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Cartoon Network Hotel opening in LancasterVideo
There’s a hotel coming to Lancaster that you might want to check out. Cartoon Network Hotel will open Jan. 10, according to Lancaster Online, which attended a media tour of the site Dec. 6. The hotel’s website says a stay at Cartoon Network Hotel is like “having a sleepover in...
Pittsburgh Dad stops at ‘The Price is Right,’ will have CBS game show-themed episode
Pittsburgh Dad and Drew Carey. How about that for a collaboration? Because something from Curt Wootton’s camp and “The Price is Right” host is coming. Mallory Mason, CBS entertainment communications director, confirmed that Wootton will be doing a special “The Price is Right” episode of “Pittsburgh Dad.” Wootton, however, did...
‘Letterkenny’ season 8 release date announcedVideo
A new “Letterkenny” season is coming before the New Year. The Canadian sitcom announced on Twitter that the show’s eighth season would be released on Christmas in Canada via Crave. U.S. fans will get the show on Dec. 27 via Hulu. You can watch the new season of Letterkenny December...
Lawn Pass back for 2020 at KeyBank Pavilion
If you want to go to every show at the Burgettstown amphitheater, you can. Lawn Pass is back. For $199 plus fees, the pass will get you a spot on KeyBank Pavilion’s lawn in 2020, including sold-out shows, according to a Live Nation release. General admission parking and fast lane...
Def Leppard, Mötley Crüe coming to Pittsburgh in 2020
Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe are coming back to Pittsburgh. The bands will co-headline “The Stadium Tour” with support from Poison and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts in 2020, with dates from July to September. The tour comes to PNC Park on Aug. 16. Tickets go on sale Dec. 13,...
Jay-Z is 50 and his music is back on Spotify
Jay-Z’s milestone birthday comes with some good news for his fans. Today on the 50th birthday of Hov, the rapper’s music has returned to Spotify after being going for years. According to Pitchfork, most of Jay-Z’s music was removed in April 2017 from the streaming service. As far as a...
Pittsburgh police find mystery cookie gifter
Pittsburgh police have found the source of an unexpected delicious delivery. “The Cookie Angel, as we have come to call her, has identified herself,” Pittsburgh Bureau of Police posted to their Facebook page Wednesday. The police on Tuesday posted to Facebook that “a kind woman delivered a significant amount of...
The Menzingers had the Pittsburgh crowd singing at Roxian Theatre
There ain’t nothing wrong with rocking on a Saturday night. The Menzingers came through Pittsburgh, playing the Roxian Theatre in McKees Rocks, and brought a great energy for an hour and 15 minute set for a fun show. The healthy-sized crowd was with the Philadelphia punk band from the time...
Father of former Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury dies
The father of former Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury has died, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Friday. Vegas Golden Knights beat reporter Ben Gotz reported Andre Fleury passed away Wednesday at age 63. According to Gotz, Marc-Andre Fleury left the Golden Knights’ road trip for Quebec on Tuesday because of...
Snoop Dogg’s songs turned into lullaby album
Some of the biggest Snoop Dogg tracks have been turned into baby jams. “Lullaby Renditions of Snoop Dogg” was released Nov. 29 on vinyl for Record Store Day’s Black Friday 2019 event by Rockabye Baby!, a label that takes “music parents love and transforms it into soothing instrumental lullabies.” The...
Report: Conor McGregor to return to UFC in 2020
Former UFC champion Conor McGregor will return to the octagon in 2020, according to reports. Per ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, McGregor will face Donald Cerrone at UFC 246 on Jan. 18 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The fight is said to be a non-title welterweight bout that will headline the...
Brothers Osborne triumph over sound issues during Bears-Lions Thanksgiving gameVideo
If you try, try and try again, you might be able to play your song, if you’re Brothers Osborne. The duo played the halftime show of the Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions Thanksgiving game, but not without issues. The real-life brothers had the power cut out on them within seconds...
Bruno Sammartino documentary set for New York, L.A. debut
A new documentary on Bruno Sammartino is set for release in New York and Los Angeles. “Bruno Sammartino” will be screened in at The Cinema Village in New York and The Monica Film Center in Santa Monica from Nov. 29 to Dec. 5. According to KDKA Radio, a premiere is...
Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show canceled, parent company wants to ‘evolve marketing’
The secret’s out: the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show is canceled. L Brands, the lingerie company parent company, confirmed the cancellation on its earnings call Thursday and said it wants to “evolve the marketing” of the brand, according to Variety. The annual event, aired since 2001, had declining television ratings in...
Mick Foley brings wrestling stories, laughs to Pittsburgh Improv
When Mick Foley is on WWE television, he feels like a dinner guest. He plays a part, but it’s not his menu. When the WWE Hall of Famer is putting on a show, he feels like the cook, being tasked with making the meal and feeding guests. That’s to say,...
‘Saturday Night Live’ announces Jennifer Lopez, Niall Horan for December shows
It’s going to be a good month on “Saturday Night Live.” The NBC program announced hosts and musical guests Wednesday for its December shows. ? ???????? ????? ? pic.twitter.com/uEFfVaKlCE— Saturday Night Live - SNL (@nbcsnl) November 20, 2019 Jennifer Lopez and rapper DaBaby are set for Dec. 7. Scarlett Johansson...
Mandy Moore to launch 2020 tour in Pittsburgh
Mandy Moore will be touring again in the new year, with a stop slated in Pittsburgh. The pop singer and “This Is Us” star announced Tuesday a North American tour that starts at Pittsburgh’s Benedum Center on March 20. The tour runs from March to early May. “It’s been over...
Steelers-Bengals game has higher stakes for Cincinnati fan living on roof
Jeff Lanham has been living on the roof of his restaurant for five weeks. But there’s a reason. Lanham, 42, is a Cincinnati Bengals season-ticket holder. He jokingly said he would live on the roof of his establishment, Hog Rock Cafe in Milan, Ind., if the Bengals lost to the...
PBR offering epic 99 pack of beer
Do you have 99 problems? Because Pabst doesn’t. The company just has 99 packs of beer. According to a rep for PBR, the Pabst Blue Ribbon 99 pack is stacked with Pabst Blue Ribbon Easy (3.8% ABV), Extra (6.5% ABV) and Original (4,6% ABV) cans. Unlike a traditional case of...
Reba to play Pittsburgh in 2020
Reba McEntire is touring in 2020 and the Steel City is on the schedule. On Tuesday, an arena tour was announced for next year, with a Pittsburgh stop planned on March 26 at PPG Paints Arena. View this post on Instagram I'm so excited to get back out on the...
Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys focus of 2nd ‘Beautiful Day’ trailerVideo
If you needed more Mister Rogers content in your life, today’s your lucky day. Sony Pictures has released another trailer for “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” the film based on Rogers’ life. The trailer shows the relationship starting and developing between Rogers, played by Tom Hanks, and journalist Lloyd...
Let it snow! Seven Springs making snow for season
Music to the ears of some: Seven Springs has snow. In a Facebook video, the Champion resort said it had fired up the snow-making equipment Thursday night and posted pictures of the powder. There is an inch of natural and 3 inches of machine snow, according to Seven Springs’ website....
Going to Tool in Pittsburgh tonight? Don’t use your phone
Tool plays tonight at PPG Paints Arena, but don’t try to remember the show digitally. The arena tweeted a statement saying that anyone attempting to take photos during the show would be ejected. TOOL TONIGHT.. KNOW BEFORE YOU GO:•Tonight's Show has a strict NO CAMERA policy including cellphones. •Poster Tubes...
WWE’s Ali works to fight Muslim stereotypes as wrestlerVideo
Adeel Alam has had horrible things said to him. “I think the worst thing that ever got yelled at me while performing was, ‘I thought we killed you Osama,’ ” Alam said in a CBS Evening News interview. Alam, who wrestles as Ali in WWE (previously Mustafa Ali), talked about...
Stranger Things Day celebrated with show blooper reelsVideo
Hopefully, you’re not in the Upside Down and celebrating Stranger Things Day in your own way. In honor of the “holiday,” the show released blooper reels from its second and third season. Stranger Things Day is celebrated on Nov. 6 as one of the main characters, Will Byers, went missing...
