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John Cena announced Saturday night that he will retire from professional wrestling next year after two decades in the ring. The wrestler-turned-actor delivered a heartfelt speech to a stadium of World Wrestling Entertainment fans in Toronto, who booed in disappointment as Cena said the 2025 season would be his last....

Kathy Thomas of Murrysville is looking forward to not having to beat the heat or brave the cold to play pickleball. “I play pickleball just about every day, at least five days a week,” she said. As a visitor and new member at the new Pickleball Harbor facility in Murrysville...

Jenn Tran can’t stop thinking about being the first Asian American lead in the history of “The Bachelor” franchise — not that she wants to. “I think about it every day, all the time. I think if I pushed it aside, that would be such a dishonor to me in...

The Westmoreland Arts and Heritage Festival continues through Sunday at Twin Lakes Park, east of Greensburg. Drawing participants from across the country and around the world, the annual event includes 380 booths across 8 acres and nonstop entertainment acts on three stages. Admission is free, and many nonprofits and museums...

Brewers Bar in Lawrenceville — Pittsburgh’s oldest gay bar — is up for sale for $1.2 million. Owner Carol Held said she’s ready to retire and spend more time with her grandkids. “After covid, it just kind of hit a point — the business just changed,” said Held, 57, of...

Adele Morelli’s morning commute to work is seven minutes — on foot. Morelli is the owner of Boutique La Passerelle on Wood Street, a European fashion boutique in Downtown Pittsburgh. She resides a few blocks away. “It’s definitely a lifestyle,” Morelli said on a recent Thursday evening during a Pittsburgh...

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Nick Triveri of Freeport wears his patriotism on his sleeve every Fourth of July. For the 14th year, the 71-year-old organized a reading of the Declaration of Independence at Riverside Park in Freeport. “I feel the Fourth of July is a whole lot more important than just shooting off fireworks...

NEW YORK — Patrick Bertoletti of Chicago gobbled down 58 hot dogs to win his first men’s title Thursday at the annual Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest. Bertoletti won in a tight, 10-minute race where the leader bounced back and forth. The 39-year-old Bertoletti defeated 13...

Had enough fireworks yet? Make the most of your post-Fourth weekend with these events around the county: Arts and heritage festival Running all weekend, the 50th year of the Westmoreland Arts and Heritage Festival will feature activities for everyone. Held at Twin Lakes Park, east of Greensburg, the festival will...

Still want to keep the party going after all of the Independence Day fireworks? Here are some ways to make the best of your post-holiday weekend around town. Carnegie Independence Day Celebration For those who could still use some more fireworks and red, white and blue spangled decorations, Carnegie Borough...

Grandpa Joe’s Candy Shop has launched a new soda flavor: Hot Dog Water. Christopher Beers, founder and owner of Grandpa Joe’s Candy Shop, said Hot Dog Water Soda is number 19 in a line of weird flavored sodas from the shop. Other flavors include toothpaste, coffee and banana. “We’re known...

NEW YORK — In the winter of 1789, around the time George Washington was elected the country’s first president, a Boston-based printer quietly launched another American institution. William Hill Brown’s “The Power of Sympathy,” published anonymously by Isaiah Thomas & Company, is widely cited as something momentous: the first American...

A traveling replica of George Washington’s headquarters and sleeping tent is on display at Fort Ligonier through Sunday. The large linen tent is filled with reproductions of period artifacts and equipment. Presented by Philadelphia’s Museum of the American Revolution, the exhibit includes costumed interpreters who assembled a replica of another...

The countdown is on: the annual furry convention in Pittsburgh, Anthrocon, is just days away. Every summer, anthropomorphics, otherwise known as furries — people dressed as human-like animal characters — travel from all over the world to the city for the four-day event. The group is a collection of artists,...

A traveling replica of George Washington’s headquarters and sleeping tent will be featured at Fort Ligonier fort Friday through Sunday. The large linen tent is filled with reproductions of period artifacts and equipment. Presented by Philadelphia’s Museum of the American Revolution, the exhibit includes costumed interpreters who will assemble a...

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: Has any local station become an affiliate for the new MeTV Toon channel in the Pittsburgh area? It’s a channel that plays classic cartoon shows....

June was Black Music Month, and Pittsburgh has no shortage of talent. Black Music Month honors the contributions, creativity and individuality of Black musicians who have shaped American music across all genres. Pittsburgh has birthed greats like Mary Lou Williams, Art Blakey, Lena Horne and Erroll Garner. Here are a...

Caisen Bedillion is a typical teenage girl who loves cheerleading, roller coasters and horror movies. The 13-year-old from West Deer, however, has endured an atypical amount of medical challenges. “Since she was born, she had a number of medical problems and delays at every turn,” said her mom, Erin Bedillion....