Chris Pastrick stories, Page 2

Mustard + Skittles = uhhhh, yeah. Yes, the snack treat that no one asked for has arrived. Mustard-flavored Skittles are now a thing — thanks to the candy brand and French’s. It’s all a way to help promote the brands on National Mustard Day, which we all celebrate on Aug....

Sheetz is heading West. The Altoona-based convenience store and gas station chain is slated to open its first store in Michigan — Romulus to be exact — in late 2024. “While it is too early in the development process to provide a timeline or location for any additional stores, our...

The return of the Hills Snack Bar is now one step closer to becoming reality. Just last year, Jason Powell of Aliquippa revealed he was bringing back a version of the famed snack bar from Hills department stores in the form of a food truck. On Tuesday, Powell announced that...

The Jonas Brothers are heading out on a 35-date stadium and arena tour, with the boys making a fall stop in Pittsburgh. The brothers — Kevin, Nick and Joe — plan a rather ambitious outing by committing to play five albums in one night on “The Tour,” which will stop...

It’s a bold prediction. One only a Pennsylvania governor could dream up. Right there in his Sweet 16 round, Gov. Josh Shapiro has Pitt meeting Penn State in this year’s NCAA Tournament. The governor shared his bracket Wednesday on social media. It's the best three weeks in basketball, Pennsylvania.Take a...

Go ahead and have that extra cup of coffee — it could make you live longer. That’s according to a recently published study in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology that associated drinking two to three cups of java a day to a longer lifespan and reduced risk of arrhythmias...

With the weather turning cooler, nothing sounds as comforting as a hot cup of coffee. So what better time for National Coffee Day to show up than Thursday. And, apparently, Pittsburgh is one of the best cities in the country to celebrate the day. Wallethub has the Steel City ranked...

Nothing lasts forever. And that includes naming rights. With the news that Heinz Field will become Acrisure Stadium, why not take a look at a few of the other spots in the area that have changed their names? For purposes of this collection, we will be listing the places with...

Of all the baseball stadiums in all the towns in all the world … PNC Park is among the best. Regularly. Hold your head high, Pittsburgh. You’ve got one of the best Major League Baseball parks there is. And while the team that plays there has rarely been viable after...

Are you a home beer brewer? If so, and if you believe you have a winning ale, you can put your drink to the test in a new statewide contest searching for the best homebrewed beer in Pennsylvania. The first-ever Breweries In Pennsylvania Homebrew Invitational will have five regional competitions,...

For those who bleed Black and Gold, the idea that Pittsburgh is the best city for football fans is just about the least shocking notion ever. But WalletHub, a personal financial website, went ahead and just made it official — again. For the fourth year in a row, Pittsburgh stood...

The latest reports of coronavirus cases show new cases are being found at increasingly higher numbers. Hospitalizations are also rising, although not as rapidly. Over the past week, the Pennsylvania Department of Health has reported 24,875 new covid cases. Of that number, 21% (5,227) are old test results dating back...

The Zac Brown Band is making good on its previous plans to play Pittsburgh. The popular country band will return Oct. 1 for a 7 p.m. concert at the Pavilion at Star Lake in Burgettstown. The first set of dates for The Comeback Tour did not include Pittsburgh on the...

In the past week, Pennsylvania has recorded 11,747 cases of covid-19 — the most in nearly three months. The cases — 8,927 of which were confirmed through a PCR test and 2,820 counted as probable — represent a significant increase since as recently as July 1, when a week’s worth...

As of Tuesday’s covid update from the Pennsylvania Department of Health, the state is now averaging more than 1,000 cases per day for the first time in over two months. The latest update shows 1,442 new coronavirus cases reported statewide, bringing the daily average to 1,043. It’s the first time...

Some trends can be harmless fun — pet rocks, Beanie Babies and the Ice Bucket Challenge, for example. But some trends can be downright harmful — ingesting TidePods, swallowing a spoonful of cinnamon, and the latest: Using Mr. Clean Magic Erasers to whiten your teeth. The trend has been making...

Coronavirus cases in Pennsylvania continue to remain at low levels not seen since the very beginning of the pandemic in 2020. In the past week, according to reports from the state’s Department of Health, 1,250 new cases of the virus have been recorded. That number has not been so low...

Just about every Pennsylvanian 65 and older is now at least partially vaccinated for covid-19, according to the latest covid vaccination data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. As of Wednesday morning, the CDC’s covid vaccine tracker shows 2,393,193 of the state’s 65+ population have at least one...

Nearly all covid-19 numbers in Pennsylvania continue to drop to levels not seen since before the fall surge. On Thursday, Pennsylvania added 656 new covid-19 cases to its total, with nearly 20% of them coming from one county: Philadelphia (123). The next highest reporting county was York with just 36...