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Paddling sojourn on Conemaugh, Kiski rivers returns after pandemic hiatusVideo
Paddlers will have an opportunity to explore the “Past, Present and Future” of a key local waterway when the Stony-Kiski-Conemaugh Rivers Sojourn returns on June 3-6, after last year’s cancellation because of covid-19 pandemic concerns. The 44-mile float downstream from Johnstown to Apollo, on mostly flat water, is appropriate for...
Kecksburg UFO Festival remains grounded in 2021, despite plan to lift pandemic restrictions
The Kecksburg UFO Festival, usually held annually in July, has been canceled this year, even though most of Pennsylvania’s covid-19 mitigation restrictions will be lifted May 31. “We had to cancel. We needed more time to line up vendors. … There were just too many questions,” said Ron Struble, a...
Living with Children: Why most magic words don’t work
Many if not almost all of today’s parents believe in magic words. They do so because the mental health professional community has for 50 years or so told them children can be reasoned with, a claim that exposes the general lack of intellectual rigor in the mental health professions. Magic...
3D-printed home in Dutch city expands housing options
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands — Elize Lutz and Harrie Dekkers’ new home is a 1,011-square foot, two-bedroom bungalow that resembles a boulder with windows. The curving lines of its gray concrete walls look and feel natural. But they are actually at the cutting edge of housing construction technology in the Netherlands and...
Rick Sebak signature cocktail available at Independent Brewing in Squirrel Hill
If WQED film director Rick Sebak ever does another unusual television program about to-go cocktails, he’s got the perfect drink to serve his viewers. The Independent Brewing Co. in Squirrel Hill created “The Rick Sebak Cocktail,” also known as “A Gentleman’s Breakfast,” back in 2014. It had previously only been...
Signature Dishes: Ahi tuna poke bowl at Major Stokes in GreensburgVideo
This is part of an ongoing series highlighting Signature Dishes at locally owned restaurants in the region. See Trib Total Media’s new online directory of restaurants, Dine Local, at dinelocal.triblive.com. It only takes minutes for Jim Bosco to whip up what quickly has become a signature dish at Major Stokes,...
Pasta food truck to sling spaghetti in Western Pa.Video
Peter Williams came up with a pasta pandemic idea: He decided to sling spaghetti from a food truck. The manager of the Wilkinsburg-based Revival Chili food truck spent his time at home experimenting with sauces. He started with a classic red sauce and from there created grilled chicken with artichoke...
Greensburg Garden Center’s annual May Mart ushers in planting season
Shoppers at Greensburg Garden Center’s annual May Mart plant sale will find themselves in a new and improved space. The center’s garden recently was refurbished by Cole Kuczynski of Greensburg as an Eagle Scout project. Kuczynski and his helpers removed old compost and debris, built a wire compost bin, refurbished...
Find out why more than 1 million visit Ohiopyle State Park each year
One of the “must see” state parks for your bucket list is located in Fayette County. Ohiopyle State Park is a unique place to stay for a day or a week. It has everything that you could imagine being part of a natural resource. The park is a place where...
Living with Children: The key to being a better father? Be the best husband you can be
Guys! Guys! Your wives are having enough trouble putting their children and priorities into proper perspective without you adding to the muddle. Keep it straight, please. I’m referring to the media voices telling you to be better fathers. Three times in the last six months or so I’ve been invited...
TribLive Taste Test: National Pretzel DayVideo
Monday is National Pretzel Day! So who makes the perfect pretzel? Find out, as TribLive Taste Test team members Jonna Miller and Patrick Varine set out to tackle a task sure to leave them parched and in need of a glass of water: what brand has the best pretzel? We...
Get it twisted: New Bloomfield shop makes handmade German soft pretzelsVideo
Connor Claussen mixes three types of flour, dry yeast, sea salt and filtered water. He divides the dough into equal parts, rolls it into logs, forms each into a distinctive pretzel shape, scores the tops, dips them in lye and puts them in the oven to bake. This Swabian German...
Excela Health virtual childbirth classes help expectant parents
When Megan Fritz was preparing to become a mother for the first time, she found herself scouring the internet to learn how to breastfeed her newborn. It was difficult for the Unity woman to find reliable sources at a time when in-person classes on the topic have been halted because...
Lost frescoes to greet visitors when Italy’s Uffizi reopens
Recently discovered frescoes will greet visitors to Florence’s Uffizi Galleries when the museum reopens May 4 after the most recent covid shutdown. Workers doing restoration discovered the painted walls and ceilings dating from the 17th and 18th centuries beneath plaster in the museum’s west wing, which is where the new...
Emergency pet pantry needs donations to keep it stocked
When humans are in crisis, organizations like the Red Cross, fire departments and food banks are there to help. But who is there for the pets affected by those emergencies? Westmoreland/Fayette/Allegheny County Animal Response Team established a pet pantry to provide food and other supplies to furry friends whose owners...
Strike a pose: Yoga returns to Market Square
Take a deep breath. Yoga in the Square is returning. The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership will once again partner with a variety of local yoga studios for twice-weekly classes in Market Square. Each 60-minute outdoor session is free. Classes will be held at 10 a.m. Sundays starting May 2, and at...
Kennywood, Sandcastle and Idlewild raise pay for employees
Kennywood, Sandcastle Waterpark and Idlewild & SoakZone announced Friday the three parks will be raising the hourly rate for most workers from $9 to $13. Hourly pay rates at Kennywood and Sandcastle for employees at least 18 years old, or graduating high school seniors —will be $13 an hour. For...
Passionate beer makers bring Drowning Fish Brewing Company to Bethel Park
A friendship that began decades ago over a mutual affinity for homebrewed beer has culminated in the opening of a new brewpub in Bethel Park. Don Tomino of Pleasant Hills and Mike Ameel of Bethel Park plan to open the doors to the Drowning Fish Brewing Company along Library Road...
Giant Eagle’s GetGo opens market at PPG Paints Arena
A GetGo Cafe and Market opened inside PPG Paints Arena on Wednesday. “We are extremely excited to have a GetGo inside a sports venue,” said Rug Phatak, senior director of marketing and chief of staff for GetGo, a brand within the Giant Eagle family. The market will be located behind...
Signature Dishes: Linguine Pescatore at Villa Ballanca in Lower Burrell
This is part of an ongoing series highlighting Signature Dishes at locally owned restaurants in the region. See Trib Total Media’s new online directory of restaurants, Dine Local, at dinelocal.triblive.com. A combination of four different fish is incorporated into a single, housemade seafood linguine dish at Villa Ballanca in Lower...
Ligonier plans annual sampling of wine, sweets and spirits
Fans of Ligonier’s Wine, Whiskey & Sweets Walk may find the event’s appeal more potent than ever after a year’s wait. The third annual invitation to sip, stroll and shop in downtown Ligonier was postponed, and then canceled, last year — after the arrival of the covid-19 pandemic. Finally, the...
New GAP trail marker installed in Cumberland, Md.
Travelers on the Great Allegheny Passage will see a new marker at the start or end of their journey on the 150-mile trail that goes through Southwestern Pennsylvania. The Great Allegheny Passage Conservancy on Wednesday unveiled a 48-inch granite medallion set in the ground at Mile 0 in Cumberland, Md.,...
A stable home: Former horse barn converted in Sewickley Heights, listed at $1.2MVideo
The four horse paddocks remain in the basement of the barn-turned-luxurious home in Sewickley Heights. The details in the former working horse farm preserve its history, while modern additions create a spacious up-to-date living space. The barn house is on the market for $1,185,000. “This is an incredibly well-built home,”...
It’s your move: Pittsburgh police invite the public to play chess in Market SquareVideo
David Shifren carries a chess set in his car. It’s more than a childhood game that his late father Leonard, who died in October, taught him to play. “Chess puts everyone on an utterly equal playing field,” said Shifren, a Pittsburgh Police Community Resource Officer for Zone 4 in Squirrel...
Ex-Jack Daniel’s distiller to make new whiskey in Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The former top distiller at Jack Daniel’s announced on Tuesday that he and several partners are opening a new whiskey distillery near the Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee. Company Distilling will first open a 4,000-square-foot tasting room and restaurant in Townsend, Tenn., former Jack Daniel’s master distiller...
