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If you’re missing some of the cuisines from Market Square’s now-closed Poros or the Cultural District’s Six Penn Kitchen, you’re in luck; because you’ll be able to relive the dishes and cocktails at Scratch Food & Beverage starting next month. Scratch Food & Beverage’s owner Don Mahaney and the restaurant’s...

Equality in Pennsylvania can never be obtained as long as education is not an even playing field. In pursuing the dream of equality in this country, let’s keep in mind: “Education equality is the civil rights issues of our time.” Unequal education can thwart the most important aspects of civil...

Happy birthday wishes to Mildred Thielet who celebrates her 95th birthday April 6 . Mildred has lived in Bridgeville all of her 95 years. She is mom to Don (Deana) Thielet and Marianne (Brent) Miller. She also has three granddaughters, Rebecca (Ross) Godlove, Gina Thielet and Julia (Roe) Vanderford; and...

It’s tempting to view President Trump’s many grievance-filled tweets as angry, indiscriminate lashing out against political opponents. It’s unhinged! It’s unpresidential! They’re “rage tweets!” Etc. Often, though, if you look closely, you’ll see some design. Behind the invective and often-incorrect claims will be a controversial suggestion with some built-in plausible...

High Schools Baseball Tuesday’s results WPIAL Class 3A Section 3 Charleroi 9, Washington 3 McGuffey 4, Keystone Oaks 2 Nonsection Allderdice 16, Penn Hills 13 (9 inn.) Baldwin 8, Mars 7 Brentwood 15, South Allegheny 0 Central Catholic 8, Chartiers Valley 4 Cornell 10, Carrick 5 Eden Christian 7, St....

Elizabeth Arnold was on target from the pitching circle Tuesday afternoon. The senior hurler struck out 18 batters and allowed just three hits to lead Vincentian Academy to a 3-0 win over No. 4 Serra Catholic (2-1, 2-1) in a Section 2-2A game. She also was 2 for 2 at...

As the Democratic Party quarrels over reparations for slavery, a new and related issue has arisen, raised by the president of Mexico. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has written Pope Francis and King Felipe VI to demand their apologies for the Spanish conquest of Mexico that began 500 years ago with...

BOGOTA, Colombia — Hundreds of Venezuelans desperate for food and services stormed the Colombian border on Tuesday, while Bogota indirectly warned Russia against a military deployment in support of Venezuela’s embattled president, Nicolas Maduro. Parliament speaker Juan Guaido, whom dozens of countries have recognized as the country’s interim president, is...

On Tuesday, Pittsburgh’s council passed a package of laws that would ban some weapons within the city limits and regulate access for people deemed an “extreme risk.” There are people who see this as a step forward in a nation where gun violence has become heartbreakingly commonplace while action to...

The hot-button issue of Pennsylvania high school sports — holding separate playoffs for public and private schools — is about to get hotter. An amendment to state law introduced by Rep. Scott Conklin (D-Centre County) that would open a path to separate public and private state playoffs in Pennsylvania high...

A Giant Food Store customer angry that a cashier was apparently being careless with his snack chips confronted and choked the man, police allege. Bradley Bower, 55, of New Cumberland, will be arraigned on a charge of simple assault at the time of his preliminary hearing, which is set for...

North Allegheny’s official groundbreaking ceremony for work at Franklin Elementary School was canceled because of rain. But students joined principal Jeff Anderchak to kick off the expansion and renovation project with their own event to mark the occasion. Work at the school will nearly double the size of the building...

I can’t believe a jury found a man not guilty of homicide for shooting a boy in the back. To me that says it’s OK for police officers to shoot people in the back and kill them if they think they might have done something wrong or might do something...

I recently awoke from a nightmare in which I had come home late on a cold winter’s night to find my grandmother sitting on my front porch with a blanket wrapped around her and a note from the hospital which she had been admitted to only hours before. The note...

Distracted driving (texting, cellphone calls, drinking, etc.) is certainly a problem for pedestrians, as the latest death toll statistics indicate. However, pedestrians are a significant part of the problem. When you walk or run along the road, you are required to face oncoming traffic as far to the left as...

Hello, Sewickley, The Senior Men’s Club of Sewickley Valley YMCA will feature Dick Paul and The Dixie Docs, a Dixieland band, at their meeting Friday. The group plays blues, ballads and the standard Dixie tunes. The group is regularly featured at the Penn Brewery, located on the North Side. The...

While sharing a personal story about a difficult situation with strangers may, at first, seem like an uncomfortable undertaking, Joan Miles believes the experience could actually be therapeutic — for the storyteller and the audience. “One thing that we all share is that we face certain struggles in our lives,...

Hello, Sewickley, Spring Bound returns to the Sewickley Public Library Saturday, when the second floor will be transformed into a gallery for regional artists. Guests can enjoy wine hors d’oeuvres while browsing the exhibition curated by the Friends of the Sewickley Public Library. The annual fundraiser will feature mostly small...

The moment Christina Abernethy learned her son, Ethan, had autism spectrum disorder, her world turned hazy. In that moment, everything went blank. “It just takes time to process and move forward,” said Abernethy, 36, of Ohio Township. “OK, what do I do now?” Holly Teegarden, 46, of Leet Township, recalls...

The New Kensington-Arnold School Board has agreed to refinance four existing bond issues to save the district about $250,000. The school district will issue up to $25 million in new bonds that will pay off the district’s four outstanding bond issues. School board President Bob Pallone said the issues include...

Students and the community helped make North Allegheny’s TigerThon a success as the event was held to raise money to fight pediatric cancer. The fifth annual student-run dance marathon not only surpassed the $50,000 fund-raising goal, it more than doubled it by raising $100,925 to benefit Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh...

Dear Mayo Clinic: Is there any harm in trying CBD for anxiety? It seems to have helped my co-worker, but I am hesitant to try it without knowing more about it. Answer: Cannabidiol, also known as CBD, has not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat...

You’ve heard the uplifting stories: Passersby dropping scads of cash into charity collection buckets or anonymous donors paying off hospital bills for strangers. And people helping victims during storms and natural disasters. These acts of kindness make everybody feel good. There’s a science behind that phenomenon called “loving kindness.” And...

Nick Bogacz is happiest when he’s wearing his official work uniform: a black T-shirt covered in flour. “This is my passion,” says the Hampton resident, who runs Caliente Pizza & Draft House with his wife, Angie. Since 2012, the couple has turned one, small shop into a Pittsburgh pizza empire....

Ensuring everyone has access to UPMC’s nonprofit hospitals should be a no-brainer, yet both Pittsburgh City Council and the mayor have failed in recent years to hear their constituents out, or use their powers to protect them. Now, tens of thousands of Pennsylvanians face the prospect of being shut out...