Review: Mac Miller’s “Circles”
Zachary Somma, Copy Editor
January 24, 2020
"Circles" is the posthumous sixth studio album from Pittsburgh-raised rapper and singer Mac Miller. In 2018, a little over a month after releasing his last project, "Swimming," Miller was found dead in his Los Angeles home after overdosing on a mixture of drugs and alcohol. Since his passing, there...
Punchline hits The Rex Theater & interview with Chris Fafalios
Jonah Hoy, Contributor
January 12, 2020
The Rex Theater held Pittsburgh's local pop-punk proprietors Punchline on January 3, along with a multitude of other local acts such as Lotus Kid, Another Cheetah and The Composure. With the audience filling the dark room shoulder to shoulder, Ramones T-shirts and skinny jeans, Lotus Kid kicked off...
The Menzingers hit the Roxian Theater
Jonah Hoy, Contributor
December 4, 2019
PITTSBURGH — Philadelphia-native punk rockers "The Menzingers" shoved their way into the Roxian Theater on Saturday, November 30. On their fifth week of touring, they stopped into the Pittsburgh area to play a monumentally energetic and exciting show. The opening act of the night, Culture Abuse,...
Preview: RMU hosts Pitt for inaugural basketball game at UPMC Events Center
Austin Bechtold, Contributor
November 12, 2019
MOON TOWNSHIP-- The Robert Morris men’s basketball team (0-2) opens play at the new UPMC Events Center this Tuesday night. The team hosts the Pitt Panthers (1-1) for the first game in their new home. Both teams are coming off tough losses and look to bounce back with a victory in this highly anticipat...
Men’s Basketball Season Preview: Toole enters his tenth season as head coach
Logan Carney, Digital Content Director
November 6, 2019
MOON TOWNSHIP -- The 10th season of the Andy Toole Era for Robert Morris men's basketball starts this Thursday with the Colonials traveling 278.8 miles to take on Marshall University. Coach Toole enters his tenth season with the second-best winning percentage among current NEC head coaches (54.5%); grante...
Riverhounds win nailbiter over Charleston
Logan Carney, Digital Content Manager
September 14, 2019
PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (14-4-9) defeated the Charleston Battery (8-8-10) by the score of 1-0 on Saturday. The win extends their undefeated home streak to 9-0-4. Their last home regular season loss dates back to July 21, 2018, against the Charleston Battery with the score being 1-0. ...
Pittsburgh Pooches in the Pool make waves on Labor Day
Kassandra Boyd, Contributor
September 9, 2019
MOON TOWNSHIP -- With temperatures in the mid-70s and the sun peeking from behind the clouds, local dogs came out in the hundreds to mingle, play and escape the heat during Pittsburgh's fourth annual “Pooches in the Pool” event on Labor Day from 4 to 6 P.M. The event was organized by Andy Grobe,...
Country music star Eric Church doubles down in Pittsburgh
Michael Delehanty, Contributor
May 8, 2019
PITTSBURGH - Country music icon Eric Church brought his Double Down Tour to PPG Paints Arena this past weekend for two epic shows on Friday, May 3, and Saturday, May 4. When Church announced the Double Down Tour back in September 2018, he told his fans that he wanted to top his 2017 Holding' My Own...
Pittsburgh named one of the best cities to celebrate Easter
John Blinn, News Editor
April 20, 2019
PITTSBURGH- With spring temperatures kicking in and store aisles filling with chocolate and jellybeans, WalletHub looks at the best places to celebrate Easter in 2019. Due to the various meanings of the holiday, WalletHub weighed both religious and commercial factors when deciding which cities were...
Pittsburgh named one of 2019’s best places to live
Michael Delehanty, Contributor
April 20, 2019
PITTSBURGH - Livability recently released their annual list of the top 100 places to live in the United States. While creating the list, over 1,000 cities were examined through a rigorous process. The editors of Livability start off by examining a large amount of data from each city such as economics,...
