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Travel tip: 10 destinations for cheap spring break travel
College students have their priorities, like picking the right major, studying hard, getting good grades — and figuring out where to go for spring break. If saving money is also on the list, U.S. News has a list of cheap spring break destinations, determined by factors including lodging costs, atmosphere,...
Living with Children: A phase almost all children go through
Question: Our daughter, our first and only, is just short of 3 ½. She has recently started coming into our room in the middle of the night and making a request of one sort or another. She wants one of us to accompany her to the bathroom, get her a...
6 seed-starting tips
Over the next few weeks, gardeners everywhere will take on the challenge of starting their own seeds. Whether it’s sowing seeds of your favorite heirloom tomato variety, planting herb seeds, or starting a collection of annuals like sunflowers, cosmos, or marigolds, it’s one of our most favorite times of the...
Pittsburghers lap up beers at BrewDog’s grand opening in East Liberty
It’s 11 a.m. at BrewDog’s grand opening on Friday, Feb. 28, and the place is packed. The new 4,000-square-foot space is the Scottish company’s latest American outpost. It is located on Centre Avenue across from Target in East Liberty. Co-founders James Watt and Martin Dickie started releasing experimental beers in...
Women of Alle Kiski Engaging to host 1st event
Jamy Rankin didn’t go into the workforce with the intent to climb the corporate ladder. But a strong work ethic and driving focus to care for her daughter took Rankin to the top. “I went to work every day to create a future for my daughter,” she says. “I wanted...
International food conference to be held in Pittsburgh
An annual food conference by the International Association of Culinary Professionals will be held in Pittsburgh this year, March 27 to 29. Chefs, food critics and authors will gather at the Omni William Penn Hotel for interviews, panel discussions, networking and, of course, food. Several well-known personalities will be present,...
Fighting like cats and dogs? Avoid conflict when adding a new pet
One is never enough when it comes to certain things: potato chips, pairs of shoes, friends who have your back. For many animal lovers, one pet is certainly not enough, either. But it’s not a good idea to collect pets willy-nilly, like so many knickknacks. Finances and lifestyle are two...
Leap Day babies enjoy some ‘every 4 years’ perks
If you are planning to blow out the candles on your cake on Feb. 29, you are among approximately 205,000 people in the United States who can claim a Leap Year birthday. Many Leap Year babies celebrate on Feb. 28 or March 1 most years. A Leap year gives them...
Bringing back struggling plants
Dr. Peter Zale became fascinated with trees as a child growing up in Olmstead Falls, Ohio, near Cleveland. One day his parents took him to Holden Arboretum in Lake County wanting to encourage his interests in plants. While visiting he picked up a flyer that had a beautiful ink drawing...
Endeavoring to save endangered plants
Roxanne Swan methodically searches hundreds of drawers filled with seeds of native plants. Each small drawer is labeled with the Latin name of the seeds stored inside. She’s in a small room, adjacent to a greenhouse in the Audubon Center for Native Plants at Beechwood Farms in Fox Chapel, where...
Meet Doug Oster during Duquesne Light Home and Garden Show
You can receive free tickets to see Everybody Garden’s Doug Oster appear at the Duquesne Light Home and Garden Show held at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center from March 6-15. You must email Oster at doster@535media.com or otherwise contact him with the names of the people attending, what day...
Try these nasturtium varieties this season
Question: Nasturtiums are one of my favorite flowers to grow. This year, I’d like to try growing a few of the climbing types. Are they easy to grow from seed or will I need to buy transplants somewhere? Answer: Nasturtiums (Tropaeolum majus) are a favorite of many gardeners. Their glossy...
Olive Garden will give you 4 free treats if you’re a Leap Day baby
Maybe having a birthday once in four years isn’t that bad. Olive Garden wants to make it right for Leap Day babies who have missed birthdays during the past three years. The restaurant has announced that it will reward those who have been wronged by giving them four free desserts...
Pittsburgh fashion experts assist Carnegie Mellon’s ‘Lunar Gala’ student designers
Pittsburgh style experts helped student designers fashion their looks. Mentors from Style412, an organization that provides resources for fashion industry professionals, worked with 16 designers for Carnegie Mellon University’s student-run fashion show “Lunar Gala 2020: Yesterday.” The annual runway event is from 8-11 p.m. Saturday at the Jared L. Cohon...
3 Pittsburgh chefs make James Beard Awards semifinals list
Christian Frangiadis was flying home from Denmark when a customer called to make a booking at his Spork restaurant. He also congratulated the chef on his being named a James Beard Award semifinalist. That’s how Frangiadis learned he was on the 2020 list of semifinalists, in his case for Best...
Superior Motors, Barebones Blackbox Theater offer ‘Pulp’ pairing
Fans of Quentin Tarantino’s hit 1994 film “Pulp Fiction” can gather with like-minded aficionados — and foodies — for a screening in Braddock on March 8. Barebones Blackbox Theater and Superior Motors will offer a “cinematic experience” in the theater, attached to the restaurant at 1211 Braddock Ave. Chefs will...
Burgh’ers Farkleberry Tart continues sweet donation tradition to Children’s Hospital
In 2019, Burgh’ers Brewing raised contributions totaling $2,642 for UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh’s Free Care Fund. Burgh’ers’ donation came through $2 per sale of each Farkleberry Tart blackberry sour ale. The fund provides care to every child in the region, regardless of a family’s ability to pay. Last year’s...
Thank Pittsburgh for KFC’s new Chicken & Donuts dishesVideo
Kentucky Fried Chicken released it new Chicken & Donuts dishes this week, and fans nationwide can thank Pittsburgh eaters for the sweet and savory offerings. Last September, KFCs in Pittsburgh and Norfolk, Va., were the test markets for the new dishes. The fried chicken giant tested its Fried Chicken &...
What’s Brewing? How to layer your own Black and Tan
Black and Tan is the name given to a beer with the combination of a pale ale such as Bass, Boulevard or Sierra Nevada layered with a stout such as Guinness or Murphy’s. What’s really fun is that if you can’t decide between ordering a stout or a pale ale,...
Pittsburgh-area fish fries: Where to dig in every week during Lent 2020
It’s about to get fishy around here. It’s the scent and flavor that fuels many a volunteer fire department, church and social club budget for the year — fried fish. The 2020 fish fry season is finally here. Many organizations are gearing up for their annual fundraisers, most beginning on...
Clarifying the carrot confusion
My recent column on carrots brought these letters. And they piqued my curiosity to get more information: Q: I just finished a column by you about carrots in the Fredericksburg Virginia Free Lance Star. I always wondered about baby carrots. Now that you have confirmed that they are cut regular...
Blackburn Center reaches ‘Walk a Mile in Her Shoes’ milestone
For the 10th year, men will slip into, tie or strap on a pair of women’s shoes and walk 1 mile through Greensburg on April 18, literally walking in the opposite sex’s shoes. Hempfield’s Blackburn Center, which works to educate the public about and end domestic and sexual violence, bullying...
Out & About: Inaugural daddy-daughter dance has ‘Frozen’ theme
About 10 miles from Norvelt, more special couples gathered for another enchanted evening to remember. It was the inaugural Daddy-Daughter Dance hosted by Latrobe-GLSD Parks & Recreation, held Feb. 22 at Greater Latrobe Senior High School in Unity. The Center for Student Creativity was decked out like a scene from...
Out & About: Popular Me and My Special Guy Dance draws hundredsVideo
The American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Mt. Pleasant continued its popular Me and My Special Guy Dance with a doubleheader on Feb. 22 in Roosevelt Hall in Norvelt. The event has grown so much over the years that, for the second time, the organization offered two sessions to...
Out & About: ‘Picture This’ is young artist’s first solo exhibition
A young Greensburg artist has her first solo show with the current Picture This at the Library exhibition in the Greensburg Hempfield Area Library. Jasmine Lear, 24, who says she is self-taught through books, the internet and just drawing from life, is showing works in mediums including watercolor, gouache, alcohol...
