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DETROIT — They were the suburban vehicle of choice in the 1990s and early 2000s, but ever since, minivans appeared to be riding the slow lane to extinction. The soccer moms who once made the boxy people-haulers ubiquitous have shunned them for car-based SUVs with three rows of seats. Many...

“You are what you eat” has long been a folksy tenet of good health. Increasingly, people are coming around to the notion that you also are what you put on your body in the form of skin-care and beauty products. Ovie Marshall, a medical and laser esthetician at The Spa...

Go bold. Stay practical. Think long-term. These are among the tips offered by interior decorators for creating a fresh, fun — even inspiring — playroom for kids. Foster creativity “I love bold choices in a playroom,” says Mel Bean, a designer in Tulsa, Okla. In one client’s theater room, for...

Your neighbor’s pool can look mighty tempting on a hot summer day. Now, there’s a chance you can book a couple of hours of time in their swimming hole. Swimply is a swimming pool rental network that allows owners to make a few bucks by letting strangers take a dip...

The mission of the YWCA Westmoreland County is to empower women and to eliminate racism, but once a year it’s also to show people how to look good on a budget. To that end, “Girls in Pearls: Walk the Red Carpet,” the annual show of fashions from the Y’s downtown...

Two things are dear to the heart of Amy Zimmerman, co-owner of The Shepherd’s Keeper at Kinderhook, an antiques and collectibles store in Greensburg. The first is (obviously) antiques and the second is downtown Greensburg itself. “My father was an antique dealer, so it’s in my blood,” she says. “I’ve...

Visitors to this year’s Fall Fantasy Parades at Kennywood Park can expect to see lions and tigers and bears, oh my! The theme for the 70th year of the nightly parades, set for Aug. 3-20, is “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.” More than 150 marching bands from high schools and...

Take part in a family fly-fishing adventure and you’ll wake up in some of the country’s most pristine places. Here are five fabulous places to consider: 1. Jackson Hole, Wyo.: For an extraordinary angling experience, consider an overnight trip on the South Fork of the Snake River. On day one,...

Art for Recovery and Transformation will participate in the second annual Greensburg Music Fest on Sept. 13, by hosting an interactive painting activity and an art show and sale featuring some artists who are in recovery. The organization will have a booth in the night market section of the festival....

List Viola Davis among fans of Kennywood’s new Steel Curtain roller coaster. After taking a spin (or nine) Sunday, the Academy Award-winning actress tweeted that the two-minute, 76-mph ride with nine inversions is “awesome.” Sweating at @Kenny_Kangaroo after the awesome Steel Curtain ride ?❤️?? pic.twitter.com/0wAZc7IqQ3— Viola Davis (@violadavis) July 28,...

If you like to scare people, Kennywood needs your help. The West Mifflin amusement park is “recruiting for new creatures of the night to deliver frights to visiting guests” for Phantom Fright Nights this fall. Kennywood is looking to hire roughly 200 seasonal team members for its rides, food and...

If you’re lucky, you’re already avoiding the 100-plus degree heat some areas are experiencing; hunkered down at home, sipping a glass of iced tea, staying downwind of an air conditioner or a fan. But while you’re hiding from the sun, your electric meter is out there, whirring like a tiny...

Dear Carolyn: My children have serious food allergies. I have had difficulty educating and bringing my in-laws on board with our way of managing their food choices. I recently found out from my sister-in-law that my in-laws have been saying they think I am making up my children’s allergies. I...

We are creeping toward August but there’s still plenty of summer fun yet to come. Here’s what’s going on in and around Westmoreland County this weekend. Ready for some football? Just like the swallows to Capistrano, the Pittsburgh Steelers return each summer to the Unity campus of Saint Vincent College...

Christian W. Klay Winery and Ridge Runner Distillery, both based in Chalk Hill, are partnering to host WineStock 2019. The neighboring Fayette County locations are describing the 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Aug. 17 event as a “modern day Woodstock,” in celebration of the iconic outdoor music festival’s 50th anniversary. Throughout the...

The owners of a new cafe in Greensburg hope that the lure of coffee, along with the cuteness factor of cats, will help more rescue animals find permanent homes. Katelynn and Rob Jones are looking to open Cattfeinated Cat Cafe around October in the former Shalimar Bazaar at 159 E....

For the third year in a row, the Ligonier Country Market’s entry in the 2019 National Farmers Market Poster Contest is the winner of the “Fan Favorite Poster.” Created by Peyton Clark of PMC Paintings, a market vendor, the poster is a recipient of more than 1,100 votes on Facebook,...

Oakmont Yacht Club will welcome boating enthusiasts and land lubbers to celebrate summer at its “OYC Regatta Tiki Hut” along the banks of the Allegheny River. The yacht club’s 117th Regatta on July 27 offers members and guests a full day of fun family activities capped off by a fireworks...

Wishful Wednesday Productions will present an evening of live music, local eagle photography and a discussion on the presence and differences between bald and golden eagles in Pennsylvania on Wednesday at the Oaks Theater, starting at 6 p.m. in Oakmont. The featured guest lecturer Chris Kubiak, education director for the...

Picklesburgh may still be days away, but the celebrating has already begun at UPMC Magee Women’s Hospital. The hospital dressed some of its newborns Monday in homemade pickle outfits knitted by a UPMC nurse. The babies also wore onesies that said “special dill-ivery.” UPMC captioned posted some of the photos...

The Westmoreland Museum of American Art has space for your special day (or special event), and will offer prospective hosts, hostesses and party-goers a tour with its “Wedding and Event Showcase.” Those attending the free event from 5-9 p.m. Aug. 11 also can enter for a chance to win a...

Adapted from a recent online discussion. Dear Carolyn: I am in the midst of an acrimonious breakup after a 13-year relationship, but not marriage. He is living in his new apartment, but he has not moved out — he still has keys to our/my house, which I owned prior to...