Samuel Long

2 days ago | post-gazette.com | Gerry Dulac |Samuel Long |Ciara McEneany |Marylynne Pitz

This is Mikael Owunna’s season. The artist is experiencing a deep sense of gratitude in being recognized by the city that quite literally birthed him. The Highland Park native Is one of five History Makers Award winners chosen by the Senator John Heinz History Center. They will be honored at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at an awards dinner at the History Center in the Strip District. Owunna was chosen for his art.

1 week ago | post-gazette.com | Samuel Long |Madaleine Rubin

Sebastian Foltz/Post-Gazette Madaleine Rubin Post-Gazette May 27, 2025 5:50 PM One of Western Pennsylvania’s longest running entertainment venues is officially changing hands. Herschend, the world’s largest family-run theme park operator, announced on Tuesday that it completed its acquisition of all of Pittsburgh-based Palace Entertainment’s U.S. amusement parks — including Kennywood Park, the historic park just outside the city limits that opened in 1898. “To us, this is so much bigger than...

2 months ago | post-gazette.com | Samuel Long |Mike White |Ken Wunderley |Colin Beazley

The University of Pittsburgh will be well represented in the preliminary match of the Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic, which will be held Saturday at Peters Township High School. Four members of the WPIAL All-Star Team and one member of the New Jersey All-Star Team will continue their academic and athletic careers at Pitt. Four have signed with the Pitt wrestling team (Nico Fanella, Evan Petrovich, Bode Marlow and Carson Welsh) and one (Shep Turk) with the Panthers’ football team.

2 months ago | post-gazette.com | Madaleine Rubin |Samuel Long

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Jan 16, 2025 | post-gazette.com | Samuel Long

'How I Learned What I Learned,' a one-man play performed by Wali Jamal, is set for Jan. 20 at the New Hazlett Theater Though it’s not part of August Wilson’s Century Cycle, his autobiographical  “How I Learned What I Learned” still has quite the story to tell.