Published on Wednesday, 23 April 2014 5:51 pm by
PREGAME
4:58: Nikitin crnks two big shot from the point wide of the cage.
4:45: A writer by Jenner from the left circle is denied.
4:26: Nikitin rips a wrister form the high slot. Fleury fights it off.
3:09: A wrister by Johasen form the slot is wide of the cage.
2:23: After an offensive zone turnover by Malkin, Cavlert gets ... Read More and CommentPublished on Wednesday, 23 April 2014 4:44 pm by
Pansies laugh at 30 degrees, basil and houseplants need to come inside when it gets cold along with other plants. Photo by Doug Oster
I've been inundated with questions about what to do with plants when temperatures are predicted to drop below 30. Anything tender like basil, or houseplants should be covered or brought back inside.
It's way too early ... Read More and CommentPublished on Wednesday, 23 April 2014 3:30 pm by
A preview of the Blue Jackets.
When and where: 7 p.m., EDT. Nationwide Arena.
TV: Root Sports (Pittsburgh market), Fox Sports Ohio (Columbus market), NBC Sports Network (Rest of the United States), CBC, RDS.
Leading postseason scorer: Jack Johnson, 4 points (3 goals, 1 assist).
Last Game: 4-3 home loss in Game 3. Brandon Dubinsky had two assists ... Read More and CommentPublished on Wednesday, 23 April 2014 2:09 pm by
A breathy Marilyn Monroe and screening of “The Dark Knight Rises” helped to mark the grand opening of CineGrille in North Fayette today.
It’s an 85-person movie theater with wait staff serving food and beverages to patrons at their seats at Latitude 40.
The entertainment center at The Pointe at North Fayette ... Read More and CommentPublished on Wednesday, 23 April 2014 1:40 pm by
If any one player is emblematic of how the Penguins roller coaster of a first-round series has gone, it's Lee Stempniak.
In the first overtime period of Game 2 Saturday, Stempniak had a chance off a rebound to score a would-be game-trying goal but failed to get a clean shot off. The Blue Jackets scored in the second overtime period to claim ... Read More and CommentPublished on Wednesday, 23 April 2014 1:26 pm by
Daniel Hertz, writing in the Atlantic Cities today, provides an excellent work of thought-food for those who talk about gentrification as if it is either a good thing or a bad thing.
It is, he writes, inevitable whether you move your educated, moneyed self to a poor neighborhood or a rich neighborhood.
If you ... Read More and CommentPublished on Wednesday, 23 April 2014 11:31 am by
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra will perform its community concert at Wilkinsburg High School on May 16. Details of the performance have been released. From the PSO:
PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra presents the 11th Annual Community Engagement Concert for the community of Wilkinsburg on Friday, May 16 at 7 p.m. at Wilkinsburg High ... Read More and CommentPublished on Wednesday, 23 April 2014 11:14 am by
West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen released his post-spring depth chart Wednesday morning. There were few true surprises — Clint Trickett is top QB, Dreamius Smith is top RB — but it's always interesting to see the full listing. New players, or at least ones you didn't see in 2013, are italicized.OFFENSE
WR (X): Mario Alford, ... Read More and CommentPublished on Wednesday, 23 April 2014 8:40 am by
State Rep. Harry Readshaw is taking heat for a campaign ad that denounces the state’s new transportation funding bill. The ad says Mr. Readshaw opposed Gov. Tom Corbett’s “massive gas tax increase” that pays for Philadelphia transit. In truth, the gasoline tax restructuring that was part of the bill is paying for road and bridge improvements. Under the ... Read More and CommentPublished on Wednesday, 23 April 2014 9:20 am by
Playoff StuffPenguins - Blue Jackets
-Welcome back Brian Gibbons (above) and Marcel Goc ... to an optional skate.
-“We seemed more organized. We created momentum instead of giving it up.” - Matt Niskanen on the team's power play in Game 3.
-"We asked [Marc-Andre Fleury] to shut the door, and he did. He gave us a chance to win.” - Lee Stempniak on ... Read More and CommentPublished on Tuesday, 22 April 2014 11:01 pm by
Sony Pictures Classics will release “Foxcatcher” on Nov. 14.
The movie, starring Steve Carell, Channing Tatum and Mark Ruffalo, will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May. It was filmed in Western Pennsylvania in 2012.
Bennett Miller (“Capote,” “Moneyball”) directs the movie about John du Pont, great-great-grandson of E.I. du Pont, the ... Read More and CommentPublished on Tuesday, 22 April 2014 6:26 pm by
Blue Jackets defenseman Jack Johnson has made some history in his team's first round series with the Penguins when he tied an NHL record for consecutive games with a goal by defensemen to start a postseason.
What has made Johnson's goals unique is that they've all come from a relatively close distance from the cage. When asked about his short ... Read More and CommentPublished on Tuesday, 22 April 2014 5:33 pm by
Submit your trout photos at fishingreport@post-gazette.com. Include name, age (for minors), town, trout species, where caught, bait, optional details of the catch and the photographer's name and town.
MacKenzie Crispin, 11, of Latrobe, caught her trout on a live minnow April 19 at Twin Lakes, Greensburg.
15-inch tiger trout caught on the ... Read More and CommentPublished on Tuesday, 22 April 2014 5:12 pm by
Items that fell off the laptop
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart basketball player Cameron Johnson signed with Pitt yesterday. It was a move that surprised many because Pitt didn't start recruiting Johnson much until a month ago. Also, Johnson was offered scholarships mostly from mid-major schools.
Pitt coach Jamie Dixon offered Johnson a scholarship ... Read More and CommentPublished on Tuesday, 22 April 2014 4:03 pm by
Here is the latest entry in the 'Oh, Pittsburgh, you are so awesome' series: A video from Brandon Roudebush.
In this video, according to the description, Brandon sought "to create a bright and vibrant depiction of the area and focus on a few of the culturally significant locations of the city, including the Strip District, Point State Park, ... Read More and CommentPublished on Wednesday, 23 April 2014 12:00 am by
The fight between UPMC and Highmark is still going strong but UPMC's nasty attack ads have faded. For some reason, they stopped distorting the truth as if their life depended on it.
Read More and CommentPublished on Tuesday, 22 April 2014 1:38 pm by
Pittsburgh Opera just announced a new director of development. More from the press release:
Pittsburgh, PA... Pittsburgh Opera announces a change in senior leadership with the appointment of Cynthia N. McCormick to the position of Director of Development and External Relations, effective June 1, 2014. Ms. McCormick steps into the position held by John ... Read More and CommentPublished on Tuesday, 22 April 2014 12:57 pm by
Every NHL team's media guide has a section towards the back labeled simply, "Playoffs." Some teams such as the "Original" Six franchises have to cram in upwards of a century of data into this section.
Prior to this season, the Blue Jackets had all of four games to chronicle.
In 2009, the Blue Jackets, under head coach Ken Hitchcock reached ... Read More and CommentPublished on Tuesday, 22 April 2014 12:32 pm by
Pitt wrapped up its 2014 spring practices last week, which means it's time to start looking ahead to fall camp, which will kick off at the beginning of August. While that's still a few months away, it's never too early to start taking a look at what the two-deep will likely look like when the Panthers do get going in preparation for the 2014 ... Read More and CommentPublished on Tuesday, 22 April 2014 11:53 am by
This praying mantis egg case was found during Earth Day planting at the Fort Pitt Blockhouse in Point State Park. Post-Gazette photo by Bob Donaldson
Interim Penn State Master Gardener Coordinator Philip Bauerle found this Praying Mantis egg case among the branches of a foethergilla shrub along the fence of the Fort Pitt Blockhouse during the Earth ... Read More and Comment