Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review back issues from May 2008:
Was (Not Was) back on track after 15 years of silence
May 01, 2008; ... Once, David Was (David Weiss) was on top of the world. His band,Was (Not Was), featuring his musical brother and friend since juniorhigh, Don Was (Don Fagenson), had dance floor-filling mega-hits in1988 with the unrepentantly weird "Walk the Dinosaur" and "Spy inthe House of Love." ...
Word gets out, help pours in for program for local troubled youth
May 01, 2008; ... In the Mon Valley town of McKeesport, Auberle, a faith-basedyouth and family service program, sits on a grassy hill on propertythat once was a farm. The main campus' brick buildings overlook rows of single-familyhomes in these rolling hills. It tends to troubled and neglected ...
Briefs: Restaurants, stores featured in 'A Taste of Oakland'
May 01, 2008 ... "A Taste of Oakland," sponsored by the Oakland BusinessImprovement District, debuts May 17, featuring 24 restaurants andretail establishments in the business district. It will be from noonto 3 p.m. Participants can purchase tickets -- $5 each -- on the day of theevent at Eureka ...
Hot picks: Pittsburgh Biennial 2008, Bridges Festival
May 01, 2008 ... Art Contemporary ideas Art aficionados in town to see the much touted 2008 CarnegieInternational, which opens Saturday, also get a chance to see whatmore than two dozen Pittsburgh artists have to offer in the form ofthe Pittsburgh Biennial 2008, which opens the same day and ...
Pirates punish Mets, 13-1
May 01, 2008; ... NEW YORK -- Even when it became a laugher, when the lead reacheddouble digits and the New York fans began heckling their Mets, thePirates never really relaxed. "Not really, honestly," Pirates center fielder Nate McLouth said."There's been stranger things that have happened, so you ...
Briefs: Garden group expands May Mart hours
May 01, 2008 ... Tis the season to till the soil and plant the flower beds. The upcoming May Mart at the Greensburg Garden Center aims togive gardeners more of what they want this year, according to thecenter's president, Diane Dale. To accommodate growing numbers of shoppers, Friday evening ...
Prime Stage ends season with timeless 'Outsiders'
May 01, 2008; ... This weekend and next, a group of Pittsburgh-area youths andadults will be acting out a stage version of S.E. Hinton's 1967classic "The Outsiders," which Matt Dillon, Tom Cruise and otheractors portrayed in a 1983 movie about the cliques and stereotypesof the teenage world. "The ...
Out of this world
May 01, 2008; ... Is there life on Mars? It's a rhetorical question, of course, says Douglas Fogle,curator of the 2008 Carnegie International titled "Life on Mars,"which opens this weekend at the Carnegie Museum of Art. "Rather than a literal search for extraterrestrial intelligence,this ...
Penguins Q & A: Rob Rossi answers your questions
May 01, 2008; ... Tribune-Review Penguins writer Rob Rossi answers questions aboutthe Pittsburgh Penguins. Read older questions in the archives. Do be sure to check out the re-vamped "Chipped Ice" blog -which is updated daily during the playoffs with links to storiesmaking news in enemy territory ...
The kids list
May 01, 2008 ... Barnes & Noble at The Waterfront: Story time, 11 a.m. Sat. andTues. 100 W. Bridge St., Homestead. 412-462-5743. Borders: Story times. * 11 a.m. Wed. 1775 N. Highland Road, Bethel Park, 412-835-5583;and 1170 Northway Mall, Ross, 412-635-7661. * 1 p.m. Wed. 200 Mall ...
Steelers sign defensive lineman Clement
May 01, 2008; ... The Steelers added a 13th undrafted free agent to their rosterWednesday when they signed defensive lineman Kyle Clement. Clement starred at Northwood University, a Division II school inMichigan, and earned all-conference recognition ...
Ace Frehley gains new perspective on music, life
May 01, 2008; ... Ace Frehley had visited Rapid City, S.D., many times prior to asolo concert in March. This time was different. The morning after the show, there was nohangover, no fawning KISS fans partying with him until the dawn'searly light, no deleterious carryover from the night ...
Enthusiasm, experience take local teachers to the top
May 01, 2008; ... When his name was called to receive the Rising Star Award fromthe Teacher Excellence Center, Michael Zeiler of Natrona Heightsbounded forward on the stage of Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland,grinning. After a few remarks, and with the exuberance of his youth,Zeiler, a former Disney ...
Personality test: Musician Denis Colwell
May 01, 2008 ... More than few years back, Denis Colwell had the brass to turndown an audition for the River City Brass Band, which he now leads. Shows you how things can work out. In 1981, when the late RobertBernat formed the English-style brass band, Colwell decided to passon trying out for it ....
Grant will help polish Mt. Lebanon's business district
May 01, 2008; ... Mt. Lebanon Commissioner John Daley enjoys that his city canpride itself on being a walking community with an attractivebusiness district that has restaurants, specialty shops and medicaloffices. "It's not just a strip mall or a shopping mall, where you park ina big lot and do ...
Pianist brings signature style to North Side venue
May 01, 2008; ... Pianist Ahmad Jamal insists jazz is healthy, regardless of howmany ailments show up at times. Sure, the music sometimes has a raspy voice -- when it is playedby less-than-skilled musicians. Or it loses its voice altogether --when it isn't played on the radio. Or it can feel very ...
Review: Nintendo dumbs down latest 'Mario Kart' title
May 01, 2008; ... After drooling over the eye-candy dazzle of "Super Mario Galaxy,"with its topsy-turvy levels ripped right from the rabbit hole, Ican't help but feel underwhelmed at the much-anticipated Wii arrivalof "Mario Kart," a franchise that's begging for a breakthrough. Instead of delivering ...
Greensburg Female Athlete of the Week
May 01, 2008 ... Laura McCauley School: Greensburg Salem Year: Senior Sport: Softball Notable: Laura McCauley went 3 for 4 with three RBI to liftGreensburg Salem past Southmoreland, 10-1, on April 22. "I was just thinking about how important winning that game wasand I ...
Dormont Council faces another vacancy
May 01, 2008; ... For the second time this year, Dormont Council may be looking tofill a vacancy on the panel. Council President Ann Conlin will give up her seat when she movesto Florida, although she hasn't formally notified the borough whenshe'll be leaving. Council will appoint a borough ...
Technology is being harnessed to assist on the course
May 01, 2008; ... GPS: Golfer's Positioning Systems With the golden age of caddies long since behind -- except at thebest clubs -- golfers have resorted to a wide variety of measures toget yardages, directions and other helpful information that normallycomes from the guys carrying the ...
Mt. Lebanon theater project creates buzz
May 01, 2008; ... A Mt. Lebanon theater that showed "The Graduate" and "To Sir WithLove" -- significant art films of the 1960s -- might revisit thatgenre with a $3 million renovation. Along the way, officials hope the project will be the catalystfor increased business in the community. "It's ...
Alabama's Robinson commits to Dukes
May 01, 2008 ... The Duquesne University men's basketball team added one recruitand lost another Wednesday. Coming in is guard Chase Robinson, a 6-foot-3 guard fromHuntsville, Ala. Robinson signed a national letter of intent and isthe fifth member of Duquesne's 2008-09 recruiting ...
Green Tree library program gives fathers help in handling small children
May 01, 2008; ... Dads and granddads know how to fix a wide range of problemsencountered in the lives of their children. But does that list include scrapes and other boo-boos? As part of the National Fatherhood Initiative, Green Tree PublicLibrary is taking part in a program called "Doctor ...
Greeensburg doctor accused of selling scripts
May 01, 2008; ... A doctor on staff at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital inGreensburg was charged Wednesday with selling prescriptions forpainkillers and other drugs to a confidential informant, includingtwo alleged transactions inside the hospital. Dr. Antoine Francis Cawog, 62, of 102 Foxwood ...
Dutrow hopes Big Brown delivers
May 01, 2008; ... LOUISVILLE, Ky -- Richard Dutrow can make his point after all. The effusive New York-based trainer gushed all week that hisgifted colt, Big Brown, is far too talented to let something astrivial as post position stand in the way of a Kentucky Derby win. On Saturday, Big Brown ...
St. Clair software unit sold
May 01, 2008 ... St. Clair Health Corp. has sold software engineering subsidiarySculptor Developmental Technologies Inc. to Fortune 1000 companyHospira Inc. Sculptor will remain at its Southpointe headquarters inCecil, Washington County. Hospira said it plans to expand the 10-member work force. Hospira's ...
Region passes L.A. on pollution list
May 01, 2008; ... The American Lung Association today dealt Pittsburgh a black eye. The city topped the group's annual ranking of metropolitan areaswith the worst short-term fine particle pollution -- the first timein its nine years that the "State of the Air" report has given acity outside ...
Millions wasted, curriculum lacking at Penn Hills, review finds
May 01, 2008; ... An independent review of the Penn Hills School District foundmillions of dollars of wasteful spending and a lack of attention tothe education that students receive. The prime areas where money is being wasted are personnel,building operations and maintenance, transportation and ...
Newsmaker: Matthew Wolfe
May 01, 2008; ... Age: 20 Residence: Mt. Morris, Greene County Family: Parents, Okey and Amy Occupation: Full-time student and junior command post controllerat the Air Force Reserve's 911th Airlift Wing in Moon. Education: A junior at Waynesburg University, studying ...
Hometown news
May 01, 2008 ... I would like to thank the Trib for providing hometown news onlinewhile I am deployed to Iraq. I retired from the Army in 2003 after the invasion with more than24 years of service and decided I wanted to go back to Iraq and workas a civilian State Department employee because I felt ...
Scouting the Nationals
May 01, 2008 ... Pirates at Washington Nationals Site: Nationals Park, Washington Manager: Manny Acta Record: 11-17, fifth place in NL East Player to watch: Since winning back the second base job April 18,Felipe Lopez is batting .300 with seven RBI. Probable starters: ...
Lawsuit alleges fraud in LeNature's dealings
May 01, 2008; ... Former LeNature's Inc. CEO Gregory Podlucky held such tightcontrol over its finances that he "could single-handedly influenceor manipulate" its books to make the company seem profitable when itwas mired in debt, a new lawsuit charges. But it was a series of questionable ...
Ross commissioner's dedication earns state recognition
May 01, 2008; ... Sometimes, life gets in the way of Peter Ferraro's civic duty.For instance, a conference in Harrisburg several weeks ago meant theRoss commissioner would miss a meeting. Instead, Ferraro sat in a hotel room on the other side of thestate commenting on motions and voting by phone ....
Romanians explore Sewickley Academy
May 01, 2008; ... Six Romanian visitors to Pittsburgh had plenty of time for fun,but took a serious look at the educational opportunities provided bySewickley Academy. The group, made up of five middle schoolers and an administrator,toured the Edgeworth school hoping to take ideas back to ...
Bucs' Wilson running at full speed
May 01, 2008; ... Manager John Russell said shortstop Jack Wilson (calf) is runningat full speed in Bradenton, Fla., and playing as a designated hitterin games. Wilson is expected to begin a minor-league rehab stintthis weekend at Triple-A Indianapolis or Double-A Altoona and shouldbe back in the Pirates' ...
Brass band to premiere 'Snapshots' of Pittsburgh
May 01, 2008; ... Marilyn Taft Thomas' work "Snapshots of a Great City" will bepremiered today by the River City Brass Band as part of theensemble's ongoing celebration of Pittsburgh's 250th anniversary. Her composition is part of the band's "Fabulous '50s" program,but, she points out, "The only ...
Plum residents rally around explosion victims
May 01, 2008; ... It's been nearly two months since a house explosion rocked Plum'sHoliday Park neighborhood and forever changed many lives. Tina and Nino Pettinato's house on Mardi Gras Drive explodedafter natural gas leaked into the home March 5. The houses on eitherside of the Pettinato home were ...
Tribune-Review reports from Pakistan
May 01, 2008 ... Tribune-Review reporter Betsy Hiel and ...
Review: Mountain View Inn never stops modernizing its menu
May 01, 2008; ... For a restaurant that has set a standard for elegance and finefood since the Prohibition, Mountain View Inn might be one ofWestern Pennsylvania's best kept secrets. The brick-and-white-clapboard inn sits astride a high ridge offRoute 30, just four miles east of Greensburg. Its ...
Restaging adds urgency to Romeo and Juliet's story
May 01, 2008; ... One of the pleasures of the Romeo and Juliet story for operadirector Thor Steingraber is that it has been performed in so manyways -- as a play, in opera, as a ballet, as a musical and on film -- each bringing to light a different aspect of the story. Steingraber offered his own ...
Moon athletic association shakeup falls on heels of lawsuit
May 01, 2008; ... A judge has ordered Moon Crescent Athletic Association members toelect 13 new officers and directors after three ousted officers suedseven association leaders. All 250 association members will be eligible to vote during aspecial meeting at 7 p.m. May 13 in the Coraopolis Elks Lodge ...
Stoke's Grill caters to diners who know what they want
May 01, 2008; ... Stoke's Grill sits quietly in a spot above busy McKnight Road,almost demanding word of its tasty offerings be spread as they areeaten -- by mouth. It is next to a FedEx Kinko's outlet that dominates its strip-center building. It has no blaring signage calling attention fromnorth ...
Police blotter from Allegheny, Butler counties
May 01, 2008 ... Penn Hills Barbara Rabarre, 29, of Center Avenue, Verona, was held for trialApril 21 on charges of robbery, theft and public drunkenness. PennHills police said Rabarre approached a woman in the parking lot of asupermarket and tried to steal her purse. Carl Pistoria, 40, of ...
Beaver bus drivers handed violations
May 01, 2008; ... Beaver Area school officials said Wednesday they plan to meetwith bus company officials after a state police spot check outsidethe junior-senior high school flagged nearly one in three driversfor violations. Of the 13 bus divers stopped Tuesday: - One was cited for not having ...
Wednesday's high school baseball scores
May 01, 2008 ... WPIAL Class AAAA Section 1 North Allegheny 7, Butler 3 Pine-Richland 5, Kiski Area 3 Shaler 5, North Hills 1 Section 2 Hempfield 12, Albert Gallatin 0, 5 innings Penn-Trafford 3, Connellsville 1 Section ...
Pirates' Snell lacks old intensity
May 01, 2008; ... NEW YORK -- Calm and cool has never been Ian Snell's style on themound. For him, being fiery -- call it controlled aggression -- worksjust fine. This season, however, Snell has not felt the same. And theresults are starting to show. Tuesday, Snell was bounced by the ...
Medicare approves Frick plan
May 01, 2008; ... Following an on-site visit Wednesday by the state Department ofHealth, Excela Frick Hospital was found to be in "substantialcompliance" with its Medicare documentation, a spokeswoman said. Service to patients receiving those benefits will continueuninterrupted, Robin Stahl Jennings ...
24 card tourney draws dozens of North Hills students
May 01, 2008; ... Most preteens wouldn't spend their weekends flipping through a 96-card deck, running math problems through their heads for fun. But for Steve Darges, it's not only fun, but also a great way tokeep his mind sharp. "I've always been good at doing math in my head," said ...
Gas leak blamed in blast
May 01, 2008; ... An explosion Wednesday blew the walls off an unoccupied Shalerhouse, startling neighbors as they watched television. "We were just sitting on the couch and heard the loud boom. Ididn't know what it was," said Jessica Davis, 23. Investigators suspect a gas leak caused the James ...
Race of the week
May 01, 2008 ... What: Diesel Dawgs Where: Pittsburgh Raceway Park When: Saturday, gates open at 11 a.m., time trials start at noon. Tickets: Racers, $30, spectators $10, show and shine $10, kids 11-15 $5, seniors $5 and 10-under are free. Directions: New Alexandria, Route 22 ...
Steelers' Big Ben tosses $100,000 to the police dogs
May 01, 2008; ... Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is using part of therichest contract in Pittsburgh sports history to give back to thecommunity. He announced Wednesday that his Ben Roethlisberger Foundation andthe Giving Back Fund will contribute nearly $100,000 in grants tolocal police ...
Testimony to begin in girl's death in Greene County
May 01, 2008; ... WAYNESBURG -- Testimony is scheduled to get under way thismorning in the trial of Jeffrey Robert Martin, 50, accused in thedeath of a 12-year-old Greene County girl nearly two years ago. Twelve jurors and four alternates were sworn in Wednesday to hearthe case, the first capital ...
Share the stimulus
May 01, 2008 ... Now that I see that Rep. Matt Baker (R-Tioga) recognizes a needto provide economic relief to retired state workers, teachers andlegislators ("State pension hikes could cost taxpayers $10 billion,"April 30 and PghTrib.com), perhaps he could continue along thesesame lines and recognize the ...
Fairchance salvage yard gets zoning board exception
May 01, 2008; ... A Fayette County man has been granted a special exception for asalvage yard in Fairchance, but he'll have to take measures toensure the safety of nearby schoolchildren. The zoning hearing board on Wednesday unanimously approved FredZiegler's request for the special exception at a ...
Allentown pastor to receive O'Connor award tonight
May 01, 2008 ... Pastor Sue Hutchins of the Hilltop Health Ministry Consortiumwill be presented with the second annual Bob O'Connor Award tonight. The Allentown pastor will be presented the award at the annualmeeting of the Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group at 6 p.m. atthe Pittsburgh Athletic ...
Washington County cousins face trial in mailbox incident
May 01, 2008 ... Two cousins will stand trial for allegedly blowing up mailboxeswhen they became angry that their grandmother sold her house tosomeone outside the family. James Donohue, 28, and Jason Krivak, 29, are accused of blowingup ...
Fayette mom online when girl fell from window, police say
May 01, 2008; ... State police say a Fayette County woman was busy with aMySpace.com computer account when her 3-year-old daughter fell froma second-floor apartment window and fractured her skull. Police have charged 24-year-old Amanda Lee Palo, of Uniontown,with reckless endangerment and ...
Lawrence County teen in drug-selling case gets probation
May 01, 2008 ... A Lawrence County teen found guilty of selling drugs to aclassmate who fatally overdosed has been sentenced to juvenileprobation. Prosecutors say Joshua Stewart, 17, sold the painkiller oxycodoneto New Castle Area Junior-Senior High School classmate Erica JoMillion on Feb. 27, ...
Ex-Munhall officer likely faces molestation charges
May 01, 2008 ... A former Munhall police officer is expected to be arraigned todayon charges of molesting two teenage girls more than 18 months ago. Michael J. Curtin Jr., 36, is expected to be charged withindecent assault, endangering the welfare of children, corruption ofminors and furnishing ...
Detectives say Pitt student's '01 drowning not tied to serial killers
May 01, 2008; ... Police in Morgantown, W.Va., say the 2001 death of a Universityof Pittsburgh freshman was an accident that is not related to dozensof other drownings across the nation. There is no evidence to link the drowning of Justin Hayduk, 18,of Chambersburg to the handiwork of a suspected ...
WCCC trustees up for review
May 01, 2008; ... A shakeup of the Westmoreland County Community College board oftrustees could come next week, when six seats will be considered forpossible replacements, county officials said. Five trustees on the 15-member board are serving terms thatexpire Tuesday. Another trustee is serving ...
Obama focuses on gas, jobs
May 01, 2008; ... INDIANAPOLIS -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obamatried Wednesday to get past a controversy over racially chargedremarks by his former pastor and focus his message on kitchen-tableeconomic issues. Obama's campaign and those of his Democratic rival HillaryClinton and ...
Holocaust survivor tells Westmoreland residents of hope for future
May 01, 2008; ... Fritz Ottenheimer lost hope in Konstanz, so it's only fittingthat is where hope now resides. It was his hometown of Konstanz that he and his family wereforced to flee. He was 14 then. The Nazis had destroyed theirsynagogue. His father nearly died in a work camp. But they were ...
Shaler moves into first place
May 01, 2008 ... Shaler (12-5, 8-2) moved within a half-game of first place inSection 1-AAAA by defeating North Hills (5-10, 2-7), 5-1. Shalerwill meet first-place Seneca Valley (14-2, 8-1 and the No. 1 team inthe Tribune-Review Class rankings) on Friday in Shaler. Canon-McMillan 8, Mt. Lebanon ...
Reporter want ad: How do parents deal with sibling rivalry?
May 01, 2008 ... Marcia, Marcia, Marcia! In multi-kid households, issues ofsibling rivalry are bound to come up, and accusations about who isbetter/prettier/smarter than their sibling/s, and more loved orfavored by their parents, can fly. How do parents ...