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 ...
The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra (WSO) will hit the road today for a four-city tour around West Virginia, including their traditional July 4 performance at Heritage Port in downtown Wheeling, W.Va. With stops in Clarksburg, Weirton, and Canaan Valley, the “Celebrate America” tour ...
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 ...
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 ...
A sea of red, white and blue filled the streets of Canonsburg as the sweet aroma of sunscreen and freedom floated downtown. Rows of empty lawn chairs, staged the night before, were soon replaced by patriots from around the country celebrating the nation's 249th birthday. “I bring my kids ...
It begins with a race and ends with a grand fireworks display. The Fourth of July is my favorite day of every year. While other holidays are their own seasons, the Fourth comes neatly packaged, with a definitive beginning and ending; somewhere between the Whiskey Rebellion 5K and the ...
