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Nisha Blackwell, owner of Knotzland, winner of Best Locally Designed Masks

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OCT. 7-14, 2020 VOLUME 29 + ISSUE 41 Editor-In-Chief LISA CUNNINGHAM Director of Advertising JASMINE HUGHES Director of Operations KEVIN SHEPHERD Managing Editor ALEX GORDON News Editor RYAN DETO Senior Writer AMANDA WALTZ Staff Writers HANNAH LYNN, JORDAN SNOWDEN Photographer/Videographer JARED WICKERHAM Editorial Designer ABBIE ADAMS Graphic Designers JOSIE NORTON, JEFF SCHRECKENGOST Senior Account Executive KAITLIN OLIVER Sales Representative ZACK DURKIN Operations Coordinator MAGGIE WEAVER Events and Marketing Coordinator BRYER BLUMENSCHEIN Circulation Manager JEFF ENGBARTH Featured Contributors REGE BEHE, LYNN CULLEN, TERENEH IDIA, CHARLES ROSENBLUM Intern KYLIE THOMAS National Advertising Representative VMG ADVERTISING 1.888.278.9866 OR 1.212.475.2529 Publisher EAGLE MEDIA CORP.

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HEN PEOPLE FROM ACROSS THE WORLD are asked about

Pittsburgh, they usually talk about the Steelers, the Pirates, or the Penguins. Sports have a strong grip on Pittsburgh’s culture, but Pittsburgh City Paper wants readers to understand that the region has so much more to offer.

Pittsburgh is the City of Champions, and to CP, the city’s greatest champions are the people in our arts and culture, food and drink, and small businesses. Our champions are the ones in the streets fighting for change, the ones baking our bread, the ones making music to help us get through our day.

Best Of Pittsburgh has been an annual tradition for over 20 years, but this year is different. Many local businesses and organizations went through restrictions as a way to stem the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. We weren’t even sure if we were going to be able to complete a Best Of issue this year, not just because of the uncertainty around COVID-19, but because the pandemic had hit us hard financially too, and we had to furlough a significant amount of our staff. But we heard positive feedback from nominees who said continuing CP’s Best Of tradition would provide them a much-needed boost.

And CP is also learning lessons from this year on how to make our Best Of even more representative. Just like how the adversity of the pandemic has brought out some truly creative solutions from local businesses, we have adjusted and decided to highlight those with some special COVID-related categories. The country has also been undergoing one of the largest civil rights movement in its history, as Pittsburgh and

other cities across the U.S. have been protesting in the streets calling for an end to police brutality as part of the ongoing Black Lives Matter movement. This year, CP has created new categories for Black-owned, people of color-owned, and LGBTQ-owned businesses. These establishments already have an uphill battle in a region with some of the worst racial inequality in the country, and we want to do our part to make sure every business in Pittsburgh has an equal opportunity to be recognized.

We know there are things we missed, and we will continue to adjust each year to better represent Pittsburgh. Our changes to this year’s poll actually began last year, when Michael Canton, host of The Soul Show on local radio station WYEP, made some suggestions to revamp the music categories to account for more diversity. This year, following his lead, we split up Blues and Jazz into two separate categories and added new music categories, including R&B, World Music, and more. It’s because of feedback like Canton’s that we continue to grow and learn, and we encourage you to send suggestions after looking through this year’s list to let us know how we can improve for next year. (Don’t miss Canton’s new monthly CP column too!)

Finally, we know our 2020 Best Of issue is bittersweet. The economic fallout of the pandemic has caused dozens, if not hundreds, of Pittsburgh businesses and organizations to shut down. Some were former Best Of Pittsburgh winners. Some were so loved, they won anyway this year, even though coronavirus ended their runs. Our only hope is that we can remember how great they were and learn to appreciate all the winners as much as we can this year, and moving forward.

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BEST ADULT STORE

SASSY SENSATIONS 4136 Library Road, Castle Shannon and 6080 Steubenville Pike, Robinson sassysensations.com 2nd: AdultMart adultmart.com

BEST ALTERATIONS SHOP/ SEAMSTRESS

ALTERATIONS EXPRESS Multiple locations alterations-express.com 2nd: Topaz Thimble topazthimble.com CP PHOTO: JARED WICKERHAM

Nisha Blackwell

3rd: Anita-Stitch anitastitch.com

BEST OF PITTSBURGH

BEST ANTIQUE SHOP

KNOTZLAND

WEXFORD GENERAL STORE ANTIQUES

BEST LOCALLY DESIGNED MASKS

150 Church Road, Wexford wexfordantiques.com 2nd: Emma Jean’s Relics emmajeansrelics.com 3rd: Who New Retro Mod Decor Facebook: “WHO NEW? Retro Mod Décor”

BEST ATTORNEY

EDGAR SNYDER & ASSOCIATES Multiple locations edgarsnyder.com 2nd: Zacharia Brown PC pittsburghelderlaw.com 3rd: Abolitionist Law Center abolitionistlawcenter.org CONTINUES ON PG. 7

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INCE 2014, Knotzland has been

gracing the necks of fashionable people with its bespoke bow ties made from recycled fabrics. When COVID-19 hit, the Wilkinsburg-based business quickly shifted gears to create thousands of face masks that combine functionality with eye-catching designs.

And now, Pittsburgh City Paper readers have voted Knotzland as the winner in the Best Locally Designed Masks category.

Knotzland founder Nisha Blackwell says the win came as a bit of a surprise.

“While extremely grateful, we actually didn’t realize that we were nominated and [were] pretty in the weeds maskmaking at the time and couldn’t put much into promotion of our nomination,” says Blackwell. “So this win truly feels like our community and supporters

uplifted us to this.”

She says Knotzland started making masks back in March when the outbreak reached pandemic proportions and people were scrambling to get protective gear. To keep up with the demand, she and her team formed the (mask) Makers PGH collective, through which 300 volunteers worked to provide masks for “community members who had low to no access to them and also those who are at higher risk.”

303 S. Trenton Ave., Wilkinsburg knotzland.com As of now, she says they have given away 8,500 masks to people in the community. She adds that Knotzland

currently has 22 people working remotely around the region to continue making masks from their homes.

In addition, Knotzland has sold around 5,000 masks, which come individually or in colorful bundles. Blackwell says custom mask orders, including requests for corporate gifts and weddings, have been “increasing each week.”

The masks, she says, are made from donated fabric that came from quilters or from local organizations like the Center for Creative Reuse.

Blackwell says the response from customers has been overwhelming.

“I love sharing the story about one of our customers who purchases masks to go with her church outfits and is currently commissioning us to select some for her fall jackets,” says Blackwell.

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BEST AUTOMOTIVE SHOP

BEST BLACK-OWNED HAIR SALON

WALTER’S AUTOMOTIVE

PHOENIX HAIR STUDIO

5775 Baum Blvd., East Liberty yelp.com/biz/ walters-automotive-pittsburgh

3031 Washington Pike, Studio 7, Bridgeville facebook.com/ phoenixhairstudio7

2nd: McNeilly Automotive Service mcneillyautomotive.com

2nd: BeBe Lee Beauty Lounge Facebook: “BeBe Lee Beauty Lounge”

3rd: City Collision citycollision.net

BEST BANK

PNC BANK

3rd: Dreamz Hair Salon dreamzhairsalon.com

Multiple locations pnc.com 2nd: Citizens Bank citizensbank.com 3rd: Dollar Bank dollar.bank

BEST BARBERSHOP

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BEST BLACK-OWNED BARBERSHOP

JP’S BARBERSHOP 343 Hickman St., Bridgeville facebook.com/jpsbarbershop

HOUSE OF HANDSOME BARBERSHOP AND BOUTIQUE

2nd: Hair. On Bedford Square facebook.com/ haironbedfordsquare

2906 W. Liberty Ave., Dormont houseofhandsome.com

3rd: Style & Grace Barbershop styleandgracebarbershop.com

2nd: JP’s Barbershop facebook.com/jpsbarbershop 3rd: Mister Grooming & Goods mistergroomingandgoods.com

BEST BODY-PIERCING SHOP

HOT ROD PIERCING COMPANY 95 S. 16th St., South Side hotrodpiercingcompany.com

Worth the Drive: Fellas Barber Shop McDonald and McMurray: fellasbarbershoppgh.com

BEST BEER DISTRIBUTOR

DUFFY’S BEER & MUCH MORE 294 Curry Hollow Road, d, Baldwin Borough duffysbeer.com 2nd: Liberty Beer facebook.com/4133libertybeer 3rd: Bellevue Beer bellevuebeer.com

BEST BICYCLE SHOP

BICYCLE HEAVEN 1800 Preble Ave., North Side bicycleheaven.org 2nd: PRO BIKE+RUN probikerun.com 3rd: Kraynick’s Bike Shop kraynicksbikeshop.weebly.com

2nd: SIX16 Body Piercing six16piercing.com 3rd: South Side Tattoo southsidetattooshop.com

BEST BRAND COLLABORATION

LEONA’S ICE CREAM L SANDWICHES & HIPPIE & FRENCH Leona’s: 774 Penn Ave., Wilkinsburg; Hippie & French: 5122 Butler St., Lawrenceville leonaspgh.com; hippieandfrench.com 2nd: Steel City Clothing x Pittsburgh Brewing Co shopsteelcity.com; pittsburghbrewing.com 3rd: Primordial Ooze, an Early Grey Tea IPA from Dancing Gnome Brewery and fuck yeah, dinosaurs! dancinggnomebeer.com; dinopunks.com CONTINUES ON PG. 8

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BEST BRIDAL SHOP

BRIDAL BEGINNING 450 Cochran Road, Mt. Lebanon bridalbeginning.com 2nd: The White Orchid thewhiteorchid.com 3rd: Luxe Redux Bridal Boutique luxereduxbridal.com

Worth the Drive: MB Bride & Special Occasion Greensburg: mbbride.com

BEST CAR DEALER

#1 COCHRAN SUBARU OF MONROEVILLE 4520 William Penn Highway, Monroeville cochransubaru.com 2nd: Jim Shorkey jimshorkey.com 3rd: Bobby Rahal Motorcar Company bobbyrahalmotorcar.com

BEST CAR WASH

MR. MAGIC CAR WASH Multiple locations mrmagiccarwash.com 2nd: CleanTown USA cleantownusa.com PHOTO: MATT DAYAK

Christa Puskarich and Katie Heldstab

3rd: Globe Car Wash globecarwash.com

BEST OF PITTSBURGH

BEST CARD STORE

LEONA’S

KARDS UNLIMITED 5522 Walnut St., Shadyside kardsunlimited.com

BEST LGBTQ-OWNED BUSINESS

2nd: Wildcard wildcardpgh.com 3rd: Brutus Monroe brutusmonroe.com

BEST CIGAR SHOP

LEAF AND BEAN Multiple locations leafandbean.com 2nd: Puffs-n-Stuff puffs-n-stuff.com 3rd: Smoke Stack smokestackpgh.com

BEST CITY TOUR

DOORS OPEN PITTSBURGH doorsopenpgh.org 2nd: Pittsburgh Party Pedaler pittsburghpartypedaler.com 3rd: Burghs’ Bits and Bites burghfoodtour.com CONTINUES ON PG. 10

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O SUMMER IS complete without

a hearty helping of ice cream.

For Leona’s, makers of locally beloved, lactose-free ice cream sandwiches, the demand for frozen treats continued all summer long, even in the middle of a pandemic.

Like most businesses, owners Katie Heldstab and Christa Puskarich dealt with the stress of implementing COVID19 safety protocols while trying to keep customers happy. Initially, Leona’s shut down ice cream production and only sold the stock they already had.

“We realized that the demand was still high and if we didn’t start making ice cream, we wouldn’t be able to keep our staff, and considering unemployment wasn’t coming through, it was very important to keep working,” says Heldstab.

The team gradually brought back staff, implemented mandatory masks

and plexiglass dividers, and began working in split shifts to churn out new batches of ice cream.

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Puskarich and Heldstab are not only business partners, but also partners in life. The pair actually began making homemade ice cream after receiving an ice cream maker as a wedding gift. For Heldstab and Puskarich, winning Best LGBTQ-owned business is especially meaningful.

“We think it’s vital to be authentic and live whole lives. Part of that wholeness is that my wife and I own this company,” says Heldstab. “When we were coming up and coming out, we didn’t see a ton of

visible queer people in normal jobs, much less owning their own company. We are grateful for this recognition and hope to use it as a way to signal [to] other folx that entrepreneurship is an option, and so is visibility.”

Leona’s is known for their big and tall ice cream sandwiches, which sit between two homemade cookies. The flavors often put a twist on classic desserts, like strawberry pretzel salad and Key lime pie, as well as concocting modern flavors like black sesame ice cream on salted tahini cookies.

Over the past few months, Leona’s hasn’t been able to invest as much time into creating new flavors. As of recently, the team has started experimenting again, resulting in the newly released vanilla malt ice cream on chocolate wafer cookies, which “tastes like a malted milk ball.”

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BEST CURBSIDE SERVICE

BEST FITNESS CENTER

OAKMONT BAKERY

PURE BARRE FITNESS

1 Sweet St., Oakmont oakmontbakery.com

Multiple locations purebarre.com

2nd: Brick N’ Mortar Kitchen & Catering eatbricknmortar.com

2nd: SWEAT PGH sweatpgh.com 3rd: Mecka Fitness meckafitness.com

3rd: DiAnoia’s Eatery dianoiaseatery.com

BEST DAY SPA

SUGAR SPA AND BEAUTY BAR 3185 Babcock Blvd., Ross sugarspapgh.com

BEST FLORIST

THE FARMER’S DAUGHTER 502 E. Ohio St., North Side thefarmersdaughterflowers.com 2nd: Z florist zflorist.net

2nd: The Sewickley Spa sewickleyspa.com

3rd: 2 Buds Floral Design 2budsfloraldesign.com

3rd: LaLa’s Salon & Spa lalassalonspa.com

BEST DOGGIE DAYCARE CARE

BEST GARDEN SHOP / NURSERY

CAMP BOW WOW W

TRAX FARMS MARKET

Multiple locationss campbowwow.com m 2nd: The Dog Stop p thedogstop.com

2nd: Shadyside Nursery theshadysidenursery.com

3rd: Pittsburgh Paws Pet Resort sort pghpaws.com

3rd: Janoski’s Farm and Greenhouse janoskis.com

BEST DESIGN AGENCY

BEST HAIR SALON

FLOWER CITY PRINTMAKERS

STUDIO RAW

4610 Liberty Ave., Bloomfield flowercityprintmakers.com

3185 Babcock Blvd., Ross mystudioraw.com

2nd: Shop412 shopfouronetwo.com

2nd: Julia James Salon juliajamessalon.com

3rd: Fargo Design Co., Inc. fargodesignco.com

3rd: Blue Moon Salon & Day Spa facebook.com/bluemoonsalonandspa

BEST DRY CLEANER

RUBY’S CLEANERS Multiple locations rubys-cleaners.com 2nd: Model Cleaners modelcleaners.com 3rd: Zoom Dry Cleaning zoomdrycleaningpittsburgh.com

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BEST LGBTQ-OWNED BUSINESS

LEONA’S ICE CREAM SANDWICHES 774 Penn Ave.,Wilkinsburg leonaspgh.com 2nd: Pigeon Bagels pigeonpgh.com

BEST FARMERS MARKET

3rd: Square Cafe square-cafe.com

BLOOMFIELD SATURDAY MARKET

BEST LOCAL BOOKSTORE

5050 Liberty Ave., Bloomfield bloomfieldnow.org

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528 Trax Road, Finleyville traxfarms.com

WHITE WHALE 4754 Liberty Ave., Bloomfield whitewhalebookstore.com

2nd: Downtown - Market Square Farmers Market downtownpittsburgh.com

2nd: City of Asylum Bookstore cityofasylumbooks.org

3rd: Bethel Park Farmers Market bethelparkfarmersmarket.com

3rd: Mystery Lovers Bookshop mysteryovers.com

BEST LOCAL PLACE TO BUY VINTAGE CLOTHING

RED WHITE & BLUE THRIFT STORE 890 Saw Mill Run Blvd., Brookline and 935 Ohio River Blvd., Avalon redwhiteandbluethriftstore.com 2nd: Avalon Exchange avalonexchange.com 3rd: Zeds shopzeds.com

BEST LOCAL STORE TO BUY FURNITURE CP PHOTO: ABBIE ADAMS

BEST CITY TOUR

DOORS OPEN PITTSBURGH BEST LOCAL CLOTHING STORE

STEEL CITY CLOTHING 625 Smithfield St., Downtown shopsteelcity.com 2nd: CommonWealth Press cwpress.com 3rd: No.14 Boutique no14boutique.com

BEST LOCAL DELIVERY

PITTSBURGH HONEY

LEVIN FURNITURE Multiple locations levinfurniture.com 2nd: Habitat for Humanity ReStore - Greater Pittsburgh habitatpittsburgh.org/restore 3rd: Hot Haute Hot hothautehot.net

BEST LOCAL STORE TO BUY MUSIC

JERRY’S RECORDS 2136 Murray Ave., Squirrel Hill jerrysrecords.com 2nd: The Exchange theexchange.com

2327 Murray Ave., Squirrel Hill pittsburghhoney.square.site

3rd: Attic Record Store atticrecordstoreinc.com

2nd: Trolley Stop Inn trolleystopinn.com

BEST LOCAL T-SHIRT COMPANY

3rd: Pittsburgh Fresh pghfresh.com

STEEL CITY CLOTHING

BEST LOCAL JEWELRY STORE

625 Smithfield St., Downtown shopsteelcity.com

HENNE JEWELERS 5501 Walnut St. #1, Shadyside hennejewelers.com 2nd: Hot Rod Piercing Company hotrodpiercingcompany.com 3rd: Skelton Jewelry skeltonjewelry.com

2nd: CommonWealth Press cwpress.com 3rd: Shop 412 shopfouronetwo.com

BEST LOCAL WELLNESS CENTER

BEST LOCAL PET STORE

THE HEALING CENTER

PETAGOGY

Multiple locations thehealingcenterusa.com

5880 Ellsworth Ave., Shadyside petagogy.com 2nd: The Dog Stop thedogstop.com

2nd: Pittsburgh Acupuncture & Massageworks pghacuandmassage.com

3rd: The Black Cat Market blackcatmarketpgh.com

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BEST LOCALLY DESIGNED MASKS

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KNOTZLAND 303 S. Trenton Ave., Wilkinsburg knotzland.com

2nd: Kin of Duncan facebook.com/KinOfDuncan 3rd: Operation Face Mask operationfacemask.com

BEST LOCALLY OWNED RETAIL SHOP

STEEL CITY CLOTHING 625 Smithfield St., Downtown shopsteelcity.com 2nd: Soergel Greenhouses & Garden soergels.com 3rd: 3 Rivers Outdoor Company 3riversoutdoor.com

BEST MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY

THE HEALING CENTER Multiple locations thehealingcenterusa.com

CP PHOTO: JARED WICKERHAM

Joe Patterson, owner of JP’s Barbershop

2nd: Solevo Wellness solevowellness.com

BEST OF PITTSBURGH

JP’S BARBERSHOP

3rd: Delta 9 PA by Keystone Integrated Care - Pittsburgh/ Lawrenceville delta9pa.com

BEST BLACK-OWNED BARBERSHOP

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Worth the Drive: RISE Dispensaries Cranberry. risecannabis.com/ dispensaries/pennsylvania/cranberry

BEST MOTORCYCLE SHOP

PITTSBURGH CYCLE CENTER 1216 Ensign Ave., Bon air pittsburghcyclecenter.com 2nd: Mothership Moto mothershipmoto.net 3rd (tie): Pro+Motorsports promotorsportsllc.com and Mosites Motorsports mositesmotorsports.com

Worth the Drive: Z&M Harley-Davidson Greensburg. zmharleydavidson.com CONTINUES ON PG. 14

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ARBERSHOPS ARE KNOWN to be sacred spaces in many Black neighborhoods, often serving as community centers where customers hang out while getting their hair done.

Joe Patterson, a Black man who grew up in the predominantly white Bridgeville area, didn’t have that kind of place growing up. So, after six years of working out of Stansbury’s Barbershop in Carnegie, he opened his own shop, aiming to build a community of his own.

“You know, I kind of refer to people as family and not clients,” Patterson says. “I like making people feel good about themselves. I like making older gentlemen feel younger again; a young gentleman feel like he is cool now to go to school.”

It was a year and a half ago when Patterson opened JP’s Barbershop, which readers chose as this year’s Best Black-

Owned Barber Shop. He worked by himself for the first 10 months, and recently was able to hire a second barber.

343 Hickman St., Bridgeville facebook.com/jpsbarbershop

“My barbershop ranges from free apple juice with no sugar to sports magazines to the news channel at five o’clock,” he says. His portfolio is full of a range of styles, including lots of smiling kids.

“I love the kids because a barbershop is somewhere that you can reach children,” Patterson says. “Children look up to you in a barbershop, and I think that’s what barbershops were meant to do is put the correct message out on the streets to the youth, and I think that’s

where change can start — it can start at your local barbershop.”

Patterson says that while he is seeing Black customers travel to his shop from all over the city, the majority of the customers in his shop are white. JP’s Barbershop is only one of a few Black-owned businesses in Bridgeville, which is 95% white, according to recent census estimates.

And that’s why he says this win means so much to him, in addition to also placing second for Best Barbershop, because he wants to see Bridgeville keep growing.

“I always felt like I would be able to change things around here and obviously, I’ve been here for a year and a half now and things are really changing for this area and people are really excited and really happy to see this change, so for us to win the Black-owned business, it’s very honoring.”

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BEST NAIL SALON

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Call us for suggestions for what to read or crafts, books or games for your children at home.

8850 Covenant Avenue • Pittsburgh, PA 15237 • 412.366.1001

riverstonebookstore.com

GENE’S GENE S PLACE A PASSION FOR GOOD TIMES

3616 LOUISA ST. OAKLAND 412-682-2158 Hours M.-Th. 7pm-2am / Fri. 5pm-2am / Sat. 7pm-2am

www.genesplacepgh.com

Since arriving at Pitt to complete his doctorate in 1993, Gene has been at the center of the Oakland bar scene. Taking over Denny’s, a beloved, local bar, Gene made it his mission to provide the community with a cheap, fun bar where anyone could feel at home.

LALA’S SALON & SPA

BEST PITTSBURGH MOBILE APP

5341 Penn Ave., Bloomfield lalassalonspa.com

duolingo.com

2nd: Obsidian Nail Studio obsidiannailstudio.com

2nd: 412 Food Rescue 412foodrescue.org

3rd: Nails On Point vagaro.com/nailsonpoint

3rd: Park PGH parkpgh.org

BEST NEIGHBORHOOD MARKET

BEST PLACE FOR A KID’S BIRTHDAY PARTY

SOERGEL ORCHARDS 2573 Brandt School Road, Wexford soergels.com 2nd: Trax Farms Market traxfarms.com 3rd: East End Food Co-op eastendfood.coop

BEST PERSON OF COLOR-OWNED BUSINESS NESS

LALA’S SALON & SPA 5341 Penn Ave., Bloomfield lalassalonspa.com 2nd: Carmi Soul Food Restaurant carmirestaurant.com 3rd: Black Forge Coffee House Allentown blackforgecoffee.com

BEST CHILDREN’S STORE

BRAMBLER BOUTIQUE 3609 Butler St., Lawrenceville bramblerboutique.com 2nd: Precious + Posh precious-posh.myshopify.com 3rd: Kid to Kid kidtokid.com

Worth the Drive: The Frog N Princess McMurray: frognprincess.com

BEST CHILDREN’S PARTY ENTERTAINER

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CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF PITTSBURGH 10 Childrens Way, North Side pittsburghkids.org 2nd: Games N’ At sites.google.com/site/ gamesnatsite 3rd: Kennywood Park kennywood.com ken

B BEST PLACE TO ADOPT A PET

ANIMAL FRIENDS 562 Camp Horne Road, Ben Avon thinkingoutsidethecage.org 2nd: Humane Animal Rescue humaneanimalrescue.org 3rd: Paws Across Pittsburgh pawsacrosspittsburgh.com

Worth the Drive: Bridge to Home Animal Rescue Eighty Four. bridgetohome84.org

BEST PLACE TO BUY CBD PRODUCTS

THE HEALING CENTER Multiple locations thehealingcenterusa.com 2nd: Hippie & French hippieandfrench.com 3rd: Solevo Wellness solevowellness.com

BEST PLACE TO BUY COMICS

PHANTOM OF THE ATTIC COMICS – OAKLAND

weirderic.com

411 S. Craig St., Oakland pota-oakland.com

2nd: Face Paint Fun by Cara gigsalad.com/ face_paint_fun_by_cara_coraopolis

2nd: Pittsburgh Comics pittsburghcomics.com

3rd: Penny Arcade (Arcade Comedy Theater) arcadecomedytheater.com

3rd: New Dimension Comics Waterfront ndcomics.com

BEST PLACE TO TAKE THE KIDS FOR AN AFTERNOON

PITTSBURGH ZOO & PPG AQUARIUM 7370 Baker St., Highland Park pittsburghzoo.org 2nd: Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh pittsburghkids.org 3rd: Kennywood Park kennywood.com

BEST REAL ESTATE AGENT

LISA HABERSTROH CP PHOTO: JARED WICKERHAM

BEST RECORD STORE

JERRY’S RECORDS

4020 Butler St., Lawrenceville lisahaberstroh.remax.com 2nd: Renee Zavitsanos facebook.com/reneesellspittsburgh

BEST PLACE TO BUY LOCALLY-MADE GIFTS

3rd: Brendan Mckenzie facebook.com/RealtorBrendanPGH

WILDCARD

BEST RECORD STORE

4209 Butler St., Lawrenceville wildcardpgh.com 2nd: love, Pittsburgh lovepittsburghshop.com 3rd: I Made It! Market imadeitmarket.com

BEST PLACE TO BUY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

N STUFF MUSIC

JERRY’S RECORDS 2136 Murray Ave., Squirrel Hill jerrysrecords.com 2nd: Attic Record Store atticrecordstoreinc.com 3rd: The Exchange theexchange.com

BEST RETAIL DRESSING ROOM

NO.14 BOUTIQUE

468 Freeport Road, Blawnox nstuffmusic.com

4601 Butler St., Lawrenceville no14boutique.com

2nd: Brighton Music Center brightonmusic.com

2nd: Steel City Clothing shopsteelcity.com

3rd: Pittsburgh Guitars pittsburghguitars.com

3rd: Vintage Grace Boutique vintagegraceboutique.com

BEST PLACE TO BUY YOURSELF HAPPINESS

BEST SECONDHAND CLOTHING SHOP

OAKMONT BAKERY

AVALON EXCHANGE

1 Sweet St., Oakmont oakmontbakery.com

5858 Forbes Ave., Squirrel Hill avalonexchange.com

2nd: The Milk Shake Factory themilkshakefactory.com

2nd: Zeds shopzeds.com

3rd: Wildcard wildcardpgh.com

3rd: Thriftique ncjwpgh.org/programs/thriftique

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BEST SNEAKER SHOP

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5850 Forbes Ave., Squirrel Hill littlesshoes.com

3603 Butler St., Lawrenceville and 106 Nelbon Ave., Penn Hills disappearinginkltr.com

Worth the Drive: True Image Tattoo Studio New Kensington. trueimagetattoos.com

LITTLES SHOES 2nd: Zeds shopzeds.com 3rd: Wagners wagnershoes.com CONTINUES ON PG. 16

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BEST THRIFT SHOP

RED WHITE AND BLUE THRIFT STORE

OAKMONT BAKERY 1 Sweet St., Oakmont oakmontbakery.com

890 Saw Mill Run Blvd., Brookline and 935 Ohio River Blvd., Avalon redwhiteandbluethriftstore.com

2nd: DiAnoia’s Eatery dianoiaseatery.com

2nd: St. Vincent de Paul Society svdppitt.org

3rd: Baby Loves Tacos babylovestacospgh.com

3rd: Thriftique facebook.com/thriftiquepgh

Worth the Drive: V&V Scratch Kitchen Finleyville. vandvkitchen.com

BEST WEDDING VENUE

BEST TANNING SALON

XTREME TAN DO IT BIG 401 Lincoln Highway, North Versailles xtremetan.com 2nd: BlushTan Pittsburgh blushtan.com/pittsburgh 3rd: Buttercup Glo buttercupglo.com

BEST TATTOO SHOP

UP IN ARMS TATTOOS AND PIERCINGS 539 Carnot Road, Coraopolis upinarmstattoo.com

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PITTSBURGH VETERINARY SPECIALTY & EMERGENCY CENTER 807 Camp Horne Road, Ohio Township bluepearlvet.com/hospital/ pittsburgh-north-hills-pa

2nd: South Side Tattoo southsidetattooshop.com

2nd: The Big Easy Animal Hospital tbeah.com

3rd (TIE): Lady Moon Tattoo ladymoontattoo.com and Gypsy Tattoo Parlor gypsytattooparlor.com

3rd: Affordable Care Vet Clinic affordablecare veterinaryclinic.com

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YOGA INNOVATIONS 102 Broughton Road, Bethel Park yogainnovations.com 2nd: Amazing Yoga amazingyoga.net 3rd: Yoga Flow yogaflowpittsburgh.com

BEST VAPE SHOP

STEEL CITY VAPORS 4136 Library Road, Castle Shannon steelcityvapors.com 2nd: Cool Vapes coolvapes.com 3rd: Head Of The Glass headoftheglasspitt.com

PHIPPS CONSERVATORY AND BOTANICAL GARDENS One Schenley Park, Oakland phipps.conservatory.org 2nd: Pittsburgh Botanic Garden pittsburghbotanicgarden.org 3rd: Heinz Memorial Chapel heinzchapel.pitt.edu

BEST WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS

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BEST ACCESSIBLEACCESSIBLE FRIENDLY EVENT

ZOO BREW, PITTSBURGH ZOO 7370 Baker St., Morningside pittsburghzoo.org 2nd: gFx, In The Weeds, Ace Hotel facebook.com/girlfx 3rd: Oakland for All Annual Ramp Crawl oaklandforall.org

BEST ACCESSIBLEFRIENDLY VENUE

CARNEGIE MUSEUMS OF ART AND NATURAL HISTORY 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland carnegiemuseums.org 2nd: Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh pittsburghkids.org

CP PHOTOS: JARED WICKERHAM

Clockwise from top left: Chris # 2, Chris Head, Pat Thetic, and Justin Sane

3rd: Level Up Studios leveluppgh.com

BEST OF PITTSBURGH

BEST ALT-FOLK BAND OR PERFORMER

ANTI-FLAG

CHILDLIKE EMPRESS

BEST LEGACY BAND

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2nd: Buffalo Rose buffalorosemusic.com 3rd: Jess Klein and the Good Time jesskleinandthegoodtime.com

Worth the Drive: The String Theory Greensburg. facebook.com/ thestringtheoryduo

BEST ART COLLABORATION

BLACK LIVES MATTER MURAL Under the Fort Duquesne Bridge, along the Allegheny River, Downtown 2nd: 1Hood Media 1hood.org 3rd: Shop412 x Pittsburgh Penguins shopfouronetwo.com CONTINUES ON PG. 21

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HEN HE HEARD the term “leg-

acy band,” the first thing that popped into Anti-Flag vocalist and guitarist Justin Sane’s head was all of the “bad-ass classic rock bands” that he grew up listening to on WDVE. “Like Boston and Kiss! So I was into it,” says Sane of Anti-Flag’s first-place Best Legacy Band win in Pittsburgh City Paper’s annual Best Of Readers’ Poll.

“That said, in this case, I interpreted the meaning of legacy to mean you left a lasting mark on people or … you just got old. Hah! It definitely speaks to longevity which we have certainly had.”

Longevity is one word for it. Since the punk rock band’s formation in 1993, Anti-Flag has been spreading its message of activism, human rights, and anti-war in Pittsburgh and around the world. This is in part thanks to their own international touring, but also

to A-F Records, the record label the members of the band founded in 1997 as a platform to spread the music of other socially conscious and politically active punk bands.

anti-flag.com

Eventually, Anti-Flag took that mission even further with the creation of ANTIfest in the U.K., a socially conscious punk rock festival that made its way to the band’s hometown of Pittsburgh in 2017 for the event’s fourth iteration. It coincided with A-F Records 20th anniversary.

But while Anti-Flag — made up of Sane, Chris #2 (bass guitar), Chris Head (bass guitar), and Pat Thetic (drums) — has spent the past 27 years traveling

the world spreading political activism through their music, this win is extra special for them because they all still live in Pittsburgh.

“It has always been a tradition at Anti-Flag shows to announce from stage: ‘We are Anti-Flag from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania!’ in a way you’d expect the ring announcer at a wrestling match to say it,” says Sane. “It kind of started as a shtick but over the years it became a celebration of the fact that this city made us who we are and we want everyone to know it exists and it is special.

“We’ve literally made that proclamation all over the planet: Hong Kong, Moscow, Berlin, London, Tokyo, Sydney, Jakarta, you name it! So to be recognized by our city means a lot to me.

The fact that people are aware that we exist in the place we love the most, that is incredibly special to me.”

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BEST BAR (STRIP DISTRICT & LAWRENCEVILLE)

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THE CHURCH BREW WORKS 3525 Liberty Ave., Lawrenceville. churchbrew.com

Worth the Drive:

BEST BAR (DOWNTOWN)

Black Cat Moan State College. blackcatmoan.com

WIGLE WHISKEY DISTILLERY Taproom inside Omni William Penn Hotel, 530 William Penn Place, Downtown wiglewhiskey.com

BEST BAR (EAST)

BRILLOBOX Bloomfield, facebook.com/ brilloboxpgh Permanently closed August 2020

SPIRIT

Mon-Sat10am-5pm•Sun12pm-5pm Mon-Sat10am-5pm• Sun12pm-5pm CP PHOTO: JARED WICKERHAM

BEST CLUB DJ

SELECTA

3rd: Dive Bar & Grille (Wexford) divebarandgrille.com

BEST BAR (SOUTH)

PIPER’S PUB 1828 E. Carson St., South Side piperspub.com 2nd: Bigham Tavern bighamtavern.com 3rd: Smiling Moose smiling-moose.com

BEST BAR (WEST)

RILEY’S POUR HOUSE 215 E. Main St., Carnegie rileyspourhouse.com

BEST CLUB DJ

GRIST HOUSE CRAFT BREWERY

2nd: T.J. Harris facebook.com/nottjthedj

3rd: Southern Tier Brewery Pittsburgh facebook.com/stbcbeerPGH

SELECTA

3rd: DJ Formosa (Stephanie Tsong) instagram.com/formosa.exe

BEST COUNTRY BAND OR PERFORMER

GABBY BARRETT gabbybarrett.com

BEST BAR TO PREGAME

2nd: Justin Fabus justinfabus.com

SOUTHERN TIER BREWERY PITTSBURGH

3rd: Molly Alphabet facebook.com/MollyAlphabet

316 North Shore Drive, North Side facebook.com/stbcbeerPGH

BEST COVER BAND OR PERFORMER

2nd: Jack’s Bar facebook.com/jacksbarpgh 3rd: Tina’s tinaspgh.com

BEST DANCE COMPANY

3rd: Downey’s House downeyshouse.com

3rd: Gene from Gene’s Place genesplacepgh.com

County Pretrial Services urges

2nd: Ferris Bueller’s Revenge ferrisbuellersrevenge.com

CHRIS MILLER AT BUTCHER IN THE RYE 2nd: Mildred The Lunch Lady at Blue Moon facebook.com/TheBlueMoonBar

Pennsylvania and Allegheny

nobadjuju.com

BEST BARTENDER

2nd: The Crafty Jackalope craftyjackalope.com

The 5th Judicial District of

NO BAD JUJU

3rd: Bon Journey bonjourney.com

212 Sixth St., Downtown butcherandtherye.com

www.wexfordantiques.com

3rd: Belvedere’s Ultra-Dive belvederesultradive.com

facebook.com/jscoglietti

2nd: Arsenal Cider House & Wine Cellar arsenalciderhouse.com

2nd: Tequila Cowboy tequilacowboy.com

2nd: Tequila Cowboy tequilacowboy.com

BEST BAR TO DAY DRINK

3rd: Kelly’s Bar & Lounge twitter.com/kellysbarlounge

1291 Spring Garden Ave., Troy Hill threadbarecider.com

150 CHURCH ROAD, WEXFORD,PA,15090 724-935-9959

242 51st St., Lawrenceville spiritpgh.com

10 E. Sherman St., Millvale gristhouse.com

THREADBARE CIDER & MEAD

Wexford General Store Antiques ALWAYS S BUYIN BUYING ING G AN ANTI ANTIQUES TIQ TIQUES QUES

BEST CLUB

2nd: William Penn Tavern wmpenntavern.com

BEST BAR (NORTH)

missfreddye.com

3rd: Smokey Bellows facebook.com/smokeybellowsband

3rd: Take A Break Bar facebook.com/tablawrenceville

3rd: The Warren thewarrenpgh.com

MISS FREDDYE 2nd: Billy Price Band billyprice.com

2nd: Belvedere’s Ultra-Dive belvederesultradive.com

2nd: Butcher and the Rye butcherandtherye.com

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BEST BLUES BAND OR PERFORMER

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PITTSBURGH BALLET THEATRE 2900 Liberty Ave., Strip District pbt.org 2nd: Tamburitzans thetamburitzans.org 3rd: Attack Theatre attacktheatre.com CONTINUES ON PG. 22

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BEST DISTANCE RACE

BEST LGBTQ BAR

PITTSBURGH MARATHON

BLUE MOON

thepittsburghmarathon.com

5115 Butler St., Lawrenceville facebook.com/TheBlueMoonBar

2nd: The Great Race rungreatrace.com

2nd: 5801 Video Lounge & Cafe 5801videolounge.com

3rd: Pumpkin Run gourdyspumpkinrun.com

3rd: Mixtape mixtapepgh.com Permanently closed July 2020

BEST DIVE BAR

JACK’S BAR

BEST LITERARY EVENT

1117 E. Carson St., South Side facebook.com/jacksbarpgh

PITTSBURGH ARTS AND LECTURE SERIES

2nd: The Squirrel Hill Cafe yelp.com/biz/squirrelhill-cafe-pittsburgh

301 S. Craig St., Oakland pittsburghlectures.org

3rd: Hambone’s hambonespgh.com CP PHOTO: JARED WICKERHAM

BEST ELECTRONIC BAND OR PERFORMER

CHALK DINOSAUR

BEST LOCAL WRITER

DAMON YOUNG

chalkdinosaur.com

3rd: WQED Writers Contest wqed.org/education/writers-contest

BEST LIVESTREAM CONCERT

BASTARD BEARDED IRISHMEN ST. PATRICK’S DAY

2nd: Swampwalk facebook.com/burghwalk

BEST HAUNTED ATTRACTION

3rd: Buscrates instagram.com/buscrates

HUNDRED ACRES MANOR HAUNTED HOUSE

178 Pearl St., Bloomfield. nicosbloomfield.com

bastardbeardedirishmen.com

BEST ESCAPE ROOM

100 Acres Drive, Bethel Park hundredacresmanor.com

2nd: Blue Moon facebook.com/TheBlueMoonBar

2nd: fuck yeah, dinosaurs! Record release show from The Jukebox Stage facebook.com/fyeahdinosaurs

569 Greenfield Ave., Greenfield escaperoompgh.com

2nd: The Scarehouse scarehouse.com

3rd: Bob’s Garage Facebook: “Bob’s Garage”

2nd: Enter the Imaginarium entertheimaginariumpgh.com

3rd: Kennywood Phantom Fright Nights kennywood.com/pfn

BEST LARGE MUSIC VENUE

ESCAPE ROOM PITTSBURGH

3rd: Code Breakers codebreakers412.com

BEST FUNDRAISING GALA

ANIMALS FRIENDS’ BLACK TIE AND TAILS 562 Camp Horne Road, Ben Avon thinkingoutsidethecage.org 2nd: Night in the Tropics at the National Aviary aviary.org 3rd: Celebrating Survivors - Women’s Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh wcspittsburgh.org

BEST GALLERY FOR LOCAL ARTISTS

WOOD STREET GALLERIES

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2nd: Pittsburgh Library Summer Reading carnegielibrary.org

BEST INDEPENDENT MOVIE THEATER

NICO’S RECOVERY ROOM

STAGE AE

BEST LIVESTREAM THEATER PERFORMANCE

2nd: PPG Paints Arena ppgpaintsarena.com

PITTSBURGH PUBLIC THEATER PLAYTIME

3rd: Benedum Center for the Performing Arts trustarts.org

621 Penn Ave., Downtown ppt.org

4115 Butler St., Lawrenceville rowhousecinema.com 2nd: Dependable Drive-In Theater dependabledrivein.com 3rd (TIE): The Manor Theatre manorpgh.com and Century Square Luxury Cinemas centurysquareluxurycinemas.com

BEST JAZZ BAND OR PERFORMER

3rd: Pittsburgh Irish Festival “Live Stream Irish Music Series” pghirishfest.org/live-stream-irishmusic-series

400 N. Shore Drive, North Side promowestlive.com

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BEST LEGACY BAND

ANTI-FLAG anti-flag.com

2nd: Roger Humphries’ RH Factor rogerhumphriesband.com 3rd: Norman Nardini normannardini.com

BEST LEGACY PERFORMER

2nd: Pittsburgh Virtual Fringe Festival pittsburghfringe.org 3rd: Dial-Up: Improvised Zoom Calls with The Frances Bros. arcadecomedytheater.com

BEST LOCAL ANNUAL CONVENTION

ANTHROCON

pghdad.com

1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd., Downtown anthrocon.org

2nd: Feralcat rogerrafaelromero.com

2nd: Donnie Iris donnieiris.com

2nd: Handmade Arcade handmadearcade.org

3rd: Afro Yaqui Music Collective afroyaquimusiccollective.com

3rd: Roger Humphries rogerhumphriesband.com

3rd: Home & Garden Show pghhome.com

PHAT MAN DEE

601 Wood St., Downtown woodstreetgalleries.org

phatmandeemusic.com

2nd: Boom Concepts boomuniverse.co 3rd: Redfishbowl redfishbowl.com

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BEST KARAOKE NIGHT

PITTSBURGH DAD

BEST LOCAL CARTOONIST

ROB ROGERS robrogers.com 2nd: Randy Bish facebook.com/Bishtoons 3rd: Angela Oddling angelaoddling.com

BEST LOCAL COMEDIAN

MATT LIGHT

BEST LOCAL STAGE PRODUCTION

MAMMA MIA! STAGE 62 Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Ave., Carnegie stage62.org 2nd: Tamburitzans thetamburitzans.org

facebook.com/mattlightcomedy 2nd: Mikey and Big Bob facebook.com/mikeybigbob 3rd: Bill Crawford twitter.com/dveBillCrawford

BEST LOCAL COMEDY TROUPE

STEEL CITY IMPROV 5950 Ellsworth Ave., Shadyside side steelcityimprov.com 2nd: Penny Arcade (Arcade Comedy Theater) arcadecomedytheater.com/ pennyarcade 3rd: Knights of the Arcade arcadecomedytheater.com/knights

BEST LOCAL MUSIC VENUE

MR. SMALLS THEATRE 400 Lincoln Ave., Millvale mrsmalls.com 2nd: Stage AE promowestlive.com 3rd: Jergel’s Rhythm Grille jergels.com

BEST LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHER

DAVE DICELLO PHOTOGRAPHY 527 Liberty Ave., Downtown davedicello.com 2nd: Cam Brown bamcrown.com 3rd: Taylor Ollason Photography taylorollasonphoto.com

BEST LOCAL POET

VANESSA GERMAN

3rd: A Lyrical Christmas Carol, Pittsburgh Musical Theater pittsburghmusicals.com

Worth the Drive: Cabaret, Little Lake Theatre Canonsburg. littlelake.org

BEST LOCAL TTHEATRE COMPANY

PITTSBURGH PUBLIC P THEATER 621 Penn Ave., Downtown ppt.org 2nd: Arcade Comedy Theater arcadecomedytheater.com 3rd: City Theatre Company citytheatrecompany.org

BEST LOCAL VISUAL ARTIST

BARON BATCH baronbatch.com 2nd: Vanessa German instagram.com/vanessalgerman 3rd: Zachary Rutter zacharyrutterart.com

BEST LOCAL WRITER

DAMON YOUNG damonjyoung.com 2nd: Brian Butko brianbutko.com 3rd: Tony Norman twitter.com/Tony_NormanPG

BEST METAL BAND OR PERFORMER

KILLER OF SHEEP

instagram.com/vanessalgerman

killerofsheep1.bandcamp.com

2nd: Rachel Bovier facebook.com/Rachel.Ann.Bovier

2nd: Dethlehem dethlehem.bandcamp.com

3rd: Jeffrey “Boosie” Bolden Oct. 23, 1987-June 23, 2020 tolsunbooks.com/shop/wolves

3rd: Everyone Hates Everything everyonehateseverything. bandcamp.com

UNEXPECTEDLY HUMAN.

FRANKENSTEIN BY

MANUAL CINEMA

PERFORMED AT THE DRIVE-IN STAGE AT HAZELWOOD GREEN

A new take on a classic gothic tale, the Emmy-award winning, internationally renowned multi-media company Manual Cinema stitches together Mary Shelley’s biography with her beloved story of Frankenstein.

This world premiere film will be presented with live music, capturing an unexpected story about the beauty and horror of creation.

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BEST MUSIC COLLABORATION

KINGXII AND KYGAWD: “BULLET” facebook.com/k1ngxii 2nd: Clara Kent and INEZ: “Clouds” facebook.com/iamclarakent inez412.bandcamp.com 3rd: Brittney Chantele & Treble NLS: “Trigger Finger” brittneychantele.com facebook.com/trebleminded

BEST MUSIC FESTIVAL

DOLLAR BANK THREE RIVERS ARTS FESTIVAL traf.trustarts.org 2nd: Deutschtown Music Festival deutschtownmusicfestival.com 3rd: Pittsburgh Jazz Festival pittsburghjazzfest.org

BEST MUSIC RADIO STATION

91.3 FM WYEP 67 Bedford Square, South Side wyep.org CP PHOTO: JARED WICKERHAM

Miss Freddye

2nd: 96.1 KISS FM 961kiss.iheart.com

BEST OF PITTSBURGH

3rd: 100.7 Star starpittsburgh.radio.com

MISS FREDDYE

BEST NEW BAR

BEST BLUES BAND OR PERFORMER

THUNDERBIRD CAFÉ & MUSIC HALL 4053 Butler St., Lawrenceville thunderbirdmusichall.com 2nd: Con Alma conalmapgh.com 3rd: The Vault Taproom thevaultpgh.com

BEST OPEN-MIC NIGHT (COMEDY)

BURNING BRIDGES COMEDY CLUB AT HAMBONES 4207 Butler St., Lawrenceville burningbridgescomedyclub.com 2nd: Pleasure Bar pleasurebarpittsburgh.com 3rd: Yesterday’s Bar & Grill facebook.com/yesterdaysgrillbar CONTINUES ON PG. 25

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ISS FREDDYE HAS BEEN called “Lady of the Blues” in Pittsburgh since her 2017 release of an album with the same name. Now, that title has some backing, as she has been voted Best Blues Band or Performer in Pittsburgh City Paper’s 2020 Best Of readers’ poll.

“I am humbled and honored,” says Miss Freddye, whose real name is Fredericka Stover, of the first-place win. “I feel so grateful for everyone out there who loves music, who voted for me/us!”

Stover has been involved with music since she was a child. “I used to sing with neighborhood friends as a kid. We would sing songs we knew and make up songs,” she says. But her first official step into the music world came at 15 when she joined her church choir. In 1996, under the direction of “Big AL” Leavitt, she joined her first blues band, BMW (Blues Music Works). Stover marks that year

as the start of her professional singing and performing career.

A few years later, in 2002, Stover created the band Blue Faze. Miss Freddye’s Blues Band (electric blues) and Miss Freddye’s Homecookin’ Band came several years after that.

missfreddye.com

“I love when the band and the audiences enjoy each other,” says Stover.

“From the beginning of the show to the end, there is excitement. This gives me the energy to give back to the audiences.”

After 25 years of singing the blues, however, Stover is returning to her church roots. The artist recently released a single, “Wade in the Water,”

which is a cover of a song that dates back to 1901 and has ties with the Underground Railroad. The track is set to be the lead single on a gospel album with a projected release in 2021.

“Wade in the Water” was produced

by Mike Morgan, arranged by Nashville’s Jay Vernali, and released on MMM Records. In her cover of the song, Stover captures the heaviness of the track’s history while providing moments of stirring exhilaration. Even though the track leans towards the gospel genre, Stover’s flair for blues elements — emotive vocals and repetitious lyric structure — soak the tune. “Wade in the Water” also features backing vocals from Kim Parent, which works to bolster Stover’s powerful, robust voice.

Stover hasn’t hung up her blues hat yet though. She’s working on a roots and blues album too, also projected to release in 2021.

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BEST OPEN-MIC NIGHT (MUSIC)

BEST PLACE TO GAMBLE

HAMBONE’S

RIVERS CASINO PITTSBURGH

4207 Butler St., Lawrenceville hambonespgh.com

777 Casino Drive, North Side riverscasino.com

2nd: Thunderbird Café & Music Hall thunderbirdmusichall.com 3rd: Acousticafe at Mr. Smalls Funhouse mrsmalls.com

BEST PLACE FOR A DATE NIGHT

PHIPPS CONSERVATORY AND BOTANICAL GARDENS One Schenley Drive, Oakland phipps.conservatory.org

BEST PLACE FOR A GIRLS NIGHT OUT

BEST PLACE TO SEE A LOCAL BAND

MR. SMALLS THEATRE 400 Lincoln Ave., Millvale mrsmalls.com 2nd: Spirit spiritpgh.com

2nd: The Andy Warhol Museum warhol.org 3rd: Nicky’s Thai Kitchen nickysthaikitchen.com

Worth the Drive: The Meadows Racetrack & Casino Washington. meadowsgaming.com

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LA CASA NARCISI WINERY 4578 Gibsonia Road, Gibsonia narcisiwinery.com 2nd: The Allegheny Wine Mixer alleghenywinemixer.com 3rd: Painting with a Twist paintingwithatwist.com

BEST PLACE FOR A GUYS NIGHT OUT

3rd: The Rex Theater South Side. rextheater.net Permanently closed Sept. 2020

BEST PLACE TO TAKE A FIRST DATE

PHIPPS CONSERVATORY AND BOTANICAL GARDENS One Schenley Drive, Oakland phipps.conservatory.org 2nd: Randyland randy.land 3rd: The Milk Shake Factory themilkshakefactory.com

BEST PLACE TO TAKE OUT-OF-TOWNERS

STRIP DISTRICT

PNC PARK

stripdistrictneighbors.com

115 Federal St., North Side mlb.com/pirates/ballpark

2nd: Mount Washington visitpittsburgh.com/neighborhoods/ mt-washington

2nd: 2 Lumberjaxes Axe Throwing axethrowingpgh.com 3rd: Games N’ At sites.google.com/site/gamesnatsite

3rd: Duquesne Incline duquesneincline.org

BEST POP BAND OR PERFORMER

THE JAGGERZ

BEST PLACE TO CELEBRATE YOUR BIRTHDAY

facebook.com/thejaggerz

HOFBRÄUHAUS PITTSBURGH

2nd: The Summercamp thesummercampmusic.com t

2705 S. Water St., South Side hofbrauhauspittsburgh.com 2nd: Rivers Casino Pittsburgh riverscasino.com

3rd: Social Justice Disco socialjusticedisco.com

BEST POP SINGER

3rd: Round Corner Cantina roundcornercantina.com

WEIRD PAUL

BEST PLACE TO DANCE

2nd: Addi Twigg additwigg.com

TEQUILA COWBOY 380 N. Shore Drive, North Side tequilacowboy.com/pittsburgh 2nd: Belvedere’s Ultra-Dive belvederesultradive.com 3rd: Spirit spirightpgh.com

weirdpaul.com

3rd: Princess Jafar princessjafar.bandcamp.com

Worth the Drive: Aubrey Burchell Westmoreland County. aubreyburchell.com CONTINUES ON PG. 26

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BEST PUNK BAND OR PERFORMER

FUCK YEAH, DINOSAURS! fuckyeahdinosaurs.bandcamp.com 2nd: Bastard Bearded Irishmen bastardbeardedirishmen.com 3rd: Code Orange codeorangetoth.com

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BEST RADIO DJ

KELLY 100.7 facebook.com/kelonair 2nd: Mikey and Big Bob facebook.com/mikeybigbob 3rd: Randy Baumann twitter.com/DVERandy

BEST RADIO PROGRAM

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Anne-Marie Megela, Hilary Chernosky, and Kristine Sullivan drink wine at La Casa Narcisi Winery in Gibsonia.

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INE ISN’T THE first thing that comes to mind when thinking of the rolling hills in Western Pennsylvania. But nestled in those hills is La Casa Narcisi Winery, a Tuscaninspired vineyard with a near 19year legacy.

The winery’s history, however, dates further back than 2001.

In 1911, Raphael Narcisi and his two brothers immigrated to the United States from Italy. A passion for wine traveled with Raphael and passed through the family, until Dennis Narcisi, Raphael’s great nephew, along with his wife and son, turned this passion into Narcisi Winery.

Today, the vineyard — crowned winner of three categories in this year’s Best of Pittsburgh readers’ poll — produces around 175,000 bottles of wine a year, has a full restaurant with an expansive outdoor area, and offers

4578 Gibsonia Road, Gibsonia narcisiwinery.com

tours and tastings.

Only two of the grape varietals used to make Narcisi’s wine, frontenac and vidal blanc, are grown on the winery’s property; the rest they source from other regions of Pennsylvania and the Lake Erie American Viticultural Area. Roberto Smiraglio, director of operations for the vineyard, says there are a few key differences that set their wine apart from those made in warmer climates.

Northern-grown grapes are typically less ripe and lower in sugar content than grapes grown in a warmer climate, leading to wines that are acidic and tart. This is why, Smiraglio explains,

Pa.-made wines tend to be white.

All of the Narcisi wines are crafted from a mix of old-world traditions and modern technology. They use natural methods of winemaking to keep the true character of the grape intact.

Narcisi bottles everything from a sweet, refreshing riesling to a full-bodied cabernet sauvignon. Smiraglio says the Stella, a dry red blend, is by far their most popular red, with the Chardonnay — unoaked — and riesling, which Smiraglio says is off-dry, favored from their whites. Their black raspberry and peach wines (the fruit is blended with a grape wine base) are in high demand in the warmer months.

Narcisi Vineyard wines can be found outside of their Gibsonia home (which is just 30 minutes north of Pittsburgh) at Giant Eagle and other retailers, or by the glass and bottle at many local restaurants.

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MR. SMALLS THEATRE 400 Lincoln Ave., Millvale mrsmalls.com 2nd: Club Cafe clubcafelive.com 3rd: The Rex Theater South Side. rextheater.net Permanently closed Sept. 2020

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PIPER’S PUB 1828 E. Carson St., South Side piperspub.com 2nd: Primanti Bros.

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BLACK LIVES MATTER MURAL

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BLOOMFIELD LITTLE ITALY DAYS Liberty Ave., Bloomfield littleitalydays.com 2nd: Picklesburgh picklesburgh.com 3rd: Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival traf.trustarts.org

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MR. SMALLS THEATRE

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MARIO’S SOUTH SIDE SALOON

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2nd: Spirit spiritpgh.com 3rd: The Rex Theater South Side, rextheater.net Permanently closed Sept. 2020

BEST VENUE WITH THE BEST DRINKS

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DOLLAR BANK THREE RIVERS ARTS FESTIVAL

2nd: Brittney Chantele brittneychantele.com

BEST STRIP CLUB 3100 Liberty Ave., Strip District cheerleaderspittsburgh.com

BEST VIRTUAL GALLERY

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HOURS

DOLLAR BANK THREE RIVERS ARTS FESTIVAL

Monday, Thursday, and Friday 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Tuesday and Wednesday 8:30 AM - 7:30 PM

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“Whole People, All People.”

BEST WORLD MUSIC BAND OR PERFORMER

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TAMBURITZANS

2nd: Franktuary franktuary.com

2nd: Spirit spiritpgh.com

2nd: Afro Yaqui Music Collective afroyaquimusiccollective.com

3rd: Bigham Tavern bighamtavern.com

3rd: Con Alma conalmapgh.com

3rd: Ishtar ishtar-music.com

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BEST BAKERY

OAKMONT BAKERY 1 Sweet St., Oakmont oakmontbakery.com 2nd: La Gourmandine Bakery lagourmandinebakery.com 3rd: Prantl’s Bakery prantlsbakery.com

BEST BBQ

TWO BROTHERS BAR-B-Q 5228 Thoms Run Road, Collier 2brosbbq.com 2nd: Walter’s BBQ Southern Kitchen walterspgh.com 3rd: Pittsburgh Barbecue Company pghbbq.com

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JP Mackovich, owner of Two Brother’s BBQ

BEST BLACK-OWNED RESTAURANT

BEST OF PITTSBURGH

WALTER’S BBQ SOUTHERN KITCHEN

TWO BROTHERS BAR-B-Q

4501 Butler St., Lawrenceville walterspgh.com 2nd: Carmi Soul Food Restaurant carmirestaurant.com 3rd: Casa Brasil casa-brasil.com

Worth the Drive: AL’an Ruben’s Bar & Grill Washington. alanrubens.net

BEST BLOODY MARY

MEAT & POTATOES 649 Penn Ave., Downtown meatandpotatoespgh.com 2nd: Bakn Carnegie eatbakn.com 3rd: Luke Wholey’s Wild Alaskan Grille lukewholey.com CONTINUES ON PG. 31

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BY MAGGIE WEAVER // MWEAVER@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

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EASONING, WOOD smoke, and

barbecue sauce. This is what JP Mackovich, part of the team behind Two Brothers Bar-B-Q, believes makes good barbecue; match the flavors together, he says, and you’re guaranteed tasty results.

Clearly, this year’s winner of Best BBQ is on to something.

Mackovich, who runs Two Brothers Bar-B-Q with his wife, Terri, began smoking meat in 2005 with no prior food industry experience. He drew up a business plan in 2004 and went for it, not to make money, he says, “but to do it.”

In the last 15 years, the barbecue joint has grown into three pieces: a food truck, catering, and a takeout location.

When all branches are in full swing, Mackovich and his team operate three

massive rotisserie smokers (Mackovich smokes with hickory), which can each hold up to 72 pork shoulders.

5228 Thoms Run Road, Collier 2brosbbq.com

The pitmaster won’t commit his food to a specific style of barbecue, saying that he’s taken pieces of the different variations, along with what he believes Western Pa. palates will like, into account to build his menu. Diners can find traditional eats — pulled pork, chicken, ribs, mac and cheese, coleslaw, and more — on his bill of dishes, but

there are plenty of twists and turns as well. Mackovich’s rotating menu has fusions like pulled pork nachos and egg rolls, a pork quesadilla, a smoked chicken banh mi, and a fun mashup of beignets and PB&J. But even with these unconventional plates, Mackovich is insistent that if it’s on his menu, it has a touch of his barbecue. If he’s adding a BLT to the list, the bacon will be smoked. Smoked brisket fills his cheesesteak, and eggs benedict on the brunch menu features corned beef, smoked.

Mackovich says being a pitmaster is an art form, and it’s obvious that he’s mastered the trade. After 15 years, his seasoning, smoke, and sauce triple threat is keeping the city coming back for more.

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BEST BUFFET

BEST COCKTAIL LIST

GRAND CONCOURSE

HIDDEN HARBOR

100 W. Station Square Drive, South Side grandconcourserestaurant.com

1708 Shady Ave., Squirrel Hill hiddenharborpgh.com

2nd: Taj Mahal tajmahalinc.com 3rd: People’s Indian Restaurant peoplesindian.com

BEST BURGER

BURGATORY Multiple locations burgatorybar.com 2nd: Tessaro’s Restaurant tessaros.com 3rd: Over The Bar Bicycle Cafe otbbicyclecafe.com

Worth the Drive: Bubba’s Gourmet Burghers & Beer Canonsburg. eatatbubbas.com

BEST CANDY STORE

SARRIS CANDIES Available at Chocolate & Chances, 2 PPG Place, Downtown; love, pittsburgh, 805 Liberty Ave., Downtown; and 511 Adams Ave., Canonsburg sarriscandies.com 2nd: Grandpa Joe’s Candy Shop grandpajoescandyshop.com 3rd: My Favorite Sweet Shoppe myfavoritesweetshoppe.com

Worth the Drive: Baldinger’s Zelienople. baldingerscandy.com

BEST CHEF

DAVE ANOIA, DIANOIA’S EATERY 2549 Penn Ave., Strip District dianoiaseatery.com 2nd: Kevin Sousa superiormotors15104.com 3rd: Jamilka Borges instagram.com/jamilkabm

BEST CHINESE RESTAURANT

2nd: Butcher and the Rye butcherandtherye.com 3rd: The Summit thesummitpgh.com

BEST COCKTAIL TO-GO KIT

WIGLE WHISKEY DISTILLERY 2401 Smallman St., Strip District wiglewhiskey.com 2nd: Hidden Harbor hiddenharborpgh.com 3rd: Maggie’s Farm Rum Distillery maggiesfarmrum.com

BEST COFFEEHOUSE

We’ve tried our best to contact every single winner this year, but if our email hasn’t reached you, we want to make sure you get the award you deserve.

205 21st St., Strip District laprima.com 2nd: Carnegie Coffee Company carnegiecoffeecompany.com 3rd: Commonplace Coffee commonplacecoffee.com

BEST CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN RESTAURANT

MEAT & POTATOES 649 Penn Ave., Downtown meatandpotatoespgh.com 2nd: Industry Public House industrypgh.com 3rd: Point Brugge Cafe pointbrugge.com

BEST COOKIE

DRIVE THRU LOCATIONS: 11199 Perry Hwy Wexford, PA 15090 724-933-6111 1025 Washington Pike Bridgeville, PA 15017 412-221-4148

OAKMONT BAKERY 1 Sweet St., Oakmont oakmontbakery.com 2nd: Nancy B’s Bakery nancybsbakery.com 3rd: Bethel Bakery bethelbakery.com

BEST CRAFT COCKTAIL

WIGLE WHISKEY DISTILLERY 2401 Smallman St., Strip District wiglewhiskey.com

1900 Murray Ave., Squirrel Hill and 328 Atwood St., Oakland sichuan-gourmet.com

2nd: Hidden Harbor hiddenharborpgh.com

3rd: Everyday Noodles everydaynoodles.net

If you haven’t heard from us, email jhughes@pghcitypaper.com or call 412-685-9009 x116 to find out how to pick up your award!

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SICHUAN GOURMET

2nd: Sesame Inn sesameinn.com

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BEST DOG-FRIENDLY RESTAURANT

GRIST HOUSE CRAFT BREWERY 10 Sherman St., Millvale gristhouse.com 2nd: Double Wide Grill doublewidegrill.com 3rd: Southern Tier Brewery Pittsburgh facebook.com/stbcbeerPGH

BEST DOWNTOWN LUNCH SPOT

MIKE & TONY’S GYROS 927 Liberty Ave., Downtown mikeandtonysgyros.com 2nd: Condado Tacos condadotacos.com 3rd: The Yard theyardpgh.com

BEST FARMERS MARKET STAND

FREEDOM FARMS 795 Pittsburgh Road, Butler freedomfarmspa.com 2nd: McElhinny Farm facebook.com/McElhinnyFarm

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Jean-Marc Chatellier, pastry chef and co-owner of Jean-Marc Chatellier French Bakery

3rd: Wise County Biscuits wisecountybiscuits.com

BEST FOOD COLLABORATION

DIANOIA’S EATERY AND MILLIE’S RAINBOW COOKIE ICE CREAM dianoiaseatery.com and millieshomemade.com 2nd: Hippie & French CBD + Leona’s Ice Cream Sandwich hippieandfrench.com and leonaspgh.com 3rd: Pita My Shawarma & Hungry Grl pitamyshawarma.com and hungrygrlbigcity.com

BEST FOOD TRUCK

THE MAC & GOLD TRUCK macandgoldtruck.com 2nd: Pittsburgh Taco Truck pghtacotruck.com 3rd: Blue Sparrow bluesparrowpgh.com CONTINUES ON PG. 34

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JEAN-MARC CHATELLIER’S FRENCH BAKERY BEST MACARON

BY RYAN DETO // RYANDETO@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

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EAN-MARC CHATELLIER basically pioneered macarons in the Pittsburgh area, so it’s only fitting that his Millvale bakery be awarded Best Macaron

by Pittsburgh City Paper readers.

“I was pretty surprised, I’ve never won anything,” said Chatellier, who has been running his bakery for more than 30 years and baking macarons for nearly a decade. “It is good news.”

Macarons (not macaroons or the French President Emanual Macron, Chatellier reminds readers) are small French sandwich cookies made from almond flour, and packed with fillings like ganache or jam. Many bakeries in Pittsburgh sell them now, but JeanMarc Chatellier’s French Bakery was the first to do so in Pittsburgh.

Chatellier first learned about macarons

on a trip home to France. He noticed their growing popularity there and spoke to his old boss about them. Then, nine years ago, he started to bake them out of his small shop. This was well before they had become popular in Pittsburgh.

He says he took time to perfect the recipe and techniques.

213 North Ave., Millvale jeanmarcchatellier.com “The U.S. is a good country to make macarons because the best almonds are from California,” he says. “You need to know exactly how to whip the egg whites and to mix them almost perfectly. [The macarons] cannot be cracked, they have to be nice and smooth, like an eggshell.

The oven is key. Sometimes you have to open the door to take out some humidity.”

Chatellier offers 18 different flavors of macarons, including orange, lemon, mango, lavender, rose-raspberry, and pistachio. Chatellier is particularly proud of his salted caramel macaron.

He travels home to the Brittany region of France to obtain Brittany salt, which he says is the best in the world.

He is also proud of the unpretentious nature of his macarons. He rejects the notion that the delicate cookies need elaborate boxes to serve. Chatellier says his cheaper boxes allow him to focus on the quality of the cookie and lower the price for his customers.

“Someone once said that ‘you don’t have good quality boxes,’ and I responded, ‘well, do you eat the box?’” says Chatellier.

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BEST FOOD-DELIVERY SERVICE

BEST HOTEL BAR

THE COMMONER AT KIMPTON HOTEL MONACO

DOORDASH doordash.com

620 William Penn Place, Downtown thecommonerpgh.com

2nd: UberEats ubereats.com

2nd: The Whitfield at Ace Hotel whitfieldpgh.com

3rd (TIE): Square Cafe square-cafe.com and Grub Hub grubhub.com

3rd: The Speakeasy at Omni William Penn Hotel omnihotels.com/hotels/ pittsburgh-william-penn/ dining/the-speakeasy

BEST FOOD-RELATED EVENT OR FESTIVAL

BEST HUMMUS

PICKLESBURGH

PITALAND

Roberto Clemente Bridge picklesburgh.com

620 Brookline Blvd., Brookline pitaland.com

2nd: St. Nicholas Greek Food Festival stnickspgh.org

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BEST NEW RESTAURANT

3rd: Ribfest heinzfield.com/ribfest

BEST FRENCH FRIES

POTATO PATCH 4800 Kennywood Blvd., West Mifflin kennywood.com 2nd: The Original Hot Dog Shop theoriginalhotdogshop.com Permanently closed April 2020 3rd: Point Brugge Cafe pointbrugge.com

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3rd: Hello Hummus hellohummus.com

BEST ICE CREAM BEST FUSION RESTAURANT

BEST HAPPY HOUR

KAYA

SIENNA MERCATO

MILLIE’S HOMEMADE ICE CREAM

2000 Smallman St., Strip District kaya.menu

942 Penn Ave., Downtown siennamercato.com

Multiple locations millieshomemade.com

2nd: Federal Galley federalgalley.org

2nd: Sarris Candies sarriscandies.com

3rd: Dive Bar & Grille divebarandgrille.com

3rd: Page Dairy Mart pagedairymart.net

BEST HOT DOG

BEST INDIAN RESTAURANT

2nd: Mad Mex madmex.com 3rd: Umami umamipgh.com

BEST FRENCH RESTAURANT

BEST GLUTEN-FREE MENU

LA GOURMANDINE BAKERY

B52

Multiple locations lagourmandinebakery.com

5202 Butler St., Lawrenceville b52pgh.com

2nd: Poulet Bleu pouletbleupgh.com

2nd: Double Wide Grill doublewidegrill.com

3rd: Paris 66 Bistro paris66bistro.com

3rd: The Yard theyardpgh.com

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FRANKTUARY

TAJ MAHAL

3810 Butler St., Lawrenceville franktuary.com

7795 McKnight Road, North Hills tajmahalinc.com

2nd: D’s Six Pax and Dogz ds6pax.com

2nd: People’s Indian Restaurant peoplesindian.com

3rd: The Original Hot Dog Shop theoriginalhotdogshop.com Permanently closed April 2020

3rd: Tamarind Flavor of India tamarindflavorofindiapa.com

BEST INTERNATIONAL GROCERY STORE

BEST LATE-NIGHT MENU

PENNSYLVANIA MACARONI CO.

PRIMANTI BROS. RESTAURANT AND BAR

2010-2012 Penn Ave., Strip District pennmac.com

Multiple locations primantibros.com

2nd: Pitaland pitaland.com

2nd: Mike & Tony’s Gyros mikeandtonysgyros.com

3rd: Salem’s Market & Grill salemsmarketgrill.com

3rd: Fuel and Fuddle fuelandfuddle.com

BEST ITALIAN RESTAURANT

DIANOIA’S EATERY 2549 Penn Ave., Strip District dianoiaseatery.com 2nd: Pasta Too pastatoorestaurant.com 3rd: Alla Famiglia allafamiglia.com

BEST JAPANESE RESTAURANT

NAKAMA 1611 E. Carson St., South Side facebook.com/NakamaHibachiSushi 2nd: Umami umamipgh.com

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BEST LATIN AMERICAN RESTAURANT

GAUCHO PARRILLA ARGENTINA 146 Sixth St., Downtown eatgaucho.com 2nd: Casa Brasil casa-brasil.com 3rd: Cilantro & Ajo cilantroajo.com

BEST LOCAL BEER

GRIST HOUSE CRAFT BREWERY

3rd: Little Tokyo Restaurant littletokyopittsburgh.com

10 Sherman St., Millvale gristhouse.com

BEST JUICE/SMOOTHIE BAR

2nd: Dancing Gnome Beer dancinggnomebeer.com

SMOOTHIE KING 1025 Washington Pike, Bridgeville smoothieking.com

3rd: Penn Brewery pennbrew.com

2nd: Salúd Juicery rev22wellness.com

BEST LOCAL FARM

3rd: The Pittsburgh Juice Company pittsburghjuicecompany.com

SOERGEL ORCHARDS

BEST KID-FRIENDLY RESTAURANT

EAT’N PARK

2573 Brandt School Road, Wexford soergels.com

Multiple locations eatnpark.com

2nd: Simmons Farm simmonsfarm.com

2nd: Burgatory burgatorybar.com

3rd: Triple B Farms triplebfarms.com

3rd: Mike & Tony’s Gyros mikeandtonysgyros.com

BEST LOCALLY MADE SPIRIT

BEST KOREAN FOOD

WIGLE WHISKEY DISTILLERY

BAE BAE’S KITCHEN 951 Liberty Ave., Downtown baebaes.kitchen 2nd: Soju facebook.com/SojuPgh 3rd: Mr. Bulgogi (Food truck) facebook.com/MRBulgogifoodtruck

Worth the Drive: Golden Pig Cecil. facebook.com/YongsGoldenPig

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JEAN-MARC CHATELLIER’S FRENCH BAKERY

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213 North Ave., Millvale jeanmarcchatellier.com 2nd: Gaby et Jules Cafe gabyetjules.com 3rd: La Gourmandine Bakery lagourmandinebakery.com

BEST MARGARITA

MAD MEX Multiple locations madmex.com 2nd: Round Corner Cantina roundcornercantina.com 3rd: Bakersfield bakersfieldtacos.com

BEST MARTINI

OLIVE OR TWIST 140 Sixth St., Downtown olive-twist.com 2nd: The Warren thewarrenpgh.com 3rd: Meat & Potatoes meatandpotatoespgh.com

BEST MEXICAN RESTAURANT

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Executive chef Matt Neal with the parrillada mixta dish

TOTOPO MEXICAN KITCHEN AND BAR

BEST OF PITTSBURGH

GAUCHO PARRILLA ARGENTINA

660 Washington Road, Mt. Lebanon totopomex.com

BEST STEAKHOUSE AND BEST LATIN AMERICAN RESTAURANT

2nd: El Campesino elcampesinopgh.com 3rd: Round Corner Cantina roundcornercantina.com

BEST MEXICAN/LATIN AMERICAN RESTAURANT

CONDADO TACOS 4300 Butler St., Lawrenceville condadotacos.com 2nd: Totopo Mexican Kitchen and Bar totopomex.com 3rd: Mad Mex madmex.com

Worth the Drive: Los Chiludos Mexican Restaurant and Catering Canonsburg. loschiludos.com CONTINUES ON PG. 37

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EFORE THE CORONAVIRUS pandemic, a familiar Pittsburgh sight was a long line stretching outside of Gaucho Parrilla Argentina restaurant in the Strip District. It could be a weekday in the cold, and it didn’t matter. The line of people waiting to order Argentinianstyle steak was always long. And anyone who had eaten at Gaucho understood why people would wait: it’s some of the best food in Pittsburgh.

It comes as little surprise, then, that Gaucho has nabbed two awards in Pittsburgh City Paper’s “Best Of” readers’ poll this year: The restaurant is the readers’ Best Steakhouse and Best Latin American Restaurant.

Even before this announcement, Gaucho’s success was evident, as the restaurant had moved from its relatively

cramped Strip District location to a larger locale in the heart of Downtown’s Cultural District. And this new location means some changes to service. At the old location, diners ordered at the counter.

146 Sixth St., Downtown eatgaucho.com

“For the new location, diners can expect tableside service in one of our three dining rooms,” says Gaucho general manager Erica Isaac. “The rooftop patio is open while the weather permits!

We have a brand new grill, but the same

woodfired flavors we are known for.”

Diners can still expect those intoxicating smoky aromas and enjoy juicy flank stanks, chorizo, sirloins, and more, all with the signature chimichurri and other South American sauces. Argentinians really know how to appreciate steak, and Gaucho honors this spirit.

Isaac says the new Downtown location, even under coronavirus restrictions, still offers more seating than the old Strip location. And Gaucho now has a full bar, including cocktails popular in South America like sangria, Fernet and Coke, and pisco sour, as well as other Pittsburgh favorites.

And to help Gaucho avoid those infamous lines it was known for, the restaurant has a new reservation system.

No need to wait outside anymore.

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GIRLS RUNNING SHIT BEST NEXT BIG THING

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ARKEEA “KEEA” HART, Janita

Kilgore, and Mia Marshall work to promote self-care and increase opportunities for Black women and femmes in Pittsburgh with their podcast Girls Running Shit. Maybe this is why Pittsburgh City Paper readers voted the local podcast — launched in 2018 — as the Best Next Big Thing.

And their efforts are especially important given recent studies showing that Pittsburgh has the lowest quality of life in the country for Black women.

“It’s incredible, and although we’re honored, we know it means we (as a city) need to do more,” say the three women in a joint statement. “We want to make sure more [Black] women and [Black] femme creatives can also get more shine and opportunities to be recognized like this as well.”

While the pandemic has sidelined the usual in-person networking events,

fundraisers, and other gatherings hosted

by Girls Running Shit, the trio says they are staying active. They are using their social media platforms to post informative, positive messages and mentalhealth resources for Black women and femmes affected by COVID-19.

And they’re promoting the Black Lives Matter movement.

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They have also been donating to various causes, raising money for care kits, attending local protests, and making sure to take time to care for themselves and reflect.

“With the attack on [Black] bodies

in the various ways, we realized that although we were promoting selfcare, we recognized we weren’t doing that for ourselves and needed to take a break,” they say, adding, “Being three [Black] women, we are grieving in many ways. We are scared. We are tired; but because we know our community is suffering like this as well, we are trying to uplift, educate, and inform about the ever-changing climate we’re in.”

The women say they are also in the process of revamping the podcast (the last episode was posted in May), providing new creative content and branding, and brainstorming virtual events.

“We want to start recording soon, but want to make sure we are bringing certain topics and guests whom we can meet with virtually,” they say. “Above all else, we are just trying to make sure we are healing and promoting healing for our community.”

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2nd: Girls Running Shit girlsrunningshit.com 3rd (TIE): Greenfield’s Finest Podcast greenfieldsfinestpodcast.com and Drinking Partners epicastnetwork.com/ partnerspod CONTINUES ON PG. 44

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CP PHOTO: JARED WICKERHAM

John Chamberlin and Rachael Rennebeck, partners of Ya Jagoff! Media

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BY LISA CUNNINGHAM // LCUNNING@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

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OHN CHAMBERLIN says Merrian-

Webster got “jagoff” wrong when they put it in the dictionary.

Jagoff isn’t just a “stupid, irritating” person, but a term of endearment. “Ask any Pittsburgher,” he says. “You’re like, ‘Hey! How have you been, jagoff?”

Chamberlain and his partner, Rachael Rennebeck, are the stars of YaJagoff!, this year’s readers’ choice for Best Local Podcast, which interviews local businesses and personalities.

Before the pandemic, it was common to see them out every week at events recording live. Recently, they’ve been having porch sessions.

The hosts, like their podcast name, are 100% Pittsburgh. Both have unapologetically thick Yinzer accents, and showed up to their Best Of photoshoot with their own parking chair (which they share.)

They high five each other after every other sentence, in a totally charming,

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affectionate way.

“I drive to her house to work every day, and when I’m driving, I see everybody sitting in line going the opposite way into town, and they all look miserable,” says Chamberlin. “We’re not millionaires by any chance, but we certainly are happy doing what we’re doing. It was cool that I found a partner that would own it just as much as I would and, you know, I mean own it in your heart and in your mind like Rachel does.”

“He’s the best friend I’ve ever had,” adds Rennebeck.

If you’ve only seen YaJagoff!’s blog, which placed second in this year’s poll for Best Local Blog, you might only know

the pair as the goofy folks who point out yinzers who park like jags. But in addition to their silly side, Chamberlain and Rennebeck have proven to be able to tackle serious subjects as well.

This summer, the podcast hosted “The Change Exchange,” a town hall panel discussion on racial inequality, and the pair did an exceptional job moderating. It’s something they say they want to do more of.

“We always wanted the podcast to be 75% informational and 25% fun,” says Rennebeck.

In addition to their podcast and blog, they provide PR services to clients as well. And while they say people get a kick out of the Jagoff name, it sometimes raises eyebrows. Like when it’s time to get paid. “‘Who do we make the check out to? YaJagoff! Media?’”

Rennebeck laughs. “And they’re like, ‘Is there something else?’”

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W

BEST PLACE TO VOLUNTEER

HEN COVID-19 began impacting

Pittsburgh in March, the economic impact was immediate.

Suddenly, thousands of people were out of work without a clear answer when they might receive help or get their jobs back. In the arts community, actors, musicians, DJs, venue staff, and others who relied on income from gig performances had no way to perform their jobs from home.

Several friends in the local arts community, including Julie Mallis, Joshua Orange, and sarah huny young, began discussing what they could do to help and decided on a GoFundMe called the PGH Artists Emergency Fund.

The fund’s goal was set up to help those with canceled jobs and gigs with rent, bills, food, and other necessities.

“We can’t wait around for our government to come through to support people,” Mallis told Pittsburgh City Paper back in March. “We know historically that’s not going to be good enough.”

gofundme.com/f/pgh-artistsemergency-fund

The group was able to crowdfund over $31,000 and distribute stipends of $250 to over 150 Pittsburgh artists. The fund raised so much money that the fund’s creators and the rest of the team partnered with the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council to help manage the money

raised and facilitate distribution of the funds.

The PGH Artists Emergency Fund wrapped up fundraising in June, just as nearly every city across the country was facing a reckoning with institutional and personal racism as the Black Lives Matter movement grew. So, after dispersing a final round of assistance for local artists, the PGH Artists Emergency Fund donated its leftover resources to bail funds and other organizations helping to combat racism, as well as individuals in need.

“With the power of us all coming together to support each other and the creative community, we proved that we can support each other when our systems and leaders fail us,” said the team in a June statement.

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