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The Rock Garden at Wisley is unparallelled. Photos by Doug Oster
Before I arrived in England I never heard of Wisley Gardens. Even though I saw the Chelsea Flower Show, Hampton Court and Kew Gardens, seeing Wisley was almost a religious experience.
This is a garden for the trowel and shovel set, gardeners who spend there days digging, weeding, ... Read More and CommentPublished on Friday, 24 May 2013 6:39 pm by
PREGAME
1:28: More "Hey, Hey, Hey Good-Bye" chants.
1:10: Jokinen is called for holding Methot. Murray, Niskanen, Cooke and Sutter take the ice.
0:30: A thunderous "Let's GO Pens!" chant rains down.
0:05: Two rwister by Gonchar from the slot are blocked.
0:00: End of game. End of series. Penguins 6, Senators 2.
POSTGAME
-Just like in the ... Read More and CommentPublished on Friday, 24 May 2013 4:45 pm by
The PIAA moved the state basketball championships back to Hershey this year - and the change helped the PIAA pocketbook.
The PIAA this week released financial information from the winter championships and the winter sports playoffs came in $67,975 above budget. One of the main reasons was the basketball playoff revenue, which was $90,758 above ... Read More and CommentPublished on Friday, 24 May 2013 3:30 pm by
A preview of the Senators.
When and where: 7:30 p.m., EDT. Consol Energy Center.
TV: NBC Sports Network, CBC, RDS.
Leading postseason scorer: Daniel Alfredsson, 10 points (4 goals, 6 assists).
Last Game:7-3 home loss in Game 4, Wednesday. Alfredsson had a goal and an assist for the Senators.
Probable goaltenders: Tomas Vokoun (5-1, 1.82 GAA, .930 ... Read More and CommentPublished on Friday, 24 May 2013 2:00 pm by
Get into the summer spirit with some summer shopping.
Kick off the (unofficial) start of the season with a sidewalk sale at Tanger Outlets. It starts today and runs through Monday.
Check out some of the discounts and sale offers at www.tangeroutlet.com. Read More and CommentPublished on Friday, 24 May 2013 1:18 pm by
There aren't very many similarities between the Penguins' postseason runs in 2011 and 2013.
The 2011 squad was racked by injuries to its best players. The 2013 team can't even get some of its best players on the ice for power plays due to an abundance of health and depth.
In 2011, James Neal was used on the left wing. In 2013, Neal is on the right ... Read More and CommentPublished on Friday, 24 May 2013 9:38 am by
Playoff StuffPenguins - Senators
Finally #BecausehestheCutch @penguins #BurghProud This--> twitter.com/Pirates/status…
— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) May 23, 2013
-"Regardless of the situation the Senators might be in, we know they're going to be playing their best game. They'll be coming in with that mentality, to stretch this series back ... Read More and CommentPublished on Thursday, 23 May 2013 10:02 pm by
***** Yesterday Issac Redman talked about his approach to 2013, which included a change in offseason training and dieting. Today, I asked him specifics about how it was different to work with trainer Ron Jones in Tampa, Florida, which he said he got in shape for before he even started training, because he said, "I knew he was going to kill me."
How ... Read More and CommentPublished on Thursday, 23 May 2013 10:10 pm by
The ToonSeum and the National Cartoonists Society got together tonight with a VIP event to kick off the Pittsburgh convention, the launch of a weekend that includes the Pittsburgh Cartoon Arts Festival on Sunday. As part of the gathering, ToonSeum leader Joe Wos honored Jeannie Schulz (above), widow of "Peanuts" creator Charles M. Schulz, with the ... Read More and CommentPublished on Thursday, 23 May 2013 5:33 pm by
With the Canucks firing Alain Vigneault as head coach yesterday, Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma became the sixth most tenured head coach in the NHL.
The ten most tenured head coaches in the NHL:
Coach, Team
Date Hired
Barry Trotz, Predators
Aug. 6, 1997
Mike Babcock, Red Wings
July, 15, 2005
Claude Julien, Bruins
June 22, ... Read More and CommentPublished on Thursday, 23 May 2013 5:32 pm by
Debra Messing is on the cover of the June issue of More magazine, arriving on newsstands Tuesday.
She talks about a range of subjects, including how she turned to chocolate to assuage her disappointment at not winning a Golden Globe for her most famous TV role.
Here are some excerpts, courtesy of the ... Read More and CommentPublished on Thursday, 23 May 2013 2:43 pm by
Notes, quotes and anecdotes from Western Pennsylvania high school sports
North Allegheny High School always seems to have a number of strong athletic teams. But what North Allegheny teams have a chance to do this spring is unheard of in the WPIAL.
Call it a drive for five.
North Allegheny has already won a WPIAL team championship this spring in ... Read More and CommentPublished on Thursday, 23 May 2013 2:36 pm by
The Palm House is reminiscent of Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. It's filled with tropical plants. Photos by Doug Oster
The tour through the gardens of London keeps getting better. Historic Kew Gardens covers over 300 acres and dates back to the 1700s.
I would take days to properly explore this vast garden. Much of the Victorian era ... Read More and CommentPublished on Thursday, 23 May 2013 2:00 pm by
In honor of the T-shirt's 100th birthday this year, CustomInk, an online custom T-shirt provider, asked its staff to rank the top 100 iconic tees. The top 10 is below. See the full list at www.tshirtbirthday.com.
What's your favorite T-shirt? Tweet your thoughts or a photo to Stylebook @SaraB_PG. They might be featured in a future blog ... Read More and CommentPublished on Friday, 24 May 2013 12:00 am by
Oklahoma Senator Jim Inhofe voted against the funding for hurricane Sandy. In fact, he called it a "slush fund." Now he finds himself with a devistating natural disaster in his own state. He recently argued that in the Sandy relief bill "everybody was getting in and exploiting the tragedy that took place ... that won't happen in Oklahoma."
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Just in time for your holiday travel, two service plazas on the Pennsylvania Turnpike and two on the Ohio Turnpike have reopened.
The South Midway plaza on the eastbound turnpike at mile 147 in Bedford County (pictured) was the 14th Pennsylvania service plaza to be rebuilt since 2007, and the stately exterior style of the 72-year-old plaza was ... Read More and CommentPublished on Thursday, 23 May 2013 11:43 am by
The Post-Gazette today looks at local companies and local mommy bloggers working to find sponsorship opportunities.
Public relations agencies now incorporate blogs into their overall marketing plans for clients; networks of bloggers help identify the most appropriate ones to recruit for those marketing efforts; and then bloggers, aware of the ... Read More and CommentPublished on Thursday, 23 May 2013 9:58 am by
This old school is not an anomaly in the city, where we have more and more of them not being used. This one sits largely unseen, behind the vacant Saints Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church on Larimer Avenue in East Liberty.
If you’re out that way on Saturday, you can watch the Explorer’s Club doing “roof” repairs. Roof as in ... Read More and CommentPublished on Thursday, 23 May 2013 9:22 am by
Playoff StuffPenguins - Senators
-Dave Molinari's recap from last night's game. James Neal and Jarome Iginla found ways to score.
-The Ottawa Citizen's recap. “Probably not. I mean, with their depth and power play right now, it doesn’t look too good for us.” - Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson's response when asked if his team still has a chance ... Read More and CommentPublished on Wednesday, 22 May 2013 9:36 pm by
A few notes from day two of OTA's ...
***** Following what is something of a trend in this OTA, add running back Issac Redman to a list that includes Troy Polamalu and LaMarr Woodley as players who look noticeably svelter than they did during the 2012 season. Redman said that he's dropped 10 pounds while training with Ron Jones in ... Read More and Comment