Paul Guggenheimer stories, Page 45

When is the best time to get the flu vaccine? Most medical experts say as soon as possible — and certainly by the end of October. “With the potential for flu and covid-19 co-occurring, we need everyone to take steps to prevent overrunning our health systems,” said state Department of...

In the waning days of summer, people often find themselves trying desperately to hang on to the things that go with the warm season. Kenny Gould is no different. Gould — an entrepreneur, beer lover, writer and founder of Hop Culture Magazine — had been dreaming about doing a pop-up...

KDKA Radio has taken controversial afternoon talk show host Wendy Bell off the air, effective immediately, after comments she made advocating for park rangers to “shoot on sight” people defacing public monuments. A statement on the station’s website from its owner, Entercom Communications, stated her afternoon drive show has been...

Pittsburghers accustomed to attaching their bikes to the front of Port Authority buses or bringing them onto the T can now take them onto more Amtrak trains. Amtrak worked with PennDOT to expand its Carry-On bike program for most Keystone service departures, beginning Sept. 15. Carry-on and walk-on bike service...

Tribune-Review sports columnist Tim Benz is joining the regular lineup of WPXI-TV’s social media-driven Sunday night sports show “The Final Word.” Benz will become a regular panelist on the 11:30 p.m. program on an every-other-week basis. He joins Trib columnist Mark Madden among others. His first show is Sunday. The...

Despite the first annual sales decline in 26 years, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board on Wednesday reported record net income for the fiscal year that ended June 30. Liquor sales were hit hard particularly in the early stages of the pandemic when state wine and spirits stores were closed due...

KDKA-TV is distancing itself from Pittsburgh radio personality Wendy Bell in light of controversial comments she made on recent videos, such as calling on park rangers to shoot people who deface monuments honoring historical figures. “KDKA-TV would like to remind our viewers and readers that Wendy Bell does not work...

There is some good news for unemployed Pennsylvanians as well as struggling businesses in the state. Gov. Tom Wolf has signed another renewal of his 90-day disaster declaration for the covid-19 pandemic. It means waivers and extensions can continue, including waiving the one-week waiting period to receive unemployment compensation, work...

Survival is a word that packs a lot of meaning in these covid-addled times. That notion is behind an initiative involving five small businesses in Pittsburgh’s East End: the East Enders’ “Survival Kits.” East End Brewing, Prohibition Pastries, Commonplace Coffee, Kelly’s Bar & Lounge and Barmy Soda Co. are providing...

UPMC’s efforts to develop robust care policies and practices for members of the LGBTQ community have brought recognition to 26 of its facilities from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation. Ten of the hospitals were designated as “Leaders in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality,” meaning they met criteria in the areas of...

Number 42 was foremost on the minds of Major League Baseball players who wore it last Friday. It was the number Jackie Robinson wore, and the day was set aside to honor his accomplishments, including breaking baseball’s color barrier. But the number 43 also crept into the consciousness of baseball...

Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration is warning low-income residents about an impending deadline to apply for home energy assistance. The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Recovery Crisis Program ends Aug. 31 and Department of Human Services Secretary Teresa Miller issued a final reminder on Friday. “These are incredibly difficult times,...

It’s the ultimate in awkward moments and it happens all too often. A person has a name that might be difficult for others to pronounce. They are approached by someone who means well but proceeds to butcher their name. It usually leaves both parties feeling bad. But there are ways...

Anyone in need of food will have two opportunities on Saturday to receive a box of fresh produce and dairy items. A USDA Farmers to Families walk-up and drive-up food distribution by 412 Food Rescue is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Edgewood Town Centre in Swissvale, and...

A macaroni and cheese dish called “Mac and Yellow,” a “Taylor Gang turkey burger” and “blazed ends” brisket meal — all homemade dishes designed by Pittsburgh’s own Wiz Khalifa. And they’ll be available Oct. 1 when the multi-platinum recording artist opens Hotbox by Wiz, a chain of delivery-only restaurants coming...

Springdale Township officials are investigating an incident last week in which a road department worker received a serious electrical shock after running over a downed power line on a riding mower. Joe Luera, 56, a part-time Springdale Township employee, was rushed to UPMC St. Margaret hospital and then taken to...

It’s one of the oldest traditions on the University of Pittsburgh campus. Each year for the past century, freshman women have gathered on the eve of the first day of fall classes for Lantern Night, when alumnae symbolically pass the Light of Learning on to the next generation of Pitt...

Among the visceral aspects of the annual PA Farm Show is being able to see and smell the cows, hogs and goats up close, taste the fresh food and run your hands over the equipment on display. Unfortunately, there won’t be quite the same opportunity for that at the 2021...

When Anthony Bourdain asked novelist Stewart O’Nan to appear on the Pittsburgh episode of his “Parts Unknown” CNN program in 2017, O’Nan insisted on recording the interview at the Squirrel Hill Café. There are a lot of other places he could have picked. Why the Squirrel Hill Cafe? “It’s not...

Abraham Lincoln could be back on his Wilkinsburg perch in time for his Feb. 12 birthday next year. For the past 18 months, a group of Wilkinsburg residents have been working to raise $70,000 to build a new bronze, life-size statue of the 16th president of the United States. The...

For many prison inmates, maintaining contact with the outside world is a challenge. The covid-19 crisis has made in-person visits impossible. The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections has facilitated video visits through the ZOOM internet platform since March, coinciding with the start of the pandemic in the U.S. But these visits...

Only those who fought in World War II really know what it was like. Over the decades since the war ended with the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August, 1945, movie dramatizations and documentaries using heavily edited, rapid cut newsreel footage have skewed America’s perception of...