Pittsburgh

The Weeping Glass

The Weeping Glass is a locally owned oddities shop that offers creepy and curious gifts year round

By Eva Phillips | October 19, 2021

This oddities shop offers a selection of macabre gifts, curious antiques, restored radios, teas, taxidermy and other interesting things. 

Pumpkins at Soergel Orchards

The lifecycle of a pumpkin at Soergel Orchards

By Lindsay Patross | October 15, 2021

Oh my GOURD. Soergel Orchards has your jack of all lanterns. Watch as these pumpkins start as seeds and blossom into your fall favorites (including pumpkin pie).

Rolling Stones Pittsburgh

Stones in the Steel City: A history of the Rolling Stones in Pittsburgh

By Brian Conway | September 27, 2021

From Danceland in West View to the Igloo, we take a look at when and where the Rolling Stones have performed in Pittsburgh. 

Guide to seeing all of the fall colors near Pittsburgh

By Stephanie Brea | September 19, 2021

Selfies required.

"Drinking Partners" - Ed Bailey (left) and Day Bracey, (Photos courtesy of Epicast Network)

🎧 The best Pittsburgh podcasts to check out

By Adam Earnheardt | September 13, 2021

There’s a smorgasbord of Pittsburgh entertainment and culture on podcast apps like Audible, Apple, Google, Spotify, Stitcher, and TuneIn Radio. From business and health to entertainment and sports (and even more sports), you’ll find a PGH podcast to fit just about every genre.

Photos courtesy of Buffalo Bill’s House.

For a real scream, rent Buffalo Bill’s House from “The Silence of the Lambs”

By Kristy Locklin | September 13, 2021

Buffalo Bill’s House in “The Silence of the Lambs” is the stuff of nightmares, but for diehard fans of the film, staying there is a dream come true. You can now rent the fictional serial killer’s abode in Perryopolis, Pennsylvania, which is 30 miles outside of Pittsburgh. Parties of up to eight people can relax in the fully furnished, 112-year-old home, watch the iconic movie and enjoy liver, fava beans and a nice Chianti in the kitchen.

Pittsburgh Oktoberfest beers

🍻 Prost! Guide to Oktoberfest beers from Pittsburgh Breweries

By Aadam Soorma | September 10, 2021

A look at Oktoberfest beers from Pittsburgh breweries.

backyard chickens

🐓 City Chicken: More Pittsburghers are raising backyard hens

By Kristy Locklin | August 26, 2021

Urban chickens are hatching up all over Pittsburgh. We talked to residents in Avalon and the surrounding neighborhoods about the foundations of fowl-keeping.

You can find generations of Pittsburgh black history at The Crystal Barber

By David Rotenstein | August 26, 2021

The Crystal Barbershop might have been Pittsburgh’s best-known tonsorium. Its owner, William “Woogie” Harris, was a legendary gambling baron and one of the city’s wealthiest Black entrepreneurs. Harold Slater was his friend, son-in-law, and successor in the iconic Hill District establishment. Slater’s story begins more than a century ago in rural Virginia and it continues today with his daughter’s Bloomfield barbering business.

Somerset, PA

A quick trip: 5 stops to make in Somerset, PA 

By Cody McDevitt | August 14, 2021

If you are looking for a day trip or a weekend getaway, Somerset is just 90 minutes from Downtown Pittsburgh.