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Kennywood Park opens for the season
Kennywood Park kicked off its 123rd season Saturday — two months earlier than last year’s delayed opening because of the covid-19 pandemic. Some rides and attractions, including Noah’s Ark, Skycoaster and the 4D Theater, still remain closed as the West Mifflin park follows safety protocols recommended by the Center for...
Westmoreland Ballet celebrates spring with outdoor performance
The Westmoreland Ballet performed Saturday at the Robertshaw Amphitheather at St. Clair Park in Greensburg. The company’s Spring Performance 2021 featured the “Precious Jewels” excerpt from “The Sleeping Beauty.”...
Pandemic gives boost as more states move to digital IDs
The card that millions of people use to prove their identity to everyone from police officers to liquor store owners may soon be a thing of the past as a growing number of states develop digital driver’s licenses. With the advent of digital wallets and boarding passes, people are relying...
5 things to do in Westmoreland County this weekend, May 7-9
Hide and seek Join the City of Greensburg Recreation Department for a free evening of hide and seek tag from 5-7 p.m. today at Lynch Field, 520 New Alexandria Road. The session is the first in a weekly Community Backyard Games series. While the activity is geared toward school-aged children...
What you need to know about covid vaccine for kids 12-15
As covid-19 vaccination efforts ramp up, many are beginning to wonder whether children should be vaccinated and when. Dr. Joseph Aracri, chair of Allegheny Health Network’s pediatric institute, answers questions about vaccinating younger populations. Children are less susceptible to severe illness from covid-19, so should children get the covid-19 vaccine?...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this Mother’s Day weekend
It’s been awhile, but we’re back with our listing of things to do in and around Pittsburgh this weekend. Happy Mother’s Day. Hopefully, we’ll dodge the rain. Enjoy. Walk for a cure The annual Susan G. Komen Greater Pennsylvania Virtual More Than Pink Walk is Sunday. The event, which raises...
Breweries and botanists have partnered for a unique fundraiser in Verona
A celebration of hops, barley and all things plantlike is being planned in Verona to help support the borough’s garden club. The group in charge of the hanging baskets and planters throughout the small town has teamed up with local breweries for a fundraising weekend called Botany & Booze. It’s...
Tips for being an ally during Mental Health Awareness Month
“In life, you’re either heading into a storm, going through a storm or coming out of a storm.” The pandemic brought that old saying to the forefront, said Rachel Jackson, Excela Health manager of outpatient behavioral health. “During the pandemic, we’ve certainly seen an increase in anxiety and depression related...
Latrobe woman’s ‘Baking With Lucy’ show plans Mother’s Day tribute
From one generation to the next, daughters have learned to cook at their mothers’ sides. That time-honored tradition struck a chord with thousands of Facebook users when Mary Ellen Raneri started streaming “Baking With Lucy” in March 2020, featuring favorite recipes demonstrated by her mother, Lucy Pollock. On the first...
Washington County hunter bags turkey in 49 states to fulfill U.S. Super Slam
A Pennsylvania hunter has completed one of the most challenging goals in turkey hunting. Travis Thompson of Bulger, Washington County — formerly of Davidsville, Somerset County — has harvested a mature gobbler in 49 states. The accomplishment is what the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) calls the U.S. Super Slam....
Dunkin’ offers free coffee to health care workers on National Nurses Day
Dunkin’ is offering a free medium hot or iced coffee today — no purchase necessary — to all health care workers who visit participating restaurants nationwide, while supplies last. Abby Zweigle, spokesperson for Dunkin’ Brands, said ID is required and the promotion excludes Cold Brew and Nitro Cold Brew, and...
TV Talk: CMU grad, ‘Hamilton’ star sings lead in comedy from ’30 Rock’ writersVideo
Carnegie Mellon University musical theater grad Renee Elise Goldsberry, who played Angelica Schuyler in Broadway’s “Hamilton,” stars in the new Tina Fey-produced comedy series “Girls5eva,” now streaming all episodes on Peacock, included as part of a Comcast Xfinity subscription. The show follows members of a ‘90s girl group who attempt...
Signature Dishes: Quiches galore at Lucy’s Riverside Cafe in FreeportVideo
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. Hearty homemade quiche awaits diners at a New England-influenced cafe in downtown Freeport. Pat Mersky, chef and co-owner of Lucy’s Riverside...
Astrobotic space museum planned for Pittsburgh
Museums are generally known as places where historic objects are stored and displayed. But a new museum dedicated exclusively to space is as much about the future as it is the past. Space robotics company Astrobotic announced Tuesday it is opening the Moonshot Museum, which it says is Pennsylvania’s first...
U.S. birth rate falls to lowest point in more than a century
NEW YORK — The U.S. birth rate fell 4% last year, the largest single-year decrease in nearly 50 years, according to a government report being released Wednesday. The rate dropped for moms of every major race and ethnicity, and in nearly every age group, falling to the lowest point since...
Paddling sojourn on Conemaugh, Kiski rivers returns after pandemic hiatusVideo
Paddlers will have an opportunity to explore the “Past, Present and Future” of a key local waterway when the Stony-Kiski-Conemaugh Rivers Sojourn returns on June 3-6, after last year’s cancellation because of covid-19 pandemic concerns. The 44-mile float downstream from Johnstown to Apollo, on mostly flat water, is appropriate for...
Kecksburg UFO Festival remains grounded in 2021, despite plan to lift pandemic restrictions
The Kecksburg UFO Festival, usually held annually in July, has been canceled this year, even though most of Pennsylvania’s covid-19 mitigation restrictions will be lifted May 31. “We had to cancel. We needed more time to line up vendors. … There were just too many questions,” said Ron Struble, a...
Safe at home: Pierogies will once again race inside PNC Park
The racing pierogies are back where many fans believe they belong. Cheese Chester, Sauerkraut Saul, Jalapeno Hannah, Bacon Burt and Oliver Onion will once again be participating in the “The Great Pittsburgh Pierogy Race” inside PNC Park starting Monday. Brian Warecki, Pirates senior vice president for communications, confirmed the races...
TV Q&A: Which shows are ‘on the bubble’ for renewal?
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: Recently you wrote about several CBS shows that have been renewed, but there was no mention of “SEAL Team.” Do you know the renewal status...
Rick Santorum’s comments on Native Americans don’t quiet criticsVideo
NEW YORK — CNN analyst Rick Santorum’s claim that he misspoke during a recent speech where he said there was “nothing here” when the United States was founded did little to diminish anger against him. The National Congress of American Indians on Tuesday renewed calls for CNN to fire the...
Sewickley writer’s work featured in latest ‘Chicken Soup for the Soul’ book
A Sewickley writer’s work recently appeared for the fourth time in a “Chicken Soup for the Soul” book. Judith Burnett Schneider, who left her job as a research scientist several years ago to become a full-time writer, just had her essay “Pivotal Cup” appear in the media company’s latest anthology,...
Star Wars strong: May the 4th be with youVideo
It’s May the 4th, and you know what that means. It’s Star Wars Day, the unofficial holiday celebrating the storied movie franchise and a play on what is arguably its best-known line: “May the Force be with you.” The Force gives certain people in the Star Wars universe extraordinary abilities...
Fountain flows for the season at Point State Park
The fountain at Point State Park is flowing for the season. This is the 47th year for the fountain, which has become a landmark at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers at Point State Park in Downtown Pittsburgh. An old friend in @DowntownPitt is back for its 47th...
Fifth graders’ Jeff Goldblum obsession gets love from Pittsburgh actor
Sometimes, school can be really fun. Not to mention a brush with your celebrity obsession. The fifth graders at Bristol Elementary in Webster Groves, Mo., have been working remotely this year because of the pandemic. The class’s teacher Samantha Brown decided — as great teachers are apt to do —...
Cyril Wecht’s memoir tells renowned forensic pathologist’s personal storyVideo
Cyril Wecht has never been one to hold his tongue. When the former Allegheny County coroner and county commissioner is bothered by something, he speaks his mind. The same holds true for his recently published memoir, “The Life and Deaths of Cyril Wecht: Memoirs of America’s Most Controversial Forensic Pathologist.”...
