Friday, Jan. 20:
✊ Pittsburgh Racial Justice Summit. Opening keynote Friday; full-day seminars and panels Saturday. $0-$50. 7:30pm. East Liberty.
🧽 Bikini Bottom Rave. The team behind the Shrek Rave return. $30+. 9pm (18 and over). McKees Rocks.
🎭 Harriet Tubman and The Underground Railroad. Opening night at the New Hazlett. This weekend and next. $24. (Friday preview, half price) Allegheny Center.
🚛 Uhaul Disco. Spirit hosts a benefit for the summertime, after-hours garage rave. $5. 9pm-2am. Lawrenceville.
Saturday, Jan. 21:
🥬 Celebrate winter foods. Pittsburgh’s Harvie Farms hosts a winter food showcase at Sprezzatura. 12-3pm. Millvale.
🧧 Lunar New Year gala. Pittsburgh Chinese Cultural Center presents violinists, magicians and more. 7-9pm. Downtown.
🎙 Detour at Hot Mass. “An evening of sounds that highlight the raw side of Techno, Acid, Electro, Miami Bass, EBM, and more.” Openers from Detroit, Philadelphia, and Berlin. $20. 11pm – late. Downtown.
🪕 Mirabelle Skipworth & The Brink Of, w/ Morgan Erina. Alt-folk artists at James Simon Studios. $10. 7pm. Uptown.
Sunday, Jan. 22:
🇨🇺 Cuban Night. Hosted by Hugo Cruz and the Caminos at Kingfly Spirits. Brass, percussion and more. No cover. 8pm. Strip District.
🌮 Dos Reyes Brunch + Broken Family Feud. Enjoy Sonoran Mexican food, heavy metal trivia with prizes, and more. No cover. 11am-3pm. McKees Rocks.
He is a 2x 2023 Western PA Press Club Golden Quill award winner, in feature and business reporting. And a 3x finalist in the investigative reporting category.
He is a 2018 first prize winner in environmental reporting from the Keystone Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists for reporting on lead in Pittsburgh’s drinking water.
In 2022 and 2021, he was awarded a grant from The Gumshoe Group to support his investigative reporting.