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Maja Pederson got a request from a bride who was in the hospital diagnosed with terminal cancer. Pederson, co-owner of MB Bride & Special Occasion dress boutique in Greensburg with husband Reed, relayed the message to store manager and head buyer Jenn Mason of Washington Township. Mason and her teenage...

Pleasant Lane Farms in Unity has been honored by the dairy industry for its community outreach efforts. American Dairy Association North East recognized the 180-acre Frye family farm with its Dairying for Tomorrow Award. The Fryes have hosted educational programs and farm tours for veterans and other groups. Tour highlights...

Former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jerome “The Bus” Bettis guest stars on Monday’s episode of “The Neighborhood” (8 p.m., KDKA-TV) as himself. The storyline finds Calvin Butler (Cedric the Entertainer) running into Bettis at a restaurant and learning the Hall of Famer grew up knowing Calvin’s wife, Tina (Tichina Arnold),...

A food truck called Gerry’s Partisan Pizza served up free slices of pizza in Oakland on Friday — but there was a catch. The slices were cut into odd shapes, rather than the standard neat triangles. Their sizes varied. Each piece was meant to serve as a reminder about gerrymandering,...

The bar at Monterey Pub in Pittsburgh has a shiny new look. More than 14,000 zinc-coated copper pennies adorn the bar top in a swirl-like design which has been sealed with epoxy and is back again holding beer, wine and cocktails. “The old bar top needed something,” said general manager...

Somebody get me a doctor We ain’t talkin’ about love, we’re talking about runnin’ with the devil. We’re talking about Completely Unchained, the Van Halen tribute band coming to Irwin’s Lamp Theatre for a show at 8 p.m. Friday. From “Jump” to “Panama” to “The Cradle Will Rock,” the four-piece...

From the TribLIVE archive, this story was first published on Nov. 5, 2021. Our mouths are watering already, thinking about the Thanksgiving feast we’ll soon enjoy — the roasted turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, pumpkin pie and all the rest. It’s probably the most iconic menu in the American...

Ligonier Borough’s scenic appeals include its reconstructed 18th- century fort and its green spaces — in particular, its central Diamond Park and iconic bandstand. Because of those attractive assets, nonprofit Scenic Pittsburgh is set to present its Community Scenic Achievement Award to the borough on Saturday. The award is given...

They’re two best friends with a passion for fashion. Alle-Kiski Valley natives Dessie Mitcheson Pilek and Jen Zatko Atchison met as cheerleaders in seventh grade and graduated together from Kiski Area High School in 2009. These days, they are business partners expanding their online clothing business — East West Boutique...

Breweries across Pennsylvania are offering patrons a way to help feed the hungry through the inaugural Hops for Hunger campaign taking place during November. “Pennsylvania is one of the preeminent brewing states in the nation, boasting over 400 breweries — and the number is growing. But just as our brewery...

It’s the gourd that keeps on giving. Donations are still rolling in for Pittsburgh’s Project Bundle-Up, thanks to the dedication of one Aspinwall resident. Joel “The Pumpkin Guy” Keefer, 70, of Fourth Street began carving elaborate oversized pumpkins for the public 25 years ago. After collecting and donating $89,000 over...

Don Orlando was an institution within an institution at Saint Vincent College. Orlando, who graduated from the college in 1972, was back within several years working at the college where he went on to serve as director of public relations for 40 years. Former Saint Vincent President Brother Norman Hipps...

Are you ready for some Christmas music? SiriusXM is officially in the holiday spirit — the streaming service launched its 2021 bevy of Christmas channels on Wednesday. This year’s 19 channels — the service’s most to date — includes two new streams along with the usual variety of holiday hits...

Viewers had a hunch something was up. They’ve noticed the more frequent absence of anchor Kelly Frey on WTAE’s morning newscasts in recent weeks. This week, her absence was particularly notable given that it’s November sweeps, and usually that’s not a time news anchors take vacation. Wednesday morning, Channel 4...

November isn’t traditionally a month to think about a refreshing ice ball. That’s not stopping the Carnegie Science Center from honoring a traditional Pittsburgh favorite. It announced Wednesday that Gus & YiaYia’s Ice Ball Cart is the latest model to be added to the Miniature Railroad & Village. The familiar...

Q: KDKA-TVs Bryant Reed has been reporting from, what I gather is his home, for what seems like a few months now, longer than quarantining for covid-19 exposure. Hopefully, he is okay and this is his choice. — John via email Rob: This is not a covid quarantine. Reed broke...

Get the gum drops, candy canes and powdered sugar ready. Add in some imagination. Registration opened Monday for the 19th annual City of Pittsburgh’s Gingerbread Competition. The city’s office of special events invites people to create structures from a standard gingerbread house to pretty much any building they can imagine....

A park being built over Interstate 579 in a $32.3 million project linking Pittsburgh’s Hill District to Downtown would be named after community activist Frankie Pace, under a City Council resolution proposed Monday. Born in 1905, Pace was a longtime community activist and head of the Hill District Community Council....

Here’s a selection of images that caught our eye in the past week from Tribune-Review photographers. Previous weeks Week in pictures: Oct. 18-24, 2021 Week in pictures: Oct. 11-17, 2021 Week in pictures: Oct. 4-Oct. 10, 2021 Week in pictures: Sept. 28-Oct. 3, 2021...

Is there a Western Pennsylvanian who hasn’t eaten Isaly’s chipped chopped ham or sung along to the advertising jingle, “What would you do for a Klondike bar?” Now they can learn how Isaly’s grew from horse-drawn milk wagons to become the world’s largest dairy storechain in the Senator John Heinz...

Trains, bridges, tunnels, plants and a sinkhole bus? Yes, the Pittsburgh sinkhole bus is one of the features in the new “Garden Railroad: Bridges and Tunnels” exhibit at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Oakland. “What I love about Pittsburgh is it is a city that rallies around the weirdest...

Holiday happenings at the Carnegie Museum of Art include the return of two visitor favorites, along with activities and events presented for the first time this year. The Neapolitan Presepio, first presented in 1957, will have a new home this year in the Scaife galleries, while the Carnegie Trees, commemorating...