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All Saints tour and tasting event to benefit Army National Guard unit
All Saints Brewing Co. will host its first brewery tour and tasting event from 3-6 p.m. April 6, a benefit for the soldiers and families of Greensburg’s Delta Company 1st of the 110th Infantry Army National Guard. The brewery is located at Route 119 and Roseytown Road, Hempfield. Tickets are...
Lifestyle changes can benefit health of those with diabetes, experts sayVideo
Diabetes affects about 30 million people in the U.S., making it a diagnosis about 9 percent of the country’s population will receive in their lifetime, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. March 26 is American Diabetes Association Alert Day. Planned as a one-day “wake-up call” focusing on...
Fort Ligonier to host ‘Tipsy History’ event
History is far from boring, but Fort Ligonier plans to make it a bit more entertaining. The museum will host “Tipsy History” at 7 p.m. March 30 in an event for those age 18 and up. Guests will be invited to sip on a spirit while immersed in casual conversation...
King Cool and Cruisers headline Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall show
Pittsburgh musical statesman Donnie Iris & the Cruisers will perform in an 8 p.m. concert June 22 at the Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall, 510 E. 10th Ave., Munhall. Limited Gold Circle seating will be available for $69. Remaining tickets will be sold for $25 and $45. A limited number...
Watershed association seeks stewards for Scottdale tree planting
Jacobs Creek Watershed Association invites area tree stewards of all ages to its first spring planting from 3:30-6:30 p.m. March 26 in Scottdale. The “Plant a Tree, Plant a Life” event is open to the public, groups and organizations interested in the tree planting effort. Those interested should meet at...
Silver anniversary with RAD sparks National Aviary visitor promotions
In recognition of its silver anniversary with the Allegheny Regional Asset District, the National Aviary is hosting a yearlong visitor promotion initiative. The special prizes and incentives mark RAD’s 25 years of “significant support” provided to the North Side facility, according to a news release. Aviary patrons on the 25th...
WQED documentary addresses Pittsburgh’s evolving workforce needsVideo
WQED will premiere a new documentary, “Future Jobs: Growing Our Region’s Workforce,” at 8 p.m. March 21. The documentary is the centerpiece of a project exploring Pittsburgh’s changing workforce needs. The program also can be viewed online at wqed.org/futurejobs. Targeting an audience of educators, parents and students as young as...
Greensburg Salem Middle School thespians stage spring musicalVideo
Due to contract regulations, Greensburg Salem Middle School is not using a particular, well-known name to advertise its spring musical. Suffice it to say, fans of a certain popular musical will want to be in attendance, however, in order to “read all about it.” Chorus teacher and musical director Melanie...
Rita’s Italian Ice and Dairy Queen welcome spring with freebies
More welcome perhaps than sunshine or robins, typical harbingers of spring, is the arrival on March 20 of free cone day at Dairy Queen and free Italian Ice day at Rita’s Italian Ice and Frozen Custard. But if you’re going for a double whammy and planning to visit both on...
East Liberty’s Dinette named among best restaurants to work for
The chef/owner of Pittsburgh’s Dinette is working to make restaurant jobs better. Sonja Finn has operated her restaurant at 5996 Centre Ave. in the East Liberty Shopping Center for more than 10 years. She recently landed on a national Food and Wine report noting American restaurants operated by chefs and...
Stanton Daily Grind hosts ‘History Happy Hour’ with focus on mill
Stanton Daily Grind coffee shop, 814 Route 119, New Stanton, will host its first local “History Happy Hour” from 6-7:30 p.m. March 21. The initial event will include presentation and informal discussion of the historic Stanton Mill, according to a release. Those attending are asked to bring photos and artifacts,...
Feast on fish, finish out Carnegie Museum of Art’s ‘International’
The Carnegie Museum of Art is offering a fish fry with a side of culture on March 23, as the “International” art exhibit comes to a close on March 25. According to the Oakland museum, the feast of food and art will take place from 5-7 p.m. in the Café...
Seniors make ‘Kick Butts’ gifts to help educate their young pen palsVideo
Seated at tables off the lobby area of South Greengate Commons, a Westmoreland County Housing Authority property for seniors, residents use markers, scissors and poster board to create “table tent” messages. “I love you, don’t smoke,” reads one. A resident peels off a “Kick Butts Day” sticker to add to...
Doobie Brothers ‘Takin’ it to’ UPMC Events Center
The Doobie Brothers will bring their long-established catalogue of hit music to the UPMC Events Center at Robert Morris University for an Aug. 16 concert. Current band members John McFee, Tom Johnston and Pat Simmons are expected to perform many of the band’s decades’ worth of hit songs. It's that...
‘Macaron Day’ will benefit Greater Pittsburgh Community Food BankVideo
If it’s a pastel-colored pastry with a creamy filling you’re craving, you’re in luck. Like much of the rest of the world, Pittsburgh will celebrate Macaron Day on March 20. Customers of participating bakeries can enjoy a free macaron. And they can enjoy the cookie guilt-free, knowing that for each...
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre starts ‘Nutcracker’ countdown with presale
It’s never too soon to start planning for the holidays. And if your plans include seeing Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s “The Nutcracker,” you can order tickets now. The popular Christmas season musical will be performed Dec. 6-29 at the Benedum Center, Seventh Street and Penn Avenue in Pittsburgh. Through April 3,...
Squeeze brings ‘Songbook Tour’ to Carnegie of Homestead Music HallVideo
Having entertained fans around the globe for decades, British band Squeeze will bring its “Songbook Tour” to Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall, 510 E. 10th Ave., Munhall, for an 8 p.m. Aug. 30 show. Venue presale begins at 10 a.m. March 21 with the passcode “SONGBOOK.” Limited Gold Circle seating...
Children’s Home of Pittsburgh and Lemieux Family Center issues ‘Shake Your Booties’ inviteVideo
The Children’s Home of Pittsburgh and Lemieux Family Center will hold its 18th annual signature gala, “Shake Your Booties,” on March 23 at the UPMC Club in Heinz Field. Celebrants Sally Wiggin, nine-year NFL veteran and former Pittsburgh Steeler Arthur Moats and WQED’s Rick Sebak will help highlight special guests...
Pittsburgh’s Colony Cafe combines cats, cocktails, coffeeVideo
On a recent late Saturday morning, the Colony Cafe on Pittsburgh’s Penn Avenue begins to fill up — downstairs and upstairs. On the first floor, Erik Hendrickson, co-owner with his wife, Sue, is preparing food orders. The bistro menu includes individually crafted coffee beverages, wine, beer and cocktails. Some of...
South Side’s Dish Osteria and Bar plans spring reopening after 2-year sabbatical
Almost two years to the day after announcing a “sabbatical,” the owners of Dish Osteria and Bar are ready to reopen the popular Italian and seafood eatery’s doors. On March 26, 2017, the operators of the restaurant located at 128 17th St. in Pittsburgh’s South Side posted on Facebook their...
Gaby et Jules: Café will open in East Liberty this summer
Gaby et Jules Patisseries et Macaron owners Frederic and Lori Rongier and chef David Piquard plan to open a fourth location, at 6006 Penn Ave. in East Liberty, this summer. According to bakery representatives, the new retail shop will be called Gaby et Jules: Café. In addition to the bakeries’...
Beyond green beer: Here are 3 St. Patrick’s Day cocktails to tryVideo
Readying for a rousing night out, or in, to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day this weekend? We all become Irish for a day, as do our libations. Many of us will not only be wearin’ but drinkin’ the green. Newly minted bartender Janie Stevens recently completed several courses, including mixology and...
‘St. Patrick’s Day Radio’ all weekend long on Sirius XMVideo
SiriusXM will launch a temporary Irish channel, honoring St. Patrick’s Day with St. Paddy’s Day Radio, featuring Irish classics and a non-stop parade of jigs, reels and all things Irish, according to the subscription radio service. So if it’s a wee bit of the Emerald Isle’s contribution to music you’re...
Spring is in the air with Orchid Society of Western Pennsylvania show
As the days lengthen and green shoots push up from the earth, the Orchid Society of Western Pennsylvania welcomes the approaching spring with its annual show on March 16-17. For the first time, the show will be held at The Artsmiths of Pittsburgh in Mt. Lebanon. Fans of orchids should...
Indoor seeding for gardeners program set at Mt. Pleasant Public Library
Gardeners itching to plant and bring forth spring’s green can get a head start at 6 p.m. March 20, when the Mt. Pleasant Public Library, 120 S. Church St., presents a program on indoor seed starting. Presenter and local garden designer Martha Oliver will discuss timing and supplies needed, along...
