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Santa Anita tested as hoof beats give way to sounds of silence
ARCADIA, Calif. — The dirt track at eerily quiet Santa Anita is being tested extensively after the deaths of 21 thoroughbreds in two months forced the indefinite cancellation of racing and disrupted the workaday world of horses, trainers and jockeys. The sound of pounding hooves on the dirt was replaced...
Unbeaten teams to test Highlands, Leechburg boys in PIAA opening round
Only two WPIAL basketball teams made it through the district playoffs with a perfect record, and both were on the girls’ side — Class 6A champion Peters Township (25-0) and Class 5A winner Chartiers Valley (25-0). While no District 7 boys’ teams enter the state playoffs undefeated, a couple of...
Carlynton girls send Kozy, 2 relays to state swimming meet; Chartiers Valley makes headway
Heading into the WPIAL Class AA swimming championships, the Carlynton girls wanted to finish in the top 10. Senior Katie Kozy said, more specifically, the Cougars wanted to finish ninth or better. They did that, finishing ninth, and some of the swimmers got to extend their season. Kozy led the...
5 things to watch in the PIAA girls basketball playoffs
There are 192 girls basketball teams across Pennsylvania with visions of state championships dancing in their heads as the 2019 PIAA playoffs tip off with first round play Friday and Saturday. Thirty-five of those teams are from the WPIAL, and there is one representative from District 8, the City League....
Rafa Cabrera Bello leads Bay Hill as Phil Mickelson salvages wild round
ORLANDO, Fla. — Rafa Cabrera Bello had a Bay Hill debut to remember with a 7-under-par 65 for a two-shot lead while playing with Arnold Palmer’s grandson. The entertainment, as usual, came from Phil Mickelson. Back at the Arnold Palmer Invitational for the first time in six years, Mickelson capped...
Russ Diamond: Pa. should lead the charge on banning daylight saving time
This weekend, we again will be forced to comply with an archaic tradition, one that offers no benefits. In fact, “springing forward and falling back” comes with many consequences at significant cost. If that’s not enough to make you wake up on the wrong side of the bed, remember that...
Paul Kengor: Michael Cohen, Trump’s buddy turned bad boy
Michael Cohen’s face is everywhere. Reviled by Trump supporters, cheered on by Trump opponents. The media has a new bad boy to tar and feather Donald Trump. But before he was the media’s buddy, he was Trump’s buddy. Cohen isn’t new news to me. I wrote an article in February...
For boomers making plans to relocate for retirement, it’s time to get real
When Martha Powers and Larry Gomberg heard the news about Hurricane Florence bringing horrific winds and catastrophic flooding to Wilmington, N.C., they grimaced. Then, they felt relieved. “What if we had decided to build our retirement home there,” they said to each other in September, when the storm was making...
Heinz to sell new sauce mashups ‘Mayomust’ and ‘Mayocue’
Kraft Heinz is no longer just for Ketchup lovers. The brand has introduced two new combinations targeting sauce fans. The first is a mayonnaise and barbecue mashup the makers call Heinz Mayocue and the second a mustard concoction, also with mayo, called Mayomust. “Sauce lovers nationwide have been mixing different...
Laurels & lances: Let the sun shine in
Laurel: To rebirth of local communities. Slowly — and cautiously — but surely, some downtowns’ formerly empty storefronts are filling again. Open a brewery, or an on-trend eatery, or turn a multi-level building — perhaps a department store in an earlier life — into loft apartments, and “they” will come....
International tennis players find home, success in PSAC
Athina Tsagkaraki called her first couple of months at Mercyhurst “maybe the worst time” of her life. More than 5,000 miles from her home on Crete, she was adapting to a new environment and a new culture while trying to balance academics with playing collegiate tennis. She wasn’t alone. Four...
Letter to the editor: No walls needed?
Letter-writer Keith Vacula (“No walls,” Feb. 17, TribLIVE) lists three places — Area 51, the Eastern Russian border, and the border between North and South Korea — without walls. I would like to see you try and walk into Area 51. I would like to see you walk across the...
Letter to the editor: Apollo needs its police
Apollo’s council raised taxes for the first time in over a decade (“Apollo tax hike approved, office hours cut until manager hired,” Dec. 18, TribLIVE). Although a bitter pill to swallow, it was overdue to keep up with inflation. The additional tax money will go into the general fund for...
Letter to the editor: A plea to Republicans
Guys … it’s time. The Republicans won the election in 2016. It’s undeniable it was a slaughter, winning the presidency and majorities in both houses of Congress. It wasn’t the outcome I wanted, but I accepted it. In the first two years of the Trump presidency, you’ve put an indelible...
Here’s what’s happening around town: Thursday, March 7
Hello, Sewickley, For those heading to tonight’s 7:30 p.m. screening of “Captain Marvel” at the Tull Family Theater, arrive early for a free pre-film concert by Makeshift drummer Jim Skal, saxophonist and keyboardist Carl Watts, and guitarist Jake McCallister. — Here’s your last chance. The Sewickley Herald is accepting nominations...
Remember When: 1953
In the news this week 66 years ago: • A mild winter enabled the Seisel Construction Company to make rapid progress on the new wing and laboratory of Sewickley Valley Hospital. All of the steel framing and fireproof flooring work was completed, with crews starting on the brickwork. • Officials...
State lawmaker to host Real ID event today in Gibsonia
An Allegheny County lawmaker will hold an informational event today to answer questions about Real ID. State Rep. Lori Mizgorski, R-Allegheny, is hosting the discussion at 6:30 p.m. at the Richland Community Room at the Northern Tier Library at 4015 Dickey Rd. in Richland. Passed by Congress in response to...
Lauren Daigle playing sold-out Pittsburgh showVideo
One thing Lauren Daigle has learned about performing live is that it’s OK to relax a bit and go with the flow on stage. “I was just talking to a friend about how in the very beginning you get caught up in trying to get it right,” Daigle said, looking...
Ed Pfeifer: The ’80s, legwarmers and quality engineering
Back in the 1980s, leg warmers were all the rage. I can’t imagine anyone actually thought they looked good so I surmise their popularity was simply a function of a public clambering for warm legs. The unfortunate truth, though, is that leg warmers were gimmicky. Like everything gimmicky, they went...
Bistro in Dormont adds to scant French food scene in regionVideo
Say bonjour to a new French bistro in Dormont. Jean Louis Parisian Bistro opened in December 2018, in the space formerly occupied by Needle & Pin along West Liberty Avenue in Dormont. The owner, Shiv Bandhu, decided on French fare. “There was a lack of representation of the French cuisine...
Graham Nash plans intimate evening with music hall audienceVideo
It’s hardly an exaggeration to say that in his 77 years on this mortal coil, Graham Nash has lived the equivalent of multiple lifetimes. As a musician, he’s made his mark as a founding member of The Hollies, Crosby, Stills & Nash and its various permutations, in addition to having...
Flat Medicaid rates concern Pennsylvania nursing homes
A group that represents about 500 nursing home operators across Pennsylvania expressed concerns about Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposed budget for next fiscal year, saying flat funding threatens the state’s rapidly aging population. The Medicaid reimbursement rate for Pennsylvania nursing home residents has increased less than $9 a day since July...
High school scores, schedules for March 7, 2019
High Schools Basketball Boys PIAA playoffs First round Class 6A Saturday’s schedule Abington (27-1) vs. Cumberland Valley (17-9) at Council Rock South, 4 p.m.; Lincoln (10-16) vs. Pennridge (22-4) at Southern, 5 p.m.; Boys Latin (22-5) vs. Norristown (21-6) at Lincoln, 5 p.m.; Hazleton (21-6) vs. Methacton (20-7) at Wilkes...
Kansas’ historic streak in Big 12 comes to end
Devonte Graham called up his former teammates at Kansas a couple of weeks ago, offering them encouragement in the midst of a rough season and gently reminding them about “the streak.” The one Graham helped keep alive for four seasons. The one that stretched back 14 years. The one that...
Trump cancels report on civilian deaths in drone strikes
WASHINGTON — President Trump revoked a requirement that U.S. intelligence officials publicly report the number of civilians killed in drone strikes and other attacks on terrorist targets outside war zones. Trump formally ended the requirement with an executive order on Wednesday, months after signaling such a move. The administration last...
