Duquesne University on Tuesday named Sarah J. Ewing as its provost and vice president for academic affairs, rounding out an administrative team at a pivotal time in higher education.

The best times at the theater almost always involve getting to see a stellar cast elevate the material. So is the case with Point Park University’s Pittsburgh Playhouse and its production of the beloved horror-comedy musical “Little Shop of Horrors.”

A teenage girl has been charged with repeatedly stabbing another juvenile in front of the Pittsburgh police Downtown Public Safety Center late Thursday.

With a little over 24 hours left on the clock before the NFL Draft brings upward of 500,000 fans out in Pittsburgh, the $15 million revitalization of Downtown’s Market Square was officially completed and unveiled Wednesday afternoon.

Arts Landing — the 4-acre, outdoor civic space located at Eighth Street and Penn Avenue in the Cultural District — is open on time ahead of next week’s NFL Draft.

Yes, it’s a musical about corn.

There are undoubtedly some shows in the theatrical canon that are overdone. It can be groan-inducing to see the same plays and musicals performed over and over again, revived and revisited ad nauseam. Thornton Wilder’s classic “Our Town,” while frequently produced, isn’t one of them.

At Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, people can find books, magazines, historical records — and NFL Draft-themed merchandise.

Much like the circus at its center, the musical “Water for Elephants” is a dazzling spectacle — but also a bit messy, and with a lot of darkness lurking in the shadows beyond the Big Top lights.

Michael Zagaris has been photographing NFL football for almost six decades, attending 44 Super Bowls. Now, he’s sharing his photographic journey with Pittsburgh.