Chris Pastrick stories, Page 11

With all this extra home time from the coronavirus lockdown, people are finding the wildest things in their house cleaning. Take Noel Gallagher, former guitarist for Oasis. Seems he found a never-before-heard song the band recorded about 15 years ago. With “infinite time to kill lately,” Gallagher said in a...

For nearly two weeks now, taxpayers have been able to use a tool on the IRS website to find out the status of their coronavirus stimulus money. Now, the Get My Payment tool has been expanded to include more information about your payment from the government’s $2.2 trillion economic relief...

Tired of touring your house during this coronavirus lockdown? Why not tour someone else’s house — particularly one designed by Frank Lloyd Wright? Fallingwater, the Wright-designed home in Western Pennsylvania that’s considered one of the world’s most prized architectural wonders, is among a dozen Wright-designed properties participating in a virtual...

The coronavirus shutdown has made all of us aware of how hard it is to be away from the ones you love. But that sense of longing isn’t just for people. Penguins have feelings, too. Take Dottie, a penguin at the National Aviary on Pittsburgh’s North Side. In October, the...

If the streaming revolution couldn’t kill the world’s last remaining Blockbuster store, what hope does the new coronavirus have? The store, located in Bend, Ore., has made adjustments — like curbside pickup and extra cleaning measures — to deal with the covid-19 pandemic, KTVC in Oregon reports. “We’re trying to...

Listen, your neighbors don’t want to see your unmentionables. File this under: This shouldn’t need to be said. But police in a Maryland town have found it necessary to remind citizens to not go out nude in public. The Taneytown Police Department shared their message on Facebook. “Please remember to...

The search for toilet paper and milk just got a little easier. A new app is offering shoppers a guide to where products are plentiful or scarce. What started out in January as a crowdsourcing app for cyclists and runners to report unsafe conditions on city streets has become a...

For millions of Americans out of work and struggling for cash, the government’s $2.2 trillion economic relief plan can’t come soon enough. The first coronavirus-related stimulus checks have started hitting bank accounts, according to the House Ways and Means Committee. But how can you know when will you get yours?...

Instructive? Sure. Creative? Yep. Disturbing? Eh, kinda. Kennywood Park released a video Wednesday demonstrating how to make its famous Potato Patch fries. Although it wasn’t a human chef manning the kitchen prep, it was perhaps the park’s newest mascot: Patchy the Potato. In a 2-minute video tweet, Patchy — a...

Poor 9-year-old Aubrey’s dream of seeing “Hamilton” was dashed by coronavirus. But thanks to social media and some kind hearts, the young fan got something far, far better. By now, you’ve likely heard about John Krasinski’s “Some Good News,” a low-budget, weekly show on YouTube that shares only positive, feel-good...

HBO has jumped on the free streaming bandwagon by offering more than 500 hours of programming for free. As of April 3, WarnerMedia announced the cable network had lifted restrictions on nine series, many movies and documentaries. The content is available through the HBO Go and HBO Now apps —...

Researchers from Australia have found a drug already available around the world that can kill coronavirus in a lab setting in under 48 hours. In a study published Friday, researchers at Monash University in Melbourne said the anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin was found to halt the SARS-CoV-2 virus from growing in...

The Pittsburgh medical community is rocking the effort to address the coronavirus outbreak. And now a number of famous Pittsburghers have taken to YouTube to express their thanks for the work. And to remind everyone to stay home. In a video — “We Will Rock You Pittsburgh – Stay Home....

Looks like we won’t have Corona beer to kick around anymore. For a little while, at least. Grupo Modelo announced Thursday that it is suspending production of its Corona beer and other brands, including Modelo and Pacífico, after it was declared among the nonessential businesses in a Mexican government order...

The shortage of medical equipment in this time of the coronavirus pandemic has made hospitals desperate for help — no matter the source. In the United Kingdom, a hospital in the National Health Service even sought out help in procuring scrubs from a medical fetish company, Newsweek reports. Luckily for...

Just when you thought it was safe to go back on the internet. Baby Shark is back. This time, Pinkfong takes its infectious — er, maybe bad choice of words — its earworm song and made it all about hand washing. And the result? After listening to “Wash Your Hands...