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5 things to do in Westmoreland County: Sept. 24-26
Ach, du lieber! Don your lederhosen or dirndl and head to Oktoberfest, taking place 5-8 p.m. Friday at the Murrysville Volunteer Fire Company Pavilion, 3235 Sardis Road. The family-friendly event will feature German-style food and music, along with libations from local breweries and wineries. A costume contest for those lederhosen...
Game day menu is perfect for tailgates or your couch
Scoring big on game day requires championship-level meals and snacks that keep the crowd full and ready for action. You can take your tailgate to the house with these baked dishes that help simplify homegating so you can focus on the big screen. From a salsa-based dip and chicken wings...
2,000-year-old artifacts unveiled for ‘Pompeii: The Exhibition’ at Carnegie Science Center
Aphrodite has arrived in Pittsburgh. The 2,000-year-old life-sized marble statue of the Greek goddess was unveiled on Thursday at the Carnegie Science Center on the North Shore. She will be featured in “Pompeii: The Exhibition,” which opens Oct. 2 and runs through April 23. More than 180 artifacts are on...
Boppy, ‘devastated’ by infant deaths, recalls 3 million popular lounge pillows
The Boppy Company and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a recall of 3.3 million loungers that have been attributed in the deaths of eight infants who “reportedly suffocated.” Recalled are the Boppy Original Newborn Loungers, Boppy Preferred Newborn Loungers and Pottery Barn Kids Boppy Newborn Loungers. According to...
Signature Dishes: Filet mignon, crabcakes the JCorks way in GreensburgVideo
This is part of an ongoing series highlighting Signature Dishes at locally owned restaurants in the region. See Trib Total Media’s new online directory of restaurants, Dine Local, at dinelocal.triblive.com. Michael Stewart knows JCorks in Greensburg is not the only restaurant that serves filet mignon and crabcakes. But the executive...
TribLive Taste Test: It’s a pumpkin-spice latte death-matchVideo
It’s officially fall now, but the Pumpkin Spice Cartel wasn’t waiting around for the official start. The now-ubiquitous “fall” flavor has probably been around in most places since mid-July, along with the Halloween Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. But that’s not going to stop us from trying out five varieties including...
Renovated 19th century Roundhouse at Hazelwood Green opens as innovation hubVideo
The $13.7 million renovation of the Roundhouse at Hazelwood Green was unveiled Wednesday with a ceremony featuring several dignitaries involved with the project. The difference between the former industrial structure built in 1888 and what was revealed on Tuesday morning could not be any more stark. The gleaming new facility,...
Neil deGrasse Tyson to meet with Pittsburgh students
One of the world’s leading astrophysicists, Neil deGrasse Tyson, will meet a group of 25 students and parents from Manchester Academic Charter School on Wednesday night. Tyson will meet for a question-and-answer session with the students following his talk at 7:30 p.m. at Carnegie Music Hall located inside the Carnegie...
TV Talk: PBS Kids’ ‘Alma’s Way’ brings ‘Sesame Street’ actress back to her start in PittsburghVideo
For former “Sesame Street” actress and writer Sonia Manzano, creating a new PBS Kids show, the animated “Alma’s Way” (8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. weekdays beginning Oct. 4, WQED-TV), brings her full circle to where her career began. While a student at Carnegie Mellon University in the late 1960s, Manzano...
TV Q&A: Why are there fewer meteorologists at WPXI-TV?
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: Is WPXI-TV under some kind of budget crunch? They have only three full-time meteorologists when the other two Pittsburgh stations have four. — Joey via...
5 things to know about autumn as a new season arrives
Summer officially ends at 3:21 p.m. Eastern time Wednesday, when the season changes. Here are a few facts and figures related to the third season of the year. Fall or autumn? The season also once was known as Harvest, relating to the full harvest moon this time of year and...
Portugal. The Man, Brittany Howard to play opening celebration at Public Lands in CranberryVideo
A pair of Grammy-winning musical acts are performing this weekend … at an outdoors store in Cranberry. Alternative rockers Portugal. The Man and Alabama Shakes vocalist/guitarist Brittany Howard are scheduled to play a free show at 3 p.m. Saturday at the grand opening celebration for Public Lands, a new outdoors-based...
Philadelphia’s PrimoHoagies expanding to Pittsburgh area
As part of its national expansion announced this week, PrimoHoagies will open its first restaurants in the Pittsburgh region. The hoagie chain is set to open a franchise at 1600 Smallman St. in Pittsburgh’s Strip District by 2022. Another restaurant is planned at 4080 Washington Road in Peters Township. Specializing...
Perry County man charged with felony, jailed on $50k cash bond for 43-cent ‘theft’
Joseph Sobolewski stopped at a convenience store in Perry County last month where he saw a sign for 20-ounce Mountain Dew bottles: 2 for $3. He grabbed a bottle, slapped $2 on the counter and walked out. What he didn’t know was a single bottle was $2.29, not $1.50. So...
Powerball jackpot at $490 million; winning ticket sold for Mega Millions $432 million jackpot
Lottery players throughout the United States will still have a chance this week at another massive jackpot after one was claimed Tuesday night. A winning ticket was sold at a New York City pizzeria for Tuesday’s Mega Millions jackpot, which had hit $432 million, with a cash option of $312.8...
North Hills residents bike 330 miles in Pedaling for Parkinson’s fundraiser
A group of 10 hard-pedaling athletes, three of whom have Parkinson’s disease, bicycled more than 330 miles through unexpected detours, uphill trails and hurricane-like conditions, all to raise money and awareness of the disease. The D.C. to D’Burgh, the Pedaling for Parkinson’s fundraiser began its six-day trek Aug. 29, raising...
TV Talk: Emmy telecast welcomes comedy newcomers ‘Ted Lasso,’ ‘Hacks;’ shows off Billy Porter’s latest fashion
Sunday night on CBS, the 73rd Emmy Awards began with an opening that was equal parts cringe and joyful fun as host Cedric the Entertainer was joined in rapping about his love of TV by Lil Dickey, Rita Wilson and LL Cool J and the celebrities in attendance who joined...
TV Talk: Previewing fall streaming, cable and PBS showsVideo
There’s no dearth of content in the months ahead on streaming, cable and PBS. Here are a few highlights of what’s coming soon: Streaming Returning series include “Dear White People” (premiering Wednesday, Netflix), “Doom Patrol” (Thursday, HBO Max), “Creepshow” (Thursday, Shudder and AMC+), the fourth and final season of Billy...
Bats in Laos caves harbor closest relatives to covid-19 virus
Bats dwelling in limestone caves in northern Laos were found to carry coronaviruses that share a key feature with SARS-CoV-2, moving scientists closer to pinpointing the cause of covid-19. Researchers at France’s Pasteur Institute and the University of Laos looked for viruses similar to the one that causes covid-19 among...
First sports bet placed from outer space
It was a bet that was out of this world. On Thursday, billionaire Jared Isaacman placed the first sports bet from space to Las Vegas. In all, he wagered $4,000 on the Washington Football Team and New York Giants game and another $4,000 on if the Philadelphia Eagles would be...
California wildfires burn into groves of giant sequoia trees
THREE RIVERS, Calif. — California wildfires have burned into at least four groves of gigantic ancient sequoias in national parks and forests, though cooler weather on Friday helped crews trying to keep the flames away from a famous cluster containing the world’s largest tree. The fires lapped into the groves...
Western Pa. chapter of FSHD Society to host fundraiser to fight rare form of muscular dystrophy
After being diagnosed with a rare disease that ultimately left him using a wheelchair, Mark Christman called himself lucky. He was lucky to have gotten a proper diagnosis for his disease, which often is misdiagnosed. He was lucky that, as an attorney, he could enjoy a successful career when some...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Sept. 17-19
Hello, it’s the weekend. Here are some ways to spend it. Jazz it up with Chaka Khan The 11th annual Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival is Sept. 17-19 at the Benedum Center, Downtown, and Highmark Stadium on the South Side. Grammy-award winning singer Chaka Khan will perform at 8 p.m. Friday...
5 things to do in Westmoreland County: Sept. 17-19Video
Welcome, fall The annual Scottdale Fall Festival kicks off at 4 p.m. Friday, promising three days of handmade crafts, local and ethnic foods, a parade, a full schedule of live entertainment, a children’s area and more fun. Parade lineup will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Southmoreland elementary and...
TV Talk: Broadcasters introduce reboots, spin-offs and a few original seriesVideo
Viewers who savor the comfort of the familiar will be satisfied with the recognizable titles broadcast networks are trotting out as “new” series this fall. Anyone seeking a surplus of originality will be disappointed. That said, not all reboots are created equal and not all original shows are winners. The...
