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Wholey's Market celebrates Rachael the Pig's Birthday
PITTSBURGH — Wholey’s Market in the Strip District celebrated Rachael the Pig’s 31st birthday on Saturday. Rachael the Pig is a 550-pound bronze piggy bank that collects donations all year for Homeless Children’s Education Fund, according to a release. Wholey’s Market also matches the donation from the piggy bank that will then be given to the organization. The celebration included a birthday cake for Rachael and a check presentation for the Homeless Children’s Education Fund.
Allen Greene hired as AD at Pitt
Pitt is hiring Allen Greene as its next athletic director. "Pitt Athletics is the front porch of the University of Pittsburgh, serving as a crucial access point for so many across our campus, our region, our nation and the world," chancellor Joan Gabel said in a statement Friday. "In Allen Greene, we have a proven national leader who exemplifies the Pitt way, and who has all of the experience and intangibles to elevate our athletics program in competition and in the classroom. In my conversations with Allen and with many others who know him well, it is clear that he...
Charles 'Teenie' Harris Archive gallery gets permanent space at Carnegie Museum of Art
Oct. 18—Charles "Teenie" Harris photographed a young Roger Humphries, at age 4, in black and white, sitting behind a miniature drum set with two drumsticks in his hands, playing in a classroom. Humphries was tagging along with his older brothers before he was of age to attend school and sat in on lessons. In November, Humphries, 80, a celebrated jazz musician, will introduce the archive of the ...
Meet Vijal Patel, creator of Amazon’s ‘The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh’
Vijal Patel, creator and showrunner of “The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh,” talks to Wendy Snyder, in for Lisa Dent, about a brand new TV show on Amazon Prime Video. The show follows an Indian family that immigrates to Pittsburgh and their antics in adapting to American life, which draws a lot of parallels from Vijal’s own […]
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats ‘South of Here’ tour will stop in Pa.: Where to buy tickets
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats will continue their “South of Here” tour next year and it includes a stop in Pennsylvania. They will perform on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at Petersen Events Center at the University of Pittsburgh. Special guests on the tour, which vary by date,...
Born to sing, Pittsford grad makes Broadway debut
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Pittsford Mendon graduate Isa Antonetti is Broadway bound. The musical theatre major at Carnegie Mellon University recently learned she would be starring in her first Broadway musical this Spring. Antonetti stopped by News 8 to share the exciting news. “You have to pinch me still because rehearsals are in January and […]
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