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Online dating brings success, horror stories to Pittsburgh-area residents
Emily Fisher was dating a man in 2022 when his self-described “best friend from childhood” came to visit for the weekend. The “friend” was actually another girlfriend. “It was just so crazy,” said Fisher, 24, of Beaver. “I was like, ‘Maybe this is a joke.’ ” The relationship’s abrupt conclusion...
Trib Lunch Box: Monroeville Convention Center, accused killer in court, Jon Burnett, covid isolation period
Here are some noon headlines from TribLive, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024: Monroeville Convention Center closure sends event organizers scrambling for new venues Monroeville’s civic and business leaders lamented the planned conversion of the community’s convention center into a craft supply store. Mayor Nick Gresock said the closure of the convention...
Grab and go: Pittsburgh International Airport gets Farmer’s Fridge
Rebecca Beams noticed a new vending machine being installed in the baggage claim area at Pittsburgh International Airport. She was the first person to make a purchase. “I see them filling it often,” said Beams, regarding the Farmer’s Fridge, a machine that dispenses salads, wraps, snacks, and items made with...
Franklin from ‘Peanuts’ gets to shine in the spotlight of a new animated Apple TV+ specialVideo
NEW YORK — The mild-mannered Franklin — the first Black character in the “Peanuts” comic strip — gets to shine in his own animated Apple TV+ special this month in a story about friendship. Franklin is a newcomer who bonds with Charlie Brown and is welcomed to the Peanuts universe...
TV Talk: Jon Burnett comforted by viewer support after former KDKA-TV host’s diagnosis revealed
For former KDKA-TV weathercaster and “Evening Magazine” and “Pittsburgh Today Live” host Jon Burnett, it wasn’t a difficult decision to share the story of his suspected CTE diagnosis. However, answering a question about it can prove challenging due to the disease’s effects. Then Burnett’s charming, folksy personality comes through clear...
Pond hockey in New Hampshire brightens winter for hundreds. But climate change threatens the sport
MEREDITH, N.H. — Every winter, Pete Kibble and the guys he plays social hockey with in Massachusetts make the trek up to New Hampshire to play in an outdoor tournament many believe embodies the sport in its purest form. They are among the 2,200 players who descend on Meredith each...
Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day fall on the same day this year. Here’s what you need to know
Feb. 14 is a holiday heavyweight this year due to a calendar collision of events. Yes, it’s Valentine’s Day, the fixed annual celebration of love and friendship, marked by cute couples, eager elementary school students — and critics who deride its commercialization. But it also happens to be Ash Wednesday,...
Chocolates, flowers and procrastination. For many Americans, Valentine’s Day is a last-minute affair
In a classic “Saturday Night Live” sketch, a young man hands his girlfriend a Valentine’s Day gift: a bear dressed in a bee costume that he picked up at the drugstore. “When did you get this?” she asks with a strained smile. “One minute ago,” he replies. It has more...
Winter games a sporting, social event for Special Olympics athletes at Seven Springs
Athletes from three states are ready for their big moment at the Special Olympics Pennsylvania Winter Games at Seven Springs Mountain Resort. Matt Aaron, president and chief executive officer of Special Olympics Pennsylvania, said the competitors have been training for events in snowshoeing, skiing and snowboarding. Opening ceremonies were held...
Bethel Park painter, 99, continues to serve as inspiration
Surrounded by stacks of paintings and the pungent smell of turpentine, 99-year-old painter and art instructor John Del Monte moves his hand toward the top righthand corner of his sketchbook and marks a cross. He stares at the two simple lines and rests his ink-coated hand on the studio table,...
Jon Stewart’s return to ‘The Daily Show’ felt familiar to those who missed him while he was awayVideo
NEW YORK — No, Jon Stewart really wasn’t sitting at his desk at Comedy Central for the last nine years, waiting for someone to turn the lights back on. Yet it almost felt that way during Stewart’s return to “The Daily Show” Monday night. His signature moves — blunt satire,...
In this centuries-old English pancake race, ‘you just have to go flat out’Video
OLNEY, England — Women in matching checkered aprons, headscarves and a rainbow of running shoes limbered up Tuesday as they prepared for the centuries-old pancake race in this English country town. They rolled their shoulders in unison, raised up on their toes and did squats before stepping to the starting...
What’s that sound on Facebook? A glitch, Meta confirms.
Why is Facebook chirping at you? Apparently, it’s not supposed to. And you’re not imagining it. Some Facebook users have been complaining about a new chirping sound that occurs when scrolling through the cellphone app. Turns out it’s just a glitch. Andy Stone, Meta’s communications director, confirmed via the X...
Robert Plant, Alison Krauss bringing Can’t Let Go tour to PittsburghVideo
It’s been a long time since Robert Plant rock and rolled in Pittsburgh, but fans won’t have to wait “Evermore” — just until June. Plant, the former lead singer of Led Zeppelin, will reunite with Alison Krauss for the Can’t Let Go tour, with a stop June 15 at the...
Trib Lunch Box: Hobby Lobby coming, dog shot, missed snow, lab-grown diamonds
Here are some noon headlines from TribLive, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024: Monroeville Convention Center is closing The Monroeville Convention Center will be shuttered this summer to make way for a Hobby Lobby, a national art and crafts retail chain. Owners Oxford Development confirmed Monday the 100,000-square-foot expo center will close....
Pain, sweat and sandworms: In ‘Dune 2’ Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya and the cast rise to the challengeVideo
LOS ANGELES — Timothée Chalamet and Austin Butler were really looking forward to their fight. The actors had been training, separately, with a Kali instructor in Los Angeles to prepare for the climactic showdown between Paul Atreides and Feyd Rautha in Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part Two. ” When they finally...
Movie Review: Dakota Johnson is fun enough, but ‘Madame Web’ is repetitive and messyVideo
There is a lot of pretty niche comic book mythology swirling around “Madame Web,” the inspiration for the newest of Sony’s “Spider-Man” spinoffs. This is a character who goes back to 1980 and whose powers of clairvoyance helped Peter Parker at some point. She’s elderly and blind and sits atop...
Beyoncé acknowledges country music roots with 2 singles, upcoming album
During the Super Bowl, Beyoncé used a commercial to announce her next album — a country-themed follow-up to “Renaissance” being referred to as “Act II.” The new album will drop March 29, according to her website, which updated after the Verizon ad played shortly after halftime, saying “Drop the new...
New Orleans’ Carnival season marks Fat Tuesday with celebrities and pretend monarchsVideo
NEW ORLEANS — Festivities marking Mardi Gras, the climactic day of New Orleans’ Carnival season, hit full swing early Tuesday, with costumed revelers gathering on the narrow streets of the French Quarter and families and tourists lining major thoroughfares to watch parades. The Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club handed...
Guitarist Selwyn Birchwood, nominated for 4 Blues Music Awards, heading to PittsburghVideo
Guitarist Selwyn Birchwood said he felt like calling his music blues wasn’t specific enough, so he invented the description of “electric swamp funkin’ blues” instead. “I think if you just say blues it doesn’t quite cover it,” Birchwood said earlier this month from St. Augustine, Florida. “But we do a...
Records show Usher and longtime partner Jenn Goicoechea got married after Super Bowl
LAS VEGAS — Usher and longtime partner Jenn Goicoechea married in Las Vegas just hours after the R&B superstar’s headline appearance at the Super Bowl halftime show, according to officials and documents. The officiant who wed the pair is known to dress as an Elvis Presley impersonator. The couple married...
Super Bowl creates social media meme frenzy with Taylor, Kelce, Reid, Usher
Though the Super Bowl is over, the memes and commentary on social media haven’t stopped. By opening X, formerly known as Twitter, users will come across a flood of various posts. The Super Bowl game went into overtime between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers. The Chiefs emerged...
PLCB opens lotteries to purchase nearly 1,900 bottles of rare whiskeys
Pennsylvania’s Liquor Control Board, through its limited-release lottery, is awarding those who register the opportunity to buy 1,896 bottles of rare whiskeys. The LCB on Monday announced that state residents and licensees have until 5 p.m. Friday to opt in to the lotteries or drawings for whiskeys from the Pappy...
Trib Lunch Box: Super Bowl ads, Mayor of Kingstown and is more snow coming?
Here are some noon headlines from TribLive, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024: Best/worst Super Bowl ads Pittsburgh native Jeff Goldblum not only starred in one ad but he also had a cameo in another and could be briefly glimpsed in a third spot. Is more snow coming? The biggest...
Less is more? Consumers have fewer choices as brands prune their offerings to focus on best sellers
NEW YORK — How much choice is too much? Apparently for Coca-Cola, it’s about 400 different types of drinks. That’s why the beverage company recently decided to discontinue half of them, shedding brands like Tab, Zico coconut water, Diet Coke Feisty Cherry and Odwalla juices but still leaving about 200...
