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Chaka Khan headlines Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival
Chaka Khan will perform at the 11th annual Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival this weekend. The 10-time Grammy-award winning singer will take the stage at 8 p.m. Friday at the Benedum Center, Downtown. Khan’s musical repertoire encompasses rhythm and blues, pop, rock, gospel, country, world music and classical. She has released...
Sittay’s Mediterranean Kitchen opens in Greensburg
For years, North Huntingdon resident Radah Ghasah dreamed of opening a restaurant. On Monday, that dream became a reality when she oversaw the soft opening of her downtown Greensburg restaurant, Sittay’s Mediterranean Kitchen. “Opening my own business, it was a long-life dream,” said Ghasah, who immigrated from Syria in 2000....
TV Talk: Greenfield woman competes on ‘Jeopardy!’ during Mike Richards’ brief tenure as host
Gabbie Kim, a mother of two and birth doula from Greenfield, will compete on Monday’s 38th season premiere of “Jeopardy!” (7 p.m., WPXI-TV). And what a week to appear on the show. Not only is she up against Matt Amodio — who’s on an 18-episode winning streak that netted him...
Forecast: Pennsylvania’s fall foliage expected to bring vibrant colors in 2021
Vibrant fall foliage — even overachieving colors — can be expected this year in Pennsylvania, although the peak of the leaf-peeping season could be a week later than normal, according to the annual fall forecast from Accuweather. In Pennsylvania, the northern mid-Atlantic, southern New England and the Ohio Valley, “rainfall...
TV Talk: Daytime changes for fall include Jay Leno-hosted game show, Nick Cannon talk showVideo
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. Already “Dr. Oz” has moved over from WTAE-TV to 10 a.m. weekdays on WPGH-TV, but perhaps the most noteworthy syndicated debut of the Fall 2021 season is “You Bet Your Life” (6 and 6:30 p.m....
Poignant return for Met Opera after 18-month pandemic pause
NEW YORK — Even before the first note, there were a pair of standing ovations — one when the chorus filed in and another when concertmaster Benjamin Bowman walked on to tune up the orchestra. About 90 minutes later, when conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin relaxed his arms, the 3,600 people filling...
Heavy rain means taller walls for Murrysville farm’s corn maze
Finding the way out is just the first challenge at Gearhard Farms’ annual corn maze in Murrysville. There are animal cutouts for children to find, and trivia questions for adults about the town and the bicentennial farm family whose members have created, cut and run the corn maze for the...
Al Franken to perform at Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall
Comedian Al Franken has a question. “Is it pronounced Car-neg-ie or Car-negie?” said Franken. “I want to find out from the people in Pittsburgh. It’s a lively debate.” Franken wants to know because he will be on stage at Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall in Munhall. The former “Saturday Night...
Tim Benz: Dawna, the 3 horses and Flight 93’s ‘ambassadors’ of heroism
There is a language at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Stonycreek Township. A way of talking. No one actually whispers, but no one uses their full voice either. Every conversation is in hushed tones. Emotions seem to be communicated in the silence in between thoughts. And that’s just the...
TV Talk: KDKA-TV reporter Nicole Ford jumps to WPXI-TV
It’s not the norm in TV news for a reporter to file her last report for one station on a Friday and then turn up reporting on a rival station a few days later. But when a reporter is part-time and not under contract with the first station, such circumstances...
20 years later, fallout from toxic WTC dust cloud grows
NEW YORK — The dust cloud caught Carl Sadler near the East River, turning his clothes and hair white as he looked for a way out of Manhattan after escaping from his office at the World Trade Center. Gray powder billowed through the open windows and terrace door of Mariama...
Travel the ‘Brewmuda Triangle’ during Greensburg Craft Beer Week
You’ve heard of the Bermuda Triangle, but have you heard of the Brewmuda Triangle? Beer lovers will have an opportunity to explore it during Greensburg Craft Beer Week. The Brewmuda Triangle is one of the signature events of the fifth annual celebration of all things heady and hoppy, set for...
Sears kit house in McCandless for sale
A home in McCandless that was ordered from a Sears catalog in 1922 is now on the market. The house at 8828 Memorial Drive was one of the many home kits sold in the United States through the mail-order Sears Modern Homes line. Homebuyers could select and purchase a design...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Sept. 10-12
It’s the weekend. The weather forecast looks good. Here are some ways to enjoy it. Taco Saturday The Original Pittsburgh Taco Festival will feature more than 25 food trucks selling authentic hand-held fried tortillas, folded and filled with seasoned meat, beans, lettuce, and tomatoes or a variety of ingredients. It’s...
5 things to do in Westmoreland County: Sept. 10-12Video
Laurel Canyon will play the classic rock music of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young at 7 p.m. Friday in St. Clair Park in downtown Greensburg as part of the SummerSounds weekly concert series. The trio comprises music industry professionals, including a former frontman for Pure Prairie League and a songwriting...
Lori Falce: Look back to lessons of Sept. 10, 2001
Sept. 11, 2001, was not just a day. It wasn’t a simple Tuesday. Kids went to school and people went to work and the day still started with alarm clocks and cereal and morning commutes, but the differences between that day and what came after were apparent as people took...
Animal Protectors’ new shelter, built with $1.8M in donations, to hold open house
It’s not surprising that the owner of the Alle-Kiski Valley’s most celebrated cat, Pudgie-Wudgie, would somehow have had a hand (or a paw) in the making of the Animal Protectors of Allegheny Valley’s new shelter in New Kensington. There is a wing dedicated to Pudgie-Wudgie and his owner, the late...
‘The Matrix Resurrections’ trailer drops ahead of December releaseVideo
Fans eagerly awaiting the fourth installment of the “The Matrix” franchise can finally plug into the trailer. Warner Bros. officially released the trailer for “The Matrix Resurrections” on Thursday. Keanu Reeves returns as Neo, with Carrie-Annie Moss reprising her role as Trinity. Laurence Fishburn, who played Morpheus, and Hugo Weaving,...
Barrel & Flow Fest highlights Black brewers, musicians, artists in Pittsburgh
The collaboration is in perfect harmony. Inner Groove Brewing and Driving While Black Records, a label highlighting Black artists, combined to create “Got The Juice.” The beer will be released Friday at Inner Groove Brewing in Verona and served at Barrel & Flow Fest on Saturday at Pittsburgh’s SouthSide Works....
Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit reveals Pittsburgh location, new dates
Organizers build anticipation for the traveling Original Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit by withholding location information for each city it visits until the opening date approaches. It was announced in March that it would travel to Pittsburgh — now it’s been revealed that the location is Lighthouse Artspace Pittsburgh, a former...
Signature Dishes: ‘Knife and fork burgers’ at Carol & Dave’s Roadhouse Restaurant in LigonierVideo
This is part of an ongoing series highlighting Signature Dishes at locally owned restaurants in the region. See Trib Total Media’s new online directory of restaurants, Dine Local, at dinelocal.triblive.com If you are tired of the typical hamburger with lettuce and tomato and maybe a slice of cheese added, try...
Munhall native Gabby Barrett lands 4 CMA nominationsVideo
Country stars Chris Stapleton and Eric Church will go toe-to-toe with each other at this year’s Country Music Association Awards, with both vying in the same five categories, including entertainer of the year. In nominations announced on Thursday, Stapleton leads with seven nominations including male vocalist, album of the year,...
TV Talk: Jeff Daniels accomplishes his quest to bring filmed-in-Western Pa. ‘American Rust’ to fruitionVideo
For actor Jeff Daniels, Showtime’s filmed-in-Western-Pennsylvania “American Rust” (10 p.m. Sunday) is more than another role. It’s the fulfillment of an idea he had more than a decade ago to adapt the 2009 Philipp Meyer novel of the same name into a filmed project after Daniels’ agent (now his manager)...
Baby African elephant in ‘guarded condition’ with serious medical issues, Pittsburgh Zoo says
An African elephant born in July at the Pittsburgh Zoo’s International Conservation Center in Somerset County is in “guarded condition,” the zoo announced Wednesday. The female elephant, born July 18, has developed several serious medical conditions, including not gaining enough weight, the zoo said in a statement. Overall, the ailments...
Judges’ vote sends Unity’s Victory Brinker to ‘America’s Got Talent’ finalVideo
After Victory Brinker’s performance in Tuesday’s semifinal round of “America’s Got Talent,” judge Simon Cowell told the 9-year-old from Unity, “Not only are you talented, you’re fearless.” Nerves of steel served her well Wednesday, as the young opera singer found herself in the middle of the voting pack and in...
