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Elaine Snyder (izq.), de Mars, y Cindy Magdinec, de Valencia, hablan y ríen mientras tiñen pedazos de madera durante el evento Bunks Across America, donde los capítulos locales de la organización benéfica Sleep in Heavenly Peace pasan el día haciendo camas para niños necesitados, el sábado 12 de junio de 2021 en Hosanna Industries en Gibsonia.

Pareja de jubilados construye camas para que los niños ‘duerman en paz celestial’

June 24, 2021 at 3:57 p.m.

Ed y Elaine Snyder estaban buscando un nuevo proyecto. La pareja de jubilados, que vive en Mars, en el Condado Butler, Pennsylvania, buscaba otras actividades después de remodelar dos casas....

A very early Royal Dalton pitcher behind several antique horn and sterling silver cups adorn the desk in Jim Miller's Highland Park apartment.

Interior designer Jim Miller shows how to live in style in less space

June 23, 2021 at 2:05 p.m.

Jim Miller, former co-owner of the shops Toadflax and Boxwood, has downsized into sophisticated quarters in Pittsburgh's Highland Park neighborhood. "I wanted something more manageable, and this suits me at...

A national study found that 15 states already had returned to or passed prepandemic traffic levels by March, and overall traffic across the country had recovered to be only 3% below March 2019 levels. (Dreamstime/TNS)

Study shows drivers hitting the roads again as pandemic eases

March 12, 2024 at 12:17 p.m.

Road traffic bottomed out 15 months ago as a result of stay-at-home orders at the start of the pandemic. Empty roads meant fewer people were out spending money or going...

Fenway Red Sox pizza that Mike Murphy prepared and cooked in his outdoor pizza oven on May 17, 2021. (Steve Mellon/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/TNS)

Home cooks are hot for outdoor grills, gizmos and pizza ovens

June 1, 2021 at 10:43 a.m.

If there was a small silver lining to this pandemic year, perhaps it's this: We got back in our kitchens. With restaurants temporarily shuttered, most of us did (and are...

Iceland: Hakarl | <p>In Iceland, the best-known delicacy is hakarl, which is rotten shark. It is the meat of the Greenland shark, which is toxic if not fermented. It is said Hakarl was invented by original settlers about a thousand years ago in Iceland, where little grows in its volcanic soil, who learned to bury the meat for several months to break down its toxins. It has an unpleasant taste of urine because sharks lack a urinary system and release urine through their bloodstream and tissue.</p>

Looking beyond curry to kootu and korma

April 5, 2021 at 10:42 a.m.

Curry has become a catchall word for any Indian meat, vegetable or legume dish in a sauce. But that's a distortion. In fact, it's plain wrong. It is not a...

SAINT HELENA | Saint Helena, known as the place of Napoleon Bonaparte's exile and death, is an island in the South Atlantic Ocean, about 1,500 miles off the coast of Africa. Saint Helena has a population of about 6,077 and as of Nov. 11, the World Health Organization is reporting that the nation has zero cases of coronavirus.

Cardholders who ditched travel can still use their rewards points for other purchases

March 15, 2021 at 10:06 a.m.

With fewer people using their rewards points for travel perks like upgrading to first class, credit card companies have made it easier to redeem them for everyday purchases like groceries...

1962 | A woman is ready for a fall trip in this fabulous dark brown corduroy jacket worn over a straight skirt with a brown and white checkered print.

You can see latest styles at New York Fashion Week — in your pajamas

February 24, 2021 at 10:21 a.m.

Once upon a time, the only people at New York Fashion Week were top buyers and media from across the country. Now dozens of shows by famous and up-and-coming designers...

#100. Wake Forest University |

<p>- 40-year net present value: $1,282,000
- 10-year net present value: $86,000
- Graduation rate: 88%
- Median debt: $22,750</p> |

<p>North Carolina's Wake Forest University is composed of six separate schools on a 340-acre campus. It is renowned for its sports program, as well as its graduate programs in law, business, and medicine. It's ranked #28 on U.S. News & World Report's 2021 edition of Best Colleges.</p>

SAT changes show declining impact exam has on college admissions

February 17, 2021 at 11:46 a.m.

PITTSBURGH — The College Board recently announced that it was ending the optional essay-writing portion and subject tests of the SAT exams. But is what appears to be a significant...

Christine Gale afuera de su oficina en el centro de la ciudad el jueves 28 de enero de 2021 en Pittsburgh.

Aumento en decesos ejerce presión en la industria del cuidado de la muerte

February 3, 2021 at 4:00 p.m.

El sistema de emisión de certificados de defunción en Pennsylvania está tan saturado que Christine Gale tardó un mes en recibir uno del Departamento de Salud del estado tras la...

2020 fue un año récord en el mercado de valores, lo que puede tener grandes implicaciones para las facturas fiscales de los inversores.

¿Un gran año en la bolsa? Ojo con la mordida fiscal que podría llegar

January 21, 2021 at 10:27 a.m.

La bolsa de valores tuvo otro año récord en 2020. Si bien eso significa que muchas carteras probablemente terminaron con saldo a favor, también pudiera significar importantes gastos fiscales para...

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