexes, Boys and Girls Clubs, and other backpack drives to give them away.
He mentions that the turnout last year and its exposure led to more people donating supplies for the event, including middle schooler Joe Dix.
“He raised up towards $200 worth of supplies,” Giovengo says. “It’s crazy, because that kid doesn’t even realize how great he is already for doing so much for people that need it. He’s just doing that out of the kindness of his heart … that’s really the purpose of why we do this is to try to push more people to do stuff like that, and he’s already doing it at such a young age.”
With the positive effects on the community, other clothing brands such as DTL Apparel are also doing their own backpack giveaways.
“We’re actually going to donate to their backpack drives,” Battles says. “We’re going to give them a couple backpacks ourselves to help them … We don’t want to be the only company doing this. There’s a lot of bigger companies in this world that make a lot more than us that can help the community. This is an eye-opener for them to do more to help the people who need it.”
The chance to work with their friends is what both Battles and Giovengo love.
Visions Attire is now expanding. There is now Visions Attire in the Philippines, where Battles has family.
“I actually had some cousins that aspired to get into clothing and fashion,” Battles says. “I said, ‘what’s a better way to do it than just to start out with Visions Attire?’ So there’s actually a Visions Attire Philippines currently running that’s already released clothes and that’s already made sales.”
Battles adds that, with wages being different there, the money has helped change their lives and has helped put family members through school.
As for what’s next, they look forward to dropping their fall and
PHOTO: "VOEFLASH” OF THE URBAN ANATOMY Backpacks given away at the second annual Youth Summer Jam
PHOTO: "VOEFLASH” OF THE URBAN ANATOMY Haircuts at the second annual Youth Summer Jam
“You never really know a kid’s home situation either,” Giovengo says. “There’s a lot of kids that the only time they eat is at school, so there’s no telling how they’re getting any of their materials for school that they need and how difficult that actually is. Being able to just provide that for them, so it’s a worry that they might not have to face, is really cool for me.”
Battles shared the same sentiment.
“We just want to do good,” Battles says. “We just want to help the community. We just want to help the people around us. These local businesses are the people around us. They’re the ones who need help, just like us, so we like to shop local. We like to support local and just continue to network. We all have a common goal.” •
PHOTO: "VOEFLASH” OF THE URBAN ANATOMY Visions Attire and DTL Apparel at their second annual Youth Summer Jam
PUNK PICTORIAL
BY: MATTHEW MONROY //
If there was a punk show happening in Washington, D.C. in the early 1980s, Jim Saah was in the crowd with a camera in hand.
“SURPRISINGLY AND, I GUESS, SERENDIPITOUSLY, I DISCOVERED THESE TWO THINGS AT THE SAME TIME — PHOTOGRAPHY AND PUNK ROCK MUSIC.” A second pressing of In My Eyes: Photographs 1982-1997 expands on the work of
“I did D.C. punk rock a lot in the two or three years,” Saah, now a legendary music photographer, tells Pittsburgh City Paper. “I mean, '82 to '84, I didn’t really miss a show.”
Saah’s black and white photographs of the influential Washington, D.C. punk scene during the early ‘80s, as well as pictures of groups like Talking Heads, The Pixies, and Wilco, are collected in his book In My Eyes:
Photographs 1982-1997. He recently followed the 2021 release, which quickly sold out, with a second edition.
publisher behind In My Eyes , says the second pressing of the 332-page book “features hundreds of impres-
Saah will talk about the new, expanded version of In My Eyes at the Government Center on Thu., Aug. 22 during an event that also includes a solo performance by J. Robbins.
A description on Cabin 1, the
sive (and never before seen) photos of Fugazi, Minor Threat, Void, Black Flag, Circle Jerks, Dead Kennedys, Jawbox, Government Issue, The Faith, Husker Du and many, many more.”
Readers will also find interviews with
key figures from the D.C. scene, such as Ian MacKaye of Minor Threat and Fugazi and J. Robbins of Jawbox and Government Issue.
The book is a visual history of a subculture of bold, politically charged music led by youth whose shaved heads and hippie-hating habits (“People wanted to look like freaks,” Saah says) had no mainstream foothold. The nation’s stately capital — at the time dealing with rising crime rates and the crack epidemic — became home to defiant bands such as Scream, Discharge, Youth
PHOTO: JIM SAAH
Minor Threat, Lansburgh’s Cultural Center, Washington, D.C., Sept., 23, 1983
Brigade, Void, and — Saah’s favorite — Minor Threat.
“What [Ian MacKaye] said was, basically, interesting things could happen in D.C. because no one was looking,” Saah says. “No one was trying to squash it, because no one was paying attention.”
After discovering the music of proto-punk bands such as The Ramones and The Stranglers at a Rocky Horror Picture Show midnight screening, Saah, who grew up in the Maryland suburbs, attended his first punk show, a double billing of Minor Threat and Government Issue at the University of Maryland in 1982.
Saah was blown away — here was a genre in which the audience, with all its thrashing, spinning, and jumping, was as much a part of the show as the musicians on stage, he says.
“I’d been to shows at a place which was basically a basketball arena called the Capital Centre — big shows, Bruce Springsteen and stuff like that,” Saah says. “But this was intimate, you were up close and personal. You could participate. It was mind-blowing.”
Saah was inspired to bring his camera — a Pentax K1000 film camera on loan from his high-school photography class — to his next show, this time at the 9:30 Club, a famed punk venue. He was rarely without a camera from then on out.
“Surprisingly and, I guess, serendipitously, I discovered these two things at the same time — photography and punk rock music,” he remembers.
A striking moment from Saah’s first show appears as the last photo in In My Eyes, showing someone frozen in the air above a pit of sweaty moshers.
“They had these infamous poles at the old 9:30 club that were kind of in the way, and he’s jumping, and then he’s kicking the pole, and he’s pushing himself off the pole into the audience,” Saah says. “And I caught him right as his feet were on the pole,
and in the audience, the people that are in the pit are all a who’s who of D.C. musicians.”
Inspired by the DIY spirit of the scene, Saah published his photographs in 1983 in a zine he started called Zone V , leading to a growing appreciation of his photography among bands. His photos appeared in Minor Threat and Marginal Man’s album packaging and on the cover of Fugazi’s Repeater album.
“I think bands then wanted you to take pictures, you know, because that’s how I started, getting pictures on album covers and stuff, because people kept seeing me at shows,” Saah says.
Like any flourishing art scene, things were always in flux — genres gave way to subgenres, shows got shut down, and bands broke up. Even Minor Threat, whose ideologicallydriven songwriting captured the D.C. zeitgeist, disbanded in 1983 after three years of performing together.
Saah stepped out of the scene around 1984, when the scene expanded beyond its humble roots. Jocks began populating gigs, more interested in throwing people around than appreciating the music, he says.
Although most of the bands and venues he knew are long gone, Saah, who still lives outside D.C., says he still keeps in touch with many people from the scene.
Are memories of that era rosecolored by sentiment? It’s not about nostalgia, Saah says — it was, and still is, just good fucking music.
“I mean, I still listen to Minor Threat today, and I don’t enjoy it on a nostalgic level,” he says. “They’re just good fucking songs, and they rock. And, you know, as 17, 18-year-olds, they wrote great songs. I don’t think of myself then, or think, ‘oh, this was great, reminds me of my younger days.’ I just enjoy them as songs.”•
PHOTO: JIM SAAH Fugazi, 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C., July 20, 1989
PHOTO: JIM SAAH
Discharge, harDCore matinee, 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C., Oct., 10, 1982
PHOTO: JIM SAAH VOID, 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C., Dec., 5, 1982
and Italian
THU., AUG. 22
THEATER • UPTOWN
The Pittsburgh New Works Festival has, for over 30 years, premiered one-act plays with an expressed mission to “make theater accessible to diverse audiences.” The latest festival will stage 15 works, all produced by various local and national companies, in the Genesius Theater at Duquesne University. See submissions from playwrights in California, New York City, and Mexico, as well as from the Pittsburgh region. Showtimes vary. Continues through Sept. 22. 1225 Seitz St., Uptown. $15-17 per block, $60 for season tickets. pittsburghnewworks.org
PARTY • NORTH SIDE
Artist Dinner Party Series with Marvin Touré: nights on the river. 7-10 p.m. Mattress Factory. 500 Sampsonia Way. North Side. $25. mattress.org
FILM • SEWICKLEY
The Lindsay’s Emerging Filmmakers Showcase: Go to the People. 7:30-9 p.m. Lindsay Theater and Cultural Center. 418 Walnut St., Sewickley. Free. Reservation required. thelindsaytheater.org
FRI., AUG. 23
MUSIC • POINT BREEZE
Summer Fridays at the Frick: Middle Eastern Melodious Fusion. 5 p.m.
CONVENTION • DOWNTOWN
Oddities and Curiosities Expo 11 a.m.
Continues through Sun., Aug. 25. David L. Lawrence Convention Center. 1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd., Downtown. $12-239. pittsburghcc.com
RACE • SOUTH SIDE
Pittsburgh Babes on Bikes presents the Hot Bitch Summer Alleycat. 12 p.m. Unison Bike Lab. 42 S. Fourth St., South Side. Registration required day of event. pghbabesonbikes.com
MUSIC • GARFIELD
HEAT WAVE featuring Woo$ke, Splash Krazy, Miq Check, Babi Ratch, Rob Jeezz, Young Jay1, Matty Splatt, and T Bandz 7 p.m. Mr. Roboto Project. 5106 Penn Ave., Garfield. $10. therobotoproject.com
COMEDY • DOWNTOWN
2 Black Dads Comedy Tour with Khairy Creek and Kadeem Richardson. 9 p.m. Arcade Comedy Theater. 943 Liberty Ave., Downtown. $18. arcadecomedytheater.com
The Frick Pittsburgh. 7227 Reynolds St., Point Breeze. Free or $5 suggested donation. thefrickpittsburgh.org
PARTY • GARFIELD
Black Cat Market 6-Year Anniversary
6-8 p.m. Continues through Sun., Aug. 25. Black Cat Market. 5135 Penn Ave., Garfield. Activity fees vary. blackcatmarketpgh.com
PARTY • OAKLAND
Phipps After Dark. 7-10 p.m. Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. One Schenley Park, Oakland. $13.95-21.95. phipps.conservatory.org
MUSIC • LAWRENCEVILLE
Silverada (formerly Mike and the Moonpies) with Jason Scott and The High Heat 8 p.m. Doors at 7 p.m. Thunderbird Music Hall. 4053 Butler St., Lawrenceville. $18. 21 and over. thunderbirdmusichall.com
SAT., AUG. 24
MARKET • POINT BREEZE
yART Sale. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Pittsburgh Center for Arts & Media. 1047 Shady Ave., Point Breeze. Free. pghartsmedia.org
FESTIVAL • NORTH SHORE
Bocce Tournament and Italian Festival
10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Acrisure Stadium. 100 Art Rooney Ave., North Shore. Free. Registration required for players. heinzhistorycenter.org
FESTIVAL • OAKLAND
Become part of a movement to make Pennsylvania inclusive for all and celebrate the 34th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act during Disability Pride Presented by Disability Pride PA at Schenley Plaza, the day includes live music and comedy performances, poetry readings, community resource vendors, accessible, sensory-friendly games, and other activities. Those needing accommodations are encouraged to register in advance. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. 4100 Forbes Ave., Oakland. Free. disabilitypridepa.org
SUN., AUG. 25
OUTDOORS • NORTH SIDE
BikePGH presents UPMC Health Plan PedalPGH. 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Allegheny Commons Park. West North Ave., North Shore. $5-90 registration fee. pedalpgh.org
DANCE • ALLISON PARK
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre presents Ballet Under the Stars. 5:30 p.m. Performance at
PHOTO: ERIC CAIN Silverada at Thunderbird Music Hall
PHOTO: COURTESY OF HEINZ HISTORY CENTER
Bocce Tournament
Festival at Acrisure Stadium
7:30 p.m. Middle Road Concert AreaHartwood Acres Park. 4000 Middle Rd., Allison Park. Free. Registration required. pbt.org
MUSIC • HAZELWOOD
Summer Sounds with Weather Permitting:
Moneka Arabic Jazz and Big Blitz. 5:30-10 p.m. Mill 19. 4501 Lytle St., Hazelwood. Free. Registration required. hazelwoodlocal.com/calendar
FILM • DOWNTOWN
Steel City Horror Show 7:30 p.m. Harris Theater. 809 Liberty Ave., Downtown. $15. trustarts.org
COMEDY • ALLENTOWN
Guy Branum 8 p.m. Doors at 5 p.m. Bottlerocket Social Hall. 1226 Arlington Ave., Allentown. $20. bottlerocketpgh.com
MON., AUG. 26
MUSIC • STRIP DISTRICT
Ed Lover presents The Live Mixtape Band. 7:30 p.m. Doors at 6 p.m. City Winery. 1627 Smallman St., Strip District. $25-35. citywinery.com
TUE., AUG. 27
MUSIC • DOWNTOWN
Mila Shadel Trio. 4:30 p.m. Agnes Katz Plaza. 667 Penn Ave., Downtown. Free. trustarts.org
WED., AUG. 28
CONVENTION • DOWNTOWN
Fans of Rocky Horror Picture Show can immerse themselves in the film’s outrageous fan culture during Yinzcon N’at at the Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown
Presented by the Junior Chamber of Commerce Players, a local troupe known for performing movie shadow casts, the convention welcomes cult cinephiles and performers at heart to multiple days of screenings, panels, parties, and more. 12 p.m. Continues through Sept. 1. 600 Commonwealth Pl., Downtown. $65-85. jccppgh.com/yinzcon
ADULT • MCKEES ROCKS
Magic Men Australia 6:30 p.m. Roxian Theatre. 425 Chartiers Ave., McKees Rocks. $141. 21 and over. roxiantheatre.com/shows
THEATER • DOWNTOWN
North American Festival of Wales: Call Mr. Robeson. 7 p.m. August Wilson African American Cultural Center. 980 Liberty Ave., Downtown. $10-30. trustarts.org
MUSIC • SOUTH SIDE
Chamber Music Pittsburgh presents Anqwenique. 7:30 p.m. The Highline. 339 McKean St., South Side. Free. chambermusicpittsburgh.org
PHOTO: MURPHY LEE MOSCHETTA PedalPGH
MARKET PLACE
PUBLIC AUCTION
Extra Space Storage, on behalf of itself or its affiliates, Life Storage or Storage Express, will hold a public auction to sell the contents of leased spaces to satisfy Extra Space’s lien at the location indicated: 111 Hickory Grade Rd. Bridgeville PA 15017, September 4, 2024 at 12:30 PM. Andrew Henry 1033, Ashley Steidle 2007. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.
PUBLIC AUCTION
Extra Space Storage, on behalf of itself or its affiliate’s Life Storage or Storage Express, will hold a Public auction to sell the contents of leased spaces to satisfy Extras Space’s lien at the location indicated: 902 Brinton Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15221 on Wednesday, September 4th at 11:30am. Elizabeth Mulenga 1198, Geraldine Williams 2154, Jaylynn Tarpley 2230, Arianna Olusina 3168 and Jabria Caldwell 3189. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com
Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the property.
PUBLIC AUCTION
Extra Space Storage, on behalf of its affiliates, Life Storage or Storage Express, will hold a public auction to sell the contents of leased spaces to satisfy Extra Space’s Lien at the location indicated: 3200 Park Manor Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15205 on September 4, 2024 at 1:00pm. 2001 Bryan Timko; 2311 Leo Redlinger; 2320 Andrea Forsythe. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.
PUBLIC AUCTION
Extra Space Storage, on behalf of itself or its affiliates, Life Storage or Storage Express, will hold a public auction to sell the contents of leased spaces to satisfy Extra Space’s lien at the location indicated: 880 Saw Mill Run Blvd Pittsburgh, PA 15226, September 4, 2024, at 1:15 PM. Sarah Ellis 1022, Maggie Clemmons 1038, Tracey Paris 1122, Martell Herriot Jr 2162, Brendan Niver 2173, Cierra McCarthy 3124, Wayne Copeland 3206, Emily Standridge 4234. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.
PUBLIC AUCTION
Extra Space Storage, on behalf of itself or its affiliates, Life Storage or Storage Express, will hold a public auction to sell the contents of leased spaces to satisfy Extra Space’s lien at the location indicated: 700 E Carson St, Pittsburgh, PA 15203. September 4, 2024 at 12:15 PM. Marylyn Brooke 1074, Elizabeth King 128, Amir Morris 2009, Nicole Thompson 2204, and Ian Mcknight 4047. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction.
Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.
PUBLIC AUCTION
Extra Space Storage, on behalf of itself or its affiliates, Life Storage or Storage Express, will hold a public auction to sell the contents of leased spaces to satisfy Extra Space’s lien at the location indicated: 1212 Madison Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15212. September 4th, 2024 at 1:30 PM. John Brown 136, Samantha Payne 2022. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com.
Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.
PUBLIC AUCTION
Extra Space Storage, on behalf of itself or its affiliates, Life Storage or Storage Express, will hold a public auction to sell the contents of leased spaces to satisfy Extra Space’s lien at the location indicated:
1005 E Entry Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15216 on 09/04/2024 at 11:30 AM. Taylor Guzy 3118, Charmaine Charles 4114. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction.
Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.
PUBLIC AUCTION
Extra Space Storage, on behalf of itself or its affiliates, Life Storage or Storage Express, will hold a public auction to sell the contents of leased spaces to satisfy Extra Space’s lien at the location indicated: 141 N Braddock Ave, Pittsburgh PA, 15208 on September 4th, 2024 at 11:00 AM. 2189A Taneika Jones, 2222A Tamieka Battle, 3101A Shanelle Smith, 4035 Vanessa German. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.
MISCELLANEOUS
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NAME CHANGE
IN The Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania: No. GD-24-007073
In repetition of Arielle Lilley for change of name to Arielle Lilley Perriello. To all persons interested: Notice is hereby given that an order of said Court authorized the filing of said petition and fixed the 11th day of September 2024, 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.
Digital Coordinator
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The University of Pittsburgh’s Alcohol & Smoking Research Lab is looking for people to participate in a research project. You must:
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PUBLIC NOTICE
ACROSS
1. Workforce
6. Broker’s advice
10. Way back in the past
13.
Many a video game level, e.g.
14. Inter ___ (among others)
15. Clue weapon
16. Fold in a knight’s protection?
18. Shell product
19. Toy that you can “rock the cradle”
20. Charged particle
21. “You beat me”
23. Smuggling sausages?
26. Cut up a rug
29. Ilhan and Ayanna’s compatriot, for short
30. Now hear this
31. “___ Raids Fridge” (The Onion headline)
33. Spot on X where one might slide into
36. “Do you want to see some magic? This squirrel-like thing?”
40. When to leave, briefly
41. Words to live by
42. Actress Prepon
43. Frl : Germany ::
___ : France
45. Business news
46. Two things found on islandbased reality dating shows?
51. “Sounds bad”
52. Wood problem
53. Native Americans of Northern Arizona
57. Fish for breakfast
58. Crazy cool, in dated hip-hop slang?
61. Barleywine, e.g.
62. Soup veggie
63. Stay the night
64. Some merch table offerings
65. “I’m all ___”
66. Extreme suffering
DOWN
1. Try and convince
2. Riding mower brand
3. Private group?
4. It picks up the acoustics at a basketball game
5. Pres. who implemented Social Security
6. Sitting room
7. Nicholas Gage’s book about his mother
8. Swimmer Thomas
9. Leather used in some saddles
10. Cow
college student
11. Mexican tropical fruit
12. Beginning 17. Like some car freshener smells
22. Canyon creator 24. “Welp, if you say so”
25. Depilatory brand
26. Satisfy fully 27. Suffering 28. “That was me!”
31. Prefix with beat or futurism
32. “Before I forget,” initially
33. Pfizer product
34. Farm female
35. Name on the marquee
37. Breadmaker’s need
38. Zeno’s home
39. Aardvark, by another name
43. “Tell ___ story”
44. “The Murder at the Vicarage” detective
45. Cooks cook it
46. Purplish hue
47. Back in the day
48. Puts a spell on
49. Device with a lint trap
50. Pawns for cash
54. Really, really
55. Job for a physical therapist
56. Very small
59. Breakers break there
60. They may be frozen in a lab
LAST WEEK’S ANSWERS
Many Americans are fortunate to have dental coverage for their entire working life, through employer-provided benefits. When those benefits end with retirement, paying dental bills out-of-pocket can come as a shock, leading people to put off or even go without care.
Simply put — without dental insurance, there may be an important gap in your healthcare coverage.
When you’re comparing plans ...
Look for coverage that helps pay for major services. Some plans may limit the number of procedures — or pay for preventive care only.
Look for coverage with no deductibles. Some plans may require you to pay hundreds out of pocket before benefits are paid.
Shop for coverage with no annual maximum on cash benefits. Some plans have annual maximums of $1,000.
Medicare doesn’t pay for dental care.1
That’s right. As good as Medicare is, it was never meant to cover everything. That means if you want protection, you need to purchase individual insurance.
Early detection can prevent small problems from becoming expensive ones.
The best way to prevent large dental bills is preventive care. The American Dental Association recommends checkups twice a year.
Previous dental work can wear out.
Even if you’ve had quality dental work in the past, you shouldn’t take your dental health for granted. In fact, your odds of having a dental problem only go up as you age.2
Treatment is expensive — especially the services people over 50 often need.
Consider these national average costs of treatment ... $222 for a checkup ... $190 for a filling ... $1,213 for a crown.3 Unexpected bills like this can be a real burden, especially if you’re on a fixed income.
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