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Reese’s and Oreo to collaborate on 2 new desserts
Reese’s and Oreo are teaming up to create two new desserts — the Reese’s Oreo Cup and Oreo Reese’s Cookies. Each treat will have a blend of the iconic flavors:The Reese’s Oreo Cup brings together milk chocolate and white creme peanut butter cups with Oreo cookie crumbs.The Oreo Reese’s Cookies...
Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean and Linkin Park highlight top August concerts in Pittsburgh
A pair of country music stars and a reformed rap-rock group highlight the top shows coming to the Pittsburgh area in August. Here’s a look at the top shows coming this month: Top concerts Aug. 2: Luke Bryan, George Birge, Randall King, Mae Estes at Pavilion at Star Lake A...
Sewickley Shoe Repair to be featured in documentary
In the Sewickley Shoe Repair on Beaver St., Mario Ulizzi toils among rows of worn shoes and boots. The cobbler meticulously works various leathers, sometimes for hours, doing the work by hand. Ulizzi can replace a sole, bring back the shine, put on a new heel, make scuff marks disappear...
TV Talk: From ‘Barry’ to ‘Superman’ to ‘Twisted Metal,’ CMU grad jumps genresVideo
Anthony Carrigan, a 2006 graduate of the Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama, is having quite a summer. In addition to a co-starring role in box office hit “Superman” as Metamorpho, this week Carrigan introduces a classic video game character in the second season of Peacock’s “Twisted Metal,” based on...
Franklin Regional grad works on to address cardiovascular illness, healthcare literacy in Tanzania
While working on his undergraduate degree at Duke University, Faraan Rahim had the chance to travel to Ghana in west Africa for a summer project, and the 2019 Franklin Regional graduate fell in love with the challenges and rewards of global health care. Today, Rahim is on the opposite side...
TV Talk: Verzsyla to weekends, Hutton to weekdays at WTAEVideo
WTAE will shake up its forecaster assignments, moving weekend evening meteorologist Brian Hutton Jr. to noon and 4 p.m. weekdays beginning Sept. 1. Jeff Verszyla, who had been working that weekday shift, relocates to weekend evenings (and subbing weekdays). “Brian has been a steady voice for our viewers during severe...
Rare freshwater jellyfish spotted near Presque Isle in Lake ErieVideo
James Grazio, a Great Lakes biologist with the Department of Environmental Protection, never expected to encounter the animal he’d been hoping to see for the better part of his career. On July 15, while out on Lake Erie near Presque Isle with DEP summer intern Ray Walter collecting water samples,...
Radioactive wasps found in former South Carolina nuclear weapons site
Radioactive wasps were on the loose in South Carolina, according to the U.S. Department of Energy, The State reported. The newspaper said the discovery was made July 3 at an old nuclear weapons facility in South Carolina. The Savannah River Site in Aiken is 310-square-miles, and it produced plutonium and...
Q&A: My Mom Is Here vocalist Sam Seiff on band’s name, live show and more ahead of Pittsburgh show
With a name like My Mom Is Here, it seems only natural to wonder which band member’s mother has seen the five-piece rock-fusion band from New York City the most. “Nick’s mom takes the crown!” singer Sam Seiff said. “She’s NYC-based and rolls up with her crew to nearly every...
Better-Maid Donut closes Crafton Heights spot, preparing to reopen nearby
A popular Pittsburgh doughnut shop has shut down its current location, but has plans to open a new storefront. Better-Maid Donut, in a social media post Tuesday, said the business could not come to an agreement with its landlord to purchase the Crafton Heights shop it now operates along Steuben...
TV Q&A: Where did WPXI reporter Jillian Hartmann go?
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: Can you tell us what happened to Jillian Hartmann on WPXI’s news team? — Jim, Uniontown Rob: In April, we reported that Hartmann exited Channel...
Pittsburgh-based Evolve Coaching named Champion in Action by Citizens Bank and Trib Total Media
Evolve Coaching is a champion. The organization provides neurodivergent individuals with personalized coaching, social groups, and mentorship that support independent living, college success, and career readiness. It has been recognized with the Citizens’ Champions in Action award. The award is given to support nonprofit organizations that address social challenges facing...
Who wants to be a millionaire? 1 in 10 Americans already is but the status loses its luster
NEW YORK — As a child, Heidi Barley watched her family pay for groceries with food stamps. As a college student, she dropped out because she couldn’t afford tuition. In her twenties, already scraping by, she was forced to take a pay cut that shrunk her salary to just $34,000...
From detention to distortion: Beauty School Dropout hits the road with ‘Baby Warped’ tour including Pittsburgh stopVideo
Brent “Beepus” Burdett, the bassist for Los Angeles’ pop-punk band Beauty School Dropout, believes his time in summer school this year will be “way cooler” than his previous stint during middle school. “I was in seventh grade, and I didn’t do my biggest project and so I was ‘sick’ before...
TV Talk: Jason Momoa’s ‘Chief of War’ recounts Hawaiian historyVideo
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. The opening scene of Apple TV+’s Jason Momoa-starring “Chief of War” brings to mind Momoa’s “Aquaman” as he lassoes a shark. After that, this nine-episode historical fiction drama most resembles FX’s “Shogun.” “Chief of War”...
Back-to-school season kicks off with donation drives for students
The back-to-school season is approaching as summer heat still lingers. As students transition from July to August, many families are still struggling to secure the supplies needed for a successful school year. Here are some ways you can help support students as they head back to the classroom for another...
Southmoreland High graduate battling cancer adds scholarship to foundation efforts
A Southmoreland High School graduate who is battling cancer has joined in the fight against the disease and now wants to inspire a younger generation of students to make a difference in the lives of others. Corey Rhodes of East Huntingdon, through his Rhodes Cancer Foundation, has established a $2,500...
Pittcon, among world’s largest science conferences, will return home in 2027
One of the world’s premier laboratory science conferences is named for the Steel City — and it’s coming home for the first time in more than a half-century. The Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry & Spectroscopy is organized almost entirely by volunteers from the region and an office staff in...
Pittsburgh local music spotlight: Mark MicchelliVideo
Mark Micchelli considers his new album “Glitched-On Bop” to be a spiritual successor to “Switched-On Bach,” a 1968 album by Wendy Carlos that was the first to use synthesizers to create classical music. “‘Glitched-On Bop’ is a jazz piano record with layers of electronic processing piled on top. All of...
‘Validity’ to be screened as part of Lindsay Theater’s Emerging Filmmakers seriesVideo
As part of its Emerging Filmmakers series, The Lindsay Theater and Cultural Center is preparing to screen a film that will both thrill and challenge its audience. In “Validity,” a doctor working on research regarding treatment practices for hypothermia unearths studies that could cause a breakthrough in the field —...
Review: Quantum Theatre’s ‘Seagull’ is a dreamy drama at Chatham University
In the midst of the second act of Quantum Theatre’s “Seagull” on Sunday night, I was reminded of the first half of the Langston Hughes poem “Dreams”: “Hold fast to dreams / For if dreams die / Life is a broken-winged bird / That cannot fly.” In the case of...
Tom Lehrer, song satirist and mathematician, dies at 97
LOS ANGELES — Tom Lehrer, the popular song satirist who lampooned marriage, politics, racism and the Cold War, then largely abandoned his music career to return to teaching math at Harvard and other universities, has died. He was 97. Longtime friend David Herder said Lehrer died Saturday at his home...
Daycation Destination: A trip to historic Franklin, Pa.
Dine, sip, shop and stroll the day away with a Daycation Destination road trip to historic Franklin in Venango County. Named for Benjamin Franklin and laid out in 1775, Franklin is a small city nestled at the confluence of the French Creek and Allegheny River about 85 miles north of...
Waterfront log cabin offers nature-inspired living in Parks Township
A rural residence big on rustic charm and log cabin living is on the market in Parks Township. The custom three-story spruce log cabin home at 1255 Stitts Run Road on 2 acres along Carnahan Run Stream is listed for $525,000. Howard Hanna Kiski Valley Realtor Denise Lewandowski said listings...
Nas flexes his legend status with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Nas is a legendary rapper for a reason. The New York-born MC has been rocking the mic for more than 30 years, easily cementing his place as one of the best rappers of all time. His first album, “Illmatic,” earned its spot at No. 44 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest...
