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TV Talk: TV’s most memorable moms reflect American erasVideo
TV show characterizations, like all popular culture, simultaneously reflect the times and push the envelope. It’s how “The Brady Bunch” got away with its blended family concept in the late 1960s without mentioning that Carol Brady got divorced. One can track the changes in American culture through the roles of...
Photos: Lizzo dazzles in show at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh
Grammy and Emmy award-winning singer Lizzo brought her Special 2our to PPG Paints Arena on Saturday in Pittsburgh. The concert showcased her hits, such as “Boys,” “Good As Hell,” “Juice” and “About Damn Time.” Rapper Latto, a 2023 Grammy nominee for Best New Artist, opened the show. Lizzo had to...
Racin’ in the rain: Export event benefits Moose charityVideo
Stephanie Bruggeman of Delmont didn’t need an umbrella to stay dry on Saturday afternoon — her giant inflatable koala costume was doing the job just fine. Bruggeman and a street full of inflatable athletes turned out for the second annual “Blow Up Export” race down Washington Avenue. Proceeds from the...
A few sprinkles can’t spoil 9th annual Loyalhanna SojournVideo
Keystone State Park Manager Kris Baker wasn’t discouraged at all by the gray, drizzly morning that greeted kayakers at the ninth annual Loyalhanna Sojourn. “Sometimes this weather is better and more comfortable,” Baker said. “When it’s 85 degrees and sunny all day, it gets pretty hot out on the water.”...
Cruisin’ Tikis Pittsburgh boats return for a 6th season
The tiki boats are back for a sixth season. “I call it a tropical staycation,” said Dale McCue, of Eighty-Four, who co-owns the tiki boat company with fiancee Joa Campise. “It’s two hours of feeling like you are on an island … but you don’t have to get on a...
Former TV actress opening SUPERBODIES by Nat in Rostraver
Natalie Raitano has lived in New York and Los Angeles. The fitness expert has acted on television shows and trained numerous celebrities. But for her, there’s no place like home. Raitano moved back to Charleroi, Washington County, right before the pandemic in 2020 to be closer to her family. “I...
TV Talk: Former President Barack Obama visited Pittsburgh to film Netflix’s ‘Working’ documentaryVideo
Inspired by the 1974 non-fiction Studs Terkel book “Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do,” the four-episode Netflix docu-series “Working: What We Do All Day” not only counts former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as executive...
Pittsburgh releases annual farmers market schedule
Pittsburgh this week announced the city’s 2023 farmers market schedule, with sites this year in Squirrel Hill, East End, Carrick and North Side. All markets sell farm-fresh fruits, vegetables, meats, cheese and baked goods, city officials said, and several sites also sell flowers, small gifts and hot prepared foods. “CitiParks...
Liam, Olivia reign as top baby names in U.S.
WASHINGTON — Dutton and Wrenlee are on the rise, but they’re no match for champs Liam and Olivia as the top baby names in the U.S. last year. The Social Security Administration released the annual list Friday. The agency tracks baby names in each state based on applications for Social...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: May 12-14
It’s Mother’s Day weekend. Here are some ways to spend it. Pittonkatonk The 10th annual Pittonkatonk PGH is from 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday at Vietnam Veterans Pavilion in Schenley Park. The event will feature music and food including local, national and international performers from Burkina Faso, Congo,...
Ready-to-drink cocktails could be coming to any place beer and wine are sold in Pa.
A state senator is once again trying to modernize Pennsylvania’s liquor system by expanding access to pre-packaged cocktails. The legislation would allow restaurants, bars, taverns, beer distributors, grocery and convenience stores that sell beer and wine to add these popular canned cocktails such as rum punch, pina coladas and margaritas...
5 things to do in Westmoreland County this weekend: May 12-14
Back to the beach Award-winning playwright Neil Simon’s semi-autobiographical play, “Brighton Beach Memoirs,” will be staged at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Geyer Performing Arts Center, 111 Pittsburgh St., Scottdale. The story follows Eugene Jerome, a young teen growing up in 1937 Brooklyn, as...
TV Talk: Broadcast networks plan summer series premieres, ‘Doc Martin’ back on WQED-TVVideo
With the writers’ strike in full effect — and the prospect of directors and actors striking when their contracts are up June 30 — networks are scrambling to balance the need for summer programming with contingencies for fall programming in the event the strike (or strikes) haven’t concluded by July...
Jacklyn Zeman, veteran ‘General Hospital’ cast member, has died
Jacklyn Zeman, who played Bobbie Spencer for 45 years on ABC’s “General Hospital” has died at 70. Zeman died after a short battle with cancer, her family confirmed Wednesday. News of her death was first announced by the show’s executive producer, Frank Valentini. “I am heartbroken to announce the passing...
Real-life ‘The Queen’s Gambit’: Custodian leads school chess teams in Maine
HAMPDEN, Maine — David Bishop spends the school day as a mild-mannered custodian, but before the final bell rings, he grabs his chess boards and pieces and begins his second role. “The Queen’s Gambit” is playing out in real life in Maine, where this custodian is coaching his schools’ chess...
Mommy blogger Heather Armstrong, known as Dooce to fans, dead at 47
NEW YORK — The pioneering mommy blogger Heather Armstrong, who laid bare her struggles as a mother and her battles with depression and alcoholism on her site Dooce.com and on social media, has died at 47. Armstrong died by suicide, her boyfriend Pete Ashdown told The Associated Press, saying he...
Daughters without moms find support in each other’s grief
When my mother died suddenly 30 years ago, I was 13. I’d spend the next 20 years attempting to understand what it means not to have a mother. And I did this basically alone. Mostly, this was because my mother’s parents, who raised me, were old-fashioned folks who lived through...
Carnegie Museum of Art brings back free Inside Out programming
The Carnegie Museum of Art will once again celebrate summer with its third season of free Inside Out programming. Kicking off June 15, Inside Out will highlight Pittsburgh’s cultural landscape with performances, workshops, gatherings, DJs, art activities, food trucks and local drinks. The series will include nightlife-focused Thursday evenings and...
Trump forum a big test for CNN, moderator Kaitlan Collins
NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s town hall forum on CNN on Wednesday is the first major television event of the 2024 presidential campaign — and a gigantic test for the chosen moderator, Kaitlan Collins. Both sides of the political divide expressed suspicion when the CNN forum at New Hampshire’s St....
TV Q&A: When will ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ end?Video
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen answers reader questions every Wednesday at TribLive.com in a column that also appears in the Sunday Tribune-Review. Q: When will “Grey’s Anatomy” end and why hasn’t it yet? There’s been HUGE turnover recently, and I thought the end of Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) would...
A ‘PBGV’ wins Westminster dog show, a first for the breed
NEW YORK — This Buddy Holly no longer has to sigh, “That’ll be the day.” A petit basset griffon Vendéen named for the late rock ‘n’ roll legend won won best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show Tuesday night, a first for the rabbit-hunting breed. Buddy Holly...
Tucker Carlson says he’s coming back with show on Twitter
NEW YORK — Fired Fox news host Tucker Carlson said Tuesday that he will be putting out a “new version” of his program on Twitter. Carlson made his announcement in a three-minute video posted on the social media site, as part of a denunciation of media. He called Twitter that...
Review: In ‘Still,’ Michael J. Fox tells his moving story
I’ve always liked Michael J. Fox and always will. I suspect most people feel the same way. That’s surely partly because, as Marty McFly in “Back to the Future” and Alex P. Keaton in “Family Ties,” Fox was a fixture of so many childhoods. But there’s also a way that...
Robert De Niro, at 79, becomes a father for the 7th time
Robert De Niro has welcomed another child. The 79-year-old is now the father of seven. A representative for De Niro confirmed the birth to The Associated Press on Tuesday but said no other details or statement were expected. The Oscar winner is also a parent to Drena, 51, and Raphael,...
Wendy’s turns to AI-powered chatbots for drive-thru orders
Wendy’s will begin testing an artificial intelligence-powered chatbot next month that will talk to customers and take drive-thru orders, becoming the latest fast-food chain to employ the technology. The system, powered by Google Cloud’s AI software, will be as natural as talking to an employee and has the ability to...
