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Three Rivers Beer Week connects with Cleveland, other beer events
The annual beer festival kicks off with the First Pour event, leading into 30-some events throughout. → Read More
The magic show goes on ... with this late South Hills magician's extensive collection
Through more than a little bit of magic, a South Hills magician will be a big part of an Oct. 1 show, even though he died almost three years ago. Richard... → Read More
Giving Back Pale Ale for Flight 93 National Memorial and other beer news
Here’s something new to tuck into the “beer for a good cause” file: Saturday is National Public Lands Day, the country’s... → Read More
Spring Hill Brewing is closing after four-plus years
The brewery with stellar views opened in July 2018 in the once-abandoned Workingmen’s Beneficial Union building on Spring Hill. → Read More
Bethel Park Boy Scout troop celebrates its centennial
When Boy Scouts of America Troop 215 started, the national organization was only about a dozen years old. It was first chartered on Oct. 21, 1922, with... → Read More
Pipitone Group toasts 30 years with a Penn Brewery IPA collaboration for Riverview Park
Proceeds from the brew will go to Friends of Riverview Park. → Read More
1 good thing: Woodland Hills sophomore wins concerto competition
good melodies: Woodland Hills High School sophomore Cody Conley won the Age 14-15 Division at the Philadelphia International Music Festival Concerto... → Read More
Pittsburgh Brewing launches commemorative cans featuring former Steelers coach Bill Cowher
Pittsburgh Brewing Co.’s vast new brewery in East Deer is running at full speed, but what’s news is a throwback to the company’s 1960s... → Read More
Pirates owner Bob Nutting is buying Wigle Whiskey and Threadbare Cider & Mead
Mr. Nutting will take over the Strip District distillery and North Side cidery/winery under the business name of Pittsburgh Spirits, a sister company to his Highland Ventures. → Read More
This Black brewer plans to go pro. Catch him Saturday at the Barrel & Flow Fest
Sitting at the bar the other day at the North Side’s Four Points Brewing was a unicorn. A Black guy sipping a beer in a craft brewery taproom?... → Read More
Kittanning collector's breweriana will become part of a new brewery museum
Like a lot of boys growing up in the 1970s, Chip Echnoz collected beer cans. But unlike a lot of boys, he didn’t stop. Oh, he paused a... → Read More
Pittsburgh Mixed Culture has a sea of beer, but it's about more than that
The debut Saturday of Pittsburgh Mixed Culture will bring a sea of interesting and unusually funky and sour beers to Freedom Farms Event Center in... → Read More
Western Pa. drinks producers clean up in awards competitions
Two Western Pennsylvania distilleries won best of show awards at this year’s American Crafts Spirits Association competition. At the group’s... → Read More
Your invited to Pitt's online Diversity Forum
The University of Pittsburgh’s Diversity Forum is, once again, all virtual and free to the public July 23-25. The theme is → Read More
Beer-based ice cream? Hitchhiker Brewing and more say yes
And now for some ice cream with a kick. → Read More
West End Block Party on Saturday to honor 240-year-old Old Stone Tavern
The first West End Block Party on Saturday will celebrate the Old Stone Tavern, which is believed to be Pittsburgh’s oldest commercial building. The... → Read More
At age 13, he’s still the brains behind ‘Save the Brains’
Sam Kieffer’s father having to undergo surgery for an epidomoid brain tumor led him to start raising money and awareness about the rare... → Read More
1 good thing: Honoring her son with Food Bank donations
good remembrance: Chris Patti’s son, David T. Bannon, died of pneumonia at age 34 in 2020, in the midst of COVID-19 that kept his family from... → Read More
Forbes Trail Brewing Co. opens in Stoytown at one darn pretty location
Customers get some great views and fresh mountain air from a big outdoor area, furnished with seating and fire pits. → Read More
She’s paying it forward to help people with groceries and gas
A local firm is doing random giveaways every other Friday and is inviting the public to get into the act. → Read More