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Brew Gentlemen expanding with outdoor space for summer
Brew Gentlemen is looking to stretch out with an outdoor summer space in time for the local craft brewer’s weeklong fifth anniversary bash starting May 20. Additionally, the Braddock business plans to renovate its the 28,000-square-foot warehouse behind its Braddock Avenue taproom to create a full-scale production brewhouse and canning...
If you still think lamb is gamy, there are new rules
Listen, lamb-leery cooks: Don’t be intimidated by the myth of a “too gamy taste,” true of the bygone mutton- eating generation. Today in America, what was once known as “spring lamb,” is offered to market between 6 and 12 months old, which yields a fresh, meaty flavor no more pungent than...
Westmoreland County Visitors Center grand opening planned
The new Westmoreland County Visitors Center will hold a grand opening April 29 at its New Stanton site. Westmoreland County officials will join representatives of the Laurel Highlands Visitors Bureau at 10 a.m. as the center opens at 814 Route 119, in the plaza with Stanton Daily Grind coffee shop...
International Women Club will host globetrotting luncheon in May
The International Women Club will host its annual International Luncheon at 11 a.m., May 3 in Monroeville. The meeting will feature foods from all over the world. All foreign-born and American women in Monroeville, Murrysville and the surrounding communities are invited to attend. The meeting will be at Cross Road...
Pa. closing scenic but dangerous Glen Onoko Falls hiking trail
One of the most popular trails in Pennsylvania has become too dangerous to hike. The Pennsylvania Game Commission is closing the main Glen Onoko Falls trail in Jim Thorpe starting May 1, reports the Associated Press. View this post on Instagram #glenonokofalls #dangerzone #hiking A post shared by William Canning...
Ligonier Valley Writers host workshop with playwright
Ligonier Valley Writers will host playwright F.J. Hartland for a workshop focusing on character development from 3-5 p.m. May 5 at St. Michael’s of the Valley Church, 2535 Route 381, Rector. Cost is $5 and registration is requested by April 30. “Not only do your characters need to be different...
’World’s Largest Duck’ coming to Erie this summer
The World’s Largest Duck is reportedly coming to Northwestern Pennsylvania. Erie News Now reported that the 61-foot tall duck, known as “Mama Duck,” will be part of the festivities at Erie’s annual Tall Ships Festival, taking place from August 22-25. Festival organizers announced Tuesday that “Mama Duck” will be joined...
Lemon icebox pie is perfect Easter dinner ending
Lately, my flavor of choice for just about anything is lemon. Come spring, I crave that tart, cool flavor. This lemon icebox pie is the perfect ending to a backyard barbecue, fish fry or Easter dinner. But don’t get me wrong — I most enjoy it for breakfast the next...
University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg hosts ‘Lit Life’ writers’ festival
The University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg’s creative and professional writing program will celebrate “The Lit Life” with a writers’ festival through April 18. The annual festival and senior capstone book launch celebration will feature guest authors and 2019 graduating creative and professional writing majors. Readings begin at 7 p.m. in...
After complaints, Milk Bar renames its famous Crack Pie
The recipe will remain the same. But the name of Milk Bar’s signature dessert is getting a change that some critics say is long overdue. Crack Pie — the trademarked name for the chain’s buttery, sugary pie — will now become Milk Bar Pie. The name was a reference to...
Pittsburgh ranks as 6th best U.S. city to celebrate Easter
You’ve seen the signs for weeks — all that chocolate in the grocery stores, the flower shops blooming with bright colors, and churches all over readying for the big day. Easter is all around, and Pittsburgh is one of the best cities to experience it in. According to a study...
5 Loire white wines offer taste of ‘Garden of France’
Stepping into a garden on a sunny, breezy April day brings marvelous pleasures for all the senses. Enjoying crisp, aromatic white wines from the Loire Valley — a vast region known as “The Garden of France” — offers parallel pleasures. Le Jardin de la France, as it is known in...
TribLive Taste Test: One for Neptune White Fish JerkyVideo
Good Friday is coming up, and a lot of the churches and fire halls are skipping their Lenten fish frys. So where can you get your fish fix? How about with One for Neptune’s White Fish Jerky, made from sustainably sourced rockfish? We were sent samples of two flavors —...
Loyalhanna Sojourn, kayak raffle sign-up deadline nears
The deadline is May 1 to register for the sixth annual Loyalhanna Sojourn, a 9-mile paddle down the Loyalhanna Creek from Latrobe to New Alexandria. “We want to stay below 220 participants this year,” said Susan Huba, executive director of the Loyalhanna Watershed Association. “It has to deal with our...
Out & About: Latrobe Art Center welcomes East Suburban artists
Most members of the East Suburban Artists League hail from Pittsburgh’s eastern suburbs and the far northwestern reaches of Westmoreland County, and their work is often shown in venues around their regular stomping grounds. With an exhibition hanging through April 30 in the Latrobe Art Center, they may be expanding...
Out & About: CASA benefits from Caffe Barista’s adult egg hunt
Easter fun isn’t just for little ones. Lisa Hegedus, owner of Caffe Barista in downtown Greensburg, made sure of that by offering an Adult Easter Egg Hunt. Original plans were for an outside hunt April 12 at the Greensburg Garden and Civic Center, but heavy rain earlier in the day...
Out & About: Native America comedy group melds cynicism, satireVideo
The 1491s sketch comedy group describes themselves as a “gaggle of Indians chock full of cynicism and splashed with a good dose of indigenous satire.” Their name obviously refers to the year prior to Christopher Columbus’ arrival in the New World and the advent of European colonization. Nothing is sacred...
Jerry’s Custard has been a Lower Burrell treat since 1978Video
Jerry Connolly completed a two-week ice cream course at Penn State University during the 1970s, but he set his sights on something sweeter. Frozen custard. He opened Jerry’s Custard in Lower Burrell in 1978. Recognized for its creamier and richer texture and flavor, custard is made with a higher milk...
Living with Children: Key to effective discipline
“We’ve tried everything!” is one of the more common testimonials I hear from parents who’ve just described persistent and highly vexing discipline problems with a child or children. Setting aside that it’s never the case that “everything” has been tried in conscientious fashion, the complaint reflects the wrong-headed notion —...
Make the most of the National Mall with these visitors’ tips
Millions of visitors to Washington, D.C., descend on the National Mall every year, touring the U.S. Capitol, posing for photos in front of the memorials and picnicking on the Washington Monument grounds. With so many people jostling for space in the strip of green running between the Capitol and the...
Travel tip: Easter Bunny Train will roll on Lancaster County tracks
If you can’t find the bunny trail, catch the Easter Bunny from April 19-21 on Strasburg Rail Road’s popular Easter Bunny Train. The steam train departs the station in Ronks for a 45-minute ride through the scenic Lancaster County countryside with the long-eared conductor aboard. The special Easter train rides...
How do I move on from a 13-year relationship?
Dear Carolyn: As a child, I lived through my parent’s horrible, physically violent, 10-year divorce. I remember standing in the kitchen at 12 years old, promising myself I would never divorce. So, here I am, 51, my 13-year relationship broken up. We never married, as it helped me keep my...
Tips for preventing diseases in this year’s garden
Viral, bacterial or fungal plant diseases can affect plants in many different ways. Some are asymptomatic (meaning they show no symptoms), while others can kill an entire plant in short order. Some diseases limit photosynthesis or inhibit flower and fruit production, while others stifle nutrient absorption or cause significant aesthetic...
Easter bread bursting out of bakery ovens, doorsVideo
That tasty soft bread baked to a golden crisp is paska. But many fans refer to it by the season it’s most heavily consumed — Easter bread. Area bakeries’ ovens and shelves are filling with the loaves — plain, raisin and fruit — as the holiday approaches. Depending on one’s...
Out & About: WCCC art students show work at capstone exhibitions
In architectural terms, the capstone is the final stone placed at the top of a building or a monument. In education, a capstone project (sometimes called a senior project or thesis) is a multifaceted course that integrates a student’s cumulative learning experience. At Westmoreland County Community College, associate of fine...
