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Ask Doug: Plant ID and lots of tree queries
Everybody Gardens editor Doug Oster gets asked a lot of questions. A lot. And he doesn’t mind offering gardening advice. But rather than just limiting those answers to the person who asked, we thought it might be a good idea to share that wealth of knowledge with everybody. (The questions...
Go back in time at the annual Penn’s Colony FestivalVideo
The aroma of a freshly baked loaf will greet you upon entering. Enjoy a slice, topped with melting apple butter. Homemade bread is just one of the enticing reasons to attend the 36th annual Penn’s Colony Festival from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 21 and 28 and 10 a.m....
Heather Holm carries the mantle for pollinators
Heather Holm and her husband were exploring Denmark, and as he delved into his family tree, the understanding spouse also knew he’d be spending time with flowers … as Holm’s passion for pollinators transcends international boundaries and vacation time. “I’m always interested in reading landscapes,” she says of the trip....
Clematis pruning is not one size fits all
Question: I know there are three types of clematis. And that the specific type determines when the clematis should be cut down. Can you give some direction as to when each should be cut, and perhaps what some of the most common varieties are? Answer: Clematis is a popular flowering...
List of ‘best’ Frank Lloyd Wright homes in 37 states includes Fallingwater
Fallingwater in Fayette County is among the Frank Lloyd Wright homes featured in a new “best of” list compiled by the home improvement website HomeAdvisor. The famous Wright home, visited by thousands every year, appears on a list and a map that shows the geographic reach of Wright’s work and...
Row House Cinema, Style412 collaborate on fashion film festival
Row House Cinema in Lawrenceville is bringing a fashion film festival to town with the help of Style412. The roster includes the documentaries “The True Cost” and “Halston,” and the classic films “Zoolander” and “Clueless.” View this post on Instagram One of the reasons I knew I wanted to move...
Trollbeads store coming to South Hills Village
The beads reflect moments in life. Trollbeads is a bead-on bracelet brand, and carries handcrafted bracelets, rings, necklaces and earrings. The company invites customers to create their own jewelry by starting with a bracelet and adding beads, spacers or other items. Customers can also opt to have one made. A...
Oktoberfest returns to Idlewild with German food, music, fun
Oktoberfest returns to Idlewild & SoakZone Sept. 21-22 with a full slate of authentic German food, bands, singers and dancers. All ethnic food service and entertainment will take place in Pavilion D-2 at the Ligonier Township park. On Sept. 21, The Barons will perform noon-4 p.m. Now in their 33rd...
Amazon Prime to stream Rihanna’s next-level lingerie show
NEW YORK — Rihanna believes women of all shapes, colors and sizes should be celebrated, and that spirit of inclusion has made her lingerie and beauty lines massive successes. “Women just need a little bit of validation,” the superstar explained to The Associated Press ahead of her Savage X Fenty...
Fort Ligonier will auction 1911 Old Overholt bottle at ‘Cannon Ball’ event
When it comes to capitalizing on Western Pennsylvania’s rye whiskey history, the Fort Ligonier Association isn’t going to get left out. In addition to a rare whiskey auction happening Thursday in Kentucky that includes a bottle of 1909 Old Overholt — a West Overton distillery once owned by Henry Clay...
2020 top trends in spring and summer fashion
NEW YORK — A sunny sense of optimism ran through the spring and summer 2020 collections presented here during New York Fashion Week, with labels providing the seeds of hope — in some cases literally — that brighter days for the country and our planet are just around the corner....
Football whoopie pies a total touchdown for game day
Football season is officially underway, so bring on the weekly goodies! These football-shaped whoopie pies will score points for being delicious as well as adorable. They’ll be the MVP of your tailgating table. (Note: If you’re making these in the off season, or if you’re short on time, you can,...
Fill up at Mac and Cheese Festival, Pittsburgh Pierogi Festival
Carb counting is not an option when two of the region’s tastiest comfort foods are the main attractions at two different food festivals the weekend of Sept. 21-22. Pittsburgh’s first Mac and Cheese Festival will take place at Highmark Stadium at Station Square on Sept. 21, followed by the sixth...
Top Picks From the Wine Cellar: 5 ‘natural wines’ to savor
In today’s social media cauldron, nothing generates more heated diatribes than the topic of “natural wines.” Pontificating pundits — most self-appointed — routinely unleash clickbait fodder with full-throated opinions either for or against the wines. Yet this blathering does little to enlighten casual wine drinkers just hoping to understand “natural...
Pizza Hut debuts Stuffed Cheez-It Pizza
No, you aren’t dreaming. This is reality. Pizza Hut just took one of the most addictive snack foods this side of heaven and stuffed it — either with mozzarella or pepperoni — and made it a thing. A single order of the ’za snack gets you four large squares of...
Learn to preserve fresh food at Penn State Extension’s canning seminar
Tony Thomas’ grandfather kept a small garden behind the house Thomas and his wife bought a couple years ago, in Pittsburgh’s Morningside neighborhood. After a season spent amending the soil, tilling it and laying down compost, he and his wife have a backyard vegetable and flower garden bursting at the...
Luke and Mike’s Frontporch in Aspinwall focuses on outdoor dining experienceVideo
Billy Rice of Aspinwall has owned 11 restaurants. But his last eatery endeavor, Luke & Mike’s Frontporch, is personal. “I named this last restaurant after my boys,” Rice said. “It’s a great outdoor spot, and it’s been a great adventure.” “They will be the next generation to take over,” said...
A new look at Frank Lloyd Wright’s textiles, home goods
A small but important exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City explores a little-known facet of architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s creations: his line of wallpapers, printed and woven textiles, and other home goods designed for the public. “Frank Lloyd Wright Textiles: The Taliesin Line, 1955-60” remains...
Out & About: Dinner theater guests reach the stars with ‘Galileo’
Around these parts, re-enactors are usually portraying figures from the French and Indian or Revolutionary wars. For the first installment of the 2019-20 History Dinner Theater Series, the Foster and Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery at Saint Vincent College ventured a little further back in time. On Sept. 14 in the...
Out & About: Greensburg Art Center exhibition covers the 3 ‘P’s’Video
The Greensburg Art Center has the natural world covered in its current exhibition, “People, Places and Plants … OH MY!” Featuring 70 artists, the exhibition opened with a reception Sept. 14 and continues through Oct. 18. Each of three walls in the center’s Rowe Gallery is devoted to one “P”...
Travel tip: Chainsaw carvers will have Cook Forest buzzing
Unleash your inner lumberjack Sept. 12-15 at the Chainsaw Carvers’ Round-Up. The Cook Forest Sawmill Center for the Arts will be buzzing (literally) with the sound of 16 carvers transforming logs into surprisingly detailed works of art. Live carving will be featured each day, along with auctions of the newly...
4 ways to preserve summer produce
In the last warm weeks of summer, it’s hard to imagine that today’s tomatoes, corn, peaches and other late-summer bounty will soon be just memories. But wait, they don’t have to be. With a bit of forethought, and a bit of time, we can safeguard some of this magnificent produce...
Living with Children: Dad says co-sleeping destroyed his marriage
A New York writer named Jonathan Daniel Stern, writing in the Aug. 7 issue of the e-zine “Fatherly,” laments that co-sleeping has destroyed his marriage. As best as I can figure, Stern and his ersatz wife are still married and live under the same roof, but the marriage is gone,...
Son asks his mom to stay in a hotel, she’s not having it
Dear Carolyn: I’m a 70-year-old mom of a 35-year-old, newly married son, my only child. What are your thoughts about his telling me that if I visit them, I need to stay in a hotel? I would only visit if invited of course. I visited him before and stayed in...
Las Vegas is getting a millennial makeover
Of all the ways to burn through cash in Las Vegas, zip lining 12 stories above the throngs at the outdoor mall known as LINQ Promenade may be the most thrilling. Next to hunting down zombies in a virtual reality game, seeing Lady Gaga in concert or hanging out at...
