SC prosecutor lets people trade toys for community service
December 5, 2021 GMTGREENWOOD, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina prosecutor is again giving people a chance to get out of a little trouble this Christmas season by donating a new toy to needy children.
American Girl Dolls, Risk, sand make it to Toy Hall of Fame
November 4, 2021 GMTROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — American Girl dolls and the strategy board game Risk were inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame on Thursday in recognition of their influence on the toy industry. Sand, which the group called perhaps the most universal and oldest toy in the world, was also inducted.
McDonald’s begins phasing out plastic toys in Happy Meals
September 21, 2021 GMTMcDonald’s plans to "drastically” reduce the plastic in its Happy Meal toys worldwide by 2025.
The burger giant said Tuesday it’s working with toy companies to develop new ideas, such as three-dimensional cardboard superheroes kids can build or board games with plant-based or recycled game pieces.
Pop-up drive-in theaters flourish during the pandemic
February 20, 2021 GMTEXTON, Pa. (AP) —
If you look closely at the impact of COVID-19, you’ll discover that in a number of ways some Americans are reconstructing a gauzy vision of 1950s suburban life.
Millennial Money: Turn your quarantine clutter into money
February 16, 2021 GMTI placed more online orders than I can count in 2020. And I justified all of them.
My front porch was filled with boxes containing all sorts of things: furniture (I needed to redecorate), paper towels (I needed to stock up), crafts (I needed activities), board games (more activities) and a treadmill (I needed exercise)...
Dave Matthews reacts to getting Rock Hall nomination
October 17, 2019 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Dave Matthews is having a hard time imagining his band being included on the same Rock & Roll Hall of Fame list as other musical icons such as Whitney Houston...
In city centers, a determined effort to diversify hockey
March 15, 2019 GMTPHILADELPHIA (AP) — In a crowded hallway at Scanlon Ice Rink, Logan Johnson slid into his pads as his brother Malakye and sister Wylla skittered around sticks and bags bulging with hockey equipment...
Japanese woman honored by Guinness as oldest person at 116
March 9, 2019 GMTTOKYO (AP) — A 116-year-old Japanese woman who loves playing the board game Othello was honored Saturday as the world's oldest living person by Guinness World Records...
Here’s what’s happening around town: Wednesday, Nov. 7
December 3, 2018 GMTWelcome to Hello, Sewickley!
Here's your daily look at things to do in the Sewickley area today and in the upcoming week.
If you'd like your group, club or organization's event to be featured in this column, please email your information to cpinto-smith@tribweb.com.
Entrepreneurs banking on no-tech fun
July 27, 2018 GMTWho launches businesses in this tech-obsessed society with products intended to entertain that don’t require a watt of electricity or a blip of Wi-Fi?
At Bundle LLC, the answer is two sisters raised in a game-crazy house in upstate Pennsylvania who, as adults, want to help create for others that “environment for authentic conversations and laughs” through board games, said Cassie Collier, cofounder and CEO.