Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review back issues from October 2008:
Chenoweth can do without the dessert that's a theme on 'Daisies'
Oct 01, 2008; ... BURBANK, Calif. -- Kristin Chenoweth is not "a pie person." "I love chocolate cake. I never met a cookie I didn't like,"explains the famously tiny actress, who's only being asked aboutdessert because she's on the Warner Bros. set of ABC's "PushingDaisies," perched on a chair just ...
Save a step, use a skillet to make Shrimp Fried Rice
Oct 01, 2008; ... I love fried rice, but I don't always have time to cook some ricefirst and then stir-fry it. This recipe for Skillet Shrimp FriedRice uses a one-step method that produces a delicious dish withlittle effort. The uncooked rice first is browned in a skillet, then the ...
Picking the perfect pumpkin
Oct 01, 2008; ... Creative chefs like Joe Certo think it's time to think outsidethe box when it comes to cooking with pumpkins. The bright orange orb -- which botanically is classified as afruit belonging to the gourd family -- that stars at fall farmersmarkets has a variety of uses other than its ...
Bread pudding ideal for any meal
Oct 01, 2008; ... This homespun dish made from leftover bread and rich custard hascome a long way. Today's restaurant menus feature myriad adaptationssuch as gingerbread, white chocolate, and lemon, to name just a few.There is no definitive recipe. Served in souffle dishes, inindividual ramekins, or in a ...
Asian-inspired spring rolls are delicious and nutritious
Oct 01, 2008; ... You may not be able to judge a book by its cover, but you canmost certainly judge an Asian-inspired roll by its wrapper. Traditional egg rolls are yummy but typically are deep-fried.Spring roll wrappers, on the other hand, are raw. Stuffed with vegetables, cilantro and mint, ...
Wine brokers, importers find affordable, well-made selections in South Africa
Oct 01, 2008; ... More than 20 years' hard experience has taught Pittsburgh-bornJess Peters respect for the murky, fine line between passion andfolly in the wine business. Nonetheless Peters' relentless passion for brokering wine fromhigh-quality, innovative producers in the world's emerging ...
Tour gives homeowners a taste of possibilities
Oct 01, 2008; ... During the five years Jim Bizzak lived in Williamsburg, Va., hefell in love with the Colonial architecture that surrounded him. When he left the area to re-establish residency in Greensburg,instead of leaving behind the era-inspired style, he brought it withhim. After years of ...
Briefs: New books will help cook keep football fans well fed
Oct 01, 2008 ... It's all fun and games until somebody gets tackled in thekitchen. Until then, football fans and the folks who love to feed themwill enjoy two recent cookbooks dedicated to the game. Ray Lampe's "The NFL Gameday Cookbook" (Chronicle Books, $24.95paperback) offers 150 recipes ...
Hydeholde Restaurant receives Gourmet magazine honor
Oct 01, 2008; ... When a writer from Gourmet magazine passed through Pittsburghrecently and ate at Hyeholde Restaurant in Moon, she complimentedthe owner on the restaurant's fabulous food, atmosphere and the nicetouch of an oak tree with a swing in the yard. Barbara McKenna, owner of the 70-year-old ...
Briefs: SouthSide Works Cinema will screen five operas
Oct 01, 2008 ... Opera fans, if you're fretting about the rising cost of planefares and exchange rates, there is a low-cost alternative. TheSouthSide Works Cinema will be bringing five of the world's bestoperas to the big screen starting Oct. 11, using the latest HDdigital cinema technology ....
'Anton' looks at the business of shows
Oct 01, 2008; ... For the Seton Hill University theater program, the 2008-2009academic year will be remembered as an end of one era and thebeginning of another. Terry Brino-Dean, director of the program, says this will be thefinal season for staging shows at Reeves Theatre on Seton ...
House of cool
Oct 01, 2008; ... His name was George F. Babbitt. He was 46 years old now, in April1920, and he made nothing in particular, neither butter nor shoesnor poetry, but he was nimble in the calling of selling houses formore than people could afford to pay. -- "Babbitt" by Sinclair Lewis ...
Congress of bums
Oct 01, 2008 ... Another day to "live in infamy." Congress is on the verge of creating a global financial crisis/meltdown. What does it do? It simply runs out of town and leaves usto fend for ourselves. Regardless of the merits of the various bailout plans, taking ...
Bucs' Alvarez focused on the future
Oct 01, 2008; ... BRADENTON, Fla. -- Two days into his pro career, the Pirates'slugger of the future still wants no part of recounting the recentpast. Newly minted first-rounder Pedro Alvarez politely declines toanswer all questions about the details of that deadline night sevenweeks ago with ...
More no-huddle, please
Oct 01, 2008; ... Ben Roethlisberger laughed when the question arose Monday night,a half-hour after the Steelers' 23-20 overtime victory over theBaltimore Ravens. Did he lobby coach Mike Tomlin and offensive coordinator BruceArians to go to the no-huddle offense late in the third ...
Steelers scramble to add running backs
Oct 01, 2008; ... It's not so much that Mewelde Moore questioned his decision tosign with the Steelers. It was more the case of Moore questioning what he had given theSteelers through the first three games of the season. After all, hehad gotten one carry and had not caught a pass as the team's ...
Tomlin's Take: Press conference
Oct 01, 2008 ... Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin addressed reporters at his weeklypress conference on Tuesday afternoon. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin on ... The timing of the rash of injuries that have hit the Steelers: "I'm not going to come in here and complain about it. Injuriesare as ...
Steelers to miss Parker again
Oct 01, 2008; ... The Steelers again will be without running back Willie Parker(sprained knee), nose tackle Casey Hampton (strained groin) anddefensive end Brett Keisel (strained calf) when they visit theJacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. Keisel will miss his thirdconsecutive game, and Parker and Hampton ...
Economic turmoil propels Obama, Pa. poll finds
Oct 01, 2008; ... The sinking economy is buoying Barack Obama's prospects over JohnMcCain in Pennsylvania, a statewide poll of registered voters shows. Obama maintains a 7-point lead, 45 percent to 38 percent -- aboutthe same advantage he held in August, according to a Franklin &Marshall Poll ...
Newsmaker: Brad Kuch
Oct 01, 2008; ... Age: 35 Residence: Baldwin Township Family: Wife, Wendy; sons, Collin, 4, and Brayden, 14 weeks Occupation: Member of the transport team at Children's Hospitalof Pittsburgh and a clinical research associate in the Department ofCritical Care Medicine. Education: ...
Equitable to move HQ Downtown
Oct 01, 2008; ... Equitable Resources Inc. said Tuesday it will expand itscorporate headquarters and move it and two business units to the 32-story, 625 Liberty Ave. building Downtown, previously known asDominion Tower. Equitable hopes to generate 350 new jobs with the expansion overthree years ....
Wall Street batters much of Trib 30
Oct 01, 2008; ... Local stocks ended a turbulent month of trading on an up noteTuesday, but not before the Trib 30 index of companies lost morethan 10 percent of its value for September. A record dozen local stocks -- from financials to utilities toheavy manufacturing -- sank to 52-week lows during ...
Iron City Brewing sued by IT firm
Oct 01, 2008; ... The company that bought bankrupt Pittsburgh Brewing Co. inLawrenceville is the target of a federal lawsuit from an Ohioinformation technology company that claims it is owed $126,905 fortwo years of work. Soaring Eagle Inc. of East Liverpool said in the lawsuit filedMonday in ...
Gun 'accidentally discharged,' Lawrenceville slaying suspect says
Oct 01, 2008; ... For two years, Eric Murray scanned faces in crowds, looking forthe men who gunned down his son on a Lawrenceville street. On Tuesday morning, Pittsburgh police cold case homicidedetectives J.R. Smith and Scott Evans knocked on his door to deliverthe news that they had two men in ...
Dandy tips to ward off a Great Depression
Oct 01, 2008; ... You're stranded on Stress Street, and AAA doesn't make this typeof service call. It's not your fault. These are tumultuous times. Wall Street isin a panic, large banks are failing and your current 401(k) balanceprobably couldn't buy you a Snickers bar. To top it off, one vice ...
$12.8 billion turnpike lease offer expires, as do Rendell's options
Oct 01, 2008; ... A group led by a Spanish toll road operator on Tuesday droppedits $12.8 billion offer to lease the Pennsylvania Turnpike, ratherthan extend it and push for a legislative deal. Abertis Infraestructuras SA and Citigroup officials informed Gov.Ed Rendell they chose to let their bid to ...
Ravenstahl to call on panel to dispel suspicions of favoritism in contracts
Oct 01, 2008; ... Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl has assembled a high-profilepanel of corporate executives and political allies to help himsquelch suspicions that favoritism and pay-to-play politicsinfluence how the city awards contracts. He said Tuesday that he will expose hundreds of contracts ...
South Florida QB poses dual threat
Oct 01, 2008; ... Pitt coach Dave Wannstedt needs no reminder of what South Floridaquarterback Matt Grothe can do on his feet, whether it was hiscartwheel out of a sack to complete a 24-yard pass in 2006 orbreaking off an 80-yard touchdown on the opening play of the secondhalf last season. "All ...
Allderdice High School sculptor joins field study of polar bears
Oct 01, 2008; ... When Sean Broderick returns from a week observing polar bears inCanada, he'll use sculpture to share the experience with hisclassmates. "A lot of people like to look at art," said Broderick, 16, ofSquirrel Hill. "Personally, I find it relaxing, but it's also a goodway to tell ...
Pitt preparing for USF trickery
Oct 01, 2008; ... USF has successfully converted three fake punts in its past twomeetings against Pitt, forcing Panthers coach Dave Wannstedt toadjust his scheme to prevent the Bulls from pulling another onThursday. "I hate to use this word, but you probably need to be a littlemore conservative," ...
Push to alter car rental tax gains backers
Oct 01, 2008; ... Support on Allegheny County Council to adjust the car rental taxis growing a week after several councilmen and the county chiefexecutive announced their desire to cut the drink tax. Nonprofit groups would be exempt from paying the $2-a-daysurcharge on rental cars under a 2009 ...
'Burgh's children get boost
Oct 01, 2008; ... The Grable Foundation wants to make Pittsburgh the best place forchildren and parents. "We want everyone, when you say Pittsburgh, you say the bestplace in the country and perhaps the world to raise a child," saidLinda Hippert, superintendent of South Fayette Township ...
Spread offense links Paterno, Tiller
Oct 01, 2008; ... Joe Tiller finds it amusing that his friend and coachingcolleague, Joe Paterno, uses a spread offense. "He's a smart man," Tiller said Tuesday, pausing for effect. "Allguys named Joe are smart." It was a Joe named Tiller who brought the spread to the Big TenConference when he ...
WVU, Rutgers face similiar challenge
Oct 01, 2008; ... MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Not long ago, West Virginia and Rutgers werethe talk of the Big East. In fact, both teams factored into the national championshippicture the past couple of years. West Virginia was a contender last season, Rutgers the yearbefore. But now, the ...
Stewart's Take: Press conference
Oct 01, 2008 ... West Virginia head coach Bill Stewart addressed reporters at hisweekly press conference on Tuesday afternoon. On using both Pat White and backup quarterback Jarrett Brown: "If I were the defensive coach at Rutgers, I would think that,wow, No. 16 (Brown) and No. 5 (White) back ...
JoePa's Take: Press conference
Oct 01, 2008 ... Penn State head coach Joe Paterno addressed reporters at hisweekly press conference on Tuesday afternoon. Penn State coach Joe Paterno on ... Whether playing road Big Ten Conference games is tougher now thanearlier in his career: "I don't really know. Obviously, we've ...
Court asked to admit records in ex-judge's trial
Oct 01, 2008; ... Federal prosecutors want to use financial records and detailsfrom a car wreck to help prove a former state Superior Court judgecommitted insurance fraud by filing bogus injury claims after a low-speed accident. Michael T. Joyce, 59, of Erie is scheduled to stand trial Oct. 20in ...
Franklin Park woman's zeal for education lasted a lifetime
Oct 01, 2008; ... Mary Guilloud was an advocate of teaching as a career well aftershe left the classroom. After her retirement as a home economics teacher at NorthAllegheny High School in McCandless, she became active with thePhilanthropic Educational Organization. "This is a group of women," ...
Jeannette man faces assault charges in incident involving boy
Oct 01, 2008 ... A Jeannette man was charged with simple assault after allegedlyinjuring a 10-year-old boy. According to the criminal complaint filed by Jeannette police,Jason Dunmire, 27, of 514 S. Sixth St. allegedly became angry at theboy on Sept. 14. Police allege Dunmire grabbed the boy around ...
Acquaintance turns in Fayette County robbery suspect
Oct 01, 2008 ... A suspect in a robbery last month in a Fayette County cemeterywas apprehended this week in Point Marion. Franklin E. Schrout, 38, of Smithfield is accused of holding upMichael E. Thomas, 31, of Morgantown, W.Va., at gunpoint about 6p.m. Sept. 18 in Evergreen Cemetery along ...
Irwin council approves contracts to finish sewer project
Oct 01, 2008 ... Irwin officials have approved two contracts for the second andthird phases of an estimated $7.6 million project to separate stormand sanitary sewers. The final two phases will be covered by a 20-year, $5.25 millionloan through the Local Government Unit Debt Act and a ...
Fourth and Goal
Oct 01, 2008; ... Jaguars batting .500 in season of fantastic finishes After a potentially disastrous 0-2 start, Jacksonville has evenedits record via a last-second victory in Indianapolis and an overtimetriumph over Houston. The Jaguars ought to be used to such drama by now. They've led ...
Penn Township man allegedly attended party while baby slept
Oct 01, 2008 ... A 21-year-old Penn Township man is facing child endangermentcharges for allegedly leaving his 13-month-old son at home Fridaynight to attend a party in Oakland. Brian M. Witt of 7 Louis Court was charged Saturday after policewere summoned to his home to investigate a domestic ...
Norwin loses $467,000 in appeal
Oct 01, 2008; ... A federal appellate court has overturned a $467,000 verdictfavoring Norwin School District in a dispute involving a formerconstruction manager for two elementary school projects. With the latest decision in a case history that the court'smajority opinion termed "bizarre," the U.S ....
WCCC enrollment high despite dispute
Oct 01, 2008; ... Despite a dispute this summer that threatened Westmoreland CountyCommunity College's accreditation, enrollment increased 3.5 percentthis fall. The college's roster of 3,287 full-time students is the most ithas ever had, President Steven Ender said. Traditional-age students ...
Uniontown Area High undergoes cleanup for MRSA bacteria
Oct 01, 2008; ... Uniontown Area School District officials took immediate action tosanitize the high school Monday after learning a female student hadcontracted the antibiotic-resistant staph infection known as MRSA. Numerous regional schools had outbreaks of methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus ...
Internet scam targets Derry Township animal shelter
Oct 01, 2008; ... Members of Action for Animals Humane Society in Derry Townshipbecame suspicious last week when about a half-dozen people came tothe shelter inquiring about free purebred dogs. The officials at the no-kill shelter didn't have the particulardogs requested, and they knew nothing about ...
Contractor sues South Park School District
Oct 01, 2008; ... A Washington County contractor sued South Park School Districtfor $750,000 on Tuesday, claiming that the district breached itscontract during construction of the high school. Moore-Boehm Enterprises Inc., which was awarded a $4.2 millioncontract in 2002 for heating, ventilation and ...
Female athlete of the week: Carley Work
Oct 01, 2008 ... Carley Work School: Hopewell Year: Senior Sport: Soccer Notable: Carley Work scored a career-high five goals to helpHopewell gain a 10-5 victory against Section 7-AAA foe West Mifflinon Sept. 22. Work followed that up with a two-goal afternoon against ...
Male athlete of the week: Dan Joseph
Oct 01, 2008 ... Dan Joseph School: Thomas Jefferson Year: Senior Sport: Golf Notable: Dan Joseph shot a 4-under-par 68 in the WPIAL Division Isectional qualifier Sept. 22 at Butler's golf course in Elizabeth.His score was the lowest recorded in both sectional qualifiers ....
Steelers' offensive bailout
Oct 01, 2008; ... Why does it seem like the Steelers' new-look offense is always awork in progress? A big run here. A key interception there. A first down here. A false start there. Where's the consistency? Where's the rhythm? And until Monday night's 23-20, comeback win over the ...
Fayette deputy coroner to face trial in drug case
Oct 01, 2008; ... Drug charges against a Fayette County deputy coroner accused ofoperating a marijuana-growing lab at his residence were held forcourt Tuesday. Myles Reilly, 29, of 57 E. Berkeley St., Uniontown, is charged byUniontown city police with possession of a small amount of marijuanafor ...
Pens forward filling into new role
Oct 01, 2008; ... STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Go ahead and say it. Scream it, long andloud. KENNEDY! Feel better? Feel good? Tyler Kennedy certainly does, and the reason has nothing to dowith a professional wrestler. He arrived in Sweden with a contract extension (two years ...
Alzheimer's patient last seen at Unity dealership
Oct 01, 2008 ... State police are asking for help in their search for aWestmoreland County woman who has been missing since Tuesdaymorning. According to state police at Greensburg, Bertha A. Liptak, 74, ofJeannette was last seen at Arnold Palmer Motors in Unity. Policesaid Liptak left the ...
Penguins marching on without 'Sarge'
Oct 01, 2008; ... STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Time, likely the next six months, will telljust how much defenseman Sergei Gonchar means to the Penguins. Gonchar will undergo arthroscopic surgery Thursday in Pittsburghto repair a dislocated left shoulder. Noted specialist Dr. MarkRodosky will perform a ...
Letter alleges Fayette ethics breach
Oct 01, 2008; ... Two Fayette County commissioners Tuesday dismissed an anonymousletter writer's claims that they allowed unionized county employeesto distribute pamphlets and that the commissioners themselvesdistributed tickets to a political event, with both incidentsoccurring at the courthouse on ...
P-G workers get details of buyout
Oct 01, 2008 ... The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette remains mum about plans to reducestaff. Management on Monday briefed members of the Newspaper Guildof Pittsburgh, which represents reporters and editors, about thenewspaper's offer to buy out employees, said guild president R.J.Hufnagel. He said the ...
Steelworkers to discuss labor contract
Oct 01, 2008 ... Steelworkers at the ArcelorMittal Weirton Inc. steel mill planwill discuss the details of the proposed four-year labor contractduring meetings at 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Oct. 7, 9 and 14 at the unionhall on West Street in Weirton, W.Va., USW Local 2911 President MarkGlyptis said ...
Washington County's Foundry sale delayed
Oct 01, 2008 ... A sheriff's sale for The Foundry, a Washington County shoppingcenter damaged by ground subsidence, has been postponed until Dec.5. The sale had been set for Friday, but Hillcrest Bank of OverlandPark, Kan., which holds the mortgage, is awaiting consultants'reports on soil ...
Sweden trip planned
Oct 01, 2008 ... The Pittsburgh Regional Alliance and representatives of the localbusiness community hope to capitalize on the Pittsburgh Penguins'visit for two season opening games in Sweden this week to promotethe region and create business opportunities. The mission, scheduled today through ...
Alcoa cuts smelter
Oct 01, 2008 ... Alcoa Inc. said Tuesday it will curtail remaining production atits aluminum smelter in Rockdale, Texas, because of an uncompetitivelocal power supply and overall market conditions, resulting inlayoffs of about 660 workers. Alcoa, with a corporate center on the North Side, said it ...
Alle-Kiski job fair set
Oct 01, 2008 ... Job seekers can interview with regional companies at the firstAlle-Kiski Job Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p .m. today in the AthleticsCenter at Penn State New Kensington Campus, Seventh Street Road,Upper Burrell. More than 50 recruiters will discuss career options with currentstudents ...
Dick's names new president, COO
Oct 01, 2008 ... Joseph M. Schmidt will become president and chief operatingofficer at Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. on Feb. 1, the start of theretailer's next fiscal year. Schmidt, 49, has been the Findlay-based company's ...
Despite economic turmoil, gas prices falling
Oct 01, 2008 ... One bright spot during Wall Street's economic turmoil is thatgasoline prices are falling, with Western Pennsylvania's averageprice this week dropping 6.3 cents a gallon, AAA East Central ...
Rachel Carson Bridge to close for month
Oct 01, 2008 ... The Rachel Carson Bridge, which spans the Allegheny River betweenDowntown and the North Shore, will close for about a month onMonday. The Allegheny County-owned bridge will be closed to vehicles, butat least one sidewalk will remain open during repairs. Countyofficials initially ...