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Restaurant in Pittsburgh named one of the best in America by the New York Times
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A restaurant in Pittsburgh was named one of the 50 best places to eat in America by the New York Times. This week, the New York Times released its "America's Best Restaurants 2024" list, and Fet-Fisk in Pittsburgh made the cut. The restaurant on Liberty Avenue in the city's Bloomfield neighborhood was one of two eateries in Pennsylvania to earn the honor. New York Times reporter Priya Krishna said Fet-Fisk is "the restaurant equivalent of a cozy sweater." Co-founders Nik Forsberg and Sarah LaPonte have created an atmosphere that is "refined" yet "comfortable and unfussy," Krishna wrote. Forsberg was nominated...
Pennsylvania ranks number one for pizza in America. No, seriously
(WTAJ) — Pickles on pizza might sound crazy, almost as crazy as thinking Pennsylvania is the number one state for pizza — but a 2024 study shows that PA hand tosses the competition. A report from Clever, a site to help make smarter real estate decisions and match people with realtors, looked at various pizza […]
Nearly 30 dogs, cats rescued from deplorable conditions in northern Pennsylvania
ERIE, Pa. (KDKA) — A shelter in Erie says it's caring for nearly 30 dogs and cats that were rescued from deplorable conditions. The ANNA Shelter says it got a call from Pennsylvania State Police around 10 p.m. Tuesday saying that animals living in deplorable conditions needed to be removed as soon as possible. Shelter members were up early Wednesday morning, and after four hours, they had found 19 dogs, eight kittens and a cat. The rescue says the dogs, which vary in size from miniature Pinscher to Anatolian shepherds, were malnourished, filthy and scared. One even had a recently broken leg. But 24...
Kennywood’s Phantom Fall Fest voted as Best in Nation
WEST MIFFLIN, Pa. — Phantom Fall Fest at Kennywood is very cutesy, very squirmy, very 10Best! Kenywood Park’s annual Halloween event celebrates it’s 22nd season with a nomination as one of the Best Theme Park Halloween Events in USA Today’s 10Best Reader’s Choice Awards. Kennywood is now calling on visitors from in and around the […]
Stevie Wonder launching fall tour in Pittsburgh
Sep. 26—Stevie Wonder is kicking off a fall tour of several battleground states ahead of the Nov. 5 election, with the first night of the trek set for Pittsburgh. Wonder, a 25-time Grammy winner, will play PPG Paints Arena on Oct. 8. The tour, dubbed "Sing Your Song! As We Fix Our Nation's Broken Heart," has been dubbed a call for "joy over anger, kindness over recrimination, peace over war." ...
Former Wilkinsburg elementary school to become performance arts and community hub
Sep. 27—The former Johnston Elementary School in Wilkinsburg is getting new life as a performance arts and community hub. The Community Forge venue is set to break ground in early 2025, with the opening planned for 2026. "People expressed interest in more evening events, nights out and food options, so we'll have a café component," said Mike Skirpan, executive director of Community Forge. ...
Here's what you need to know for Saturday's Luke Bryan concert
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Country music star Luke Bryan is bringing his Farm Tour to Smithton Borough in Westmoreland County on Saturday. Bryan will perform at the Cunningham Family farm at 355 Fitz Henry Road in Smithton at 6 p.m. It will be the final stop on his Farm Tour after he held shows in North Carolina, Kentucky and Ohio. Bryan, who is known for hits like "Country Girl," "One Margarita" and "That's My Kind of Night," is set to bring out other acts, including Tucker Wetmore and Conner Smith. Joyce Cunningham said her family farm is preparing for about 20,000...
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