On Feb. 19, 1956, two F84-F Thunderstreak’s from the 112th Fighter Group were on a routine training flight out of Greater Pittsburgh Airport, where the group was based. In one…
Pirates’ David Bednar comes from long line of Sto-Rox athletes
Seventy-five years before David Bednar threw his first pitch for the Pittsburgh Pirates earlier this month, his grandfather George Bednar was starting out his junior year pitching for Stowe High…
Pittsburgh’s food and restaurant scene: Simply excellent
→ Did you know the popular review website Yelp ranked Pittsburgh as among the top 10 foodie cities in 2019? This did not surprise Pittsburghers who grew up eating all these delectable…
The murder and mayhem of Pittsburgh’s historic mafia
“You can get much further with a kind word and a gun then you can with a kind word alone,” said Al Capone. However, even a gun couldn’t protect you…
New diner introduces Thai and Burmese cuisines to local food scene
The newly opened Mekong Diner in Ingram takes its name from a river that begins in a remote portion of the Himalayan Mountains, 14,000 miles from the source of the…
KITTY ACTIVISTS: ‘Community cat’ volunteers plan mass trapping event April 11
Alexa Parrish grew up in a home without pets. Now she has a garage full of adopted cats and spends her free hours patrolling the streets of Stowe and McKees…
Bring on the humble haluski: Ethnic comfort food at its finest
What better way to honor the heritage of McKees Rocks — home to countless descendants of Eastern-European immigrants — than to hold a cooking contest featuring an ethnic dish from…







