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Revolving sushi bar coming to Pittsburgh’s SouthSide Works
Kura Sushi USA, a revolving sushi bar, is preparing to open at noon on Sunday in Pittsburgh’s SouthSide Works. The concept is also known as Kaiten sushi, where plates of sushi are moved along a conveyer belt. It’s extremely popular in Japan and has been around for decades there. It...
‘New normal’ and other annoying buzzwords sure to drive co-workers crazy
If you haven’t uttered them yourself, you’ve probably heard them spew from the mouths of co-workers or your boss. They are the most annoying business buzzwords for 2023. So what’s the most fingernail-on-blackboard phrase for workers? “New normal,” according to a survey conducted by Preply Business, a language learning platform...
Connecticut couple rescues baby shark caught in a work glove
GLASTONBURY, Conn. — A Connecticut couple’s scuba diving trip in Rhode Island on Monday turned into a mission to rescue a baby shark. Deb and Steve Dauphinais, of Glastonbury, Conn., were diving on the sand flats off Jamestown, R.I., when Deb Dauphinais spotted the 16-inch juvenile shark with its head...
Apple’s new iPhones get faster chips, better cameras and new charging portsVideo
CUPERTINO, Calif. — Apple on Tuesday unveiled its next generation of iPhones — a lineup that will boast better cameras, faster processors, a new charging system and a price hike for the fanciest model. The showcase at Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino, California, comes as the company tries to reverse a...
Nicole Travolta to perform 1-woman show in Sewickley
Debt, divorce and spray tanning — actress, comedian and impressionist Nicole Travolta pulls no punches in her one-woman show “Doing Alright,” where she recounts her journey through the ups and downs of her life inspired by a bizarre, real-life journey through the world of spray tanning. Fresh off a 12-show...
A wing and a prayer: Mantis makes meal of pesky spotted lanternfly
There are no known natural enemies able to control the growing population of spotted lanternflies from destroying fruit and landscape trees, grapevines and woody ornamental plants. Native to Asia, the spotted lanternfly was first detected in Pennsylvania in 2014. Since their discovery in Berks County, the tree-hopping pests have spread...
Pittsburgh Pop podcast: Talking ‘Chiller Theater,’ daytime TV changes, sports on Max
In this episode of the “Pittsburgh Pop” podcast, host Tim Benz and TV Talk columnist Rob Owen discuss Pittsburgh pop culture news of the moment, including the revival of WPXI-TV’s “Chiller Theater”, WTAE-TV going off DISH Network, the possibility of the Pirates ending up on SportsNet Pittsburgh after all and...
From 2021: Teachers rely on Flight 93 Memorial, personal experiences to teach about 9/11
As we remember the losses felt on Sept. 11, 2001, TribLive published a story in 2021 about how the Flight 93 National Memorial near Shanksville in Somerset County teaches the history and lessons from that day. For those who were alive on Sept. 11, 2001, the memories are often vivid....
Trans-Siberian Orchestra visiting Pittsburgh on Ghosts of Christmas Eve tour
It wouldn’t be the Christmas season in Pittsburgh without an appearance from the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, right? The band’s annual holiday tour — this year’s is called The Ghosts of Christmas Eve: The Best of TSO and More — will visit Pittsburgh for a pair of shows at 2:30 and 7:30...
‘Day One Sober’: Youngwood native Mia Logan explores cathartic side of songwriting
Going the autobiographical route for your first musical release represents a bold move. So does including lyrics along the lines of: Now I’m sleeping in the bed that I have made / Every day I try to fix my past mistakes Plus Youngwood native Mia Logan named that tune “Day...
Locate S,1 mastermind Christina Schneider talks new album, touring highs and lowsVideo
Christina Schneider records and performs as Locate S,1, with a sound that bounces between 1960s girl groups, synth pop, bossa nova, indie guitar rock and more. With that said, even Schneider isn’t not quite sure how to classify her output. “Honestly, I always struggle with that because I have no...
Homestead gastropub Blue Dust is closing
After nearly 15 years of delivering diners made-from-scratch meals and craft beers, a beloved Homestead gastropub is calling it quits. Blue Dust will be closing later this month, the restaurant announced on Facebook. The homey joint on Amity Street in Homestead will hold its last day on Sunday, Sept. 17....
Tom’s Watch Bar the newest North Shore game day spot
Filled with 100-plus high-definition televisions and digital stadium screens, Tom’s Watch Bar is the newest bar/restaurant on Pittsburgh’s North Shore, nestled between PNC Park and Acrisure Stadium. On Saturday, prior to the Pittsburgh Panthers football home opener against Wofford, it was packed with Pitt fans sporting the team’s blue and...
Body art: Meeting of the Marked tattoo convention inks three decades of skin design
A tattoo needle punctures the skin around 100 times per second, depositing the ink 1.5 millimeters to 2 millimeters below the surface. It bypasses the epidermis, the outer layer of the skin. Tool firmly in hand, the image that appears is more than ink injected into the skin — tattoos...
Pianist Aaron Diehl honoring Pittsburgh jazz pioneer with album, concertVideo
Pianist Aaron Diehl will be paying tribute to a groundbreaking jazz pioneer with Pittsburgh ties twice this month. That trailblazer would be Mary Lou Williams, who grew up in Pittsburgh and graduated from Westinghouse High School. She’s considered one of the best female jazz composers and pianists of all time....
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Sept. 8-10
We’ve made it to the weekend. Here are some ways to spend it. Irish Festival The 32nd annual Pittsburgh Irish Festival is from 4 to 11 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday at the Carrie Blast Furnaces in Rankin and...
TV Talk: ‘Drew Barrymore Show’ relocates; new game show debuts on WPGH-TV
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. Daytime programming, largely made up of nationally syndicated shows, won’t feature many significant changes this fall with no big-name talk show debuts. And unlike in prime time, where the concurrent writers’ and actors’ strikes will...
Summit Hose Company’s fall festival continues through Saturday at Riverview Memorial Park in Tarentum
Apollo brothers Noah and Elliott Gould surveyed the Riverview Memorial Park landscape in Tarentum from the highest point possible Thursday night. With smiles on their faces, the boys sat down on large cloths and launched themselves down a bumpy, colorful slide to start their first experience at the three-day fall...
Pitt freshman forward Papa Amadou Kante injures knee, lost for the season
Jeff Capel’s roster rebuilding efforts suffered another blow Thursday with the announcement that freshman Papa Amadou Kante, a forward who might have provided a rebounding and defensive presence off the bench, will miss the entire 2023-24 season with a knee injury. Amadou Kante suffered a non-contact injury during a workout...
Historical society readies for annual Murrysville Heritage Festival
Considering the disdain children seem to have for putting away their clothes, Carol Interieri isn’t sure what they love so much about colonial-era laundry demonstrations. “They just can’t enough for some reason,” she said with a laugh. Intrieri and other members of the Murrysville Historical Preservation Society will put local...
5 things to do in Westmoreland County this weekend: Sept. 8-10
Saint Xavier Nature Preserve Open House The Westmoreland Land Trust will celebrate the opening of the St. Xavier Nature Preserve with an open house on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The 248-acre, Civil War-era dwelling is located off Route 30, just west of the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport....
TV Talk: McCandless native takes ‘Walking Dead’ to France; Greensburg murder case on Very LocalVideo
No, the zombies in the first European-set spin-off of “The Walking Dead” do not gurgle and moan with a French accent. But “The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon” (9 p.m. Sunday on AMC, already streaming on AMC+), named after the show’s lead character played again by Norman Reedus, does feature nuns...
Aerosmith triumphantly bids farewell to Pittsburgh on Peace Out tourVideo
If Wednesday night’s concert was truly Aerosmith’s last show in Pittsburgh, the veteran rockers from Boston went out with a blast — of music and confetti. Aerosmith, which formed in 1970, in May announced their Peace Out farewell tour, a 40-date North American run through January celebrating their more than...
Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band tour postponed due to singer’s illness
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will not be performing at Pittsburgh, or anywhere else this month. The Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Famer is being treated for symptoms of peptic ulcer disease, and medical advisors have instructed him not get back on stage for awhile, according to a...
Vicki Lawrence brings ‘Mama’ to Greensburg’s Palace TheatreVideo
Vicki Lawrence was never intended to play “Mama,” the sharp-tongued Southerner who became one of the most iconic characters to emerge from “The Carol Burnett Show” in the 1970s. The show’s writers created the part for Burnett in a one-time sketch, with the role of Mama’s long-suffering daughter, Eunice, to...
