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Shrimp po boy tacos and a bbq chicken sandwich with pasta salad are just two of The Smiling Moose’s offerings.

Supporting Stages, Pleasing Palates

Beyond supporting music venues, one can order some very flavorful food and drink.

Mastic Trail Brewing Blazes Exciting Caribbean Concept in Glenshaw

A former Moose Lodge is now one of the best new restaurants/bars in Pittsburgh.

Bikers—the self-propelled kind—are prolifically populating Pittsburgh's trails and streets this summer. (photo courtesy of Bike PGH, from a past PedalPGH event)

EC Summer Guide: Yes, Summer Is Happening in Pittsburgh

A one-stop guide to what's on, outdoors and in, for summer fun.

Celebrity Hot Tub (l.), a brown ale, and Keds and Tube Socks (r.), a wheat beer, stand groovily together.

Inner Groove Celebrates One Year, Green Phase

One-year-old Inner Groove Brewing maintains an exceptional experience in the green phase.

David Waruszewski of Shaler stocks up from Grist House bartender Jami Spatta.

Love (and Beer) in the Time of Coronavirus

Craft breweries like Grist House and Strange Roots Experimental Ales in Millvale have responded to Coronavirus by offering creative and safe ways to distribute their beer.

Stained glass window depiction of Saint Patrick in Saint Patrick Catholic Church, Junction City, Ohio. (photo: Nheyob and Wikipedia)

St. Patrick’s Days Pittsburgh 2020 Guide

Pittsburgh sports one of the biggest St. Patrick's Day celebrations in the U.S. featuring days of parties music, dance and a parade (canceled).

Mandy Moore at SXSW 2018. (photo: Daniel Benavides and Wikipedia).

March Concert Guide: Reba, Howard Jones, The Chieftains, Mandy Moore, and Bear Hands

Strong female performers power the Pittsburgh concert scene this month.

Post Malone in concert on the main stage at Stavernfestivalen in Stavern, Norway, in 2018. (photo: Wikipedia and Tore Sætre)

February 2020 Concert Guide: Post Malone, The Lumineers, Boyz II Men, Cheap Trick, Little Big Town, and Donnie Iris

Whether you’re in love or not this February, a concert provides a few hours of relief from gray skies and cold air. This month especially sees various artists of myriad

Kingfly’s In-house Spirits, Ingredients Create True Craft Cocktails

Kingfly Spirits opened in 2019, and the ’20s appear promising for this craft distillery, which not only sells bottles but also operates a historic, lively, and singular bar.

Courtney Barnett performing at a concert in 2015. (photo: Paul Hudson and Wikipedia)

January 2020 Concert Guide: Courtney Barnett, Motion City Soundtrack, Winter Jam, Umphrey’s McGee, The Motels, and AJR

The new year of concerts starts strong as Pittsburgh enters the ’20s.