Fish Fry Review: Church of The Assumption Parish (Bellevue)

Pittsburgh Fish Fry

Random review of #fishburgh adventures during Lent. Find a fish fry on this Google maps collection. You can also follow them on Facebook and find tons of reviews and suggestions. Name: Church of The Assumption  Date: Friday, April 4, 2014 Time We Ate: 5:15 PM Location: Bellevue (45 North Sprague Street) We selected Assumption (as it’s known) based on […]

Stryker: Trans issues at ‘a historical moment’

We’re at a “historical moment in the media” for trans people, says Susan Stryker, historian, author, filmmaker, activist and director of the Institute for LGBT Studies at the University of Arizona. Stryker delivered the annual Margaret Morrison Lecture at Carnegie Mellon University on Monday. Part of CMU’s celebration of Women’s History Month, the lecture is […]

Fish Fry Review: Most Holy Name of Jesus (Troy Hill)

Pittsburgh Fish Fry

Random review of #fishburgh adventures during Lent. Find a fish fry on this Google maps collection. You can also follow them on Facebook and find tons of reviews and suggestions. Name: Most Holy Name of Jesus Roman Catholic Parish Date: Friday, March 28, 2014 Time We Ate: 5:30 PM Location: Troy Hill (Northside) 3600 Mt Troy Rd We selected this […]

Fish Fry Review: Coraopolis Elks

Random review of #fishburgh adventures during Lent. Find a fish fry on this Google maps collection. You can also follow them on Facebook and find tons of reviews and suggestions. Date: Friday March 21, 2013 Time We Ate: 6:30 PM (check the website for hours) Location: Coraopolis Elks Lodge #1090 1150 Stoops Ferry Road, Coraopolis We selected this location because […]

Fish Fry Review: Risen Lord Catholic Church, Marshall-Shadeland

Pittsburgh Fish Fry

Random review of #fishburgh adventures during Lent. Find a fish fry on this Google maps collection. You can also follow them on Facebook and find tons of reviews and suggestions. Date: Friday March 14, 2013 Time We Ate: 5 PM (check the website for hours) Location: Risen Lord Roman Catholic Church 3250 California Avenue (Marshall Shadeland neighborhood) […]

Review: Get Your Glow Facials

Several years ago, our friend Joe Skoski asked us to be testers for a new all-natural facial he was developing. So we schlepped up to his house and each of us had a turn to stretch out on the massage table and receive an hour-long facial. Joe explained to us step-by-step what he was doing […]

Congrats to Our Mary Lambert EP Winners

Free Fall Movie

Congrats to Becky, Heidi, Amanda and Lisa – the winners of Mary Lambert’s debut EP  “Welcome to the Age of My Body.” I heard they received their EP’s over the weekend and are now enjoying her dulcet tone. Our next giveaway will kick off at week’s end – two copies of the movie “Free Fall” which […]

Dicey and Paprika Return to Club Cafe: Exclusive Interview

Ledcat Paprika

I’ve interviewed some pretty amazing performers over the years – Jill Sobule, Mary Gauthier,  …I’m even in the midst of an interview with Rick Springfield. But when the chance came for me to nab an exclusive with Dicey Stewart and Paprika LaRue, I dropped everything, let out a primal scream and immediately broke out some […]

GIVEAWAY: Mary Lambert’s EP “Welcome to the Age of My Body”

Mary Lambert

One of the truly bright spots from the Grammy’s and the debate around Macklemore is the emergence of queer musician Mary Lambert. We had a chance to review the EP and it is terrific. You may have heard “She Keeps Me Warm” which is a lovely love song reminiscent of Alicia Keys (to me) and. […]

My Ignorance of AIDS and LGBTQ History: A Review of Dallas Buyers Club

On September 5, 1991, I was a college senior at Marymount University in Arlingtong, Virginia. I had no idea that a few miles down Glebe Road, a giant condom action was launched at the home of Senator Jesse Helms – an action centered around HIV/AIDS treatment. Mind you, I read the Washington Post each day. […]