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5 things to do in Westmoreland County this weekend: Feb. 17-19
Student artists Artists of the 21st Century, the annual exhibit of work by students in Westmoreland and Fayette counties, opens Friday at the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Ligonier Valley, Route 711 and Boucher Lane, Ligonier Township. Held in conjunction with National Youth Art Month, the exhibit is open...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Feb. 17-19
It’s a long holiday weekend for some with Presidents Day on Monday. Here are some ways to spend it. Auto Show The Pittsburgh International Auto Show is Friday through Monday at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Downtown. There will be a wide variety of vehicles in a non-sales atmosphere....
TV Talk: NBC revives CBS’s canceled ‘Magnum P.I.’ reboot 
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. PASADENA, Calif. — Not every canceled series gets a second chance, but when CBS axed “Magnum P.I.” in May after four seasons, production company NBCUniversal looked to reverse the show’s misfortune. “The effort to find...
Bruce Willis has frontotemporal dementia, condition worsens
NEW YORK — Nearly a year after Bruce Willis’ family announced that he would step away from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia, his family says his “condition has progressed.” In a statement posted Thursday, the 67-year-old actor’s family said Willis has a more specific diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia. “While...
Ryan Seacrest leaving ‘Live,’ to be replaced by Kelly Ripa’s husband, Mark Consuelos 
NEW YORK — Ryan Seacrest plans to leave ABC’s “Live with Kelly and Ryan” this spring, he announced on Thursday’s episode. Seacrest has hosted the New York-set morning show with Kelly Ripa since 2017. Ripa’s husband, Mark Consuelos, will take over as her full-time co-host. “It was a tough, tough...
Stuffed GeoBear returns to McKnight Elementary after 9-year journey
Abandoned, alone and forgotten. Such was the story for one weary traveler until a good-hearted United Airlines pilot rescued him from a lost luggage claim in Newark, N.J. GeoBear No. 44, a traveling stuffed animal from a class of McKnight Elementary fifth-graders in 2014, was off to see the world...
TV Talk: ‘Picard’ gives ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ a fond, fan-friendly farewell 
Fans of “Star Trek: The Next Generation” who were disappointed in Paramount+’s “Star Trek: Picard” should come back to the series for its third and final season. Now streaming new episodes weekly on Thursday, “Picard” finally becomes the “Next Generation” follow-up most fans always wanted to see. Characters from seasons...
Fowl-free: McDonald's debuts plant-based McNuggets
McDonald’s McNuggets are going fowl-free. The Chicago-based fast food giant is introducing plant-based McNuggets next week. Germany will be the first market to get them. McPlant Nuggets — made from peas, corn and wheat with a tempura batter — are the second product McDonald’s has co-developed with Beyond Meat, an...
Hollywood sex symbol Raquel Welch dies at 82
NEW YORK — Raquel Welch, whose emergence from the sea in a skimpy, furry bikini in the film “One Million Years B.C.” would propel her to international sex symbol status throughout the 1960s and ’70s, has died. She was 82. Welch died early Wednesday after a brief illness, according to...
Puttery Pittsburgh brings 'chic' mini golf to the Strip District
It’s certainly not your parent’s mini golf course. Heck, it’s not even been your mini-golf course. Until now. The high-concept Puttery Pittsburgh opens its doors Friday in the Strip District. And it greatly expands the experience of miniature golfing. The venue’s three courses — The Lodge, The Library and The...
TV Q&A: What happened to Steinberg in those Steidl & Steinberg commercials? 
Q: Question about long-standing Pittsburgh commercials for Steidl & Steinberg. Ken Steidl has been on his law firm’s TV ads right along, but his pony-tailed partner, Kenny Steinberg, has been a no-show in recent viewings. Please enlighten me as to Mr. Steinberg’s status. — Jim, via email Rob: A check...
Thief admits stealing nearly 200,000 chocolate Easter eggs
LONDON — A man who prosecutors said broke into a U.K. industrial park to steal almost 200,000 chocolate Easter eggs has pleaded guilty to theft and criminal damage. Prosecutors said Tuesday that Joby Pool, 32, used a metal grinder to break through a gate at an industrial park in Telford,...
Standbys, understudies, swings ensure that the show will go on
Ready to go on at a moment’s notice, some actors and actresses wait in the wings. They are in the theater in case one of their colleagues can’t take the stage because of illness, a family emergency or a scheduled day off. They often are referred to as “unsung heroes”...
Pittsburgh Ballet plans 2023-24 season of celebration, community
The key word for Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s 2023-24 season is “celebration.” “This season we’ll be celebrating PBT’s history, where we’ve been, and our future, where we’re going,” said acting executive director Kathryn Gigler. “We’re also welcoming a new artistic director, who has an incredible vision for PBT as a place...
Review: A Marvel villain comes into focus in ‘Ant-Man 3’ 
Peyton Reed’s “Ant-Man” films have generally served as a kind of palate cleanser to the world-ending stakes of the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe. Paul Rudd’s Scott Lang is just an ordinary dude, or so they keep telling us, who still can’t really believe that he’s part of the Avengers at...
Barney the iconic purple dinosaur is making a comeback, Mattel announces
Mattel said it will relaunch the Barney franchise with revitalized “television, film, and YouTube content as well as music and a full range of kids’ products including toys, books, clothing, and more. Apparel and accessories for adult fans, featuring classic Barney, are also in development.” Barney and his friends debuted...
For area florists, Valentine's Day bouquets bloom from hours of work
Days before the big day, the back rooms at Linda Brown’s Floral in Donegal were bursting with boxes of colorful flowers, sorted individually into cases by size and type. “We cut and condition all those flowers in a flower preservative that makes them last, and they have to have those...
Thousands apply, but fewer than 250 qualify for Gov. Wolf’s marijuana pardon
When announcing the marijuana pardon project earlier this year, Gov. Tom Wolf said it had the potential to help thousands of Pennsylvanians clear their records. But it has fallen well short of that goal. More than 3,500 applications were sent in for the program, aimed at wiping out low-level marijuana...
Tickets going fast for The Westmoreland's jazz series concerts 
Tickets went fast for the first date in the Winter and Spring Jazz Concert Series at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art. Events manager Darrah Resnick expects the remaining three shows to sell out just as quickly. “It’s probably good to get tickets now,” she said. Sam Brooks, a Pittsburgh-based...
5 years after Parkland shooting, families cope through good works
PARKLAND, Fla. — After a gunman murdered 14 students and three staff members at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School five years ago Tuesday, their families were left with a burning question: How do we go on with our lives while honoring our loved one’s memory? Most have answered by...
Pittsburgh Pop podcast: Talking Super Bowl commercials, local ‘Next Level Chef’ contestant, Warren Beatty’s ‘Dick Tracy’ redux 
In this episode of the “Pittsburgh Pop” podcast, host Tim Benz and TV Talk columnist Rob Owen discuss Pittsburgh pop culture news of the moment, including the return of Pittsburgh native Michael Keaton in “The Flash” trailer and how a Munhall woman competing on Fox’s “Next Level Chef” got sent...
NerdWallet: Family budgeting tips that actually work
When Tom Snyder coaches people in his church about how to budget, he starts by encouraging them to track their spending. “If we don’t track, we don’t know when to stop spending,” he says. The retired engineer and financial coach in Grand Rapids, Michigan, adds that it’s easy to be...
Preview a portion of Universal Orlando Resort's Epic Universe 
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – Universal Orlando Resort is building its fourth theme park, Epic Universe, to join Universal Studios Florida, Universal’s Islands of Adventure and water park Volcano Bay. Although Universal executives have yet to share many details about this fourth park, one section under construction already displays a similar...
U2 returning to stage in Las Vegas, minus one of quartet
NEW YORK — U2 is returning to the concert stage later this year for the first time since 2019 but without one of the original quartet, as drummer Larry Mullen Jr. is on the injured list. The band offered a hint about its reemergence on the biggest stage possible —...
Pregnant Rihanna soars in Super Bowl halftime performance 
Rihanna was above it all. She began and ended the Super Bowl 57 halftime show hovering high above the field at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. The performance delivered on fan expectations but it included a major surprise — the singer is pregnant with her second child. She wore...


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