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Pot pies can be quick and easy comfort food
Pot pies have a split personality. On the one hand, you have the old-fashioned kind that speak of Sunday dinner at Grandma’s house: thick gravy, rich roasted chicken and tender vegetables all tucked into a pan under the delicious blanket of some buttery crust. It is the very definition of...
‘A miraculous painting:’ Traveling exhibit discusses da Vinci’s Last Supper at St. Mary’s in New Kensington
Leonardo da Vinci’s mural of the Last Supper may be the most famous depiction of Jesus’ final meal with the disciples before his crucifixion. But it is only one of many paintings interpreting that moment from the New Testament. This weekend, the community is invited to St. Mary of Czestochowa...
Americans’ faith in institutions has been sliding for years. The chaos in Congress isn’t helping
WASHINGTON — For many Americans, the Republican dysfunction that has ground business in the U.S. House to a halt as two wars rage abroad and a budget crisis looms at home is feeding into a longer-term pessimism about the country’s core institutions. The lack of faith extends beyond Congress, with...
Former attorney works to bring resources to those with rare genetic disease
Mark Christman had people around him, but he still felt lonely. “When you have a rare disease, it makes you feel alone,” said Christman, who was diagnosed in 1977 with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy, or FSHD, a genetic disorder that causes weakening of the skeletal muscles. “I had never met another...
Titanic exhibit opening at Carnegie Science Center
Howard Irwin packed a trunk that made it on the Titanic, but he never boarded the ship. The Buffalo, N.Y., resident’s belongings were found on the ocean floor, including one item with a Pittsburgh connection. “That is a Pittsburgh postcard,” said James Penca, a historian and consultant for RMS Titanic...
Country singer Lainey Wilson coming to Pittsburgh in 2024
Singer Lainey Wilson will be bringing her “Country’s Cool Again” tour to Pittsburgh in 2024. Wilson, who was the most nominated artist at this year’s Country Music Associations awards show, will be playing the Petersen Events Center in Oakland on Oct. 26, 2024. She’ll be joined by Ian Munsick and...
Britney Spears’ book ‘The Woman In Me’ makes private details public, and public events personal
LOS ANGELES — Britney Spears’ highly anticipated memoir “The Woman in Me” will be released Tuesday, revealing the pop superstar’s personal take on events that have played out publicly in her decades as one of the most scrutinized figures in American life, along with private moments that she previously kept...
Rolling Stones release limited-edition Pirates cover art of ‘Hackney Diamonds’
Pittsburgh Pirates fans are about to get some postseason action after all — thanks to the Rolling Stones. In a deal with Major League Baseball, the Stones on Friday released a limited-edition vinyl cover art of their new album, “Hackney Diamonds” tailored to the Buccos. The art features the iconic...
Expanded soundtrack marks 50th anniversary of ‘A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving’
An expanded soundtrack for the Thanksgiving season filled with childlike charm is reason to do the Snoopy dance. “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” will be released Friday in advance of the 50th anniversary of the Peanuts TV special, which first aired in November 1973. The restored, remixed, remastered album by the...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Oct. 20-23
It’s finally the weekend. And it looks packed with pumpkins, circus performers, coffee, chocolate, and some “Boo-tiful Music.” ‘The Greatest Show on Earth’ Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey will be at PPG Paints Arena at 7 p.m. on Friday, 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday and...
TV Talk: ‘Repairing the World’ tells stories from aftermath of Tree of Life attack
Oakland, Calif.,-based filmmaker Patrice O’Neill began chronicling community responses to hate more than 25 years ago. When she heard about the 2018 assault on Squirrel Hill’s Tree of Life synagogue, she realized her Not in Our Town team had more work to do. “Repairing the World: Stories from the Tree...
Singer Barns Courtney bringing Supernatural World Tour to PittsburghVideo
Singer/songwriter Barns Courtney was born in the UK and grew up in Seattle before heading back to England as a teenager, so his American geography knowledge might be a little hazy. “Is Pittsburgh, is that the one with the crazy tunnel where you emerge from the middle of a mountain...
Pennsylvania is most ‘All-American’ state, survey says
Pennsylvania is the most “All-American” state in the nation, according to a survey commissioned by a Massachusetts-based travel company. The Keystone State landed a 9.05 out of 10 from Viator, a Tripadvisor company based in the Boston suburb of Needham, Mass. Viator based its scoring on metrics including home ownership...
5 things to do in Westmoreland this weekend: Oct. 20-22
Those craving spooky experiences, artistic endeavors or some home brew and fun will have plenty to do this weekend. Art after dark Westmoreland Art On Friday from 5 until 7 p.m., the Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg will be hosting Art after Dark. Partnered with Stage Right, the...
TV Talk: New ‘Rustin’ trailer released; ‘Reel Money’ on building Pittsburgh’s TV/film economyVideo
Netflix confirmed filmed-in-Pittsburgh “Rustin” will play in at least one Pittsburgh theater beginning Nov. 3 before it streams on Netflix on Nov. 17. Netflix has not confirmed which Pittsburgh theater (or theaters) will show the movie. Netflix also released a new second trailer for the PG-13-rated bio-pic on gay Civil...
Burt Young, Oscar-nominated actor who played Paulie in ‘Rocky’ films, dies at 83
LOS ANGELES — Burt Young, the Oscar-nominated actor who played Paulie, the rough-hewn, mumbling-and-grumbling best friend, corner-man and brother-in-law to Sylvester Stallone in the “Rocky” franchise, has died. Young died Oct. 8 in Los Angeles, his daughter, Anne Morea Steingieser, told the New York Times on Wednesday. No cause was...
Sold Taylor Swift concert tickets online? You may have to pay taxes
Over the summer, Swifties were willing to shell out notoriously high prices to get a seat at the Taylor Swift “Eras Tour.” Now, Uncle Sam wants to collect on those who resold their tickets on online marketplaces. This year, the Internal Revenue Service is requiring third-party businesses, like Ticketmaster, StubHub...
Musk’s X tests $1 fee for new users in the Philippines and New Zealand in bid to target spam
LONDON — Elon Musk’s social media platform X has begun charging a $1 fee to new users in the Philippines and New Zealand, in a test designed to cut down on the spam and fake accounts flourishing on the site formerly known as Twitter. The company said late Tuesday that...
TV Q&A: Why does local TV news cover water main breaks?
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: TV news reporters used to be called ambulance chasers, just like lawyers. Now it seems WPXI-TV reporters are chasing water main breaks, even ones on...
Westmoreland 250: 10 things to see in New Stanton, Youngwood
(Editor’s note: To mark Westmoreland County’s 250th birthday this year, we’ve come up with a list of 250 things — 10 things in 25 communities — that we consider to be important to the makeup of our area. This series will appear each week through December. If you have a...
Bullet For My Valentine unleashes intricate heavy metal in Pittsburgh concert
Bullet For My Valentine singer/rhythm guitarist Matthew Tuck wasn’t 100% for Tuesday night’s concert at Stage AE in Pittsburgh. But that didn’t stop the veteran Welsh band from delivering a crowd-pleasing night of melodic metalcore. “So I woke up this morning not feeling too good — not going to lie...
Warhol Museum proposes $45M entertainment venue on Pittsburgh’s North Shore
The Andy Warhol Museum is looking to expand with a new, $45 million entertainment venue in Pittsburgh’s North Shore. Dan Law, the museum’s associate director, said the proposed Pop District Entertainment Venue is part of the Andy Warhol Museum’s Pop District initiative, which aims to include “physical and programmatic expansion...
Wheelchair-bound opossum from Greensburg will be featured in international calendarVideo
Olli the Virginia opossum was one lucky marsupial. As a baby, Olli was attacked by several predators, leaving him with major bite wounds and abscesses and a severely injured spinal cord. He was rescued by a veterinarian and eventually came to Cheri Berri, 48, of Greensburg, who has been doing...
Study: Climbing 5 flights of stairs a day may reduce heart disease risk
Climbing five flights of stairs can help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease by 20% according to a recent study published in Atherosclerosis Journal. The study collected data from more than 400,000 adult participants in the United Kingdom. “These findings highlight the potential advantages of stair climbing as a primary...
Reese’s $25,000 promotion may violate sweepstakes laws
Reese’s may be in violation of state and federal laws with its new sweepstakes offer currently advertised on packs of peanut butter cups. The promotion on two-cup packages reads “You could win $25,000” and, in smaller print, “See details inside.” But only after consumers have bought and opened a package...
