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Editorial cartoons for the week of April 1
Editorial cartoons for the week of April 1....
Low-sensory options expand for families: Tull to host special screening of ‘Dumbo’
Families often head to the local movie theater for a couple of hours of entertainment. But for those with autism or special needs, the movies can be much more complicated. The dark theaters and large screens with loud noises can be too much for those who have added sensory sensitivity....
Here’s what’s going on around town: Monday, April 1
Hello, Sewickley, Today is April 1 — for jokesters, April Fools’ Day. The origin of the devious day isn’t certain. According to “Readers’s Digest,” it may have started with the Roman tradition of “Hilaria,” a spring festival to honor the first day of the year longer than the night —...
The menu continues to evolve at Buffalo Township’s Evolution GrilleVideo
Things are always evolving at Evolution Grille in Buffalo Township. Specifically the menu, which changes three times a year, corresponding to the seasons and clientele feedback, said co-owner and executive chef Michael Barbiaux. Barbiaux and wife, Courtney, originally opened Evolution in a smaller location in South Pike Square a decade...
Allderdice students hit high notes with iconic ‘60s pop hits in ‘Leader of the Pack’
When the lights go down at Pittsburgh Allderdice High School and the music starts, James Rankin hopes to hit all the right notes from his place in the orchestra pit. “There’s something magical about being a part of the live performance,” says the junior who lives in Greenfield. About 30...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of April 1
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of April 1....
Couple hopes to bowl over community by restoring Carrick Classic Lanes
In nearly every corner of Carrick Classic Lanes, dusty bowling balls peer out of the shadows like surprised faces. “If they could talk, they’d have one heck of a story to tell about this place,” said Lisa Casen, who has owned the alley with her husband, Jeff Jackson, since 2007....
Gateway grad Betts to be inducted into Clarion Sports Hall of Fame
Bob Betts played football at Gateway for legendary coach Pete Antimarino. His father, former Penn State player Art Betts, served as Antimarino’s longtime defensive coordinator. But that doesn’t mean Bob Betts, a 1978 Gateway graduate who was part of an 8-1 team his senior year, was given any favors. “In...
P-R students excelling in academic, STEM competitions
Pine-Richland students continue to stand out in both area and state academic and STEM competitions. Tenth grader Shanna Peck, ninth grader Matt Farmar and seventh grader Ryan E. Scott will join teammates from North Allegheny and South Fayette to compete in the FIRST World Championships on April 23-27 in Detroit,...
Shaler Area students selected for All-State Chorus
Two Shaler Area High School students have been recognized by the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association as the top vocalists in the state by being selected for its All-State Chous. Sophomore Zoe Babbit (soprano 1) and junior Alex Almonte (bass 1) started this journey in November when they auditioned into PMEA...
Trib HSSN Baseball Team of the Week: South Park
The first Trib HSSN Baseball Team of the Week for the 2019 season headed south to open up the new season and returned home to start section play this week with four wins in five games: the South Park Eagles. Under Steve Bucci, South Park has been a perennial power...
Trib HSSN Baseball Player of the Week: Central Catholic’s Joe Olsavsky
Joe Olsavsky School: Central Catholic Class: Junior Central Catholic is the reigning Section 1 baseball champ after claiming the title last spring by three games over Pine-Richland and Butler. The Vikings were the top seed in 2018 WPIAL Class 6A playoffs and reached the semifinals before falling to eventual champion...
Rapper Nipsey Hussle killed in South L.A. shooting
LOS ANGELES — Rapper Nipsey Hussle was killed Sunday afternoon, shot in broad daylight outside his store in South Los Angeles, and two other people were wounded, police said. Hussle, known as much for his music as for his civic efforts in South L.A., was shot multiple times about 3:20...
High school scores, schedules for March 31, 2019
High Schools Baseball Monday’s schedule WPIAL Class 6A Section 2 Franklin Regional at Plum, 4:15 p.m. Nonsection Apollo-Ridge at Highlands, 4 p.m. Avonworth at Fort Cherry, 4:15 p.m. Bentworth at Geibel, 4 p.m. Brashear at Latrobe, 7 p.m. Butler at Gateway, 4 p.m. Central Valley at Hopewell, 4 p.m. Charleroi...
WPIAL boys volleyball standings through March 31, 2019
Here are the latest WPIAL boys volleyball standings for section play in the 2019 season. The top four teams in each section qualify for the 2019 district playoffs, which begin in mid-May. Only section records are shown. CLASS AAA Section 1 Bethel Park, 2-0 Peters Township, 2-0 Baldwin, 1-0 Canon-McMillan,...
High school broadcasts planned for week of March 31, 2019
Don’t be April fooled by imitations. The best and most complete high school sports coverage as the calendar changes to April this week is on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN turns the page to the fourth month of the year with the debut coverage of WPIAL girls...
Brewers’ Yelich ties MLB record, hits walk-off winner against Cardinals
MILWAUKEE — Christian Yelich led the way for the Milwaukee Brewers, from his first swing to the last one of the game. So it was a pretty typical day for the reigning NL MVP. Yelich hit his fourth homer in the first inning and a two-run double in the ninth,...
James Downie: Republicans missing health care plan
The Justice Department’s decision Monday that the entire Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional has sparked many questions, such as, “Didn’t Republicans get killed in the midterms on health care?” and “Really? This again?” Combined with a federal judge’s ruling Thursday blocking the Trump administration’s “association health plans,” which the judge...
Leechburg Area OKs Gilpin temporary property tax break
The Leechburg Area School District is on board with Gilpin’s bid to implement a temporary property tax break for anyone who buys property in the area. The school board voted 9-0 Wednesday to approve a LERTA (Local Economic Revitalization Tax Assistance Act) tax abatement, on both a five-year and 10-year...
John Steigerwald: Review system needs Guy in the Sky
Get it right. That’s what we’ve been told is the reason for reviewing plays on video by the NFL and every other sports enterprise, but it’s never really been about getting it right all the time. When the NFL first went to replay it was only about getting it right...
Fox News apologizes for referring to ‘3 Mexican countries’Video
Don’t know much about geography? On Sunday, “Fox & Friends” had a prominent error in an on-screen graphic about President Trump’s southern border policy announcement at the start of the program that got plenty of social media attention. The craziest thing about this is that Fox & Friends has a...
Duke, Zion Williamson lose to Michigan State in Elite Eight
WASHINGTON — Cassius Winston put Michigan State on his shoulders and carried the Spartans into the Final Four for the first time since 2015. The do-everything point guard took over the game when his team faced its biggest deficit and led second-seeded Michigan State to a 68-67 victory over Duke...
Denny Hamlin overcomes 2 penalties to win at Texas
Denny Hamlin had such a fast car at Texas Motor Speedway that he was able to win even after two penalties on pit road and some other issues during green flag conditions. While Hamlin was reviewing all that happened, crew chief Chris Gabehart leaned forward and said, “I think you...
Colin McNickle: No subsidies for replacement Hill grocery store
There are troubling hints that a replacement grocery store for the heavily subsidized and now-closed Shop ’n Save in Pittsburgh’s Hill District might be in line for more public subsidies. But a new analysis by a scholar at the Allegheny Institute for Public Policy reiterates that subsidies for that store...
Plum grad Seneca tackles first season as assistant softball coach at La Salle
Last spring, La Salle outfielder Emma Schweigert, then a junior, discovered a viral video of St. Francis (Pa.) shortstop Jordan Seneca clubbing a towering home run against LIU Brooklyn. Schweigert sent the video to a friend with a message that this is what she wanted to do in her senior...
