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Eat’n Park, Turner Dairy Farms partner to create Smiley Cookie Milk
Turner Dairy Farms in Penn Hills has taken its milk plenty far off the beaten path in the past, with flavors ranging from strawberry to chocolate-banana to the “Star Wars”-themed blue “Blue Banthamilk.” Its latest offering comes as part of a partnership with local mainstay Eat’n Park: Smiley Cookie Milk,...
Pittsburgh’s City Theatre plans live season with 3 world premieres
City Theatre Company will reopen its doors in Pittsburgh’s South Side for a 47th season including six live and in-person productions featuring collaborations with local and national theater companies, community partners and first-time and returning artists. Three of the productions will be world premieres, including one that explores immigration in...
Pitt hikes tuition, room and board costs for fall 2021
The cost of Pitt education is increasing this fall as the university prepares to resume routine operations after more than a year of pandemic restrictions. The increases, adopted Tuesday, call for a 2.5% bump to the lowest base tuition at Pitt’s Oakland campus, taking the cost for Pennsylvania residents from...
TV Q&A: What happened to QVC and HSN over the air?
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: Why are QVC and HSN no longer on Channel 16.5 and 16.4 over the air? I don’t have cable. Is there somewhere else I can...
Carnegie Science Center event takes Pittsburghers to the rivers
How does river water get turned into clean drinking water? How is the risk of overflow into rivers reduced during heavy rains? The answers to these and other questions will be provided by the Carnegie Science Center during its H2Oh! River Weekend on July 24-25. The annual aquatic event focuses...
TV Talk: Susan Koeppen returns to anchor new WPXI-TV newscast
Because the ratings for “Ellen” have been terrible in Pittsburgh for several years, it was unsurprising this month when WTAE-TV announced a 4 p.m. newscast. Similarly, with original episodes of “Judge Judy” ending on broadcast TV — she’ll have a new, similar show on free, ad-supported streamer IMDbTV in late...
Whole Foods donates refrigerated van to food rescue group in PittsburghVideo
Whole Foods Market on Tuesday donated a refrigerated food delivery van to the food rescue and hunger relief organization 412 Food Rescue. The donation took place outside the Whole Foods on Centre Avenue in Pittsburgh store as part of its Nourishing Our Neighborhoods program, which is designed to help food...
Unwanted pets: Giant goldfish turn up in Minnesota waterwaysVideo
BURNSVILLE, Minn. — Officials in Minnesota said they’re finding more giant goldfish in waterways, prompting a plea to citizens to stop illegally dumping their unwanted fish into ponds and lakes. The goldfish, which can grow to the size of a football, compete with native species for food and increase algae...
North Huntingdon artist part of 5th annual chalk art festival
Everyone can be an artist July 24-25 in Somerset as the annual Chalk the Block festival returns for its fifth year. Art will cover the sidewalks of Uptown Somerset, courtesy of professional chalk artists, competitions for emerging and youth artists, a mini-mural from Laurel Arts and an open art-making space...
‘Crown,’ ‘Mandalorian’ top Emmy nominations with 24 each
LOS ANGELES — “The Crown” tied with “The Mandalorian” for the most Emmy nominations Tuesday with 24 apiece, but the Marvel universe also got bragging rights with runner-up “WandaVision.” Emmy nominees with local ties include Pittsburgh native Billy Porter (lead actor in a drama) for “Pose,” which also received nominations...
Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival back for 1-day fall event
Fans of the Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival will be able to get a taste of what they’ve missed during two years of pandemic-driven cancellations during a one-day event set for Oct. 2. The Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Mini-Fall Festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in...
Experts: Don’t use Magic Eraser to whiten your teeth
Some trends can be harmless fun — pet rocks, Beanie Babies and the Ice Bucket Challenge, for example. But some trends can be downright harmful — ingesting TidePods, swallowing a spoonful of cinnamon, and the latest: Using Mr. Clean Magic Erasers to whiten your teeth. The trend has been making...
Kraft serves up mac and cheese flavored ice cream
How about some macaroni and cheese ice cream for dessert? A mashup of the dinnertime staple and the cold treat is coming for a limited time from Kraft Heinz, the Pittsburgh and Chicago-based company, and Van Leeuwen Ice Cream, which is based in Brooklyn, N.Y. The Kraft Macaroni & Cheese...
Tots bring home the bacon at Derry Township Agricultural FairVideo
Three-year-olds Kyler Bishop and Sofia Cline went home with blue ribbons Monday from the Derry Township Agricultural Fair. It was their first time showing pigs and they went head-to-head in the ring, guiding their animals around with a small whip while judge Sean Gallagher watched closely. He gave both of...
TV Talk: WPXI reporter Amy Hudak marries WTAE’s Jim Madalinsky
Pittsburgh TV stations are rivals in coverage and ratings but for two reporters at different local stations, it’s just a matter of doing similar work for different outlets. And given their respective beats, they don’t compete with one another on stories, which should make married life a bit easier. WPXI-TV...
Unopened Super Mario 64 game from 1996 sells for $1.56M
DALLAS — An unopened copy of Nintendo’s Super Mario 64 has sold at auction for $1.56 million. Heritage Auctions in Dallas said that the 1996 game sold Sunday, breaking its previous record price for the sale of a single video game. A spokesman did not immediately respond to an inquiry...
Unopened Legend of Zelda game from 1987 sells for $870,000
DALLAS — An unopened copy of Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda that was made in 1987 has sold at auction for $870,000. Heritage Auctions in Dallas said the video game sold Friday. The auction house said it was a rare version that was created during a limited production run that...
For McKeesport filmmaker, ’80s-style horror movie has happy endingVideo
It’s not often a horror movie helps someone get their head on straight, but it happened for Mark Cantu. The McKeesport-based indie filmmaker was considering giving up on his chosen career path when he was inspired to begin writing what would become “Massacre Academy,” set for a world premiere July...
Pennsylvania Lottery to hold 1st live drawing on Facebook
The Pennsylvania Lottery is capitalizing on social media in a big way this weekend. The Lottery will hold its first ever Facebook Live drawing at 7 p.m. Sunday. The live event is called 7-11-21® LIVE! and will give participants a chance to win up to $7,777. “Our 7-11-21® LIVE Scratch-Off...
Survivors of Capital Gazette newspaper attack testify at gunman’s trial
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Survivors of a mass shooting at a Maryland newspaper described the terror of hiding for their lives under desks in their newsroom during testimony Friday at the gunman’s trial to determine whether he is criminally responsible due to insanity. The sight of a shot colleague, the near...
TV Talk: Netflix releases trailer for Jason Momoa’s filmed-in-Pittsburgh thriller ‘Sweet Girl’Video
The Pittsburgh skyline gets a starring role in the trailer for Netflix’s filmed-in-Western Pennsylvania Jason Momoa thriller “Sweet Girl,” available on the streaming service Aug. 20, the same day filmed-in-Pittsburgh limited comedy series “The Chair” debuts on Netflix. Locations spotted in the movie’s trailer include PPG Place, PNC Park, McConnell’s...
Leechburg woman, local restaurants featured on HGTV’s ‘My Lottery Dream House’
Two Alle-Kiski Valley restaurants and a Leechburg woman were to be featured Friday on an episode of HGTV’s “My Lottery Dream Home.” The series follows its host, David Bromstad, as he helps lottery winners purchase luxury properties with their newfound winnings. Friday’s show was to feature a Leechburg woman, Charity...
Dig at Pilgrim and Native American memorial sparks intrigue
Archaeologists combing a hill near Plymouth Rock where a park will be built in tribute to the Pilgrims and their Native American predecessors have made a poignant discovery: It’s not the first time the site has been used as a memorial. David Landon of the University of Massachusetts-Boston’s Fiske Center...
Shortcut no-knead bread recipe yields crusty, artisanal masterpiece
Shortcut. For some, that’s a kitchen blasphemy. “Do it right or don’t do it at all!” they shout. If a thing is worth doing, it’s worth doing properly! OK, fine, but that kind of gatekeeping could keep a big chunk of people from learning some valuable skills — and from...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: July 9-11
We’ve reached the weekend. Here are a few ways to spend it. Pittsburgh CLO Pittsburgh CLO’s “Wizard of Oz’” will be performed at 8:30 p.m. Friday and 1 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Saturday at Heinz Field on the North Side. The stage will be in the end zone. There will...
