Kitty Kelley Book Club: ‘August Wilson: A Life’ 
• September 13, 2023

This biography’s brilliance approaches that of its subject.  The celebrated playwright August Wilson (1945-2005) was born Frederick August Kittel Jr. to a Black mother and a White father who abandoned […]

Summer 2023: When Women Saved the Economy 
• August 3, 2023

We can all learn a thing or two from the entertainment landscape this summer. With Taylor Swift about to finish up the first leg of her massive Eras Tour (which […]

Taylor Swift’s Impact on Pop Culture and Beyond
• June 22, 2023

When I opened my Christmas present from my husband last December, I was delighted to see tickets to Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour. They were for night-one of my hometown’s (Pittsburgh) […]

Have You Tried ‘Steeling’ Away to Pittsburgh for the Weekend?
• October 13, 2021

When talking to a group, Texas has “y’all,” the Midwest has “you guys” and us Pittsburghers have the unique “yinz.” I was born and raised in Pittsburgh and most of my family […]

Evil Act at the Tree of Life: Remember These Names
• October 28, 2018

The Oct. 27 attack in Pittsburgh, which shook and shocked the nation, took place in a national political atmosphere already rife and ripe with hostility, violent riffs, debates, rallies and incidents.