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Jam on Walnut, the live music street party in Shadyside, returns Saturday
Jam on Walnut, a monthly series of concerts in Pittsburgh’s Shadyside neighborhood, is set to open on June 26 and continue through September. The retail portion of Walnut Street will be blocked off during the event, which runs from 7 to 11 p.m. BB Steal - ’80s Live kicks off...
Police break up exorcism at Eastern Pa. Home Depot
Police in Lackawanna County broke up an exorcism in the lumber aisle of a home-improvement store Monday. Details are scarce on just what was going on inside the Home Depot on Commerce Drive in Dickson City Monday afternoon, but police were called around 3:26 p.m. to escort several people out...
5 things to do in Westmoreland County this weekend: June 25-27
Live at the Lamp Well, the good ol’ days may not return — but at least live music is back at the Lamp Theatre in Irwin. At 8 p.m. Friday, The Breakers will take the stage, playing a tribute show to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Formed in 2018, the...
Stop the slide: Here’s how to make summer learning fun
Summer is a time for vacations, picnics, fun in the sun and the dreaded educational slide. When students head back into the classrooms after summer break, teachers expect them to have lost some of the knowledge they gained the previous school year. This could be even more true after the...
Kiski Township explores regulations on exotic petsVideo
Kiski Township’s Dominic Hayward dotes on his pet alligators Diamond, Diva, Gisele, Ruby, Rebel, Chevelle, Speckles, Thor, Loki and Reece. A lover of alligators since he was a child, Hayward, 24, is as passionate about his gators as anyone with more traditional pets such as a German shepherd or labradoodle....
Butler Brew Works opens new location in Oakmont
Butler Brew Works has opened a new retail shop in Oakmont. The 600-square-foot facility located at 319 Maryland Ave., a little more than a half-hour drive from the brewery in downtown Butler, features many of the current cans and bottled brews along with a variety of beer-themed merchandise. Its grand...
Affidavit: FBI feared Pennsylvania would seize fabled gold
An FBI agent applied for a federal warrant in 2018 to seize a fabled cache of U.S. government gold he said was “stolen during the Civil War” and hidden in a Pennsylvania cave, saying the state might take the gold for itself if the feds asked for permission, according to...
TribLive Taste Test: Wendy’s brand-new spicy black bean burgerVideo
When the intrepid TribLive Taste Test team set out to try plant-based burger offerings from the major fast-food chains, Wendy’s was not among them. Not to be outdone, the restaurant will debut a Spicy Black Bean Burger on June 28. The black bean burger has been around before. Wendy’s test-marketed...
Explainer: What exactly is critical race theory?
RALEIGH, N.C. — Former President Donald Trump has railed against it. Republicans in the U.S. Senate introduced a resolution condemning any requirement for teachers to be trained in it. And several Republican-controlled states have invoked it in legislation restricting how race can be taught in public schools. The concept known...
BuzzFeed to become a publicly traded company
NEW YORK — Digital media company BuzzFeed is setting its sights on growth. It plans to become a publicly traded company with an implied value of $1.5 billion through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company. BuzzFeed hopes the move will put it in a better position to capture...
TribLive Taste Test: What’s the best beef jerky for your summer road trip?Video
It’s summer, and that means road trips. That means that you probably have a large grocery bag filled with snacks, and one of those snacks is likely to be beef jerky. Inspired by an extremely unique product from the Manly Man Co., we decided to compare several of the major...
Signature Dishes: ‘Secret’ marinade makes Colonial Grille’s pressure-fried chicken tastyVideo
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. Gary Santimyer, owner of the landmark Colonial Grille in Irwin, has a secret about his restaurant’s pressure-fried chicken that he has...
TV Talk: CMU grad Josh Gad joined by college pals on ‘Central Park’Video
Comic actor Josh Gad, a 2003 Carnegie Mellon University grad, can draw a direct line from his days as a CMU student to “Central Park,” the Apple TV+ animated musical comedy he created with “Bob’s Burgers” veterans Loren Bouchard and Nora Smith. “CMU gave me an opportunity to create from...
Britney Spears wants out of her 13-year conservatorship: ‘I’m so angry it’s insane’Video
LOS ANGELES — Britney Spears has finally confirmed what fans have long suspected: She wants out. Out of her conservatorship, out of her care appointments as currently structured, out of paying the people — presumably her conservators — who tell her “no” all the time. “I truly believe this conservatorship...
Donnie Iris looks forward to performing: ‘I am not ready to quit yet’
Donnie Iris is ready to get back to performing after sitting idle for 16 months. “This is great,” said Iris, who lives in Coraopolis. “All of us in the band have been itching to get back on stage. It has been rough. People have been asking me if we have...
TV Q&A: What happened to a news anchor’s wedding ring?
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: I’ve noticed Kelly Sasso is no longer wearing her wedding ring? What’s the scoop on this? — Michael via Twitter Rob: Don’t get too excited,...
Wilkinsburg woman to perform duet with Broadway star at Jewish Association on Aging event
Sylvia Booker is the good witch. The Wilkinsburg resident was invited to sing part of a duet for the song “For Good” from the musical “Wicked.” She will sing the part of Glinda the good witch, while the wicked witch of the west’s part will be sung by Mandy Gonzalez,...
5 things to know about delta variant of coronavirus
Even as covid-19 vaccines become widely available and pandemic restrictions begin to relax, a new variant of the virus raises new worries. The delta variant, first identified in India, is classified as a “variant of concern,” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As the variant circulates in...
Walt Disney World’s 50th anniversary party starts Oct. 1
Walt Disney World is planning an 18-month celebration in honor of its 50th anniversary. All four parks at the Lake Buena Vista, Fla., resort will take part in “The World’s Most Magical Celebration,” beginning Oct. 1, Disney announced Tuesday. On Oct. 1, 1971, the resort opened to guests, culminating years...
Juneteenth celebrations roll right into Black Music Festival this week in Pittsburgh
For hip-hop music fans who have been around since the genre first got its start in the late 1970s, the WPA Juneteenth concert on June 19 was quite the event. The evening saw two icons of early hip-hop — Rakim and Big Daddy Kane — taking the same Steel City...
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh challenges kids to read 5 books this summer
The idea of having an entire summer to relax and read five books probably sounds pretty appealing to most adults. However, it might be a little more of a challenge to coax kids to do it, especially when they’ve been itching to get out and run, swim and jump around...
Donnie Iris & the Cruisers to rock the Roxian
All is right with the Pittsburgh music world. Donnie Iris & the Cruisers will soon be back live on stage. The group will perform Oct. 9 at the Roxian Theatre in McKees Rocks. WDVE is presenting the show. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday. In 2020, Donnie Iris...
Devout Brewing in Penn Township expands outdoor seatingVideo
It doesn’t typically get loud and rowdy at Devout Brewing in Penn Township. But if it did, co-owner Matt Joseph wouldn’t have to worry about complaints from the neighbors. Situated in the Bushy Run Corporate Park off Mellon Road, all of Joseph’s neighbors are pretty well cleared out by 6...
Joseph Sabino Mistick: A father’s advice lasts a lifetime
A father’s love and advice last forever. And it seems that we all have a story — a life lesson — that began with a few words of wisdom offered by a father to his child, sometimes at a crossroads in life and often worth retelling. Last week, with Father’s...
‘A kind gesture to the rest of humanity’: Greensburg rabbi creates 1st braille Sefer Torah
Rabbi Lenny Sarko was told making a braille Sefer Torah while adhering to kosher laws was impossible. Challenge accepted. Four years later, Sarko produced the first braille Torah. Sarko is the rabbi at the Congregation Emanu-El Israel synagogue on Main Street in Greensburg. The inspiration for the project came to...
