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5 reasons to donate plasma during COVID-19
There are many ways you can help your community during the COVID-19 pandemic. Maybe you’ve been ordering take-out to support your favorite small restaurants. Maybe you’ve donated canned goods to the local food bank or called to check on an elderly neighbor. But there is another important way you can...
Families can explore the National Aviary’s seasonal exhibits, gift shop
Shake off those winter blues at the National Aviary, where you’ll be transported to a warm and lush tropical paradise. Located in the heart of Pittsburgh’s North Side neighborhood, the National Aviary has decked its halls for some very special holiday events, with enhanced safety protocols in place. Journey through...
Operation Better Block, First Commonwealth Bank provide solutions to housing issues in Homewood
There is a reoccurring theme that plays out across America when blighted neighborhoods are gazed upon for potential economic development. Current residents — the ones who rode out the leanest of times — are rarely consulted. If they are, local residents rarely attend planning meetings, and if they do, they...
Overly’s Country Christmas, a timeless holiday tradition, opens Thursday, Nov. 19
A talking Christmas tree, a donkey named Edgar and more Christmas lights than Clark Griswold’s house are just some of the things you’ll see at the famous Overly’s Country Christmas, a classic holiday destination since 1956. Overly’s is a family tradition deeply rooted in Westmoreland County. This year’s event will...
‘Get More in Q4’ with Trib Total Media’s Black Friday sale
2020 has been a rough year for everyone but small local businesses were hit especially hard. Trib Total Media wants to help these businesses get more in Q4 by offering special advertising packages created to stimulate fourth quarter business. “Many retailers are hosting Black Friday sales throughout the month of...
Top 5 Ways Robert Peirce and Associates Partner Elizabeth Chiappetta Helps Female Clients
It’s been more than a century and a half since Arabella Mansfield became the first female lawyer in the United States—that is, only after she challenged a law that kept the legal practice forbidden to anyone not 21 years and older, male and white. Thankfully, we’ve come a long way...
Phipps Conservatory announces Sustainable Gardening Award winners
Phipps Conservatory has been allowing visitors to experience the beauty of nature for more than 120 years. A large part of Phipps’ success in recent years lies in their principles of sustainability. They focus on growing and caring for their gardens and architecture in environmentally-friendly ways that support the long-term...
Giant Sea Scorpion Model Brings Fan Favorite to Life at Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Imagination can be overrated. Visitors to Carnegie Museum of Natural History have long been asked to imagine the creature that made the mysterious tracks on a one-ton block of dark coarse sandstone that greets them at Benedum Hall of Geology. An adjacent label challenges them to visualize the seven-foot-long invertebrate...
National Aviary visitors enjoy immersive experience with beautiful birds
The National Aviary offers enhanced safety measures and new experiences that bring visitors close to beautiful birds from around the world. When visitors head to the National Aviary, they will be treated to an immersive experience. With a limited number of guests and tickets booked in advance at shop.aviary.org, guests...
Carnegie Museum of Natural History reopens with world premiere exhibition Dinosaur Armor
With everyone planning their staycations for July and August, it’s always nice to know a local favorite has something new for the family to see. Carnegie Museum of Natural History opened its doors again June 29 with timed ticketing and a new exhibition all about the evolutionary development of body...
Free service APPRISE helps older adults understand insurance options
Understanding Medicare, Medicaid, Medigap and other supplemental insurance options for older adults can be a confusing and frustrating process. There’s a lot of information to sift through, and it’s not always easy to find answers to questions that arise. What few people are aware of, however, is that Pennsylvanians don’t...
Full Power Edu: New model holds key for future of distance learning
The past few months have been a uniquely challenging time for everyone. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the world into a “new normal,” making everyday tasks harder and presenting massive organizational challenges for institutions that citizens previously took for granted. Perhaps nowhere are these challenges more apparent than in our...
Beloved Penguin ambassador overcomes the odds at National Aviary
Dottie the African Penguin was just 7 months old when she joined the National Aviary’s penguin colony 11 years ago. She quickly formed a close bond with another penguin, Stanley, and the two became inseparable. This tightly bonded pair chose each other, and their bond is what helped see Dottie...
Technology, expansion continue to move Knepper Press forward in printing industry
Knepper Press keeps getting better. Founded in Carnegie in 1873, Knepper Press is the oldest commercial printer in the Pittsburgh area. The printing and communications firm, which employs nearly 200 people, has grown from a small weekly newspaper publisher to the tri-state region’s largest independently owned, fifth-generation commercial printing company....
380 Discount Warehouse offers one-stop shopping, unrivaled variety
Local, family-owned stores that have everything you need at a discount are few and far between. And one-stop shopping is nearly impossible, especially when you want to get quality merchandise at affordable prices. These are problems that the Beacom family, owners of 380 Discount Warehouse in Murrysville, seeks to solve....
‘Apart from the Ordinary’ St. Barnabas caring, growing for more than a century
It’s important to remember that our senior years can be filled with great experiences and quality time spent with family and friends. There’s no place that understands the importance of continual growth like St. Barnabas, which has been growing for more than a century and will keep growing to accommodate...
Magnet Recognition: What it means for Excela Health. What it means for the patients we serve.
This past December, Excela Health announced that it had achieved Magnet Recognition® from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). In 2014, Excela Health began a journey for the system to earn what is considered the highest and most prestigious distinction a healthcare organization can receive for nursing excellence and superiority...
Laurel Nursery: One-stop shopping for all your gardening needs
Patty Heese has seen gardeners’ interests change in recent years. As part of the family at Laurel Nursery on Route 30 in Latrobe, Heese will still stock all the expected offerings of top-notch annuals, perennials, shrubs and trees beginning with the spring growing season in April and May. But the...
Penguins hockey can help expand your business connections
Building relationships in the business world is more important than ever before. Opportunities for making connections to new clients or strengthening old business partnerships are harder to find face-to-face in a highly-digitized world. With Pittsburgh Penguins hockey, it’s easy to get that quality time by harnessing the power of business...
Talerico Group building a high-performance sales team
By Bill Talerico Talerico Group The best parenting advice I ever received was “you have to parent the child you have — not the one you want or the one you were.” There is incredible wisdom in that advice. Too often I found myself reacting to something my son did...
Trust experts at Bella Construction with all of your roofing needs
The roof is arguably the most important part of your home. It protects the structure and its contents from all forms of weather we face in Western Pennsylvania, from rain and snow to wind and hail. “A professionally installed roof ensures that your home’s valuables are safe and secure, withstanding...
Keystone Mini Dental Implant Center will make you smile
The first thing you notice about a new person is their smile. It can determine whether you make a new friend, get a “yes” for a date or make an important business connection. That being said, too many people are walking around with smiles they are unhappy with. Bad teeth...
Experience factor, top-notch materials lift J P Roofing to a different level
When it comes to repairing or replacing your roof, you want to hire a professional roofing contractor. J P Roofing is not a “Chuck and a Truck” or “Two Guys and a Ladder” outfit. We are professionally trained and offer the highest quality materials available from Owens-Corning, a world leader...
Top 10 unique and local gifts for your Valentine
By now, you’ve probably noticed all of the bouquets of fresh, red roses and giant, stuffed teddy bears lining the store shelves. And that can only mean one thing. Valentine’s Day is almost here. Fortunately, you’re not just stuck choosing a gift for your sweetie from this cliché crop of...
6 island birds at the National Aviary that will make you forget about wintertime in Pittsburgh
In January, with the holidays behind us, the gray reality of winter sets in. It’s a time when many people dream of an escape to a tropical island paradise. If that’s not in the cards this year, there’s a little piece of the tropics on Pittsburgh’s North Side that can...
