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Switching career fields is more common than you think
Americans are pulling a career 180 — moving from one industry to a completely different one — more often than ever before. A 2021 poll conducted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce showed 41% of Americans were looking to switch industries for their next job. The reasons for changing career...
Fashion forward: Steelers walk the runway for charity
Forget about walking the red carpet, for the Pittsburgh Steelers the runway was green, complete with hash marks and yard markers. The annual Rock Steelers Style fashion event was Friday at Stage AE on Pittsburgh’s North Side. The theme was “Gameday — Fashion Edition.” More than 40 players and their...
Keanu Reeves nails supporting role with his band Dogstar in Pittsburgh showVideo
A three-piece band from California that hadn’t released an album or seriously toured in more than 20 years played Friday night for a sellout crowd at Mr. Smalls Theatre in Millvale. Dogstar’s bass player might have had something to do with that. That bass player would be actor Keanu Reeves...
‘Beetlejuice’-themed pop-up bar open in Garfield
Known as the “Ghost Host,” Jackie Mishol greets guests as they enter. Dressed in a black-and-white striped pantsuit, she invites them to immerse themselves in the Burton Bar, a “Beetlejuice” movie-themed speakeasy in Garfield. The Halloween pop-up establishment debuted in Denver last year and was “a big hit,” said Shelley...
Can a spotlight on Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce help the NFL draw more Gen Z and female fans?
Eager as the National Football League has been to cater to the recent public fixation with Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, it’s certainly not taking any credit for creating the outsized storyline that has emerged around the pop superstar and the Kansas City Chiefs tight end. “Not orchestrated by the...
TV Talk: Pittsburgher heads to ‘Bachelor in Paradise,’ Ken Burns introduces ‘American Buffalo’
Following his reality TV turn in ABC’s “The Bachelorette,” and as predicted by spoiler sites, Pittsburgher Tanner Courtad will indeed be among the stars of ABC’s “Bachelor in Paradise” beginning with the Oct. 12 episode (9-11 p.m., WTAE-TV). In an interview after his run on “The Bachelorette,” Courtad said a...
Bruce Springsteen announces new Pittsburgh concert dates
The Boss is still coming to the ‘Burgh. We’re just going to have to wait about a year. On Friday, Springsteen announced he’ll perform at PPG Paints Arena with the E Street Band on Aug. 15, 2024, and Aug. 18, 2024. He had to postpone his scheduled appearance last month...
5 things to do this weekend in Westmoreland County: Oct. 6-8
The fall weather is upon us this weekend. Here are some ways to experience it. Antiques & Collectibles Sales at Historic Hanna’s Town On Sunday, Oct. 8, Historic Hanna’s Town, 809 Forbes Trail Road in Hempfield, will host its final Antiques & Collectibles Sale of the 2023 season. The event...
X removes article headlines in latest platform update, widening a rift with news media
SAN FRANCISCO — X, formerly known as Twitter, has stopped showing headlines on articles shared on the platform. Now, X only displays an article’s lead image and a link to the story. Plans for the change were first reported by Fortune in August, when owner Elon Musk confirmed in a...
Light and Unite in Aspinwall remembers babies on Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day
Leanne Jacobs-Rohan knows she will go to a corner and sob — it’s what she’s done the past nine years each April 24 and Oct. 15. April 24 is the date her son Hazen died. Oct. 15 is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day. “I grieve every day, but those...
Cars and more up for grabs at this weekend’s Pittsburgh International Airport auction
Items that travelers leave behind at Pittsburgh International Airport tell their own kinds of stories. Seven iPads, nine Samsung tablets, and 34 Amazon Kindles or Kindle Fires. Eleven Apple watches, 17 lots of assorted sunglasses. Legions of wallets, jewelry, handbags. A Kingstone flute, model K-L-505S, with case included. A pair...
TV Talk: ‘Loki’ returns, Upper St. Clair grad stars in ‘Monsters’Video
It’s been more than two years since the first season of Marvel’s “Loki” streamed on Disney+, but producer and Marvel creative executive Kevin Wright said fans with fading memories can rewatch just the last 10 minutes of the first-season finale to get reacquainted with where the new season picks up....
September sizzled to records and was so much warmer than average scientists call it ‘mind-blowing’
After a summer of record-smashing heat, warming somehow got even worse in September as Earth set a new mark for how far above normal temperatures were, the European climate agency reported Thursday. Last month’s average temperature was 0.93 degrees Celsius (1.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above the 1991-2020 average for September. That’s...
Powerball jackpot up to $1.4 billion after no one matches all the numbers
PINEVILLE, N.C. — The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.4 billion after no players matched all six numbers and hit it rich Wednesday night. The winning numbers announced were: 9, 35, 54, 63, 64 and the Powerball 1. Players will next have a shot at the Powerball jackpot Saturday...
Pittsburgh morning radio staple John Garry Lindemulder, of ‘O’Brien & Garry,’ dead at 91
John Garry Lindemulder was popularly known as John Garry to listeners of the “O’Brien & Garry” morning radio show on 1250 WTAE-AM and its sister station, 96.1 WHTX-FM. He also was known as a legend in the world of radio. Garry began his radio career in Flint, Mich., and went...
TV Talk: Fred Rogers’ Production’s ‘Odd Squad’ gets 4th season and it’s U.K.-based
Fred Roger’s Production’s “Odd Squad,” a rare live-action series for PBS Kids that educates children in math concepts while entertaining viewers of all ages with humorous adventures, will return for a fourth season, this time going across the pond to become “Odd Squad UK.” In this new season a new...
Hoss’s salad bar gets throwback price for 40th anniversary
Many salad bars during the pandemic suffered, others closed entirely, as having groups of people taking food from the same containers was a concern because of a possible spread of covid-19. One restaurant that felt the loss was Hoss’s Steak and Sea House, where the salad bar is a core...
A Gathering of Chefs: Chef Martin Thomas leads kitchen team a final time
Martin Thomas always makes room at the table because to him, enjoying a meal together feeds both the body and the soul. “Meals spent together are just so important,” said Thomas, executive chef at Chartiers Country Club in Robinson. “Being able to prepare food for others is what a chef...
TV Q&A: On which Pittsburgh channel will Steelers’ Thursday night games air?
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: Will Thursday night football games be broadcast on local channels or will it be subscription streaming TV only? — Mark, via email Rob: Just like...
Lana Del Rey strikes right notes in sold-out Pittsburgh area debut
Lana Del Rey could be described as an enigma, even calling herself “a modern day woman with a weak constitution” in one song. Yet there was little weakness on display Tuesday — just vulnerability, and isn’t purposefully exposing that actually a true sign of strength? Sure, her songs often dwell...
Westmoreland 250: 10 things to see in South, Southwest Greensburg
(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...
Pa.’s ‘snot otter’ gets prime spot on new state license plateVideo
The official state amphibian, despite its slimy appearance and a name — and nicknames — that can make young kids snicker, now appears on a Pennsylvania license plate. License plates featuring the Eastern Hellbender — aka the snot otter and Allegheny alligator — are now available for sale through PennDOT...
Your cellphone, TV and radio will sound alarms today — here’s why
On Wednesday afternoon, your cellphone, TV and radio will all sound alarms. While it may give a jolt of surprise, there is no reason to worry. It is just a test. Two tests, actually. The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Communications Commission will conduct a nationwide test at...
TV Talk: KDKA’s ‘High Q’ renamed for 25th season; film workers stage market fundraiser
It started as “Hometown High Q,” then went by “KDKA High Q,” but for its 25th season that begins airing this weekend at 11 a.m Saturdays, the show will be titled “KD Quiz.” In his fourth season as the show’s host, KDKA meteorologist Ray Petelin said there will be more...
Demola the Violinist bringing his interesting fusion of music to PittsburghVideo
For someone who wanted to be one of the “cool” kids, Ademola Daniel Babafemi might have picked the wrong instrument. Growing up in Nigeria, he wound up playing the violin because his older brother was playing the piano at a nearby church. And, of course, there were laughs about his...
