In 1904, David Strickler, a 23-year-old soda jerk, was working at his family’s drugstore in Latrobe. He began experimenting with ice cream combinations and the banana split was born. Though the community of Latrobe has held on to the rich history for decades, by 2013, it was made ...
You know summer is winding down when the Corks & Kegs Festival kicks off a weekend of fun at the Hollywood Casino at the Meadows in North Strabane. The free event, sponsored by the Observer-Reporter, is slated for this Saturday and Sunday and expects to attract not only beer and wine ...
The newest exhibit at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History (CMNH) gives visitors the opportunity to view artifacts from ancient Egypt. "The Stories We Keep: Conserving Objects from Ancient Egypt” promises to be interesting not only to those who enjoy “getting into the weeds” of ...
Eyes will look to the skies when the Shop ‘n Save Westmoreland County Airshow comes to the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport at 148 Aviation Lane, Latrobe this Saturday and Sunday. The popular event attracts between 30,000 and 40,000 observers a day, according to Gabe Monzo, Westmoreland ...
The Oddities & Curiosities Expo will have people of all ages gawking in wide-eyed fascination at some of the weirder objects that will be for sale at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center on the weekend of Aug. 24. Items run the gamut when it comes to creepy, so if you’re ...
There’s nothing like a new Deep Purple album to make me feel like a teenager once again. Having just celebrated my 60th birthday, I was happily transported back in time after hearing “=1” from the British icons. As with most Deep Purple releases, the new album was made loud to be played ...
