October 1, 2025 - Pittsburgh City Paper

WED., NOV. 12

FILM • MULTIPLE LOCATIONS

Three Rivers Film Festival Showtimes vary. Continues through Sun., Nov. 23. Multiple locations. Ticket prices vary. filmpittsburgh.org

MUSIC • UPTOWN

Jonas Brothers with All-American Rejects 7:30 p.m. PPG Paints Arena. 1001 Fifth Ave., Uptown. Tickets start at $63. ppgpaintsarena.com

FRI., NOV. 14

EXHIBITION • OAKLAND

Phipps Holiday Magic 9 a.m.-11 p.m. Continues through Jan. 4, 2026.Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. One Schenley Dr., Oakland. Included with regular admission. phipps. conservatory.org

OPERA • DOWNTOWN

Pittsburgh Opera presents Fellow Travelers.

7 p.m. Continues through Sun., Nov. 16. Byham Theater. 101 Sixth St., Downtown. $10-189. pittsburghopera.org

MUSIC • UPTOWN

Maroon 5 with Claire Rosinkranz 8 p.m. PPG Paints Arena. 1001 Fifth Ave., Uptown. Tickets start at $61. ppgpaintsarena.com

SAT., NOV. 15

CONVENTION • MONROEVILLE

The Ultimate Brick Show LEGO Fan Expo. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Continues through Sun., Nov. 16. Monroeville Convention Center. 209 Mall Blvd., Monroeville. $16.30, free for kids 3 and under. tubso icial.com

THEATER • SOUTH SIDE

Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women 5:30 p.m. Continues through Sun., Dec. 7. City Theatre. 1300 Bingham St., South Side. $35-$64.70. citytheatrecompany.org

WED., NOV. 19

DRAG • DOWNTOWN

MUSIC • MUNHALL

Macy Gray: On How Life Is 25th Anniversary Tour. 8 p.m. Doors at 7 p.m. Carnegie of Homestead. 510 E. 10th Ave., Munhall. $57.81-256.37. librarymusichall.com

FRI., NOV. 21

ART • NORTH SIDE

Ting Tong Chang. 6-8 p.m. Ongoing exhibition. Mattress Factory. 500 Sampsonia Way, North Side. Free opening reception. mattress.org

MUSIC/FILM • DOWNTOWN

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra presents Elf in Concert. 7 p.m. Continues on Sun., Nov. 23. Heinz Hall. 600 Penn Ave., Downtown. trustarts.org

OPERA • CARNEGIE

Resonance Works presents The Jungle Book 7:30 p.m. Continues through Sun., Nov. 23. Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall. 300 Beechwood Ave., Carnegie. $15-30. All ages. resonanceworks.org

MUSIC • MILLVALE

Blondshell: If You Asked for a Tour with Colatura 8:30 p.m. Doors at 7:30 p.m. Mr. Smalls Theatre. 400 Lincoln Ave., Millvale. $28.30. mrsmalls.com

SAT., NOV. 22

HOLIDAY • HIGHLAND PARK

A Drag Queen Christmas. 7:30 p.m. Byham Theater. 101 Sixth St., Downtown. $53.51-117.33. trustarts.org

FRI., NOV.21

Wild Illuminations: A Holiday Lanterns Experience. 5:30-10 p.m. Continues through Jan. 11, 2026. Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium. 7370 Baker St., Highland Park. $19-29, free for kids under 2. pittsburghzoo.org

COMEDY • DOWNTOWN

HOLIDAY • DOWNTOWN

Light Up Night. Times and details TBA. Multiple locations, Downtown. Free. Fee for some ticketed events. downtownpittsburghwholidays.com

TUE., NOV. 25

THEATER • DOWNTOWN

PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh presents Les Misérables 7:30 p.m. Continues through Sun., Nov. 30. Benedum Center. Seventh Street and Penn Avenue, Downtown. $49.86-171.40. trustarts.org

FRI., NOV. 28

DRAG • DOWNTOWN

The Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme Holiday Show. 8 p.m. Byham Theater. 101 Sixth St., Downtown. $62.36-244.67. trustarts.org

SUN., NOV. 30

Steve Martin and Martin Short: The Dukes of Funnytown. 8 p.m.Continues through Sat., Nov 22. Benedum Center. Seventh Street and Penn Avenue, Downtown. Tickets start at $164.60. trustarts.org

KIDS • DOWNTOWN

Elmo and Friends Say Hello. 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Byham Theater. 101 Sixth St., Downtown. $63.7894.16. trustarts.org

Every year, Pittsburgh packs October with happenings for ight-seekers of all ages. Kick o the spookiest month of the year with a sampling of events for you and your boo crew.

Kid Stuff

The Downtown Pittsburgh Fall Fest returns to the Pittsburgh Playhouse with games, local vendors, arts and crafts, and the all-ages production Boo’s Halloween House Party Thu., Oct. 16-Sun., Oct. 26. 350 Forbes Ave., Downtown. Free. playhouse.pointpark.edu

Kennywood turns into a real horror show after 6 p.m. during Phantom Fall Fest, but daytime hours are for young park goers. Continues through Sat., Nov. 1. 4800 Kennywood Blvd., West Mi lin. Ticket prices vary. kennywood.com

Take your little pumpkins to the Jack O’Lantern Extravaganza at the Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium, where gorgeous gourds and fun activities await. Thu., Oct. 2-Sun., Nov. 2. 7370 Baker St., Highland Park. $15-26, free for kids under 2. pittsburghzoo.org

700 Arch St., North Side. Included with regular admission. aviary.org

Fly into the National Aviary for Owl-O-Ween, a familyfriendly event celebrating winged creatures of the night. Sat., Oct. 18-Sun., Oct. 19 and Sat., Oct. 25-Sun., Oct. 26.

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Adults Only

The DJs come out to play at THIS IS RED during In Dead by Ten: Halloween Time Machine, a ghoulishly good time featuring all the best dance music from decades past. 5-10 p.m. 605 East Ninth Ave., Munhall. $25-30. inbedbytenpgh.com

You’ll be working in the lab late one night when the Kamin Science Center hosts its 21-and-over Monster Murder Mystery party. Expect plenty of kid-free, science-based fun. 6-10 p.m. Fri., Oct. 10. One Allegheny Ave., North Side. $25. kaminsciencecenter.org

If you miss the Science Center party, no worries — the Carnegie Museum of Natural History is bringing back its Haunted Museum event for grown-ups interested in the more gruesome side of nature. 6-10 p.m. Fri., Oct. 17. 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. $25-30. carnegiemnh.org

Creepy Culture

Have a groovy time at Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall during a live score of the cult horror movie Evil Dead. 8 p.m. Doors at 7 p.m. Sun., Oct. 5. 510 E. 10th Ave., Munhall. $75. librarymusichall.com

Pittsburgh CLO does the Time Warp again with its live musical production of The Rocky Horror Picture Show at Greer Cabaret Theater Tue., Oct. 14-Sat., Nov. 8. 655 Penn Ave., Downtown. $77.84-100.24 trustarts.org

The Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre once again stalks the Benedum Center with Dracula, a dance production with fangs. Fri., Oct. 31-Sun., Nov. 2. Seventh Street and Penn Avenue, Downtown. $45-153.50. pbt.org

OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE RUN TO ZANO’S PUB HOUSE WE GO

Over the years, Zano’s Pub House has done a little bit of everything, owner Dana Provenzano tells Pittsburgh City Paper.

The red brick building in Greenfield’s Four Mile Run — which sits at the bottom of a steep ravine beneath the Swinburne and Greenfield Bridges — has stood since the 1800s, and been open as a neighborhood bar for at least a century.

“Downstairs, we know that there’s tin on the ceilings [and] that it was a speakeasy at some point,” Provenzano says.

kept up. In a throwback to the bar’s smoking days, Zano’s maintains a ‘70s-era Kool’s cigarette machine — the only place you can buy cigarettes in the Run, which has no convenience store — two pinball machines (Family Guy and Metallica-themed), and a quarter pusher machine, which Provenzano calls “Chuck E. Cheese for adults.”

Provenzano took over the bar in 2013, and when she wants to know something about its history, she asks one of its many regulars.

“I’m 47, so I’ve been coming here for 47 years,” AJ Gibson, a third-generation Greenfielder, tells City Paper as he polishes off the bar’s signature burger. “My dad and Ronnie Tozzi, one of the former owners, were real good friends, so I’ve literally been coming here since I was in diapers. The first time I can remember being here, [they] had to put a wooden Iron City beer crate on the floor so I could roll balls on the pool table.”

“That sounds horrible, but it was the early ‘80s!” he adds.

Over a century, the bar has gone through many owners, most of them Greenfielders, and a litany of names: Chaser’s in the Run, Hollow Inn (after the Panther Hollow Trail), and McCarthy’s, when it was owned by Joe McCarthy, father of Super Bowlwinning NFL coach Mike McCarthy. The association with McCarthy — who said in a Sports Illustrated profile he honed his work ethic at his parents’ bar — still draws in football stars, like Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, hoping to experience a bit of the legend. A picture of Prescott’s visit hangs on a portrait wall alongside photos of Zano’s patrons showing off “ZPH” merch around the world.

The latest iteration of a Greenfield staple is making new friends, but keeping the old

BY: RACHEL WILKINSON // RWILIKINSON@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

The wood-paneled pub with diner-style booths in the back was once a house, then a smoking bar, known for serving steelworkers coming off their shifts at the J&L mill. The place has long hosted dollar wing nights on Mondays, which Zano’s has

“Before the Hollow Inn, there was one in between. It was like Bill’s or Mike’s?” Provenzano asks Gibson. “Ralph’s?”

“No, Ralph was a dead guy next to the one over there,” Gibson laughs. “Before McCarthy’s, it was somebody’s first name for like a year. Before that, it was Soviak’s. Before Soviak’s, it was…”

Recently, like other longtime Pittsburgh establishments, Zano’s is treading a middle path between keeping its regulars and familiar feel while trying to appeal to a new generation, many of whom drink less alcohol.

“I DON’T WANT PEOPLE TO THINK OF THIS AS JUST A BAR ANYMORE, BECAUSE IT’S NOT. WE’RE MOVING INTO A NEW ERA HERE AT ZANO’S.”

Provenzano — whose last name is where “Zano’s” comes from — learned the business “very young” from her mother, a bar manager, and “the times have changed,” she says. Since taking over 12 years ago, “we’ve had book signings here. I have a lot of people that host birthday parties in our back room … retirement parties. We do wakes,” Provenzano says. “We do a little bit of everything. It’s definitely a balance. Some people call [Zano’s] a dive bar. Some people call it an old Pittsburgh bar. I don’t want it to feel like it’s a club or some fancy place you don’t want to walk into, that you don’t want to be there every day.”

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our bar business and have a good time,” Provenzano explains. “But I don’t want people to think of this as just a bar anymore, because it’s not. We’re moving into a new era here at Zano’s.”

Part of the pivot arose from the pandemic, when the bar was forced to “shift its focus” amidst shutdowns and restrictions.

“We did a lot of outside dining,” Provenzano remembers. “There was like six feet of snow, and our deck was full of people. We did hand warmers, made our own pop-up tents, [put up] clear shower curtains, and put heaters out there. And we made it.”

Provenzano says it was the “very diehard regulars” in the neighborhood — among them, Pittsburgh City Councilor Barb Warwick, who lives up the block — that allowed the business to survive. The deck stayed open for smokers year-round,

games, and soon after, Provenzano looked toward growing Zano’s clientele and expanding its menu. Around the same time, bar manager Heather Keenan began to wander into Zano’s by way of Big Jim’s, steps across Four Mile Run Park. roven ano says t e t o reenfield mainstays often complement each other because Big Jim’s was “more of a restaurant that had a bar, and until COVID, we were always a bar that had a little bit of food.”

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bar food: two kinds of fries (fresh-cut, Kennywood-style, and frozen), the Run Burger, made with fried onions and pierogies, and the bar’s Balloon Burger, made with a pound of meat like a “mini meatloaf on a bun, it’s ridiculous,” Provenzano says.

outside the neighborhood.

“We have people from Oakland, Squirrel Hill, and Shadyside coming in. We have a lot of Pitt students coming in, grad students that want a more relaxed bar,” Provenzano says. “It used to be that you would know

“IF YOU TALK TO PEOPLE FROM GREENFIELD, THEY DON’T LIKE CHANGE. YOU NEED TO KIND OF EASE THEM INTO IT.”

Zano’s also expanded its service to add a Sunday brunch — Gibson’s son has joined with his 1-year-old granddaughter — and a full slate of events including golf outings, tailgates, live music, and karaoke nights.

Provenzano is the most nervous about setting up the always cash-only bar to accept credit cards, also allowing it to appear on delivery services like DoorDash.

“For the first time ever in 100 years, credit cards will be taken,” she confirms.

According to Keenan and Provenzano, though the changes were gradual, they’ve already made an impact, shifting the bar more toward its food business, and bringing in a younger crowd with customers from

everybody that walked in the door by name, know what they drank, know what they ate. Now, it’s about 80%, but we’re getting there.”

On a Friday night, Terry Rutherford sits on the deck and eats

Zano’s homemade crab cakes with her friend and coworker of nearly 40 years, Stephanie Feolton, who shows off her latest manicure. Feolton brought Rutherford to Zano’s about two years ago “I’ve stayed past her,” Rutherford tells CP

“Dana [Provenzano] is amazing. She’s authentic,” Rutherford says. ”It’s Cheers, where everybody knows your name. I’m one of the new people, I am.”

“We’re just trying to make it a Pittsburgh staple, make it part of the Pittsburgh go-to places,” Keenan says. •

THE ALPACAS OF AVELLA

At The Crafty Alpaca farm, Mary Burns spins fleece into handmade treasures, and turns wide-eyed

visitors into lifelong alpaca fans

BY: AAKANKSHA AGARWAL // INFO@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

The teenage girls working the McDonald’s drive-thru weren’t prepared for what rolled up to their window in Avella one afternoon. A Subaru Forester, sure, nothing unusual there. But poking out of the back seat was a long neck, two comically lar e eyes and a clo d o eece.

“We don’t know what that animal is,” one of the girls said, staring wide-eyed. “But can they have a chicken nugget?”

Mary Burns, perfectly deadpan, declined on behalf of her passenger, a pet alpaca hitching a ride home. “No chicken nuggets,” she said, “but thanks for asking.”

That’s the paradox of The Crafty Alpaca: the surreal has long since become routine. After two decades, Burns’ 22-acre farm in Avella — a rural corner of Washington County about 34 miles (roughly 53 minutes) southwest of Pittsburgh — is home to 13 alpacas and one llama, all raised for their soft, coveted coats and for the delight of everyone who comes to meet them, from Girl Scouts and 4-H clubs to full-on charter buses.

LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT

The Crafty Alpaca didn’t come from generations of farmers passing down the land. Burns and her husband were Monroeville suburbanites, she a teacher, he a physician. Then, in 2004, they ditched the cul-de-sacs for more land and a slower pace of life, landing in Avella to stay close to family in the South Hills. Farming wasn’t even on the mood board.

And then came the Hickory Apple Festival.

“I saw alpacas and just went, oh my gosh, what an adorable animal,” Burns tells Pittsburgh City Paper . “I didn’t even know at an alpaca as. ad to find o t more.

Convincing her husband took a little work. Farming to him meant cattle or dairy, something established. Alpacas were … not that. They’re smaller. Gentler. Easier on grass. And, crucially for two young parents, not intimidating for kids. After a little West oast reconnaissance t ey bo t t eir first erd o t o re on

that very year, cleared ground, put up fencing, and raised barns board by board.

“We built everything,” she says. “There was nothing here.”

It didn’t take long for the fantasy to collide with reality. Within months, the family discovered their alpacas needed shearing — fast. The professional they’d hired canceled repeatedly.

“So we went to Tractor Supply, bought sheep shears, and did it ourselves,” Burns says, laughing. “They looked like a mess. It took forever. But we learned.”

Learning became the theme. Without a farming background or alpaca-focused vets nearby, the Burns family taught themselves to trim nails, administer meds, and recognize the quirks of alpaca biology. (Alpacas are semi-ruminants; they di est di erently t an co s and respond di erently to medication. Who knew?)

Her two children grew up in the thick of it, helping with fencing, festivals, product sales, even social media. Her son cyber-schooled

through high school, traveling with Mary to alpaca events.

SO WHAT ARE ALPACAS, REALLY? Alpacas ( vicugna pacos ) are domesticated South American camelids, cousins of llamas, descended from wild vicuñas. They’re gentle on the land, nibbling grass without tearing out roots, and their padded feet make less soil impact than cattle or goats. They use communal dung piles (easier to clean, fewer parasites spread). They also make a variety of vocalizations, including humming (especially when curious, distressed, or communicating with each other). There are two breeds: Huacaya y teddy bear eece and S ri sil y dreadloc li e fiber . rns’ herd is all Huacaya. Each alpaca yields abo t five to po nds o eece a year ic is pri ed or being hypoallergenic, lanolin-free, and softer than sheep’s wool. t in t e t re is fiber rns says. “It makes alpacas more accessible. You don’t need a huge herd or to be in the breeding business to make it work.”

“THEY HAVE A SPIRITUAL PRESENCE. IF YOU JUST SIT WITH THEM, YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE DROPS.”

In the U.S., the Alpaca Owners Association recognizes 16 natural colors; some Peruvian classifications list more than 22. Either way, most herds in the U.S. trend brown, white, and black.

Everyone asks about spitting. And yes, alpacas spit, but not the way you think.

“Alpacas only spit at each other,” Burns explains. “That’s their way of saying, that’s my food, that’s my space. [They spit] rarely at people, unless you’re in the crossfire when one doesn’t fully turn their head. They’ll do whatever they can to get away from a person.”

If you’re picturing cuddly golden retrievers with longer necks, recalibrate: alpacas are naturally skittish. Some warm up, some never do, but even the shy ones carry a weirdly calming charge.

“They have a spiritual presence,” Burns says. “If you just sit with them, your blood pressure drops. Your stress falls off.”

Day-to-day, the animals are surprisingly low-maintenance. “We check the fence lines, make sure the water’s running, clean the fields, mow the grass,” Burns says. “The only time it really gets complicated is if they’re sick. Then you’re giving meds every day, sometimes several times a day.”

Ask Burns about her favorite alpaca, and she lights up. “Teddy Bear,” she says immediately, a 16-year-old Huacaya who lets her

pet him and exudes calm. Her husband’s favorite is Hera, who once grew so sick she spent months living in their basement while he hand-fed her meds until she pulled through.

FLEECE AND SELFIES

Agritourism is what keeps The Crafty Alpaca thriving . Burns has welcomed just about everyone you can imagine: scouting groups, 4-H clubs, birthday parties, nursing homes, entire school buses. She’s even hauled her animals to libraries across the region. In 2025 alone, she estimates she’s done more than a dozen library visits, including a recent stop in Brentwood that drew well over a hundred people.

Summer brings a steady buzz to the farm; by fall, the alpacas are minor celebrities on the festival circuit. The fields double as backdrops for engagement shoots, visitors sign up for alpaca treks, and charter buses roll in packed with city folks chasing a taste of rural novelty.

It’s not a gold mine, but it’s sustainable. “Agritourism brings people to the farm, where I can share what I do,” Burns says. “It helps feed the alpacas and keep the farm running. We don’t make a lot of money, but we’re grateful.”

You can go a few directions with alpacas. Some farms outsource fleece to a mill and stock the shop with imports. The Crafty Alpaca chose the harder, slower path: do as

much as possible by hand, and keep the rest traceable.

“I’m intrigued with the process, and I want to share it,” Burns says. “Anybody can ship products from Peru or buy wholesale. I want people to know the time, the love, the care that’s gone into every piece. It’s not a batch product. It really is one of a kind.”

Step inside the shop and you see what she means: hats, headbands, mittens, toys, ornaments, and yarn. The yarn even comes labeled with the name of the alpaca who grew it.

For Burns, the farm is more than eece t’s proo o at er amily b ilt.

“I just hope that people we’ve come in contact with see our love, and how much we appreciate being able to share it with them,” she says. “There

won’t be a second generation of our family farming alpacas. But I hope the farm itself becomes a legacy.”

The combined U.S. llama and alpaca herd has shrunk by nearly half since 2007, according to USDA data. reedin or sale as fi led fiber prices are nic e. any arms close. Those that remain survive on experiences, storytelling, and products with meaning.

The Crafty Alpaca is one of them alive it visitors or s ops festivals, and a herd of animals that occasionally hum, rarely spit, and reliably produce some of the softest eece in ennsylvania. And if one ever does spit on you? Consider it part of the story you’ll tell on the drive back to Pittsburgh.” •

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FROM A DREAM TO THE PRINTED PAGE

Starting with a social media post, Young Dreamers Bookstore has grown into a full–fledged mobile bookstore centering characters of African descent

Nearly a decade a o en osa ere ri fin and liada ri fin ’s oldest son as in speec t erapy t ey noticed t at t eir son’s speec pat olo ist o ten incorporated boo s into t eir or . en t e ri fin s in ired abo t o to best s pport t eir son o tside o t e sessions t e pat olo ist’s advice as simple read it im as m c as possible. e reason iven as t at t eir son dealin it a speec delay o ld learn speec patterns by listenin to is parents.

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also those who are still exploring and seeking to release the dreamer within them,” Eliada says, “to read something or to learn of something that will give them the boldness and the insight and the creativity to solve the problems of our world.”

The books come from partnerships with 35 publishing houses, relationships with authors specializing in Black main characters, and their own selections. With that in mind, the Young Dreamers Bookstore separates its books into categories such as emotional learning, STEM, istorical fiction ed cation and performing arts. In their travels to other states such as New Jersey, Michigan, and Tennessee, and to schools and organizations closer to home, they’ve taught parent labs where they instruct attendees on how to use their books as tools. Over t e years t e ri fin s say t ey’ve been heartened by the organizations that have trusted them.

“Our clients trust us to make these books available to really

special customers of theirs. That’s everything,” Eliada says. “It has been such an honor to partner with organizations like the Pittsburgh Pirates, the University of Pittsburgh, Kamin Science enter and t e S ady ane School trust us to deliver to them.”

When thinking of the future, t e ri fin s say t at t ey’ve explored the possibility of acquiring a brick-and-mortar space. For now, they’re aware that their mobile model allows them to physically meet people where they are and be accessible to families and communities around the region.

“You could buy a book from anywhere, but when you buy a book from us, we want to make sure that you buy the book that speaks directly to your child’s dream, or the type of reading experience that you want to create for your child,” Nosakhere says. “We know that reading can be an arduous process, but at the same time, we also know that people’s money is important, so we don’t want to just sell them anything.” •

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Extra Space Storage, on behalf of itself or its a iliates, Life Storage or Storage Express, will hold a public auction to sell the contents of leased spaces to satisfy Extra Space’s lien at the location indicated: 141 N Braddock Ave, Pittsburgh PA, 15208 on October 15th, 2025 at 11:00 AM. 2051 Jessica Gainey, 2178A Jamal Doubt, 2230A Santorria Knox, 3283A Marlon Francis, 5070 Lloyd Stevens, 6047 Harold Carter, 6097 Juan Harris. The auction will be listed and advertised on www. storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

PUBLIC AUCTION

Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell the contents of leased spaces to satisfy Extra Space’s lien at the location indicated: 6400 Hamilton Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15206 October 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM. Shari Johnson-2087, Leona Pettegrew-2125, Reuben Turner-L089. The auction will be listed and advertised on www. storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

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IN The Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania: NO. GD-25-007691, In re petition of April Michelle Hickman, change of name to April Michelle Mae.

To all persons interested: Notice is hereby given that an order of said Court authorized the filing of said petition and fixed the 8th day of October, 2025, at 9:30 a.m, as the time and the Motions Room, City-County Building, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as the place for a hearing, when and where all persons may show cause, if any they have, why said name should not be changed as prayed for.

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ESTATE OF ALICE FAYE VAN DINE , A/K/A IF NECESSARY, ALICE FAYE VANDINE, DECEASED OF CORAPOLIS, PA No. 02266 of 2025. S . D Panyko Extr. 132 East Beaver Street, Sewickley, PA 15143

ESTATE NOTICE

ESTATE OF DOMITROVIC, CATHERINE, M., A/K/A IF NECESSARY, DOMITROVIC, CATHERINE B., DECEASED OF GIBSONIA, PA No. 022505307 of 2025. Eric L. Domitrovic Extr. 4119 Grandview Drive, Gibsonia, PA, 15044 or Richard W. Snyder Attorney, 26 Dogwood Lane, Grove City, PA, 16127

ESTATE NOTICE

ESTATE OF MCDERMOTT, GARY, BERNARD A/K/A IF NECESSARY, GARY MCDERMOTT DECEASED OF PITTSBURGH, PA No. 022506123 of 2025. Extr. Louise Didiano 1748 Pioneer Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15226

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AS PER UNUSUAL

ACROSS

1.  Time o from the daily grind

6.  Mountain in the Karakoram range

10.  Back

14.  Slip away from 15.  “___ talk” 16.  Event with booths

17.  Protection for a broad-ended cravat?

19.  Selene’s Roman counterpart 20. The White Lotus actress Aimee ___ Wood

21.  Turntable meas.

22.  Behind bars

24.  Greek cheeses that aren’t stationary?

28.  Flash drive shaped like a door opener

30.  Targets of otoplasties

31.  Winter forecast

32.  “You’d think that, wouldn’t you?”

34.  Promise to return

37.  With 39-Across, unbendable Egyptian snakes?

38.  Nasal cavity

39.  See 37-Across

40.  Planks muscles

41.  Letter-shaped sink fitting

42.  Samurai’s

weapon

43.  Sought damages

44.  2017 film The Playlist called “’The Goodfellas’ of figure skating”

45.  Where Lewinsky worships?

50. Carrie star

51.  Comcast or Google Fiber, e.g.

52.  Bounding body

55.  Workstation

56.  Concepts for stairs?

60.  Said out loud

61.  Gen Z male on TikTok

62.  Intelligence director Gabbard

63.  Retailer’s ploy

64.  Brown shades

65.  Lock boxes

DOWN

1.  ___ saltimbocca

2.  “One more thing”

3.  Raita ingredient

It’s a big deal

To this day

“Sing Sing Sing” drummer Gene

Back up squad on the field, say

Killing time?

Worn denim

Depends (on)

challenge

13.  Fork settings?

18. Fifty Shades of

23.

Picked haircut

25.  Gave the green light to

26.  Seasoned pro

27.  Abate

28.  Second lady Vance

29.  Chunk of concrete

32.  Swallows, say

33.  El Pais article

34.  Doesn’t act phony

35.  Grand Ole ___

36.

Food certification org.

38.  Box of knives

39.  Way o base

41.  Purplish brown

42.  “Interstate Love Song” band, briefly

43.  Tool on the Angolan flag

44.  Little buggers

45.  Windows precursor

46.  Classical show 47.  Like Willie Nelson’ voice

48.  A ix, as a string 49.  Jimmy V Award for Perseverance and Best Record-Breaking Performance 53.  Relative comfort 54.

Port Authority Police, in conjunction with the Allegheny County Communities and Police Together, are hosting

National Coffee with a Cop Day.

Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Wilkinsburg Station

(along Pittsburgh Regional Transit’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. East Busway) 6-9 a.m.

National Coffee with a Cop Day is an annual event that brings police officers and the community they serve together for coffee and to discuss issues and break down barriers between law enforcement and the community.

Free coffee, mugs, doughnuts and cookies will be provided while supplies last. Meet WAMO radio personality Kiki from 7-9 a.m.