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Meet the CMU alumni who are nominated for this year’s Tony Awards
Carnegie Mellon University has plenty to brag about now that this year’s Tony nominations have been announced. The 77th Tony Awards, which honor the season’s best efforts on Broadway, will take place June 16. When nominations were announced April 30, six alumni of Carnegie Mellon netted 11 nominations. In addition,...
Take the TribLive weekly news quiz: May 17
The following is a new feature from TribLive: A weekly news quiz:...
McDonald’s plans $5 U.S. meal deal next month to counter customer frustration over high prices
McDonald’s plans to introduce a $5 meal deal in the U.S. next month to counter slowing sales and customers’ frustration with high prices. The deal would let customers get a four-piece McNugget, small fries, a small drink and either a McDouble burger or a McChicken sandwich for $5 in most...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend, May 17-19
TGIF! Music, food and fun can be found around town this weekend. Here’s what you can do to unwind before Monday. Millvale Music Festival With 330 music acts, 28 stages, all within 0.6 miles, the Millvale Music Festival is back this Friday and Saturday — and it’s got more than...
TV Talk: Broadcast networks announce fall schedulesVideo
This week, “the upfronts” took place in New York as advertisers committed to buy ads ahead of the 2024-25 TV season that begins in September. With no pandemic or strikes, this fall the networks get back to normal — albeit a new normal with more, lower-cost unscripted programs than ever...
Parks on Tap Tour collaboration brings craft beer to city parks
Touted as a “one-of-a-kind fusion of nature, community and craft brews,” the inaugural Parks on Tap Tour is set to hit Pittsburgh parks this summer. The event marks a new collaboration between the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy and Lawrenceville-based Eleventh Hour Brewing. The brewery will donate a portion of proceeds from...
5 things to do in Westmoreland County, May 17-19
For those who want to get out and about this weekend here are some fun activities to make it memorable in Westmoreland County. Sunday Fun Day A free day of fun and cultural learning wil take place Sunday at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art. Celebrating Asian American and Pacific...
British descendants of Mary Schenley visit her Pittsburgh legacies
Three descendants of Mary Schenley, the 19th-century Pittsburgh heiress and philanthropist, explored her legacy in a recent visit to Pittsburgh from their home in Britain. Robert Harbord of Oxford and Jeremy Harbord of Wiltshire, brothers who are great-great-grandsons of Mary Schenley, came to Pittsburgh with Robert’s daughter, Georgie Harbord of...
Furries snatch up hotel rooms within minutes for Pittsburgh convention
This summer’s furry convention in Pittsburgh — Anthrocon 2024 — is expected to be as big as ever, attracting potentially over 14,000 attendees to the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. VisitPittsburgh said the hotel room block earmarked for Anthrocon guests sold out within 12 minutes after registration opened. Every summer,...
Find out which Pittsburgh radio stars are behind the new Yinzer Dogs food truck
An idea in the making since the Original Hot Dog Shop closed in Oakland in April 2020, the Yinzer Dogs food truck is up and rolling. It’s easily spotted by the bright yellow bridge design with an image of a hot dog tucked inside a bun with squiggly lines of...
Rapper NF brings intensity and vulnerability to PPG Paints concert
NF, the stage name of Michigan-born rapper Nathan Feuerstein, may not be a household name, but to the cheering crowd Wednesday night at PPG Paints Arena, he was a huge presence. On tour to promote his latest album, 2023’s “Hope,” NF bared his soul with an intensity that can knock...
From the Newsroom podcast: A look at Westmoreland’s register of wills battle
In Westmoreland County, commissioner Ted Kopas has called for the resignation or removal by impeachment of the Register of Wills Sherry Magretti Hamilton. Earlier this month, two judges found Hamilton in direct criminal contempt on three counts: disobedience or neglect by an officer of the court; official misconduct as an...
Salvation Army recalls ‘Donut Lassies’ as National Donut Day approaches
For American soldiers stationed overseas, a small reminder of home can be a big deal. Nonprofits like Military Connections in Penn Hills regularly collect care packages to send to service members abroad. In the early 1900s, that reminder took the form of the “Donut Lassies,” Salvation Army workers who traveled...
King Charles’ new portrait elicits interesting reactions: ‘Looks like he’s bathing in blood’
If the British royal family was looking for a public relations win after Princess Catherine’s Photoshop fails, the unveiling of King Charles’ newest royal portrait was not it. “I’m sorry, but this portrait looks like he’s in hell,” one person posted in comments under artist Jonathan Yeo’s and the royal...
The Academy of Country Music Awards are here; Luke Combs leads the nominations
Reba McEntire is hosting Thursday’s Academy of Country Music Awards, promising a night of memorable performances, including a tribute to Toby Keith. When McEntire takes the stage at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, just north of Dallas, it will be a record 17th time she’s emceed...
TV Talk: ‘Young Sheldon’ signs off; new KDKA freelancer
PASADENA, Calif. – CBS’s “Young Sheldon” signs off tonight with its final two episodes at 8 and 8:30 p.m. on KDKA-TV, exploring the aftermath of the death of Sheldon’s father (Lance Barber) from a heart attack and then closing its run with a finale that brings back the adult Sheldon...
TV Q&A: Why do Channel 4 anchors stand to read the news?
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen answers reader questions every Wednesday at TribLive.com in a column that also appears in the Sunday Tribune-Review. Q: Why do they make Kelly Sasso and others on Channel 4 Action News stand while giving us the news when other news stations don’t? I...
Miniature poodle named Sage wins Westminster Kennel Club dog show
NEW YORK — It was a Sage bet. A miniature poodle named Sage won the top prize Tuesday night at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, an event that often has proven to be a poodle’s realm. It was the 11th triumph for poodles of various sizes in the United...
Show’s over for northern lights in Western Pennsylvania
The northern lights put on a show over the weekend in Western Pennsylvania — but that could be the end of it. Shannon Hefferan, meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Moon, said as of now, there’s nothing projected around here in the future. Late Friday and early Saturday, residents...
Carnegie family’s Migdale Castle set for public auction
A sprawling British-inspired castle owned by the Carnegie family is up for auction in New York. Migdale Castle, the mansion Pittsburgh-based steel magnate Andrew Carnegie constructed in 1927 for his only daughter Margaret “Midge” Carnegie, is being sold with no reserve. Midge was the sole heiress to Andrew Carnegie’s vast...
Google’s unleashes AI in search, raising hopes for better results and fears about less web traffic
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google on Tuesday rolled out a retooled search engine that will frequently favor responses crafted by artificial intelligence over website links, a shift promising to quicken the quest for information while also potentially disrupting the flow of money-making internet traffic. The makeover announced at Google’s annual...
Alice Munro, Nobel literature winner revered as short story master, dead at 92
Nobel laureate Alice Munro, the Canadian literary giant who became one of the world’s most esteemed contemporary authors and one of history’s most honored short story writers, has died at age 92. A spokesperson for publisher Penguin Random House Canada said Munro, winner of the Nobel literary prize in 2013,...
Pa. Treasury has $4.5B in unclaimed property — how to find out if some belongs to you
Are you still missing any belongings after searching for years? You might be owed part of the billions of dollars’ worth of unclaimed property held by the Pennsylvania Treasury. According to a news release published Monday, the state treasury holds more than $4.5 billion worth of unclaimed property as of...
Hot history: Tree rings show that last northern summer was the warmest since year 1
The broiling summer of 2023 was the hottest in the Northern Hemisphere in more than 2,000 years, a new study found. When the temperatures spiked last year, numerous weather agencies said it was the hottest month, summer and year on record. But those records only go back to 1850 at...
Penn Hills fudge factory creates inclusive work environment
Roger Haney and his wife, Erin, have done everything they can to support their son, Jake, after he was diagnosed with autism in 2015. They joined different autism and special-needs associations and groups, trying to help their son and keep him engaged with the family. Roger Haney, concerned for his...
