A Night to Shine
The Night to Shine prom for people with special needs, sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation, was held at 375 churches in 11 different countries worldwide Feb. 10. View The Gallery >
Saturday Features
Cinderella for the Night
Eleven young women were presented at the 91st Cinderella Ball on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017. View The Gallery >
Chinese New Year celebration
Chinese Pittsburghers celebrate the year of the Rooster with traditional performance. The celebration will conclude with a grand parade in Squirrel Hill on Feb 12, 2017. View The Gallery >
In Focus: Youth America Grand Prix ballet competiton
The biggest ballet competition in the world came to Pittsburgh last weekend, as Youth America Grand Prix held semifinals at Upper St. Clair High School.
Nearly 400 females and males from Pennsylvania and 10 other states competed in categories including "pre-competitive" (ages 9 to 11), junior (ages 12 to 14), and senior (15 and older).
Top winners were chosen to move on to the finals in April in New York City, where YAGP is based.
YAGP awards more than $250,000 a year in scholarships to send young dancers to leading schools and dance companies to continue their training.
Selected competitors will continue on to the finals in New York City.
Every participant went home with evaluation forms from each judge, and they also could take master classes from some of them at Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. View The Gallery >
In Focus: Light Up the Night
Waiting behind pulleys and curtains at the Twentieth Century Club stage, a cast of tiny angels whispers. Across town, devils are gathering around Market Square, celebrating the darker side of the season. View The Gallery >
Romp N Roll farewell skate
Romp N Roll will be closing this week after a 30-year run in Glenshaw.
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Not In Play: Photos before and after the action
Friday night football fills the fall with excitement and heartbreak, making memories as high school teams battle for dominance.
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In Focus: Preserving the Mill … Preserves the Town
Volant Mills was established in 1812 and is one of the few remaining wooden grist mills.
It is at the center of the village along Main Street in Volant, Pa., with a dam on the Neshannock Creek.
The Mills is now used for shopping and gifts wrapped around two ton milling stones, gears, shafts through three floors, processing equipment, shuckers, and pulleys mounted in the ceilings.
The Mills is a restoration project of the Volant Community Development Corp. View The Gallery >
In Focus: Mall relics
The Parkway Center Mall was Opened in the early 1980s and was closed in 2013.
Giant Eagle is the only remaining business.
As the remains of the the Mall taken apart some of the Mall's signs still stand along with the metal frames for the atriums, hanging strips of metal and escalators of a once thriving mall.
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WaterFire Sharon
At Dusk, fifty-five floating "braziers" that house wood and fire, line the sides of the Shenango River in the heart of Sharon, Pa.
A "Fire Globe" burned on the State Street Bridge while forty artists held torches over the side of the bridge.
The theme for the August 20th production was "Artists At Work".
"WaterFire Sharon" is a free event and sponsored by the non profit arts Fund of Community Foundation of Wester, Pa. and Eastern Ohio.
The third and last "WaterFire Sharon," for the 2016 Season will catch fire on Saturday Sept. 24th at dusk.
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