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Cheers & Jeers

Jeers: Many air travelers have gone through the trial of having their flights be canceled or delayed due to mechanical issues or weather. When this happens, they frequently have to resort to camping out on airport floors if all nearby hotels are booked. ThatĢƵ certainly no fun, but itĢƵ a ...

To be sure, real estate anywhere in New York City will drain some pennies from your bank account, and that was the case a little less than 20 years ago when a 23-story office building in Manhattan on West 50th Street sold for $332 million. That was a pretty standard price then for a ...

Cheers & Jeers

Cheers: If you have a craving for a Guiseppi sandwich this weekend, head to downtown Uniontown, where the Italian delicacy awaits to satisfy the appetites of Italians and non-Italians alike. The Fayette County Italian Heritage Festival returns Saturday and Sunday, and will feature plenty of ...

Aug. 8, 1974, was a Thursday, and had it been a routine summer night, families across the country would have settled in to watch repeat episodes of “The Waltons” or “The Streets of San Francisco,” or maybe they would have tuned in to “The Mac Davis Show” or “Dean MartinĢƵ ...

Cheers and Jeers

Cheers: Thanks to the efforts of a local nonprofit, homeless female veterans now have a place to go in Uniontown. The United Veterans Billeting of Fayette County opened The Rendu House, a three story, 12-room home on Gallatin Avenue that is intended to accommodate women and their children while ...

Time to breathe new life into old malls

In April, when a water main break shut down the Washington Crown Center for three days, owner Michael Kohan didn’t sound terribly enthusiastic about having the once-thriving shopping center in his portfolio. When contacted by the Observer-Reporter, Kohan mused he’d be “more than ...