FOOD & DRINK
Consumer Alert issued for for Pittsburgh-area Bagel shop
A restaurant in Pittsburgh has been hit with a Consumer Alert after live mice and other issues were observed during an inspection. The Allegheny County Health Department says The Bagel Factory on Forbes Avenue in Squirrel Hill was inspected.
Cat tossed from vehicle gets second chance thanks to good Samaritan
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Frankie's Friends animal rescue needs help after a good Samaritan brought in a cat who'd been thrown from a vehicleNelly is a sweet kitty with a grumpy face and a sad tale. Frankie's Friends in New Kensington was contacted by a woman who says she saw the Persian mix cat being thrown from a vehicle on a Route 28 ramp near the Comfort Inn in O'Hara Township.Becky Morrow, medical director and president of Frankie's Friends, said the kind woman pounced into action."She essentially saw the kitty being tossed out, very scared. Luckily, he didn't run off, which...
‘It was a very full life’: Cyril Wecht recalls legacy in previous extended interview with Channel 11
Channel 11 Chief Investigator Rick Earle has interviewed Cyril Wecht, a world-renowned forensic pathologist who died Monday, numerous times over the last three decades.
William Shatner boldly goes to Munhall to answer questions and speak at Munhall theater
MUNHALL ― Beam down to Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall on Sept. 27, if you want to spend an unforgettable night with award-winning actor William Shatner. The original "Captain James T. Kirk" himself will answer questions from spectators following a screening of the classic film “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.” Shatner, one of Hollywood’s...
Murrysville library seeks area writers for local author fair
Murrysville Community Library staff wants to give local authors a chance to connect with local readers, and will host its first-ever author fair next month. “At the end of our summer reading program last year, the one thing we got a lot of was requests for more literary events,” said library Director Amy Riegner. “With us doing the craft fair recently, we thought why not do the same thing, but for books?”
Lucero frontman Ben Nichols talks about the band's evolution, Pennsylvania tour dates
Being beloved but not a household name has served Lucero well. "Over the last 24 (years), we've been really lucky we never got too famous, so we were always able to do exactly what we wanted to do at any moment," Lucero frontman and lyricist Ben Nichols said. "Whatever really caught...
Capturing the Beauty in Nature One Photograph at a Time
Peter Shefler discovered art as a preteen. Growing up in an artistic family in rural Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, he was immersed in nature as his family home sat amid open space and woodlands. He found enjoyment in reading and writing poetry, as well as in the visual arts of drawing and photography — and at times combined all three.
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