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Pittsburgh-area business owner and family wins big on "Family Feud"
SAXONBURG, Pa. (KDKA) — A Butler County business owner and his family were on an episode of "Family Feud" on Wednesday.A watch party was held for Doug Sprankle, the owner of Sprankle's Neighborhood Market in Saxonburg, and his family at the Saxonburg Volunteer Fire Company's carnival grounds on Wednesday. Everyone in attendance watched as the family came together to win big."Just being here now with all these people watching this is surreal," said Ryan Sprankle, who represented the family on the show. The event doubled as the kickoff for the Sprankle's annual charity event called Campout for Community. They try to...
New Kensington art gallery hopes to spark change in long-troubled community
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – When he was 17 years old, Gilberto Gonzalez moved with his family to Kensington."I wasn't in a good place," said Gonzalez. "And my father gave me a camera and said you gotta do something with your life."Gonzalez took that camera and ran with it, spending the early years of his life snapping photos of buildings, bridges and all kinds of structures around his neighborhood."For me, these were the symbols of Kensington," said Gonzalez.Now, Gonzalez is turning his works of photography into a new form of art. The Kensington resident takes the old photos, sketches them, and then...
New Kensington building appearing in Kevin Smith movie 'Dogma' turned into rental home
And as many a demon might say, there is “No pleasure, no rapture, no exquisite sin greater than central air.”. Those who recognize that quote from Jason Lee’s character, Azrael, in the 1999 Kevin Smith movie “Dogma” might be among those most interested in knowing there’s a chance to call one of the film’s locations home.
New Kensington Camera Club's spring photography show highlights some of area's top floral images
Nan Belli has four photos entered in the New Kensington Camera Club’s Spring Floral Photography & Art Show this year. But after seeing the other 100-plus entries, she isn’t sure hers will place among the top three when they are voted upon by the public. “I would have...
Behind the Art: Barbara Boyd Carter’s work donated to Monroeville Historical Society
Although the Carter family moved often, Debbie and her brother Frank lived in Pitcairn and Monroeville for about six years with their parents, Frank Sr. and Barbara. Frank Sr. attended Carnegie Institute of Technology, where he studied chemical engineering. Frank’s high school sweetheart, Barbara Boyd, wanted to study art. She considered Pratt Institute in New York and another college in Maine, but ended up at Carnegie Tech’s College of Art, a year behind Frank.
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