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How to get the nicest looking lawn after heavy rainfall in the Pittsburgh area
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The weekend is here and so is the season of keeping up with the neighbors and the desire to have a nice looking yard!KDKA's John Shumway reached out to Penn State's top grass guru for advice on what should be doing and what you should avoid.From the home of the Little League World Series to turf projects of all sizes, Jeff Fowler knows grass and says that all of the rain we've recently had is a complicating factor.A lush lawn is a thing of beauty and Mother Nature has done the watering chores a bit too much...
Laurels & lances: History and repetition
Laurel: To living history. It’s no secret that Pennsylvania’s origin story is the origin story of the nation. But a New Kensington woman brings it to life with her own family tree. Mary Lee Brady-Atkins, 95, is a remarkable woman. She got her bachelor’s degree from Pitt before...
Pennsylvania gas prices on the rise as stations switch to summer fuel blend
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- It's a daily shock these days when you pull into the gas station with prices steadily climbing and many left wondering if we're going to hit the $4.00 per gallon mark again. At $3.85 per gallon here in the Pittsburgh area, we're doing better than our eastern Pennsylvania counterparts, but that's a small consolation as prices continue to rise. GasBuddy's Patrick De Haan, however, says that it's normal for gas prices to change seasonally. "They spring up in the spring, and they stay higher through the summer," De Haan said. De Haan says that the change to summer gas is ongoing...
Affordable-ish Housing in Pittsburgh: The g-word edition
The average home price in San Francisco is $1.4 million dollars. In Boston and Seattle, it’s more than $1 million. Yes, those are great cities and world capitals of the tech industry, so people make more money there. But still … that’s a bit much, right?. When...
Celebrate the 'stinky rose' for National Garlic Day on April 19
There are few culinary scents as unmistakable as garlic. In its raw form, it can have enough bite to rival low-level chili peppers. Roasted, it spreads smooth as butter on a thin slice of toasted baguette. You can even make dessert with it if you have the intestinal fortitude. According...
Opinion | Graduation is next week and I’m nervous and scared for the future, but I’m thankful for my time at Pitt
I can’t believe I am graduating college next Sunday. The five years that college has served me in undergrad have flown by so fast that I’m just now realizing how my time at Pitt is truly coming to an end. I don’t want to be sad and only reminisce on what the past five years in life have. I don’t want to dwell on the fact I won’t be a college student in undergrad anymore. Instead, I want to appreciate the friendships, moments and staff that have allowed me to become the person I am today while building a career and name for myself. Pittsburgh has been my home for the past four years, and it would feel wrong to not be thankful for what it has offered me.
Ohio steel company strikes new electricity deal as part of $160 million expansion
State regulators on Wednesday approved a new rate agreement between AEP Ohio and JSW Steel as part of the company's $160 million expansion of its steel operations in Mingo Junction in eastern Ohio. India-based JSW Steel has 279 workers and 50 contractors at the former Wheeling-Pittsburgh Street plant along the Ohio River. ...
Mulling an environmental disaster in a Colorado bar surfaced my deep (and complicated) Pa. roots
"The longer I stayed in Colorado, the greater the Pittsburgh in my mind grew. It became a hulking object of desire that dominated my thoughts." The post Mulling an environmental disaster in a Colorado bar surfaced my deep (and complicated) Pa. roots appeared first on PublicSource. PublicSource is a nonprofit news organization serving the Pittsburgh region. Visit www.publicsource.org to read more.
Morning Roundup: Human remains found in Aliquippa; Pittsburgh Zoo collects electronics
Here are some of the latest news items from Friday, April 19. Human remains were found in a building in Aliquippa Thursday, according to Pennsylvania State Police. The remains were located in the area of 5th Avenue in the city. The scene has been secured by Beaver County state police...
From Bulgaria to Squirrel Hill: A Holocaust survivor shares his story of survival
For roughly 80 years, Albert Farhy has held onto a button-sized piece of yellow cloth cut into the shape of a star that the Nazis forced him to wear as a teenager in Bulgaria during World War II. On Monday, the Holocaust survivor held up that fabric — a Star...
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