Australian-born stand-up comedian Jim Jefferies had a pretty solid pitch for why you should come to his show in Pittsburgh on Saturday.

It’s understandable if you feel the post-holiday lull hit extra hard this week, especially after frigid temperatures and pesky snow. But this is the best time to get out and see what the city has to offer. Here are a few events to check out this weekend in Pittsburgh.

Point Park University is revamping its performing arts department, it announced Monday.

In late December, Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey mugged for the cameras Downtown and pumped the hands of City Council members as he basked in the passage of his 2025 budget.

Welcome to 2025! The first weekend of the new year is the perfect time to start on those resolutions. Did you resolve to get in shape? Get into art? Just have more fun? Pittsburgh’s got some great events to help you on your way to those goals. Here are a few.

Dozens of people welcomed 2025 with a plunge into the chilly brown water of the Monongahela River on Wednesday during the New Year’s Day Polar Plunge hosted by the Pittsburgh Polar Bear Club.

Figures released Tuesday show Pittsburgh police lost more officers in 2024 than they have in at least 12 years, triggering calls from elected leaders and public-safety watchdogs to stem a staffing crisis that’s also playing out in police departments nationwide.

Pittsburgh Acting Police Chief Chris Ragland says the city’s annual New Year’s Eve celebration will be safe, with dozens of officers patrolling the Downtown event.

When Richard Bubin was a child, he would draw pictures of animals in crayon on the walls of his family’s home.

Pittsburgh is set to host its 31st New Year’s Eve party Tuesday.