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Baby penguin at Pittsburgh Zoo adopted by parents of different species
After a marcaroni penguin egg was discarded by its parents at the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium, the chick has found a new home with a family of gentoo penguins, making it the first multi-species family at the zoo.
The speakeasy was born in Pittsburgh and is still hiding out a century later
Look into the origin of the speakeasy, and you’re bound to come across Kate Hester, owner of an illegal McKeesport saloon. The legend, captured in an 1891 New York Times article, goes that when Hester’s customers, “a boisterous lot,” got too rowdy and risked drawing police attention, she would wag her finger and whisper sharply, “Speak easy, boys! Speak easy!” The expression took hold around the region, standing in for any illicit establishment that sold alcohol, and then made a national splash in the Times, giving Pittsburgh the dubious honor of coining the term.
Keeping your lawn alive during the summer
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The unrelenting heat is turning our normally green landscape brown.With no immediate relief on the way, what can you do to save your shriveling lawn?A grass guru has shared a list of do's and don'ts.Your lawn turning brown is a natural process."It's trying to protect itself from the elements that it's trying to live through," Penn State Extension turf expert Jeff Fowler said.Fowler says the deep roots of your grass are hanging onto whatever water and nutrients they can get and letting the part we see go dormant."Dormancy doesn't mean death. Dormancy means it's like a bear...
End Your Summer with Fun ...
Moms of Washington County and Pittsburgh South Hills! The dog days of summer are here. Do you need a few hours to yourself? Great News! The Little Gym Pittsburgh - South Hills is offering summer camps and still has openings. Your child will spend three adventure-filled hours a day on...
Journey and Def Leppard in Hershey next week: Where to find the cheapest tickets
Fans will have three opportunities to see the Journey and Def Leppard co-headlining tour in Pa. One of those is right here in our backyard - on Thursday, July 25, at Hersheypark Stadium. On Tuesday, July 23, they will perform at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia; and on Saturday, July...
Singer INEZ Wants To Build Pittsburgh’s Sprawling Black Music Scene Into A Unified Whole
INEZ sings of love, justice and the Black condition while simultaneously trying to tame and unify Pittsburgh's sprawling soul music scene. The post Singer INEZ Wants To Build Pittsburgh’s Sprawling Black Music Scene Into A Unified Whole appeared first on NewsOne.
On a Hot Summer Day, Ice Cream Emergency Is Just What the Doctor Ordered
Matt and Micheline Barkley aren’t doctors, but they’ve got a cure for the summertime blues. The couple operate Ice Cream Emergency, a 32-foot-long bus that looks like an ambulance. When the mercury rises, it’s time to catch a cold. It was already 88 degrees at 10 a.m....
Sad Summer Festival continues Pittsburgh's season of pop punk
It’s a pretty good time to be a pop punk fan in Pittsburgh. Between upcoming shows by Taking Back Sunday, Sum 41, and Green Day, the concert calendar is overflowing with familiar classics, not to mention the recent Four Chord Music Fest, which celebrated its tenth year with The Story So Far and The All-American Rejects last month.
O.A.R. and Fitz and The Tantrums Play Stage AE; Picklesburgh Festival Begins (Thurs., 7/18/24)
1) What began as teenage time-passing in drummer Chris Culos’ Rockville, Md., basement soon became O.A.R.’s first album, The Wanderer—and the band’s been working ever since. With several platinum records, sold-out shows at Madison Square Garden, and ten acclaimed studio albums to date, O.A.R. shows us how to transcend the constrictions that eras and styles often bestow on contemporary music; as their acronym suggests, “Of a Revolution” does not allow the passage of time to quiet them. If you need proof, you can see them in concert at Stage AE and you’ll have a chance to see O.A.R. meld indie-alt-pop themes from the last two decades. The band’s latest album is 2022’s The Arcade. Fitz and The Tantrums first big success came in 2010 when the band broke out in 2010 when the album Pickin’ Up the Pieces reached number one on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart. The album generated several hits, including “MoneyGrabber,” “Don’t Gotta Work It Out,” and “Breakin’ the Chains of Love.” Fitz and the Tantrums followed up with 2013’s More Than Just a Dream. Its “Out of My League” also climbed the charts. Fitz and the Tantrums have grown into a more highly polished dance-pop sound and have lost some of their rawer musical power, but they are still a very interesting band to hear live. Their 2016 release, Fitz and The Tantrums, contained the hit single “HandClap.” Fitz and the Tantrums are touring in support of their latest LP, 2022’s Let Yourself Free. Doors at 6 p.m. DJ Logic opens. 400 North Shore Dr., North Shore. (R.H.)
Salem’s searches for the ‘magic formula’ to bring fresh food to Hill District residents
Abdullah Salem opened the grocery store Salem’s Market in Pittsburgh’s Hill District in February. He knew it would be a tricky endeavor. Others had preceded him and failed. The neighborhood had long been labeled a “food desert.” Many residents lack a vehicle, so for years they’ve had to...
The Clarks to Headline this Week's 8 Great Tuesdays Concert
A taste of the Steel City is coming to Erie's bayfront Tuesday. Longtime Pittsburgh favorites The Clarks are the headliners for the free 8 Great Tuesdays show at Liberty Park. Over the course of 30+ years, The Clarks have released 11 studio albums and two live albums. Local blues, jazz...
Country artist Drake White promises red-hot fun at outdoor Pittsburgh concert
PITTSBURGH ― Drake White heads to Stage AE on Friday, poised to satisfy country music appetites. "We're excited to come out there to a city as vibrant as Pittsburgh, and just getting ready to have some fun," White said. "It'll pretty much be like a revival. It's going to be some good Southern chicken-fried country music. We're having a good time, sweating along in the middle of the dog days of summer."
Heritage plans to remodel Braddock building as new headquarters, kitchen for nutrition program
As it enters its 41st year as a human services agency in the Monongahela Valley, Heritage Community Initiatives has become a victim of its own success. Based in a former Mellon Bank building in Braddock, the agency operates programs in transportation, nutrition and early childhood education. Fueled by needs during the pandemic, Heritage’s budget has doubled to $6.2 million a year in the past two years as its food program expanded to more than 200,000 meals annually.
It's a Big 'Dill’- It's Almost Picklesburgh!
Pickle enthusiasts around the world are getting excited for the return of one of Pittsburgh’s biggest… and quirkiest celebrations, Picklesburgh! The event will be kicking off on Thursday, July 18th with a 35-foot-tall Heinz inflatable pickle strung across the Boulevard of the Allies. Visitors of this unique festival...
A pack of pickle specials, a Christmas feast in July, and more Pittsburgh food news
The Yinzer Dogs food truck celebrates National Hot Dog Day on Wed., July 17 with free hot dogs and some friendly canines. A Seize the Dog event will take place from 11 a.m.- 2 p.m. at Mellon Square on Sixth Ave. Pittsburghers can get BOGO hot dogs while meeting “four of Pittsburgh’s hottest dogs,” available for adoption from nonprofit animal resource center Animal Friends.
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