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In the market squares of Sicily and Calabria, street vendors baste thick swordfish chops with a bright blend of lemon juice and olive oil, grilling them over smoldering coals and filling the air with an alluring mix of char and sweet. The simple, ancient combination is called salmoriglio, and it’s...

Cub Scouts sign-up night Cub Scout Pack 243 (first through fifth grade) will have its sign-up night from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sept. 21 in the basement of the Sewickley Presbyterian Church, 414 Grant St. Pack 243 follows the Presbyterian Church covid protocols. Masks are required for all attendees. For more information,...

The Block Northway Farmers Market The Block Northway continues to feature weekly entertainment during the Farmer’s Market and Food Truck events. Brandon Krul will perform on Sept. 17. The Farmer’s Market, produced in partnership with I Made It Market, is a weekly farmer’s market featuring a diverse collection of local...

Spin, an enterprise that makes motorized scooters available for rent to those who do not have cars or choose not to use them, is delighted with the early returns in its Pittsburgh program (“Taking a spin in Pittsburgh on an e-scooter,” Aug. 29, TribLIVE). One of Spin’s chief goals is...

First, it was hydroxychloroquine, and now it is ivermectin. People all over this country, particularly those in red states, are taking the livestock version of this medicine to ward off covid-19 and poisoning themselves in the process. Thousands of our fellow Americans, acting on the advice of right-wing media and...

In her letter “Corporations, wealthy should pay fair share” (Aug. 14, TribLIVE), Sandy Kremer refers to an AP article claiming that the richest 25 people in the U.S. have paid very little income tax. Wikipedia says the total worth of the 25 richest Americans is approximately $1.774 trillion. Even if...

Publicize your club meetings, community events and fundraisers for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Goodwill offers free programs for young people YouthWorks, a program of Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania, offers free assistance to young people...

Thank you for doing the right thing, Westmoreland County commissioners. It was more than a month ago that a Tribune-Review editorial took the leaders to task over an apparent lack of planning for how to spend the unexpected windfall of $105.3 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds. While...

I recently heard a friend say that company owners should have the freedom to mandate vaccines for their employees; after all, it is their company. This means that they should have the right to fire employees who are not vaccinated. If you agree with this, you should also agree that...

Mississippians are hard-working and constantly seeking opportunities to better themselves, their families and their communities. One of my priorities is making Mississippi the best state in the nation to live, work and raise a family, so I am committed to increasing economic development, improving infrastructure and investing in workforce training....

A recent study from the National Institute of Scientific Research in Quebec City, Canada, found that widowers are more likely than married men or men in relationships to be diagnosed with prostate cancer at an advanced stage, when it is less treatable. A likely reason is that wives or partners...

Editorial cartoons for the week of Sept. 13....

Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Sept. 13....

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 54-59) shut out Louisville (Reds), 3-0. RF Ka’ai Tom (.224) hit a two-run home run, and 1B John Nogowski (.207) had an RBI in a three-run fourth inning. 2B Tucupita Marcano (.236) was 2 for 4. RHP Max Kranick (4-4, 4.14) allowed two hits with one walk and...

Bellevue Frederick Teckmeyer sold property at 608 Forest Ave. to Marlex Properties LLC for $49,818. Jeremy Schliecker sold property at 660 Forest Ave. to Streamlined One LLC for $85,000. Douglas Sheerer sold property at 4437 Ohio River Blvd. to 4449 ORB LLC for $180,000. Cameron Hunter Pitaro sold property at...

Chalfant P & L Investments & Holdings X L.P. sold property on Electric Ave. to TRD Properties LLC for $70,000. Churchill Alec Hanley sold property at 3856 W. Rural Court to Madia & Associates Inc. for $200,000. Delmont Dorothy Catarinella sold property on Dogwood Road to Zachary and Monica Bruno...

Blawnox Tina Burns sold property at 310 Carla Drive to Schaely Rae Renfrew for $185,000. Etna Agnes Ann Grogg sold property at 34 High St. to Brian Campbell for $67,000. Fox Chapel Estate of Raimund Rueger sold property at 108 Ridgedale Lane to David and Carla Nernberg for $849,900. Malcolm...

Jadyn Coy and Lucia Wells each had a goal and Allie Burns scored and had an assist for North Allegheny’s soccer team in a 3-0 victory over Penn-Trafford last week in nonsection play. Penn-Trafford’s Taylor Lloyd made 18 saves in the loss. The two-time defending WPIAL champion Tigers improved to...

Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — Just before the start of the holiday weekend, the top Republican in the state Senate sued Democratic Gov. Tom...

Ponder this: A new tally of global cities’ emissions finds that the top 25 are responsible for 52% of the planet’s urban greenhouse gas emissions. Twenty-three of those are in China. New York City is the first American city to appear, at No. 26. Out of the top 75, just...

Record lottery profits: a common headline anymore. Table games, slots, scratch-off tickets, online betting, sports betting, more ways to win, Powerball, double play win today, payoffs within 24 hours … I see a daily barrage of gambling advertisements on TV. When we pass away, how many of our children will...

Authorities are looking for anyone who witnessed or has cellphone video of a shooting Saturday evening at a hayride in North Versailles that left one 15-year-old dead and another teen critically wounded. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office said Steven Eason of Wilkinsburg was pronounced dead of gunshot wounds at...

Two questions need to be answered about the Amazon project that may be in Churchill (“Debate continues over possible Amazon site in Churchill”). Why does Amazon need this place so badly? Is Amazon not doing fine in the Pittsburgh area with its current facilities? The other question is, what if...

Aleppo Thomas Arbogast sold property at 603 Timber Lane to Peter Borstelmann for $435,000. Bell Acres Edward Jones sold property at 121 Magura Road to Sean and Tiffany Schachner for $340,000. Leet Robert Patrick Johnson sold property at 313 Kenney Drive to Johann Conrad Collins III and Kaitlyn Kelly Black...