Holiday Lights at Kennywood dazzles with new attractions
Entertainment
November 6, 2025
The beloved holiday tradition has been nominated as a USA Today 10Best theme park holiday event. For the MVI It’s almost time to light up Pennsylvania’s tallest Christmas tree as Holiday Lights makes ...
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade: Which stars are joining this year’s lineup?
Entertainment
By By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer 
November 6, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Ciara, Foreigner, Lil Jon, Kool & the Gang, Busta Rhymes, Mickey Guyton and Teyana Taylor will feature in this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, which will also cement “KPop Demon...
The Grand Egyptian Museum showcasing 50,000 artifacts is finally opening
Entertainment, News
By By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press 
October 31, 2025
CAIRO (AP) — After two decades of anticipation and countless delays, the Grand Egyptian Museum is finally having its grand reveal. The museum, which is set to officially open Saturday, highlights Egyp...
Entertainment
October 30, 2025
By TribLive No one can deny that more movies are being filmed in Pittsburgh. Think “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019),” starring Tom Hanks as Mister Rogers, and “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (202...
Entertainment
October 30, 2025
Tonight’s Events • Line Dancing, H Lounge, Hollywood Casino at the Meadows, 7 p.m. • Haunted Hollow, California Area High School, 6 p.m. Tonight’s Music • Karaoke, Kynor’s Korner, McKeesport, 8 p.m. •...
Entertainment
October 30, 2025
Penn State Greater Allegheny, 4000 University Drive, McKeesport, will host a community Halloween bash from 6 to 8 p.m. today. Guests can enjoy indoor and outdoor activities and games in the student co...
40 years later, Michael J. Fox looks back on ‘Back to the Future’
Entertainment
By By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer 
October 30, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Michael J. Fox has been living with “Back to the Future” for a long time. “I’ll be on the street and some kid will go, ‘There’s Marty McFly!’” Fox says. “No, this is an old man.” It’s ...
A newly discovered Dr. Seuss manuscript will celebrate America’s 250th anniversary
Entertainment
By By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer 
October 30, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — A newly discovered Dr. Seuss manuscript featuring the Cat in the Hat and celebrating the United States will be published next year, just in time for America’s 250th anniversary. “Sing ...
Trick-or-Treat, parade and Halloween trunk-or-treat events in the Mon Valley
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October 24, 2025
Trick-or-Treat times in the Mon Valley: By the Mon Valley Independent Allegheny County • Clairton — 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 30 (at the city building from 5 to 6 p.m.) • Dravosburg — 6 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 31 • ...
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October 18, 2025
ometimes the most meaningful conversations happen with people you’ve just met, especially when gathered around a shared table. With its new initiative, Share the Mana, Share the Table, Teremana Tequil...
The People’s Margarita
Entertainment, Food
October 18, 2025
The People’s Margarita Servings: 8-10 2 cups Teremana Blanco 3/4 cup lime juice 1/2 cup agave nectar 1 cup pineapple juice lime wheels, for garnish (optional) pineapple leaves, for garnish (optional) ...
Entertainment
October 17, 2025
Surviving band members say they are “devastated” by the unexpected loss. By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and ANDREW DALTON Associated Press Ace Frehley, the original lead guitarist and founding member of the gla...
Monongahela to celebrate Harvest on Main
Around The Valley, Entertainment, Latest News
By MATT PETRAS For the MVI 
October 17, 2025
The event will show off the city’s businesses ahead of the Christmas shopping season. The Mon Valley Alliance in collaboration with the Women in Business group and the Monongahela Aquatorium will host...
Entertainment
October 16, 2025
Thursday Events • Bike night, Coconut Joe’s Tiki Bar, Finleyville, 5:30 p.m. • Skate Party, Eden Park Roller Rink, McKeesport, 6 p.m. • Senior Wellness & Safety Expo, The Palisades, McKeesport, 10:30 ...
PennWest theater to present ‘Law & Order: Fairy Tale Unit’
Around The Valley, Entertainment, Latest News
October 16, 2025
The three-night production coincides with homecoming week on campus. For the MVI The PennWest Department of Visual and Performing Arts will present “Law and Order: Fairy Tale Unit” — a hilarious twist...
Entertainment
October 16, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Broadway is a tense place these days after two major labor unions authorized strike action amid ongoing contract negotiations with producers. Actors’ Equity Association — which represe...
Team of artisans brings del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ to life
Entertainment
October 16, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — When Tamara Deverell, the production designer on Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein,” first strode across the nearly finished set of Victor Frankenstein’s lab, she couldn’t help hersel...
Grammy-winning R&B singer D’Angelo dies
Entertainment
By By JONATHAN LANDRUM JR. AP Entertainment Writer 
October 16, 2025
D’Angelo, the Grammy-winning R&B singer recognized by his raspy yet smooth voice and for garnering mainstream attention with the shirtless “Untitled (How Does It Feel)” music video, has died. He was 5...
Hello, spooky season: Ghost tours, escape rooms and haunted hotels await
Entertainment
By By LAURA SAMPSON For the AP 
October 15, 2025
The National Retail Federation’s annual consumer survey projects Halloween spending to reach a record $13.1 billion this year, and it’s not all trick or treating. From historic cemeteries to themed es...