Veteran drummer Bill Kuhn reflects on six decades in Pittsburgh’s music scene and what keeps him playing. For Bill Kuhn, music has never been just a career—it has been a lifelong calling that began at the age of 4 when he received his first drum set. More than six decades later, the Peters Township resident is still performing, producing and shaping the sound of Pittsburgh’s jazz and R&B scene. “I knew then I had a love for music that would last a lifetime,” says Kuhn. Raised in a family that...

The Pittsburgh Philharmonic celebrates 50 years of bringing accessible, high-quality music to the region. For more than 50 years, the Pittsburgh Philharmonic has been bringing the power of live orchestral music to audiences across southwestern Pennsylvania—proving that passion, dedication and community can create something truly extraordinary. Founded in 1975 as the North Pittsburgh Civic Symphony, the orchestra was created to give local musicians the opportunity to perform classical...

A Peters Township mom turns her passion for pottery into a warm, community-centered boutique. Sometimes, the right moment doesn’t arrive with a grand plan—it shows up in the form of a “For Lease” sign on a familiar street. For Samantha McVicker, that moment came while driving along Peters Township’s Valleybrook Road last winter. What she saw sparked something she had been carrying for years: a quiet but persistent dream of opening her own boutique. “I wrote my first business plan while I was...