Easter functions as the best advertisement for bunnies — or depending on your perspective, the worst. Depicted as soft, fluffy and low-maintenance, rabbits can seem like the ideal starter pet. Behind dogs and cats, they’re the third-most adopted animal. But people’s fuzzy expectations ...
Oh, yeah, Easter in the 1950s. A time when the Easter Bunny wasn’t either a capitalistic corporate mascot or CGI nightmare, but a slightly disquieting, floppy-eared creature you might encounter in a department store, smelling a little like second-hand cigarette smoke. For kids like me, ...
Tradition is trending. Nationally and locally, a younger generation is skipping brunch to spend Sunday morning inside Catholic and Orthodox Christian churches. “When me and my wife started attending (the Orthodox church), we were in our mid-20s. It was a lot of legacy families. It was ...
Chocolate lovers, don’t despair. Despite increased cocoa costs, several local chocolatiers plan to hold candy prices steady so customers can fill their Easter baskets with their traditional holiday favorites. Bill Sarris, president and CEO of Sarris Candies in Canonsburg, said his prices ...
On Saturday afternoon, dozens of parishioners holding elaborate baskets filled with sweet and savory goodies gathered inside St. Francis of Assisi Church in Finleyville for the traditional Easter basket blessing service. “The blessing of Easter baskets goes back to at least the Middle ...
