By Lauren Ortego, Point Park News Service Joseph Goth was in dental school when he first experienced hypnotherapy – his professor at the time successfully stopped blood flow in both of his…
Category: Arts & Culture
Vintage mixer proves satisfying for vendors, community
By Amanda Myers, Point Park News Service Entering Teamster’s Hall for the bi-annual Pittsburgh Vintage Mixer is like walking into an overloaded vintage candy land. On April 7, the two-floor space crammed…
Carnegie Library of Homestead reaches another milestone
By Amanda Myers, Point Park News Service Built out of the ashes of the Homestead Strike of 1892, the 120-year history of the Carnegie Library of Homestead is rooted in both triumphant…
White-tailed
By Elise Greeley, Point Park News Service “It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.” —Henry David Thoreau She skips out of her house on a November night….
Vintage Style in the Steel City
By Amanda Myers, Point Park News Service The racks of Avalon Exchange in Squirrel Hill are filled with vintage and prime second-hand clothes and young people looking for the best finds. In…
The Toonseum: A celebration of comics, characters and culture
By Casey Hoolahan, Point Park News Service Comics: you’ve grown up reading them and watching them on television, but have you ever thought about their cultural and artistic value? The Toonseum in…
Challenges are behind hometown hero rapper Hardo
By: Matthew Ryan Miramontes, Point Park News Service Joseph Barnett is putting the past five years of challenges behind him. Under the moniker Hardo, the Pittsburgh native rapper is building a strong…
Part two: Fashion Bloggers Take the Pittsburgh Scene by Storm
By: Brittany Maniet, Point Park News Service This story is the second part of a series about local fashion bloggers. Read the first part here. Jessa Gibboney, known as Wavy Alabaster (http://wavyalabaster.com),…
Fashion Bloggers Take the Pittsburgh Scene by Storm
By: Brittany Maniet, Point Park News Service This story is the first part of a series about local fashion bloggers. Read Part 2 here. Sydney Carver took a chance starting a fashion…
Turning Empty Storefronts into Art venues
By: Krista Marple, Point Park News Service Pittsburgh is one of the many cities that are making better use of empty storefronts by transforming them into art galleries joining cities like Chicago,…