Nate Smallwood stories, Page 2
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre sets stage for ‘The Nutcracker’
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre put the final touches on their production of “The Nutcracker” during a dress rehersal Thursday at the Benedum Center. There will be 26 performances of “The Nutcracker” from Dec. 6-29, at the Benedum Center in Downtown Pittsburgh. Tickets start at $28, and are available at www.pbt.org, 412-456-6666...
Springdale family’s 50-foot tree ready to be spruced up for Pittsburgh’s Light Up Night
A 50-foot blue spruce that grew in the yard of a Springdale couple was moved to the City County Building in Pittsburgh on Saturday to be decorated for Christmas. Lindsay and Dennis Malinowski donated the tree, which, in 1987 was a 5-foot-tall Christmas tree of the property’s previous owner, who...
Newborns sport cardigans to honor Mister Rogers at Pittsburgh hospitalVideo
Newborns at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital in Pittsburgh sported crocheted cardigans and sneakers during a visit Wednesday from Joanne Rogers, wife of the late Fred Rogers. “They’re so polite,” Joanne Rogers said while greeting the newborns styled after Mister Rogers. Wednesday is being recognized as World Kindness Day. Caitlin Pechin, a...
Hundreds celebrate 100th anniversary of Pittsburgh Veterans Day Parade
The streets were lined with onlookers Saturday for the 100th anniversary of the Pittsburgh Veterans Day Parade on Liberty Avenue. Dr. David Blinky, a member of the Military Vehicle Preservation Association, puffed a cigar as he sat behind the wheel of a WWII-era Jeep prior to the start of the...
PNC Park hosts Fallen Firefighter Memorial Stair ClimbVideo
PNC Park opened its doors Saturday morning to firefighters and members of the public participating in the Fallen Firefighter Memorial Stair Climb put on by the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. Participants climbed 2,200 steps — simulating the 110 stories of the World Trade Center in New York City where 343...
Dogs get their turn at Ruff Mudder steeplechase near Slippery Rock
As Cooper’s Lake Campground in Slippery Rock, Pa., filled with athletes for the Tough Mudder, a designated section of the festival was designed with four-legged athletes in mind. The Ruff Mudder, an obstacle course for dogs and their owners to go through at their own speed, was a product of...
Tennis clinic held in Pittsburgh for blind and visually impaired peopleVideo
The Highland Park Tennis Club, with help from Envision Blind Sports, hosted a blind and vision impaired tennis clinic on Saturday afternoon. Catering to each participant’s ability, volunteers from the tennis club and Slippery Rock University’s women’s tennis team gave hands-on instruction free of charge. Jessica Kovacs of Plum watched...
Watch Kato Kaelin drink pickle juice at PicklesburghVideo
As Picklesburgh got underway Friday in Pittsburgh, one of the special contest rounds of the pickle juice drinking contest featured a few familiar names. Guests from Wizard World Comicon, dressed in different costumes, were joined by actor Kato Kaelin, who because famous as the house guest of O.J. Simpson before...
Fort Armstrong Rodeo 2019
A look at the Fort Armstrong Rodeo at Crooked Creek Horse Park in Ford City. The event took place Friday....
Furries parade in Pittsburgh
On Saturday afternoon, hundreds of participants in the annual Anthrocon Convention gathered for the parade through the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh. Here are some sights from the event....
Belle Vernon Area High School Prom
Belle Vernon Area High School had its prom Friday night. Here is a photo gallery of the highlights from the grand march....
Bulging biceps beckon at Stage AE’s World Armwrestling League event
Biceps bulged Thursday as the World Armwrestling League brought its Supermatch Showdown to Stage AE on Pittsburgh’s North Shore. Spectators packed the venue, getting close to the action. The competition features 10 arm wrestlers, both men and women. Here are scenes from the evening....
Adventurous volunteers rappel down Mt. Washington in Pittsburgh to clean up iconic vistaVideo
Volunteers took to the hillside below Grandview Avenue on Saturday morning for the 27th Annual Explorers Club of Pittsburgh’s Mt. Washington Clean Up, with help from the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy and Allegheny Mountain Rescue Group. Fifty volunteers were stationed on Grandview Avenue either rappelling down the hillside picking up garbage...
Meet Eloise, the new brown pelican at the National Aviary
Thursday afternoon the National Aviary, announced “Eloise”, as the name of a brown pelican new to their wetlands habitat. The public was able to vote between three names through an online poll at TribLIVE.com. Eloise was relocated to the National Aviary after suffering a wing injury in Florida. The bird...
Cirque Du Soleil awes Pittsburgh with ‘Corteo’Video
Take in the sights and sounds from behind the scenes of Cirque Du Soleil’s latest show in Pittsburgh. Cirque Du Soleil allowed access to the Tribune-Review as it made its final preparations ahead of its performance of “Corteo” at PPG Paints Arena. “Corteo” first premiered in Cirque du Soleil’s home...
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