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All Dressed Up

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — It’s deep in the heart of prom season, spring weddings are looming, and Carol Barlow’s downtown Custom Fashions is aflutter with bits of whisper-thin mesh, lace and yards of silk that rustle at every touch. And, don’t forget the sequins. They are everywhere. Barlow, who’s been altering clothing casually for 40 years and specializing professionally in formalwear for about four, said they are particularly plentiful on this year’s crop of prom formals. It’s the same for glitter and the kind of plunging necklines that would have horrified her mother back ...

When Lightningbirds Strike

By NORA EDINGER For the Sunday News-Register WHEELING — The whopper trophy the Wheeling Lightningbirds brought home on March 19 — after winning the East Coast Women’s Hockey League championship in their inaugural season — has been there and done all that in recent weeks. “On the ...

Seeing And Believing

WHEELING — There are people who live with priceless paintings — so deep is their love for art, a certain artist or both. There are people who live with valuable baseballs signed by Babe Ruth — so deep is their love for the sport. And, there are people whose office decor includes what ...

Matzo: More Than Just a Cracker

WHEELING — Matzo boards are to Passover as leftover turkey, cranberry sauce and stuffing are to Thanksgiving. The snacking twists on such holiday standards are simply endless. Rabbi Joshua Lief of Temple Shalom — a cook skilled enough to have won a throw-down competition for charoset, a ...

Wheeling’s Own Lorax

WHEELING — Karen Cox doesn’t just speak for the trees, she listens to them. Right now, the chair of the Municipal Tree Board said some of Wheeling’s tallest, greenest and leafiest residents are calling for help. Indeed, a recent survey the two-year-old advisory board conducted of ...

Curtain Raised on Next PNC Broadway Season in the Steel City

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust proudly continues the tradition of bringing the best of Broadway directly to Pittsburgh through the 2023-24 PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh season at the Benedum Center. The touring Broadway shows coming to Pittsburgh this coming season include ...