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PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Letter to the editor: Improper move for SummerSounds
The city of Greensburg has entered into an agreement to take the lead in the administration of SummerSounds, Greensburg’s longtime concerts in the park series. The city has hired an executive director who will take on much of the responsibility Gene James, one of the three founders, has shouldered for most of the life of the series. The other founders are Missy Monsour and Steve Gifford.
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Author Spotlight: “12 Miles to Farmington” by Steve Tribbit
A young teen never quite felt at home, at home. So he decided to go on a journey on his bicycle! Along the way, he discovers kindness, treasures, and an interesting person, all of which reshape his view of the world. Steve Tribbit of Shermansdale joined us for an Author Spotlight this morning to share more about his new book “12 Miles to Farmington”.
pittsburghurbanmedia.com
From Hollywood to Homewood: Billy Porter Launches Audacity Project to Open Entertainment Industry Doors for Pittsburgh Youth
PITTSBURGH — From Broadway and Hollywood back to the neighborhoods that helped shape his dreams, Pittsburgh native Billy Porter is bringing his success home with a new initiative aimed at opening doors for the next generation of local talent. Porter announced October 21 the launch of the Audacity Project,...
nextpittsburgh.com
100 years of the Cathedral of Learning: The grassroots history inside Pitt’s skyscraper
Building a classroom doesn’t usually require a cross-country fundraising trip. But Cornelia “Nellie” Quill had a room to build and a lot of people to ask for help. As treasurer of the committee creating the Cathedral of Learning’s Chinese Room in the 1930s, Quill traveled across the United States, visiting Chinese-owned businesses and fraternal benefit societies to solicit donations, says Michael Walter, current manager of education programs for Pitt’s Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs. A room to represent China wasn’t on the original list of 14 communities thought up by University of Pittsburgh sociologist Ruth Crawford Mitchell, Pitt’s first director of the Nationality Rooms program. Most were Eastern, Central or Southern European.
PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Fox Chapel Area grad Suzanne Sheer releasing new single, ‘Crush’
Suzanne Sheer will release a new single, “Crush,” on Oct. 21. (Courtesy of Chris Crisman) Alternative R&B/soul singer Suzanne Sheer may be based in Philadelphia now, but she won’t ever forget her roots in Western Pennsylvania. “I grew up in Indiana Township in a beautiful house in...
flathatnews.com
William and Mary golf teams record mixed results
Friday, Oct. 9, Saturday, Oct. 10, Monday, Oct. 13 and Tuesday, Oct. 14, William and Mary men’s and women’s golf found mixed success across two tournaments in Virginia and Pennsylvania. Women’s golf fell short at the Evie Odom Invitational at Princess Anne Country Club in Virginia Beach, Va., finishing tied-13th in a 14-team field. Men’s golf, competing in the West Virginia Nemacolin College Invitational at Mystic Rock Golf Club in Farmington, Pa. took home fourth in a 16-team field.
Beaver County Times
From the Archives: The Life and the Legend of Charlie No Face
Part of an occasional series in which the Times republishes popular and notable stories from our past. This story originally appeared in the Times on March 11, 2007. Ask 10 people about the legend of Charlie No Face, aka the Green Man, and you'll hear a different story each time. He's a ghost. He's a bogyman. He's a poor factory worker who fell into a vat of acid. He was hit by lightning. He worked for a power company and was zapped while climbing a utility pole, or while climbing a tree as a boy to retrieve a kite, or to look at a bird's nest. He haunts Koppel-New Galilee Road in Big Beaver, or a deserted industrial area near New Castle, or an old railroad tunnel in South Park, or any one of a half-dozen other places around the Pittsburgh region. He was one of the kindest human beings on the face of this earth, despite his horrible disfigurement. That last one is the truth, according to a relative, but the truth has been obscured by decades of hyperbole. The true story of Charlie No Face, which is how Beaver Countians typically refer to him, is a little less
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Lucky for Pittsburgh, INEZ chose music. And she definitely knows how to hold a mic.
This story continues our series and podcast, “Taking the Mic,” about women in Pittsburgh’s music industry. You can subscribe to the podcast on Spotify or Apple — and read the stories week by week at wesanews.org. Click “Listen” above to hear INEZ’s interview with series creator...
PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Newest iteration of Strawberry Way public art unveiled in Downtown Pittsburgh
New public art along Downtown's Strawberry Way was unveiled Tuesday. (Julia Burdelski | TribLive) The multicolor swirls that have adorned Downtown Pittsburgh’s Strawberry Way for the last few years have been replaced with a patchwork of golden sunflowers, geometric designs, cartoon-style characters and oversized dragonflies. Officials on Tuesday unveiled...
PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Baden playwright earns top honors at Pittsburgh New Works Festival
Playwright Jeff DeSantis, 61, of Baden, won the Best Playwright Award at the 2026 Pittsburgh New Works Festival. (Submitted/Jeff DeSantis) Jeff DeSantis of Baden came away from this year’s Pittsburgh New Works Festival feeling pretty good. “Heavenly” might even be an appropriate description — if his latest award-winning play wasn’t about hell, that is.
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Butler Twp. Honors Students For Fire Safety Art
Several local students recently received recognition for participation in Butler Township’s annual Fire Safety Coloring Contest. In connection with Fire Prevention Week, Director of Emergency Services Scott Frederick recently shared coloring sheets with the theme of “Charge into Fire Safety” with students in kindergarten through 2nd grade at several Butler Township Schools.
onstagepittsburgh.com
What’s On Stage Pittsburgh: October 19th to the end of November, 2026
Here’s your guide to what’s happening on Pittsburgh area stages from onStage Pittsburgh. Check back frequently as shows are being added and updated regularly. Speed | Chris St. Pierre | The Glitterbox Theater | October 21 – November 7, 2026 | speed-the-musical.com. Blood Brothers | Center Theatre...
Fangoria
A Lost George Romero Short Film Is Coming To The Big Screen Next Year
While George A. Romero might be best known for changing horror forever with Night of the Living Dead, a lost short has evaded completionists for years — until now. The George A. Romero Foundation just announced the world premiere of George A. Romero’s “A Night at the Symphony,” a new concert featuring rediscovered footage from the director’s short film Expostulations. The concert, which takes place at the Byham Theater where Night of the Living Dead originally premiered, features music composed and arranged by Christian Kriegeskotte. During the event, audiences will hear homages to the music a...
Burlington County Times
Soergel Orchards' Fall Festival brings family fun to Wexford
For many Pittsburgh-area families, a trip to Soergel Orchards has become a fall tradition, and the crowds this season show no signs of slowing down. Each weekend through Nov. 1, the Wexford orchard transforms into a fall destination packed with activities for all ages. Visitors can spend the day picking apples and pumpkins, navigating a corn maze, climbing aboard tractor-pulled hayrides and stopping at colorful seasonal displays that have become popular photo backdrops.
PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Annual Women Who Rock Benefit Concert bursts with powerful voices
When it comes to both women’s health research and supporting female musicians, Women Who Rock is staying anything but quiet. With another annual benefit concert at the indoor venue of Stage AE on the North Shore, the organization made Saturday night an unforgettable, pink-tinged event full of powerful voices.
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Let go by embattled Kennedy Center, Attack Theatre’s new leader wants dance to be everywhere
A former high-level administrator at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is the new executive director of long-running Pittsburgh dance troupe Attack Theatre, the group announced Monday. Sarah Kramer’s decade at the Kennedy Center included a stint as senior director of artistic operations. That’s the No. 2...