Thousands of fans turned Monroeville Mall into a living shrine during Living Dead Weekend, celebrating Dawn of the Dead even as Walmart's planned redevelopment shadows the site.

Anthrocon returns to downtown Pittsburgh next Thursday through Sunday for its 20th anniversary, bringing a fursuit parade, block party on Penn Avenue and river cruises that could draw thousands.

Pittsburgh’s America 250 week tops out July 4 with a Plain White T’s headliner, a pre‑fireworks drone show and what officials call the city’s biggest fireworks in decades.