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Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra will have free concerts this weekend

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) will be performing free concerts at four locations this weekend. All four concerts will have patriotic, much-loved selections, including “America the Beautiful,” “Stars and Stripes Forever” and “1812 Overture.” The first concert will be at ...

Oglebay celebrates America 250 with ‘Salute to Patriotism’ weekend

Oglebay in Wheeling, W.Va., will be celebrating America's 250th anniversary during “Salute to Patriotism,” a three-day holiday weekend filled with fireworks, live entertainment, family activities, patriotic experiences, and more from Friday through Sunday. Throughout the weekend, ...

Rockets’ red glare!

Fireworks have been a part of Fourth of July celebrations since the first time Independence Day was commemorated on July 4, 1777. Both Boston and Philadelphia shot off fireworks that day, and in the 249 years since, fireworks and the Fourth of July have been tightly bound together. With the ...

A sizzling Fourth of July

Multiple consecutive days with temperatures in the mid- to upper 90s and "feels like" temperatures around 100 degrees are forecast for Southwestern Pennsylvania this week, as residents prepare to celebrate America’s 250th birthday on July 4. According to the National Weather Service in ...

Canonsburg preps for jam-packed Fourth of July weekend

The Canonsburg Fourth of July Committee is hopeful that this year's parade will be bigger and better than ever before, with a full three days of free events for attendees. Founded in 1963, the Canonsburg Fourth of July Parade started as a handful of borough maintenance vehicles but quickly ...