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‘Hocus Pocus’ sequel to put a spell on Disney+ next year
They’ll put another spell on you, come 2022. The long-awaited “Hocus Pocus 2” will hit Disney+ in 2022, with Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy reprising their roles as the Sanderson sisters, according to a press release Thursday. The sequel to the 1993 Halloween cult classic will center...
Jason Mraz to perform at the 'Rock, Reggae and Relief' festival in Pittsburgh
Grammy-winning musician Jason Mraz is hitting the road on his “Look For The Good Live!” tour. Announced Friday, Pittsburgh is the final stop on the schedule which kicks off July 30 at Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater in Austin, Texas. He’ll perform Aug. 28 at the “Rock, Reggae and Relief” festival,...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: May 21-23
This is the first weekend under Pennsylvania’s new capacity limits for both indoor and outdoor events so it’s the perfect time to get out of the house. Here are a few ideas. Another Art Festival in Shadyside Shadyside - the Art Festival on Walnut Street with Craft Marketplace is 10...
5 things to do in Westmoreland County this weekend: May 21-23
Return of the ‘90s They say you’re not a true kid of the 1990s if you never heard someone say, “Get off the internet. I need to use the phone!” Hard to believe it’s more than 20 years since that era passed into history, but it’s coming back for a...
TV Talk: Broadcast networks plan game show-heavy summer schedules 
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers viewing tips for the coming summer season. With the exception of The CW — and to a lesser extent, Fox — it’s looking like a steady diet of unscripted programming on the broadcast channels this summer. CBS Although CBS still has season...
Oak Street in Irwin used for 'Quadfather' film shoot 
Dominick Domasky of Greensburg is in the inspiration business. Whether it takes the form of books, motivational speaking or, on Thursday night, film-making in downtown Irwin, Domasky’s Motivation Champs company “shares inspiration, positivity and smiles 24/7, and helps other people do the same,” he said. One of Domasky’s clients is...
Maryland to offer covid-19 vaccine lottery incentive with $2 million in cash prizes
Forty daily drawings for $40,000 each and a $400,000 Fourth of July jackpot. Get at least one jab, and you’ve got a shot. Maryland’s latest effort to encourage people to get vaccinated will shower cash — a total of $2 million — on top of protection against covid-19 for those...
Busy as bees: 'We need them a lot more than they need us'
Thursday was a busy day for beekeepers, and not just because it was World Bee Day, when people should reflect on the importance of bees and their role as pollinators supporting our food crops and environment. Bill Kopar of Fawn Township, owner of the Kopar Honey Farm, recently has been...
Fayette man's rapid control of robotic arm at Pitt lab detailed in 'Science'
Having the sensation of touch makes quite a difference for Nathan Copeland. The 35-year-old man from Dunbar, Fayette County, lost the sensation and most of the motion in his limbs at 18 when he broke his neck in a car crash. Since 2014, he’s been participating in a study at...
Pittsburgh theater professional rolls dice on role-playing game business
Like so many other theater professionals, Tyler Crumrine of Millvale found himself without income as theaters went dark during the pandemic. “All of my theater work was gone, and all the momentum that went with it was gone,” he said. “I had to look at what my options were.” Fortunately,...
Signature Dishes: Pistachio-crusted salmon at Luke & Mike’s Frontporch in Aspinwall 
This is part of an ongoing series highlighting Signature Dishes at locally owned restaurants in the region. See Trib Total Media’s new online directory of restaurants, Dine Local, at dinelocal.triblive.com. A signature fish dish created during covid conditions has evolved into a menu staple at Luke & Mike’s Frontporch Grille...
Celebrity guest and artist changes announced for Steel City Con in Monroeville
Organizers of Steel City Con, a pop culture convention at the Monroeville Convention Center, announced new celebrity guests and artists for its upcoming show. Hollywood legend William Shatner tops the list of more than 25 guests scheduled for June 11-13 at 209 Mall Plaza Blvd. The Emmy award-winning actor, writer...
TV Talk: Broadcast networks announce fall schedules 
Stability is the strategy most broadcast networks are using for fall, adding just a few new shows and keeping their prime-time lineups largely intact. ABC Aside from “Big Sky” moving to 10 p.m. Thursday and “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune” joining “Supermarket Sweep” on Sunday, ABC’s prime-time schedule will look largely...
5 memorable Charles Grodin movie performances
He was a Pittsburgher born and raised in Highland Park and a Peabody High School graduate. Though not as famous as fellow Peabody grad Gene Kelly, Charles Grodin also made many great movies. Pittsburghers knew Grodin was from the Steel City because he kept a touch of his Yinzer accent...
Leechburg paramedic for Allegheny Health Network featured in Marvel comic book 
If you ask Gary Cockroft, he’s about as far from a superhero as you could get. “I’m really quiet. I don’t like the camera; I like to stay in the background,” said Cockroft, 64, a Leechburg resident and paramedic with A-K Pulser. Marvel Comics and the Allegheny Health Network, however,...
Freaked by cicada swarms? Here's how to make a tasty dish out of them
NEW YORK — Cicadas are poised to infest whole swaths of American backyards this summer. Maybe it’s time they invaded your kitchen. Swarms of the red-eyed bugs, which are reemerging after 17 years below ground, offer a chance for home cooks to turn the tables and make them into snacks....
Summer Concert Series returns to South Park, Hartwood Acres
After a year’s absence due to the pandemic, Allegheny County’s popular Summer Concert Series is back with live performances throughout the summer months. Among the bigger names scheduled to perform are the Indigo Girls, Average White Band, The Spinners, The Jayhawks and The Spin Doctors. The Friday night South Park...
TV Talk: Pittsburgh native, ‘Pose’ star Billy Porter reveals he's HIV-positive 
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Pittsburgh native Billy Porter revealed he was diagnosed as HIV-positive in 2007. It’s one reason why his HIV-positive character, Pray Tell, on FX’s “Pose” meant so much to him. “I was able to say everything that I wanted to say through a surrogate,”...
The Carlton Restaurant in Downtown Pittsburgh to close
After nearly four decades, The Carlton Restaurant in Downtown Pittsburgh will close. “I offer my deepest and most heartful appreciation to the city of Pittsburgh, and the patrons who made the last 37 years so memorable,” owner Kevin Joyce said in a statement. “Our customers are our family, and we...
TV Q&A: What is going on at KDKA-TV?
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 going on with KDKA-TV? All these young women newscasters — and a few young men, too. There are so many. The good ones...
Film version of 'Dear Evan Hansen' trailer debuts online 
One of Broadway’s biggest hit musicals in recent years, “Dear Evan Hansen,” is headed to the big screen. And the first-look trailer debuted Tuesday. Tony-award winner Ben Platt reprises his role as an introverted teen who finds friends and fame through a lie. Despite now being 27, Platt’s casting as...
Airline passengers may soon get weighed before boarding flight
Passengers boarding an airplane may soon be asked to step on a scale to measure their weight before the flight, according to a report by View from the Wing. The preboarding weight check would come in order to comply with FAA rules. According to the report, the calculations airlines have...
TV Talk: ‘American Rust’ showrunner talks filming in and around Pittsburgh
Dan Futterman, writer, executive producer and showrunner on Showtime’s “American Rust,” currently filming around the region, first came to appreciate Western Pennsylvania when he shot a small role in the locally-filmed 1992 movie comedy “Passed Away.” “It’s not a great movie but I had a lot of time on my...
'Free Shot, Free Beer' covid vaccine incentive offered in Shadyside
Doses of Pfizer vaccines will be offered during a festival on Walnut Street in Shadyside this weekend, and William Penn Tavern will offer free beer to anyone who gets their shot during the event. The event called “Shadyside … The Other Art Festival on Walnut Street” will take place May...
Charles Grodin, Pittsburgh native and star of 'Midnight Run,' dies at 86
Charles Grodin, the Pittsburgh-born actor and writer whose offbeat style scored as a newlywed cad in “The Heartbreak Kid” and the father in the “Beethoven” comedies, has died. He was 86. Grodin’s son Nicholas said his father died Tuesday at his home in Wilton, Conn., from bone marrow cancer. Grodin...


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