Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review back issues from November 2007:
Personality test: Radio host Cindy Howes
Nov 01, 2007 ... When Cindy Howes, 25, started as the morning host on WYEP-FM inlate April, she was following in the footsteps of two of thestation's most popular hosts, Rosemary Welsch and Kyle Smith.Formerly an on-air personality at WBOS-FM and WERS-FM in Boston, shehas quickly adapted to her new role ....
East Police Blotter
Nov 01, 2007 ... Penn Hills * Theresa M. Legge, 43, of Renton Road, Plum, waived a hearingOct. 22 on drunken driving charges. Legge was arrested by Penn Hillspolice Aug. 24 after they responded to a two-vehicle accident at theintersection of Lowell Drive and McGregor Road. * Herman Hicks, 45, ...
The kids list
Nov 01, 2007 ... "Alice in Wonderland": Through Nov. 11. 8 p.m. Fri., 2:30 and 8p.m. Sat., and 2:30 p.m. Sun. $7. Rauh Theater, PittsburghPlayhouse, 222 Craft Ave., Oakland. 412-621-4445. Barnes & Noble at The Waterfront: Story time, 11 a.m. Sat. Storytime, 11 a.m. Tues. 100 W. Bridge St., ...
Penguins Q&A: Rob Rossi answers your questions
Nov 01, 2007; ... Tribune-Review Penguins writer Rob Rossi answers questions aboutthe Pittsburgh Penguins. Q: With all the talent at the forward positions, which playerwill not be a Penguin at the end of the season? - Mark D. McConahy of Coraopolis A: This question came from a solider ...
North Police Blotter
Nov 01, 2007 ... Cranberry * Charles Honeycutt, 30, of Bellevue waived a hearing Oct. 24 oncharges of criminal mischief. Honeycutt is accused by Cranberrypolice of "keying" and causing $3,080 of damage to a Lexus belongingto his ex-girlfriend's boyfriend. * Jessica Haines, 28, of Hampton ...
Pittsburgh casino license process cloaked in secrecy
Nov 01, 2007; ... Meeting secretly in December before awarding casino licenses,state gambling regulators took up Pittsburgh first and agreed on DonBarden with almost no discussion. "He was the first one, and it was seven to zero," said SanfordRivers of Churchill, one of seven state Gaming Control ...
East Young Achiever: Reese McArdle
Nov 01, 2007; ... Age: 17 Community: Edgewood Family: Parents, Nancy Reese and Pat McArdle; sister, Tess, 13 School: Reese is a junior at Woodland Hills High School. Interests: His favorite subjects are science (particularlyenvironmental science), English and social sciences. He ...
Lucy Guerin piece puts communication on trial
Nov 01, 2007; ... We've come a long way from old-fashioned letters and face-to-face conversations. Yet choreographer Lucy Guerin wonders whethertext messaging and e-mails and all the other choices for getting intouch really help us to communicate better in the ways that mattermost. Saturday ...
Steelers point/counterpoint: Next up are hated Ravens
Nov 01, 2007; ... Steelers columnist John Harris and beat writer Scott Brown tradeinsight and the occasional insult as they discuss the Steelersthroughout the season. Next up for the Steelers after a 24-13 winover the Bengals are the hated Ravens. Brown: John, forget what ramifications a victory by ...
Affordable housing plan moves ahead in Ross
Nov 01, 2007; ... Despite a room filled with protesting residents, the RossPlanning Commission approved preliminary plans for an affordablehousing complex last week. The commission approved the plan by a 4-3 vote, said buildinginspector Dan Hankins, moving the final decision on the creation ...
Drivers soon will find relief as road, bridge projects end
Nov 01, 2007; ... Most of the orange barrels that sprouted across Pittsburghsuburbs in spring will soon disappear. Major road and bridge projects slowing travel through communitiesare scheduled to conclude in the next two months, bringing an end toanother season of detours and slow ...
Resilient Raiders reversal of fortune
Nov 01, 2007 ... Seneca Valley coach Ron Butschele can't blame people forunderestimating the Raiders. Even he never would have guessed Seneca Valley would bounce backlike it did after taking a beating from Norwin in the season-openerand suffering back-to-back losses in weeks four and five. Now, ...
Zoning decision stalls embattled renovation project in North Hills schools
Nov 01, 2007; ... A controversial renovation project in the North Hills SchoolDistrict could be put off for up to a year as the Ross ZoningCommission continues to delay a decision on the district's requestfor a zoning variance at one elementary school. The project, which called for the renovation ...
Art: An 'Interesting Show'
Nov 01, 2007 ... Friday evening, Carnegie Museum of Art will sponsor a free,public preview and reception for the Associated Artists ofPittsburgh's 97th "Annual," which will be at the museum from 6:30-9p.m. For this exhibit, internationally known artist Polly Apfelbaumchose 124 pieces from among ...
Shaler vs. Upper St. Clair
Nov 01, 2007 ... The situation could not have become worse for Shaler over thepast three weeks. The Titans came into Week 7 undefeated and tiedfor first place in the Quad North, only to leave Newman Stadium a 27-7 loser to undefeated North Allegheny. Over the next two weeksShaler lost two more conference ...
Sisters find laughter through the tears in 'Crimes of the Heart'
Nov 01, 2007; ... "Crimes of the Heart" is a play that runs the gamut of emotions. From tender moments to volatile relationships, it also generatessome laughter along the way. "It's a play people can relate to," says Meighan Lloyd ofWilkinsburg, who is directing the Beth Henley study of a ...
Access still limited, a decade later in Millvale
Nov 01, 2007; ... To go shopping seven miles from her Millvale home, Anne Nalepahas to ride two buses and spend about two hours to get there --especially when the vehicle's wheelchair ramp is broken. A life skills specialist for the Three Rivers Center forIndependent Living, Nalepa has used a ...
Keeping the spirit going
Nov 01, 2007; ... The sixth mission trip that Bob Davis undertook as a member ofthe Monroeville Assembly of God was one of the easiest physically,but one of the most exciting spiritually. Davis, 54, of New Kensington, was one of 15 people who traveledto the Rio de la Plata Bible Institute in Buenos ...
First-round players to watch
Nov 01, 2007 ... ANDREW TAGLIANETTI, Central Catholic Class: SeniorPositions: RB-WR/DB Height, weight: 5-11, 178 Dream teammate: My twin brother, John Taglianetti, who playsquarterback at South Fayette. When we were growing up, we werealways playing together, but since we began ...
Antlers went to winner of East Deer, West Deer
Nov 01, 2007; ... College football rivalries often have trophies or mementos passedamong winning teams. The Little Brown Jug goes to the winner of the Michigan-Minnesota game and the Old Oaken Bucket is in the custody of theIndiana-Purdue winner. Symbolic trophies are rare in high school ...
Perrysville 4th-graders earn their helping wings
Nov 01, 2007; ... Sasha Riffe knew her fourth-grade students at PerrysvilleElementary were kindhearted. But it wasn't until Riffe looked at theback of her classroom last week that she realized just how givingher students are. Thirty-six fourth-grade students are participating in Soldiers'Angels, ...
'Stranglehold' turns gunfighting into high art
Nov 01, 2007; ... The by-the-book police captain barks at Inspector Tequila, "Itold you not to go in there alone!" To which Tequila quips, "I didn't. I brought my two friends," ashe holsters his two guns. Classic. Midway's "Stranglehold" is the way-overdue sequel to John Woo'spremier gritty ...
Bethel Park residents, developer at odds over assisted-living facility
Nov 01, 2007; ... Several neighbors of a proposed assisted living facility areworried about the impact a 92,000-square-foot building would have ontheir community. The Bethel Park Planning and Zoning Commission has recommendedconditional approval of Healthcare Real Estate Investment Trust'srequest ....
Word on the 'Streets'
Nov 01, 2007; ... For director Scott Wise, one of the chief strengths of theAmerican musical is its ability to tell the story of our country. Wise thinks that's true of classical musicals from the golden ageof musical theater, such as "Oklahoma!" and "South Pacific," as wellas more recent works, ...
Monroeville hesitates to cut reserve spending
Nov 01, 2007; ... Monroeville can't fix its financial problems until they becomeworse, because people won't accept tax increases or program cutswhile there's money in the bank, Manager Marshall Bond said. For the past two years, the municipality has spent more moneythan it has received from taxes ....
West End Circle work gets under way today
Nov 01, 2007; ... Today, the West End Circle gets a little more frustrating. PennDOT will close lanes between West Carson Street and routes 19and 51 through Saturday morning as it prepares for a $52.6 milliontraffic circle improvement project. A single southbound lane will be closed today, and ...
City employee rigs KDKA poll on Ravenstahl
Nov 01, 2007; ... A worker in Pittsburgh's computer department who rigged hispersonal computer to cast hundreds of votes in favor of Mayor LukeRavenstahl in an online KDKA Radio poll won't be disciplined, aMayor's Office spokeswoman said Wednesday. "He could have done the same thing for 'American ...
Greensburg Central Catholic vs. Beaver Falls
Nov 01, 2007 ... Greensburg Central Catholic has stumbled to the finish line withlosses in two of its past three games to end the season. Its loss toMcGuffey in Week 7 was especially damaging as it cost the school ahome playoff game. Though the Centurions have played in the WPIALClass AA championship ...
Owner of $3M LeNature's diamond in dispute
Nov 01, 2007; ... Attorneys for a high-end New York jeweler say their client iscaught in a legal dispute between federal prosecutors and thebankruptcy trustee for LeNature's Inc. about ownership of a rare,green diamond. The diamond was purchased from jeweler Van Cleef & Arpels of NewYork by ...
Smaller Pitt wins big over UPJ
Nov 01, 2007; ... Besides their first name, Pitt and Pitt-Johnstown had one thingin common Wednesday night. Neither team started a player taller than 6-foot-7. Pitt, going with its new-look, smaller lineup, tuned up for the2007-08 season with an emphatic, 97-56 victory over their DivisionII ...
Consumers drilled by lack of U.S. oil ventures
Nov 01, 2007; ... No, no, it'll never happen, people used to say about oil at $100a barrel. You don't hear that anymore. The stuff nearly hit $95 in intra-day trading Wednesday. Itretreated a bit, but sooner or later it seems sure to get to thatfabulous $100. Everything seems to move the price of ...
$35K study to guide Pittsburgh neighborhood fixes
Nov 01, 2007; ... A Philadelphia company will analyze problems facing Pittsburgh's89 neighborhoods and tell the city how to spend money on vacant homedemolition, historic preservation and storefront improvements. Mayor Luke Ravenstahl said Wednesday the city will pay TheReinvestment Fund, known as ...
Seneca parents urge teachers to end strike
Nov 01, 2007; ... Frustrated by a teachers strike, some parents of Seneca Valleystudents are trying to broker, or at least encourage, an end to thewalkout before it enters a fourth week. "This has now become a matter of who's going to blink first.There are hundreds of parents who do not just want to ...
Hines Ward bar case testimony will resume
Nov 01, 2007 ... An Allegheny County judge listened to arguments Wednesday overwhether a South Side bar partially owned by Steelers Hines Wardshould be placed in the hands of a third party until a lawsuitalleging fraud is settled. Nicholas Lettieri, one of the three co-owners of the Locker ...
Nancy's 'Committee of One'
Nov 01, 2007; ... WASHINGTON A story told in cloakrooms of the House of Representatives showshow ironic life on Capitol Hill can be. Jim McCrery, the low-key,hardworking ranking Republican on the Ways and Means Committee, hasspent all year trying to establish good relations with the tax-writing ...
Ramping up fees may cost airport business
Nov 01, 2007; ... Higher landing fees and other airline charges at PittsburghInternational Airport in January will tilt it toward being one ofthe more expensive airports to land planes, experts said Wednesday. The hikes -- however understandable, given the airport's need tofind revenue lost from US ...
CMU robot race team heads for California
Nov 01, 2007 ... Carnegie Mellon University's Tartan Racing team was named thefirst finalist for the Urban Challenge, a robot race with a $2million first-place prize that will take place Saturday inVictorville, Calif. The federal Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, which issponsoring the ...
GCC's Hayden-Martin surprised Pitt pulled offer
Nov 01, 2007; ... Greensburg Central Catholic senior defensive back Chris Hayden-Martin was caught off guard when informed that Pitt no longer wasoffering a football scholarship. Hayden-Martin said he called Pitt coaches Monday to tell them hewas decommitting, so he could look at other schools. At ...
Jeannette, Picks ready to make history
Nov 01, 2007 ... Last week: 23-3 (88 percent) Overall: 219-58 (79 percent) H.S. Picks, the Tribune-Review high school footballprognosticator, spent the weekend in the library checking outhistory books. He was trying to find out if the Jeannette football team set arecord for scoring ...
PSU's Morelli still seen as prospect
Nov 01, 2007; ... Anthony Morelli has more than his share of detractors among fansand the media, the latter producing a running commentary by coachJoe Paterno that a week ago included the offer to send a box ofchocolates to anyone writing something nice about his quarterback. Paterno owes Gil Brandt ...
WPIAL seedings
Nov 01, 2007 ... Class AAAA 1. Central Catholic 2. North Allegheny 3. Gateway 4. McKeesport 5. Norwin 6. Upper St. Clair 7. Penn Hills 8. Seneca Valley 9. Bethel Park 10. Canon-McMillan 11. Shaler 12. Woodland ...
Class will relocate during Hampton's Poff renovations
Nov 01, 2007; ... Renovations are a go at Hampton's Poff Elementary School, andwhen the 2008-09 school year starts, the fifth-grade class orkindergartners will be gone. One of the classes will be moved out of the building for the nextschool year to make room for moving Poff's remaining children out ...
Utopia dreaming
Nov 01, 2007; ... These days, Australian Aboriginal culture has become synonymouswith Australian Aboriginal art. The look is multifariously patternedpaintings, the result of hundreds upon hundreds of little dots. So popular in contemporary art circles, it's enough to makelegendary French ...
Q&A with Marvin Lewis
Nov 01, 2007; ... Marvin Lewis is head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals -- and along way from McDonald, the quintessential Western Pennsylvania townwhere he grew up. Lewis has helped turn the area into a veritable cradle ofcoaches, as he followed mentors Marty Schottenheimer and Bill Cowherinto the ...
Locally shot 'Strange Girls' highlights film festival
Nov 01, 2007; ... The Three Rivers Film Festival begins Friday, launching two weeksof new and classic films, performance, parties and appearances byfilmmakers. Hosted by Pittsburgh Filmmakers and co-presented by Dollar Bank,the festival opens Friday with a trio of films: "Grace Is Gone,"starring ...
Screenwriter thrilled to make movie in Evans City
Nov 01, 2007; ... Elizabeth Rossi hates being scared. Never a fan of slasherflicks, Rossi, a screenwriter, is the last person her friends wouldexpect to write and produce a horror movie. That's why she expects a lot of laughs on the set of her firstmovie, "All Saints' Eve." "I get scared very ...
Carnegie in limbo over mayoral post
Nov 01, 2007; ... One man's apparent indecision is throwing questions about whoshould fill Carnegie's mayoral seat into legal limbo. Mayor James L. Pascoe resigned from his position Oct. 23, only torescind his resignation two days later. Vincent Tucceri, the borough solicitor, says Pascoe ...
Woodland Hills welcomes clean slate
Nov 01, 2007; ... This has been an unusual season for the Woodland Hills footballprogram. As a perennial power in the WPIAL for the previous 11 seasons,Woodland Hills limps into Friday's Class AAAA playoff matchupagainst Norwin with a 3-6 record. Norwin (6-3) is seeded fifth. But as veteran ...
Passion without pretense
Nov 01, 2007; ... Matthew Porco believes in the concentrated flavors ofunpretentious food prepared with basic techniques done right. The chef and owner opened Mio Kitchen and Wine Bar in Aspinwallin June with the goal of showing Pittsburgh diners that fine foodcan be fun without being ...
'One of a kind' K-9 officer mourned in Brentwood
Nov 01, 2007; ... The children at Moore Elementary School in Brentwood saw Rangeras just another friendly police officer, said Principal BobMonaghan. "The kids were always excited when he visited during assemblies,"Monaghan said of the Brentwood police K-9. "He was pretty imposing.I discourage ...
Twist on tradition
Nov 01, 2007; ... Gisela Riquelme, a fifth-generation circus performer fromArgentina, says part of the thrill of her daring trapeze stunts iswatching the nail-biting reaction among audience members and feelingthem rooting for her. "It feels good to see the kids and people screaming, 'Wow, ...
Challenger aims for 6th Ward seat
Nov 01, 2007; ... After being knocked off in the primary by incumbent CarolMcDevitt, Bob Williams will challenge her for the 6th Ward seat onMonroeville Council in the general election. Both are Democrats, but Williams and McDevitt tied in Republicanwrite-in votes in the primary. Williams won the ...
Showing off Mt. Lebanon community isn't cheap
Nov 01, 2007; ... When it comes to public relations, Mt. Lebanon officials go allthe way. The affluent suburb -- where the median family income neared$80,000 in the last census -- allocated about $838,000 this year tospread good news about itself. It employs two full-timers in itspublic ...
Up is down and down is up in electrifying WPIAL season
Nov 01, 2007; ... It's been an unusual year for the WPIAL: Montour is up, NorthHills is down and Woodland Hills has just three wins. Four playerswere crowned 4,000-yard rushers, top-tier Division I prospects wereplentiful and blowouts were just as common. Here are some of the highlights from the ...
Bethel Park paraprofessionals seek equity
Nov 01, 2007; ... Frustrated with a lack of progress in contract negotiations withthe Bethel Park School District, members of the district'sparaprofessional union are working to raise awareness of what theysay is unfair treatment. Several union members -- clad in red -- attended a recent ...
Crescent's Shouse Park users to get relief
Nov 01, 2007; ... Crescent's Shouse Park will undergo a much-needed face-lift. By next summer's end, the township's largest park will haverenovated restrooms, complete with flushing toilets, said CathyDecker, vice president of the township board of commissioners. "Since that park was built, we ...
Early fall films stall in Hollywood's Oscar race
Nov 01, 2007; ... LOS ANGELES -- The Oscar race appears to be off to a slow startthis year, as many early hopefuls have met only limited success atfilm festivals and in wide release, leaving award watchers hopingthe best films are yet to come. But Hollywood's studios have released many of their ...
Barkeeps don't want transit to skim off the top
Nov 01, 2007; ... If you have been in a local bar, club or tavern lately, youprobably have seen the signs. Decorated in bold, red and black print, the posters, urgingdrinkers to reject a proposed 10 percent tax on poured beverages inAllegheny County, have become as ubiquitous lately as bad ...
Pitt women ranked No. 21
Nov 01, 2007 ... The Pitt women's basketball team, with all five startersreturning from a school-record 24-9 season, earned a No. 21 rankingWednesday in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Presason Poll. WestVirginia (22-11 last season) was ranked No. 22. Both teams qualified last season for the NCAA ...
Brownsville voters want poll overseers
Nov 01, 2007; ... Some Fayette County voters want watchdogs appointed to theirpolling places on election day because of alleged tampering withabsentee ballots, voter fraud and threats against at least one write-in candidate. In petitions filed Wednesday with the prothonotary's office, ...
Turnpike proposal draws 14
Nov 01, 2007; ... HARRISBURG -- Gov. Ed Rendell continues to work on a Plan B forstate highway and transit funding. As many as 14 companies eventually might bid on a plan to leasethe Pennsylvania Turnpike to a private firm, according to documentsreleased Wednesday by the governor's office. Most of ...
Robert Morris drives past Shippensburg
Nov 01, 2007; ... In a preseason poll announced Wednesday, Northeast Conferencemen's basketball coaches selected Robert Morris to finish second inthe 11-team league. Then, the Colonials took the floor last night for the first timeand posted a come-from-behind, 74-52, exhibition victory over ...
Newcomers vie in Uniontown mayoral race
Nov 01, 2007; ... Two of Uniontown's most influential public offices will bedecided Tuesday. Businessman Ed Fike toppled longtime Mayor James Sileo's chanceof serving a fourth consecutive term by securing the Democraticnomination in May. Fike, 66, will face Republican Russell R. Rhodes in the ...
2 Fayette Common Pleas judges seek 10-year terms to stay on bench
Nov 01, 2007; ... Voters in Fayette County will be asked to retain two judges inthe November election. Gerald R. Solomon and Ralph Warman are up for 10-year terms. Under Pennsylvania's 40-year-old judicial retention system,neither candidate will face any opposition on the ballot ....
Judge: Regola's son had gun illegally
Nov 01, 2007; ... A Westmoreland County judge ruled Wednesday that the teenage sonof state Sen. Robert Regola III illegally possessed a handgun usedin the suicide of a 14-year-old neighbor in 2006. After a three-hour closed hearing yesterday morning, Robert"Bobby" Regola IV, 17, was adjudicated ...