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Disney will build its seventh theme park, this one in the United Arab Emirates, the entertainment company said Wednesday. The waterfront resort will be built on Yas Island on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi city, already home to Formula One’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the Ferrari and Warner Bros. amusement...

Organizers of the Latrobe Fourth of July Celebration are planning to focus on children at this year’s two-day event, set for July 3 and 4. There will be added attractions for attendees younger than 18, in keeping with the theme for the town’s festival and its popular parade — “Building...

It will be a homecoming for Plum native Pat McAfee when he hosts his “Big Night AHT” show at Pittsburgh’s PPG Paints Arena next month. A sold-out homecoming, at that. Tickets for the April 9 event went on sale Thursday and sold out in less than two hours. On hearing...

Fresh on the heels of a weekend of shows at PPG Paints Arena, Monster Jam announced Tuesday it will be back in Pittsburgh, but in a much larger venue. The monster trucks — weighing in at 12,000 pounds — will be flying through the air and performing stunts in their...

The Westmoreland Symphony will present the Subito Quintet at 2 p.m. Feb. 2 at Zion’s Lutheran Church in Greensburg. It is the second in the Academy Concert Series presented this season. The quintet includes musicians Warren Davidson and Andrew Bronkaj, violin; David Sinclair, viola; Cecelia Caughman, cello and Gino Faraci,...

A little less than a year ago, Bobbie Hineline of Latrobe was strolling through the village of Saranac Lake in upstate New York, when she realized every storefront had public-facing placards bearing poetry. “In the Adirondacks, which is a big, big area, there’s a writers’ group that sponsored this project,...

Over 250 different legends with Southwestern Pennsylvania roots have been nominated to receive a bronze star in the future Pittsburgh Walk of Fame. “It’s been amazing and heartwarming to see the number of people that have been nominated and the variety of their talents and skills and areas of expertise,”...

Downtown Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers Arts Festival will be shorter this year. Pittsburgh Cultural Trust spokesman Derek Scalzott confirmed the festival will be held June 5-8 — four days. The Arts Festival is typically 10 days. “The Cultural Trust is committed to serving the community, and this free festival is a...

Comedy shows scheduled for the Pittsburgh area: May 2025 May 21: Yohay Sponder at City Winery Pittsburgh (sold out) May 22: Scott Thompson at City Winery Pittsburgh May 22-25: Marlon Wayans at Pittsburgh Improv May 24: Ryan McBride, Marcus Cox, Brittany Alexis at Squirrel Hill Sports Bar May 28: Nasser...

Brian Regan was just in Pittsburgh a couple of months ago, but he’s back by popular demand for a “second show” this Sunday. “Well, I’m excited. … Usually a second show is the same night. They weren’t able to do that. So I was there on Oct. 16,” Regan said...

MINNEAPOLIS — A pair of iconic ruby slippers that were worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz” and stolen from a museum nearly two decades ago sold for a winning bid of $28 million at auction Saturday. Heritage Auctions had estimated that they would fetch $3 million or...

When audio engineer Brett Zinn began working with the master tapes of “Learning to Fly” by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, he noticed an unusual item on the track list. “I was looking at it, when I was transferring, I’m like, ‘cup?’ What on earth is ‘cup?’ Why would I...

Fans of game shows such as “Family Feud” and “The Price is Right” will get their chance at the buzzer with a new entertainment venue opening in Millvale. Corey Deasy, the mastermind who brought ax throwing and escape rooms to the Pittsburgh region, said the new game show studio is...

After a lengthy, unplanned hiatus, comedian Kathy Griffin is hitting the stage again. “It’s been too long, it’s been like seven years since I came to Pittsburgh,” Griffin recently told TribLive. She will perform Tuesday at the Carnegie Music Hall of Homestead. Griffin has been doing comedy since the 1990s...

The “trunk-or-treat” event has exploded in popularity over the past decade, with shopping centers, nonprofits and even car dealerships getting in on the action. The Palace Theatre in Greensburg will host its first trunk-or-treat on Halloween, but it will take place alongside a heaping helping of haunted local history. “This...

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...

Sidney Raymond Eudy, a professional wrestler known as Sid Vicious who was known for his intense persona and imposing stature, has died, his son announced Monday. He was 63. Gunnar Eudy, one of the wrestler’s two sons, wrote on Facebook that his father died after “battling cancer for several years.”...

Punkie Johnson’s relationship with “Saturday Night Live” is “still strong,” even if she won’t be among the cast members returning for its 50th season. “Mutually, we just understood that it was not my zone,” the stand-up comic said, shedding more light on her recent departure. Johnson, who joined the NBC...

Caitlyn Mendicino has been dancing since she was 4 years old. The Penn Township native took lessons from the Ballet Westmoreland Academy in Murrysville. This weekend, she will take the Hartwood Acres stage as the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre kicks off its 55th season with a free performance Sunday that will...

PJ Maloney was a news anchor on Pittsburgh radio station KQV for more than 40 years, from its start as an all-news station in 1975 until its demise in 2017. Dennis Atkinson remained in touch with Maloney after working with him there for eight years, from 1979 to 1987. “As...

Aside from some bleating goats and snorting camels, the Westmoreland Fairgrounds were relatively quiet on a sun-drenched afternoon early this week. That will change Friday when the 70th edition of the Westmoreland Fair gets underway at the fairgrounds on Blue Ribbon Lane in Mt. Pleasant Township. Attendance at the annual...

At Seton Hill College in 1974, the first Westmoreland Arts and Heritage Festival had around 20 booths. Fifty years later, the festival will pack 380 booths across 8 acres at Twin Lakes Park east of Greensburg. “We continue to grow and continue to get recognition locally and nationally,” executive director...

Although Anna McClain’s new job has come with a “giant learning curve,” she said she loves it. In February, McClain became the events manager for SummerSounds, a Greensburg nonprofit that has hosted an annual concert series in Greensburg for the past 23 years. The role is a new position for...

TikTok star Eva Evans, who created and starred in the Amazon Prime series “Club Rat” and was known for her videos about life in New York City, has died. She was 29. Evans’ sister Lila announced the news on Sunday in an Instagram post. “Yesterday my family received news that...

When Amy Hart caught a glimpse of daughter Sophie jumping up and down in her seat in the theater, she began to tear up. Artists from the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s “The Nutcracker” were dancing on stage in a sensory-friendly performance in 2021, and 14-year-old Sophie and her friend were smiling...