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Jon Stewart accepts Elon Musk’s interview offer, with jab or 2Video
NEW YORK — Jon Stewart on Monday officially accepted Elon Musk’s offer to appear on “The Daily Show,” though he couldn’t resist a jab at the billionaire’s characterization of him as partisan. Musk had offered to appear “if the show airs unedited.” That made it a no-brainer for Stewart. “After...
Brother Andre’s Cafe opens 2nd location in Bellevue
Patrick Fitzgerald has the ingredients for “Patrick’s Famous Snickerdoodles” memorized. They’re famous because they are made with love at Brother Andre’s Café, a coffee shop that hires adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Brother Andre’s Café opened a second location on Saturday at The Church of the Assumption in Bellevue,...
How South Carolina’s execution of a condemned killer by firing squad will unfold
COLUMBIA, S.C. — When a South Carolina man who killed his ex-girlfriend’s parents with a baseball bat steps into the death row chamber Friday night, it won’t be lethal injection or electrocution that ends his life. It will be three people holding rifles about 15 feet away who will complete...
TV Talk: ‘Dark Winds,’ TV’s best current crime drama, back on AMCVideo
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. There are grittier, hipper, more popular crime dramas coursing through the TV/streaming ecosystem – “Tulsa King,” “Presumed Innocent,” “The Rookie” — but none of those shows can match the quality of AMC’s “Dark Winds,” returning...
Where is the top-selling liquor store in Pennsylvania?
The wine and liquor store atop the Eastside retail center at the border of Pittsburgh’s Shadyside and East Liberty neighborhoods has been in elite company for more than five years. But in the 2023-24 fiscal year, the Fine Wine & Good Spirits Premium Collection tallied the most sales in the...
How springing forward to daylight saving time could affect your health — and how to prepare
WASHINGTON — Most of America “springs forward” Sunday for daylight saving time and losing that hour of sleep can do more than leave you tired and cranky the next day. It also could harm your health. Darker mornings and more evening light together knock your body clock out of whack...
Comedians Steven Martin and Martin Short coming to Pittsburgh
Legendary comedians Steve Martin and Martin Short will bring their “The Dukes of Funnytown!” tour to Pittsburgh this year. Shows are scheduled for Nov. 21 and 22 at the Benedum Center in Downtown Pittsburgh. The show will also feature jazz pianist Steve Babko and bluegrass band The Steep Canyon Rangers....
‘Lifting Liberty’ exhibition documents Black life in East Liberty
Njaimeh Njie’s “Lifting Liberty” exhibit at the Kelly Strayhorn Theater is a tribute to the beauty of East Liberty and a love letter to Black culture in Pittsburgh past, present and future. The installation looks at Black-led spaces in conversation with urban renewal. Through Njie’s research, she depicts expression and...
Pittsburgh local band spotlight: Aliquid Novi
For Adam Levine, his new project, Aliquid Novi, allows him to channel vulnerability into stories told through songs, reinforcing positive feelings and providing an outlet for negative ones. His new album “HEAT” comes out on March 20, with a release party that night at the Funhouse at Mr. Smalls in...
Private lunar lander Blue Ghost aces moon touchdown with a special delivery for NASAVideo
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A private lunar lander carrying a drill, vacuum and other experiments for NASA touched down on the moon Sunday, the latest in a string of companies looking to kickstart business on Earth’s celestial neighbor ahead of astronaut missions. Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander descended from lunar...
On the mat: Female wrestling continues to grow at all levels
Wrestle. Like. A. Girl. Those four words inspire females dressed in the signature singlet to grapple and take down opponents, just like their male counterparts. In the past two years, the sport has grown by the largest percentage of mainstream high school sports including football, basketball, baseball, hockey and soccer...
Interview: Solas’ Seamus Egan on ending the Celtic band’s hiatus, timely covers ahead of Pittsburgh showVideo
After an eight-year break, the Celtic ensemble Solas is marking its 30th anniversary with a tour, but it took a little bit of time to get back into shape, according to multi-instrumentalist Seamus Egan. “This run for us is about five weeks which, having not been touring for so long,...
Where to catch up on Best Picture-nominated films before the Oscars
The 97th Academy Awards will take place Sunday, honoring the best and brightest in film from this past year. The ceremony will air at 7 p.m. on ABC and also stream on Hulu, YouTubeTV, AT&T TV and FuboTV. But before they roll out the red carpet, you have the weekend...
TV Talk: Pittsburgh doctors give ‘The Pitt’ a positive prognosis
For staff in the Allegheny General Hospital emergency room, Max’s Pittsburgh-set “The Pitt” isn’t just a TV show, but an education for friends and family about the work they do every day. “These aren’t things we actually talk about with our golf group or friends group or at the dinner...
Luxury estate modeled after Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello for sale in Sewickley Heights
A storied estate with an impressive architectural pedigree is for sale in Sewickley Heights. The prominent Pittsburgh architect Benno Janssen designed the former Verner Purnell estate, modeling it after Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello home in Charlottesville, Va., in 1930. The home is on the market for $3.9 million. “Living in Sewickley...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Feb. 28-March 2
We’re all ready to put winter in the rear view, and there’s some hope now that March is here. But there’s still a chill in the air, so here are some fun things to do on (hopefully) one of the last winter weekends for a while. Jurassic Quest For the...
Barred owl makes for exciting guest at Aspinwall home
Terry Nelson Taylor’s newest neighbor along Eastern Avenue in Aspinwall is making quite a ruckus. “It has caused a great sensation in the neighborhood,” Taylor said of the barred owl, which has taken up residence in the tree next to her house. “He seems to hoot at all hours.” Barred...
Oscars 2025 predictions for all 23 categories
LOS ANGELES — The 97th Academy Awards arrive Sunday after an awards season full of wild momentum swings, online trolling and internecine whisper campaigns that almost made me long for the day when Harvey Weinstein would personally take me to a movie theater just so I’d know how much people...
Dormont musician to celebrate new record and the label that released it with VFW show
On March 15, Josh Oswald is set to take the stage, Roland-style drum machine and his trusty black-and-white Fender Jazzmaster guitar in tow, to make some noise at Dormont’s Veterans of Foreign Wars lodge. The live set will celebrate the area musician’s latest adventure under the nom de guerre Spacebastard,...
5 things to do in Westmoreland this weekend: Feb. 28-March 2
March is here, and that means spring (hopefully) will soon follow. In the meantime, here are a few ways to while away one of the last winter weekends. Donnie Iris and the Cruisers Local legend Donnie Iris will appear at the Palace Theatre this weekend to play his classic tunes....
Kraftwerk, Donnie Iris, Tyler, the Creator among top March concerts in Pittsburgh
A Pittsburgh icon, electronic music pioneers and an enigmatic rapper are among the top concerts coming to the region in March: Top concerts March 1 and 15: Donnie Iris and the Cruisers at the Palace Theatre Pittsburgh rock luminary Donnie Iris will hit the stage at the Palace Theatre in...
Sarah Michelle Gellar, Taylor Momsen and Blake Lively mourn death of Michelle Trachtenberg
Sarah Michelle Gellar, Taylor Momsen and Blake Lively are among those paying tribute to Michelle Trachtenberg, who died Wednesday. Trachtenberg was found in her New York apartment “unconscious and unresponsive,” according to an NYPD statement. She was 39. “Michelle, listen to me. Listen. I love you. I will always love...
Sabrina Carpenter bringing Short N’ Sweet tour to Pittsburgh for 2 nightsVideo
Fresh off a pair of wins at the Grammys, pop singer Sabrina Carpenter will be giving Pittsburgh two chances to see her. The “Espresso” and “Please Please Please” singer announced a pair of shows, Oct. 23 and 24, at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, kicking off the new leg of...
O’Hara residents embrace the perks of poultry keeping
Some lucky chickens are living an “im’peck’able” lifestyle in O’Hara. New chicken owner Heather Bradley lives on Eton Drive and built what she’s dubbed the “Polish Poultry Palace” for her feathered friends that she considers pets. “Chickens are fun and the kids are really involved with helping to raise them,”...
Shaggy with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra? More natural than you’d think
Yes, that Shaggy. Mr. Boombastic himself. The reggae musician of the 1990s and 2000s who advised anyone caught cheating red-handed to declare “it wasn’t me.” Probably the last musician you’d expect to get onstage in front of a whole symphony orchestra and perform for 90 minutes. Well, he did it....
