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5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Sept. 8-10
We’ve made it to the weekend. Here are some ways to spend it. Irish Festival The 32nd annual Pittsburgh Irish Festival is from 4 to 11 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday at the Carrie Blast Furnaces in Rankin and...
TV Talk: ‘Drew Barrymore Show’ relocates; new game show debuts on WPGH-TV
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. Daytime programming, largely made up of nationally syndicated shows, won’t feature many significant changes this fall with no big-name talk show debuts. And unlike in prime time, where the concurrent writers’ and actors’ strikes will...
Summit Hose Company’s fall festival continues through Saturday at Riverview Memorial Park in Tarentum
Apollo brothers Noah and Elliott Gould surveyed the Riverview Memorial Park landscape in Tarentum from the highest point possible Thursday night. With smiles on their faces, the boys sat down on large cloths and launched themselves down a bumpy, colorful slide to start their first experience at the three-day fall...
Pitt freshman forward Papa Amadou Kante injures knee, lost for the season
Jeff Capel’s roster rebuilding efforts suffered another blow Thursday with the announcement that freshman Papa Amadou Kante, a forward who might have provided a rebounding and defensive presence off the bench, will miss the entire 2023-24 season with a knee injury. Amadou Kante suffered a non-contact injury during a workout...
Historical society readies for annual Murrysville Heritage Festival
Considering the disdain children seem to have for putting away their clothes, Carol Interieri isn’t sure what they love so much about colonial-era laundry demonstrations. “They just can’t enough for some reason,” she said with a laugh. Intrieri and other members of the Murrysville Historical Preservation Society will put local...
5 things to do in Westmoreland County this weekend: Sept. 8-10
Saint Xavier Nature Preserve Open House The Westmoreland Land Trust will celebrate the opening of the St. Xavier Nature Preserve with an open house on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The 248-acre, Civil War-era dwelling is located off Route 30, just west of the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport....
TV Talk: McCandless native takes ‘Walking Dead’ to France; Greensburg murder case on Very LocalVideo
No, the zombies in the first European-set spin-off of “The Walking Dead” do not gurgle and moan with a French accent. But “The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon” (9 p.m. Sunday on AMC, already streaming on AMC+), named after the show’s lead character played again by Norman Reedus, does feature nuns...
Aerosmith triumphantly bids farewell to Pittsburgh on Peace Out tourVideo
If Wednesday night’s concert was truly Aerosmith’s last show in Pittsburgh, the veteran rockers from Boston went out with a blast — of music and confetti. Aerosmith, which formed in 1970, in May announced their Peace Out farewell tour, a 40-date North American run through January celebrating their more than...
Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band tour postponed due to singer’s illness
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will not be performing at Pittsburgh, or anywhere else this month. The Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Famer is being treated for symptoms of peptic ulcer disease, and medical advisors have instructed him not get back on stage for awhile, according to a...
Vicki Lawrence brings ‘Mama’ to Greensburg’s Palace TheatreVideo
Vicki Lawrence was never intended to play “Mama,” the sharp-tongued Southerner who became one of the most iconic characters to emerge from “The Carol Burnett Show” in the 1970s. The show’s writers created the part for Burnett in a one-time sketch, with the role of Mama’s long-suffering daughter, Eunice, to...
Separate Oktoberfests brewing in Saxonburg and Vandergrift
Say cheers to beer at two separate Oktoberfest festivals on back-to-back weekends in Saxonburg and Vandergrift. Sprankle’s annual Octoberfest celebrates its fifth anniversary with a three-day celebration Friday through Sunday at the Saxonburg Volunteer Fire Company fairgrounds in Saxonburg. Oktoberfest in Vandergrift is a one-day celebration Sept. 16 on Grant...
Franco Harris, Mac Miller join Pittsburgh personalities in Monroeville Mall mural
One of the most recognizable individuals in Pittsburgh history would shake hands with folks he met and introduce himself, as if they didn’t know, by saying: “Hi, I’m Franco.” The friendly, unassuming side of football legend Franco Harris is what artist Kyle Holbrook knew. “When I would text him or...
Latrobe Art Center to host 14th annual Mister Fred Rogers Fine Arts Juried Exhibition
Latrobe Art Center will host the opening reception for the 14th annual Mister Fred Rogers Fine Arts Juried Exhibition 5-7 p.m Friday. Nearly 50 of the participating artists who created the 75 pieces in the exhibition are expected at the reception. The exhibition will run through Sept. 30. Justin Gunther,...
TV Talk: Paramount+ renews filmed-in-Pittsburgh ‘Mayor of Kingstown’
Unsurprisingly, given that the show’s writers visited Pittsburgh in April, Paramount+ finally confirmed the renewal of “Mayor of Kingstown” for a third season. The show was expected to return to Pittsburgh to film its third season in August but the writers’ and actors’ strikes precluded that from happening. Once the...
Proposed affordable housing development to cater to LGBTQ+ seniors in South Oakland
An affordable housing development proposed in Pittsburgh’s South Oakland would cater to LGBTQ+ seniors. The proposed six-story apartment complex on Forbes Avenue would include 48 units, 24 off-street parking spaces and 22 bicycle parking spots, according to plans presented Tuesday to the city’s planning commission. All of the units would...
Southmoreland middle-schooler awaits heart transplant
Eleven-year-old Marshall Fee has already formed some strong opinions: waffles over pancakes at breakfast time and, at the park with his friends, the slide over swings. Early morning starts at summer camp? A definite no. When people see the Southmoreland middle schooler’s endless curiosity and lively spirit, they would not...
TV Q&A: Will DISH Network carry Penguins games this winter?
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 DISH Network carry the Penguins games this winter? — David, via email Rob: DISH dropped AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh two years ago with DISH executives...
Westmoreland 250: 10 things to see in West Newton
(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...
Bring ‘hobby and family together’ at Guy on the Couch in Monroeville
In the early days of serious card collecting, some shops had about enough room for a parent, his son and the clerk. When it comes to capacity and comfort, Guy on the Couch Cards & Gaming in Monroeville offers pretty much the opposite. From a children’s play area near the...
TV Talk: WPXI-TV revives ‘Chiller Theater’
WPXI-TV will bring back its classic sci-fi/horror movie show “Chiller Theater” for eight weeks this fall beginning this coming weekend, airing episodes at 11:30 p.m. Saturday on PCNC and the WPXI Now app. These aren’t reruns of the original series hosted by Bill “Chilly Billy” Cardille from 1963-84, but a...
As sports betting spikes, help for problem gamblers expands in some states
When the NFL season kicks off this week, Kentucky residents and visitors — for the first time — will be able to legally place sports bets on something other than horse racing. When they do, some of that money will also fund the state’s first-ever program for people with gambling...
The Rolling Stones will release their first studio album in 18 years, ‘Hackney Diamonds’
LOS ANGELES — The wait is over: The Rolling Stones will soon release new music. On Monday, the band announced they are preparing to release their first album of original material in 18 years — since 2005’s “A Bigger Bang.” Titled “Hackney Diamonds,” the band will share details of the...
Youngwood race draws more runners this year to support those on autism spectrum
Tammi Morton of Freedom, Beaver County, completed Monday’s Run For Autism 5K race in just under 45 minutes. Then she took her place at the finish line in Youngwood, handing out medals to all those who completed the event’s longer half marathon course. Morton was among those present who had...
Pittsburgh Pop podcast: Sale of AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh fallout, more Mokay mornings on KDKA+
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 the sale of AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh, what it might mean for the Pirates on TV, the channel rebranding and the broadcast booth makeover. Benz...
Scenes from Pittsburgh’s Labor Day parade
Thousands of people attended Pittsburgh’s Labor Day parade Monday morning. The annual event featured hundreds of labor organizations and a visit by Gov. Josh Shapiro, Pa. Secretary of Labor & Industry Nancy A. Walker and Acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Julie A. Su. “It’s important people understand our work ethic....
