December 7, 2022 - Pittsburgh City Paper

LIVING UNSHELTERED

As winter approaches, Pittsburghers living outside share how they survive while waiting for assistance.

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BY PAT CAVANAGH

UNSHELTERED

BY JORDANA ROSENFELD // JORDANA @PGHCITYPAPER.COM

LIVING

Mike and Katrina were holding cardboard signs on a busy Pittsburgh road, last week, when someone reached out of their car window and handed them two black backpacks stuffed with winter gear, snacks, and hygiene supplies.

“We don’t even know who they are, they just handed them out the window,” Katrina tells Pittsburgh City Paper. “This stuff helps a lot. We appreciate it.”

Mike and Katrina live in a tent outside, as do a growing share of Allegheny County residents. According to Allegheny County’s Department of Human Services, the number of people experiencing homelessness rose by 188 between 2021 and 2022. Of the 880 total people counted in February 2022, 105 were living outside unsheltered. According to city officials, the majority of people living outside in Allegheny County are already on the wait list for subsidized housing.

While the county offers a variety of services to help people find secure housing, Central Outreach Wellness Center street nurse Johnny Patterson — known to their clients as Nurse Johnny — tells City Paper the “existing resources involve so many hoops to jump through and take such a long amount of time” that many people are forced to fend for them selves for prolonged periods. Katrina and Mike are both on the county waitlist for housing assistance — Katrina has so far waited seven months, and Mike more than a year.

Katrina and Mike are two of several people currently or recently living outside who tell City Paper they struggle to get the things they need to survive, are regularly disrespected and sometimes abused by members of the public, and who plan to continue living outside this winter rather than seeking shelter at the newly-opened Second Avenue Commons.

Katrina, 36, grew up in McKeesport. She says she has a college degree and two kids she hasn’t seen or talked to in a year.

“I lost my job because of COVID, and then both my parents passed away. I had no help from anybody,” she says.

For Katrina and many others, being without stable housing compounds every other problem.

“If I had somewhere to live, I’d be able to see my kids or get a stable job. Like, I can’t go to work if I can’t get a shower … it’s so hard even in the city to find some where to go to the bathroom. No one will let you in and just use the bathroom,” Katrina says. “I’m so glad I met [Mike]. It’s good not to be out here by myself.”

Mike and Katrina met through mutual friends before they began experiencing homelessness. Mike, 39, hails from a town outside Allentown, Pa., and was previ ously incarcerated for 16 years.

They live off what they get asking for money at various fly spots — places selected for “flying a sign,” in the language of the homeless community — and will go into withdrawal from their opioid use dis order relatively quickly if they’re unable to source any.

CP PHOTOS: PAT CAVANAGH

Mike (left) and Katrina (right) pose together.

“IF I HAD SOMEWHERE TO LIVE, I’D BE ABLE TO SEE MY KIDS OR GET A STABLE JOB. LIKE, I CAN’T GO TO WORK IF I CAN’T GET A SHOWER.”

Jailbreak, Pittsburgh’s jail support collective, is collecting donations to be split evenly among Katrina, Mike, Arabella, and Aaron. If you would like to contribute to the fund, send money via Venmo to @jailbreakpgh with the note “City Paper.”

Editor’s Note: some names have been changed for this story to protect the identities of people who fear their progress toward stable housing may be hindered by their comments.

Why many seeking

housing spend years without shelter

JUST DAYS AFTER a large low-barrier homeless shelter opened in Downtown Pittsburgh, officials reported the facility had reached full capacity.

But this is just one kink in the system, as backlogs in long-term housing pro grams have been rising steadily since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The vast majority of people living outside in Pittsburgh are already on the waitlist for subsidized housing, according to Maria Montaño, spokesperson for Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey.

Multiple people living outside in Allegheny County tell Pittsburgh City Paper that you can’t get housing through the Allegheny Link, the single access point for homeless services in Allegheny County, unless you have been living outside unsheltered for 12 consecutive months and that even after spending a year outside, long waits may remain.

Abigail Horn, the director of the Allegheny County Continuum of Care for people experiencing houselessness, tells City Paper the 12 months outside guideline isn’t a hard and fast rule, but since the Continuum of Care prioritizes people who are chronically unhoused and the demand for subsidized housing is so high, people who haven’t been unhoused for a year or more may not get to the front of the line. Conversely, Horn says, because

the CoC does prioritize people with higher risk factors such as living unsheltered, sometimes people living outside do get placed quickly.

The county CoC is a huge system, Horn says, involving some 30 agencies providing more than 70 different pro grams including “homeless prevention, street outreach, emergency shelters, bridge housing, rapid rehousing, and supportive housing.

“We fund providers in all of those areas. And then for some of those, there are also providers that we don’t even fund that we all coordinate with.”

Some city officials suggest a lack of transitional housing units — temporary places individuals and families can live for up to 24 months while they transition to more permanent housing— is what’s slowing down the CoC system.

Horn offers a different diagnosis. “It’s landlords,” she tells CP

Although the county partners with “some really, really great landlords,” Horn says, DHS has money for permanent supportive housing that goes unspent because they can’t find enough land lords willing to accept formerly unhoused people as tenants, even though DHSreferred tenants come with a caseworker to mediate possible issues and a guaran teed subsidy.

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BY JORDANA ROSENFELD

“We get sick like every four hours,” Mike says. “We have no choice but to go panhandle or we’ll be here, profusely sick.”

When drivers roll down their windows, it could be to offer help, but Katrina and Mike have also been on the receiving end of drivers’ anger and derision.

“Somebody spit on me the other day,” Katrina says. “He acted like he was going to give me money out of his window, and he put his hand out the window and spit at me. It’s degrading enough for me to stand there holding the sign,” she says, but “a lot of people give you dirty looks or say shit out their windows.”

Finesse, a man who was living in a tent by the Allegheny River earlier this year, says “men will pull their penises out” when he approaches them.

Even though their circumstances are difficult, Katrina and Mike say they fre quently go out of their way to help other people going through hard times. On their way back to their tent at the end of the day, they will often give a few dollars to other people they pass.

“We’ve had so many people look down on us, too, sometimes that dollar just

helps bring somebody’s day up,” Katrina says.

“We try and live by certain ways so we stay blessed,” Mike adds.

Mike says people treat him and Katrina poorly and look down on them because it is assumed they only want drug money. “That’s not all we want,” he says. “We are human beings, plain and simple.”

to move their tent, they bring their dirty laundry with them in trash bags.

Patterson says a trash bag can be an unexpectedly valuable tool for people living outside.

“I think that people are like, ‘Why would anybody outside need a trash bag?’” Patterson tells CP , noting that people living outside often use them as suitcases. Trash bags can also help someone living in a tent avoid attract ing unwanted attention, Patterson says. “Two of the biggest things that attract the police, in [my] experience are visible trash at your camp and animals that are not well trained.”

They say the hardest part of living unsheltered has been being mostly unable to wash themselves. Katrina gets lost in thought considering the luxury of a daily shower.

“To be able to take a hot shower and shit every day, that would be, oh my god—” she trails off.

Mike and Katrina also haven’t been able to wash their clothing since they’ve been living unsheltered. When they have

Service providers at Second Avenue Commons have designed the shelter to reduce barriers between people who are homeless and available resources. For example, although drug use is not allowed in the building, intoxicated individuals will not be turned away, and people can store whatever they want, including intoxicants, in private lockers.

The shelter accepts pets and couples, and the terms of the county’s 2021 Request for Proposals specifies it will focus on underserved communities like

CP PHOTO: PAT CAVANAGH

A tent with donated blankets.

“WE TRY AND LIVE BY CERTAIN WAYS SO WE STAY BLESSED."

Black and LGBTQ+ Pittsburghers. The facility also offers weekday access to showers and laundry facilities, although several people experiencing homeless ness, including Mike and Katrina, say those services would be more accessible if they were mobile or available in more than one location.

Despite these accommodations, people living unsheltered who talked with CP about the new facility shared

reservations about staying at the new facility.

Arabella, a gender non-conforming person from Greene County who was staying outside at a remote spot on the North Side when they spoke with City Paper this summer, says they have frequently encountered homophobia and transphobia in the region’s shelter system. They say their gender “is always the first issue,” whenever they have tried to access emergency or temporary housing in the past.

This is especially troubling, Patterson points out, because research estimates 20-40% of people experiencing home lessness are LGBTQ+, despite LGBTQ+ people making up less than 10% of the U.S. population. Arabella is also one of two individuals who told City Paper they have experienced sexual assault in a local shelter.

On the day of their interview with CP, Arabella’s presentation was a mix of mas culine and feminine. They wore baggy shorts, a T-shirt, blue eye makeup, and a pink headscarf. “I’m Miss Butch Drag, so I kind of got that awkward presence, you know, and I just get stared at and stared at and stared at, I’m like ‘Stop looking at me! You have no legitimate business with me, you just don’t like the way I appear.’”

After more than a year on the housing assistance waitlist, Arabella moved into a transitional housing unit this fall and is reportedly still living there.

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CP PHOTO: PAT CAVANAGH Mike (front) and Katrina (back) stand together.

Aaron, 40, a Black, gay man on the Autism spectrum with severe heart disease and a passion for amusement parks found himself homeless in an unfa miliar city this February when his family drove him from Cleveland to Pittsburgh and left him here. He told CP he’s been living outside while he navigates the diffi culty of accessing social services without his birth certificate or social security card.

“The hardest thing is getting the records from Cleveland,” he says. “Who’s on the street like, ‘I have my fancy piece of paper with me!’”

Aaron set up camp outside rather than go to a shelter, telling CP he recently had a brush with human traffickers at a West Virginia shelter.

Since people living unsheltered are

more likely to have police contact than those in shelters or stable housing, Katrina and Mike are two of many unsheltered people with arrest war rants who stay away from shelters for that reason. Instead of going to Second Avenue Commons, they have decided to take their chances with the

winter weather.

“It was fucking cold last winter,” which Mike says was his first outside. “I remem ber my first couple of nights was in the middle of a snowstorm, and I’m in two sleeping bags with my boots on, and my feet were still frozen. I think I might still have frostbite.”

Patterson says winter can be an extra dangerous time for IV drug users like Mike and Katrina.

“Because you’re in the cold, your veins constrict, and so people miss a lot more. We see a lot more abscesses in the wintertime. So honestly, what people need is a warm, safe place where they can use,” they say.

Patterson is often asked to describe the demographics of unhoused people they work with, a difficult task, they say, because “there is so much individual variation in terms of people’s circumstances, [you can’t] paint everybody with a broad brush.

“In this world where there’s so much precarity and so many people are living paycheck to paycheck, we are all one adverse life event” from being houseless. •

CP PHOTO: PAT CAVANAGH Mike and Katrina hold hands.

Follow news reporter Jordana Rosenfeld on Twitter @rosenfeldjb

HE TOLD CP HE’S BEEN LIVING OUTSIDE WHILE HE NAVIGATES THE DIFFICULTY OF ACCESSING SOCIAL SERVICES WITHOUT HIS BIRTH CERTIFICATE OR SOCIAL SECURITY CARD.

SAVORY SPIRITS

Garden of Earthly Delights

— Station 4744 Liberty Ave., Bloomfield. station4744.com

The list of Station’s current seasonal cocktails includes the Garden of Earthly Delights. Crafted with Spanish-made BCN Gin and dry, white Fino sherry, each sip promises to excite the senses with sage, lemon, brine, garden herb bitters, and maitake powder.

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Once lauded by City Paper for its dedica tion to showcasing international flavors, Bar Botanico continues that mission with an unsweetened hat-tip to Japan. The malty, hearty Toki-o Drift combines Toki Japanese whiskey, Cocchi Americano, roasted barley syrup, and cinnamon barley tea. A popular drink option in some Asian countries, roasted barley tea edges closer to coffee in flavor, and has no caffeine, making the Toki-o Drift a cozy cocktail to try this winter.

PHOTO: COURTESY OF BAR COTANICO Toki-o Drift

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With all that the PA Market has to offer, including six counter-style restaurants and four bars, as well as a wide wine selection, it’s no surprise that a savory cocktail managed to slip in. The Tavern and the top-floor cocktail bar now whip up I Like Your Style, a special drink crafted with Hendrick’s Gin, smokey ginger, and housemade cranberry ginger syrup.

Don’t Ask Terry

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PHOTO: COURTESY OF SCRATCH & CO. Don’t Ask Terry

This cocktail seems to say, cheese goes great with alcohol, so why not just put it in a cocktail? Scratch & Co. infuses charcuterie board flavors into Don’t Ask Terry, made with Lunazul Reposado tequila, bell pepper shrub, beet, and goat cheese foam.

PHOTO: COURTESY OF STATION Garden of Earthly Delights

Vegan Bloody Mary or Maria — Square Cafe

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Despite its long-time popularity as a coveted brunch spot, Square Cafe is not content to rest on its laurels. This is reflected in its innovative cocktail menu, which includes a vegan twist on the vodka-based Bloody Mary and its sister drink, the tequila-vtbased Bloody Maria. The restaurant’s housemade mix replaces Worcestershire sauce — a bloody staple traditionally made with anchovies — with vegan powder. It all comes together with a radiant red extracted juice made with beets, carrots, fresh lemon juice, and apple for a “touch of sweetness.”

Michelada — Whisper Nest

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Whisper Nest has become a popular spot in Millvale with its well-appointed divey vibes, intimate, date-worthy booths, and rotation of vinyl records played to the delight of crowds. Enhance the experi ence with the bar’s Michelada, a slightly spicy, tangy drink made with fresh lime juice, Bloody Mary mix, hot sauce, and Tecate, all topped off with a rim of Tajín seasoning. •

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PHOTO: COURTESY OF SQUARE CAFE Vegan Bloody Mary

SEVEN DAYS IN PITTSBURGH

THU., DEC. 8

PARTY • NORTH SIDE

Celebrate the various communities that make up Pittsburgh during a holiday event at the Andy Warhol Museum’s Pop District. The Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, along with several other organizations, will present a Holiday Fiesta full of music, food, and fun. Sample cuisine by La Palapa and enjoy a live performance by Noel Quintana & the Latin Crew. The event is underwritten by local African-American and Asian Chambers of Commerce, the Professional Women’s Network, and other community organizations. 5:30-8:30 p.m. 106 Isabella St., North Side. $30-40. pmahcc.wildapricot.org

FRI., DEC. 9

DRAG • MILLVALE

Get festive during the Harold’s Haunt Holiday Special, a drag queen extravaganza with live performances from Jenny Sais Quoi, Alexandria Star, Venus Doom, and Andi Whorehol. Plus, Pride Millvale will announce the dates for their 2023 Pride events. Get there early to claim a seat at the self-described “Ghostly They-Bar” of Millvale. 6-11 p.m. 142 Grant Ave., Millvale. $5. 21 and over. instagram.com/that_jsq

MARKET • STRIP DISTRICT

Beer, shopping, and festive fun combine during Cinderlands Warehouse’s second annual Cinder Bell Rock Night Market Party. The two-story brewery and restaurant will transform into a winter wonderland featuring live music and local gift options. Cinderlands will also offer five holiday beers, classic and reinvented holiday cocktails, a carving station, and a bake sale. Don’t miss live screen printing from Revival Print Co., an ugly sweater contest, steins with Santa, and more. 5-10 p.m. Continues through Sat., Dec. 10. 2601 Smallman St., Strip District. $10-15. cinderlands.com

SAT., DEC. 10

MARKET • SHADYSIDE

Support local artists during a special market at the Pittsburgh Center for Arts and Media. The Winter Artists Market will feature handmade gifts representing a long list of media, including glass, ceramic, fiber art, print, and more. Sate your appetite with food and drink by Farmer x Baker and Trace Brewing, and check out the grand opening of the Center’s new retail space. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 1047 Shady Ave., Shadyside. Free. pghartsmedia.org

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TUE., DEC. 13

MUSIC • EAST LIBERTY

Canadian band The Slocan Ramblers bring their banjos and mandolins to Kelly Strayhorn Theater. Known for blending traditional bluegrass with a willingness to experiment, the four-piece band has “become a leading light of today’s acoustic music scene,” according to their website. The band’s fourth album, Up the Hill and Through the Fog, pulls from the chaos of the past two years to create intimate compositions that “chart a more hopeful case forward.” Presented by Calliope House. 7:30 p.m. 5941 Penn Ave., East Liberty. $21-41. kelly-strayhorn.org

SUN., DEC. 11

DRAG • SHADYSIDE

Slay this holiday season at the Ladies Who Drag Brunch at 5801. Dixie Surewood takes over the weekly event with Santa’s Slay Belles Drag Brunch, a special holidaythemed show featuring performances from Anna Steezia and Akasha L. Van-Cartier. Enjoy fresh brunch options and performances at this favorite LGBTQ bar and restaurant. Space is limited, so arrive early to secure a spot at this Sunday Funday experience. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. 5801 Ellsworth Ave., Shadyside. Free to attend. 5801pgh.com/drag-brunch

COMEDY • DOWNTOWN

Kids in the Hall fans should head to Arcade Comedy Theater for an original production by cast member Kevin McDonald. According to the Arcade website, Half a Play will begin as a “meticulously scripted affair.” The second half will unfold based on audience participation, as McDonald and various Arcade performers improvise based on volunteered ideas and suggestions. This is a one-nightonly performance, so don’t miss it. 7 p.m. 943 Liberty Ave., Downtown. $15-20. 16 and over. BYOB. arcadecomedytheater.com/events

MON., DEC. 12

SPORTS • UPTOWN

The Pittsburgh Penguins face off against the Dallas Stars in the annual Pride Game at PPG Paints Arena. Proceeds from fundraising will go towards local and national LGBTQ organizations, including the You Can Play Project, and the Hugh Lane Wellness Foundation, which offers HIV services and civil legal aid to western Pennsylvania’s LGBTQ community. Buy a Pride Puck or T-shirt at the game to show your black, gold, and rainbow support. 7 p.m. 1001 Fifth Ave., Downtown. $39-75. pittsburghbuffalopride.com

TUE., DEC. 13

MUSIC • DOWNTOWN

A holiday tradition returns to Pittsburgh when the Mannheim Steamroller Christmas Tour takes over the Benedum Center. For 35 years, Grammy Award-winner Chip Davis has performed Christmas classics in the distinctive Mannheim sound across America. The show celebrates over three decades since the group’s first Christmas album and features multimedia effects to bring the holiday music to life. Experience the spirit of the season through the music that revolutionized the sound of Christmas. 8 p.m. Seventh St. and Penn Ave., Downtown. $45-85. trustarts.org

WED., DEC. 14

MUSIC • DOWNTOWN

There are few professional Black female jazz violinists in the world, and one, Regina Carter, has built a reputation as one of the best. The Grammy Award nominee, MacArthur Fellow, and Doris Duke Award recipient was recently chosen as a Jazz Masters Fellow by the National Endowment for the Arts, which applauded her “mastery of the violin and exploring the instrument’s possibilities in jazz, as well as taking journeys in other genres of music” Carter will play at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center as part of the Uhuru Jazz Sessions 7 p.m. 980 Liberty Ave., Downtown. $25. awaacc.org

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Poet addresses "AIDS crisis in Pittsburgh — and its erasure" with new collection

BY CP STAFF // INFO@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

IN NINE PARTS WATER, One Part Bleach, Switzer, a sophomore history major at The University of Pittsburgh, creates poetry out of research materials in an effort to address "the AIDS crisis in Pittsburgh — and its erasure." The poems are described as being "interlaced with photos of old queer bars, or where they once stood."

DEC., 3

Film archivists descend on Harris Theater for day of free screenings

BY HANNAH KINNEY-KOBRE // HKOBRE@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

THIS YEAR’S Association of Moving Image Archivists conference — touted as the largest gathering of archi vists in the world — landed in Pittsburgh this week, part of which is a day of free and open to the public screenings. The lineup highlights the work of Pittsburgh filmmakers and artists, including not only those who made films during the heyday of Pittsburgh Filmmakers, but also those still working.

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750 South Millvale Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213: Unit #220 Justice Henry, Unit #257 Jontuea Lane, Unit #5612 Joel Malloy, Unit #6406 John Moore

1002 East Waterfront Drive, Munhall, PA 15120: Unit #1423 Shaun McArdle, Unit 1501 Lauren Margerum, Unit #1702 Theodore Plata, Unit #3521 Juanita Gibson, Unit #3602 Lawrence Ragin, Unit #3923 Cydnee Perry

1300 Lebanon Church Road, West Mifflin, PA 15236: Unit #12111 Corey Hawkins, Unit #21228 Lashontae Wyley, Unit #22105 Bill Miller, Unit #32115 David Crousey, Unit #42205 Mark Wilk

1599 Washington Pike, Bridgeville, PA 15017: Unit #3210 Lexie Andrews, Unit #52410 Leann Monz

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

notice is hereby given that property placed in storage by the following persons at the following locations will be sold via public sale to satisfy Guardian Storage liens for unpaid rent and other charges. Bidding for property of persons renting space at the following locations will be held online at www.selfstorageauction.com ending on December 20, 2022 at 10:00 am, and day to day thereafter until sold at which time a high bidder will be determined.