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Customers mourn year-end closure of Schramm Farms in Harrison City
When Sarah Hough’s mother makes applesauce for the holidays, she’s looking for a specific type of apple, and she’s going to Schramm Farms & Orchards in Harrison City to find it. “They’re Lodi apples,” said Hough, a Murrysville resident. “She’s afraid she’s not going to be able to make it...
Pivik Elementary students, staff rally around Plum student who recently completed chemotherapyVideo
Pivik Elementary third grader Joey Byrnes is a superhero to his family, classmates and teachers. It’s not because he has super strength or heat vision or leaps tall buildings in a single bound. He has the power of positivity and a strong will. The Plum student recently completed his last...
Michael Nesmith, the Monkee for all seasons, dies at 78
LOS ANGELES — Michael Nesmith, the singer-songwriter, author, actor-director and entrepreneur who will likely be best remembered as the wool-hatted, guitar-strumming member of the made-for-television rock band The Monkees, has died at 78. Nesmith, who had undergone quadruple bypass surgery in 2018, died at home Friday of natural causes, his...
Van Gogh hot air balloon hovers over Oakland
Vincent Van Gogh has been called a larger-than-life character, and on Friday morning in Schenley Park, he was — kind of. A 92-foot-tall Vincent Van Gogh hot air balloon made a stop on Flagstaff Hill in Oakland. It was one of the balloon’s first stops as it travels around the...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend, Dec. 10-12
It’s the weekend. Here are some ways to spend it. Wintergarden event The 10th annual holiday show from 6 to 10 p.m. on Sunday by Jason Kendall Productions will include soul, gospel, rock, folk and blues. The event held inside the Wintergarden at PPG Place, Downtown, benefits the Greater Pittsburgh...
5 questions with ‘RoboCop’ actor Peter Weller ahead of Steel City Con in Monroeville
Peter Weller wants people to know that he’s more than just RoboCop — a lot more. Weller, who has appeared in over 70 movies including “RoboCop” and “RoboCop 2” in which he played the title character and earned much acclaim, is scheduled to appear at this weekend’s Steel City Con...
Able the disabled: Personal trainers don’t see physical limitations as limiting
At first sight, wheelchairs, crutches and leg braces might not be associated with exercising. But seeing what the people who use those devices can do might change one’s perspective. They lift weights, skate on sleds and shoot a hockey puck 60 mph. They pound tires with a sledgehammer and drive...
Leechburg Rotary, high school club partner for pajama drive
Pajamas, comfy cozy lounge wear and a classic Christmas gift. They are something the Rotary Club of Leechburg and Leechburg Area High School’s Interact Club want more people to have. That’s why they have partnered for the second straight year to collect the clothing, as well as children’s books, to...
TV Talk: Is the ‘Sex and the City’ sequel series worth watching?Video
There’s a simple question to ask yourself when weighing whether or not to check out the new “Sex and the City” sequel series: Are you comfortable with change? Or would you rather remember characters and a TV show as they were? Billed as “a new chapter of ‘Sex and the...
Trib unveils 2021 Best of the Best winners
Trib Total Media on Thursday unveiled the winners and finalists of its popular Best of the Best community choice awards. More than 20,000 people voted in this year’s awards, casting over 270,000 votes to select their favorite local businesses in 136 categories. This is the second year for Best of...
Meet Pittsburgh’s unofficial Santa Claus
For about 10 months out of the year, John Suhr is just a regular man with a regular job. But during the holiday season, he’s one of the most popular men on the planet. Suhr is Pittsburgh’s unofficial Santa Claus, having spent the last 14 Christmases donning his red suit...
Former Steelers great Dick Hoak gets surprise birthday party in Hempfield
Turning 82 isn’t exactly a milestone birthday. But for the friends of former Steelers and Penn State great and Jeannette native Dick Hoak, any excuse to give him a party is a good one. Fans of Hoak know him as a former Pro Bowl running back and the longest tenured...
Popular Schramm farm market closing in Harrison City
Schramm Farms & Orchards in Harrison City — with its popular pumpkin patch, maze and fruits and vegetables for sale in its market — is closing at the end of the month after 40 years in business, the owner said Wednesday. “Everybody gets to retire. I’ve been working 8½ days...
Food Podcast: The nicest Grinch in PittsburghVideo
On the latest episode of the Food Podcast presented by Clearview Federal Credit Union on the TribLIVE podcast network, Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank meets the nicest Grinch in the ‘Burgh. Whoville isn’t the only town with a famous Grinch! In fact, Pittsburgh’s Grinch has a huge heart for helping...
Washington County man gets a leg (lamp) up on Christmas decorations
Matthew Pagac, 32, of Centerville, Washington County, has a leg up on Christmas decorating. Pagac built a custom illuminated “leg lamp” for his front lawn, installing it Saturday. He said he was inspired to “go big” with his holiday decorating because it’s his daughter’s first Christmas and he was inspired...
Newly reaccredited National Aviary boasts seasonal activities
The National Aviary has received an early Christmas gift, with renewed accreditation from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Glad tidings from the facility on Pittsburgh’s North Side also include the return of special holiday events after a hiatus in 2020 due to the pandemic. “AZA accreditation is the gold...
TV Q&A: Are WPXI-TV’s DeLuca reporters related?
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: There are two DeLucas on the WPXI-TV news staff. Are they related? – Mike, Beaver Rob: We noted when reporter Pete DeLuca was hired at...
Plum home has Pittsburgh sinkhole bus decoration in yard
A neighbor alerted Joey Pierce to a growing hole in his front yard. Pierce, in turn, alerted Plum Borough officials. The ground was sinking, which created a huge crater because of a problem with a storm drain. Workers came to his yard and surrounded the hole with bright orange fencing....
80 years ago at Pearl Harbor, the world changed
Eighty years ago today, at 7:55 a.m. Pacific Time, the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu. The sneak attack killed 2,403 Americans, and 1,178 others were wounded. A total of 188 U.S. aircraft were destroyed. Only the 9/11 attacks have surpassed...
Pittsburgh Pop: Talia Kirkland hired at WPXI; details on ACC Network coming to Comcast this month
In this week’s episode of the “Pittsburgh Pop” podcast, host Tim Benz and TV Talk columnist Rob Owen discuss Pittsburgh pop culture news of the moment, including WPXI-TV hiring a new reporter. Originally from Penn Hills, Talia Kirkland is a Duquesne University grad (an undergraduate degree in journalism and a...
Krampus returns to Pittsburgh for concert, celebration
Krampus is coming back to Pittsburgh. Tonight. Krampus is a mythic cloven-footed figure known to appear on Dec. 5, who acts as an anti-Santa, punishing the naughty and sparing the nice. He’s known to appear on the streets Dec. 5 (Krampusnacht), the day before the Feast of St. Nicholas celebrated...
Week in pictures: Nov. 29-Dec. 5, 2021
A selection of the best photos from Tribune-Review photographers from around the region from the week of Nov. 29-Dec 5. Previous weeks Week in pictures: Nov. 22-28 Week in pictures: Nov. 8-14 Week in pictures: Nov. 1-7, 2021 Week in pictures: Oct. 25-31, 2021 Week in pictures: Oct. 18-24, 2021...
White or multicolored holiday lights? Trib readers have strong preferences
Joe Weltner’s 90-year-old grandmother still tells the story. Back in the day, she and her husband were driving the grandkids around to look at the neighborhood Christmas decorations. From the back seat, young Joe — probably 6 at the time — was heard to mutter, “I hate white lights.” “From...
Local business owner carves out niche making toys, games through woodworking expertise
A factory supplying toys and games to people young and old is in high gear as the holiday season approaches. Dean Helfer Jr., who runs Channel Craft in Charleroi, said the 40 craftsmen and women have been working extra hours since June to catch up on a backlog of orders....
Here are 5 essential holiday movies to watch this season
Everyone loves a good holiday movie. But how many good ones are there, really? Well, enough at least to make a short list. There are the obvious choices, which the following list includes. But there are also ones that seem less obvious because the movie isn’t focused solely on a...
