Courtesy of Phillip Thompson
“Collections in Black: A Celebration of Black Comic Book Culture” was organized for the August Wilson African American Cultural Center by Phillip Thompson. You might know him as DJ Big Phill, one of the city’s most popular record-spinners.
Katie Blackley
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Check out the Maxo Vanka annual Holiday Lights Tour in Millvale, enjoy Phipps Holiday Magic or celebrate New Year's with the kids (in the afternoon) at the Children's Museum — here's what to do in Pittsburgh this weekend. -
Heinz ketchup. Mister Rogers’ “It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.” Smiley cookies. Pittsburgh professor and author Mike Madison has chronicled these unmistakably Pittsburgh things as part of his Intellectual Property Hall of Fame. He began the project in 2020 during the pandemic — just for fun. -
For Pittsburghers of a certain age, the art exhibit “Pittsburgh’s Avant-Garde” is a walk down memory lane. For anyone younger, it’s a time capsule of the city’s artistic riches. -
Celebrate the music of Ahmad Jamal, watch "The Year Without A Santa Claus" or check out a magic show downtown — here's what to do in Pittsburgh this weekend. -
Pittsburgh artist Gavin Benjamin moved to Columbus due to high housing costs, neighborhood changes, and challenges facing local artists, highlighting issues like low wages and limited support in Pittsburgh’s art scene. -
Relive "A Christmas Story," check out ice sculptures at an Oakland holiday festival or listen to the Pittsburgh Symphony's "Holiday Pops" — here's what to do in Pittsburgh this weekend. -
As part of the ongoing restoration of Notre-Dame de Paris in the aftermath of its 2019 fire, one of its new electric organs was supplied by Allen Organ of Macungie. -
Elaine Rusinko discusses her new biography of Julia Warhola, mother of Andy Warhol. -
East Liberty has been the site of rapid, dramatic change over the past two decades. Technologist Adrian Jones dives into archives to tell stories from the neighborhood’s past. -
Grief is not just a human emotion. When animals die at the Pittsburgh Zoo, their caretakers and the animals with which they’ve shared an enclosure also feel the loss.
