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WEBJune 16, 2024 5 min read. When the Town Hall South lecture series began in the fall of 1969, the bootprints of the first men on moon were still fresh, and so was the Beatles’ “Abbey Road ...
News - The Almanac
WEBAutumn means crisp evenings, Friday night football and, for the musically inclined, high school band festivals. The parade of pageantry kicks off Sept. 21 with the Festival of Bands at South ...
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WEBSep 16, 2024 · Martha’s Ride, in honor of the late Martha Dixon, an FBI special agent, will be held Oct. 5. The cycling event offers a 15-mile or 30-mile ride beginning at 11 a.m. at Station Square. Using the ...
Pittsburgh Silent Film Festival to celebrate essential centennial films
WEB1 day ago · The Pittsburgh Silent Film Festival will be celebrating nine essential films that are turning 100 this year when it gets underway Sunday, Sept. 29. The nine movies will screen at seven different ...
The end of an era: Whatever happened to the phone book?
WEBJan 7, 2023 · Alas, the poor phone book. Once, it was the cornerstone of American connection, an indispensable resource people relied on to find pizza shops, plumbers, and the number of the cute girl in math class.
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WEBSep 15, 2024 · BOOK SALE The Friends of the Bethel Park Library will be holding a used book sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28. The event will be held under the tent in front of Evey True Value ...
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WEB122 S. Main St. Washington, PA 15301. Phone: 724-222-2200. e-Mail: [email protected]. For issues with delivery, please contact 724-222-2201 or [email protected]. For information on ...
‘Visionary’ founder of The Almanac remembered by son
WEBNov 16, 2020 · Decades before the Internet caught on, Richard Barnes foresaw how something along those lines could have an adverse effect on his business at the time. “He was a visionary, I guess is the word ...
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WEBJuly 18, 2024 3 min read. Bethel Park native Mason Miller made history when he recorded a 103.6-mph pitch during the MLB All-Star Game played July 16 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. With ...
Ghost stories also serve up history lessons, author says
WEBOct 22, 2023 · Ghost stories tend to be more enduring and more prevalent in Southwestern Pennsylvania, author Thomas White believes, because the region’s history dips back so far into the past and people who ...
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