By Trista ThurstonRight now, we’re between Mother’s Day and Father’s Day.I hold the duality of this holiday in my hands. On the one, it’s a traditionally happy occasion for many families, a way to honor a loved one and celebrate their accomplishments and sacrifices. On the other hand, I ...
Story and photos by C.R. NelsonAfter 50 years – make that 52, thanks to COVID – the perennially evolving band Gross National Product, or GNP, filed its final report on May 21 at the Waynesburg University Goodwin Performing Arts Center.And a packed house of family, friends and diehard fans ...
You’ve planned, shoveled, tilled, mulched, seeded, planted, watered, weeded and now it’s time to reap your harvest! Ah, fresh tomatoes, zucchinis that were only ‘so big’ just yesterday. Beets bulging out of the ground, pepper plants straining to stand because they are weighed down by ...
By Dave ZuchowskiBrian Fritz guesstimates that there were once more than 100 iron furnaces scattered across Southwestern Pennsylvania.Principal Archaeological Investigator and owner of Quemahoning LLC, a cultural resources consulting firm based in New Castle, Fritz has cultivated a special ...
By C.R. NelsonIf there were trading cards for star fast-pitch softball pitchers, Pete Walker would have one.Standing by home plate holding a ball and glove with the pitchers’ mound behind him, it was a classic pose for that card, and Pete chuckled and nodded when he saw it.“We didn’t have ...
By Dave ZuchowskiWaynesburg resident Ben McMillan says he likes making things for himself. That’s one of the reasons why, when his thriving photography studio tanked because of the onset of the coronavirus, he was able to segue into a new enterprise to support his family.Even before COVID, ...
