Editor's Picks category, Page 182
Former St. Alphonsus Church in Springdale supplies Pittsburgh’s official Christmas tree — again
Pittsburgh’s 108th Christmas tree once again will hail from Springdale. While the approximately 40-foot blue spruce won’t be cut down until Saturday, crews from the city’s public works department were at the former St. Alphonsus Church on Thursday to cut down another tree on the property. Officials intend to use...
For every goal the Penguins score at home, the Pittsburgh area gets a new tree
Fourth-grader K.K. Cunningham had never planted a tree before Thursday. But the 9-year-old Hazelwood boy was a natural, grabbing a shovel, pivoting and plunging it into soil outside Pittsburgh Mifflin Elementary on what was a gray November morning in the city’s Lincoln Place neighborhood. By the time K.K.’s in eighth...
Movie Review: Iman Vellani is a scene-stealer in low-stakes ‘The Marvels’Video
The stakes feel immensely low in ” The Marvels,” and it’s not because this is a movie that spends a fair amount of time following cats or has an out-of-nowhere musical number. It’s possibly because somewhere along the way, Marvel movies just stopped feeling like events. And this galactic trifle...
Review: The Hunger Games return in ‘The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,’ with the odds in its favorVideo
Two hours and 37 minutes is pretty long for a “ballad,” but you can’t call it “The Hunger Games: The Three-Cycle Opera of Songbirds and Snakes” now, can you? Concision was never much in favor in the four “Hunger Games” films, which reached a seeming finale with 2015’s “The Hunger...
Hozier extends Unreal Unearth tour to include summer stop at Star LakeVideo
Irish singer-songwriter Hozier is extending his Unreal Unearth tour into 2024, with a stop planned for the Pittsburgh area. The indie folk darling, best known for his 2013 hit “Take Me to Church,” will play July 29 at the Pavilion at Star Lake on a tour named after his latest...
Lainey Wilson wins 5 CMA Awards including entertainer of the year, album of the year
Lainey Wilson took home five trophies including entertainer of the year Wednesday night at the Country Music Association Awards. The 31-year-old Louisiana singer was the undisputed star of the night at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, where she also was named female vocalist of the year, won album of the year for...
TV Talk: New ‘NCIS,’ ‘The Curse’ debut; ‘For All Mankind’ returnsVideo
Given its worldwide popularity, it’s a no-brainer for Paramount Global to extend CBS’s “NCIS” franchise beyond the United States, especially given that the real NCIS has offices in 41 countries. CBS’s “NCIS: Sydney” (8 p.m. Nov. 14, KDKA-TV) leans into the possible conflict with local authorities as NCIS special agent...
Is it too early to deck the halls? These Western Pennsylvanians say no!
Move over, pumpkins. Step aside, turkeys. Make way for all things Christmas. The Fulgenzio family of Hempfield uses Halloween as the kickoff day for their annual holiday tradition of decorating their home for Christmas. “I’m one of those Christmas-obsessed people,” Daniel Fulgenzio said. “I took the Halloween decor down on...
Pittsburgh native brings directorial debut, ‘Two Lives in Pittsburgh,’ to Three Rivers Film Festival
When Brian Silverman was growing up in Mt. Lebanon, his parents often took him along to the many cultural events they attended around Pittsburgh. That early exposure to the arts made an impression on Silverman, who’s now 55 and living in Los Angeles. He’s returned the favor to his hometown...
Patrick Dempsey named Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine
LOS ANGELES — He’s not just “McDreamy” anymore — Patrick Dempsey is now also People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive. The “Grey’s Anatomy” star and race car driver takes the mantle from “Captain America” star Chris Evans, who was 2022’s selection. The pick was revealed on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Tuesday night....
Singer Don McLean on the lasting legacy of ‘American Pie,’ new music and cancel cultureVideo
Singer Don McLean considers himself lucky that he still actually enjoys the song that made him famous. That would be “American Pie,” the nearly nine-minute anthem that sits in the top 5 in the “Songs of the Century” list by the Recording Industry Association of America and the National Endowment...
Iron City taps into region’s history with 1870s-style rye whiskey at East Deer distillery
Pittsburgh has long been known as a shot-and-a-beer town. And for more than 160 years, much of the beer consumed here was made by Pittsburgh Brewing Co. Now the iconic company is making the shots to go with its beer. After years of sitting in oak barrels until just the...
TV Q&A: Did WTAE’s Kelly Sasso go part-time?
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: Is Kelly Sasso working part-time now? She’s never there a full five days — Bridget, via email Rob: Nope, her status with the station has...
Westmoreland 250: 10 things to see in Hempfield
(Editor’s note: To mark Westmoreland County’s 250th birthday this year, we’ve come up with a list of 250 things — 10 things in 25 communities — that we consider to be important to the makeup of our area. This series will appear each week through December. If you have a...
Fred and Joanne Rogers’ summer estate in Unity for sale for $2.9 millionVideo
A handwritten letter dated Dec. 23, 1949, by Joanne Byrd to her boyfriend at the time, Fred Rogers, is displayed on a table. She penned it when she was a senior at Rollins College on break at her home in Jacksonville, Fla. Fred had already graduated from Rollins and was...
Steelers great Terry Bradshaw sells his $22.5M horse ranch
NFL Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw has just unloaded his $22.5 million, 744-acre ranch just north of Dallas-Fort Worth. The former Steelers quarterback and four-time Super Bowl champion said in a press release that selling the ranch has been “a long and winding road.” He said he and wife, Tammy,...
That Taylor Swift reporter job has been filled by a self-proclaimed Swiftie
LOS ANGELES — After much excitement and controversy, USA Today has hired its first-ever Taylor Swift reporter. The Gannett-owned publication announced Monday that Bryan West, an award-winning journalist, began working on the Swift beat from the chain’s the Tennessean, based near Nashville, Tenn. He joined that paper’s music team, but...
Kenny Chesney set to return to Pittsburgh’s Acrisure Stadium in 2024Video
Kenny Chesney will headline his 12th stadium show in Pittsburgh — but his first officially at Acrisure Stadium — next spring. The chart-topping country singer is bringing his Sun Goes Down tour to the North Shore on June 1. He’ll be joined by Zac Brown Band, Megan Moroney and Uncle...
Western Pa.-filmed ‘Unsinkable’ movie to debut at Three Rivers Film Festival
An independent movie filmed at several locations in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties is set to premiere Wednesday at the Three Rivers Film Festival. “Unsinkable,” directed by Cody Hartman and produced by PMI Films, follows a U.S. Senate inquiry and investigation into the cause of the Titanic sinking April 15, 1912....
Pittsburgh Pop: Talking Mr. McFeely’s costume at the Smithsonian, ‘Stranger Things’ prequel, new KDKA reporterVideo
In this episode of the “Pittsburgh Pop” podcast, host Tim Benz and TV Talk columnist Rob Owen discuss Pittsburgh pop culture news of the moment, including that the costume worn by Pittsburgh actor David Newell when he played Mr. McFeely on “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” is now on display at the...
Hootie & the Blowfish bringing Summer Camp with Trucks tour to Star LakeVideo
Hootie & the Blowfish will be back in Pittsburgh for the first time in four years next summer. The band is scheduled to play June 29 at the Pavilion at Star Lake on their Summer Camp with Trucks tour. They’ll be joined by special guests Collective Soul and Edwin McCain....
Spiritualized’s Jason Pierce on touring, ‘Amazing Grace’ rerelease and modern musicVideo
Jason Pierce, the mastermind behind the English band Spiritualized, doesn’t quite know how many years of touring he has in him. “It’s hard to say, isn’t it?” Pierce said with laugh in a phone call from London earlier this week. “I think as long as we’re as good as we...
Here’s the dill: Heinz announces Pickle Ketchup
Two of Pittsburgh’s favorite flavors are set to collide in a newly announced combination condiment: Heinz Pickle Ketchup. The company announced the new offering, which “combines the tangy and savory flavor of pickles with the unmistakable taste of Heinz Ketchup,” on Monday. It’s set to appear on shelves in the...
History and mystery merge at former West Virginia Penitentiary in Moundsville
Explore a Gothic-style fortress, prehistoric burial ground and more with a daycation trip to Moundsville, W.Va. Sitting about 70 miles south of Pittsburgh, Moundsville is tucked along the Ohio River in Marshall County. First settled in 1771 by James and Samuel Tomlinson of England and originally known as Grave Creek,...
Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliott and Chaka Khan make the crowd go wild at Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
NEW YORK — Sheryl Crow and Olivia Rodrigo kicked off the 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony Friday night and Missy Elliott closed the show more than four hours later with a roof-shaking set, as the hall celebrated a strong representation of women and Black artists. Chaka...
