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Superior Motors, Barebones Blackbox Theater offer ‘Pulp’ pairing
Fans of Quentin Tarantino’s hit 1994 film “Pulp Fiction” can gather with like-minded aficionados — and foodies — for a screening in Braddock on March 8. Barebones Blackbox Theater and Superior Motors will offer a “cinematic experience” in the theater, attached to the restaurant at 1211 Braddock Ave. Chefs will...
Burgh’ers Farkleberry Tart continues sweet donation tradition to Children’s Hospital
In 2019, Burgh’ers Brewing raised contributions totaling $2,642 for UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh’s Free Care Fund. Burgh’ers’ donation came through $2 per sale of each Farkleberry Tart blackberry sour ale. The fund provides care to every child in the region, regardless of a family’s ability to pay. Last year’s...
Thank Pittsburgh for KFC’s new Chicken & Donuts dishesVideo
Kentucky Fried Chicken released it new Chicken & Donuts dishes this week, and fans nationwide can thank Pittsburgh eaters for the sweet and savory offerings. Last September, KFCs in Pittsburgh and Norfolk, Va., were the test markets for the new dishes. The fried chicken giant tested its Fried Chicken &...
What’s Brewing? How to layer your own Black and Tan
Black and Tan is the name given to a beer with the combination of a pale ale such as Bass, Boulevard or Sierra Nevada layered with a stout such as Guinness or Murphy’s. What’s really fun is that if you can’t decide between ordering a stout or a pale ale,...
Pittsburgh-area fish fries: Where to dig in every week during Lent 2020
It’s about to get fishy around here. It’s the scent and flavor that fuels many a volunteer fire department, church and social club budget for the year — fried fish. The 2020 fish fry season is finally here. Many organizations are gearing up for their annual fundraisers, most beginning on...
Clarifying the carrot confusion
My recent column on carrots brought these letters. And they piqued my curiosity to get more information: Q: I just finished a column by you about carrots in the Fredericksburg Virginia Free Lance Star. I always wondered about baby carrots. Now that you have confirmed that they are cut regular...
Blackburn Center reaches ‘Walk a Mile in Her Shoes’ milestone
For the 10th year, men will slip into, tie or strap on a pair of women’s shoes and walk 1 mile through Greensburg on April 18, literally walking in the opposite sex’s shoes. Hempfield’s Blackburn Center, which works to educate the public about and end domestic and sexual violence, bullying...
Out & About: Inaugural daddy-daughter dance has ‘Frozen’ theme
About 10 miles from Norvelt, more special couples gathered for another enchanted evening to remember. It was the inaugural Daddy-Daughter Dance hosted by Latrobe-GLSD Parks & Recreation, held Feb. 22 at Greater Latrobe Senior High School in Unity. The Center for Student Creativity was decked out like a scene from...
Out & About: Popular Me and My Special Guy Dance draws hundredsVideo
The American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Mt. Pleasant continued its popular Me and My Special Guy Dance with a doubleheader on Feb. 22 in Roosevelt Hall in Norvelt. The event has grown so much over the years that, for the second time, the organization offered two sessions to...
Out & About: ‘Picture This’ is young artist’s first solo exhibition
A young Greensburg artist has her first solo show with the current Picture This at the Library exhibition in the Greensburg Hempfield Area Library. Jasmine Lear, 24, who says she is self-taught through books, the internet and just drawing from life, is showing works in mediums including watercolor, gouache, alcohol...
Out & About: Fort Ligonier happy hour toasts George Washington
According to the official website of George Washington’s estate, Mount Vernon, our first president had “an enlightened, modern attitude toward the consumption of alcohol” and particularly enjoyed port and Madeira wines, along with a drop or two of rum punch, porter and whiskey. So it was entirely fitting that Fort...
Remember When: Feb. 24, 2020
100 years ago Allegheny Steel baseball team to be reinstated After a conference between officials and employees of Allegheny Steel in Brackenridge, 1,000 workers signed a petition to reconsider disbanding the baseball team. A ball club will be placed on the field in 1920 with former Kansas City and New...
Cartoonist, writer bring back iconic comic ‘The Yellow Kid’Video
A longtime editorial cartoonist and a comics writer meet at an arts festival, admire each other’s work and strike up a friendship. No, it’s not the set-up for a punchline, but rather collaboration of like minds among two of the biggest fans of a century-old newspaper comic-strip character: The Yellow...
Paste tomatoes are perfect for crafting homemade sauces
Homegrown tomatoes are one of the garden’s greatest gifts. And for those of us who make and preserve our own tomato sauce and soup, paste tomatoes are particularly special. Also known as sauce tomatoes, these elongated varieties have flesh that is very dry and meaty with few seeds. This, combined...
Pittsburgh foodie dishes on best city ‘crawls’
A Pittsburgh native and Mt. Washington resident, Shannon Daly enjoys exploring the city’s neighborhoods, especially its restaurants and watering holes. She often shares her finds on her popular Instagram account, pittsburghplates Her mouth-watering social media posts brought her to the attention of publisher Globe Pequot Press. In May, the company...
Travel tip: Let Ohio scenic railroad be your designated driver
Talk about a designated driver. Among various themed excursions, the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railway in Ohio offers “Ales on Rails” and “Cocktails on Rails” tasting trips for passengers 21 and older. A Bacardi-themed cocktail run, offering passengers three drinks and appetizers, is scheduled for Feb. 28. On March 6, Ales...
Living with Children: The biggest mistakes parents make, part 3
This concludes my three-part series on the 10 Biggest Mistakes Parents Make (and how to stop making them!). For the first two columns in the series, go to johnrosemond.com. The mistakes covered to date include: 1. Explaining oneself to one’s children. This common blunder is why so many children are...
These 5 day trips will make rare Leap Day Saturday special
Leap Day falls on Saturday only once every 28 years, and 2020 is one of those special years. It’s an occasion worth noting, since the average person will experience it twice or — maybe — three times in a lifetime. Keeping with the special day theme, here are five Leap...
Jägermeister’s logo is not religiously offensive, says Swiss court
It should have been quite simple: Jägermeister wanted to put its iconic logo on things other than its unique brand of liqueur. Things like cosmetics and mobile phones. But the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property wasn’t having it. According to a report in Swissinfo, an online arm of the...
McDonald’s celebrates half-century of ‘scentsational’ Quarter Pounder
Almost 50 years ago, McDonald’s began introducing America to what would become one of its signature sandwiches — the Quarter Pounder. Created by a franchise operator in 1971 and hitting menus nationwide in 1973, the sandwich remains a favorite with the chain’s loyalists. Enthusiasts now have a line of Quarter...
Backyard gardeners can act to help bee populations
Chemicals are routinely applied around residential landscapes to kill insect pests and troublesome weeds, but many are indiscriminate and devastate pollinators in the process. Over the past 30-plus years, pollinator populations have crashed worldwide due to a variety of reasons, including pesticide and herbicide exposure, invasive pests and diseases, loss...
True geraniums are hardy, disease- and pest-resistant perennials
Question: I just found out that geraniums aren’t actually geraniums! I’ve been growing them in a porch pot for years and didn’t realize there’s also a perennial called a geranium. What’s the difference between them and are the perennial ones worth growing? Answer: When most gardeners read the name “geranium,”...
Dig into seed catalogs before you dig in the dirt
The ebbs and flows of gardening parallel the fashion world. One year plant breeders turn everything lime green, and the next it’s deep red. Seed sales slump some years, then return with a vengeance for various reasons, often in times of economic uncertainty. I sometimes feel like a sort of...
Allagash Brewing Company bringing brews to Pittsburgh
This beer will travel from Portland to Pittsburgh. Allagash Brewing Company, based in Portland, Maine, will begin distributing in Western Pennsylvania. The brews will be sold through Frank B. Fuhrer Wholesale Co. on Pittsburgh’s South Side starting March 30. Allagash is a Belgian-inspired brewery and its beers are distributed in...
Rare 45-year-old Irish whiskey released with $40K price tag
Described as rich, earthy and peppery, a “unicorn” whiskey from Ireland is now available with the hefty price tag of $40,000. The first bottles of Midleton Very Rare, produced by Midleton Distillery in County Cork, Ireland, were released with a tasting and launch on Tuesday night in London. The whiskey,...
