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Jessica Alba, Gabrielle Union are ‘L.A.’s Finest’
“L.A.’s Finest” is the name of the new cop series on Spectrum’s on-demand service, but it could also be a way to describe the show’s stars, Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba. Both have piled up long lists of much-heralded acting credits and will bring that background to the series, which...
Get creative, sentimental and celebrate Mom
Mother’s Day is an opportunity to show your love and care to the woman (or women) who helped you become the person you are today. Even if there has been upset or discord, you would not be here if not for her, so let the gratitude start there. You don’t...
Pirates minor league report: May 10, 2019
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 17-16) won 6-5 over Lehigh Valley (Phillies). CF Jason Martin (.172) hit a two-run homer as part of a five-run fifth, which gave the Indians a 5-1 advantage. The IronPigs scored four runs in the bottom of the ninth to nearly complete a comeback. C Jacob Stallings (.280)...
High school scores, schedules for May 10, 2019
High Schools Baseball Friday’s results WPIAL Nonsection Obama Academy 5, OLSH 2 Rochester 4, South Side Beaver 3 Brownsville at Beth-Center, ppd. Baldwin at Woodland Hills, ppd. Brashear at Carrick, ppd. Deer Lakes at Hampton, ppd. Geibel at Rockwood, ppd. Seneca Valley at Shaler, ppd. Sto-Rox at Obama Academy, ppd....
New No. 1 teams highlight Trib HSSN state baseball rankings
The new teams and the exiting squads were limited in the weekly Trib HSSN PIAA baseball rankings, but there was plenty of action on top. Half of the six classifications have a new No. 1, including West Allegheny in 5A, East Pennsboro in 4A and West Middlesex in Class A....
Greater Latrobe Senior High School Prom
Greater Latrobe Senior High School had its prom Friday night. Here is a photo gallery of the highlights from the grand march....
Final WPIAL boys volleyball clinchings through May 9, 2019
The regular season is complete, and the field is set for the 2019 WPIAL boys volleyball postseason. Check out the updated WPIAL boys volleyball standings at the TribLive High School Sports Network. The top four teams in each section qualify for the playoffs, although more than four could clinch a...
Mark Madden: Supporting Liverpool part of something bigger, magical
It’s a place unlike any other. It has personality. It has a vibe. It’s inanimate, yet somehow lives and breathes. It’s populated by ghosts, but they’re friendly spirits. They’ve seen it all, and they want you to see it, too. From the Kop, preferably. Anything can happen at Anfield. This...
Editorial: Turnpike overcharges another sneaky subsidy
Pay a toll in cash and you know exactly how many nickels and dimes you are throwing in the hopper. Drive through the E-ZPass lane where the money is automatically deducted from an account via a transponder and it should happen the same way. But sometimes it doesn’t. And if...
Letter to the Editor: Sharing the road a 2-way effort
As the weather improves, more people take to the streets. Most are on foot but an increasing number are riding bicycles. Motorists in Pennsylvania need to be aware of pedestrians and cyclists and should be informed about traffic law. Members of the Walk/Bike Ross committee offer this primer about five...
Andora’s head chef Matthew Goebert celebrates history of former Cross Keys
Matthew Goebert has admired the Cross Keys building along Dorseyville Road since he worked at the restaurant about a decade ago. He returned this winter to the historic building as the head chef at Andora, the Indiana Township eatery serving American fare and offering outdoor seating overlooking a wooded backdrop....
Offering STEAM to students with special needs should be a priority, Mon Valley educators say
Robert DeFillippo challenged his geometry students at Mon Valley School in Jefferson Hills to create a code that would guide a robot through blobs of paint spread across a large canvas. He then asked them to again use coding to make the robot splatter the paint around. Their efforts resulted...
Letter to the editor: Fracking near airport
Regarding the article “Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald opposes bid to add state oversight to airport board” (April 23, TribLIVE): Bottom line, House Speaker Mike Turzai doesn’t trust Fitzgerald to run the airport in a fiscally responsible way. Maybe the rest of the state wants a piece of the pie...
Letter to the editor: Students must master basics of education
K-12 education needs to not just teach math, English and science, but have the student master these subjects and learn to use them. Manufacturing needs employees who have mastered these subjects as a basis to be able to learn and function in the jobs available, which are many. A manufacturing...
Letter to the editor: SummerSounds doesn’t need Russian band
We have all sorts of great bands here in the USA. Gene James, why would we pay $10,000 to a band from Russia (“Greensburg’s SummerSounds raising money to book Russian Chicago cover band,” April 11, TribLIVE)? If you think this band is so great, you pay $10,000 from your wallet....
Letter to the editor: Trump vs. establishment
This is not about getting rid of President Trump, as that will never happen unless the voters want it. It is all about scaring off any nonestablishment person ever running again for president and upsetting the apple cart by getting things done that the professional pols claim they will do...
Whitehall golf prodigy got into the swing of things in Augusta
Michael Quallich was headed home to Whitehall after a whirlwind weekend at the Drive, Chip and Putt contest in Augusta, Ga., in early April when he got a very important phone call. On the other end of the line was PGA pro John Daly, calling to compliment him on his...
Tull Family Theater to screen film on technology for hearing impaired
AG Bell Pennsylvania will present the Pittsburgh premiere of “The Listening Project” from 10 a.m. to noon May 18 at the Tull Family Theater. The 35-minute film, directed by award-winning filmmaker Irene Taylor Brodsky and audiologist Jane Madell, explores the impact of technology on the lives of young adults who...
Sewickley Presbyterian to host jazz concert
Beth Samuel Jewish Center The center is at 810 Kennedy Drive, Ambridge. For information, visit bethsamuel.org or contact the center at beth samueloffice@ comcast.net or 724-266-5238. 9 a.m. May 18 – Torah Yoga Noon May 19 – PJ Library program Blackburn United Methodist Church The church is at 910 Blackburn...
Festival to highlight role of historic community center
The annual Juneteenth holiday commemorates the 1865 abolition of slavery. Next month, the Sewickley Community Center will celebrate with a festival that also honors the center’s storied past. The nonprofit’s history has been marked by considerable evolution since its 1935 founding, said interim Executive Director Susan Blackman. “It was founded...
Letter to the editor: Bravo to DePasquale, Shapiro
Who can we trust in Harrisburg these days? As our gas prices go up, it’s nice to find out that the taxes on that gas I put into my tank to go to work have been diverted from repairing our aging infrastructure to supporting the budget of the Pennsylvania State...
Landreth Seeds brings back old varieties for the modern gardener
When David and Cuthbert Landreth founded the D. Landreth Seed Co. in 1784, they never could have imagined the ups and downs the company would see over the centuries — sold during World War II, changing hands over the years several times and even fading away until recently being purchased...
Pirates minor league report: May 9, 2019
Pirates INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 16-16) won 4-2 over Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Yankees). Five Indians each produced doubles, but it was RF Patrick Kivlehan (.212) who stood out as he went 2 for 4 with a double, home run and two RBIs. 3B Ke’Bryan Hayes (.250) doubled for the 13th time this season. RHP...
WPIAL baseball bracketology: Don Rebel predicts playoff seeds
The WPIAL will unveil the brackets for the 2019 district baseball playoffs Friday afternoon. Watch the official release at 1 p.m. on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Eighty-one teams have punched their ticket for the Way to Washington. But before the brackets are released, a lot of coaches, players...
High school scores, schedules for May 9, 2019
High Schools Baseball Thursday’s results WPIAL Class 5A Section 3 Chartiers Valley 3, Carrick 0 Class 3A Section 1 Valley 5, East Allegheny 0 Class A Section 1 Union 17, Aliquippa 2 (5 inn.) Nonsection Allderdice 14, Brashear 3 (5 inn.) Altoona 5, Latrobe 0 Armstrong 7, Knoch 1 Blackhawk...
