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How to buy a wedding dress during a pandemic 
In the showroom at MB Bride & Special Occasion, Tracey Hess holds two essential devices for bridal-wear shopping these days: An iPhone is in her right hand and an iPad in her left. She positions the electronics with precision, so the people she’s connecting with virtually can see the dress...
TV Talk: Golden Globes-nominated ‘Queen’s Gambit’ has Pittsburgh tie; Paramount+ launches 
Sunday’s NBC telecast of the “Golden Globes” awards (8 p.m., WPXI-TV) includes a few ties to Pittsburgh, including Netflix’s “The Queen’s Gambit.” Former Pittsburgher Susan Schulman, a New York-based literary agent, represented the estate of Walter Tevis, author of the 1983 novel of the same name that was the basis...
Twitter to let users charge followers to see premium posts
Twitter is branching out from advertising to find more ways to make money — both for itself and for its most prolific users, whether those are businesses, celebrities or regular people. In an investor presentation Thursday, the social media company announced a new feature called “Super Follows,” which will let...
TV Talk: ‘Lost’ George Romero movie 'Amusement Park' to stream on Shudder
Streaming service Shudder will stream the “lost” George A. Romero film “The Amusement Park” this summer. Restored by the Pittsburgh-based George A. Romero Foundation, the 1973 film was commissioned by the Pittsburgh-based Lutheran Society as a PSA about being helpful to the elderly, but it was never released publicly. Romero’s...
Wexford man finishes Appalachian Trail hike in 7 months
A Wexford man just finished walking 2,200 miles along the Appalachian Trail — and he’s not finished. Patrick Deivernois, 23, started the trek from Maine to Georgia in July. He finished it Feb. 13. But he’s set his sights on the Pacific Crest Trail, a 2,600-mile journey from Mexico to...
Anticipation? Heinz's website takes 57 minutes to load — on purpose 
We’ve all been on the receiving end of a website taking forever to load. That spinning hourglass mocking us relentlessly. But sometimes playing the waiting game is the entire point. Kraft Heinz, the company known for its “anticipation” ad campaign of the ’70s and ’80s, is going for the slow...
Is it a truck? Or duck? USPS unveils new delivery vehicles
The U.S. Postal Service on Tuesday unveiled a new-generation vehicle coming to its fleet. The striking design — likened to a duck or “Pixar”-inspired car — is a major change from current delivery vehicles seen on the roads. Car and Driver called it a “visual abomination,” but probably better at...
Bonds, scars remain 30 years after missile struck Hempfield's 14th Quartermaster unit in Gulf War 
A sudden blast jolted Neal Gouker awake. The explosion from an Iraqi Scud missile slammed him against a wall in his barracks in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. “The place was on fire, and bullets were going off,” recalled Gouker, 50, formerly of Glassport. “For 5 miles around, there were broken windows....
Kennywood gets roller coasters on track for new season
Spring is a month away, summer is a distant four months away, but work is being done now to ensure the roller coasters and rides at Kennywood are ready for the new season. On Tuesday, the park shared on social media several photos of track being replaced on the Racer...
Things to do in Western Pa.: Feb. 24, 2021 
Revisit the royal wedding of Prince William and Duchess Kate reimagined as a “fantastical dreamscape,” or plan now to attend an old-fashioned, foot-stompin’ Pittsburgh St. Paddy’s Day party. Check out some online music or theater, satisfy your creative urges by signing up for an art class, or head to Ligonier...
TV Q&A: Why so many weather teases on local newscasts?
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: With the weather being a top headline lately, why do the local broadcasts tease us with “forecast and snow accumulations coming up”? Weather is available...
Flamingo Fest at National Aviary brings a touch of the tropics this weekend 
Skinny legs, long necks and a pink color are distinct characteristics of this bird. Flamingos are easy to spot in the wetlands at the National Aviary on Pittsburgh’s North Side. The 10 flamingos — four males and six females — live among 150 birds and 40 species. Guests can learn...
New Abraham Lincoln statue unveiled in Wilkinsburg 
Abe Lincoln is back in Wilkinsburg. A new 400-pound bronze life-size statue of the 16th president of the United States was unveiled Tuesday morning in the Wilkinsburg Borough Municipal Building. The approximately 6-foot-4 statue (same height as the man himself) will replace the battered sheet-copper Lincoln statue that was dedicated...
Red Cross schedules blood drives across Western Pa.
Last week’s winter storms across the U.S. forced the cancellation of hundreds of blood drives and donations, the Red Cross said Monday. The organization is holding dozens of drives in Western Pennsylvania this week in attempts to make up the difference. The record-breaking cold and storms canceled events in around...
Western Pa. nonprofits ask for help as supply of donated goods falls
The flurry of winter storms and bad road conditions have caused inventories at Goodwill stores throughout the region to slip by at least 25%, according to the nonprofit, which asked for donations as some of its shelves are getting bare. The Salvation Army of Western Pennsylvania also reported a decline...
Homeowners should be proactive to prevent ice dams as thaw approaches, experts say
The weather is expected to warm up this week, which is good news. But it could also bring problems for property owners. All of the snow and ice from recent storms and bitter cold that’s built up on roofs is about to melt — and could cause “ice damming.” Ice...
Police say N.Y. man killed by exploding gender reveal device
LIBERTY, N.Y. — An expectant father was killed when a device he was building for a gender reveal party exploded, police in New York said Monday. Christopher Pekny, 28, was assembling a device for his child’s gender reveal party in the Catskills town of Liberty when it exploded just before...
Podcast odd couple: Obama, Springsteen in Spotify series
Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen are teaming up for an eight-episode Spotify podcast series, swapping stories about their upbringings and even a White House singalong around a piano. The first two episodes of “Renegades: Born in the USA,” a conversation recorded in Springsteen’s guitar-filled home studio in New Jersey, were...
That '70s Show: Loss by loss, a unique era of baseball fades
The affection engulfs Clint Hurdle’s voice as he appraises the list of those recently gone — childhood idols who became teammates and opponents, teammates and opponents who became acquaintances, acquaintances who became dear friends. The 1970s memories surface fast for the man who has spent his entire adult life in...
Customs inspectors find cocaine-coated corn flakes in Ohio
CINCINNATI, Ohio — Customs authorities in Ohio say they intercepted a shipment of cereal earlier this month with a special frosting — cocaine. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Cincinnati reported finding 44 pounds of cocaine-coated cornflakes that had been shipped from South America to a Hong Kong home....
139-year-old house rolls to new San Francisco address
After 139 years at 807 Franklin St. in San Francisco, a two-story Victorian house has a new address. The green home with large windows and a brown front door was loaded onto giant dollies and moved Sunday to a location six blocks away. Onlookers lined the sidewalks to snap photos...
Alaska woman using outhouse attacked by bear, from below
An Alaska woman had the scare of a lifetime when using an outhouse in the backcountry and she was attacked by a bear, from below. “I got out there and sat down on the toilet and immediately something bit my butt right as I sat down,” Shannon Stevens told The...
Pandemic brain fog? Here's how to clear it 
Are you having trouble focusing, feeling lonely or hopeless, lacking motivation, withdrawing from people? These are some of the symptoms of pandemic fatigue, a condition brought on by the stresses and fears of the past year, combined with having too much free time. The hallmark of pandemic fatigue is a...
TV Talk: Punked by the new ‘Punky Brewster’ 
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. It’s hard to imagine there’s much of a market for this “Punky Brewster” revival beyond nostalgic die-hards who watched the original as kids, tune in for the new pilot only to discover the comedy sophistication...
Online class teaches about the role of Black soldiers in Civil War
Most Americans are aware that the Civil War was fought between the United States of America and the Confederate States of America and was a conflict sparked primarily by a disagreement over the institution of slavery. What many Americans are not aware of is the key role that Black soldiers...


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