1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (1664+ words) The NFL draft is rushing back into Pittsburgh for the second time in the annual event's 91-year history. It's a historic occasion, for sure, but there's a local backstory to the draft and its ties to Pittsburgh's long history of…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (140+ words) Jennifer is co-creator of the award-winning book, "Pittsburgh Signs Project: 250 Signs of Western Pennsylvania" and was author of a long-running column on historic signs for Western Pennsylvania History Magazine. For 15 years, she was co-coordinator and marketing director for Handmade Arcade,…...

3+ day, 33+ min ago  (1189+ words) 5005 Penn Ave., Garfield "Hugh Watkins: The Arc of Dreams" on view April 3-29, opening reception April 11, 4-7 p.m. Curated by Christine Fr'chard, "The Arc of Dreams" presents woodcut prints, abstract and en plein air acrylic paintings, a wood sculpture and several monoprints fashioned…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago  (157+ words) Discover more Earth Month events in NEXT's Weekend Event Guides. Where can you meet the real voice of SpongeBob SquarePants and rub shoulders with everyone from William Shatner, Marcia Gay Harden and Patricia Arquette, to Josh Duhamel and Kevin Nealon…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (278+ words) To welcome the first week of spring (now let's just hope Mother Nature acts like it), we're running our next real estate column just as the most active time of year for the market starts to gain momentum. According to…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1021+ words) Green Tree cooking school and kitchen supply store Crate is usually closed around the noon hour on Tuesdays and Thursdays, but on Tuesday, March 17, eight older adults were tucked away in the back kitchen chopping broccoli, cucumbers and beets. Joe…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (264+ words) What's going on in Pittsburgh this weekend, March 26-29? Find out here. Know of a cool event?Email us. Attendees can find products from artisans specializing in traditional handcrafts such as metal, wood, fiber, ceramics and glass. Engage in the creative…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (291+ words) Feeling Nebby: A society scandal and love story in Allegheny West'NEXTpittsburgh Be part of what's NEXT A high society scandal led to a lifetime of happiness. That's the story of this grand home in Allegheny West that we're exploring in…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (650+ words) From parish halls to fire departments, fish at the center of one of the region's most beloved traditions during Lent is hauled from icy waters around Iceland and the Faroe Islands and shipped thousands of miles before landing on a…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (227+ words) When Broadway returns to the Benedum Center this fall, it brings with it musical classics, tragic love stories and countless iconic film and book adaptations. In addition to the Broadway in Pittsburgh season, Cultural Trust officials revealed nearly 40 other performances…...