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The little book that could – from McKees Rocks to best seller

It may have taken Maria Palmer 17 years to pen her first book, “On the Rocks: The Primadonna Story,” but once the book was released, she hit the ground running. The memoir, which chronicles her family’s popular restaurant in McKees Rocks, quickly gained momentum. For the first six ...

Paul Jacobs to play at Saint Vincent Archabbey with PSO

It was 25 years ago this July that Paul Jacobs broke into the national consciousness with an act that combined deep musical knowledge and sheer stamina. To mark the 250th anniversary of the death of Johann Sebastian Bach, Jacobs played all of the composer’s organ works in a marathon ...

Alison Krauss & Union Station shine on ‘Arcadia’

The last time Alison Krauss & Union Station recorded together was for 2011’s “Paper Airplane.” While much has changed in the last 14 years, the band’s reunion sounds as sweet as ever with the release of “Arcadia.” The new album features 10 tracks of folk, country and ...