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TV Talk: Mark Cuban returns to Pittsburgh for ‘CBS Sunday Morning’ segment
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban was back in his native Pittsburgh on Tuesday to tape a segment for an upcoming profile on “CBS Sunday Morning,” grabbing lunch with four childhood friends at Galley Bakery Square. Todd Reidbord, one of the owners of Bakery Square parent company Walnut Capital who arranged...
The holiday music playlist you need, want and deserve
Holiday music is a big business that generates $170 million a year, according to Billboard. The rulers of the season are Mariah Carey (whose 1994 “All I Want For Christmas Is You” is again topping the charts), Michael Buble (whose 2011 “Christmas” is the biggest selling holiday album of 2022),...
Adam Sandler to perform stand-up show in Pittsburgh in February
Adam Sandler is going back to his comedic roots and bringing a rare standup tour to PPG Paints Arena on Feb. 8. The performance is part of an extension of his fall 2022 “Adam Sandler Live” tour that began last October. “What the heck! Let’s do a few more!” said...
Easy, pull-together appetizer ideas for holiday entertaining
Now’s that time of the year when it feels like someone has pressed the time-lapse button and everything is moving at triple speed. Many of us are feeling the pinch: not having enough hours in the day yet also wanting to slow down and spend time with people we love...
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2022
One would have to go back hundreds of years to find a monarch who reigned longer than Queen Elizabeth II. In her 70 years on the throne, she helped modernize the monarchy across decades of enormous social change, royal marriages and births, and family scandals. For most Britons, she was...
Pittsburgh Pop podcast: Talking ‘Knives Out’ sequel ‘Glass Onion,’ ‘Emancipation,’ Immaculate Reception anniversaryVideo
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 Will Smith’s “Emancipation,” directed by Pittsburgh native Antoine Fuqua, and the 50th anniversary of the Immaculate Reception, which will be celebrated during the Christmas...
Holiday buses and light rail cars return to PittsburghVideo
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. The holiday-themed buses and light-rail cars have returned to Pittsburgh Regional Transit’s fleet. Six PRT buses and two light-rail cars have been decorated with lights, tinsel, streamers, and paintings to celebrate the winter holidays, according to PRT spokesperson Adam Brandolph. They will...
‘E.T.’ model sells for $2.5M in Hollywood icon auction
A model of the title character used in filming Steven Spielberg’s 1982 classic “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” has fetched an out-of-this-world price at auction. The mechatronic figure sold for $2.56 million to an undisclosed bidder this past weekend, according to Julien’s Auctions. It was the star attraction in an “Icons &...
Bringing a dog along for a holiday stay? Make sure to plan
NEW YORK — Traveling with dogs can be stressful. Throw in holiday home stays at one of the most chaotic times of the year and double that stress for humans and animals alike — especially when hosts have pets of their own. Large gatherings, unfamiliar smells and sounds, mixing older...
Not just for kids: Toymakers aim more products at grown-ups
NEW YORK — Since the pandemic, Elizabeth Hulanick has turned to toys from her childhood to relieve stress. She and her co-workers chip in to buy Legos at Target and play at their desks. She also started playing with Silly Putty again, noting she felt comforted by the bouncy rubbery...
4 Christmas destinations just a road trip away from Western Pa.
Here is a look at four holiday-themed destinations, in addition to Overly’s Country Christmas, just a road trip away that people can enjoy this Christmas season. Jimmy Stewart Museum in Indiana, Pa. “It’s a Wonderful Life” fans can learn more about the life of the film’s star at the Jimmy...
Overly’s engages all ages with holiday lights, food, family fun at Westmoreland Fairgrounds
Leechburg residents Tyler Leech and Alexis Price took their first trip to see Overly’s Country Christmas on Friday evening, and it was a memorable outing. After Leech arranged a wagon ride for the couple at the Mt. Pleasant Township attraction, he proposed to Price — and her answer was “yes.”...
5 festive drinks and a mocktail to toast with this holiday seasonVideo
Nothing says the holidays like a festive beverage. But these aren’t your standard Old Fashioned or Cosmo. Mixed drinks have become more refined — they are artisanal cocktails crafted from immersive mixology where fresh ingredients and science are at play. Local bartenders provided the Tribune-Review with their best easy recipes...
Fraternity hands out toys, treats, flu shots at North Side holiday event
Hassan Shariff hit just about every store. Walmart. Target. Ollie’s. Gabriel’s. Big Lots. “Wherever sells toys, that’s where I go,” he said. Shariff was responsible for buying hundreds of toys for the annual holiday event hosted by the Iota Phi chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. It was held...
Jeannette-area Wreaths Across America chapter expands to honor 1,800 veteransVideo
When Halle Copeman arrived at the Wreaths Across America event last year, she was running behind; there was only one headstone left where she could place a wreath. “I walked up, and it was my best friend’s grandmother,” Copeman of North Huntingdon said. “I got chills.” Copeman returned this year...
‘Plastic roads’ are paved with good intention
Transportation officials in multiple states are testing whether roads made from grocery bags, juice cartons, printer ink cartridges or other discarded plastic can make pavement last longer, save money and reduce the amount of waste that ends up in landfills. On sections of a busy, four-lane road that cuts through...
Marie Osmond brings holiday music to Heinz Hall
Marie Osmond has worked every year of her life since she was 3. So, it makes sense that six decades later, she would be scheduled to do a concert just a handful of days before Christmas. Osmond, 63, is performing a Christmas concert Tuesday night at Heinz Hall in Downtown...
What helped ID the ‘Boy in the Box?’ His mother’s family dabbles in genetic genealogy
PHILADELPHIA — It’s the ultimate rabbit hole of hobbies: genetic genealogy. There are legions of self-taught ancestry bloodhounds who upload their DNA to multiple databases in search of kin who did likewise, plugging gaps in their family tree. Joseph Augustus Zarelli’s biological mother had third and fourth cousins who did...
How does ‘Titanic’ hold up 25 years later? A few things are different these days
If you were a person interested in movies 25 years ago, you might remember hearing that James Cameron’s “Titanic” was on target to be a legendary flop. “Can a disaster epic about an epic disaster avoid the very fate it dramatizes?” asked a story in The Washington Post about six...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Dec. 16-18
‘Tis the season for holiday music, theater and partying and, from the classics to prog rock to on-screen hilarity, Pittsburgh is filled with it this weekend. Trans-Siberian Orchestra The Trans-Siberian Orchestra is back in Pittsburgh for 2022 with the return of “The Ghosts of Christmas Eve: The Best of TSO...
TV Talk: WPXI reaches new deal to stay on Verizon
The number of ways to access WPXI-TV will not shrink further this week after a threatened retransmission dispute with Verizon reached an amicable conclusion. Last month Channel 11 came off DISH Network because of a carriage dispute, which is currently ongoing. This week, the threat of a retransmission agreement impasse...
5 things to do in Westmoreland County this weekend: Dec. 16-18
Christmas classics Westmoreland Performing Arts will stage these holiday shows on Friday in Science Hall Theater at Westmoreland County Community College, 145 Pavilion Lane, Hempfield: • “A Christmas Carol,” 6 p.m. WPA’s Home and Cyber School Theatre Troupe will present an adaptation of the Charles Dickens’ classic through a series...
TV Talk: Harrison Ford discusses starring in ‘Yellowstone’ prequel ‘1923’Video
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. Of all the Taylor Sheridan-produced shows — “Yellowstone,” “1883,” “Mayor of Kingstown” — his two most recent are the best yet. Last month, it was the premiere of the Sylvester Stallone-starring “Tulsa King,” which added...
Plum’s annual telethon for Make-A-Wish returning after reaching $1M goal in 2021
After shooting for, reaching and exceeding a $1 million lifetime goal last year, Plum School District’s annual telethon for Make-A-Wish is going into its 22nd year without such a milestone in mind. The telethon, started in 1999, was held annually until missing 2020 because of the pandemic. It returned in...
Review: ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ is a big screen blastVideo
It is impossible to talk about “Avatar: The Way of Water” without sounding hyperbolic. But James Cameron’s sequel is a truly dazzling cinematic experience that will have you floating on a blockbuster high. No matter if you’ve spent a second of your life in the past 13 years thinking about...
