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Kennywood hires new general manager
Kennywood Park announced this week that it has a new general manager, but he’s been working for months. Mark Pauls started June 29. He has spent the past six weeks learning about the West Mifflin amusement park and overseeing the health and safety measures in response to the pandemic. Pauls...
Boyd & Blair vodka, rum both named best in worldwide competition
“Make that a double” has new meaning for Boyd & Blair spirits. Pennsylvania Pure Distilleries’ Boyd & Blair Potato Vodka and BLY Silver Rum have both been named the number one spirits in their respective categories by the Ultimate Spirits Challenge, an annual evaluation and recognition of high quality spirits...
Take a drive through the Pittsburgh Zoo’s ‘Carnival’ on FridayVideo
The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium’s annual summer gala has gone mobile. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, a traditional event at the zoo in Highland Park wasn’t able to be held. So organizers went on the move and created “Carnival: Drive Thru at the Zoo.” The sold-out soiree is from...
St. Clair Social gastropub opens at old Sharp Edge spot in Friendship
Friendship has a new neighborhood bar. St. Clair Social gastropub is open on South St. Clair Street in the former location of Sharp Edge, a pioneering craft beer venue that closed in 2018 after nearly three decades. SYN Bar & Taqueria + Pizzeria later operated in the space but closed...
Bill Mazeroski goes to bat for New Stanton’s Poulich Pit BBQ sauceVideo
Sitting on his neighbor’s porch having a drink, Angelo Poulich talked about marketing his barbecue sauce. His neighbor asked if there was anything he could do, such as use his photo or name to help promote the product. “I almost spit out my whiskey when he said that,” said Poulich,...
Carnegie Mellon Lunar Gala designers to sell garments through digital pop-up shop
Carnegie Mellon University student designers planned to host a sale of their Lunar Gala collections at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Oakland. The coronavirus pandemic prevented that. They found a way to sell the one-of-a-kind garments from the student-run annual fashion show. The Lunar Gala Digital Pop-Up Shop will...
Burgh’ers Brewery creates ‘Black is Beautiful’ beer, helps Urban League
The beer can reads: “Brewed to support justice and equality for people of color.” “I have been around a long time and I have seen a lot of things but I have never seen anything this strong on a product,” said Esther Bush, president and CEO of the Urban League...
Trib Total Media nominated for 2 Mid-Atlantic Emmy awards
Trib Total Media is a finalist for two Mid-Atlantic Emmy awards. The newspaper’s “Tree of Life: One Year Later” video was nominated in the Documentary category. The video “The Return of the Clark Bar” was nominated in the Historic-Culture New Single Story category. The Mid-Atlantic Emmys are the mid-Atlantic chapter...
On the move: Square Café leaving Regent Square for East Liberty
Square Café will be serving customers in East Liberty come September. After more than 16 years in the Regent Square section of Edgewood, the restaurant found a new home in the former location of Spoon and BRGR. It is 8,000 square feet with a rooftop deck that, with outdoor heating,...
Heinz History Center is part of national collaboration for ‘Made By Us’ initiative
When Senator John Heinz History Center learned about the chance to collaborate with other museums to present U.S. history — geared to the younger generation, giving them a platform to express their thoughts — the center’s president and CEO, Andy Masich, jumped at the opportunity. The history center has teamed...
Heinz Field Kickoff and Rib Fest canceled
There will be no ribs slathered in barbecue sauce over Labor Day weekend on Pittsburgh’s North Shore. The annual Heinz Field Kickoff and Rib Fest has been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, officials said Tuesday. The five-day festival had been scheduled to start Sept. 3 and run through Sept....
‘A Virtual Ice Cream Social’ will bring the cool treat to your computer screenVideo
Here’s the scoop on A Virtual Ice Cream Social. The online ice cream celebration, adapted for the coronavirus pandemic, will feature five area sweet-treat experts performing live demonstrations, sharing recipes and dishing out tips. The event is being held via Zoom at 6 p.m. on Aug. 23. A Virtual Ice...
Highland Park’s LaScola’s Italian Ice and Custard serves up sweet treats, coffee
They call it the “Ice Burg.” It’s a scoop of creamy custard on the bottom and a scoop of refreshing Italian ice on the top. “It’s the perfect combination,” said Tom LaScola, co-owner of LaScola’s Italian Ice and Custard in Highland Park with wife, Tish. “You can choose the flavors...
Beauty Shoppe opens co-working space in Lawrenceville
There aren’t any cars at Arsenal Motors. But one can be driven here. The Butler Street building is the latest location for Beauty Shoppe, a Pittsburgh company that offers shared work spaces. Beauty Shoppe tries to reinvigorate historic buildings to help in the revitalization of urban neighborhoods. There are three...
Pittsburgh Symphony to host virtual family concert
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra added a family concert to its “Summer with the Symphony” online series. The piece will post at 11:15 a.m. Saturday and be available through Aug. 31. The 40-minute concert will feature music from Camille Saint-Saen’s “The Carnival of the Animals,” and will have text and illustrations...
Chef Justin Severino opens Salty Pork Bits store in Pittsburgh
Let’s celebrate our pandemic saltiness with chef Justin Severino. Severino opened a Salty Pork Bits charcuterie store Friday in Lawrenceville. Patrons can order ahead for curbside delivery from noon to 6 p.m. every Friday and Saturday. He might extend hours in the future, as well as open the space at...
‘Yoga in the Square’ returns to Downtown Pittsburgh
Strike a pose. The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership and several area yoga studios are reintroducing “Yoga in the Square.” The one-hour outdoor classes at Market Square will be offered free, Wednesdays and Sundays beginning Aug. 5 and running through September. The Wednesday sessions begin at 5:30 p.m. and Sunday sessions at...
Pittsburgh’s Jewish Community Center back in operation after receiving $2.5 million JHF grant
Brian Schreiber takes daily morning walks past the Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh in Squirrel Hill. “I live less than a mile and a half away, and when we were closed (because of the pandemic), I would walk by and think ‘my baby needs help,’ ” said Schreiber, president...
Brain surgery helps Kittanning toddler become seizure freeVideo
Breane DeComo Kotyk was waiting to hear her daughter cry for the first time. Nothing. Not a sound. Little Khaleesia wasn’t breathing. The umbilical cord was wrapped around her neck. She was lifeless and blue. It took doctors at West Penn Hospital in Bloomfield 18 minutes to resuscitate her. The...
Sciulli’s Pizza in Oakland marks 40 years amid pandemicVideo
The phone rang, and the caller ID said “Pittsburgh Steelers.” “I picked it up and it was (Steelers security manager) Jack Kearney, who asked me if we could make 300 large pizzas for the following Friday,” said Eutimio “Tim” Sciulli, co-owner of Sciulli’s Pizza in Oakland. “Jack said one of...
Free children’s admission at Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village
August is a good time to take the children to the Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village, in Avella, Washington County. Kids 17 and under will be admitted free courtesy of UPMC. The museum, which is part of the Senator John Heinz History Center’s family of museums, was designated a National...
Couch, Abjuration breweries, First Sip Brew Box team to create beer, awareness for social injusticesVideo
A few local breweries are crafting a beer for justice. Couch Brewery in East Liberty, Abjuration Brewing in McKees Rocks and Pittsburgh’s First Sip Brew Box are teaming on a brew for the Black is Beautiful campaign. The effort aims to raise awareness for the injustices people of color face,...
Pittsburgh’s Handmade Arcade looking for vendors as it goes virtual
The annual Handmade Arcade will be held virtually this year. The event’s “Virtual Marketplace” will launch on Small Business Saturday, Nov. 28, and run through Dec. 6. Vendor applications are being accepted. The deadline is Aug. 22. Apply here. Everyone who applies will get a link to a free webinar....
2 new stores, expanded shop at Ross Park Mall
Ross Park Mall welcomed two stores and unveiled a third newly expanded shop. Fabletics and Evereve are the new stores. H&M expanded its footprint to 21,000 square feet. H&M is known for its on trend merchandise at affordable prices. Fabletics was launched in 2013 by co-founder Kate Hudson....
Jewelry store Kendra Scott hosts fundraiser for Dress for Success Pittsburgh
Buy something sparkly and help other women shine. Dress for Success Pittsburgh has teamed with jewelry and accessories brand Kendra Scott to help raise money for women who are entering or re-entering the workforce. Twenty percent of purchases made at the Kendra Scott store in Shadyside or online July 28-29...
