French roast and felines: Colony Cafe brings coffee, baked goods and adoption-ready cats to the Strip District

By Jamie Crow | Staff Writer  When Colony Cafe opened on Penn Avenue in the Strip District two weeks ago, people were anxiously awaiting their chance to visit. While the opening of another coffee shop in Pittsburgh doesn’t sound like breaking news, the Colony Cafe earned its hype. See, the Colony Cafe offers one special purr-k: cats. Cat cafes have made their way across the … Continue reading French roast and felines: Colony Cafe brings coffee, baked goods and adoption-ready cats to the Strip District

For new pets, go rescue rather than retail

By Rebekah Devorak | Opinions Editor  You might have seen the story circulating around Twitter recently about a girl who stole 24 dogs that were about to be euthanized from an animal shelter, was arrested and then was released with clearance to keep the dogs. That story would be pretty awesome – a heroine for poodles and pit bulls everywhere – if only it were … Continue reading For new pets, go rescue rather than retail