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Forget Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, here’s Pittsburgh’s athlete/celebrity romance history
The sports and celebrity headlines have been filled with the news of a budding romance between pop superstar Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. But Pittsburgh is no stranger when it comes to its athletes romancing celebrities. One Steelers player married an Olympic figure skater, while...
TV Q&A: Why is a KDKA-TV anchor in the newsroom instead of the studio?
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: What is the deal with Kym Gable anchoring from the newsroom instead of at the regular anchor desk? — Kitty, Charleroi Rob: My guess would...
Westmoreland 250: 10 things to see in the Mt. Pleasant area
(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...
Olympic gold medalist Mary Lou Retton ‘fighting for her life’ with rare form of pneumonia
Gold medal-winning gymnast Mary Lou Retton is in the ICU, where she’s fighting for her life, her daughter McKenna Kelley said on Tuesday. On a fundraising page asking for prayers and donations, Kelley revealed that the 55-year-old tumbler has been in the hospital for over a week with a “very...
Gateway Clipper recalls 65 years of events on Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers
Gateway Clipper Fleet owner and CEO Terry Wirginis recalled secretly transporting pop star Taylor Swift and her troupe on The Countess away from then Heinz Field to another undisclosed location after her concerts in 2011 and 2015. “She was very nice,” Wirginis said. He talked about the time an 18-pound...
‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ will be a blockbuster — and might shake up the movie business
NEW YORK — Greg Marcus has been in the movie business for years but he never expected to be urging moviegoers to take out their phones during a film — let alone to be crafting friendship bracelets in preparation for an opening weekend. But there the chief executive and chair...
Chicken for breakfast: Raising Cane’s opens in Oakland
Alexis Komperda didn’t sleep Monday night — she wanted to be awake so she didn’t miss the opening of Raising Cane’s in Oakland. By 5:30 a.m., she and her friend Crystal Savko, freshmen at La Roche University in McCandless, were the first two in line for the 8:30 a.m. opening....
Vince Gill to replace Steely Dan as opener for Eagles concert in Pittsburgh
Steely Dan is no longer opening for the Eagles at PPG Paints Arena on Sunday. Vince Gill’s official website lists the country singer as the opener for several October shows, while Steely Dan does not to appear be performing again until November. The IndyStar website reported that Steely Dan did...
Chef and TV personality Michael Chiarello dies at 61 after being treated for allergic reaction
NEW YORK — Michael Chiarello, a chef known for his Italian-inspired Californian restaurants who won an Emmy Award for best host for “Easy Entertaining With Michael Chiarello” and appeared on Bravo’s “Top Chef” and “Top Chef Masters,” has died. He was 61. Chiarello died Friday at Queen of the Valley...
Nursing interest spurs Greensburg Salem senior to organize wellness workshop for school staff
Greensburg Salem senior Kaitlyn Mankins’ senior project has done more than just fulfill a high school graduation requirement. It’s also provided a boost to the well-being of the entire district staff. District teachers and staff took a break from their in-service workday Monday to attend a workshop organized by Mankins,...
David Conrad: What The Kiski School has lost
If you’ve heard the word Kiski, it’s usually followed by the word “Area,” or if you’re lucky enough to have spent some time in a kayak or a canoe, perhaps you know it as the lovely river that starts in Saltsburg where the Conemaugh and the Loyalhanna join to run...
Canadian pop-punker LØLØ finds love hurts, but it inspires songsVideo
Canadian pop/punk singer LØLØ has fallen in love — literally. About six months ago, the 25-year-old fell face first after leaving a man’s house, breaking her jaw, chin and nose in the process. “I wish I could tell you that it was all fake, for the song, but yes, that...
Native Americans celebrate their histories and cultures on Indigenous Peoples Day
Native people celebrated their history on Monday with events across the U.S. marking Indigenous Peoples Day, from a sunrise gathering in Minneapolis to a rally in Maine. The ceremonies, dances and speeches came two years after President Joe Biden officially commemorated Indigenous Peoples Day. At the time, he said the...
Knights of Columbus groups serve local communities despite controversial namesake
The legacy of 15th-century Italian explorer and navigator Christopher Columbus has sparked controversy in recent years, but there remain about 100 Knights of Columbus councils in Western Pennsylvania. “When you join the Knights of Columbus, you swear to do charitable works,” said Albert Borgony, grand knight for a Westmoreland council....
Fate of Schenley Park Columbus statue unknown as legal case continues
More than three years after the Pittsburgh Art Commission voted to remove it, a large statue of 15th-century Italian explorer and navigator Christopher Columbus still stands, partially shrouded in tattered plastic sheeting in a plaza at Schenley Park. The fate of the hotly debated statue remains unknown pending the conclusion...
Switching career fields is more common than you think
Americans are pulling a career 180 — moving from one industry to a completely different one — more often than ever before. A 2021 poll conducted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce showed 41% of Americans were looking to switch industries for their next job. The reasons for changing career...
Fashion forward: Steelers walk the runway for charity
Forget about walking the red carpet, for the Pittsburgh Steelers the runway was green, complete with hash marks and yard markers. The annual Rock Steelers Style fashion event was Friday at Stage AE on Pittsburgh’s North Side. The theme was “Gameday — Fashion Edition.” More than 40 players and their...
Keanu Reeves nails supporting role with his band Dogstar in Pittsburgh showVideo
A three-piece band from California that hadn’t released an album or seriously toured in more than 20 years played Friday night for a sellout crowd at Mr. Smalls Theatre in Millvale. Dogstar’s bass player might have had something to do with that. That bass player would be actor Keanu Reeves...
‘Beetlejuice’-themed pop-up bar open in Garfield
Known as the “Ghost Host,” Jackie Mishol greets guests as they enter. Dressed in a black-and-white striped pantsuit, she invites them to immerse themselves in the Burton Bar, a “Beetlejuice” movie-themed speakeasy in Garfield. The Halloween pop-up establishment debuted in Denver last year and was “a big hit,” said Shelley...
Can a spotlight on Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce help the NFL draw more Gen Z and female fans?
Eager as the National Football League has been to cater to the recent public fixation with Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, it’s certainly not taking any credit for creating the outsized storyline that has emerged around the pop superstar and the Kansas City Chiefs tight end. “Not orchestrated by the...
TV Talk: Pittsburgher heads to ‘Bachelor in Paradise,’ Ken Burns introduces ‘American Buffalo’
Following his reality TV turn in ABC’s “The Bachelorette,” and as predicted by spoiler sites, Pittsburgher Tanner Courtad will indeed be among the stars of ABC’s “Bachelor in Paradise” beginning with the Oct. 12 episode (9-11 p.m., WTAE-TV). In an interview after his run on “The Bachelorette,” Courtad said a...
Bruce Springsteen announces new Pittsburgh concert dates
The Boss is still coming to the ‘Burgh. We’re just going to have to wait about a year. On Friday, Springsteen announced he’ll perform at PPG Paints Arena with the E Street Band on Aug. 15, 2024, and Aug. 18, 2024. He had to postpone his scheduled appearance last month...
5 things to do this weekend in Westmoreland County: Oct. 6-8
The fall weather is upon us this weekend. Here are some ways to experience it. Antiques & Collectibles Sales at Historic Hanna’s Town On Sunday, Oct. 8, Historic Hanna’s Town, 809 Forbes Trail Road in Hempfield, will host its final Antiques & Collectibles Sale of the 2023 season. The event...
X removes article headlines in latest platform update, widening a rift with news media
SAN FRANCISCO — X, formerly known as Twitter, has stopped showing headlines on articles shared on the platform. Now, X only displays an article’s lead image and a link to the story. Plans for the change were first reported by Fortune in August, when owner Elon Musk confirmed in a...
Light and Unite in Aspinwall remembers babies on Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day
Leanne Jacobs-Rohan knows she will go to a corner and sob — it’s what she’s done the past nine years each April 24 and Oct. 15. April 24 is the date her son Hazen died. Oct. 15 is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day. “I grieve every day, but those...
