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The Person Behind the Artist

January 17, 2019January 23, 2019 dance, Jordyn Hronec, Point Park University

By Jordyn Hronec, Point Park News Service Before class starts, there’s a specific energy buzzing in the air. When the teacher opens the door, dancers quickly file into the large, echoey studio with sunlight filtering through the tall windows that reveal the ghost of a once industrial city looming outside. The dance students are eager to get stretching. One student... Read More

When Two Become Yinz: The Pittsburgh Cookie Table Tradition

December 18, 2018December 18, 2018 Cookie Tables, Justin Bersuder, Lyndsay Bersuder, Mike Audey, Ryan Koch, Tyler Martin, Victoria Bails

By Victoria Bails Ryan Koch and Mike Audey decided to have a cookie table at their wedding because of the regional tradition. When Megan and Tyler Martin were planning out their wedding, Tyler wasn’t aware it was only a local practice, but they knew they wanted one at their wedding. Family tradition and, similarly, Pittsburgh tradition led Lyndsay and Justin... Read More

Young Business Owners Change Retail in Pittsburgh

December 18, 2018December 18, 2018 Anika Ignozzi, Brandon Moon, Hippy at Heart, OOH Baby, planetHEMP, Samuel Graeb, Victoria Bails

By Victoria Bails Samuel Graeb was studying at the University of Montana when he bought his first article of hemp clothing: a pair of jeans. After taking one of her dad’s old denim shirts, distressed from his contracting jobs, Anika Ignozzi painted a monster on the pocket. Brandon Moon worked on another clothing line with someone else when he realized... Read More

Photo Series: Fall Fashion Arrives in Pittsburgh

September 26, 2018September 26, 2018 Cora McCarty, Fall fashion

Photos by Cora McCarty, Point Park News Service The crisp and cool air is right around the corner, and everyone’s digging out their fall fashion. As the weather cools, you’ll see Timberlands, Sperry boat shoes, and Ugg moccasins breaking out of the closet. Cardigans, flannels and jeans will always be in, but this year we have some newcomers. The ’80s and... Read More

Vintage Style in the Steel City

April 18, 2018September 2, 2018 Amanda Myers, Clothes Minded, Highway Robbery Vintage, ThredUp, Three Rivers Vintage, Vintage Pittsburgh

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 recent years, younger demographics are buying older, vintage clothing, showing a shift in culture and consumerism. The definition of vintage varies, but it is most often a piece... Read More

Specialty Cupid’s Choice Donuts has students feeling the love

February 14, 2018December 18, 2018

By: Meghan Macioce, Point Park News Service Getting into the Valentine’s Day spirit, Dunkin Donuts has released a limited run of seven specialty Cupid’s Choice Donuts. The promotion, which runs from which runs from Jan. 29 to Feb. 14, has doughnut enthusiasts getting into the holiday spirit. Stopping at the Market Square location before a class or a study session... Read More

Part two: Fashion Bloggers Take the Pittsburgh Scene by Storm

February 13, 2018December 18, 2018

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), started blogging when she and her husband moved to Pittsburgh. “My husband Ben and I made a big life decision about a year and a half ago when... Read More

Fashion Bloggers Take the Pittsburgh Scene by Storm

February 8, 2018December 18, 2018

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 blog after taking a marketing and public relations class at James Madison University. Forsaking the corporate world when she moved to Pittsburgh, Jessa Gibboney began blogging, styling customers... Read More

Young and Single Mothers: Episode Two

February 1, 2018December 18, 2018

By: Gracey Evans, Point Park News Service Young and Single Mothers is a series following Abbey Lovett on her journey while raising her son as a young and single mother. She gave birth to her son Grayson when she was 19 and has taken care of him by herself ever since. This series shows the good and bad about how it... Read More

Finding a home for eSports in Pittsburgh

January 29, 2018December 18, 2018 esports, James O'Connor, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Knights

By: Brandi Ogrodowski, Point Park News Service When James O’Connor was in the Marines, he injured his shoulder playing football and had to stop playing the sport he loved. After a friend recommended the online computer game Counter-strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), O’Connor, played it to pass the time and quickly fell in love. He loved it so much that... Read More