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Seth MacFarlane, creator of the irreverent animated show “Family Guy,” once likened the barrage of blistering attacks on the program — and him — from the Parents Television Council to “getting hate mail from Hitler.” The conservative nonprofit railed against MacFarlane and his Fox network cartoon for more than a...

Shoppers will have a variety to choose from — whether they’re looking for produce, candles or even moonshine — as the Carnegie farmers market returns to the East Main parking lot June 9. Now in its second year, the market will feature more than a dozen vendors offering a wide...

Longtime Carnegie resident Mary Ann Steranka celebrates her 100th birthday on June 5. Mary Ann Semianczak was born in a house on Cubbage Hill in June 1919 and has lived in Carnegie all but 15 of her years. She is a member of Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church where she...

Go beyond the typical tour and get really down-to-earth with a trip under Fawn Township. Dubbed the “Coalest” Pittsburgh attraction, Tour-Ed Mine and Museum in Fawn offers educational underground coal mine tours 160 feet below ground. Dating back to the 1850s and formerly the once-active Avenue Mine, its workers provided...

Rory McIlroy drilled a spectator in the head with a tee shot in the PGA’s Memorial Tournament on Friday. Perhaps golf should border the fairways with protective netting. The subject of more protective netting became sadly relevant last Wednesday when a foul ball hit by the Chicago Cubs’ Albert Almora...

With the district playoff complete, here are the weekly Trib HSSN state baseball rankings prior to the first pitch of the 2019 state playoffs. The top five this week consists of all district champions. These are teams that have won one championship this spring and are now looking for more...

President Trump has called out China for unfairly subsidizing its state-owned enterprises, not enforcing intellectual property protections, placing trade restrictions on U.S. firms, and pressuring them to hand over technology in exchange for market access. If these problems are eliminated, more U.S. companies will invest there. But is this what...

The Trib HSSN Team of the Week is Shaler, which climbed from the No. 5-seed in Class 5A to win it first WPIAL baseball title in two decades. The Titans open the PIAA playoffs Monday against Lampeter-Strasburg, the fourth-place team from District 3. “All these teams now are championship-caliber teams,”...

With the district playoffs in the rear-view mirror, the final event of the 2018-19 school year begins this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has coverage of the PIAA baseball and softball playoffs starting with first round Monday and quarterfinals Thursday. Plus, The Network has action...

The Trib HSSN Softball Team of the Week is Elizabeth Forward, a team that did what nobody else could do this season to win the program’s first softball championship. After winning district gold for the first time, it’s on to the PIAA postseason, where the Warriors will face District 9...

A tip of the hat to Joseph Sabino Mistick for his column “Bill Burns knew the value of freedom” (May 26, TribLIVE). I grew up watching the noon news on KDKA TV with Burns as the anchor. He always presented the facts, no bias — Mistick failed to mention this...

U.S. Steel’s recent announcement of a $1 billion investment in the company’s Mon Valley Works was met with a positive response from politicians and steelworkers alike (“U.S. Steel announces $1B investment in Edgar Thomson, Clairton plants,” May 2, TribLIVE). But the giddiness surrounding the announcement obfuscates the chronic pollution and...

In response to recently passed legislation increasing caps for tax credit scholarships, the Tribune-Review hopes we can bog the scholarships down in endless discussion (“School choice should be discussed, not automatic.” More discussion sounds great — unless you’re one of the tens of thousands of families denied scholarships every year....

The Tull Family Theater has announced special summer programming will be held through August. In addition to new releases, the theater will offer classics, art, music and seasonal films. Viewings will include films on Degas, Mozart and Picasso and the Beatles. Favorites like “The Goonies,” “The Color Purple,” “Stand by...

The biking-walking corridor project in Harrison has received another financial boost. Township Commissioner Robin Bergstrom said the township was notified that the project’s first phase for design and engineering has been awarded a $75,000 grant from the state Community Infrastructure and Tourism Fund (CITF). It brings the total money received...

Pirates INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 31-21) lost 7-6 in 10 innings against Gwinnett (Braves). The Indians scored once in the bottom of the 10th after giving up two runs but couldn’t complete the extra-inning comeback. SS Jung-Ho Kang went 3 for 4 with a double, a walk and a strikeout. LF Corey...

We set out to create a fresh, bright chicken salad inspired by the flavors of Mexico. A simple tequila-lime mixture boosted the chicken’s flavor both in a quick marinade before cooking and, when cooked down with some orange juice, as a reduced sauce drizzled over the chicken after cooking. Grilled...

Question: I appreciate your traditional, call it old-fashioned approach to child rearing, but I’m a tad confused and hope you can help straighten out my thinking. I’ve been reading your column for maybe 20 years and have used many of your suggestions with success. Your recommendation that consequences be huge...

Sixteen charter members founded St. Matthew’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Crafton in 1903, but it was not until 1905, when it had 30 members, that the group could begin building the original church at its present location on the corner of Steuben Street and Lincoln Avenue. The initial building was...

For a new take on vegetable slaw, we thinly sliced sweet snap peas, juicy English cucumbers, and peppery radishes for a fresh, crunchy accompaniment to skillet-seared sea scallops. We brightened up the mayonnaise-based slaw dressing with plenty of fresh chives and lemon zest and juice. A quick sear on the...

High Schools Baseball PIAA Playoffs Class 6A First round Monday’s schedule Neshaminy vs. Hempfield (District 3) at Widener University, 4 p.m.; Hazleton Area vs. Downingtown East at Pittston Field in Hughestown, 4:30 p.m.; Liberty vs. Plymouth Whitemarsh at DeSales University, 4:30 p.m.; La Salle College vs. Souderton at Archbishop Wood,...

Six WPIAL lacrosse teams advanced to Saturday’s PIAA quarterfinals, but each had its season come to a close. Boys lacrosse Conestoga 13, Pine-Richland 7 — District 1 champion Conestoga eliminated Pine-Richland in the Class AAA quarterfinals at Penn State’s Panzer Stadium. The WPIAL champion Rams finished with a 13-6 record....

The Trib HSSN Softball Player of the Week is Avonworth senior Sarah Helffrich, who stood out on both days of the WPIAL Class 3A championship game. On Wednesday, Helffrich had two doubles and two RBIs with a run scored as Avonworth led Keystone Oaks, 8-0, when the rain came and...