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Canonsburg mother donates kidney to honor her late sonVideo
Laura Gillum of Canonsburg wanted to keep the memory of her son alive. In 2015, Gillum and her husband, Paul, lost their 2-year-old, Dean, in a swimming pool drowning accident. The couple donated Dean’s organs to help people in need. A few weeks ago, Laura Gillum, 46, became an altruistic...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: April 5-7
It’s springtime and baseball is back along with other fun things to do this weekend. Festival time The Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour is Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Byham Theater, Downtown. Stories of “remote journeys, ground-breaking expeditions, and cutting-edge adventures told through the eyes of adventurers,...
Macy’s Backstage headed for South Hills Village
Let’s go shopping. Macy’s will open a Macy’s Backstage inside South Hills Village with a grand-opening celebration April 13. This concept is known as a store within a store, with merchandise offered at 20 to 80% off traditional department store prices. The shop will have 12,800 square feet of dedicated...
Handmade Arcade at Construction Junction celebrates anniversary
Fifteen years ago, Handmade Arcade, an independent craft fair began. On April 27, shoppers will get to revisit the place where it all started — Construction Junction in Point Breeze. As a way to celebrate the milestone, Handmade Arcade is presenting 30 aspiring crafters at “Show and Sell,” a pop-up...
Graphic novelist and philanthropist visits CMU in support of Puerto Rico
As a child, comic books gave Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez an escape. Reading about the power of superheroes helped him see a way out of poverty and discrimination because of his heritage. “When I was a child, my mom was a single mother raising us and we grew up poor and on...
Caliente Pizza owner brews up a new craft beer week
There won’t be Pittsburgh Craft Beer Week this year, but a similar week of events is still brewing. Caliente Craft Beer Week will be held April 26-May 5 at all five locations of Caliente Pizza & Draft House in Bloomfield, Hampton, Mt. Lebanon, Aspinwall and Monroeville. The pizza and beer...
Love of fashion leads from home to the NUTThouse Boutique in Lower BurrellVideo
When the kitchen became a dressing room, it was time for a bigger space. “I had clothes everywhere, in the living room, in the dining room and in the garage,” says Melanie Nuttall, who owns a women’s clothing business, NUTThouse Boutique. “My business had outgrown the house.” So she found...
Pittsburgh Public Theater brings ‘Indecent’ to the O’Reilly Theater
Pittsburgh Public Theater announced it will present Paula Vogel’s Tony Award-nominated play, “Indecent,” April 18 to May 19 at the O’Reilly Theater, in Downtown Pittsburgh. The production is directed by Carnegie Mellon University graduate Risa Brainin. In the play, an ensemble of 10 actors and musicians follow the trajectory of...
Graeter’s Ice Cream to open in Castle Shannon
A new craft ice cream shop is coming to Castle Shannon. The family-owned Graeter’s Ice Cream is opening a store April 5 on Mt. Lebanon Boulevard, according to a news release. Graeter’s has been around since 1870. The store offers a variety of flavors, sundaes, milk shakes, old-fashioned sodas and...
Carnegie Science Center gets Medieval with adults-only party
The Carnegie Science Center on the North Side is going back in time with its 21+Night: Medieval Times party from 6 to 10 p.m. April 12. The adults-only party features cash bars, medieval music, catapult and trebuchet demonstrations, and the chance to explore the science center’s enchanted kingdom, according to...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend March 29-31
Here are some ideas for how to spend this final March weekend: Sealed with a KISS The KISS “End of the World” tour is at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at PPG Paints Arena, Uptown. After 45 years, the band is making its final appearances. The rock & roll hall of famers...
Brashear High School hopes to thrill audiences in ‘Little Shop of Horrors’Video
Cass Wilkes is a senior at Carrick High School, but she’s been spending a lot of time this spring at Brashear High School. Her school doesn’t have a spring musical. So she auditioned for Brashear’s “Little Shop of Horrors,” a science-fiction, horror mashup with performances at 7 p.m. Friday and...
Pittsburgh Festival Opera celebrates Mister Rogers with gala, stage premiere
The Pittsburgh Festival Opera’s annual gala will honor the late Fred Rogers and his work as both television producer and composer, according to a news release. The event “A Beautiful Night in the Neighborhood” will be held May 11 at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh on the North Side. The...
Students to participate in National History Day competition at Heinz History Center
More than 400 students from 30 area schools will participate this weekend in the annual National History Day Competition at the Senator John Heinz History Center in the Strip District, officials said. The event has been held since 1989. Students compete individually or as part of a small group in...
57th Carnegie International exhibit drew over 200,000 guests
Over 206,000 visitors attended the 57th Carnegie International contemporary art exhibit, officials said. The exhibit opened Oct. 13 and closed Monday at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Oakland. It featured the work of 32 artists from around the world and represented 16 nations, the release said including Bahamas, Cherokee...
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens offers summer camps
Kids can explore Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens this summer at one of its camps. There are options available for children ages 2-13, including full day camps beginning June 10, according to a news release. Phipps’s summer camps provide engaging activities for kids to explore exciting science-related topics, including plants,...
Waffle cone filled with kielbasa, pierogies among new foods at PNC Park
Pirates fans will have new food offerings to choose from this season at PNC Park. The Pirates and Aramark announced the new menu items in a news release Tuesday, starting with the so-called Pittsburgh Cone. It’s kielbasa, pierogi, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut and Russian dressing packed in a waffle cone. Other...
Ariana Grande honors Mac Miller on anniversary of collaboration on ‘The Way’
On Monday, singer Ariana Grande marked the anniversary of the song “The Way,” a collaboration with the late Pittsburgh rapper Mac Miller, according to people.com. It's been six years since The Way was released, and Ariana Grande is thinking of Mac Miller. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/uIkJMiRRYS— E! News (@enews) March 25,...
CAPA will perform the musical ‘Sister Act’ for 2 weekends
In a three-piece suit, accessorized with lots and lots of jewelry, Eli Yaroch commits murder. “I have never played the villain before,” says Yaroch, a junior at Pittsburgh CAPA, Downtown Pittsburgh, who plays Curtis Jackson in the musical “Sister Act.” “I like playing a part that is so far from...
Rise Again fundraiser to help parents of children with spinal cord injuries
In church with their son Alex, Eric and Amy Brown helped him stand while he held onto the pew in front. They braced his knees. The song “We Shall Rise Again” played. “Alex now is very accustomed to standing at church with some help and also kneels,” says Amy Brown...
Pittsburgh Vintage Mixer Home Show returns for a 13th season
The Pittsburgh Vintage Mixer Home Show returns for a 13th season from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 6 at Teamsters Hall Local 249, in Lawrenceville. This event combines vintage fashion along with vinyl and furnishings. Want early access to vintage shopping? Come for our Early Bird for the die-hard...
Lower Burrell’s Clark’s Diner is the place for breakfast or lunchVideo
Start your day with the Cafe Mess. It’s a breakfast dish of eggs, home fries and sausage scrambled together, topped with cheese and covered in a secret-recipe sausage gravy, served with a side of toast. “It’s a pretty popular selection,” says John Clark, owner of Clark’s Diner in Lower Burrell....
The August Wilson African American Cultural Center is the new name
The August Wilson Center in Downtown Pittsburgh announced in a news release it plans to add the words “African American” to its name. The suggestion to do so by the center’s leadership was welcomed by the organization’s board of directors and they’ve agreed to this: The August Wilson African American...
Exhalations Dance Theatre to perform ‘Equinox’ at Kelly Strayhorn TheatreVideo
They are pharmacists, bankers, nurses, teachers, and digital strategists. They are also dancers and members of the Exhalations Dance Theatre, a nonprofit organization that was formed to create performing and choreography opportunities for non-professional dancers. The company will present “Equinox” at 8 p.m. Saturday and 5 p.m. Sunday at the...
Picklesburgh picked as top specialty food festival by USA Today
Pittsburgh’s a big dill. Picklesburgh was chosen as the No. 1 best specialty food festival in America in a USA Today reader poll. Pittsburghers played a significant role by voting daily to ensure that the event beat out competition from cities such as Miami, Houston, Louisville and Baltimore, according to...
