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Heights Plaza buzzes with opening of Harvest Moon’s 2nd location
Scott Walmsley relaxed in a velvet armchair with a hot beverage Wednesday morning during the grand opening of Harvest Moon Coffee & Chocolates in Heights Plaza in Harrison. He couldn’t have looked more content. “This is exactly what I’d be doing at home,” said Walmsley of Freeport. “It’s a comfortable...
Taylor Swift is Spotify’s top artist of 2023, surpassing Bad Bunny
2023 really is Taylor Swift’s year. In news that should surprise no one, Swift — who this week hit $250 million at the global box office for the filmed version of her Eras concert tour — will close out the year as Spotify’s most-streamed artist worldwide, beating out three-timer Bad...
Mariah Carey, Travis Scott, Trans-Siberian Orchestra among December’s top concerts around Pittsburgh
With Christmas right around the corner, two big shows at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh will capture the spirit of the holiday. Here’s a look at the most notable shows coming to the area in December: Top shows Dec. 5: Mariah Carey at PPG Paints Arena Mariah Carey, the queen...
Can Pennsylvania police search my phone during a traffic stop? Here’s what the law says
If you’re driving in Pennsylvania, you might find yourself pulled over by police for a number of reasons. But what happens if law enforcement officers try to look through your cellphone? When you’ve been pulled over, you might feel legally obligated to hand over your phone if a police officer...
TV Q&A: Why isn’t Chris DeRose on KDKA-TV in the mornings?
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen answers reader questions every Wednesday at TribLive.com in a column that also appears in the Sunday Tribune-Review. Q: Is Chris DeRose still at KDKA-TV? He’s been on sporadically in the morning. — Dave, via email Rob: He’s still there, just no longer working...
Natrona native pays for holiday wreaths to spotlight Harrison veterans
Natrona native Janice Kaufman trekked the 70 miles from her home in Hermitage last weekend to help hang 12 holiday wreaths in Harrison. “It’s just my way of saying ‘thank you’ to all of the people who built our town and served in the military on the home front —...
TV Talk: Ashley Zilka exits WTAE; Cuban to leave ‘Shark Tank’; RMU grad on ‘Squid Game’
Channel 4 general assignment reporter Ashley Zilka, who joined the station just two years ago, posted to Facebook this week that she’s leaving the station Thursday and leaving TV news altogether to join her family’s baking supply business, Zilka & Company. Zilka grew up in Rostraver Township and graduated from...
Ben Avon Holiday House Tour highlights Victorian architecture
A 42-inch wreath hangs above a fireplace fashioned from colorful vintage ornaments from the owners’ moms. “They are cool memories,” said Jackie Piccini, who made the wreath. “I found those ornaments in a box and wasn’t sure what to do with them. So I decided to attach them to a...
‘Spinal Tap’ sequel to include guest appearances by Paul McCartney, Elton John and Garth Brooks
Paul McCartney, Elton John and Garth Brooks are set to appear in the sequel to “This is Spinal Tap,” the 1984 cult film classic that was the first film directed by Rob Reiner. In a Monday interview on the podcast “RHLSTP with Richard Herring,” Reiner also disclosed that shooting for...
Avenged Sevenfold to make Pittsburgh stop on Life is But A Dream tour
Avenged Sevenfold’s third leg of the band’s Life is But A Dream… tour of North America will include a stop at Pittsburgh’s PPG Paints Arena in March. The metal band — which includes singer M. Shadows, guitarists Synyster Gates and Zacky Vengeance, bassist Johnny Christ and drummer Brooks Wackerman —...
TV Talk: T.J. ‘Doo Wop’ Lubinsky finally got to make his dream music showVideo
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. Locally based TV producer T.J. Lubinsky hit on a winning formula for public TV pledge specials in 1999 with WQED-TV’s “Doo Wop 50,” Lubinsky’s first national pledge show. He’s been making PBS music-centric pledge specials...
Roadkill deer collection not a job for the faint of heart — or stomach
Thanksgiving week is a good time of year to be doing Steve Boeser’s morning job. Boeser will admit it’s not glorious work. The 56-year-old Washington Township resident is contracted by Murrysville to pick up roadkill deer. But the colder the weather, the easier his job is. On a late-November morning,...
Stephen Colbert’s appendix ruptures, prompting ‘The Late Show’ to take time off
Stephen Colbert’s “The Late Show” will be off the airwaves this week as the comedian recovers from surgery to repair a ruptured appendix. “Sorry to say that I have to cancel our shows this week,” Colbert announced Monday on Threads. “I’m sure you’re thinking, ‘Turkey overdose, Steve? Gravy boat capsize?’...
Pittsburgh pop radio fixture Clarke Ingram diesVideo
If you listened to Top 40 radio in the Pittsburgh area between the mid 1970s and the mid 2000s, chances are good that Clarke Ingram touched your life in some way. The Pittsburgh native, who died Saturday at 66, was not just a mover and shaker in the Top 40...
Gala dinner to serve as finale for Westmoreland 250 celebration
Organizers of this year’s observance of Westmoreland County’s 250th anniversary are inviting the public to reflect on the year-long celebration at an event on Dec. 6. The Golden Gala Dinner is set for 5-8 p.m. at the Antiochian Village Conference Center, 140 Church Camp Trail, off Route 711 in Fairfield....
Google will start deleting ‘inactive’ accounts in December. Here’s what you need to know
NEW YORK — Have a Google account you haven’t used in a while? If you want to keep it from disappearing, you should sign in before the end of the week. Under Google’s updated inactive-account policy, which the tech giant announced back in May, accounts that haven’t been used in...
Jason Aldean’s Highway Desperado tour coming to PittsburghVideo
Country singer Jason Aldean is bringing his Highway Desperado tour to the Pittsburgh area next year. Aldean, whose new album “Highway Desperado” was released Nov. 3, will play the Pavilion at Star Lake on Aug. 10. He’ll be joined by Lauren Alaina, Chase Matthew, Austin Snell and Dee Jay Silver....
Pittsburgh Pop podcast: Talking ‘Growing Up Yinzer’ book, ‘Fargo,’ ‘Squid Game: The Challenge’
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 an interview with Dick Roberts of the new book, “Growing Up Yinzer: Memories from Beloved Pittsburgh” ($25, The History Press), which includes reminiscences from...
What’s Merriam-Webster’s word of the year for 2023? Hint: Be true to yourself
NEW YORK — In an age of deepfakes and post-truth, as artificial intelligence rose and Elon Musk turned Twitter into X, the Merriam-Webster word of the year for 2023 is “authentic.” Authentic cuisine. Authentic voice. Authentic self. Authenticity as artifice. Lookups for the word are routinely heavy on the dictionary...
Senior artists show off award-winning works
Jean Coursey Beaufort was looking for just a little bit of happiness in her life. Her husband, Tom, had died last year just 19 days after she moved from her Ligonier Township home and joined him in residence at Redstone Presbyterian SeniorCare in North Huntingdon. Beaufort, 78, taught art for...
‘Pretty remarkable’: Rita’s Closet ministry in Ligonier provides free clothes, household items to anyone in need
What started as a simple giveaway of Rita Stauffer’s extra clothes and housewares has grown so much that it may need a new, long-term home. Every Monday, Darlene Rummel and a team of volunteers set up racks and tables of clothes and household goods in the basement of First Church...
Shoppers flock to New Ken for 3rd annual Small Business Saturday
Mary Ringbloom grabbed an ax by its wooden handle Saturday afternoon and lunged toward at a target on the nearby wall. The ax missed the bull’s-eye, ricocheting to the ground. “Try to hold it steady and throw hard,” said her coach — and co-owner of the ax-throwing venue — Brian...
Shoppers forgo the internet, fill Oakmont business district for Small Business Saturday
When Mystery Lovers Bookshop opened in 1990 on Oakmont’s brick-lined Allegheny River Boulevard, it didn’t contend with online shopping. There was no Amazon Prime service, no Target app, no click-n-ship from Walmart.com. But co-owner Tara Goldberg-DeLeo said the quaint bookstore, with its checkerboard floors and the smell of fresh paper...
Customers flock to downtown Irwin for Small Business Saturday
Diane Mullen walked up Main Street in downtown Irwin on Saturday afternoon with bags filled with purchases. Mullen and four friends from Latrobe spent the day sampling the small boutiques, shops and niche stores that make up Irwin’s thriving downtown on what has become the one of the busiest days...
Award-winning costume designer Paul G. Tazewell to be honored at FashionAFRICANA’s inaugural gala
A costume is more than a piece of clothing to Paul G. Tazewell. The fabric is a part of the character. “I love the process, and I love collaborating with people,” said Tazewell, who has been designing costumes for Broadway, regional theater, film and television, dance, and opera productions for...
