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Person of interest: John Wetenhall

Mr. Wetenhall can tell a Titian painting from a Tintoretto artwork but he is equally at home talking about football, hockey and NASCAR.

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Lights are not working at Liberty Tunnels

The traffic signals on the south side of the Liberty Tunnels are out and traffic is being temporarily redirected to avoid problems, Pittsburgh police said shortly before 4:30 p.m. Traffic on West Liberty Avenue is being allowed to move through the intersection into and out of the tunnels, while motorists traveling on Saw Mill Run Boulevard are … (more)

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Pittsburgh WR Ward out vs. Patriots

Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) – The Pittsburgh Steelers will be without wide receiver Hines Ward and linebacker James Farrior when they play the New England Patriots on Sunday afternoon.

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Carnegie’s latest Teenie Harris exhibit maintains its visual punch

When: Through April 7. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; until 8 p.m Thursdays; noon to 5 p.m. Sundays Legendary Pittsburgh photographer Charles “Teenie” Harris once quipped, “I let my pictures do the talking for me.” And considering the retrospective exhibit of his work that opened Friday at Carnegie Museum of Art, his words could not ring … (more)

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Pittsburgh architects honored for works here, worldwide

John Conti is a former news reporter who has written extensively about architecture, planning and historic preservation issues.

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$15 for $60 Worth of Custom-Printing Services Online from Vistaprint

Customizing your own property is a time-consuming process that often yields illegible monograms and valuable works of art with your dental records stapled to them. Attach a sensible, personal touch with today’s Groupon: for $15, you get $60 worth of printed products ordered online from Vistaprint . For this deal, Vistaprint is offering Groupon holders an additional 30% off all regularly priced items. The prices on this landing page reflect the discount. This Groupon is not valid toward shipping costs or tax. Vistaprint performs high-quality, low-volume printing jobs to bring colorful accents to everyday objects with photos, emblems, and more. With online design tools, professionals craft custom business cards (regularly $19.99+ for 250; discounted to $13.99+ for 250), and cheery brides lay out wedding invitations (regularly $9.99+ for 10; discounted to $6.99+ for 10). Returning students and office managers can create personalized rubber stamps (regularly $12.99+; discounted to $8.99+) to brand staple removers before they stampede. Virtually all printed products can incorporate photographs , including embroidered accessories such as customized hats, hoodies, and tote bags. Once swathed in cotton photos of yourself, design a matching wall calendar (regularly $15.99+; discounted to $10.99+) to transform your home into a shrine of solipsistic introspection. Numerous packages are also available and customizable according to individual business needs. Groupon Says The Groupon Guide to: Retirement Can you achieve a more active lifestyle by getting rid of all your furniture? Read more…

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Italian Dinner for Two, Four, or Six at Pazzo Ristorante in Mt. Lebanon (Up to 55% Off)

Italy has given us legendary works of art, from the evocative paintings of Caravaggio and da Vinci to the miniature meat sculptures of Boyardee. Admire edible Italian masterpieces with today’s Groupon to Pazzo Ristorante in Mt. Lebanon. Choose between the following options: For $25, you get an Italian dinner for two, including one appetizer and two entrees (up to a $51.97 total value). For $48, you get an Italian dinner for four, including two appetizers and four entrees (up to a $103.94 total value). For $70, you get an Italian dinner for six, including three appetizers and six entrees (up to a $155.91 total value). Pazzo Ristorante’s dedicated chefs and servers dish out a menu’s worth of home-style Italian cuisine. An appetizer of marinara-battered zucchini planks ($7.99) pleases taste buds with its architectural soundness, and delicately sauced steamed mussels ($11.99) promote after-dinner partying by doubling as castanets. Dinnertime promises a choice selection of nautical eats, such as the seafood gnocchi caprese ($18.99), a multi-textured medley of potato gnocchi, tomatoes, mozzarella, and seasoned breadcrumbs. Mouthwatering pasta dishes unite noodle and sauce in edible masterpieces, such as the tasty Cajun chicken bruschetta ($15.99) tossed with tomatoes, garlic, and basil over angel hair pasta or the perennial favorite of James Bond, bow ties à la vodka ($14.99), a mélange of prosciutto, onion, and fresh basil in a vodka-cream sauce. Pazzo Ristorante invites diners to relax in its family-friendly confines among colorful paintings and feather-textured walls. On the spacious outdoor patio, red-checkered tablecloths conjure the ambiance of an old-school neighborhood joint, and overhead awnings proudly display hues of red, white and green⎯the shades of the Italian flag, as well as the traditional colors of ancient Roman traffic lights. Groupon Says The Groupon Guide to: Retirement Can you achieve a more active lifestyle by getting rid of all your furniture? Read more…

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The Porch beckons: New Oakland dining spot had shaky start

The Rocket, an arugula salad , Crispy Tatters, fried potatoes with curry ketchup, and the Porchetta, boneless pork roast, at The Porch, a new restaurant scheduled to open Nov.

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Southern Vermont could receive more than a foot of wet snow

Motorists travel beneath a maple tree clad in wet snow along North Courtland Street in East Stroudsburg, P.A . during the October snow storm on Saturday, October 29, 2011.

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Kuzak responds to second suspect’s arrest

Eric Slagle is a McKeesport Daily News staff writer and can be reached at 412-664-9161 or via e-mail. The day after a second suspect was arrested in connection with an April shooting and home invasion in Clairton , wounded police officer James Kuzak Jr.

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