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Ep. 14 Debunking Pittsburgh Myths with Professor Buzzkill

By Lindsay Patross | February 5, 2020

Is there a 4th river in Pittsburgh? Did Dock Ellis pitch a no-hitter while high on LSD? In this episode of The Slaw: Staying on top of Pittsburgh, we talk with Joe Coohill, aka Professor Buzzkill about some of the myths of Pittsburgh.

Punxsutawney Phil's Inner Circle

Ep. 13 The guys behind Groundhog Day: Punxsutawney Phil’s Inner Circle

By Lindsay Patross | January 28, 2020

We traveled to Punxsutawney to interview A.J. Dereume and Dave Gigliotti two of the members of Punxsutawney Phil’s Inner Circle.

Day Trip to Lafayette - Very Local

A Weekend in Lafayette: The Capital of Cajun Country

By Matt Haines | January 28, 2020

Whether it’s Zydeco music — Cajun food, or one of countless other unique cultural attributes — when we arrive in Lafayette we arrive at the gateway to a world unlike any other.

Carlow flea market

Jan 24 – Feb 9: HUGE Flea Market @ Carlow University

By Lindsay Patross | January 27, 2020

Located in Oakland, proceeds from the Flea Market at Carlow will go to supporting the Carlow University Theatre Group.

The Pittsburgh Businesses Making Mending Mainstream

By Jessa Gibboney | January 23, 2020

Here’s a look at six local, contemporary tailors to help save your clothes, your money and our environment.

Starship Mantis

Ep. 11 Collaborations // Behind the Scenes of the Starship Mantis Show

By Lindsay Patross | January 15, 2020

Meet some local Pittsburgh businesses and learn how they collaborated together on a performance with the band Starship Mantis. Very Local was one of the sponsors of New Year/New Galaxy on January 4. Before Starship Mantis took the stage, we caught up with the band and the businesses to find out more about how they worked together.

Get to know Dave Wachter, comic book creator extraordinaire

By Matt Petras | January 13, 2020

Supervillians, monsters and mutants. A look into the day-to-day of Pittsburgh-based artist Dave Wachter, an award-winning illustrator and comic book creator.

Melissa Larrick

Ep. 10 Melissa Larrick on Hitchhiker Brewing and Squirrel Hill Favs

By Lindsay Patross | January 7, 2020

Ep. 10 of The Slaw: Melissa Larrick, taproom manager at Hitchhiker talks about their unique locations // Staghorn Cafe & Zeke’s Coffee // Pittsburgh Bloody Mary Festival returns in February

Vietnamese Food in Pittsburgh

Ep. 09 Ben Wong on Vietnamese Food in Pittsburgh

By Lindsay Patross | December 31, 2019

Ben Wong on Vietnamese Food in Pittsburgh // Banjo Night at the Elks // Rolling Pepperoni to open storefront with the help of Honeycomb Credit

Jim Henson's puppets in Pittsburgh

The Slaw 08: How did Jim Henson’s puppets end up in Pittsburgh?

By Lindsay Patross | December 24, 2019

Boaz Frankel joins us to talk about the urSol the Chanter puppet at the Children’s Museum and his interview with Elmo.