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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
3rd: Solevo Wellness solevowellness.com CONTINUES ON PG. 12
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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
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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
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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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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
BEST PLACE TO GET A TATTOO REMOVED
BEST SNEAKER SHOP
DISAPPEARING INK
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 SOCIAL DISTANCEFRIENDLY BUSINESS
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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BEST BICYCLE SHOP
BICYCLE HEAVEN BEST VETERINARY HOSPITAL OR CLINIC
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
THE BLACK CAT MARKET *Currently in process from moving from 5171 Butler St., Lawrenceville to 5135 Penn Ave., Garfield blackcatmarketpgh.com 2nd: No.14 Boutique no14boutique.com 3rd: LaLa’s Salon & Spa lalassalonspa.com
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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
thechildlikeempress.bandcamp.com
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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
you to enjoy your weekend out in Pittsburgh but
make the right choice,
don’t drink & drive.
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
ROW HOUSE CINEMA
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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
BEST R&B BAND OR PERFORMER
BILL HENRY BAND billhenryband.com 2nd: Sierra Sellers facebook.com/sierrasellers 3rd: Uptown Rhythm & Brass uptown-rb.com
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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2nd: Mikey and Big Bob facebook.com/mikeybigbob 3rd: 100.7 Bubba Show starpittsburgh.radio.com/shows/ bubba-show
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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
BEST SPORTS BAR
PIPER’S PUB 1828 E. Carson St., South Side piperspub.com 2nd: Primanti Bros. Restaurant and Bar South Side primantibros.com 3rd: McFadden’s mcfaddenspitt.com
BEST STREET ARTIST
BARON BATCH baronbatch.com 2nd: Jeremy Raymer jmraymer.com
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BLACK LIVES MATTER MURAL
3rd: Max Gonzales maxgonzales.art
BEST STREET FESTIVAL
BLOOMFIELD LITTLE ITALY DAYS Liberty Ave., Bloomfield littleitalydays.com 2nd: Picklesburgh picklesburgh.com 3rd: Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival traf.trustarts.org
BEST UNSIGNED MUSIC ARTIST OR PERFORMER
WEIRD PAUL weirdpaul.com
3rd: kingxii facebook.com/k1ngxii
3rd: Silver Eye Center For Photography silvereye.org
MR. SMALLS THEATRE
CHEERLEADERS
400 Lincoln Ave., Millvale. mrsmalls.com
2nd: Club Erotica cluberoticapittsburgh.com 3rd Tennyson Lodge facebook.com/TheTennysonLodge
BEST TRIVIA NIGHT
MARIO’S SOUTH SIDE SALOON
traf.trustarts.org 2nd: Art All Night artallnight.org
BEST VENUE FOR DIVERSE MUSICAL ACTS
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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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
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3rd: Pittonkatonk pittonkatonk.org
“Whole People, All People.”
BEST WORLD MUSIC BAND OR PERFORMER
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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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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 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
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SICHUAN GOURMET
2nd: Sesame Inn sesameinn.com
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HOURS: 7AM-9PM Monday-Friday 8AM-9PM Saturday 9AM-8PM Sunday Catering and online ordering available. catering@pittsburghsmoothie.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
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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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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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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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2401 Smallman St., Strip District wiglewhiskey.com 2nd: Arsenal Cider House & Wine Cellar arsenalciderhouse.com 3rd: Maggie’s Farm Rum Distillery maggiesfarmrum.com CONTINUES ON PG. 36
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BEST MACARON
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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SPAK BROTHERS 5107 Penn Ave., Garfield spakbrothers.com 2nd: The Dog Stop thedogstop.com 3rd: Thriftique ncjwpgh.org/programs/ thriftique
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COREY O’CONNOR pittsburghpa.gov/council/ oconnor 2nd: Erika Strassburger pittsburghpa.gov/council/ strassburger
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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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BEST LOCAL FOODIE INFLUENCER
DISCOVER THE BURGH discovertheburgh.com 2nd: Hungry Grl Big City hungrygrlbigcity.com 3rd: BurghNosh instagram.com/burghnosh
BEST LOCAL INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT
DAVE DICELLO instagram.com/davedicello 2nd: Kelsey Breisinger instagram.com/kelclight 3rd: 1Hood Media instagram.com/1hoodmedia
BEST LOCAL POLITICAL CAMPAIGN
SUMMER LEE summerforpa.com 2nd: Lisa Middleman facebook.com/LisaMiddlemanDA 3rd: Emily Kinkead facebook.com/Emily4PA20
BEST LOCAL TIKTOK ACCOUNT
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John Chamberlin and Rachael Rennebeck, partners of Ya Jagoff! Media
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YAJAGOFF! PODCAST
2nd: Weird Paul tiktok.com/@weirdpaulp
BEST LOCAL PODCAST
3rd: Marty Moment tiktok.com/@martymoment
BEST LOCAL TWITTER ACCOUNT
JOEY BAG OF DONUTS twitter.com/joeybagovdonuts 2nd: Dave DiCello twitter.com/DaveDiCello 3rd: 1Hood Media twitter.com/1hood
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PITTSBURGH DAD youtube.com/user/pittsburghdad 2nd: Weird Paul youtube.com/user/weirdpaulp 3rd: WhiteBoard Weather youtube.com/c/ whiteboardweatherpittsburgh CONTINUES ON PG. 45
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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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GIRLS RUNNING SHIT girlsrunningshit.com
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ANDREW MCCUTCHEN twitter.com/TheCUTCH22 2nd: Summer Lee summerforpa.com 3rd: Rick Sebak wqed.org/rick-sebak
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FRICK PARK 1981 Beechwood Blvd., Regent Square pittsburghparks.org 2nd: Grist House Craft Brewery gristhouse.com 3rd: North Park Dog Park alleghenycounty.us
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3rd: Humane Animal Rescue humaneanimalrescue.org
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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.”
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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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IN The Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania: No. GD-20-7318. In re petition of Victoria Annamarie Churilla-Rizzitano for change of name to Victoria Annamarie Churilla. To all persons interested: Notice is hereby given that an order of said Court authorized the filing of said petition and fixed the 14th day of October, 2020, at 9:45 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
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