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Got kids? Here’s what to know about filing your 2023 taxes
NEW YORK — There are a few tax tips parents of children 17 and under should keep in mind before filing, tax pros say. Here’s what to know: Child tax credit The child tax credit has reverted lower for 2023 than in previous years, when it was expanded due to...
As his trans daughter struggles, a father pushes past his prejudice. ‘It was like a wake-up’
SMITHVILLE, Mo. — Before his transgender daughter was suspended after using the girls’ bathroom at her Missouri high school. Before the bullying and the suicide attempts. Before she dropped out. Before all that, Dusty Farr was — in his own words — “a full-on bigot.” By which he meant that...
College students are flocking to the Marriage Pact, mostly for fun, but some find lasting love
NEW YORK — It’s the stuff of movies: Two friends vow to marry each other if they’re not hitched by a specified future date or age. Well, the Marriage Pact, an annual matching ritual that has become popular on nearly 90 college campuses around the U.S., has turned that dusty...
Rare copy of comic featuring Superman’s 1st appearance sells for $6 million at auction
NEW YORK — A 1938 copy of the comic that first “introduced Superman to the world” has sold for a record-setting $6 million, the auctioneer that handled the purchase said last week. According to Heritage Auctions, the rare copy of Action Comics No. 1 was sold to an anonymous buyer...
Warm, Italian soup puts farro in the spotlight
The popularity of farro isn’t hard to understand, as it’s an extremely versatile grain with a nutty flavor and chewy bite. Also known as emmer, farro is a type of wheat that’s been widely cultivated in the Mediterranean for thousands of years. And it’s becoming more and more popular in...
Dick’s House of Sport opens at Ross Park Mall
Dick’s House of Sport is a true experiential shopping setting. With a 30-foot, 360-degree rock climbing wall, an 18,000-square-foot outdoor track and field, multi-sport cage and golf simulators, athletes can try before they buy. “This is a retail experience, a community experience and a museum experience — although unlike a...
Kennywood unveils additions for opening day, including details of new Potato Smash ride
Kennywood’s newest version of its famous Potato Patch fries will be smashed. The West Mifflin amusement park spent the offseason transforming its classic bumper-car ride into a Potato Patch theme. Called Potato Smash, the attraction will feature 20 vehicles — which the park refers to as “spud-tacular” cars — modeled...
Renegade Dog among Pirates’ new food offerings this season at PNC ParkVideo
Pirates pitcher David Bednar’s walk-up song inspired one of the new food items at PNC Park. The Renegade Dog is a footlong hot dog, with pot roast, mini pierogies and pickle slices — which all start with the letter “P” — on a bun. There are onions, too. It will...
Rankin’s Mary’s Vine restaurant, wine and cigar bar ‘elevates the night’
The former Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Rankin has found new life as Mary’s Vine, a restaurant and wine and cigar bar. As you make your way to the main entrance, owner Cheryl Stasinowsky greets you with a smile. She and her family invite patrons to sip...
Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation dedicated to preserving Mansions on Fifth
The stretch of Fifth Avenue in Shadyside where the Mansions on Fifth sits was once known as Millionaire’s Row, home to families with last names including Westinghouse, Carnegie, Frick and Mellon. Today, many of the opulent structures are gone, but a 20,000-square-foot mansion and a nearby 8,000-square-foot building remain. The...
Solar eclipses show up across the entertainment spectrum
From the birth of a carnivorous houseplant to a time traveler using the knowledge of modern science to his advantage, the phenomenon of the solar eclipse has played a role across the pop culture spectrum from cinema to song and beyond. Here are a few examples. ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’...
Sunny snacks for once-in-a-blue-moon eclipse party
A solar eclipse doesn’t happen every day. For any given area, the “total” variety — the ones where the moon scoots between the Earth and the sun at just the right distance and the right time to leave a bright halo around it — is a once-in-a-few-centuries kind of event....
Mitch Trubisky’s Edgeworth home on the market for $1.9M
Quarterback Mitch Trubisky is another former Pittsburgh Steeler with a house for sale. His Colonial-style home on Maple Lane in Edgeworth is on the market for $1.9 million, while Kenny Pickett’s house is also listed following his trade to the Philadelphia Eagles. Trubisky was released by the Steelers in February....
New game plan: Kenny Pickett’s Cranberry home on the market for $2.7M
Leaving the Pittsburgh Steelers isn’t the only move for Kenny Pickett. The team’s former quarterback is finding a new home off the field, too. Less than a week after being traded to the cross-state rival Philadelphia Eagles, Pickett has decided to part ways with his home on Spruce Lane in...
Layne’s Chicken Fingers to open on Pittsburgh’s South Side
A second Layne’s Chicken Fingers is coming to Pittsburgh, this one on the South Side. Company signage is on the front of the building at 1210 E. Carson St. and City of Pittsburgh permit papers, issued in February, are on the door. The inside is not finished. On the window...
Bethel Park mother, son continue to bring smiles through Easter basket project
Maria Rovers knows the feeling of caring for a child with health issues. There is intense worry and incredible fear, sleepless nights and unpredictable days. “I have been there,” the Bethel Park resident said. “It’s hard to understand unless you’ve lived it.” Rovers’ son Sean, 16, was diagnosed in 2017...
French bulldogs remain the most popular U.S. breed in new rankings. Many fans aren’t happy
NEW YORK — French bulldogs. U.S. dog owners. C’est l’amour. Frenchies remained the United States’ most commonly registered purebred dogs last year, according to American Kennel Club rankings released Wednesday. The club calls the Frenchie the most popular breed, though other canine constituencies may beg to differ. Is it a...
Pedal coast-to-coast without using a road? New program helps connect trails across the U.S.
When Mike O’Neil opened his bicycle repair shop in Muncie, Indiana, the Cardinal Greenway trail just outside its window stretched only 2 miles south of the shop. Today, it extends 33 miles (53 kilometers) beyond that, but the ultimate vision is far grander. O’Neil hopes the trail born from eastern...
Etna’s CoStar Brewing launches with soft opening
Dominic Cincotta began brewing his own beer with his friends Jeff and Caitlyn Hanna in 2009. By 2012, they had honed their craft enough to sell their brews to local restaurants and bars. Their home base was the Hannas’ garage in their Highland Park home. “It’s a process of experimentation,”...
Delectable. Adorable. Inhalable. These sliders go well with March Madness entertaining
Game day is one of my favorite times to entertain. I don’t know why foods associated with watching sports on TV are happy-making. But they are. The food is pretty much what I would categorize as bar food — things you would order with a group of friends with a...
A new $16,000 postpartum depression drug is here. How will insurers handle it?
A much-awaited treatment for postpartum depression, zuranolone, hit the market in December, promising an accessible and fast-acting medication for a debilitating illness. But most private health insurers have yet to publish criteria for when they will cover it, according to a new analysis of insurance policies. The lack of guidance...
Irish heritage is part of the fabric of Pittsburgh
They left Ireland for greener pastures. By 1850, 10,000 Irish immigrants were living in Pittsburgh. They settled in three neighborhoods — Downtown, the Strip District and the Hill District — according to Anne Madarasz, chief historian for the Senator John Heinz History Center. Many were Catholic and drawn to what...
Morning Roundup: Fans rename Kennywood ride; couple free stuck deer in North Hills
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Thursday, March 14: Fans rename classic Kennywood ride Fans of Kennywood Park have spoken: The amusement park’s updated, Potato Patch-themed bumper car ride will be known as “Potato Smash.” Officials at the West Mifflin park announced the name received...
80 years after D-Day, a World War II veteran is getting married near beaches where US troops landed
BOCA RATON, Fla. — Harold Terens and his fiancee Jeanne Swerlin kissed and held hands like high school sweethearts as they discussed their upcoming wedding in France, a country the World War II veteran first visited as a 20-year-old U.S. Army Air Forces corporal shortly after D-Day. Terens, a gregarious...
Princess of Wales appears in first photo since surgery amid wild speculation of her whereabouts
LONDON — The first photo of Kate, the Princess of Wales, since her abdominal surgery nearly two months ago was issued Sunday along with a statement thanking the public for its support. The photo of her in a chair surrounded by her three children was credited to her husband, William,...
