Family Features If you’re going above and beyond a stuffed animal and boxed chocolates this Valentine’s Day, try these Cheesecake Cookie Cups for a special homemade dessert. Made with love, it’s a per...

Metro Creative Services Valentine’s Day is an opportunity to lavish love and attention on a special person in your life. Exchanging gifts, enjoying dinner out and snuggling with your sweetheart are co...

If you’re throwing a watch party for Super Bowl LIX, you couldn’t ask for a better backdrop and inspiration than the game’s host city, New Orleans. The town is known for enticements, from its music sc...

When we order wings I always have a hard time deciding which sauce I like the best, so we usually end up ordering several types. I’ve found that a mixture of the sauces is even better than most of the...

DEAR ABBY: I am an adult child of an alcoholic. My mother is a mean drunk. While growing up, I had to act as her therapist and deal with her co-dependency. I have been lucky to have processed a lot of...

The McKeesport Al-Anon group will meet at noon Tuesday at Beulah Park United Methodist Church on Grandview Avenue. Al-Anon is a support and educational group for relatives and friends of problem drink...

• Sweetheart Bake/Soup Sale, (at least 10 different homemade soups, chilies and homemade baked goods) Holy Family Church, 225 N. Second St., West Newton, before and after Mass, open to the public. • B...

• Community blood drive, Central Highlands Community United Methodist Church, 100 Timothy Drive, Elizabeth Township, 2:30 to 7 p.m. Register online at Vitalant.org or call the church at 412-7510511. •...

Valentine’s Day is a day of love nestled in the middle of February. Sweethearts use Valentine’s Day as an opportunity to show the people they care about just how deep those feelings run. Valentine’s D...

Metro Creative Services Gifting is a key component of Valentine’s Day celebrations every February 14. Valentine’s Day is a mere month-and-a-half after the holiday season, so ideas for more thoughtful ...

Metro Creative Services Valentine’s Day is steeped in tradition. Giving flowers is a popular tradition each Feb. 14, and the National Retail Federation estimates that people spend around $2.6 billion ...

Valentine’s Day spending shows little sign of waning. Floral arrangements are among the most popular purchases on this special day. According to Rio Roses, customers spent $2.3 billion on flowers for ...

Family Features When you are craving something sweet, sometimes you just can’t get it off your mind until you have just one bite. You need something small, delicious and something that will ease your ...

Family Features On a day that signifies the importance of love and companionship, many people find it rewarding to show their loved ones just how much they mean. If you’re in the gift-giving spirit th...

• Hoagie sale order pickups, St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, 1 St. Nicholas Drive, Donora, 11 a.m. to noon. • License to carry a firearm satellite event, Stockdale Volunteer Fire Department, 316 Railroa...

The Westmoreland County Department of Human Services-Area Agency on Aging extends an invitation to its monthly Caregiver Support Group meeting from 1 to 3 p.m. on Wednesday at the McKenna Center for A...

Here’s a look at lunch menus for local centers for next week: (All menus may be subject to change.)

The Elizabeth Township Seniors will meet at 11 a.m. on Tuesday at Butler’s Rock Run Inn. President Ed Ference will welcome members and guests. Debbie Gilbert will offer the table blessing. Lunch will ...

Monongahela Valley Catholic High School Class of 1969 held its 55-year class reunion on Aug. 24 at St. Katharine Drexel Hall, Bentleyville. Classmates enjoyed tables of homemade cookies made by class ...

NEW YORK (AP) — If you tune into the “Puppy Bowl” on Sunday, you’ll likely see a key person’s influence — even if you don’t actually see her. Victoria Schade is a dog trainer and novelist who’s the sh...