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‘It was an impossibility’: Penn Township couple completes 500-mile Camino de Santiago pilgrimage
Penn Township couple Cheryl and Larry Sturm don’t consider themselves hikers. That’s an ironic statement for a pair who traversed a 500-mile trail from France to Spain in just 40 days. Cheryl, 70, and Larry, 73, are lifelong Penn Township residents. Larry started Sturm Plumbing along Harrison City’s Route 130...
Forward Township sunflower farm serves as great setting for photosVideo
The Schwirian Farm Sunflower Festival in Forward Township returned this year after drought conditions and hungry deer wiped out the sunflower blossoms, forcing a cancellation in 2024. The event runs from rom 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily through July 31. Admission is free. Parking is $5. A section of...
Summer sounds for the dog days as Pittsburgh’s weather heats back up
Should we talk about the weather? Fans of alternative rock pioneers REM might smile at the oblique reference to “Pop Song 89,” opener to the band’s major label debut “Green.” Others might sigh, get up or stand as they sip a tall glass of Turner’s tea from a glass dripping...
Review: Villains steal the show in ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’Video
More than six decades after Jack Kirby and Stan Lee created a superhero team to rival the Justice League, the Fantastic Four finally get a worthy big-screen adaption in a spiffy ’60s-era romp, bathed in retrofuturism and bygone American optimism. Though the Fantastic Four go to the very origins of...
Tributes flood in for Ozzy Osbourne
The music world and Hollywood are mourning Ozzy Osbourne, the Black Sabbath lead singer known as the “Prince of Darkness,” who died just weeks after his farewell concert. Yungblud, the English singer, songwriter and actor, who had joined Osbourne for his final live performance at the charity concert Back to...
TV Q&A: How will CBS fill Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ time slot?
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: How will CBS fill the “Late Show” time slot now that they’re ending the show and sending Stephen Colbert packing next May? — Laura, via...
Toto co-founder bemused by yacht rock revival, enduring power of ‘Africa’
ATLANTA — Toto had a handful of hits in the 1970s and 1980s but was never considered among the top echelon of arena rock acts of that era along the lines of Journey, Styx and Foreigner. Yet two factors have brought the band into the 2020s with greater prominence and...
‘Superman’ movie and new canine sidekick cause surge in dog adoption inquiries
Interest in dog adoptions has soared nationally and locally following the release of the “Superman” summer blockbuster. ”Superman,” directed by James Gunn, was released July 8 and introduced a new relationship between the superhero, played by actor David Corenswet, and Krypto, the red-caped schnauzer and terrier mutt mix, with a...
Chainsaw sandwich experience coming to Sheetz in Seven Fields
For one day only, customers will have the chance to get their Sheetz Made-to-Order sandwiches sliced in half with a chainsaw — yes, a real chainsaw. The horror film-esque sandwiches are part of a collaboration with the nonalcoholic beverage brand Liquid Death called the “Sheetz x Liquid Death Chainsaw-Sliced Sandwich...
Coca-Cola confirms cane-sugar version of its trademark cola is coming to U.S.
Coca-Cola said Tuesday it will add a cane-sugar version of its trademark cola to its U.S. lineup this fall, confirming a recent announcement by President Donald Trump. Trump said in a social media post last week that Coca-Cola had agreed to use real cane sugar in its flagship product in...
Taco Tuesday goes next-level at these Western Pa. eateries
Western Pennsylvania has no shortage of dining destinations for tacos — and non-traditional tacos are having a moment. If you are looking to take #TacoTuesday to the next level, these local restaurants are just a few that offer specialty tacos all the time. You may find yourself with crunchy cravings...
Vermont engineer revives pay phones for free calls in areas with poor cell service
TUNBRIDGE, Vt. — An electrical engineer by trade, Patrick Schlott has spent countless hours tinkering with new and old technology. But it wasn’t until he found himself living in rural Vermont that he realized his penchant for repairing old pay phones could provide a public service. “I realized, wow, there’s...
Q&A: Dance music artist Kiesza opening her Dancing and Crying tour in PittsburghVideo
As dance music artist Kiesza prepares to release “Dancing and Crying: Vol. 2” on Friday, the Canadian electropop singer reflected on which of the two acts she’d been doing more of in 2025. “I’ll be doing more dancing the second half of this year, and I did more crying the...
TV Talk: WQED boss talks impact of $1.8 million fed funds lossVideo
After Congress voted last week to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, PBS and NPR, Pittsburgh’s WQED Multimedia announced an open-to-the-public “State of the Station” webinar to address the resulting $1.8 million federal funding cut, about 11% of WQED’s annual funding for each fiscal year that begins Oct. 1, 2025, and...
2 years after fire, Chili’s celebrates opening of new eatery in Ross
A Ross restaurant damaged by fire more than two years ago celebrated its reopening on Monday, July 21. Chili’s on McKnight Road was the scene of a roof fire in April 2023. The fire was caused through an issue with a hot water tank, and it was accidental, a spokeswoman...
Billy Joel shares encouraging update after brain disorder diagnosis
Billy Joel reassured fans about his health on Monday. The 76-year-old musician had previously canceled all of his scheduled concerts after announcing in May that he was diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH). NPH occurs when excess cerebrospinal fluid accumulates in the brain’s ventricles, with patients experiencing cognitive decline, difficulty...
Cava Mediterranean restaurant to open in Oakland, East Liberty
A new taste of Greece is coming to Pittsburgh later this summer in the form of the popular Mediterranean chain Cava. Two locations of Cava will open this year, restaurant officials said. An Oakland location will open later this summer at 3619 Forbes Ave. Another location will open later this...
Malcolm-Jamal Warner, ‘Cosby Show’ actor, dies at 54 in Costa Rica drowning
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who as teenage son Theo Huxtable on “The Cosby Show,” was central to a cultural phenomenon that helped define the 1980s, died at age 54 in an accidental drowning in Costa Rica, authorities there said Monday. Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Department said Warner...
Annual 5K at Pittsburgh International Airport canceled amid renovations
An annual 5K race held at Pittsburgh International Airport has been canceled this year because of construction at the airport’s new terminal. Event organizer P3R — best known for hosting the Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon — announced the FlyBy 5K and 2-Mile Fun Run/Walk will take a one-year hiatus....
Charli XCX and The 1975 drummer George Daniel are married
LONDON — Charli XCX and The 1975 drummer George Daniel have tied the knot. A representative for Daniel confirmed to The Associated Press that the pair married over the weekend. The couple were seen posing in front of London’s Hackney Town Hall on Saturday. Daniel wore a suit, and Charli...
Steelers unveil new 1930s throwback uniformVideo
With a nod to the franchise’s founding almost a century ago, the Pittsburgh Steelers revealed the design of a new throwback uniform the team will wear for an October game this coming season. The Steelers released photos and details about the uniforms Monday via social media and on their website....
A look at Starbucks and its Pumpkin Spice Latte, which returns to U.S. menus next month
Want a little autumn in your August? You’re in luck. Starbucks said Monday that its Pumpkin Spice Latte will return to store menus in the U.S. and Canada on Aug. 26. The Pumpkin Spice Latte is Starbucks’ most popular seasonal beverage, with hundreds of millions sold since the espresso drink’s...
Country music star, ex-Steelers QB address ‘wild rumors’ about marriage
Lainey Wilson and Devlin “Duck” Hodges made headlines back in February when they got engaged. There was a whole buildup to Duck popping the question on February 12 on George Jones’ estate, and the entire country music world seemed invested in it. And seems like folks are still pretty interested...
Breaking Benjamin and Flyleaf singers rock out acoustically at Roxian Theatre
How much fun it must be to front a platinum-selling rock band, make longtime friends with other rock vocalists and then go out on tour to play music and laugh together. Such are the current lives of Benjamin Burnley, the founding member and lead singer of Breaking Benjamin, and Lacey...
Pittsburgh local music spotlight: Rachel Whitcomb
Rachel Whitcomb described her new album “Wildest Dreams” as a love letter to 1990s country music. Whitcomb, an associate dean at Duquesne University, worked with Nashville musicians like Brent Mason (guitar) and Scotty Sanders (steel guitar), as well as Ryan Joseph (fiddle), a Duquesne graduate who has toured with Alan...
